A fantastic time was had by all.

A very big thankyou to AMPS for organising a very successful summer fete on Friday 2nd July. Bouncy castles, burgers, cheerleading, chocolate, drinks and disco dancing were all on the agenda. Thank you for helping us raise over £700.

This week Year 2 are going to see 'George's Marvellous Medicine' by Roald Dahl at the Arts Theatre in Cambridge. To help to raise money towards their trip they decided to have a cake stall after school on Tuesday 29th June. A big thank you to all the mums, dads, Grandmas, Grandads, children and teachers who donated cakes to sell. Year 2 were very pleased and proud to raise £143 twoards their trip.

On Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd June an enormous crane lifted our new mobile classrooms into place.

Come and look at the photographs in the entrance hall of our new mobile classrooms. It was very exciting watching the crane lift them into place.

Thank you to all our dads who helped make our first ever 'Dad's Day' such a huge success.

On Friday 18th June forty-four dad's and grandad's came to work with us during our first ever 'Dad's Day.' We played lots of football, made lots of Lego models and even took our dad's to the ICT Suite to help in our ICT lessons. We raised £99.65 for Barnado's children's charity. Come and look at the photographs in our 'Dad's Day' book in the school entrance hall.

On Thursday 17th June Year 4 and 5 headed for a fun filled day at Hunstanton. The sun shone and they enjoyed a visit to the sea-life centre, investigating the rock pools and discovering the features of sunny Hunny. This work was all part of their 'Treasure Island' topic.

This year's 'International Week' was again a huge success. A very big thank you to Miss Sharp and Mrs Green who worked very hard to organise such a fantastic week.  

During the week the children used their passports and visited a range of differtent countries. They learnt facts, words, dances and listened to stories from around the world. Many classes also tried traditional foods from their selected countries.

We celebrated our achievements with a final assembly on Friday morning with each class or year group showing the rest of the school what they had learnt. After school on Friday there was an International Foodfair in the Infant Hall, giving children and parents the opportunity to taste food from around the world and listen to the music of Jahmal, our visiting steel drummer. It was lovely to see so many there and I'm sure it saved many of you having to cook dinner that evening!  Thanks to all of you who provided a dish to try.

On the afternoon of 19th May, Paul Cooper, a Cambridge author visited Year 3, 4 and 5. The children enjoyed hearing poems and stories and were able to buy copies of Paul's new books.

On the 14th May school council and Miss Sharp organised a cake sale to raise money for Magpas and The British Heart Foundation. Cooking Club worked very hard to make hundreds of red and green gingerbread cookies. Thank you too for all your donations of cakes and biscuits. Both charities are very grateful for our support.

On 7th May Year 3 spent the day at Stibbington Day Centre near Peterborough. They dressed for the occasion as evacuees from World War 2 and experienced what it was like in a World War 2 classroom and what you would do during an air raid. They even had genuine World War 2 jam sandwiches for lunch!

During the first week of May Early Years, Year 1, 4 and 5 had the oportunity to visit the Learning Bus. Early Years and Year 1 learnt about living things and Year 4 and 5 investigated sound.

On Thursday 28th April Year 2 headed for a fun filled day at Milton Country Park. The sun shone and they enjoyed pond dipping and looking for minibeasts as part of their 'Natural World' topic.

As part of our 'Castles, Kings and Other Things' topic, Year 3 were set a challenge by the Coleridge Troubadours to compose and perform a piece of music. Becky Lewis, Coleridge music teacher worked with us for three weeks until performance day on April 1st.

Class 9, 10 and 11 had an exciting Egyptian day on the 28th January!! They dressed up in beautiful Egyptian costumes; using their collars which they had made in school, made papyrus, wrote in hieroglyphics, did Egyptian maths and made scarab beetles as well as many more activities. They also tasted some food that Egyptian's would have eaten such as figs, dates, pomegranates and melon. They enjoyed trying their homemade flatbread which they had baked themselves in our new kitchen the day before. Many thanks for parent's support with costumes and additional food that was brought in.

Children from Abbey Meadows took part in an exciting production of Noye's Fludde on Tuesday 17th November at Great St Marys Chuch in Cambridge.

Children from Abbey Meadows had a fantastic time rehearsing and practising songs for Noye's Fludde supported by Miss Stubbs and students from Cambridge University. They were commended for their involvement and engagement in this project and all thoroughly enjoyed it.

Abbey Meadows Primary in Cambridge is a good school which provides outstanding care, guidance and support for its pupils and their families, according to Government inspectors.

A team from OfSTED – the Office for Standards in Education – praised the quality of teaching, the behaviour of pupils and the leadership of the headteacher.

Abbey Meadows Primary in Cambridge is a good school which provides outstanding care, guidance and support for its pupils and their families, according to Government inspectors.

A team from OfSTED – the Office for Standards in Education – praised the quality of teaching, the behaviour of pupils and the leadership of the headteacher.

Teaching was rated as good. “Pupils learn well because they feel secure and well supported in class. Behaviour is managed well. Teachers work closely with teaching assistants to provide as much help as possible to individuals.

“The curriculum has recently been thoroughly reviewed and is good. It rightly gives a high priority to developing basic literacy, numeracy, science and computer skills. Strong features include good provision in art and drama. There is an outstanding range of provision for pupils with learning or social difficulties,” said the inspectors’ report.

They said the pastoral care and support given to pupils was outstanding and contributed strongly to their good personal development.

“At the heart of the school’s success are the outstanding care, guidance and support that staff offer pupils and their families. Working very closely with a wide range of other professionals in the area, teachers help to overcome any barriers to learning so that pupils feel secure and confident.

“Provision for the wide range of additional needs of many pupils and their families is extremely effective,” added inspectors.

Pupils in turn were highlighted for their good behaviour and attitudes. “Pupils’ personal development is good. They behave well and show respect for others. They are enthusiastic and achieve well,” said the report.

“Pupils develop their personal qualities well throughout the school because of clear guidance and support from adults. Their moral, social and cultural development is good,” it added.

Inspectors said new headteacher Chris Beddow had built well on the school’s successes. “He has led good initiatives in staff training, the increased delegation of responsibilities and effective monitoring and self-evaluation.

“One of his first priorities was to establish a new senior team and this has been done well. These staff communicate a shared vision and clear awareness of how the school can continue to improve,” they said.

“There are high expectations of what staff and pupils can achieve and school targets are challenging,” the report concluded.

The school was encouraged to make sure assessment was equally rigorous in English, mathematics and science, and to agree an overall strategy for the school’s further development and how this will be communicated.

Headteacher Chris Beddow said, “I am really pleased with the report and feel it reflects all the hard work that has been done over the last few years at the school.  It has given parents, children and teachers a real boost and is an ideal platform to build on as we develop Abbey Meadows even further.”