Swimming Gala

On the 1st of March, a few children from year 6 and a few children from year 5 went to Fulham Pools to attend a swimming gala. We all had a go at racing and it was great fun!!! Firstly, we had a free style 50m race. Secondly, we had a 25 metre breast stroke. Then, there was a 25 metre back stroke. Finally, we had a relay race and then it was the end. Some children went back to Fulham Pools on Friday and one of our pupils came first place in the 50 metre backstroke! Even though some of us lost, it was the taking part that mattered.

Maths/puzzle workshop

Yesterday all the classes went into the hall to participate in a puzzle workshop at different times. Yr 6 and yr 5 went last and we had a lot of fun. We were split up into 10 groups. The puzzles were very hard because the leader of the workshop, Muffy, said you had to think outside the box. The first game was an iceberg which wobbled and you had to put as many penguins on it without them falling off. The second game was a puzzle map of a road and we all had 20 pieces. There was not to be any dead ends and roads leading off anywhere. The most challenging part of this puzzle, however, was that all pieces fit into each other on every side! The third puzzle were tubes and again you couldn’t make any dead ends. The fourth puzzle was a castle and you had a picture and 5 blocks with 3 umbrellas and you had to try and make it. The second last game was a hexagon shape and you had coloured shapes and the same colour couldn’t touch each other. The last game was a pattern puzzle and hardly any groups finished it, except mine. We had a great and puzzling time!

Rabbits on the loose

On Monday the 28th of February, two year 6 students found two rabbits mysteriously wandering around the year 4 garden. No one knows how they ended up in the garden but all we know is that they were there. The first rabbit was white with brown spots and the second one was fully white. But mysteriously disappeared one night and were never to be found again...

Fun Apparatus!

In year 6 we have been using the apparatus in P.E . The week before half term was our last week using them and it was very fun!! First, we had to set up the apparatus. We used the box, the frame, the ropes and we also used benches, horses and mats to create a new activity. A few of us were able to climb all the way up the rope and some of us were able to jump all the way over the horse with the spring board. A lot of us tried to see if we could balance on the thin side of the bench and turn around. We put a metal bar across one side of the frame to the other side of the frame. A lot of us could do flips around the metal bar. We all enjoyed the apparatus A LOT!!

Year 4 visits the National Gallery!

On Wednesday, Year 4 went to the National Gallery. Year 4 were all stimulated to go. They took a train from Hammersmith station to get the line which is the Piccadilly line. It was to Leicester Square. Year 4 where all raring to go inside! When they arrived, the teacher took our jackets and we sat for lunch. After lunch we met a girl called Rachel who was our guide. She showed us famous pictures, painted by Peter Paul Rumbus and Vincent Van Gogh. Everybody’s favourite picture was Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. After that, we took the train home. THAT WAS OUR DAY AT NATIONAL GALLERY!

Houses of Parliament

On the 1st February ,2011, year 6 went to the Houses of Parliament. We took the bus from Olympia station to Trafalgar Square. It was an adventure to remember. We saw Harrods, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not and we went through Piccadilly Circus. When we got off the bus we had to walk to the Houses of Parliament. We passed the horse guards and Downing Street. Finally, we had arrived at the Houses of Parliament. Everybody had to go through security. After that, we split up in groups and explored. Our tour guide, Will, took us down this big tunnel and we ended up in the Houses of Commons. It was all green. Nobody was allowed to sit on the chairs. After that we went to the House of Lords. Everybody gasped as it was so luxurious. Again, we weren’t allowed to sit on the chairs. The Queens chair was plated with gold. Did you know that a long time ago Micheal Jackson wanted to buy the Queens chair but they said no. when he went back to America they made him a thrown. After that we had a workshop everybody loved it and finally it was time to go. THAT WAS OUR TIME AT THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT!! We had lots of fun.

Goodbye Primary School !!!!!

I have been visiting secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham because I have been preparing to leave primary school and go out to big school. My first choice for a secondary school is Hammersmith Academy. It is a brand new school and has a brand new building. It will open this year when year 6’s move on to secondary school. I went for a test for the school. Before the test I was nervous but there was nothing to worry about. The test was easy. It was a non-verbal reasoning test. Before the test at home I was using practise non-verbal reasoning tests. I can’t wait until the 1st of March because that is when I will find out if I got in. I also applied for Chiswick Community school but it has no test. Chiswick has a waiting list but I think I have a big chance of getting in because my brother is there. The last school I applied for was West London Free school. It is also a brand new school but it has no test.
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