Monday afternoons will not be the same now that training has finished fro the summer, children who want to continue training are being encouraged to attent the normal Wednesday evening practice.

Ending the school year with celebrating our success in securing our schools future by becoming a primary school.

“Here Come The Girls”

£6 a ticket available at the Post Office

Ticket includes Bucks Fizz on arrival and a serving of a scrumptious pudding.

Fun Fizz & Frolics

All Proceeds in aid of Shepton Beauchamp First School

As is the custom in Shepton each child brought an egg to school this morning for our traditional “Shackling Eggs”. No one seems to know quite when this custom started, it certainly goes back more than a hundred years in our village and also in Stoke St Gregory. Eggs were used up before the start of lent on Ash Wednesday, but why they should be shackled in a sieve to find which one lasts the longest, without being cracked remains a mystery. A small prize given to the owner of the winning egg from each class, as usual donated by the Robins Trust. Wikipedia Article on Egg Tapping

If you wondered what was happening with the church bells chiming rather than ringing in the normal way on Wednesday 5th November it was the children pulling on the ropes. Tower captain Jeff Knipe and friends organised a “Bell Experience” for the children of Shepton School. The experience included ringing hand bells and climbing the tower to chime the church bells.

A tower bell simulator was erected in the church to enable all the children to safely have the experience of actually pulling on a bell rope. Under the direction of Jeff in the pulpit the children practiced ringing a tune on Hand Bells, Jeff and Lesley have kindly offered to continue the experience with the training of a School hand bell ringing team.

Photo Gallery & Video

A proposal has been made to change the status of our school from a First School to a Primary School. That would mean that our children would attend the village school upto the age of 11 instead of up to 9 as at present. Before this can take place it is necessary for consultations to take place. The consultation process is open to any interested person not just parents and governors.

The consultation document can be download PDF file here or use the contact box below. It is important to our village that as many people as possible make their feelings and opinions known both for and against.

Our school is vital to our community and village, make sure you are heard, either write, email or use the box below.