Sharing our stories

Today year 1 went across to reception to share their 'Farmer Duck' stories. Kingerfisher were fabulous listeners! Recpetion then shared their 'Hungry Caterpillar'  stories. Robins were wonderful and so kind, they ask so many questions. It was lovely to stand back and watch.

Southampton Safeguarding Week

Rooks News - Special Report

This term, Rooks topic has been 'In the News'.  We have looked at the different ways news is spread around the world, we have written Newspaper articles and created our own news reporting channel, with anchors and roving, on-the-scene reporters.

As a class, we have been reading 'I was a Rat!' by Philip Pullman and have taken it upon ourselves to report on the 'Monster in the sewer' tribunal .  We have reported on events and interviewed the relevant witnesses.  Over the past couple of week, we have planned, written a script, practiced and today, after all our hardwork, we filmed!

The classroom has been a hive of activity.  It has been, 'Lights, camera, action,' as Mr Austin returned wearing his new hat as a 'film producer'.

Here are some of the photos of our day.

Year R to Hawthorns

Today we were very lucky with the weather and managed  to have a glorious day over at Hawthornes learning all about mini-beasts, animals and their habitats. It was a long and tiring day but it was so much fun

Virgin Bank's big cheque for year 5

Year 5 are taking part in the Virgin Bank grow your money project, where they become young entrepreneurs and make a product to sell at the Summer Fayre.  Today Nicola Pilling visited to present us with the big cheque of £150 which year 5 are to invest to make a profit.  Look out for their products at the upcoming summer Fayre.

Super healthy super hero cereal bars!

Today Year 5 followed the recipes they wrote in English to make their very own Superhero cereal bar. We then had a tasting session this afternoon to review each recipe and give the groups some feedback.   There were some delicious creations - my personal favourite had fresh coconut in it!! Yum yum!  Well done to everyone and a huge thanks to the parent helpers, we couldn't have done it without you. 

Zoo lab

This morning year r had an exciting visit from zoolab.  We had the opportunity to look at and learn about lots of different minibeasts.  We held a giant land snail and a millipede. We looked at a spider and even touched a snake. It was great fun even Miss Head held the snake, Mrs Carter didn't! How brave were we? We even got to stroke a bunny.

YEAR 5 FILM PERSUASIVE ADVERTS WITH MR AUSTIN!

Lucky Year 5 got to work with Mr Austin today to film their persuasive adverts for their very own Superhero cereal bar!  They have designed a recipe  for their bar (which they are making in DT next week) and also designed the packaging and they wrote and produced a script for their advert in groups of 6.  They each took on a role; director, sound engineer, actor/actress, set design or cameraman/woman and worked together to produce their advert - learning all about media techniques and special effects from our expert Mr Austin.  He will now edit the footage into each advert and return to us when they are complete.  We can't wait to see them and will be inviting our friends and family in for the "Premier"!  A big thank you to Mr Austin, who gave up his free time to come and work with us.  The children were more than excited to see him!

SCHOOL CLOSED TODAY! (Friday 13th)

We have been advised to close the school today due to a serious fire at a local premises causing huge disruptions as emergency services attempt to deal with it. We will update you with further details as they become available. We obviously hope everyone is safe and sound today and we are sorry that we are unable to open.

From the Daily Echo:

RESIDENTS have been evacuated after a fire at a fireworks factory this morning.

Ten crews have been called to Bitterne Road West in Southampton after the fire set off dozens of fireworks and left a huge pall of black smoke hanging over the surrounding area.

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service says residents in the surrounding area have been evacuated while motorists are being urged to avoid the area.

A spokesman for the fire service said they got the first call at 5.06am saying a large warehouse used for firework storage was on fire.

He added that crews were assisting with evacuations of residents in local area.

They had received at least 50 calls alerting them to the blaze.

URGENT APPEAL #BringGilbertHome

Message from Marwell Zoo:

We are devastated to share our loyal Marwell's Zany Zebra fans and friends that Gilbert was STOLEN from the Bassett area, Southampton, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

We desperately want our poster boy back and we are looking for any information about his whereabouts. Help us #BringGilbertHome

He was due to visit London Waterloo Station yesterday to promote both the event and the Southampton region but sadly, at around 4am on Wednesday May 11 the Marwell team were devastated to find that he had been taken from their truck. Security tags are planned to be added to all the sculptures next week as a deterrent against future thefts – unfortunately, Gilbert was taken before his could be installed.

Gilbert’s theft is heart-breaking. He’s not only much loved by the Marwell team and local community, but also a beautiful work of art and flagship for Marwell’s Zany Zebras – an event which is certain to put Southampton on the map as a hot spot for tourists this summer.

If anyone has any information please email zanyzebras@marwell.org.uk or telephone 01962 770503. Help us #BringGilbertHome