Dick Wittington comes to Vigo

To round of a week of Christmas spectaculars (parties, lunches etc) the children were treated to a performance of the pantomime Dick Wittington.

To much noise and hilarity, the cast put on a tremendous performance and kept everyone royally entertained.

As you can see, each member of the cast had a variety of roles to perform, and carried off each one with great skill.

Hopefully the pictures will also give you an idea of the good time that was had by all of the children.

End-of-Term Assembly

The last assembly of the term is always an eventful one, and today's was no exception. As with every 'Friday assembly', we found out which house had gleaned the most team points over the course of the week, and then learnt that the Owls had once again won the attendance award for the week, and were presented with the famous Snowy Bear. We then found out who had won the weekly certificates, and waited to hear who would receive the special awards.
First to be presented were the Mathematician of the Month trophies. Below is a picture of the successful recipients - Aidan, Sam, Emily, Sally-anne, Eloise, Brooke and Dominic.

Next up were the termly Achievement Trophy winners. This time the happy group consisted of Zach, Ella, Radiyah, Hannah, Alex, Jordan and Caitlin. Many congratulations to them.

Finally, the children waited to learn who this term's House Point Trophy would go to. Perhaps inspired by the knowledge that they are the only team who have yet to appear on the winners' boards in the entrance area, it was Ash who triumphed - the only house that exceeded 5000 team points for the complete term. Well done to all of Ash - here are the team captains proudly raising the trophy.

Before the children left, special certificates were presented to James and Joseph - both were richly deserved.

A Visit from Santa

The infants were treated to a surprise visit from a certain Mr S Claus this morning. Wielding a particulary large bag and a bell, he found time between his myriad of Christmas duties to visit the Hedgehogs, Caterpillars and Owls.

It didn't take long for the children to realise that the bag contained a present for each of them, and they gratefully tore into the paper.

Santa was a little worried that his reindears may have been getting anxious waiting in the car park, so with a final 'Ho, ho, ho,' he was gone.

PS: many thanks to the PTFA for the pressies...

Dreaming of a White Christmas?

The children and staff of Vigo woke up to a lovely surprise on Wednesday morning. A flurry of snow had descended on the village, and everyone made the most of the unexpected opportunity to practise their snowman-making skills.

Is it too much to ask that we get another covering in a couple of weeks' time?

Infant Nativity

The infants rounded off a hectic week with their final performance of 'Born in a Barn' - this year's nativity. Having entertained the pre-school children as well as the senior citizens earlier in the week, this was their second evening production. Despite a number of coughs and colds, the children put on a tremen-dous show - one that family and friends were all very proud of.

We would like to thank everyone who has assisted with the performances - the children certainly looked fantastic - as well as the Year 5 choir, accompanied on the piano by Mr Jiggens.

The photographs were taken during the dress rehearsal on Monday morning.

Christmas Bazaar

Vigo Village School PTFA once again organised a fantastic Christmas bazaar that was enjoyed by pupils past and present, as well as their families. A grand total of £2800 was raised - money that will go directly to enhancing the educational experiences of the children at Vigo.


The event was opened by the school choir. Accompanied on the piano by Mr Jiggens, they performed five of the best-loved Christmas carols. The conclusion of the performance was a cue for everyone to spread across the school and participate in a variety of games and activities.

It was great to see pupils and teachers from the past entering into the spirit of the day.

As usual, the paint-facing stall had one of the longer queues. Here is Amber sporting one of the butterfly designs.

Many thanks to everyone who gave of their time and effort - it really was a terrific day. Particular thanks, of course, go to Mrs Emma Henderson and her loyal band of helpers, without whom the event would simply not be possible.

Children in Need Day

Well done to everyone who dressed up for, and contributed towards, Children in Need Day, which this year fell on 14th November. Children, parents and staff raised a tantalising £199.46 - all of which will go towards good causes across the country.


As you can see from the photographs, we adopted a stripy theme for the day - our stripiest pupils (as voted for by the School Council) can be seen clutching their Pudsey prizes.