Reminder: Year 5 Maths Party - Friday 30th June

Tomorrow we are excited to be hosting the Year 5 Maths party in the school hall, from 9.15-10.15am.

The children will compete against their parents in Rockstars (timetables), solve tricky Tangram problems, challenge their peers and parents to a 24 competition and solve Pentomino puzzles.

We would like to take this opportunity to invite parents and carers to join us.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Y5 Spellings W/B 26.06.17

Below are the Year 5 Spellings for this week.

Students are expected to practice their spellings for 15 minutes per day as well as practice their times tables and read at home. Children are encouraged to search for the definitions of the words and use them in sentences in order to gain merits for their trackers.

Y6 Help Miles the Mole

This afternoon, Year 6 were visited by 'Theatre in Education' who introduced Miles the Mole to the pupils. The performance explained the importance of caring for our environment and how we can reduce air pollution and improve the quality of the air. 

We need to be wary of certain gases in the atmosphere, such as nitrogen dioxide as they cause pollution and are harmful for our breathing. 

Holly, Larch 

Luckily, there are ways to reduce the amount of air pollution- such as walking as much as possible and reducing the amount of car journeys you take. 

70% of all air pollution comes from traffic! We were surprised that traffic is even worse than factories and aeroplanes, simply because there is just so much of it. 

Charlie, Redwood

Year 6 Romeo and Juliet

This week in Year 6 we were fortunate enough to have a production company visit us to bring Shakespeare's story of Romeo and Juliet to life. However there was a twist... Some very lucky children got the opportunity to work alongside the theatre company in order to tell the story to the rest of the year group. All children were then given the chance to act out different scenes in afternoon workshops. Check out some the facial expressions below!!!

Elm Class PE

Throughout this half term Elm Class with have their PE lesson on a Wednesday afternoon. Please ensure that they attend school with the appropriate kit. 

Year 6 Make Pizza

On Tuesday, Year 6 were given a special tutorial on making calzone by Mr Borrell. The pupils got stuck in with a variety of fresh ingredients and learnt how to create this delicious Italian dish from scratch. They firstly kneaded the dough and then selected which fillings they wanted to use. Using Mr Borrell's special stone-baking pizza oven, the children then cooked their pizzas to perfection. Thank you Mr Borrell for sparing us your time and skill to make pizza!

I tried mushrooms for the first time and I loved them! Making calzone has encouraged me to try new things!

Joshua Ore, Redwood 

Year 6 Spellings 12th-16th June

Below are the Year 6 Spellings for this week.

Students are expected to practice their spellings for 15 minutes per day as well as practice their times tables and read at home. Children are encouraged to search for the definitions of the words and use them in sentences in order to gain merits for their trackers.

Year 5 and 6 LSO Trip

We believe in providing opportunities for pupils that widens their experiences.   Year 6 pupils were fortunate enough to be invited to an interactive interpretation of 'The Firebird' by the London Symphony Orchestra at The Barbican Centre in London.

Classical music and musicians may not play a heavy part in an average day for a 10/11 year old, so it was fascinating to see their amazement at the variety of instruments, the intricate conducting and the impressive collaboration the musicians demonstrated.

My favourite instrument was the harp because it sounded so magical and calming.
Peiyce Egan, Redwood

It has really inspired me to play an instrument. Maybe I should take up the violin!
Evan Andrews

We listened to the orchestra and observed how they changed pitch and tempo as well as participated in using hand signals to complement the mood of the music. We also sang 'The Deal' which we have been learning in class!

To finish off a brilliant day, on the way home, the children made the school proud by helping someone in need by carrying shopping up the stairs at Gidea Park. Well done!