Captain Tom 100 Challenge
Year 5/6B will be completing a challenge on Friday 30th April to raise money for our school charity. Throughout the day, we will be running around our school field – 100 times! We are hoping that parents will donate £1.00 in order to support us in this challenge. Can you please make sure your child has a water bottle to bring to school with them.
5/6B will do you proud!
Captain Tom 100 Challenge
Year 5/6 S are very excited to announce what challenge we will be completing on Friday 30th April to raise money for our school charity. Over the course of the day, we will be running for a total time of 100 minutes! We are going to be exhausted, but it will be worth it! We are hoping that parents will donate £1.00 in order to support us in this challenge. Thank you in advance of your generosity.
Creative Computing!
Year 5 and 6 have been computing hero’s this week in topic. They have been using Scratch on the laptops to create their own programs. They used algorithms to program the sprite to draw different shapes. They started off by drawing a circle and an equilateral triangle. They then moved onto creating a spirograph design. All of these processes involved the children using logical reasoning to debug their algorithms when it didn’t create the shape they wanted. They also used the skill of repetition to allow them to be more efficient. Ask your child at home about their computing learning. Can they remember any of the vocabulary we’ve been learning? There were some great designs – well done!
Captain Tom 100 Challenge
Welcome back after the Easter break.
The brand new Junior Leadership Team are going to be very busy this half term and they’re ready for action! In the next few weeks, classes will be coming up with ideas for who our next school charity will be. The JLT will then make the final decision. Before we even do this though, we’re going to get cracking on some fundraising. Friday 30th April sees a campaign organised by the Captain Tom Foundation. This date marks a year from when Sir Captain Tom began the 100 laps around his garden. To mark this occasion, people are being encouraged to complete a challenge based on the number 100. We are definitely up for this challenge! Each class will be discussing and choosing their challenge. This could be based on a maths challenge, running 100 metres or even writing a 100-word poem. We will be asking for voluntary donations to support the children in their challenges. This money will be ready to be donated to our new charity as soon as it’s selected. Each class will be posting on the website their chosen challenge.
Thank you in advance of your support and good luck with all the challenges.
The New Junior Leadership Team
I am pleased to announce that we have a new Junior Leadership Team. A massive thank you to everyone who wrote a speech, had the confidence to speak in front of their classmates and thought of creative ways to improve our school.
There was a flurry of activity this morning as all classes visited the hall to cast their votes. It was very tense!
Our new JLT is…
1/2 C – Michael and Nyla
1/2 K- Caleb and Hermione
1/2 V – Ava and Lorien
3/4 N – Aurora and Freya
3/4 O – Rowan and Jessica
3/4 E – Sam and Elisa
5/6 S – Paige and William W
5/6 M – Seth and Joseph
5/6 B – Nathan and Zoe
I can’t wait to meet with the new team after the Easter holiday and get started!
5/6B Certificate Celebration
Here are our certificate winners for last week…
For great learning…
Dylan – You have improved massively over this half term by putting your hand up to contribute to classroom discussions. Your levels of resilience continue to build as we’ve returned to a normal school routine. Well done, Dylan!
For sport and physical activity…
Luke – You have shown huge improvements in your effort levels during each daily WUSU. You are a great team player who always gives 100%. Great work, Luke!
For great living and learning skills…
Chelsea – You are a very kind and caring person. You help other pupils and adults with their daily tasks. You also provide fantastic support to others without prompt. Well done, Chelsea – you deserve it!
Junior Leadership Team Speeches
A huge well done to all the children from 5/6 S for completing your homework and creating your own speeches for the JLT elections. You had put a lot of effort in and you thought of creative ways to convince us to vote for you. I would be very proud to have any of you on the JLT.
Voting takes place on Friday 1st April, so watch this space to see who our new JLT members are!
Electrifying Science!
This half term, we have been working hard to investigate and test our own electrical circuits. We have been learning about the different electrical components used within a circuit, the roles that they play and the necessary components to make a circuit work!
Here’s a picture of our science circuit display:
What do you think?
Can you explain why our circuit doesn’t work?
5/6 S Certificate Celebration
This weeks certificate winners are…
For great learning…
Jude – you concentrated so well in the lesson and gave very thoughtful answers. You were a good role model – thank you.
For sport and physical activity…
Jessica – for showing determination in cricket this week. You didn’t give up trying to hit that ball. Well done!
For living and learning…
Ellie – you contributed so well to the discussion about where to find help. You were sensible and mature. Thank you.
Well done everyone!
Congratulations
Let’s celebrate the brilliant work from the last two weeks in school. These children received certificates for their outstanding contributions in class.
Thomas – for demonstrating good control when bowling.
Elliott – for focussed learning all week. You ignore distractions and try your best.
William – you are working really hard to improve your handwriting. Your presentation continues to impress.
Michaela – for a successful return to school. You are ready to learn.
Ella – you show perseverance during maths lessons.
Artemy – demonstrating ingenuity by developing your own cricket skills game.