The New Classrooms in Year 4 and 5
Geoffrey Field Junior School have had new buildings built in their school. One classroom has been built in
Red Area and one class room has been built in Blue Area. They were built in September and were finished
in January so Mrs Raven’s class and Mrs Pritchard’s class had to move in after the Christmas holidays. Mrs
Raven’s class are lucky enough to be working in the new classroom in year 5. They’re having an extremely
good time in it. They are great at keeping it nice and tidy. But unfortunately the smart board isn’t smart at
all because when Mrs Raven doesn't touch it, it comes on by itself and that’s why year 5 think there is a
ghost in it!
Three good things about the new classrooms:
1. The chairs are a lot comfier than the ones in the old classrooms.
2. The new classrooms are a lot larger and have more room to learn.
3. Year 5’s room is painted in baby blue, which makes Mrs Raven and her
class smile every morning.
Romans Fun Facts
Year 4 have been studying the Roman empire and these are some of the things
they’ve found out!
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was a Roman Emperor for many, many years.
He was born in July 100BC and he died in 44BC, Rome, Italy.
Did You Know?
Did you know that Romulus and Remus were fighting to name the main city of Italy? Romulus killed
Remus so it is now known as Rome.
Romans had lots of Gods and Goddesses. When Romulus died he became one of the gods.
If you wanted to be a Roman solider you had to be in the Auxiliaries because you did not live in
Rome, Italy.
SATs
What are SATs?
The SATs are tests that all primary school children in year 6 have to do. These tests take place in May and
they last for one week. The SATs include lots of different tests you have to do: grammar, numeracy, arithmetic. The Year Sixes have to do this test for the government so they can find out the average score and
how good our school is compared to others.
Things we are doing to prepare you for your SATs
As you may have noticed, we are doing booster classes for year sixes. These booster classes are helping
you get ready for the tests in May by helping you revise tricky topics. We have also launched compulsory
maths homework for yellow area; they have it on Friday and then they have to bring it back on a Wednesday. Here are some great test tips: get a good nights’ sleep; use websites like Mathletics, BBC bitesize KS2
and you should get some fresh air everyday.
How are Year Sixes feeling?
Amina told us, “’I'm feeling nervous and excited! I'm nervous because I might fail and excited because I
might pass!’”
Simon says, “This year the SATs are harder but the teachers have prepared us for any situation.”
Daniel says, “I'm excited because if I concentrate I will pass.”
An Interview with Mrs Jarvis
Why did you decide to join our school?
Because I’m good at working in an office and I like to see all the children. Also, it is very close to my house so it is very convenient.
Do you have any special talents?
I think that I can sing but Mrs Bryan disagrees with me! I have a good sense of humour and I can laugh a lot.
What’s the best thing about working in a school?
Meeting all of the children and their families.
What is the most embarrassing thing to happen to you?
I was at the supermarket. I got my trolley, put everything in... Everything was going well until I got to the checkout—I had
forgotten my purse!
What did you join the school?
In 2008, I think.
Who is your favourite teacher?
Miss Yearsley because she is always keeping me informed about what happens in her area and the good and bad things the
children have done!
A Friendship Poem
Friends are hard to find,
Really,
friends should be kind.
I like to visit my friends and share,
Every day we play and care.
Nice as a cuddly bear,
Dancing with your friends over there.
Singing together makes us better,
Help a
friend - write them a letter.
I do things with them, like read,
Protect your friends when they’re in need.
Would You Rather …
1. ... only be able to eat either pancakes or waffles?
2. ... be able to fly or be able to breath under water?
3. ... burp confetti or fart glitter?
4. ... lick a cow’s or lick a sheep’s face?
5. ... eat nothing but ketchup or mustard for a week?
6. ... fight the entire Smurf village or fight the full collection of Care Bears?
7. ... smile when bad things happen or frown when good things happen?
8. ... stop showering or stop brushing your teeth?
9. ... go one year without your teeth or go one year without the internet?
10. ... stop using YouTube or stop using Facebook?
Achievements
Times Table champs this term are:
40 Club: Naftal, Kebron, Zaynah, Priyanka (Y3); Tawfiq, Eleora (Y4); Rahim (Y5); Harvey,
Justin, Georgina, Jodie (Y6)
60 Club: Maxou, Zaynah, Kebron (Y3); Hajira (Y4); Ty, Ayesha (Y5); Layla (Y6)
80 Club: Kebron, Maxou (Y3); Salman, Abdullah, Huriya (Y5); Abdur Rahim, Danielle (Y6)
100 Club: Huriya, Fathima, Rayyan (Y5); Robyn, Bel (Y6)
120 Club: Ekeshan (Y6)
In the Good Book this term:
Yr 5 Plum’s Class, Miss Bunker’s Maths Class, Kimberley, Sarah, Ekeshan, Max, Annalea,
Sumayyah, Isaiah, Lyle, Tika, Gerald, Leah G, Naima, Bauleen, Danielle, Jay S, Jay W, Eleora,
Zafeer, Yigithan, Abdullah, Temitola, Zaynab, Kaitlyn, Matthew, Kyle, Magesa, Jordon, Mrs
Raven’s Class, Hanis, Musa, Jow, Rebekah, Daniel B, Kyle W, Riley, Leah, Kristen, Keeley,
Olivia W, Temitola, Alana, Frankie, Yigithan, Tomika, Freya, Maxou, Mirion, Shiwani, Lilah,
Zainab, Angel B, Samuel, Dija, Adam, James K, Jodie, Tyler, Andrew, Daniel B, Daniel R,
Samuel G, Jordon S, Sienna C, Zaara S, Leanna, Iman, Zak, Mona, Joe, Sarah S, Ekeshan, Micah, George, Max, Ekeshan, Lucy-Rose, Ismail, All of the Mediators, Abdulah, Lilia, Willeigham, Ahmad, Spencer, Katie, Olivia V, John, Kuba, Evan, Lisa, Leon, Tehreem, Louise,
Rayyan, Neha, Zahra, Kyle H, Sarah S, Nathan, Katy, Amelia, Sarah S, Zaara, Zahra, Erin,
Christi, Team A and B Footballers, Lebron, Shiwani, Tabina, Ella M, Leon, Miss Pritchard’s
Class, Lillee May, Olivia V, Wallaree and Leon
Mathletics champs this term are:
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
1. Maxou
1. Annabelle
1. Zaara
1. Jakhi
2. Kebron
2. Hasan
2. Abdullah
2. Shalom
3. Priyanka
3. Eoghan
3. Leslie
3. Sumayyah
Well done everybody!
Meet The Team
New Members
Simon year 6 - Favourite animal is a turtle
Laila year 3 - From Tunisia and has an Arabic name
Ellouise year 6 -Favourite colour is purple
Rehan year 4 -Likes painting
Zahra year 5 -Has a caring family
Last Term And This Term’s Members
Amina year 6 - From Tunisia and has an Arabic name
Jasmine year 4 - Favourite hobby is swimming
Mitchell year 4 –Favourite hobby is go-karting
Dija year 5 - her sister used to go to Geoffrey Fields
Fawzan year 4 - Likes to play Minecraft
Daniel year 6 - likes to play football
Eesaa year 6 - Favourite colours are green and blue
Top 5 cute cat pics
Do you have a cat? If so, is it as cute as Miss Clark’s?
Miss Clark’s cat is just adorable!
We’ve found some beautiful cats for you to look at
while you read some of our amazing cat facts!
Fun facts:
Cats can see in dark.
Cats can come in all shapes and sizes.
Cats can also die of shock!
AAAW
Year 5’s Space Topic
In Year 5 for topic they are doing space research and this is part of what they have learnt.
There are eight planets in the solar system. For this issue you are going to learn about 2 of the planets.
The planets are called Mercury and Mars, also known as the two M’s.
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and Mars is the forth fastest planet to orbit around the Sun. Mercury takes 81 days to orbit the Sun and Mars takes 1.88 Earth years to make a full circle around the sun.
Mercury is all grey and Mars is red and orange.
Did you know that the planets are named after gods? Mars is the bringer of war.
Two truths and one lie!
Have a look at these facts about space—2 of them are true and 1 is a lie. Can you guess the lie?
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This newspaper has been crowned
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Geoffrey Field Junior
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You would never want to miss a single bit of news
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The Fun Page
Fun quiz
Have you been paying attention in the newspaper? Test yourself with these questions!
When was Julius Caesar born?
What colours are used for the chairs in the new blue area classroom?
Can you finish this dot-to-dot?
A Valentines’ Joke
What did
the stamp
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envelope
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me!!!