A fun day was had by our whole school on Science Day. All the children,
from Nursery through to Year 6, took part in lots of exciting ‘hands on’
practical Science experiments and activities.
The children were ably assisted by the many parents, grandparents, other
family members and friends who came to see what we were up to!
t was an entertaining and educational day and was part of National
Science and Engineering Week. Thanks to everyone for helping and taking
part.
 Mrs C Brown
 Science Co-ordinator

Mr Sowter and Eloise have added two newts [rescued from an allotment] to
our pond.
We are sure they will settle in nicely alongside the frogs. There’s loads
of frogspawn in evidence now!
Thanks again to Mr Sowter for all his hard work keeping the area so
attractive to the wildlife.

On Friday 27^th February we celebrated the opening of our new Primary School. Many important people joined us for this historic event, including, governors, parents, Austin Mitchell, M.P., Councillor Peter Barker, Councillor Margaret Cracknel (Portfolio holder for Children’s Services), Roger Edwardson (Deputy Director for Children’s Services), Neil Patience (Architect) aswell as representatives form Kelseys (the builders) and the Local Authority.  However, by far the most important guest was Danny North who plays for Grimsby Town Football Club. Danny is an ex-pupil of South Parade. And we were all delighted that he cut the ribbon to declare our new school officially open.

The ceremony was watched by all 470 pupils of our school and in the usual South Parade fashion, even though the children were excited, behaviour was outstanding and remarked upon by many of the visitors. After the ceremony everyone enjoyed celebratory cakes.

We are delighted with the facilities the building work has provided. We now have a Primary School fit for the 21^st Century. For example, we have two ICT suites, a Food Technology Room, newly refurbished classrooms and library. Staff facilities have also improved and we have a large staffroom with working area, plus a Conference Room, which we use when meeting with parents and other agencies.

This all enables us to provide the very best learning environment for our children, as we believe that they deserve it!

The official opening is our way of saying thankyou to all concerned with making this happen, as well as celebrating the opening of our new Primary School.

Mrs S. Holmes

Headteacher SPPS