Children in Need Day - November 2012

On Friday 16th November, we had lots of fun at school, in order to raise money for Children in Need. Firstly, we were allowed to wear our pyjamas. (Some of us even brought our favourite teddies to join in the fun!)

We baked Pudsey Bear biscuits and once they were cold, we iced them. The best bit was sprinkling Hundreds and Thousands to make it look like Pudsey's fur. We used cherries for his mouth and raisins for his eyes. I'm not too sure how many of the biscuits would have actually arrived home, but hopefully, you'll be able to spot Pudsey in one or two of the photos. (By the way, did you know that Pudsey was named after the town in which the Graphic Designer who created him, was born? No, neither did I until last week.)

We tried to imagine what it must be like if you cannot see properly. One of us wore a blindfold and tried to navigate around the classroom by listening to our friends giving instructions. This was much more difficult than it sounds! Secondly we played a game where we had to shut our eyes and try to draw objects which other people described.

Kestrel Class children became designers for the day and decided what outfits might suit Pudsey. Boots had some exciting activities on their website and we enjoyed doing some maths  which was based around various Children in Need activities.

It was lovely to see the children having so much fun, whilst raising money for a very worthwhile cause. Thank you to you all for your donations. 

Enjoy looking through the photos.

What a busy week!

Hello

Last Friday, we held our Harvest Festival celebration at school. (Unfortunately we were unable to go to church because of a problem with the spire.) Kestrel Class performed a song called 'Cauliflowers Fluffy' and they were superstars. Don't worry, the children hadn't fallen asleep in the last photo - they were impersonating broad beans sleeping in their blankety bed. We will be singing the song again, on Thursday afternoon, for those parents who are able to come into school. (Please see today's newsletter for more details.)

Apologies for the delay in posting the photos, but as you will be aware, it has been a rather hectic week at Caythorpe. 

Look out for our amazing Maths homework using 3D shapes, which will be appearing next week. There will also be some photos of our Music session from yesterday.

Have a great weekend.

Welcome Back

Hello and welcome to the first blog of the new school year, from Kestrel Class.

Mrs Walker, Mrs Laing and I have had a great couple of weeks getting to know our new class. The children are adapting well to their new routines.

In Maths, we have been investigating 2D shapes and talking about the properties which the different shapes have. For example, we now know that a circle has 1 side, but no corners. We had fun making our own shapes from geo-strips. (Photos to follow...)This week, we will be sorting shapes according to their properties.

In Art, we have been observing our facial features to help us to draw portraits of our friends. I was amazed by the level of concentration shown by the children and their attention to detail. Some of our work is on display on our Celebration Display in Kestrel Class, so please pop your heads round the door and have a look, next time you are in school.

If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us via the green Home to School diary or before or after school.

Enjoy the holidays

Wishing all our children a very happy summer holiday. Please remember that we would still like you to come and see us in September, even though you will be grown up Year 3s then. Stay safe and enjoy yourselves!

Our Homework about Lincoln Cathedral

Last week, we were asked to produce some homework about the visit to the Cathedral. Take a look!

Lincoln Cathedral

Kestrel  went to Lincoln Cathedral on Monday 30^th April. We were shown round by a lady who told us about the Golden Eagle that holds the Bible. We walked around and saw stained  glass windows, the Lincoln Imp and some trophies. Then we did some sketching, I drew Edward the statue.

I had a nice day. Thank you!!!

 By Henry

                                                 

MY TRIP TO LINCOLN CATHEDRAL

I went on a school trip to Lincoln Cathedral. We went on a bus from school. We were put into groups of 6 including a adult my adult was Mrs Streeter . We went inside the cathedral when I looked up it looked so huge. I enjoyed looking at the pictures on the windows under the pictures were name of people who has paid for it to be made. There was people on chairs praying. We also got to climb in the pit where they christened people. My favourite part was seeing the imp and hearing the story about the imp I had a really good day and it was time to go home.

                                    LOVE  JESS

My Day At Lincoln Cathedral

We went from school on a bus.

when we arrived i liked the Bishops Eye and the little Imp because their was a story about him.

I liked the stones and one of them was carved as a person.

We looked at the grave stones and read peoples names and i enjoyed sketching the different shapes.

Then we all came home on the bus.

It was a fun day.

Thank you

Ruby

My favourite thing in Lincoln Cathedral was the lectern with the golden eagle standing on the world. It was standing on the world because the golden eagle is the king of birds, and is supposed to show God as king of the world. There were three golden lions under the world to protect the world. The minister reads the bible from the lectern.

I also liked the story of the Lincoln Imp. The imp was very naughty and went into the Cathedral when he was told not to so the angel turned him into stone.

I really enjoyed the Cathedral.

Isabella

Lincoln Cathedral visit

I`m very pleased I went on the school trip to see the Lincoln Cathedral.

It was very exciting to see Cathedral, it was a lot bigger than our church in Caythorpe and I really liked the Imps, dragons and owls carved in the stone.

I really like the colours that where made on the floor by the sun shining in through the stained glass windows.

My favorite part of my visit was seeing all the gold and silverware.

I thought the story of the imp was really good, for those who don`t know the story here it is.

One day, the Devil sent his little Imps out to play, and the wind blew two of them all the way to Lincoln. They were too scared to enter the Minster but finally one was blown in. He began to cause mischief, first he tried to trip up the Lord Bishop and knocked down the Dean. Then he teased the Verger and Choir, but when he started to break windows the Angels told him to stop and he was promptly turned to stone, with his mischievous grin on his face.

It was a really good visit I hope to go again.

By Theo

Jessica's homework 11.05.12

On Monday Kestrel class went to the Lincoln Cathedral. We went by double decker bus, Year 2 got to sit at the top. When we got there we found the tub where they christen baby’s. When we were sketching the pew was being played ready for Tuesday. A man called Tom helped us around the Cathedral. We all found the Lincoln imp. After that we all eat lunch outside. Big Tom rang while we were eating. Then we started are sketching. I drew a picture of the Golden Eagle. When it was time to go we went on the double decker bus, we got to sit at the top again

The Lincoln imp was my favourite thing in the Cathedral.

We went to the cathedral. I learned the Lincoln Imp story as well. My favourite bit was the Imp. I even saw it. The Imp is a very naughty creature that snuck into the cathedral. The angels even turned him into stone.

I saw the Bishops eye. They have 2 pulpits. There are 4000 pipes in the organ.

I enjoyed the trip very much.

Harry

12/05/2012

Celine

My day at Lincon Cathedral

We left school and went by coach to Lincoln cathedral. When we got there we split up into groups and saw some amazing things. My group had a tour around the cathedral. I was amazed at the Bishop's Eye, a huge round stained glass window that shone with pretty colours on the floor when the sun shined through it.

We also saw the Lincolnshire imp, who is on my school uniform, high up on the wall between two arches. We saw the large organ with shiny gold pipes and while we were there they were practising and the sound made me sad and think of God. At dinner time we had a lovely picnic outside and then we went back into the cathedral and saw some wood carvings made from lots of different types of wood. The cathedral was a geat school trip.On the way back home the teacher asked us what was our favourite thing at the cathedral, mine was the beautiful stained glass windows.

                                                                                 
12^th May 2012

Dear Grandma

On Monday, I went to Lincoln Cathedral.  The building was amazing.  In the cathedral, the stone work was good and the stained glass windows were beautiful.  I also enjoyed learning about the ‘Bishop’s Eye’.  Here is a picture of the inside of Lincoln Cathedral.

I had lunch outside with Jess and then we played together.

I am looking forward to seeing you soon.

Lots of love

Chloe  xxxxxxxx

School Visit To Lincoln Cathedral - Homework

We visited Lincoln Cathedral for our School trip. We were shown around and these are some things that we looked at.
Altar

Bishops eye ( a big glass, coloured window )

The Imp

The Bible

The Font

My favourite object in the Cathedral was The Imp because I liked the story about it and how it turned to stone.

Katie - Kestrel

Lincoln Cathedral

I liked the Lincoln imp. There was a naughty imp one night he and his friend went on a horse. They came across a church the angel had left the doors open. the imp ran in .he made a big mess so the angel turned him into stone.

We saw the deans eye, beautiful ceilings, carved dragons, and a gold organ. The stained glass windows were really fun to look at.

Stanley

The Lincoln Cathedral Trip

By Maceo

It was a sunny day, we left school at 9.30, and arrived around 10.  It was quite a long way. 

When we got there we walked from the bus stop to the Cathedral, it took around ten minutes.   

The Cathedral looked ginormous and pointy, it was a light brown colour. It looked old, and it made me feel excited.

Inside the Cathedral we counted fifty chairs which is a lot of chairs.  There were about eight rooms; my favourite one was the Angel Choir because the shields were there.  I thought the shields were quite interesting, how they had detailed parts, and they were quite delicate.

There was a big organ, it has four thousand pipes. The pipes go from the organ and through the ceiling and roof of the Cathedral for everyone to hear.

We also saw the pews; the Lectern where people stand to read or speak about the Bible; and a Bishops Chair.

About 2.45 we had lunch at the Cathedral cafe, and then we had break time on the grass outside.  After lunch we went to the Angel Choir to do some sketching, I drew a blue and brown shield.

The last thing we did was see the bells, they were quite tinsy.

We had an adventurous day, and I would recommend anyone going to see Lincoln Cathedral.

Christopher

I went to Lincoln cathedral on a coach. It was fantastic, it was big, and we walked around the cathedral,

I had a packed lunch for dinner; we went on a guided tour around the ground floor of the cathedral.

I found out the dragon put bad thoughts in to your minds. I like the top, because of the spikes


Mrs Allott

Lincoln Cathedral Visit

On Monday 30th April, the children in Kestrel Class were very excited to be travelling to Lincoln Cathedral. As they were the oldest children on the trip, they were even allowed on the upper deck of our double decker coach!

When we arrived, we explored the amazing building in small groups. Some very kind volunteers showed us around and told us stories about the Lincoln Imp who was so naughty that he was turned to stone until he learned to behave. He is still there, so he must not have learnt his lesson.

We looked at the magnificent Bishop's Eye, which is a huge stained glass window.

After lunch in the cloister (in the wonderful sunshine), we did some sketching and tried to find out as much as possible about the Cathedral.

The children were a credit to the school and were a delight to take out. Huge thanks to

Miss Bradbury, Mrs Streeter and Mrs Pontin for accompanying us on the visit.

Mrs Allott

Mother's Day Service

Firstly, many thanks to all the parents who attended our second Parents' Evening last night.

Secondly, we hope everyone enjoyed our school service at St Vincent's this afternoon, when we performed a song called 'Someone Special'. It was good to see so many people in church.

Wishing all our Mums a very happy Mother's Day for Sunday.

Mrs Allott

Parents' Evening

Thank you to all the parents who attended the first of our two Parents' Evenings tonight. It was good to meet some parents for the first time and to have chance to talk to those of you who we see regularly, but don't always have time for a longer chat with.

The website for times tables which we talked about  with some parents is:
www.learnyourtables.co.uk

(We will add more relevant websites soon.)

The second Parents' Evening is on Thursday 15th March and we look forward to seeing some of you then.

Mrs Allott

Visit to St Vincent's Church

Last Thursday, we went to St Vincent's church and had a talk to Reverend Freshney - thank you very much for showing us round. She told us all about the stained glass windows, the font, what happens in a wedding ceremony and we were even allowed to go in the chancel! As part of a community project, we will shortly be designing our very own stained glass windows - watch this space!

In Maths, we have been learning about capacity and we all had a chance to make some potions. Despite the ingredients sounding horrible, we were surprised how delicious they tasted and we became experts at measuring using millilitres. There will be a team point to the first pupil in Kestrel class who, after reading this, tells me how many millilitres there are in one litre.

On Friday afternoon, we started to make our 3d models of homes, which we had designed in a previous DT session. Some of us made bungalows and others decided to make houses. One of the next steps is to add either a door bell or a light switch, to link in to our Science work.

Mrs Allott

Kestrel Class Assembly

Hello and welcome to our first blog.

On Friday 2nd March, it was Kestrel Class's assembly. As parents were waiting for the rest of the school children to arrive in the hall, they watched a slideshow of some photographs of us which were taken on 'Children in Need' day, when we were all wearing our pyjamas and looking quite amusing! The remaining photos were of our puppets which we made as part of our DT project.

The assembly focused on all our hard work from Term 3. During this term, our theme was 'Night and Day'. In Literacy, we made non-fiction books about a variety of minibeasts, using our scientific knowledge and also using our observational skills we had developed during our art lessons. We brought the books and showed them to our family, friends and everyone else who came to watch us. We showed how to play a game called 'Guess Who', which helped us to understand how to create a branching database in ICT. One of our favourite parts of the assembly was singing our five times tables using a link to the Education City website. We even managed to get everyone in the hall singing along with us! Finally, we introduced the audience to our puppets that we made in the previous term. Now that the display has been taken down, we can finally take them home - hooray!   

Even though some of us were a little bit worried about performing to such a large audience, we managed to control our nerves and did very well. The only disappointment was that poor Theo missed it, as he was ill. We hope he is feeling better now!

Mrs Allott