This morning Jess from BRiYM visited Dair House to hold workshops with Reception, Years 3, 4 and 5.

Jess worked with the children on breathing exercises and strategies to help when they are feeling overwhelmed. Jess also talked about how one side of our brains controls the opposite side of our bodies and showed the children calming exercises to centre themselves. The children also enjoyed team building tasks. Jess will return for Y1, 2 and Y6 workshops.

Congratulations to the Dair House Gymnastics Squad, who competed in their final competition of the year on Sunday 7th June. For our Year 6 gymnasts, this was also their final competition representing Dair House, making it a particularly special occasion.

The gymnasts competed in both a floor routine and vault event, with a choice of three different vaults. Every member of the squad performed brilliantly, and it was fantastic to see so many of them successfully competing new skills on vault.

The squad has enjoyed a very successful year of competitions. Throughout the year, the children have shown tremendous commitment, working hard to learn routines, develop new skills and perform with confidence. They have been a credit to the school, and I am incredibly proud of all they have achieved. It is especially sad to say goodbye to our talented Year 6 gymnasts, who have been such an important part of the team.

A special congratulations goes to our individual award winners:

• Eesa – 1st place in the Year 3 category
• Charlie – 1st place in the Year 5 category
• Anna – 3rd place in the Year 5 Girls’ category
• William – 1st place in the Year 6 category
• Annabelle – 5th place in the Year 6 Girls’ category

We would like to wish all of our Year 6 gymnasts the very best of luck as they move on to secondary school. We hope they continue to enjoy and develop their gymnastics, and we look forward to hopefully seeing them at future competitions.

Well done to everyone who took part on Sunday, and congratulations on a fantastic year of success. You are all superstars, and we are very proud of you!

On Thursday, we were treated to our annual Poetry Recital Competition, which this year was inspired by the theme 'The Future'. From well-known poets to impressive original pieces written by the pupils themselves, we were thoroughly wowed by the clarity, confidence and expressive delivery of every performer. Well done to all our finalists: 

Reception: Ludo and Ava 

Year 1: Ayva and Mustafa

Year 2: Anaya and Arya

Year 3: Thomas and Mary

Year 4: Francesca and Josh

Year 5: Imaan and Anna 

Year 6: Bella and Zaydan

A huge congratulations to our winners: Arya (Year 2) for Early Years and Key Stage 1, Zaydan (Y6) for Key Stage 2, and Francesca (Year 4), who was awarded the Carter Poetry Writing Cup. Many thanks go to Mrs Southerden and Mrs Velasco for generously giving their time to judge the event. You will have the opportunity to hear the winning performances on Celebration Day. 

On Tuesday our Reception class had the most magical day out at the Amersham Field Centre! Our little explorers fully embraced the great outdoors by whipping up secret recipes during potion making, listening to cosy tales during woodland story time, and collecting nature's vibrant colours for their artist palettes. They also put their teamwork skills to the test building cosy dens for woodland animals and crafting the perfect tiny homes for forest fairies. 

On Thursday the whole school participated in National Outdoor Classroom Afternoon coming together as a whole school community to take our learning outdoors. It was wonderful to see such a wide range of activities taking place across the grounds. 

Year 6 and EYFS pupils worked together to plant and explore, demonstrating fantastic collaboration and care. Year 5 took great pride in tidying, weeding and planting within our quiet garden, helping to nurture a calm and reflective space for everyone to enjoy. In other areas, Year 4 were busy creating beautiful watercolour paintings inspired by nature and performed poetry, whilst Year 1 took their maths learning outside, using natural materials to deepen their understanding in creative and practical ways. 

Outdoor learning has measurable benefits, it improves health and wellbeing, boosts engagement and focus, strengthens connection with nature and encourages teamwork, creativity, and resilience.