Tuesday 30 October 2018

Year 2 Scooter Training

Year 2 had a lot of fun doing their scooter training before half term! They learnt so much including how to use their brakes correctly, how to steer around objects and to keep an eye out for potential hazards on the pavement. They discussed and acted out being polite to pedestrians and saying ‘Excuse me please‘ and ‘Thank you!’. With the trainers, the children and Mrs Bedwell talked about watching for vehicles coming in and out of driveways across pavements and when to stop to stop and walk with the scooter. Well done Year 2, you did excellent listening and we hope you found it helpful!

Treat in RG

RG worked hard the whole of last half term and earned their treat! We finished off the half term with a balloon party which was so much fun! Well done to everyone for their good learning, keep your eyes peeled on the blog to see our learning for our new topic ‘celebrations’.

Friday 19 October 2018

Rotary Shoebox Collection at Shirley Warren

In our school, we are proud that we try and help other people and this was the first year we have tried making shoebox gifts for disadvantaged children for the Rotary Club.

Thank you so much to all who generously filled a shoebox, and we will definitely be taking part next year.  Even though it is so early to be thinking about Christmas, we know the boxes have a long way to go before they reach their destination and we hope the children will enjoy what we have packed.

Here is a picture of some of the boxes, ready to be collected by the Rotary Club.


Thursday 18 October 2018

Dance Key Stage 1 & Year 4 Update

We've had a fun half term with Year 1's exploring gesture patterns creating strong clear [Mr Men]  shapes. Additionally, the Year 2s  also explored pathways with technical details.
Year 4s exploring team-building exercises and their current topic, The Tudors.
The Year 1s & 2s  Had the topic of morning activities for their gesture patterns and power poses with changes of levels. Year 2s have now moved  on to exploring animal movements in preparation for our joint music project on the Gruffalo story where they have created their own music !
Year 4s are now exploring the life of a Tudor child in movement



Wednesday 17 October 2018

Green Council start their Playground Project

Today, Green Council met for a very important job.

As well as looking at our Class Books and following our agenda, the main activity was to label the new playground equipment.

We wrote SWPNS on the footballs and other playtime equipment. 

We are going to tell our friends in class to look after them and use them carefully.

What do you like playing with in the playground?


Friday 12 October 2018

Harvest Festival at Shirley Warren

This week our whole school has been collecting food for Basics Bank, which is run by Southampton City Mission and Matt came in to lead an assembly for KS1 and one for KS2. 
We had a lot of fun with a visual story Matt told us from the Bible about the farmer planting the seed in different kinds of ground. Some of it landed on rocky ground and didn't grow.
Other seeds did a little bit better. But the best seeds in the good ground produced a good crop. 
Matt told us that when we give to others we are like the seed planted in good soil. The funniest bit was when Miss Lott dressed up as a crow and "ate" some of the seeds.


We are glad to be a generous school and hope our donations will help many families in the city who don't have enough food.

Thursday 4 October 2018

Stubbington Day 4!

Our last full day at Stubby has not been any quieter than previous days...

5D had their turn on Earthquake - we particularly enjoyed the lava leap!

Both classes explored pond life and learnt about all the different creatures that live in the conservation area. We then got a chance to go pond dipping - we found lots of little fish and insects!

We also put all our map reading skills from our Geography lessons to the test in an orienteering challenge.

This evening, we performed in the S Factor - a house competition in which each house performed their own song. The Owls were the winners!

Tomorrow, we're looking forward to taking part in the Stubbington Fox game... and seeing everyone at about 2pm!

Wednesday 3 October 2018

Stubbington Day 3!

Another busy day for Year 5 today!
When we investigated our mammal hotels, we were delighted to find that we had guests: a yellow-necked mouse and a vole! We were able to study them and learn about their adaptations which make them perfectly suited to the woodland environment here at Stubbington.

This afternoon, 5M conquered the Earthquake obstacle course... resulting in just a few wet feet...! Meanwhile, 5D took on a variety of team building challenges (with lots of success!). We had lots of fun - including the teachers!
This evening, all the children at Stubbington (Shirley Warren and another school included) took part in a site-wide game based on some stolen treasure. There were some familiar faces lurking around... seems our teachers may have pirate twins! Who knew?!
We finished off the day with a house bowling competition. Foxes and Badgers were the winners!
We're all having a lovely time and looking forward to tomorrow!

We support Water Aid

Earlier in the year, Tony from Water Aid came to speak to Green Council about how many people around the world don't have enough water to stay healthy. he challenged us to raise money for Water Aid.  we asked Costco to donate some cups so we could fill them with water and make some money but instead they gave us a cheque for £50 for Water Aid.

Last week, Tony came in to be presented with the cheque. He had the opportunity to share more about Water Aid with every class in Key Stage 2, so we all have more awareness of Global Issues around water.

Here is the cheque Costco sent.


Tuesday 2 October 2018

Stubbington Day 2!

Wow - what a jam-packed day we've had!
We slept really well and woke up hungry for breakfast. After that, we had our room inspections... let's just say some definitely have room for improvement with tidiness!
This morning, we went back down to the seashore to explore the wildlife that lives there. We created our own rockpools and observed the living creatures moving around. We were lucky enough to find an anemone!
Then, we hunted for fossils. BT even found a shark's tooth (the highlight of the day!).
Finally, we had a sandcastle competition. Whose do you think is the most impressive?
After lunch, we had set up our mammal hotels ready to entice some small mammals tonight. We had to think carefully about what food would be good and what material would make good bedding. We've hidden these in brambles - hopefully we'll be able to meet some mice or voles tomorrow!
Lastly, we built shelters designed to protect us from the elements... shame most of us didn't survive the torrential downpour (!!!).

We're looking forward to another great day tomorrow!

Monday 1 October 2018

Stubbington Day 1!

We've had a fun-filled first day at Stubby - so busy, in fact, that we've not had much time to take photos!
Once we'd unpacked and settled in, we headed down to the beach for a seashore walk. We managed to find lots of different shells and we learnt all about their differences. We also had wonderful weather!
This evening we were lucky enough to go to the hide - look at all the different animals we spotted! Lots of foxes and badgers!