On Friday 22nd April 2016, Branscombe Primary School celebrated St. George’s Day with a special activity day. Many of the children came to school in their uniforms from their Cub, Brownie, Guide and Scout clubs; others wore fancy dress and others wore the colours of the English flag, red and white. The day began with a time of Collective Worship, in which we thought about the famous poet and playwright, William Shakespeare, whose birth and death are both celebrated on 23rd April. After that, the children had a busy day: baking scones and biscuits; making sock and wooden spoon puppets; making bunting with the St. George’s cross and Union Jack flags and making tissue paper roses were  some of the activities they took part in. The older children also wrote and practised little plays, re telling the story of St. George and the dragon, while the younger children made a wonderful mural to illustrate the story. The day culminated in a special tea party, to which parents and friends of the school were invited. We were delighted to be joined by the Branscombe pre-school for many of the activities during the day, including the tea party. Our guests were served with the scones and  biscuits we had made, as well as some delicious cake kindly donated by a parent, accompanied by fruit punch. The children performed their puppet plays and the afternoon ended with a sing-along of traditional songs: ‘Jerusalem’ and the National Anthem. It was a wonderful day and a great way to mark St. George’s Day as well as celebrating the Queen’s 90th birthday the previous day and the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespeare. Well, with all those things to celebrate, a party was certainly called for and we certainly made the most of it!