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• Purple Mash Pyramids

  Thu 21 Nov 2019 Mr Chadwick

  Year 3 have combined History and Technology this week as the children used Purple Mash and search engines to create a report about the construction of pyramids.

   

  There are explanations about the materials used, methods of transport and surprisingly the amount of workers that were used in the construction. Most of us thought that the majority of the 50'000 who worked on the site would have been slaves but many were skilled workers, engineers, architects from Egypt and neighbouring countries.

   

  The most astonishing fact was it would have taken almost 10 years to complete the larger pyramids. As yet we have only discovered 130 across Egypt but new technology has revealed there may be thousands more!

  

• It’s Road Safety Week next week.

  Tue 19 Nov 2019 L.Johnson

  Year 4 have been looking at the dangers associated with roads and the ways to avoid any unnecessary risks when using them. Road Safety Week is the UK’s biggest road safety event and it happens every year.

  We looked at two very different streets and thought about whether we could make safe and healthy journeys on these streets.

   

  We discussed the following statistics:

  • Around the world, more than 1.3 million people are killed on roads every year
  • Road crashes are the single biggest killer of young people aged 5-29, worldwide
  • 48 children under the age of 15 were killed on roads in Britain in 2018
  • 2363 children under the age of 15 were killed or seriously injured on roads in Britain in 2018

  That means that more than six children under the age of 15 are killed or seriously injured EVERY DAY on roads in Britain.  About a third of people of all ages who are killed on roads in Britain are people who are walking or cycling.

  One reason that people get hurt on roads is that too often roads are designed for traffic not for people.

   

  We looked at safe places to cross and gave advice on how to keep safe when crossing the road:

  1. Always find a safe place to cross the road.
  2. Always hold the hand of an adult, or sensible person, when crossing the road.
  3. Never cross the road between parked cars.
  4. Always wait for the green man AND check it is safe to cross.

   

  

• Teddy Bear Onesie Day

  Fri 15 Nov 2019 Mrs Taylor
  Today we held our Teddy Bear Onesie Day !! The children had been learning about Bears and wanted to have a Teddy Bear's Picnic too! Everybody brought their own Teddies from home and we all shared a lovely picnic together !!

  

• Save Energy - Switch Off Fortnight 18th - 2nd December

  Fri 15 Nov 2019 Mr Chadwick

  St Mary’s is taking part in the Pod’s Switch Off Fortnight campaign in November, which is sponsored by EDF Energy this year. More than 1,500 schools across the UK (and beyond) are joining in to take action and to change the way they use energy.

   

  The Eco Council had another meeting to discuss ways in which the school could save energy, money and the environment.

   

  Over the fortnight, the children will explore different energy sources, debate which ones should be used to power the UK and learn about the actions we can all take to use this important resource in a way that minimises the impact on the environment

   

  On a practical level, the Eco-Council will focus on saving energy at school by running an energy audit and identifying where energy is wasted. The main aim of Switch Off Fortnight is to inspire long-term behaviour change and to help people understand the actions they can take to use energy efficiently.

   

  The campaign is fun for the children, whilst sparking energy saving behavior and making a real difference to their school’s energy bill. They also tell us that it’s a great way to get parents involved saving energy at home too.

   

  

• Road Safety Week 18th - 24th November

  Fri 15 Nov 2019 Mr Chadwick

  'Every twenty minutes someone is killed or seriously injured on British roads and each of these tragedies is preventable. Everyone has the right to safe and healthy journeys.' (Road Safety Week)

   

  At St Mary's we would never want one of our children to have an accident on roads around the school and their homes. We shall be taking part in activities in school helping our young children learn how to be safer and healthier in our community.

   

  The children have already started with their Healthy trips to school and we have had more children Park & Striding than ever before. Remember it counts if you Park & Stride at the end of the day!

   

  Please help us by not 

  

• Year 6 Visit to The Fusilier Museum, Bury

  Thu 14 Nov 2019 Mr Loynd

  Year 6 enriched our learning in our History topic of World War II by visiting The Fusiliers Museum.  Here we spent a day learning all about what life was like on the Home Front for the men, women and children who lived through the Second World War.

   

  We began with an introduction to family life during the war, led by our leader for the morning, Helen.  Some members of our class even had the opportunity to dress up.  We learned that during the war, some mums became ARP Wardens (ARP stands for Air Raid Prevention).  This meant that when it went dark, they would patrol the streets and make sure that the area was in total darkness, to keep the people safe from being spotted by any German planes flying above.

   

  Later in the morning, we handled some WWII artefacts, organised under the headings of: Role of an ARP Warden, Role of the Home Guard, Evacuees and Rationing.  We learnt lots to take with us back to school!

   

  In the afternoon we met Paul, an amazing man and a veteran who had spent eighteen years serving in the army and who now works at The Fusilier Museum.  He taught us all the Home Guard.  Did you know that the Home Guard didn't only have older men in it, but also younger men who weren't old enough to join the full army, coal miners and farmers (who didn't have to join the army as their jobs at home were too important), and people who were prevented from joining the full army due to a weakness with their eyesight or their hearing?  

   

  We also found out that the Home Guard were originally named the Local Defence Volunteers, but that Winston Churchill changed their name because he wanted them to be prepared to attack as well as defend.

   

  There was some more dressing up for lucky members of our class, and we finished the day by learning how to stand at ease, stand to attention and fall out!  

  

• Arts Award Success!

  Thu 14 Nov 2019 Mrs Murphy

  We are so proud we have received our first set of Arts Award certificates for our Arts Award Club children. 

  Arts Award Discover is an introductory award, designed for ages 5 and above, but is open to children and young people aged up to 25.  To achieve an Arts Award Discover, children had to collect evidence in an individual arts log of their experiences of:

  • taking part in arts activities
  • researching artists or craftspeople and their work
  • sharing their arts discoveries

  Well done to all those receiving their certificates!

  

• Anti-Bullying Week - RESPECT!

  Tue 12 Nov 2019 L.Johnson
  As part of Anti-Bullying Week, POP Project visited St Mary's to do an inspirational assembly on RESPECT - one of our school core values.

  

• Remembrance Day (Armistice Day)

  Mon 11 Nov 2019 Mr Chadwick

  On this most special of days, Year 3 went to the hall and took part in activities to remember the fallen heroes. Many of the children took part in Remembrance Sunday Activities within the local parish.

  We have also taken part in a 2 minute silence and could hear the bells and band playing at the Cenotaph.

  

• Lest we forget!

  Mon 11 Nov 2019 L.Johnson
  Year 4 completed some Remembrance Day activities. They took time out to reflect on the importance of this day.