MICKLEOVER TIMES
December 2014
Twas the Night…...
Twas the night before Christmas and inside the
flat,
Not an animal was moving, not even a rat.
On Christmas Eve, whilst tucked up in bed,
A mince pie was out with a carrot as well,
Too excited to sleep , thoughts of Christmas day
Waiting for Santa to have a great smell.
stuck in my head.
As I started to sleep, I heard jingle bells,
The mince pie, so tasty, nothing could beat,
“Down to that house!” Santa yells.
Except Santa’s presents, so tidy and neat.
As I leapt out of bed,
With everyone asleep and no-one awake,
I saw Santa dressed in red,
Santa will come and his magic he’ll make.
His boots making not a sound,
His belly was round.
With me all snuggled in my wonderful bed,
Santa slid down the chimney,
Dreaming sweet dreams, all in my head.
He got very dirty,
Santa is coming, that’s what everyone says,
His elves got very flirty.
We’ve been waiting and waiting, waiting for days!
His drank his milk, which he got for free,
He fed his reindeer grain,
Santa is here, that’s got to be the noise,
He checked his map,
Keep your ears listening and your eyes always
The next stop was Spain .
poised.
He ate his mince pie,
A big, fat man with a big, fat belly,
While he was in the sky.
His tummy always wobbling, just like a jelly!
By Luke Galland
Filling up the stocking with toys from his sack,
and Dylan Sherratt 6HG
Making no sound, not even a crack.
A very jolly man doing his job on Christmas Eve,
Delivering the presents before he can leave.
By Benji Bedford and Adam Downes 6HG
We Wish You a Merry Christmas..
On December 9th Mickleover Primary School`s choir went to The Royal British
Legion, to sing Christmas carols for some elderly people who are part of the ‘Live
at Home’ scheme. We walked there, and waited for about ten minutes whilst they
finished their lunch, then we went to sing. Lots of them joined in, which helped to
get everyone in the Christmas spirit!
We sang: We Wish you a Merry Christmas, Jingle Bells, Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer, Noel,
Grandma Dot Com and Away in a Manger (but in a different tune,) plus a few more songs.
After we had finished singing, some of us gave out Christmas cards we had made. As a ’thank you’
for singing, we got some chocolates – GREAT! Then we walked back to school.
Ben Jones and Jamie Durose Richards 6H
Reception Nativity
I liked the music when they went down the stairs.
It made me feel happy.
By Jack Burt RecB
I was a baby doll in the
Christmas play. I liked the
football rhyme and I liked
Mary and
Joseph.
By Poppy Uff RecL
The ‘Not Now Nativity’
We did our play for three days. We dressed up
as different characters. It was about baby Jesus.
It was a lot of fun. We were very nervous. There
were lots of people watching.
By Lily Murphy and Connor Bates 2SW
In Y1 we have done our Nativity with the Y2. We
all enjoyed it because it was fun. We can’t wait
for Santa to come.
By Darcey Oversby 1WS
A BIG ‘Thank you’ to the Tesco store in Mickleover for
donating all the satsumas for our
Junior Christmas activity day.
Bread Making
On 10th December, Y5 went into the hall
and made different types of bread like:
cinnamon, cheese, French, flat, pitta,
tiger, swirl and a lot more. First we added
all the dry ingredients into the mixing
bowl. Then we poured 210ml of warm
water into the mixture , making it into a
dough. Next we had to knead the bread
on the table. It was awfully sticky and
gooey, so we had to be quick handling it.
Lastly we got to do the best bit, which was plaiting, rolling or swirling.
Everyone’s looked good and after we had finished, we took it home to
bake in the oven for half an hour. It was scrumptious. We brought some
bread in the next day to evaluate.
By Shania Shah & Molly Parkinson 5G
Cross Country at Moorways
Every Wednesday, earlier this term, the cross country runners met in the hall at 2.55pm
to get ready to go to Moorways and compete against other schools from across Derby.
The Year 3/4 ran 1.45km and the Y5/6 ran 2 km. Whilst the Y3/4 were running, the Y5/6
stood at the side, ready to cheer them. The Y5/6 then got warmed up; the girls went first
followed by the boys. Everyone found it challenging, (even the top runners). Participating in the
aces, teaches you to pace yourself and tactics to use. Overall we did really well with the Y5/6 teams
coming 2nd in one of their races; the Y3/4 boys and girls won all the trophies possible in their
competition (6 in all!). Thank you to Mrs Taylor for organising running club and entering us in the
competitions.
By Luke Galland and Adam Downes
Our Roman Visitor
On Roman day, a Roman soldier,
called Marcellus, came and told us
about the Romans. We did lots of fun
activities such as hop scotch and
knuckle bones. In the afternoon, we
made mosaics. It was so much fun.
By Cameron Haxell & Leo Waring 4C
Wanted - Old Calendars!
Picture calendars are a great
classroom resource. Could you
send any old, or unwanted
calendars to Mrs Harrison (6HG),
but please ensure that pictures
are child appropriate!!
Congratulations!
Congratulations to our Y5/6 gymnastics team who won the Derby City Gymnastics
Festival earlier this month.
Don’t forget to come and join us on Friday, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church,
10am, for our annual carol service, led by the Y6 pupils.
We look forward to seeing you there.
19th Dec
5th Jan
13th Jan
22nd Jan
29th Jan
4th Feb
6th Feb
6th Feb
16th Feb
17th Feb
19th Feb
26th Feb
3rd March
Dates for your Diary
Break up for Christmas
5th March
Return to school
5th March
FOMPS meeting
5th March
6pm Y6 information evening
12th March
11.30am 5G parents in for lunch
12th March
Y3/4 gym competition
13th March
Non-uniform day (£1 per family)
25th March
Break up for half term
26th March
INSET DAY
27th March
Return to school
27th March
11.30am 3RF parents in for lunch
27th March
11.30am 3F parents in for lunch
13th April
Parents’ evening
World Book Day
11.30am 6HG parents in for lunch
Parents’ evening
Celebration of dance
11.30am 6H parents in for lunch
Comic Relief
pm Y3/4 performance
6.30pm Y3/4 performance
Non-uniform day (£1 per family)
Break up for Easter
Chocolate Bingo
Return to school