Lovington C of E Primary School News Feed - Lovington News

World Book Day

Mon, 9 Mar 2026 11:48:31 GMT

Yesterday, the school was filled with the joy of books! Throughout the day, the children celebrated reading by
exploring their favourite stories, thinking about memorable characters and the exciting events that bring books to life.

They shared their own ideas through storytelling, took part in buddy reading with other classes, and used their
Oracy skills to present and discuss their stories with one another. It was wonderful to see their enthusiasm for reading and their confidence in sharing their thoughts.

Big Schools' Bird Watch

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:42:48 GMT

This week Pippin Class participated in the annual Big Schools' Bird Watch for the RSPB. We began by learning about the different birds that we find in Britain, looking carefully at their structure, habitats and diets. We also listened to their different calls so that we could identify the birds even if we couldn't see them. We then went out into our school grounds to identify and classify the birds that we could see and marked them onto our recording sheets.

Space Adventures

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:46:03 GMT

Pippin Class visited We The Curious in Bristol to explore and learn more about space. When we arrived, we explored some 'air' exhibits, where air is used to move objects such as balls, parachutes and hot air balloons.

Ecco Gelato and Sherborne Abbey

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:50:14 GMT

Christingle Creations

Mon, 9 Mar 2026 10:51:45 GMT

This week, the children have created their own Christingles. The afternoon began by learning about the importance of Christingles and what the different parts symbolise. The children then went on to make their own Christingles to take home.

We Three Kings!

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:41:54 GMT

Over the past few weeks, Pippin Class have been practising tirelessly to perform their Nativity ‘We Three Kings’ to their families and school community. They had such great fun learning their lines, songs and dance routines.

Hornblotton's History

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:34:23 GMT

Noah's Ark Zoo Farm

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:47:47 GMT

As part of their Learning Experience 'Animal Antics', Pippin class went to Noah's Ark Zoo Farm for a fantastic day learning about a variety of animals at the zoo.

The day began with an informative classroom session with Tom, who spoke to the children about how animals are classified. Tom talked to the children about the 5 main animal classifications and gave examples for each. Afterwards, the children got to meet 'Charlotte' a cockroach and 'Lottie' a tortoise. All of the children had the chance to handle the animals too.

Football Tournament Report - Years 5 and 6

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:15:57 GMT

On Tuesday 18th November, 10 children from Years 5 and 6 went to a football tournament at Buckler's Mead Academy. In the first match, we won 6-0. In our second match, we won 2-0. Unfortunately, we lost the third match because the score was 1-0 to High Ham. In our penultimate match, we lost against East Coker in the semi-finals. In our last match, we were playing for 3rd place in the tournament but we lost 2-0. We were playing against St Barts and we ended up in 4th place. Everyone got a chance to play because we swapped subs between matches. Surprisingly, we were the only team with girls. Altogether, it was a fabulous afternoon and we can't wait for the next tournament.

Question Time with Sarah Dyke MP

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:58:37 GMT

On Friday 14th November, our oldest children met their local MP, Sarah Dyke, for an inspiring visit. She came to talk to the children about her role as a Member of Parliament, gave insightful answers to their thoughtful questions and shared ideas for making a real change in the local community.

Remembrance Day

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:41:29 GMT

As part of our Remembrance Day commemorations, the whole school gathered at 11 o’clock to observe two minutes of silence in honour of those who have served. KS2 pupils also had the privilege of hearing from author Jacqueline King, who shared fascinating insights into how she researched and planned her novel A Cake for the Gestapo.

Russet's Art Hook Day

Mon, 3 Nov 2025 19:48:28 GMT

Today, the children in KS2 enjoyed learning all about the works of Alce Harfield.
They considered some of the techniques that she uses, including stippling, dabbing, splattering, and colour washing. Alce visited with some of her favourite pieces and was able to explain more about her techniques and inspirations.
We are looking forward to seeing what our talented artists at Lovington will achieve over the coming weeks.

Brush! Brush! Brush!

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 18:20:25 GMT

On Friday, Bramcote Dental Practice came to visit Pippin Class to teach us all about how to look after our teeth. The dentist showed us how to brush properly using special disclosing tablets that turned our teeth different colours to show where we had missed.

Autumnal Wellie Walk

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:36:43 GMT

Pippin Class headed into the great outdoors for their autumnal wellie walk. We had great fun looking at all the beautiful leaves that are changing colour, and spotting other signs of autumn like conkers and apples on trees. We even found a muddy patch that was brilliant to squelch and squish in!

PCSOs Visit Pippin

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:00:37 GMT

This week Pippin Class were lucky enough to have a visit from our local PCSO team. The children thoroughly enjoyed learning about the important roles our local police officers play in keeping our community safe.

They were fascinated to explore the different pieces of equipment officers use and even had the exciting opportunity to hear a radio message!

Harvest Festival

Mon, 6 Oct 2025 19:59:50 GMT

It was wonderful on Friday morning, to have the school community come together to join us for our Harvest Service.

Pippin Class shone brightly with their Big Red Combine Harvester whilst the older children read their poems and prayers beautifully.

Cookery Club Creations!

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 22:29:21 GMT

Last week, our range of after-school clubs began, filled with lots of enthusiastic children.

Cookery club baked cinnamon and apple rolls using puff pastry. The children used a range of equipment, including pastry brushes and graters, whilst learning new skills like handling pastry.

SIAMs Success!

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:33:40 GMT

We're over the moon to share our fantastic SIAMS report, which recognises our "ambitious curriculum that engages pupils and raises their curiosity, so that they develop a love of learning.”

School Games Silver Mark Award!

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:58:40 GMT

We are delighted to announce that Lovington C of E Primary School, have achieved the School Games Silver Mark Award for the 2024/25 academic year.

The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community, and we are delighted to have been recognised for our success.

KS2 Girls Cricket

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 04:42:19 GMT

Our Key Stage Two girls enjoyed an afternoon of cricket today, thanks to Amber and Niamh, from the Somerset Cricket Foundation, who came to school to share their knowledge and skills and promote girls' cricket.

Visit to Church

Mon, 9 Mar 2026 10:52:47 GMT

Before half-term, we visited our local church, St Thomas A Becket in Lovington. Miss Payne kindly shared with us some of the church's history, including when it was built, how it was originally a Roman Catholic church and how many villagers used it in Medieval times.

We learned about the altar, pews, baptism roll, font, as well as looking at some of the architecture like the roses around the main door. We even got to play the organ!

Wonderful Puppets

Mon, 2 Jun 2025 09:35:04 GMT

As part of our recent Design and Technology project, Pippin Class were tasked with designing and making their own glove puppet. Before we could start making them, the children had to learn how to sew, which was a new skill for many. The children learnt how to over stitch and also create a running stitch - it took a lot of practice!

Our May Fayre

Sun, 25 May 2025 19:15:31 GMT

What a wonderful day we had on at for our May Fayre. The sun shone brightly whilst we all enjoyed maypole and country dancing, face painting, archery, splat-a-rat, hook a duck, coconut throws, the birds of prey as well as delicious cakes and a very popular BBQ.

It was wonderful to see us all come together and enjoy such a fabulous day. Thank you to everyone that came along and supported our school.

VE Day Celebrations

Thu, 8 May 2025 17:21:58 GMT

Today we celebrated VE Day, we started with a whole school worship, learning about the day and what it represented. We heard about soldiers from Castle Cary. Mrs Small even showed us their houses, which still stand today and laid two certificates of remembrance on our VE Day display table.

Bath and West Field to Food

Fri, 2 May 2025 16:36:43 GMT

Bramley and Russet Class began their first week back to school after the Easter break, with a visit to The Royal Bath and West Showground for the annual Field to Food Event. The children had a wonderful day exploring all aspects of farming. This included sheep shearing, wool spinning, living hazel hedging and milking. They enjoyed various food tastings, learnt how to deliver a calf and thoroughly enjoyed watching a gun dog display. The children also saw lambs, piglets and some very large tractors.

Thank you to the Bath and West for providing such a fabulous day!

Mother's Day Afternoon Tea

Tue, 1 Apr 2025 14:13:20 GMT

On Monday, Pippin Class hosted a Mother's Day afternoon tea for their families. The children shared poems, sang songs and enjoyed delicious scones and cakes with the special ladies in their lives.

Into the Unknown...

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:40:54 GMT

It has been wonderful to have the sunshine out this week, the children have enjoyed using the field during lunch times and within their lessons.

Bramley Class have started to plan and write their own portal stories, taking inspiration from Alice in Wonderland and The Journey by Aaron Becker.

Working as a Stonemason

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 23:38:26 GMT

Our Careers Week came to an end with two more brilliant visitors coming to the school to talk to the children about their careers. A big thank you to Mr. Mullins for coming in and explaining all about his role working for a historic building conservation company. He shared how he trained as a stonemason and conservator. The children loved looking at the different stone types, architectural carvings, masonry tools, drawings and photos. They even had the chance to try their hand at their own carvings using clay and tools.

Life in the Royal Navy

Thu, 6 Mar 2025 21:41:59 GMT

What a brilliant start we had on Monday to begin our Careers Week! The children heard from Commander Chris Hollingworth, OBE about his life and career in the Royal Navy. The children learnt that every sailor is also a trained firefighter and that they receive training in flood response and first aid.

We also heard about the Royal Navy’s work with the National Crime Agency and how every medal awarded tells a story of the experiences gained. The children had the opportunity to look at photographs from around the world and ask a wide range of interesting questions.

Thank you so much to Commander Chris Hollingwoth OBE for visiting our school and inspiring our young learners!

Visit to Bristol Aquarium

Sun, 2 Mar 2025 19:41:29 GMT

To start our new learning experience, Into the Deep, Pippin Class visited Bristol Aquarium. The children were able to have a guided tour from one of the marine biologists who shared a huge range of information with us, about the various fish and sea creatures they have.

Author Visit - Lucy Noguera

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:38:05 GMT

The children loved their virtual author visit from Lucy Noguera, where they heard all about the inspiration behind the characters in SWOP. Thank you to Ms Noguera for talking to the children in such an interesting and engaging manner.

Fencing Enrichment

Sat, 8 Feb 2025 15:35:35 GMT

This week, the whole school took part in a morning of fencing. They learnt all about the different equipment that is used in fencing and the technical names, before progressing to learning the various positions including En Guard. The children loved demonstrating their newfound skills.

Fabulous Fieldwork

Wed, 5 Feb 2025 19:06:46 GMT

Pippin Class went on a local fieldwork trip to Castle Cary Park. We travelled via mini-bus thinking about the route we'd planned and what we'd see on our way to the park. Whilst we were there, we looked at the physical and human features within the park and read maps using compasses to find our way around. It was great fun!

Tag Rugby Tournament

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:51:14 GMT

On the 22^nd January, Years Five and Six competed in a tag rugby tournament at Ansford Academy. First, our team played against Castle Cary, with a try being scored by Evan, a Year Six pupil. Great effort was seen from everyone, although this match ended up with us losing.

Shang Dynasty Drama Workshop

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 10:33:33 GMT

During their Hook Day the children learnt all about Fu Hao (also known as Lady Hao) who was a wife of King Wu Ding. She was also a military general and a high priestess. Wu Ding actually had 64 wives but FU Hao became the second most powerful.

Superhumans!

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 08:56:53 GMT

Pippin Class had two very special visitors today, Sam and Ted. With the help of Sam's very accident-prone Ted, the children learnt about cuts and grazes, head bumps and that poorly people need to be placed on their side and of course how to call 999, but only if needed.

It was a FANTASTIC day, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it and learnt a lot.

Sam said "I can hand on heart say I had the loveliest session at Lovington Primary, the children were beautifully behaved and I'm so impressed with how well they picked up everything taught.

Christmas Parties

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 18:08:41 GMT

What a busy and brilliant end to the term we have had! On Wednesday, the children really enjoyed their Christmas party day, with traditional party games, alongside a special visit from Father Christmas.