Latest news at Ashmount School......

• Headteachers' Autumn Term Blog

  Fri 16 Dec 2016 David Deacon

  It has been a busy first term for me as Headteacher at Ashmount. Personal highlights have been watching our pupils perform in our two Primary Christmas performances ‘Straw and Order’ and ‘Busy, Busy Bethlehem.’ And there was the SEN Music Festival, ‘Where the River Flows,’ that we hosted in November for pupils from schools across the county. Senior students also performed excerpts from Romeo and Juliet at The Curve Theatre in Leicester.

   

  It has also been fantastic to see our pupils and staff being recognised again for their sporting achievements, with our Assistant Headteacher Claire Malpas being awarded the ‘Outstanding Contribution to School Sports' award at the recent Charnwood Sports Awards and the school being awarded the Gold School Games Award Mark for the first time for our commitment to the development of competition across our school and into the community.

   

  Our new termly parents’ coffee mornings are also proving a great way for you to meet up with other parents and carers, to share experiences and to receive training and support from staff and other outside agencies.

   

  On behalf of all of our pupils, staff and governors, I would like to wish you a very happy Christmas and New Year.

• Christmas Jumper Day

  Fri 16 Dec 2016 David Deacon
  Many thanks to everyone who wore a Christmas jumper today. Staff, students and volunteers raised over £100 which will be donated to Save the Children. 

  

• Leicester City Football Coaching

  Mon 12 Dec 2016 David Deacon

  Dave Eassom from Leicester City Football Club has been in school this term providing football coaching at lunchtimes for the Primary and Secondary Children. He has also been leading football sessions for a selection of Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 children. Dave has thoroughly enjoyed working with our pupils and we will be welcoming him back after Christmas to work with a different group of children.

• Ashmount Success at Aylestone Athletic Event

  Mon 12 Dec 2016

  Key Stage 4 and 5 students have been celebrating their successes at the Leicestershire and Rutland School Games, which were held over two days at Aylestone Leisure Centre. Students initially travelled around a carousel of jumps, hurdles and both standing and seated throws, before the sports hall was cleared to make way for the eagerly anticipated relays. Despite dropping the baton, Ashmount came home third of five teams in their race. Having initially snatched the final qualifying spot on the first day of competition, the Thorpe Hill squad went to the finals in December, representing North Charnwood, securing a podium finish, returning with bronze medals proudly hanging from their necks. Barely had the team retaken their seats following the medal presentation when they were again called forward, this time to collect the trophy awarded to the team that best embodied the spirit of the games – a fine honour. 

• Santas Dash Through Town

  Fri 09 Dec 2016 David Deacon

  Loughborough town centre was awash with Santas on December 4th for the annual Santa Fun Run. The event was organised by The Rotary Club of Loughborough and proceeds will be shared between Ashmount School, Rainbows, Loros, When You Wish Upon A Star, ProstAid and Leicester City FC charity The Second Million. Thank you to all those who took part on our behalf.

  

• Outstanding Contribution to School Sport

  Fri 09 Dec 2016 David Deacon

  Ashmount Assistant Head Claire Malpas has been awarded the Outstanding Contribution to School Sport at the Charnwood Sports Awards. Claire and her team have established lunchtime sports clubs and after-school activities. Claire has also provided opportunities for leadership and competitive engagement. As a result the school has been awarded the Gold Award for PE for the very first time. Claire said: “The Ashmount team work extremely hard to give  our pupils as many opportunities as we can to engage in a range of physical activities. We have worked with a number of outside agencies to develop our lunchtime and after-school sport provision and the children have benefited from having professional coaches in school. “We have also attended a number of inclusive sport festivals throughout the year and organised our own gymnastics festival for local primary schools. “This award acknowledges the school’s hard work and commitment to sport and we will proudly display it in the school trophy cabinet.”

  

• Celebrating Shakespeare

  Mon 05 Dec 2016 David Deacon

  For the Community section of the Moving Forward module, our senior students took part in the Shakespeare Schools’ Festival - a national Shakespeare event that included over 1100 schools, performing in 131 theatres around the country.

   

  Ashmount students performed an abridged version of Romeo and Juliet at The Curve Theatre. Students began by learning about the play, the plot and characters by watching various animated versions and excerpts of key scenes from well known versions. They then took part in a technical dress rehearsal followed by a public performance. The group then repeated the performance to parents, students and staff at school.

   

  Richard Heath, Assistant Head at Ashmount, said: “The show was a huge success and was greatly enjoyed by all who saw it.”

• Cakes for Pudsey

  Mon 21 Nov 2016 David Deacon

  Thank you to everyone who took part in our week-long baking event in aid of Children in Need. Ashmount students raised over £400 for the charity by baking their own cakes and cookies and selling them in the school foyer at the start of each school day and at break times.

   

  

• Ashmount Teacher Shortlisted for Local Award

  Mon 14 Nov 2016 David

  Congratulation to our PE and Sports Coordinator Claire Malpas who has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 'Outstanding Contribution to School Sports' award in the Charnwood Sports Awards 2016. The winner of the award will be announced at an awards event to be held in December.

   

  The news comes after Ashmount School was awarded the Gold School Games Mark in June 2016 for their commitment to the development of competition across our school and into the community; 

• Stay and Play

  Thu 10 Nov 2016 Hollie

  Ashmount School is delighted to invite you to join our youngest pupils at our Stay and Play sessions. This is a great opportunity to meet with other parents for a chat.

  1:45pm - 3pm