On Monday 30th April 2012 Neil Smart came to Class 1 and 2 to teach them about baptism.
Neil told the children how Baptism started, and read the story of Jesus’ Baptism.
He then got the children to act out a baptism! Sophie and Ben from Class 2 were the parents and Finn and Kyra from Class 2 were the Godparents.
They called the ‘baby’ Peter and Neil Baptised him. They really enjoyed it and asked some thoughtful questions, particularly about the importance of water!
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Class 4′s competition was to write a superhero short story. The winner’s prize was to have their story published as a podcast on the blog.
The winner was Eve. Click below to hear her story…
Why not tell Eve what you think about her story!
Last Wednesday we were very lucky to have the Honeypot Playbus come to our school. The children were able to make cards and bracelets and play with the teddies as well as have juice and a biscuit.
The Honeypot Playbus comes to Pilley, Sway, East Boldre and Lymington most school holidays and activities are free of charge.
Look out for more details on our website! 
Safer Internet Day
February 7th is Safer Internet Day. During next week all teachers will be discussing safety issues around using the internet, at an appropriate level, with their classes.
Please use the below resources to find out more about internet safety and discuss this important issue with your children.
Hector’s World Videos for Key Stage 1
Caught in the Web Video for Key Stage 2
Merry Christmas from Everyone at William Gilpin!
This Christmas has been very successful at school. The children had a lot of fun making Christmas tree decorations for the school Christmas Tree. Can you see your decoration in the photograph?
The children have also been enjoying making a range of Christmas and winter crafts, learning Christmas songs for the school Church service and the Choir have been busy performing in the local community.
On Thursday 8th December we had our school Christmas lunch. Thank you very much to all the adult helpers.
This year Class 1 and 2 performed their nativity called ‘Whoops-a-Daisy Angel’. There was an angel who was always scruffy and made very silly mistakes. Her name was Whoops-a-Daisy. Whoops-a-daisy normally counted snowflakes as a job. However, one day she is given a very important job to do. She has to fly to Bethlehem and tell everyone about the Birth of Jesus. Whoops-a-Daisy finds Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus just in time for the arrival of the Shepherds, 3 wise men and all the other Angels. Well done Whoops-a-Daisy!!
Yesterday the whole school took part in the ready steady cook challenge!
During the morning each class participated in a session on eating a healthy balanced meal. In the afternoon the whole school became the audience of our very own Ready, Steady Cook competition. Mrs Doggett and Mrs Timmings bravely cooked a stir fry dish in 10 minutes. The school council judged the competition, which ended in a draw.
On Tuesday 26th July the pupils of William Gilpin School sat in the school hall eagerly waiting to see what the talent show had instore for us this year! They were not disappointed! Acts included singing, dancing, playing musical instruments, joke telling and comedy sketches.
This years judge panel was made up of our very own Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Danni Minogue.
A winner was chosen from each class and an overall winner was also chosen:
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