Cross Country

Mr Tomley from Lakers came to school last Thursday. He laid out a cross country course for all of the Y5 and Y6 children to run.

'It was hard but enjoyable....'
'I have never run so far .....'

The top 6 girls and 6 boys are going to represent Coalway Juniors at an inter-school cross-country event organised by Mr Tomly at Lakers next week. ..... Watch this space for the results!

Year Four Harvest Assembly

Did you get to see the Year 4 Harvest Assembly? If not, then you missed a real TREAT! We all learned how important clean water is to everyone for a healthy life. Every time you flush the toilet, you use 9.5 litres of water, while people in Ethiopia only have 5 litres of water to use in a day. Another interesting fact is that only 3% of the water on earth is available for us to use! We certainly learned a lot.

The children sang a Harvest Samba and a traditional African song beautifully. They then explained how we can help other people across the world to live healthy lives by making a contribution to Water Aid or Seeds for Africa. This helps them not only grow healthy, vitamin rich vegetables and fruit, but to have clean water to drink. Have you filled an envelope with spare change yet? Please return your contribution to school - we have spare envelopes if you didn't get one.
Hope you enjoy our singing.

Drama in Year 4!

The Year 4s have been working with Mr Clay from the Superstars Drama Company. The theme for their work has been "A Healthy Lifestyle". Can you guess what element of a healthy lifestyle each of these groups of children are portraying?

Year 5 trip to the Black Country Museum

Year 5 had a fantastic day on Friday when we went to the Black Country Museum. We were taken back in time to the Victorians and learnt so much. We went into a house and were told that this would have been where a family of 13 would have lived, it was TINY! We experienced what it would have been like to work in a coalmine and were even taught by a Victorian teacher. We travelled on a tram, bought traditional sweets and shopped in the Hardware Store. A great day was had by all.

European Languages Day 26th September

European Languages Day.

Y6 worked together this afternoon. First they had to 'spot the celebrity' and then find the country they came from on a map of the world. Next the children sang a song to the tune of 'Is this the way to Amarillo' with colours in Spanish as the words. After this they looked at the work of Joan Miro, a Spanish artist and created work in his style using pencils, paint, chalk or collage. A fun afternoon was had by all.

In the Woods

Year 3 have had lots of fun walking through the woods to test their senses in order to inspire their Literacy work. We have been squelching through the mud (parents too!!), listening to the sounds and sights all around us. We had a fantastic time!

Comenius Project

As part of the Comenius project Year 3 have been learning all about what makes a healthy mind and body. We drew around ourselves on to giant pieces of paper and then added all our ideas about what we believe keeps us healthy. Don't they look great?