Celebration of our pupils work
When The Days Return
When the fog clears,
And the earth has been cleaned,
Human life may return again,
But, when do we start?
Life can only begin with one person…
When, one person can,
Change,
The course of history.
One person,
Can renew life on earth,
One person,
Can save many lives…
So, that humans can ‘live’: life,
Again.
But…
When the days return,
Life will start again, with,
One,
Person…
What if that person…
Was,
You?
Within The Frame
I’m going to make him proud,
The person, in the mirror…
I see you.
I’m proud of you.
I want to be you.
I love you!
For tomorrow, to be a brighter day,
It needs to start, with me, today.
I will be happy, in the end,
I will, make myself, my friend.
It starts with me: right here! Right now!
To make life, ‘a moment’, that’s: ‘just now!’
I will not make excuses,
Or pass the blame,
As, I need to start,
‘Within The Frame’!
- Alan
St. Anne's School, Alderney - Evie C
Introduction
Our wonderful school is nestled on the small island of Alderney within the Channel Islands. Over 130 children attend St. Anne’s. We are the only school on this beautiful island.
Ways we are so unique:
Every week in the summer months, classes get kitted up in their own individual wetsuits, swimsuits and sea shoes and stroll down to the nearest seaside (Braye Beach) for a swim lesson. At high tide we generally practise our entries into the water and at low tide our swimming strokes and/or confidence in the water. The water is occasionally cold but most of the time refreshing!
St. Annes is a ‘through’ school accommodating children from the age of three (preschool) to the age of 16 (year 11) and the additional year 12 for children who cannot go to Guernsey.
From some of our classroom windows, we have a sea view overlooking Braye Beach, the harbour and the famous breakwater. On the other side of the main school building, we have views of traditional houses and their gorgeous flowers.
Local builders have just built us a new phenomenal playground from the money raised by the PTA (Parent Teacher Association). It has been equipped with a climbing frame and slide, spider frame and some exercise equipment. It will be opened sometime this summer term.
Facilities
Here at St. Anne’s we are blessed to have so many amazing rooms. Just a few to name are a large library crammed with books for all ages; an ICT room full of monitors and computers, a large, spotless hall where we eat our packed lunch, on the rare occasion do PE and were most of the special events are held and classrooms with enough room for all the children. Most of the classes are mixed as in year 1 and year 2 are put together and so forth but Reception, year 5 and year 6 are classes in themselves.
Staff
All staff fortunate enough to work here are extremely friendly and happy. Here at our school having fun matters as much as education. Our school motto is ‘Great oaks grow from small acorns.’ Our headteacher is Mrs. W. Wilson and our deputy head is Mrs. D. Dix. Some LSAs work here too, assisting the teachers and children. All of the staff here know the proper definition of ‘fun’.
Occasions not to miss
Every year at Christmas time, the juniors all get together for a handful of fun and competitive games. We play pass the parcel (with a MASSIVELY AMAZING prize); Human Hungry Hippos with skateboards (so fun in my opinion); and we also have a Nativity play where every child ,who is allowed, has their own unique part to play. St. Annes also celebrates World Book Day with all children that want to dress up as their favourite character or in theme. During World Book Day,there are also lots of fun competitions to enter such as The Masked Reader (You win a chocolate bar), Best Dressed (wins bookshop voucher) and many, many more.
Rewards
When you arrive at the school, you are split into three teams either Ortac, Casquets or Burhou.
Location
St Anne’s is a small school located on a tiny island called Alderney. The island is part of a group of five islands called the Channel Islands. We are part of the British Isles even though Alderney is only eight miles off the coast of France. We are very lucky to live here because of all the stunning scenery that is around us every day.
The Uniqueness of our school
Our school is unique in so many different ways:
It’s the only school in Alderney.
It’s a through school so we stay in the same school from the ages 3-16.
We don’t have a pool in our school so we have to go down to the closest beach to learn to swim. This is what we call sea swimming.
Features
St Anne’s is extremely close to the beach. You can even see the sand and sea from certain classrooms. It’s around a three minute walk from the back of St Anne’s to the lovely, soft sand.
We have some amazing and spectacular rooms in our school.
- The Library ;A calming, quiet, beautiful place to read and relax.
- The Hall; It’s a massive room next to the reception. We eat our lunch with everyone there. You are allowed to go home but the majority of the school stay to eat with their friends.
- The cooking room; This is a splendid room where we do all our creative cooking lessons. We make spectacular food for our year to enjoy.
We have so many incredible rooms in our school.
Special Occasions
St Anne’s throws the best parties and occasions for all to enjoy.
My personal favourite occasion the school provides us with is the year six trip. This is a trip only for year sixes. We go to Guernsey for the working week. The year sixes do many fun activities during their time in Guernsey.
Once every year at Christmas time, quite close to the end of term, the school has a massive Christmas party for the whole school. The staff set up a massive feast with cake, biscuits, crisps e.c.t … The juniors play a handful of games which are associated with Christmas.
St Anne’s give rewards to pupils who have done exceptional work throughout the week. There is a member of staff who will hold the Assembly to give the certificates to the children. There is a special cup or trophy that is given to a selected child by a kindness post-it note. This is when a child or teacher sees another child being kind or helping someone. We call this cup the kindness cup.
Uniform
Our school (in primary) has a dark blue uniform. You can have a choice of a jumper with the school logo or a cardigan with the logo. It is all very comfortable for us to work in. It has a yellow circle with a gold lion in the middle just like the Alderney flag.
We wear a white polo shirt. This shirt goes well with the dark blue and the white writing which says St Anne’s school. The collar of the polo shirt can be different depending on which company you buy it from. For example some have fancy edging.
We have to wear black on the bottom half of our uniform. You can either wear a skirt with tights or socks and pupils can also wear black trousers.
Playing areas
Our school has recently built a brand new playground just at the back of school where we have our 10:30 break time. We have not had a playground for a few years now and we are all very excited for it to open. It has a huge spider web that is shaped like a pyramid, wooden apparatus with a slide, climbing wall and bridge.
There is an outdoor gym just next to the music hut where we can go to swing on monkey bars and pullups and more.
There is a built-in trampoline in the ground for us to jump up and down on.
The Field
To the left of the entrance we have a gigantic play field. This is a large area of land covered in grass and beautiful flowers. We are only allowed on here if it has not been raining and if that's the case we will play on the bottom playground.
I like to fight but now I'm in real fright,
Born with blood but I found: ended with none,
My worst real fears always happen at night.
The plane flew over us: a good home run!
I loved to play- but now I'm on a plane…
I loved my house- but now it smells badly!
Why did he do this? We could go insane,
Outside, always, we place our masks, sadly.
We have to fight- we can’t face a dark crime,
Everything stopped because of this plot.
Wishing I was born- a different time.
Before the fear, pain and nightmares… the rot…
Why does everyone always fight, me… you…?
Friends: Germany- but not in World War 2.
Sure… summer is here, it is time to play,
Yes, the sun is out and the skies are clear,
The beach is calling,let us run away…
Let's make the most of this sweet time of year!
The flowers bloom; the bees busily buzz,
The chirp of our kittens as hedgehogs play,
The world is alive and it’s just because…
Love awesome Alderney: ‘everyday’!
On Alderney, days are long, nights are warm,
Shooting stars twinkle, our soul-moon shines bright,
Let's dance in the rain, let’s ride the dark storm,
Let's make memories that will last all night!
Alderney Summer’s here- let's make it count
Money for memories? There’s no amount!
Alderney: home of puffins and delight,
Our school of content children and teachers,
And, in the west, the awesome puffins fly,
And on the warm weekends: to the beaches!
During the day, the bunnies roam to home,
Also in the night the blonde hedgehogs flow…
The place to fly a quad propellor drone,
And where the beautiful trees quickly grow.
Early morning the bright sun blazes bright,
And the plane gracefully takes to the sky.
But when it is night- the plane can’t take flight…
While the sun goes down the stars fly up high.
Where you can run at any time of day,
Alderney: to the warm beaches to play!
Love is a potent force that moves us all,
Power- imbues us with vitality,
Which makes us feel like we have found our call,
Hope that we will thrive with totality.
Yet, our love can be a perilous game,
A danger that we cannot always see,
It can lead us down a dark path of shame,
And leave us feeling lost, unmoored, yet, free!
The power of love is one that we must wield,
With circumspection, lest we be undone,
For love can be our greatest grounding’s shield,
Or, lead us down paths we cannot outrun.
So, let us love with all our hearts and souls,
And trust that love will help us reach our goals
Lovely Alderney surrounded by sea,
Wherever you go: memorable sights,
The best things you can see are all for free…
Though low-flying Dorniers may give fright!
Take a walk on the cliffs; admire Burhou,
You may even see a puffin or three…
All the things to do, leave you with no clue…
Glance at a beautiful Alderney bee!
Alderney is a place of history,
Fabulous forts and Roman artifacts,
Seeing all this will fill you with much glee,
Coming to the isle has life impacts!
Come visit Alderney for a surprise,
For, it will definitely stun your eyes!
The summer's breeze swaying the blossomed leaves,
While the birds chirp a charming melody,
Perched up sky high in the old, towering trees,
Climate change threatens ,silent enemy.
Youthful children play in the beaming sun,
Going swimming in the aqua warm sea,
Hoping our actions can all be undone,
Temperature rises ,where will we be?
Sea life ponders in the whitened coral,
Weaving through a maze of lasting plastic,
Reef, dull, gloomy… once bright,glowing,floral
Dying, wilting, no longer fantastic.
Darkness looms but humans hold the rainbow,
Change needs to be made: we reap what we sow!
There are people who get one meal a day,
Whilst we complain if we don't eat two more,
There are people who sleep an hour a day,
We all complain that we didn't sleep more.
Some are poorly but somehow keep smiling,
Whilst we can get colds and suddenly cry,
Though no house yet, they carry on trying,
Whilst we're angry when our house has a fly!
Our average day is their paradise,
We complain about the heat of the room,
Their one meal is of a very small size,
Whilst we are annoyed if we don't eat soon!
Please try your best to help everyone out,
Believe me you will make your parents proud!
Of all time, my favourite sport’s football,
Do you know that I like it very much?
Also, I play it in the Youth Club Hall,
If I’m a rabbit, find me in my hutch!
My top favourite player is Messi,
Salah absolutely, surely: is not!
Do you know , I really like spaghetti,
But, don’t worry; I never eat my snot!
In London, I have been to watch West Ham,
Winning, at the Olympic Stadium,
Went to London with my fabulous mam,
Ended- sitting- next to Canadians!
Football is the best and is really cool!
In all honesty… way better than school!