Message From Mrs Dance
I cannot believe we are ending the fourth week of the summer term already.
Today is Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. We have celebrated his birthday across the school, celebrating his amazing support of our planet and wildlife through sessions and activities in class, and in true Vigo fashion, some members of staff dressed up as animals from around the world to add to the celebration.
Next week, our fantastic Year 6 children are completing their end of year SAT tests. They have been working incredibly hard, and I know that they will smash the tests. Myself and the Y6 team are very proud of them all and wish them the best of luck.

Last Saturday, 2nd May, Cyryl and Otis took part in a HBT fun run happening alongside the Hurstbourne Tarrant 5 mile race. Both of those races are run to raise money for local charities, with Andover food bank and Andover Young Carers being two of them. The children’s race has a challenging course with 2.2km distance. Both boys competed against runners of various capabilities and ages, with the oldest being 14 years old. Cyryl finished in 70th position, Otis in 111th, which gave them 9th and 13th position in their age group. They have both been rewarded with a race T-shirt and a medal. Congratulations boys, an AMAZING achievement!
Our enrichment experiences are full steam ahead. On Friday of last week, Year 2 had an amazing day at the Titanic Museum in Southampton and on Wednesday of this week, Year 5 deepened their evolution knowledge at the Oxford University museum. On both trips, the children came back buzzing and excited to share what they had learnt. They all behaved brilliantly, exemplifying our MIRROR values and High Five Promise, fantastic ambassadors for our school. Thank you to the children and staff teams in both Year 2 and Year 5.
As part of our home school curriculum support, I am delighted to share another curriculum video with you all. Thanks to Mrs Martin, who has made a Phonics curriculum video. We received really positive feedback via our Parent Forum about the KS1 maths curriculum video that I shared at the end of last term. We hope that this next video supports your child’s learning at home. Next half-term’s video will be KS2 Addition and subtraction strategies. To access our latest video, please click on the following link: Vigo Primary School – Curriculum Videos
Wishing you all a lovely, sunny weekend.
Rachel Dance
Headteacher