Healthy Lifestyles Week

Next Monday will mark the start of our 'Healthy Lifestyles' theme week at school. During the week, the children will be able to take part in a karate workshop, and will learn all about making healthy lifestyle choices linked to our ongoing "Drugs Aware" SEAL topic.

On Tuesday 29th April there will be a 'walking bus' to encourage the children to walk to school. Each child joining the bus will receive a foot sticker and when they finally get to school they will be presented with a foot-shaped pin badge. We hope to see lots of children joining the walking bus, but parents must stay with them on the way!

As we will have such an emphasis on healthy lifestyles, please can you support the school at home by encouraging your children to brush their teeth twice a day, have a bath or shower regularly and to start the day with a healthy breakfast to get their brains working! If your child has a packed lunch then maybe you could spend a little extra time creating an especially healthy lunch together.

Space Centre Trip - 19th June

Year 5 are really excited about their trip to the National Space Centre next half term; a visit they are making because of their upcoming Science topic, "Earth, the Sun and the Moon". Children will have the opportunity to explore a real rocket, learn about the planets in our solar system in the centre's Planetarium and discover lots of interesting facts about the universe.

Our trip to National Space Centre will take place on Thursday 19th June, leaving school at 8:45am and returning for around 4pm. Children will need to bring a packed lunch, should wear full school uniform and can bring a maximum of £5 to spend in the Centre's gift shop.

We think that this is a fantastic opportunity for the children that will extend and supplement their scientific learning during the last half term of Year 5, and we hope that all children will be able to attend.

Summer 1 - Homework Project

For this half-terms homework project - which is going to be taken to Columbia -  we would like you to create a project showing Five Things in my Pocket... This project should detail five things that you could have “in your pocket” that describe you as a person; things that you like, hobbies that you have, sports that you play, etc.

For example, if Mr. Shadbolt were doing this, he might have:

· A photograph of his son

· An Xbox controller, because he likes playing games

· A red pen, for marking children’s work

· A stop-watch to time himself when he goes running

· A bar of chocolate - his favourite sweet!

The items that you have “in your pocket” should be personal to you, and should tell someone else a little about the sort of person that you are!

 It is up to you how you present this project, but it needs to be something physical - please don’t make a PowerPoint or computer presentation! You can of course print things from a computer for Miss Blakesley and Miss Cooke to take with them, though!

Here are some ideas for ways that you could present your “five things”:

1. Make a poster! Design a poster that shows the five things that you’ve have in your pocket. Draw pictures of them,  or take photos and stick them on to your  poster. Explain WHY you have these things in your pocket - why do they       represent you? How are they important to you?

2. Sew an actual pocket from material and place five photos of your “things”       inside! Write explanations on the backs of the photos, telling us why those things mean so much to you.

3. Create a collage! Find lots of pictures related to the five things in your pocket and glue them all down to make a picture.