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cafesociety — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:35:01 +0000

Naked Snake returns, Home Square gets bigger, Disney’s Toy Story 3 heads to PSP and all the amazing trailers from E3 2010 are yours for the taking this weekend!

Our Newland Avenue

Liz Padley — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:19:24 +0000

Year 2 pupils have been working with film maker and photographer Jon Robson as part of their Creative Partnerships enquiry school project this year.

‘Our Newland Avenue’ is the title for the project which will include a series of short films and the publication of a photography book.

Pupils have been learning all about digital photography and taking pictures of their community, they have also been producing short films using innovative software applications.

Here is a selection of the class’ first films.

EBP Award for Teacher

Liz Padley — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:40:44 +0000

Mrs Garnett was the Winner of the EBP (Linking Education and Business) Award– in the category of ‘Contribution to Continued Professional Development.’ She is the first primary school teacher ever to win this award. Her award was presented at the EBP Award Ceremony at the Ramada Jarvis. All the staff attended to support Mrs Garnett and our school. Well Done Mrs Garnett!

Sidmouth’s Hot Shots!

Liz Padley — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:31:33 +0000

12 Year 4 children took part in an Olympic “Hotshots” tournament at the David Lloyd leisure centre, competing against 4 other primary schools.

They all worked really hard and were a credit to the school. Did you see the coverage in the Hull Daily Mail? James set a new ‘hotshot’ record for the 30 metre sprint.

Well done James!

Paper Chain

Liz Padley — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:29:21 +0000

On 24^th February, Kieran, William, Rebecca and Autumn from Year 4 took part in the “Giant Paper Chain Project”. The goal of this project was to make Hull a family friendly city.

Before going to the KC Stadium Year 4 had been asked to write down their ideas of how Hull could be more family friendly.

The children along with 100 representatives aged 13 and under created a great big paper chain of ideas around the KC Stadium. As well as making the paper chain the children also took part in fun activities, a tour of the changing rooms and met Hull City players.

A great time was had by all (especially the lunch) and the children were excellent ambassadors for the school.

Photos to follow.

Wind Turbine

Liz Padley — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:49:44 +0000

After a lot of waiting, work began last week on the installation of our wind turbine on the allotments. Paid for by donations by Scottish Power and Tesco, the turbine will power heat and light in the greenhouse. It might even be able to power a pump in the newly dug school pond! Last week, the foundations were laid, and now all we are waiting for is the turbine to be delivered and wired up. Then we will be able to celebrate the big switch on!

Following on from the insallation the July 2009 the wind turbine was switched on and is now working and producing electricity. We now have the capacity to power tools, boil a kettle and light the greenhouse. We will also be able to provide heat in the winter to keep the frost off. It has been an exciting project which will see great benefits for the allotment over the coming years.

BEVERLEY RACE COURSE

Liz Padley — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:47:53 +0000

On Thursday, 23^rd April Year 6 children went to Beverley Race course to help them practice Maths in a real-life situation. The children measured the perimeter of the parade ring, lengths of horses and calculated weights using imperial measurements. They went behind the scenes to find out about lift of a jockey. It was a fascinating day!

Photos to follow

Penalty Shoot Out Presentation

Liz Padley — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:39:57 +0000

Congratulations and thank you to all children who raised money in the Penalty Shoot Out! The magnificent sum of £2136.50 will be split 50/50 between the school and the community scheme. The prizes were presented by “Roary the Tiger” the Hull City mascot

to the children who raised the most money!

The highest goal scorers in each class were presented with a medal they were:- F2, Kester and Tyler, 1J Deniz, 2H Ariff, 3W Jordan,

4A Kieran, 5H Olivia and 6G Leandro. Children who raised more than £30 received a signed leather football. The most money was raised by Ethan from class F2— £100.00. He received a signed Hull City Shirt as well as tickets to a Hull City Match and signed leather football. Chloe 4A (2nd), Louise F2 (joint 3rd) and Mia 1J (joint 3rd) also received a signed leather football and tickets to a Hull City Match.

Disney DVD Review

Liz Padley — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:09:41 +0000

The DVD comes with a really good activity book with facts, games and puzzles. The DVD showed us how the cubs were treated and where the mother hid her cubs when she was going hunting to feed the cubs. The DVD showed clips from ‘The Lion King’ and other Disney characters too. The close up shots of real lions in the African Savannah were amazing.

Did you know that lions manes are used to scare other animals and when fighting the mane is used to protect the neck on the lion? Also did you know lions sleep up to 20 hours a day? I learnt this and many other interesting facts from watching the DVD. I really enjoyed it and recommend it to all families and schools.

By Naledi

Lions DVD Review by Lewis

Everybody sat down to watch the DVD called Disney’s Magical World of Animals. The DVD was wicked, a 10/10 movie on lions.

It was really interesting. I never knew that cheetahs and leopards were cousins of the lion. The DVD was fantastic it tells you lots of interesting facts about the king of the animals. Plus I never knew that a male lion could eat up to 30kg in a meal without chewing.

The clips we were shown were really good. I never didn’t know a fully grown cheetah could run up to 120km per hour.

To sum it all up, I think it would be worthwhile to give it a go. It’s a fantastic DVD, great for teaching children. The children will really like the animations. They are wicked.

Lions DVD Review by Jasmine

Today I watched a DVD about lions. It was very interesting. I learnt a lot about lions and their lives. It showed the life of a lion cub from a tiny cub to a big strong lion. It was made with real clips and video from Disney cartoons and films. It also had a quiz & question every ten minutes or so.

When the lion is a cub it is looked after by its mother. When its mother is out hunting the cub is left in the care of another female who will care for it as her own cub. That way the cub has always got some nice warm milk to drink and won’t go hungry. Lion cubs are very playful and like to climb trees and play with their father.

A few years later the cub has changed a lot. When it was small it was speckled all over. Now the cub has no speckles, has started growing a mane and is nearly as big as its mother.

Two years later the cub is nearly adult and its mother has no time for it any more. The cub is nearly full grown and has quite a big mane so it is time to find its own lion pride. It wanders the Savannah for a few years and eventually finds a pride. The lion cub is a fully grown lion now. He and the male already there have a fight and the young lion wins. He now has his own pride.

Then he gets a girlfriend and after a while she has some little cubs. Then the lion hunts a wildebeest. The female looks after the cubs under a tree. After a while her and her cubs rejoin the pride.

It was a very good DVD and lions are very interesting. That is why I liked it.

Lions DVD Review by Alex

The DVDs are a great way to learn about animals, their lives and their natural habitats. I learnt that it is the lioness that hunts and not the male and that the mane is a part of the body that scares other lions away. Lion cubs try to scare away other animals trying to eat their food. All male lions have their own territory to defend from other lions. I enjoyed seeing the amazing close up shots of lions in the Savannah and I also enjoyed seeing the cartoon clips from ‘The Lion King’ that are throughout the film. Sometimes while the lions and lionesses are resting the elephant comes and scares them away to another spot. After around three years of age the lions go off and the lioness starts to let the young lion care for themselves. I also learnt that when the cubs are born they have freckle like spots but when they get older their spots start to fade away.

When the female lion is out hunting aunties take charge. Lion cubs fight each other but it’s not viscous. It’s a great way to learn how to fight for bigger challenges. Lions and cubs like to chew branches and other things to get their teeth stronger so they can tear off the meat that man has caught.

I would recommend this DVD set to every child because it’s a great way of learning. You should also try the quizzes to see if you can answer the questions at the ‘question time’ parts that run after every section in the DVD.

I really enjoyed it and I am sure that you would too!

Action Speaks Louder

Liz Padley — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:00:37 +0000

Leon, Mohamed, Phoebe, Asad, Courtney and Lauren (all from Year 5) visited the Guildhall on 28th January to take part in the “Action Speaks Louder” conference. Along with 11 other primary schools from Hull and the East Riding, they learnt about life in the Amazonian Rainforest and the importance of leading a sustainable lifestyle. At the end of the day the children entered the Council Chamber and took part in a lively debate on these issues.