Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed their sleepover – so much so that there was only 3 hours between the last one falling asleep and the first one waking up! They played games, set up and decorated their tents before cooking and eating their dinner.
Sailing
Year 5 had a fabulous week out sailing filled with sunshine, singing and learning. The children all demonstrated that they could capsize and right their boats as well as sailing around a course (even when there was hardly any wind!) They worked hard to support each other helping to rig and de-rig each other’s boats. The children demonstrated a great understanding of the positions of the boats and sails required to best use the wind.
Nursery go sailing
Today Nursery went sailing. We walked to the bus stop, jumped on the bus and then walked to the lakes. The children had a safety briefing and then put their bouncy aids on before heading into the boats. They started the morning with a paddling and ball game before the boats were tied together and they were towed around the lake.
After a quick break the children headed back on onto the tug boat which they got to steer!
Sailing – Day 1
Year 5 had a brilliant day out on the lake. They learnt about appropriate clothing before finding out how to rig and de-rig their boats. They were then challenged to remember all this by paddling out around a buoy returning each time to add an extra piece of equipment to rig their boat. It was amazing to see the progress they made in such a short space of time. All the children persevered, even when they found it really challenging, until all the boats were successfully ready for sailing. Luckily, the wind picked up a bit and Year 5 spent the afternoon sailing, exploring how to steer and getting quite wet. What was the most important thing you learnt, Year 5?
Big Button Challenge
 
Sewing club has taken up the GREAT BUTTON CHALLENGE and Hobbycraft has kindly donated lots of resources to help get us started. I think you will be surprised with the end result!
What do you think they are making???
Parent Friday Somali Inspiration
We were offered an inspiring story of rags to riches as Mr Abdulrahman shared his moving story of surviving the war in Somalia and his journey as a refugee with only water for nourishment. It was a delight to hear him preaching the power of education and an inspiration to have his wife and son present – a son aiming for medical school next year. GOOD LUCK! We were also treated to a delicious meal of rice and chicken from Master and Mrs Abdulrahman – THANK YOU!
The Safety Centre
On Monday, the PTA treated Year 5 to a trip to The Safety Centre in Milton Keynes. It was an amazing morning of practical and useful learning which allowed the children to consider how they could avoid or solve many commonplace and daily dangers. The set-up was incredible and the children were led through a town exploring different situations in a very real and practical way. Children had to consider the stopping distance of vehicles, water safety, road safety and car seat safety. They also entered a house and worked out how to manage different hazards that could arise as well as learning how to cope with an unconscious person. What was the most useful thing you learnt? Year 5 would like to say a massive thank you to the PTA.
Spanish Day
On Friday, Years 3, 4 and 5 were treated to a day of Spanish. They took part in five different activities including some Spanish food tasting, salsa dancing, Spanish storytelling, Spanish art and translation. The children participated fully in all learning stepping outside their comfort zones to try new things. It was fantastic to see them learning together in mixed year groups. The children shared some great reflections on their learning.
The Spanish story telling was amazing. It’s not every day you get to learn a traditional tale in Spanish.
Days like this help us learn about cultures we would maybe never visit.
I am surprised in a good way. At first I thought I couldn’t do it but I did.
I feel really proud that we learnt something new and challenging like the salsa.
Buddy Family Day – BLUE BLUE BLUE!
Today the newly structured buddy house teams spent the day together led by Year 6 pupils. The children took part in a bingo game getting to know each other, developed their trust while completing a blindfolded course, created a poster about what their team represent and created chapattis.
They then spent time back in class in the afternoon drafting logo designs for their new team as well as reflecting and enjoying an intergenerational assembly at the end of the day.
