Football success!

On Thursday 23rd February Christ Church School football team played Watton-at-Stone School at their home ground.  The team was full of great players; Moris, Joe, Dylan, Cameron, Jake, Sam, Tom and Jordan. 

The team worked brilliantly to score the first goal, scored by Dylan.  After that we were building momentum to score our next goal.  Surprisingly one of their players hand-balled and so we got a penalty, which Moris scored.  Our third goal was amzing.  The ball came up from a corner and Moris jumped up into the air, did an overhead kick right into the top corner.  What a goal! The fourth goal was scored by Tom.  It was a great team goal and Tom kicked the ball with great power and skill into the bottom corner of the goal.

The final score was 4.0 to us!  Unluckily for us Miss Ball promised us a McDonalds if we scored 5 goals.  Oh well, we still made the school proud.

Match report by Dylan and Jake

Roman Day

BIG NEWS!!!

Roman Day came to Christ Church School

Reporter: Bella K

On Wednesday 8^th of February 2012, Christ Church School celebrated Roman Day with a range of activities.

This is how the day went:

First I followed the children into Fine class, I had a chat with Miss Byrne and she told me the children were learning a song called `Just Like A Roman’. Everyone looked very amazing in their costumes!

Secondly, the children went into the hall. They were marching around learning Roman commands in Latin and English and doing the testudo (in English: tortoise). Mr Cadwallader told everyone to imagine they were still in the army as they marched back to their classrooms.

Thirdly, I went with a small group into Mc Gough class and Mrs Lincoln was making dates, stuffed with raisins drizzled in honey, and salad with tomatoes and lettuce.

Then I stepped into the library and the children were examining replica Samian pottery bowls with Mrs Croft.

For the next activity everyone in Lewis class made Roman coins from clay, with a face on them.

At the end of the day all the classes went into the hall and had a great FEAST and sang ‘Just Like a Roman’ to all the parents!

At the car wash

McKee and Carle have started this half term by looking at  the topic of vehicles.

One of the questions asked by a member of McKee class was "How do dirty cars get clean?"

This is one way...



Roman Day

On February the 8th our school Christ Church had a Roman Day, it was fun, my favourite bit was the banquet. I liked dressing up in a Roman costume, I was a Roman Soldier. We did it because our topic Invaders and Settlers.

My favourite part was making the clay coins and sharing the banquet. We had five activities they were, clay coins, singing, being a Roman Soldier, making food and looking at Roman things and guessing what they are. We have learnt a lot about Romans today and hope to learn more. We made shields to defend ourselves, my shield said legxx on it.

It was a very fun day in cooking we cut up tomatoes and celery, we also got some dates and cut them up and took out the stone and put raisins in them We dipped them in honey and ate them at the banquet.

By Fred D & William H

Penguins

Mckee class have gone quite mad about penguins recently. It all started when we read the big book version of The Emperor's egg.

This is a non-fiction book and everyone in the class enjoyed reading it, in small groups, alone or as a class. Everyone liked looking at the illustrations and learning some facts about the Emperor penguin.

It has been in the classroom for a few weeks now and is still one of the most popular books. It also encouraged the children to bring in, from home, penguin books (both fiction and non-fiction) to share with the rest of us. Mrs Matthews did struggle with the copy of Der Pinguin, not being able to read German and so had to resort to talking about the pictures!

Unsurprisingly, the most remembered fact was that when the mummy penguin comes back she is sick into the babies mouth and the baby says "Yum yum!"

Most of the children were surprised that it was the daddy who looked after the egg and everyone was horrified that he had to stand still most of the time and did not eat for 2 whole months!

A friendly penguin came to visit us and was subjected to being measured and washed on a daily basis. His feet, beak, height and flippers were all measured time and time again. We have a tool box in the classroom full of tape measures and rulers. They have never been put to so much use. One afternoon when some members of Carle joined us, they also caught the measuring bug.

He took a trip outside into the snow to welcome the children into school one morning and on another was a perfect model for some observational painting.

Some of the items that came in for Penguin homework.
Can you spot the painted ice cube penguins?

The children drew penguins, wrote about penguins and then, when asked what they wanted for homework that week, wanted more penguins! They were challenged to tell their families what they already knew and to find out at least one new fact about penguins.

During our hall time they wanted to be penguins, and so much waddling, balancing of eggs and huddling took place. The igloo game was also very popular.

We have read quite a few penguin stories, including Penguin Post and Cuddly Dudley. These have satisfied the thirst for penguins, whilst at the same time, helped the class talk about how it felt to have siblings, to want time alone, to feel lonely, what it feels like when a new baby joins the family and best of all how nice a hug is but only when you want one.

The request now is to visit some penguins and to watch Happy feet, that one will have to be put on hold or may even be a good activity for half term! Over to you.

Friday 10th February

School will be open at 10am today.

Please wear sensible footwear and continue to bring warm coats, hats, gloves etc.

Mercury Photograph

Carle and Mckee, each, had a class photograph taken today. The children sat beautifully and did everything the photographer could ask, smile, sit straight, hands in laps etc.

Carle "We said Cheeesssee - it was funny!" and in Mckee we said "Sausages", at which point, one of the members of staff had sudden inspiration of what to cook for her dinner tonight!

The photograph will be printed in the First Class supplement, which will be in the Mercury on March 1st.  (Only children who have permission to be photographed for media purposes where included.)