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Garboldisham Church Primary School, Church Road, Garboldisham, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 2SE
Telephone: 01953 681327
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.garboldishamchurchprimaryschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Ms A Hemmings
STARS OF THE WEEK
‘Stars of the Week’ are chosen each week and announced in assembly.
‘Stars’ may have produced particularly good work, They may have done
something very well, persevered to achieve their aim or been
kind and helpful. ‘Stars’ receive a badge and a certificate.
Congratulations to all our recent ‘Stars’.
Week beginning 18th April – Devan, Florence, Jessica Olbison,
Shannon, Rosalia, George, Robin and Charley, Emily
Week beginning 25th April – Oscar, Annie, Ben, Jamie, Destiny,
Esther, Alfie.
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Week
beginning 3rd May – Alyssa, Mason, Gracie-Mae, Ryan,
Elliot, Oliver, Harrison.
Week beginning 23rd May – Eve, William, George Murray,
Freya Button, Libby, Logan Farmer, Jonny Grundy.
Newsletter Edition
3 of 2016
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
Dates for your diary
2016
27th May Finish for half term
30th May - 3rd June – Half Term
6th June Back to School
Class Photos
22nd June Year 7 intake
evening at Diss High School
25th June Year 7 intake fun
morning at Diss High School
25th June Church Fete
27th June 1pm Sports Day
Fundraising
For the new play equipment,
every class is going to raise
some money to go towards it.
Reception are going to do a
sponsored one mile run, Years
1 and 2 are going to do a quiz,
Years 3 and 4 are doing a crazy
hair day and Years 5 and 6 are
running ‘Phil the Bag’. We hope
to fundraise as much as
possible. We would like to say
a big ‘thank you’ for helping us
to raise lots of money.
By Lizzie and Ashlee
29th June – Reception children
to Easton Farm Park
1st July New Year 7
Familiarisation Day at Diss
5th July New Year 7 Induction
Evening at Old Buckenham
High School
7th & 8th July New Year 7
Induction Days at Old
Buckenham High
14th July 9am – Leavers’
Church Service
18th July 1.30pm Leavers’
Assembly at the Village Hall
20th July 1.30pm School
Finishes
YEARS 5 & 6 RESIDENTIAL AT RINGSFIELD HALL
Purifying Water
At Ringsfield, Beech Tree
Class learnt how to purify
water. We had to purify
water with a bottle, a sock,
sticky weed and charcoal.
We purified water by
putting sticky weed in the
sock and tipping the water
into the sock.
The sock
acted as a filter to take out
all the bits and pieces. Then
you have purified water
which you can boil and then
you can drink it or use it for
cooking.
By RONNIE AND OLIVER
Campfire Cooking
Years 5 and 6 went on their residential to
Ringsfield Hall and learnt how to survive in the
wild. We learnt how to build shelters, make a
fire and leave no trace and we learnt how to
cook food on a fire.
We learnt how to cook battered stinging
nettles, doc leaves and sticky-weed. It tasted
like batter with a leaf inside. We also cooked
bread made out of flour and water. It tasted
like plain bread but with a lot of flour. To drink
we had stinging nettle soup or tea.
By Charley and Lizzie
Art Barn at Ringsfield
In our free time at
Ringsfield some of us went
to the art barn were you
could do anything with
paints, pastels, chalks and
pencils.
The art barn was very
peaceful and calm, it was a
place that was very
homely.
Every day from 4 o’clock a
lady called Gina went to
the art barn and used a
spinning wheel, some of us
got to try the spinning
wheel. By Tilly and Abbie
Ringsfield Hall Labyrinth
On 16th May Beech Tree Class arrived at
Ringsfield Hall and when we first got there we had a tour
around the 14 acres of land. A while through our tour we
found a labyrinth. A labyrinth is different to a maze
because there are no dead ends like there are in a maze.
The labyrinth we found was filled with stinging nettles and
was made of willow. In a labyrinth you walk through an
entrance and find your way to the middle, then have to find
your way back out but there are lots of different ways in
and out.
By Emily and Martine
Our topic is invaders and settlers by Harry Seys and Bradley
We did a human timeline and acted out the events of the Anglo-Saxon era. We talked about what
invaders and settlers are. We learnt about Anglo-Saxon clothes and houses.
We did some drama based on an Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. We have also learnt about Sutton
Hoo and who was buried there: a King and all of his belongings. Mrs Pretty had a large house. She had
some children and a husband and died in the 1950s.
‘Gold Book’ celebrations
In this space we celebrate children who have recently been entered into the ‘Gold Book’ for all sorts of reasons, but
particularly for good, kind, helpful, thoughtful and caring behaviour. We think all of our children behave well but
sometimes the acts of individuals require special recognition. Some of the reasons this time include honesty,
looking after new children, excellent work, being very observant and very good country dancing and some
children appear in the Gold Book more than once.
Well done to Lauren, Emily, Tilly, Danny, Oliver, Noah, Martine, Logan Farmer, Harvey,
Daniel Worby, Ronnie, Alfie, James, Harrison, Daniel Salt, Oakley, George Selby, Sienna, Freddie, George Murray,
Fraser, Theo, Scarlett, Jess Thomas, Chloe, Mason, Annie-Rose, Noel, Ben,
Logan White, Phoebe, William, Beatrice, Jessica Olbison, Olivia, Florence, Elliot, Lydia, Jaidan,
Harry Seys, Harvey, Ryan, Shannon, Ashya, Ronnie, Finn, Jess Hendry, Esther, Logan Sayer,
Daniel Corble, Isaac, Sam, Haiden, Eryn. Zach, all of Beech Tree Class for exemplary behaviour while at Ringsfield
Hall and all Year 3,4 and 5 children who helped ‘Phil the Van’!
RUN A MILE
A beautiful sunny afternoon was spent out on the field with the whole school taking part in our sponsored ‘Run a mile’.
Dominique Cross, Matilda, Jacob and Jessica’s mum, came to represent Barclays Bank, who are kindly matching our
fundraising effort. The run was started off by Ms Hemmings and many of the children were able to beat their own
personal best in the number of laps they achieved. We all had great fun! We would like to take this opportunity to
thank you all for your support with this event. Once all of the sponsor money comes in, we will update you on how
much was raised. Lisa Howard
Noah’s Ark
Oak tree class have been learning about the story of Noah’s
Ark. We have made animal masks and doves to use in our
role play ark and are enjoying building arks from a range of
construction materials for the animals to stay in. In maths
we have been learning to sort and count in twos and have
enjoyed singing along to ‘The animals went in two by two’.
Breakfast Club
Every day from 7.45am to 8.45am
After School Club
Every day 3pm to 4pm. All age groups welcome.
Different activities each day
Sports Clubs
Cricket Monday 3pm-4pm, Football Tuesday 3pm-4pm
Netball Wednesday 3pm-4pm, Rugby Friday 3pm-4pm
Please see Jo in the office for more details.
NORWICH CASTLE ….. Drama with Freya.
First we went with a Viking lady called Freya and went to act as Vikings . We got dressed up in Viking clothes and
we did Viking jobs. We also pretended to be dragons. Freya pretended to kill us. She told us a story and we
acted it out. The story was about some Vikings that try to find a new land but get caught in a storm! Then they
have to slay a dragon!
We also went to look round an exhibition about the book ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’ We got to dress up as
Vikings and we went in a Viking boat. The exhibition also had the original drawings and notes for the books – the
day was amazing, it was like we were real Vikings!
by Alice and Shannon
MATHS
SLIP, SLAP, SLOP!
Cherry Tree Class have been doing lots of
maths. We have been learning about shapes,
how many sides they have and their names.
Some shapes like cylinders and spheres can roll
but cuboids cannot roll.
Also in maths we have been measuring our
heights, our feet and our femurs. The femur is
the longest bone in our bodies.
In our investigation we found out that the tallest
person doesn’t always have the biggest feet!
Gabriel, Mason, Isaac, Florence, Megan, Olivia,
Noel and Annie
Get ready summer’s nearly here so everyone
needs to be hydrated. Please make sure when
your children come to school they bring a water
bottle. CHILDREN WANT TO BE HYDRATED!!
Children also need to bring a hat - you will need a
hat when it is a sunny day. If it doesn’t look like a
sunny day, please STILL BRING ONE!!
You will need sun cream for when you are playing
outside as it is starting to get very hot. You will also
need it for PE and after school club when you are
outside.
Remember …. Slip slap slop, slip on your T-shirt ,
slap on your hat and slop on your sun cream.
By Freya Button and Freya Bowen