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Newsletter 5

6th October 2017 Sports News: Year 5 Football Tournament

Our Year 5 footballers played 4 excellent games at the inter schools

tournament this week and came a very well-earned 2nd place. They

all played very skillfully and supported each other well with Zac

showing his leadership skills in captaining and organising the team.

Well Done to you all!

Netball

Mrs Jolly is running netball practices from 3.30-4.30 on Tuesdays

for the next 2 weeks. This is for any Year 5/6 children and in

particular, for those who are interested in taking part in the Hi 5

Netball tournament on Thursday 19th October.

‘That Poetry Bloke’ www.thatpoetrybloke.com

On Thursday afternoon, poet and performer, Craig Bradley, entertained us with

humour and rhymes. As well as having lots of fun and laughter, he had some

key messages about poetry-including how important reading is, the effect that

the sound of words has and how anyone can try writing poetry by just taking

words and ideas and putting them together.

Macmillan

Last Friday we held a special Coffee and Cake Afternoon in aid of Macmillan

Cancer Support. With the help of group of children from Class 3 we raised a fabulous £267. Nelly, Peter,

Imogen, Dan B and Dan S worked politely, efficiently and with great confidence serving drinks and selling

raffle tickets. Thank you very much for your support.

Parents Association

We are holding a meeting for any parents who are interested in re-establishing our

Parents and Friends Association on Monday 16th October at 6.30pm in school with

wine and nibbles. We will be discussing any ideas for social and fundraising events

and thinking about this year’s Christmas activities.

We all have busy lives but the more people who can get involved the easier the

workload for everyone and the more varied activities we can offer.

Science day

Change of date: On Thursday 12th October, Year 3 and 4 are having a science day

full of exploration and investigation linked to their focus on magnetism. To help

them get in role, the children can bring along anything to wear to make them feel

more like scientists such as a lab coat (large white shirt), glasses (old 3d cinema

glasses/ goggles), mad science hair, magnifying glass (real or card cut out), rubber

gloves etc . There is no need to buy any costumes or accessories for this fun day!

Headlice

Please take the opportunity this weekend to check your child’s hair as we have had a case in school

Save the Dates

INSET day: Friday November 17th.We are sorry we are unable to offer any childcare on this day.

Flu Vaccination for Reception to Year 4 children: Wednesday 18th October, pm.

Harvest Service: Wednesday 18th October, 9.15am

Foundation Harvest Service: Thursday 19th October, collection in aid of Mmazami Primary, Tanzania

Afternoon Tea with 44th Wakefield Guides (Horbury Bridge) Saturday 14th October, 2.00-3.15pm or

3.30-4.45pm

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Class News

Foundation Stage

We learnt lots of new things this week when Father Christopher

showed us around our church. The children all got comfy on the pews

and listened carefully to what was inside. Dexter noticed a long rope

dangling through a hole in the ceiling. He told us "That rope goes to the

bell tower. It makes a sound so the people know to come to church."

We are looking forward to our next visit from Father

Christopher, where he will show us all his special clothes that he wears

for different occasions in church. Miss Painter, Mrs Lovell, Mrs Stearne, Mrs Thompson

Class 1

This week in Class 1 we have been enjoying our RE learning about

places of worship. Last week we learnt all about the Muslim place of

worship and this week we have explored the Mandir, which is a

Hindu temple. We learnt what we could see in a temple, how Hindu’s

prepared themselves for prayer and why the temple is important to

them. We also discussed the many Hindu Gods and created some

beautiful pictures of them. Miss Schofield, Mrs Ross

Class 2

This week in Year 3 and 4, we have

been looking at places of worship.

We have been studying all about

the different rites and rituals that

go on inside Gurdwaras (the Sikh

place of worship), Mosques (the

Muslim place of worship) and the

Synagogue (the Jewish place of

worship). To help us understand

this even better, we decided it

would be a fantastic opportunity

for us to visit one of these places and see first hand how places of worship differ. This led us to the United

Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Leeds. After having a tour and identifying key areas of a synagogue,

the children got to handle real artefacts and to see a Torah Scroll (the Jewish religious text) up close! Teddy

loved it so much he said, 'This is fantastic, can we make a book about it when we get back?!' See all our

photos at http://bit.ly/Synagogue2017 Mr McHale, Miss Riley, Mrs Brammer

Class 3

Within our literacy lessons this week, we have been using drama

conventions to help ‘step into the shoes’ of characters aboard the

Titanic and be able to empathise with them. The children worked

in small groups to come up with three freeze frame images which

showed a transition from one event to the next during that tragic

night. Each child came up with their own character and

background story including which class they were travelling in,

where they were and what they were doing the night the vessel

struck the iceberg. We then went on to write character profiles

during Big Writing. Mrs Findlay, Mrs Callaghan

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Achievement Awards this week

Foundation Nursery

Star:

Aoife

Being a kind

and caring

friend

Reception:

Martha

Showing

increased

concentrati

on and

confidence

in phonics

Class 1

Jenson

Making the

right choices

and

persevering

with his

learning

Henry

Brilliant

contribution

to class

discussions

and being so

engaged in

his learning

Class 2M

Molly

A fantastic

role model

and a

brilliant Talk

Partner

Chloe

100% effort

and always

being ready

to learn

Class 2R

Olive

High quality

work in DT

and helping

and

supporting

others

Dylan

Amazing

effort in

writing an

informative,

accurate

piece of

work

Class 3

Ben

Focus and

positive

attitude to

his learning

Oliver

Putting

100% effort

into all

lessons-a

pleasure to

have in class

Whole

School

Achievement

Awards

Headteacher Award:

Year 5 Football Team

Excellent team play and skill in coming ‘Runners Up’ in

the inter school tournament

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Term Dates 2017 – 2018

Date Event

Friday 20th October School closes for half term

Monday 30th October School reopens

Friday 22nd December School closes

Monday 8th January School reopens

Friday 16th February School closes for half term

Monday 26th February School reopens

Thursday 29th March School closes for Easter

Monday 16thApril School reopens

Monday 7th May May Day Bank Holiday

Friday 25th May School closes for half term

Monday 4th June School reopens

Tuesday 24th July School closes for Summer

We have 3 closure (INSET) for staff training to be allocated for 2017/2018

Important Dates for your Diary

Date Event

Wednesday 11th October Class 1 visit to Middleton Railway

Thursday 12th October Year 3/4 science day

Friday 13th October Class 3 visit to a Hindu Mandir, Leeds

Monday 16th October Parents and Friends Meeting 6.30pm, school

Wednesday 18th October Reception to Year 4 flu jabs, pm

Wednesday 18th October School Harvest Years 1-6, in church, 9.15am

Thursday 19th October Foundation Stage Harvest, hall

starting as soon as children are ready after 9.15am

Thursday October 19th Year 6 Hi 5 Netball

Friday 17th November School closed for INSET

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Horbury Academy Primary School Festival Dates 2017/18

Date Year Group Event

September 14th Year 4/5/6 Cross Country

September 28th Year 4 Touch Rugby

October 5th Year 5 Football

October 19th Year 6 Hi 5 Netball

November 9th Year 1/2 Benchball

November 23rd Year 6 Basketball

November 30th Year 3 Benchball

December 7th Year 5/6 Badminton

January 25th Year 5/6 Sports hall athletics

February 8th Year 1/2 Multiskills

February 15th Year 3 Unihoc

March 8th Year 6 Wake Up Shake Up

April 26th Year 4 The Cube

May 3rd Years 1/2/3 Handball

May 10th Year 1/2 Races and relays

May 17th Year 3/4 Summer games

June 15th 12.30 Year 5/6 Mini Olympics-

Thornes Park

June 21st Year 3/4 Athletics

June 28th Year 6 Kwik Cricket

July 5th Year 5 Rounders