Week 8 – 11th November 2016

Every Week / Volume 13 Issue 8
Week Ending: 11th November
What an amazing and busy week we have had! On Monday I spoke in
assembly about the American election. Obviously, whilst we never promote
any particular political party, I thought it important that the children
understand such a major event. I was delighted to hear the children’s
mature and meaningful opinions and it showed me how our school vision is
truly impacting on their breadth and depth of understanding. The photos
on the back of today’s edition show how we continue to promote ‘ Inspiring
Dreams’ through high quality educational opportunities. I wonder if our
Lego Mindstorms event has inspired any Year 5 children to be engineers
of the future? On Wednesday evening the choir performed at the City
Sharing Concert. I felt extremely proud to see Cotteridge Girls and Boys,
so smart and confident, singing with beaming smiles on their faces. Next
week, school will be very quiet as 74 children are on the school residential
trip to Wales. Mrs. Leonard has got my hat and gloves ready! Cotteridge
truly is a brilliant place to work and learn, and I would like to thank all
children, parents and staff for the collaborative and caring spirit that
makes us who we are. Enjoy a lovely weekend. Mr. Leonard.
6G Class Assembly
This week 6G had their class assembly, based
on Christopher Columbus and the discovery
of America. The children showed just how
much they had learnt about this explorer and
the impact that he had on our world. They
should be very proud of themselves as they
were confident, professional and their singing was beautiful! Remember to ponder over
the P4C question 6G left you with – can you
really discover something that somebody already knows exists?
Children in Need: Next Friday is Children In Need Day.
For children who are in school, this will be a non uniform
day with this year’s theme being SPOTS! We shall raise
funds by asking for donations of no less than 50p for the
privilege of dressing in spotty non uniform.
P4C Question of the week Is a human life more valuable than a rat’s?
Netball Player for:
Last week Toni 5T
This week Holly 5S
Achieving Excellence
Attendance; Week beginning
31st October 2016
Congratulations
KS1 — 2B winner 99.33%
KS2 — 5T winner 100%
Overall attendance Y1-Y6 97.72%
November diary dates…..
Activities
Mon 14 to Fri 18 – YR 5/6 Residential
Tue 15 – Deadline for Photographs
Fri 18 – Children in Need Non uniform
Mon 21 – Infant Art Exhibition
Tue 22 – Junior Art Exhibition
Wed 23—YR3 Birmingham University
Fri 25 - UNICEF Day
Mon 28 to Wed 30 – Scholastic Book
Fayre
Mon 28 – YR 3/4 Parent workshop
Wed 30 - YR4 Clarinet/Brass concert
2.30pm
The academic calendar is on
the website
Term dates 2016-17
Autumn Term 2016
Mon 31st Oct - Fri 16th Dec
Spring Term 2017
Tue 3rd Jan - Fri 17th Feb
Half Term: Mon 20th - Fri 24th Feb
Mon 27th Feb - Fri 7th Apr
Summer Term 2017
Mon 24th Apr - Fri 26th May
Half Term: Mon 29th May - Fri 2nd
June
Mon 5th June - Tue 25th July
Teacher Training Days
Friday 27th January 2017
Friday 24th March 2017
Tuesday 25th July 2017
Inspiring Dreams
Choir Performance:
On Wednesday evening, the
Birmingham Music Service
held a ‘Sharing Concert’ at
St. Frances Church,
Bournville. We were proud
to be the only primary
school invited to participate
in this event. Our choir performed two songs to family, friends and secondary schools.
Lego Mindstorm Robot Day
In Year 5, we received a thrilling visit
from humanoid robot NAO, who communicated and responded to us, as well
as performing some cool dance moves!
During the Mindstorm session, children
were challenged to program and navigate a ‘Mars Rover’ vehicle through a
series of problem solving challenges.
Year 5 worked superbly in their teams
and we look forward to seeing what
the future holds!
Nursery Parent Rhyme Workshop
An exciting week in Nursery! A big thank
you to all parents, and grandparents who
attended our workshop. Children and adults
were very busy making a variety of puppets
to support World Rhyme Week. Adults
were quizzed about their own knowledge of
rhymes and informed of their importance
in their child’s learning.
Year 5 Hockey Tournament
Some of our Year 5 children participated
in a inter-schools Hockey tournament at
Hollywood Primary School, finishing 2nd in
our pool
and
narrowly
missing out
on a place
in the final.
Great job!
Chester Roman Experience
Year 4 marched over to the city of Chester to gain a deeper understanding of how the Romans lived.
We marched through the streets of Chester alongside a roman soldier, visited an amphitheatre where we
witnessed a roman gladiator fight and even had the chance to uncover some Roman artefacts in the museum!
Year 4 were a credit to the school showing great enthusiasm, knowledge and passion for
learning as much as possible about this fascinating era of ancient history.
Achieving Excellence
Inspiring Dreams