Year 5’s Sharing Assembly on Pyjama Day!!

On 30th of November, Year 5 had a sharing assembly but it was different from the others because it was on PYJAMA DAY! At the start of the assembly year 5 showed the order of the 9 planets which orbit the sun. A great way to remember the names of planets by saying My (Mercury)- Very(Venus), Energetic(Earth), Mother(Mars), Just(Jupiter), Served(Saturn), Us(Uranus), Nine(Neptune), Pizzas(Pluto). Interestingly, Pluto is considered to be a dwarf planet meaning that it is too small or not spherical enough to be considered a planet. Also, in the assembly we acted out an interview with Ellen MacArthur which we made into a comedy sort of way. After that I performed a classical Indian dance called Kathak. People said it was superb!

Christmas Decorations

Last Tuesday we had a Christmas tree decorating assembly. Everybody in the school made a decoration and wrote a wish on it. There were 3 students from each class that shared their wishes in the assembly and then placed it on to the tree. All of the decorations were either purple or white because our senior administrator officer (a.k.a. receptionist) is getting married and those are her favourite colours!

KS1 Winter Concert

Key stage 1 is putting on a performance this Christmas on the 18th of December- The Little Blue Star! Two year 2 students are sharing with me how they feel and what they’ve been doing during the past few weeks to prepare for the big event. The performance features seven songs and a play about a sad little blue star. One of the children said, “I am very excited and nervous because I am going to play the blue star,” and the second one said, “I am very nervous because I am gonna have to sing in a loud and clear voice!” Key stage 1 have been rehearsing a lot and I’m very sure they are going to sound just perfect!

Oral Health Day

On Wednesday 10th October it was Oral Health Day!! Oral Health Day is a day where we learned that it’s really important to look after your teeth for the benefit of your health! Of course, you should be doing this every day and not just on Oral Health Day! This day reminded us to brush our teeth a lot more. Everybody got a free toothbrush and toothpaste. There were two different types of toothbrushes and everyone thought the Spiderman one was the coolest! And, the next day could have been called Avonmore Fresh Breath Day!

Presidental Election

At the beginning of November, there was an important event-the US Presidential election which saw Barak Obama re-elected for his second term in office. There was a great deal of media attention for this US election and it made me wonder about the differences and similarities between the American and British political systems. In the UK there is a prime minister, whereas in the USA, there is a president. In the USA, the candidate can be president for eight years maximum, however, in the UK the time limit is not as rigid. The elected prime minister can call an election whenever they like but cannot surpass a 5 year time period. The name of the prime minister is David Cameron. In the UK there are three main political parties: Liberal, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat, whereas in the USA, there are two main political parties: Democrats and Republicans. So, despite both countries’ historical ties, their political systems are different: the UK has a constitutional monarchy whilst the USA is a constitutional republic.

Waste Watch-Waste less. Live more

On Wednesday 17th October somebody named Shirley came in and talked about reduce, reuse, recycle or you could say the triple Rs. Shirley had a puppet named Pierre and she acted as if she was humorous French chef. She taught us what we should do with leftovers, like putting them in the fridge and not wasting them because that means wasting money. She also taught us about composting with the help of her friend Herman the worm. Herman, the puppet, told us that when you put compost in the compost bin the worms eat it and they make soil in which you can plant more plants! All and all, Waste Watch was funny and informational.

Internet safety Ceases Trouble

In ICT, Year 5 has been learning about how to keep safe on the internet. We have designed our own internet safety posters and comics in partners on the laptops. We used the Marvel Comics website to use backgrounds, choose items or characters and make them say things about internet safety. To make the posters, we used wordle- a website that allows you to type words (we used internet safety words) and it will randomly put them all over the paper. You can edit the colour and font, and once you’ve finished, you print it out as a poster. The best posters and comics were put onto the display and they all look fabulous!