A New Beginning

It has been 3 weeks since the new the new term began and we all have settled in our new classes. This is what the children said about classes:
Year 6
It’s good and at a higher level which is good and it’s a better level for everyone. Miss Mathews is quiet funny and makes the learning easier.

Year 5
Year 5 is good and has lots of fun things and activities to do so you don’t get bored. The teacher Miss Driscoll, is strict but very fair and helpful.

Year 4
It’s fun and the work is easy. Miss Cole is nice. We like her and she gives us easy work.

Year 3
I think it is kind of good and I think I will learn well .Our teacher (Mrs LeSage) is not strict and I like our teacher.

The Plants

I conducted an interview with Ms Clement, asking her about the garden and the changes it is going through in early Autumn.
Q: What is going to happen to the ladybirds in the autumn?
A: We didn’t have many lady birds this year.
Q: Have you ever seen a spider in the spider frame?
A: Some children have.
Q: Will there be less or more spiders in the autumn?
A: In September and October you should see more spiders and spider webs because the weather is getting colder.
Q: The sunflowers look like they’re going to die. What is going to happen to the stalk? What is going to happen to the sunflowers that didn’t grow yet?
A: Sometimes we save them to use as canes to support other plants. The sunflower seeds will be eaten by birds and squirrels and some will be planted next year.
Q: How do you feel about the pumpkins?
A: We are disappointed because none grew this year even though we put manure on the soil last autumn to fertilise the soil to help them to grow. Maybe the weather in the summer wasn’t very good.
Q: What about the lettuce and the corn. What is going to happen to them?
A: Some lettuce was eaten by the children at lunch time. The sweet corn will hopefully be shown at harvest assembly (unless the squirrels eat them first!).

Our New Playground

Here at Avonmore in key stage 2, we have recently installed a new playground structure and things like a trampoline, monkey bars and new basket ball hoops. I have managed to get some pupils’ opinions on the new equipment. Here they are:
A pupil in Year 6 said, “I like all the new stuff but I like the trampoline the best.” Another girl in Year 5 said, “I LOVE the monkey bars best because there is not usually a big queue.”
So, in conclusion nearly everyone in the key Stage 2 seems to be proud of our new playground. It’s going to take some getting used to but the best thing is nobody’s going to get bored of it in a hurry!

Head dissapointed by incomplete playground!!!!!!!!!!!

On the 21st September, I interviewed Mr. Hale, our head teacher, about the new playground.
Q: Are you disappointed that the playground didn't get finish on time?
A: I am very disappointed but pleased that it's finished now.
Q: How long do you think it will take to finish?
A: It was supposed to finish on the 30thof August.
Q: How much money did you use for the whole playground change?
A: £60,000.
Q: How many times has the school playground been changed since you started here?
A: For the last 16 years probably 5 or 6 times but the change that just happened now is the biggest that has happened.
Q: Do you think the newest built playground is better than any playgrounds built for our school?A: Yes, I think it's a great improvement and I am glad that the top playground children have something to climb on.
Q: When was the last time you changed the playground?
A: The last change was building the brick wall in 2005.
Q: Do you think it would be better if you used the money for something else other than the playground?
A: No, I think it was the best thing to spend the money on at this time.
Q: If you had the money (which you probably have) would you change the playground every year?
A: No, because it costs a lot of money to make changes every year, though we might make small changes but not big ones.

Yr 6's Rights and Responsibilities

The yr 6s are proud to have so many responsibilities such as being wet play monitors, recycling and many more. Not everyone was lucky enough to be able to pick their own jobs because they were absent. I’m very proud because I’m trusted with a job. Yr 6s are happy because they know that the teachers trust them and the whole school trusts them as well.
There is only one more job left-office prefects (when 4 students cover the office when the staff are having their lunch).
Shall I apply to be an office prefect?

Goodbye

During our time in Avonmore we have enjoyed the physical education and sport facilities. We have also enjoyed the clubs such as football club and sports club. We had a lot of fun at the year 6 leavers’ party and we have had Miss Mathews for two years and really enjoyed our time with her. Being on the blog was a very fun and challenging time but myself and the other bloggers had really enjoyed it.This is our last post and from us we say goodbye.
PS: We couldn’t have done it without DJ Cotten, Miss Mathews, Miss O’sullivan and last but not least Mr Hale.

The Last Two Days

This is Yr 6’s last week in Avonmore Primary School which means this is the last blog update from us Year 6 pupils 2011. Because we haven’t been updating recently we are going to put lots of recent events all together in one post . We have two lovely days of parties and we also have a disco. We couldn’t have done this without Dj Cotten and the rest of the teachers. We have one more play that we are doing tonight which is Midsummer Night’s Dream. We are all very excited and very upset that we are probably not going to see each other again. We also had a school talent contest and the group Mask from year 5 won the contest. We are really going to miss Avonmore. Thank you! Hope you enjoyed J
P.S. bye bye Avonmore. We will miss you! From Kai and Tate Y6