Events
Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits
Reading information evening
Senior Citizens Christmas Tea Party
Amport School Celebrates its 200th Anniversary!
Whole School Hike – May 2016
On Wednesday 25th May at 9.30am, all of the children and over 30 staff and parents embarked on the sixth annual Amport School Hike. The circular route of approximately six miles this year took in the villages of Amport and Monxton together with the beautiful surrounding countryside.
The weather was slightly overcast with the occasional burst of warm sunshine with only the odd spot of rain - perfect for walking! The children looked resplendent in their waterproof coats and backpacks! Carrying their packed lunches and water bottles they set off for what was going to be a fun-filled day.
Staff had designed a 30 question quiz and the children set off in small groups to find the answers in order to earn points for their houses.
Along the way they spotted a variety of birds, insects, farm and domestic animals, plants, trees and flowers.
A “pit stop” at Hawk Conservancy Trust was planned for after around two and a half hours of walking and having been fed and watered, the group set off to continue the walk back to school.
Although well prepared for all eventualities, our First Aider Mrs Smith had only to deal with a couple of scratches and the odd blister.
We arrived back at school around 2.45pm to the very welcome sight of the PTA’s cups of tea. The children were given ice lollies to cool down and they were very pleased to sit down and rest their weary feet!
Many thanks go to everyone involved in making this sixth whole school hike a huge success. What a fabulous day and we are already planning next year’s!
