- Jessica

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Well done all of you!

Leigh got a certificate for amazing reading. Ethan got one for having lots of enthusiasm for class3s dancing.
Writer of the week
Tom for his excellent Rainforest book.

Class1
Elizabeth earned her award for doing amazing maths so did Eden Ny.
Class2
Poppy earned her award for being enthusiastic all year and Lola got one for progressing a lot further with her maths whizz!
Class1
Writers of the week were awarded to Darcy got her award for writing an amazing list of what she’d take on an adventure and so did Prewa.
Well done
Class2
Writer of the week certificates were awarded to Harrison for an excellent Viking description and Amber for an amazing Viking raid description…
We have started to give out lots of manners certificates. So well done to everyone who got one!

Keep up the good work everyone!

Lily

-Leigh and Jessica

“My name is Jane Bates.

I had to pop by and say hello when I saw your page on Facebook.
I was born at 1 Mill Cottage, Birdsedge in 1963 and my parents were the caretakers of Birdsedge School .

My first school years were spent at your little school and the Headmaster was called Mr Spence.

My first year there I was taught by Mrs Owen and I then moved up to Mrs Acton’s class for a short while before we moved away. I have very happy memories of those years. I passed my national cycling proficiency test in your play ground and I remember May Day and Harvest festival with fond memories. The smell of daffodils used to fill the school hall and my favourite of all was to dance round the May pole. I learnt to play the recorder there and to read music too.

I feel blessed to have been born in to such a wonderful little village and even though I am now 50 years old I remember it like yesterday. I live in the South now and have visited the North only a few times. When I next make a trip to the North I would very much like to visit the School and have a look round . It looks much the same on your photo with the exception of a little new addition on the side of the building.

I wonder if you still have the May pole dancing and Harvest festivals. We Also used to make Easter gardens on biscuit tin lids in the hall, it was such a lovely time. I used to go to Birdsedge Church every Sunday where Mr and Mrs Missing we’re the preacher and his wife. Mrs Missing used to run Sunshine corner there and she taught me how to crochet. The neighbourly warmth and community spirit were something that couldn’t be found anywhere else since we moved away.

I hope you didn’t mind me contacting you. I am just overjoyed to have seen your page on here.”

-Jessica