There were cheers from the crowd when Gail's car returned from the airport and drove into Amesbury School with a very special visitor. 

Paddington was very overwhelmed by all the fantastic welcoming signs the students had made, and was delighted by the special Paddington cake that Kirsty, Scott, Mischa and Sara had made for the occasion.

He enjoyed going back to the Koru hub to talk about his trip, show everyone some of the great things he had collected from different countries, and even found some time to do a bit of maths with George and Tomas.

We believe it is important to provide local outdoor spaces and recreational opportunities that encourage physical well being and development for children at our school and in our community, so we think it's great that the Johnsonville Charitable Trust are supporting us, and have just approved our application for funding to go towards the new playground.

We're all systems go for construction to start in the school holidays!