Albourne Primary School

Albourne CofE Primary's summer fair is back this June! 2022

Photo: Paul Hutchings

By Laura Woods

Photo: Paul Hutchings

Finally, after two years of restrictions, Albourne CofE Primary School are excited to be holding their first summer fair since 2019. The school’s PTA are well underway planning the day, which will be held on the school field on Saturday 11th June, 12pm-3pm.

It’s a particularly special year, because the school is celebrating its 60th birthday and so the fair itself will have a birthday theme – expect balloons, prizes, and of course, cake! There will be plenty of stalls and games as well as a BBQ and other entertainment! The Albourne PTA would love to hear from any local businesses willing to donate or sponsor a raffle prize this year, which is to be drawn on the day.

Alternatively, if you’d be interested in having a stall at the event itself in exchange for a small contribution to the school, please do get in touch! We want to make the fair one to remember and need your help to make it happen. To get in touch, please email albournepta@yahoo.co.uk. Albourne PTA use the funds raised at events to enrich the school children’s learning experience. From funding workshops and day trips, to contributing towards new IT and playground equipment.

World Earth Day 2021 at Albourne Primary School

Written by five Yr 6 pupils

This year has been tough as we all know, but five Yr 6s from Albourne Primary School have still made an effort to plan a fun filled World Earth Day for their school. They have partnered up with Spirit of the Wild to spread awareness in their community of climate change, pollution and deforestation.

World Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on 22nd April to support the environment. It was first celebrated in 1970 in America. A senator from Wisconsin organised the event and protests and rallies took place all over America. By 1990, Earth Day was a national event celebrated by more than 140 different countries around the globe.

Spirit of the Wild brought in animals from their small private zoo to show the classes and to teach them about the animals’ environment and skills to survive. They brought in amphibians, reptiles, birds, invertebrates and mammals. Some of the animals included Morpheus a rare golden eagle, Flinty a small parrot known as a Caique, Tinker a cuddly skunk and a 7 foot Burmese python called Thanos.

The five girls planned eco activities for each class. In the classes they created their own environmentally friendly invention and found out their carbon footprints. The school also took part in the spiritual arts competition, a small competition about art and the environment.

Years 1 to 6 all did spectacular art pieces to do with the environment that were entered into a school competition and made mixed media presentations. Reception made paper plate jellyfish and did ocean conservation work that related to their topics. The year 6s enjoyed the day in the New Year 6 classroom equipped with two rooms, one for group work and the other being the main classroom. The classroom’s build had been put on hold due to Covid but it was finished in time for the start of the new year. It is detached from the main building of the school.

Half of the money that Albourne School raised was generously given to the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) to help them fight climate change, deforestation and pollution. The WWF works tirelessly by putting nature first and making our food system sustainable. They are the world’s leading independent conservation organisation and they work on every continent to stop dramatic declines in wildlife numbers. The other half of the money will go towards making the grassy area next to the year 6 classroom spacious and environmentally friendly.

Overall world earth day was a great success, filled with fun and enjoyment for all ages. Even the Albourne play group got involved with Spirit of the Wild and the arts and crafts of World Earth Day.