Mr Walker Governor Visit

Friday 4th December 2009 - Governor Visit

I spent a very enjoyable morning in school observing lessons and talking to the children and staff. I was fortunate to be able to visit 4 classes, as well as being present in the sharing assembly. Whenever I visit, I am always impressed at how friendly and welcoming the environment is. JB is a colourful and vibrant school, which seems to function with the minimum amount of fuss. This is an absolute credit to all the staff, who continue to work so hard, in outdated and inadequate buildings, so that the children of JB have the best school possible. The lessons and activities I witnessed were relevant, interesting and fun. I learned things about geometric shapes in class 5G that I had long forgotten! I saw how a recent visit to meet with elderly members of the local community had inspired Y6L to produce some fantastic journalistic style writing about WW2. I especially enjoyed the poetry writing lesson in Y2E which used the following poem as an example:

I eat my peas with honey
I've done it all my life
It does taste rather funny
But it keeps them on my knife

A true Pam Ayres style ditty to savour!

Thanks to all the staff and children who made my visit both enjoyable and memorable. Have a very happy Christmas break. I look forward to seeing you all again in the New Year.


Brian Walker
(Governor - John Bramston Primary School)