Year 6 Science

As part of their topic on 'Light', Year 6 have been learning about reflection and refraction. They have been experimenting with these and finding out what happens to a light beam when it passes through a glass prism. They then used their understanding of refraction explain how rainbows are formed.

Year 3 Music Concert

It was fantastic to listen to the progress Year 3 have made with their music learning. The children really listened well to one another and concentrated hard on their piece. Well done Nightingales - truly learning to be the best they can!!

Christmas Hamper Raffle Tickets: On Sale Now!

The Christmas Hamper Raffle is upon us! It is now the season to buy a ticket or few and get the chance to win one of 30 of these amazing hampers the PTA have been assembling. Thanks for all those lovely contributions. Good luck with the draw which will take place on the 15th December - so you've a little more time to get more of those tickets...!

Book Fair Thanks!

Thanks for all your support with book fair this week! We've raised over £400 for the school to spend on new books for the children which is brilliant.

Cross Country Crew!

Cross country crew! Around 20 children this term have been competing on a Friday evening at the outdoor sports centre.  The School’s Cross Country League often highlights the best local athletic talent and gives our children the opportunity to actively compete against a large amount of city children.  Each session has included approximately 180 boys and a further 140 girls all completing a tough mile long course up and down the hills of the centre.  Currently our girls’ team lies in 8^th place from 23 and the boys 20 from 33.  All the children have improved their placings in every race they have ran so far, special mention goes to Ellen who has finished in the top ten runners every week.

Awesome Athletes!

Awesome Athletes!  Year 5 and 6 children have completed a scorching indoor athletics competition at Woodlands school.  All schools from the east of the city were invited to compete.  The children took part in a variety of 6 different sprint and hurdling races.  They then had two field events each to complete, these ranged from chest pass and shot put, long jump, triple jump, balance and speed bounce.  We are eagerly awaiting the overall results, this will determine which schools we compete with in order to take on the west of the city in a weeks’ time. Amazing effort from all the boys and girls involved in our team of 12, all the events have been very physically demanding.  More pictures from the finals will be blogged.

Year 4 Score!

There are a few items that have missed out on being blogged this year, so I thought I would try to complete a mini update and include some pictures!

Year 4 Score!  In October a team of 8 children from year 4 took part in a basketball festival at Cantell School.  All of the children showed great athletic ability and displayed some superb skills.  A lot of staff delivering the sessions were very impressed with our attention and dedication.  The children worked well together as a team and had a great afternoon.  Time ran out before many matches could be played which was a real shame as our team were ready to pass, shoot, dribble and dunk!