Archive for July, 2006

Lower School Sports Day

Monday, July 10th, 2006
Weather permitting, lower school sports day will take place tomorrow (Tuesday). We will be using the Walstead Road Playing Fields, entrance opposite the Tiger pub, and aim to start at 9.45 a.m. Parents are welcome to attend, but must make their own arrangements for seating.

Children will need to bring a plastic bag to sit on. They will also be able to bring their water bottles, but please bear in mind there are no toilet facilities available.

Children should come to school as usual, in their school uniform, and bring their PE kit (house colours) with them. If it is likely to be sunny, please ensure your child has a hat and that sun lotion has been applied. We anticipate that events will finish at approximately 11.30 a.m. and all children will then return to school.

To aid the management of the classes and smooth running of sports day, we would be grateful if, during the events, all parents could remain in the area designated for spectators.

If the weather is poor, parents can ring school from 9 a.m. to find out if Sports Day will still be going ahead. If it is necessary to cancel we shall try to rearrange for later in the week, but it may not be possible to give parents much notice.

New Year 3 Parents

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

Parents of children transferring to Delves Junior School should click here to find a copy of the important information given on the Open Evening on 6th July. You can also click the link on the right-hand side marked Information for New Year 3 Parents.

New on Espresso This Week

Thursday, July 6th, 2006
Book club 2 - UPDATED!

On mange!

The 6th French module introduces new vocabulary from Unit 8: Qu’est-ce que tu veux?

Find it: French 2

TV News

Cycling to school (+ What do you think?)

The government is encouraging children to cycle to school.

Find it: Geography 2 > Environmental issues > Taking action

Michaelangelo exhibition

Driverless taxi pods

A revolutionary form of transport could cut congestion and help the environment.

Find it: D&T > Design > Transport

News Bites

News Bites

A news round-up of events in the form of four short video clips. The video clips are reporter-led pieces using language aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils.

  • Beckham quits
  • Charlie’s chocolate factory
  • Keeping cool
  • Parachute rescue

Find it: English 2 > News Bites

Newspaper articles this week include...

Wild bear killed

In a story that highlights the difficulty of reintroducing animals to their original habitats, Bruno, the first wild bear in Germany for 170 years, is killed.

Find it: Science > Animals > Animals from around the world

Cyclone Larry

Ethical computer games

The games are part of a new breed from software designers, weary of violence, who want to create cyberspaces with “real life” content.

Find it: ICT > Software > Computer games

Spring photos

Healthy School Award

A Q&A piece to explain the government’s aim to help schools to become healthier.

Find it: PSHE & Citizenship > Education > Events and awards

Wind speed data

World Population Day 2006

A data piece offering important population facts and development issues .

Find it: Maths > Handling data > More and PSHE & Citizenship > World citizenship

Partial School Closure

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

We are having major work done to the ceilings in Years 5 and 6 over the Summer holiday. In order that we can be ready to re-open to children in September, school will close for the Summer break for Year 5 and 6 children on Wednesday 19th July. This is one day before our published date. We apologise for the short notice, but the work and time schedule was only confirmed by Walsall’s Establishment Team yesterday.

School will close for the Summer break for Year 3 and 4 children on Thursday 20th July.

School will re-open for all children on Wednesday 6th September 2006.

School Profile Online

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

You can now read our school profile on line. This replaces the annual report to parents and covers the school year 2004-05.