Pat from Sentinus came to school this morning to share a robotics session with children in P6 and P7. The children had to programme robotic cars to travel up a race track to the finish line, making sure the distances and turns were correct. They all had a lot of fun programming and testing their robots and making adjustments to keep the robots on the track.
RACE WINNERS
James, Thomas and Archie
2ND PLACE
Annie and Molly
Have a look at some of the lovely Christmas pictures taken at our Virtual concert. You can view the video on VIRTUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT BLOG and also here.
Congratulations to Mason, Robin and Harry who received Reading Eggs Certificates (Missing from picture Sophia P4)
Katie and Hollie received certificates for Reading Eggspress.
As you all know 2020 has been a very different year for all of us. This has been especially noticeable in school, in the run up to Christmas. However we have tried to make our children’s Christmas experience as normal as possible with parties, films treats etc.
We are delighted that we were able to have a VIRTUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT in our class bubbles. Thank you to all the teachers for making this possible. A special thanks to Mrs Calderwood for her work in music lessons over the past month preparing the music for the concert.
Also a big thank you to Mrs Henry for filming the class performances and then putting it all together in this video. We hope you enjoy it.
Congratulations to Izabelle who received her Accelerated Reading Certificate today
The Headteacher Awards for November and December were awarded in Assembly today.
P1 and P Winners
Archie P1 - Being Kind and Caring
Harvey P2 - Being Creative
Toby P2 - Super Maths Facts (Tables)
P3 Winners
Harry - Being Kind and Caring
Evie - Being Motivated and Enthusiastic
Charlie - Super Maths Facts (Tables)
Kevin - Being Creative (Missing from picture)
If your child didn’t get a Reading Eggs or Reading Eggspress certificate in assembly, this might be something they could do over the Christmas holidays. If you have forgotten the log in information please contact your class teacher.
Certificates are awarded slightly differently in each programme.
At the end of each map on Reading Eggs, the students will have to complete a quiz. In order to pass the quiz and progress on to the next map, they will need to gain 11 out of 15 correct answers.
They will then receive a certificate dependant on their result, as outlined below:
Gold Certificate - 14+ out of 15 correct answers
Silver Certificate - 12 to 13 out of 15 correct answers
Bronze Certificate - 11 out of 15 correct answers
Pupils can earn multiple certificates a week, depending on how many end of map quizzes they complete.
Reading Eggspress works slightly differently, as their certificates are based on how many Eggs earned, not correct answers in the quizzes.
1000 Eggs per week - 1 Bronze Medal
Once the have 5 Bronze Medals - they'll achieve 1 Silver Medallion
Once they have 3 Silver Medallions - they'll achieve 1 Gold Trophy
Please note: Within Reading Eggspress, students will have a quiz after every lesson and will need to receive 80% to move on to the following lesson. If a student mentions that they are stuck on a level, this is usually why.
Reading Eggspress pupils can only earn one certificate per week.
The Headteacher Awards for November and December were awarded in Assembly today.
P4 and P5 Winners
Dan P5 - Super Maths Facts (Tables)
Beth P4 - Being Creative
Mark P4 - Being Motivated & Enthusiastic
Isaac P5 - Being kind and Caring
P6 and P7 Winners
Ewan P6, Sam P6, Lucy C P7, Susanna P7 - Super Maths Facts (Tables)
Poppy P6 - Being Creative
Molly P7 - Being Motivated and Enthusiastic
Alexander P6 - Being Kind and Caring
Congratulations to Emma P6 who was the winner of the Accelerated Reading Cup for this half term.
P6 and P7 have been working hard this half term to achieve their Accelerated Reading targets. Well done everyone.
Mark in P4 and Robin P4 received lunctime awards for ‘Good Behaviour’.
Oliver P7 - I used lovely manners today
Thomas P6 - Good behaviour and eating well
P4 and P5 children received their Accelerated Reading Certificates in Assembly this morning. (Missing from picture is Sophia P4)
On Monday we had a very important Christmas visitor - Santa. He came around to the door of each classroom and handed in a bag of presents for the children. Not quite the same as other years but then 2020 has been an exception to the rule.
Access to new tech over the winter period can provide new opportunities for children and young people but also present risks.
This guide for parents, from ThinkUKnow, looks at how they can support their child to be safer online this season by focusing on 3 key areas: viewing, sharing, chatting and friending.
P4/5 were involved in creating the crowd performance background noises for SRC’s panto, Beauty and the Beast. They submitted their part of the script two weeks ago which was then used in SRC’s live, online performance on 10th December. P4/5 really enjoyed watching the pantomime and hearing themselves. Great fun was had by all!
Leah from Action Mental Health also did a very interesting and beneficial ‘Healthy Me’ workshop with P4 and P5. They learned about healthy bodies and minds and also about being kind to others.
Leah from Action Mental Health came into school on Wednesday to talk to the children in P6 and P7 about their mental health and well-being.
Children learned how to ensure both a healthy body and mind by getting regular exercise, water and sleep. They also discussed how our thoughts and feelings can affect our behaviour and who we can talk to if we need help or want to talk to someone about how we feel.
At lunchtime, our children are encouraged to always have good behavior in the canteen and in the playground. The lunchtime supervisors award certificates to children they have noticed displaying really good manners, being helpful, eating up their dinner well, for example. Two names from each class group are then chosen to receive a special prize each half term. The winners are :-
P1 and P2
Minnie P1 - I used lovely manners today
Luke P2 - well done for staying in your seat in the dinner hall
P3
Jacob - well done for staying in your seat in the dinner hall
Evie - I used lovely manners today.
Congratulations to the children in P1 and P2 and P3 who have been working hard on their Reading Eggs Programme and have received certificates this half term.
As we enter the Christmas season and you prepare for the school holidays , we are mindful that for some children and young people in NI, it may not be such a happy time.
This year – politicians across parties have come together to produce an awareness raising video (with signposting to helplines) that we have been encouraged to share.