Miss Kirk's Class: News items
Key Stage Two News Bites and 50 years of the jumbo jet (Years 5 and 6)
Date: 15th Feb 2019 @ 9:50am
Here's this week's News Bites from Discovery Education and learn all about 50 years of the jumbo jet.
Now click on Discovery to take the quiz!
Key Stage Two News Bites and Fake news and social media (Years 5 and 6)
Date: 22nd Nov 2018 @ 12:19pm
Here's this week's News Bites and learn all about fake news and social media.
Now click on Discovery to take this week's quiz.
Safer Internet Day in the Junior Department
Date: 5th Feb 2019 @ 7:48pm
Today the children in our school supported Safer Internet Day. The day started with an assembly by Mrs Needham who taught the KS2 department about what it means to consent to something and how we should ask permission before doing something online.
After, the digital leaders acted out some drama scenes which showed some incorrect behaviours online. The children then made suggestions about what should have happened.
All the children received their own St Vincent’s orange wristband to remind them of the messages from the day!
Each child also made a pledge about how they are going to behave online. You can see these displayed on the classroom windows.
Other activities the children completed were: a safer internet survey, an online choices quiz, drawing the internet activity and data jargon buster.
The Year 5 & 6 children had a fantastic workshop this afternoon by Ian Richardson from Intqual Pro. He taught the children about how to behave online, how to keep a safe password and just how many devices are connected to the internet including pillows and toasters!!! The session was ended with an interactive quiz and prizes. Well done to the winners and thank you to Ian Richardson and Barry Searle from Intqual Pro.
The day ended with the Digital leaders all receiving a GOLD note to thank them for all their effort and hard work over the last few weeks in preparation for today!
We hope all the children have enjoyed the day and learned lots about consent and correct behaviours when online.
Good luck to all the children in completing their ‘What would you do?’ homework.
Online Safety Assembly by Google
Date: 12th Dec 2018 @ 8:39pm
Today the children in the junior department had a fantastic, interactive assembly by Google. They talked about their new scheme called ‘Be Internet Legends’. This teaches the children about how to stay safe online through five key areas:
Sharp - Think before you share
Alert - Check it’s for real
Secure - Protect your stuff
Kind - Respect each other
Brave - When in doubt, discuss
The children were reminded about how to play the game ‘Interland’ where they can visit different worlds and learn how to stay safe online.
Well done to all the children, you all joined in really well!
Mrs Needham
World War One - Remembrance Day. Year 5
Date: 7th Nov 2018 @ 6:27pm
Today in Year 5 we have been thinkg about Remembrance Day, which marks the day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918. On Sunday it will be100 years since the end of World War One.
Year 5 children have been writing their own poems to commemorate this day and they then copied these onto a poppy template which were then put together to create a wreath. The chlidren have been learning about what’s it was like to be a solider at war, the contribution of women to the war effort and how it affected the lives of everyday people.
The children also created their own World War One silhouette art pictures, featuring images of soldiers. These are very effective and create a dramatic image.
Key Stage Two - Discovery news, quiz and 100 years since the end of World War One
Date: 1st Nov 2018 @ 7:13pm
See this week's news!
Now see if you can answer the questions in the quiz by clicking on Discovery
Date: 23rd Mar 2018 @ 4:06pm
Over the last 10 weeks the Year 5 children having been learning to play the trumpet and the tenor horn through the Trafford Music Service. Today was the big concert to show their family and friends what they had been learning and what they are now able to do including playing a wide collection of songs ranging from Batman to Salsa! The children absolutely blew us away with how far they had come through practise and perseverance! They showed themselves to be true examples of growth mindset by embracing the instruments and learning process to become extremely talented and professional performers in such a short amount of time. We are very proud of each and every one of you, well done!
Date: 7th Mar 2018 @ 7:45pm
The Juniors all had lots of fun today at their Singathon. We sang a range of songs from ‘If you’re happy and you know it’ to ‘Sing’ (by Gary Barlow). Everyone sang their hearts out and we managed to sing 25 songs!!!
Guest speaker from a Code Computer Love
Date: 6th Feb 2018 @ 4:42pm
Today Year 5 & 6 were visited by Louis Georgiou from Code Computer Love. He talked about his digital agency including websites and apps that his company has designed. The children were quizzed about online safety and then were tasked with starting to design a new website.
Thank you Mr Georgiou for all your hard work today. The children really enjoyed your presentation and workshop today.
Date: 23rd Jan 2018 @ 8:08pm
Today, our Digital Leaders team attended a workshop at St John's RC Primary School. We met with 4 other schools:St Hugh's, St Elizabeth's, Holy Name and St John's to discuss our plans for the rest of the year.
We shared ideas about what we have already done and drew up an action plan of what we want to achieve.
Digital Leaders: Staying safe online campaign
Date: 17th Dec 2017 @ 9:04pm
The Digital Leaders were sent out to hand out leaflets giving advice about staying safe online this Christmas.
We hope you all received your copy!
Well done Digital Leaders for being such excellent ambassadors.
Mrs Needham
Date: 29th Nov 2017 @ 9:48pm
On Tuesday we took part in the Trafford Basketball League. This was our first time entering the tournament and we had a very enjoyable day.
We played 6 matches in total (including one friendly.) We won 2, drew 2 and lost one in the league section to finish third in our group and we beat Stamford Park in our final game. Winning this game meant we finished 5th overall.
To finish off a great day we were awarded the fair play award for great sportsmanship and team play.
Well done everyone!
Date: 29th Nov 2017 @ 8:28pm
Our Digital Leaders team has now been set up and is fully established. We have a group of 10 pupils from Year 5 and Year 6 who have been set the task of helping children in our school to stay safe online.
Our team consists of the following representatives:
Year 5 - Andrew, Franzi, Carmel, Alice and Lucas
Year 6 - Eva, Sinead, Victoria, Noel and Aaron
The first task the team were given was to design a poster about staying safe online. You may see some of these on the classroom windows and doors around the Year 5 and 6 corridor. Next, the leaders have designed a survey for their respective year groups and are currently in the process of getting these completed and analysed.
Keep up the hard work Digital Leaders!
Mrs Needham
Cyber bullying with Mr Sands’ class
Date: 20th Nov 2017 @ 2:21pm
As part of Anti-bullying week, Year 5 looked at cyber bullying in computing lessons. We watched an emotional video from Britain’s Got Talent where two boys rapped about being bullied. We thought about what we can do if someone is being cyber bullied. Our task was to write a rap of our own giving advice on cyber bullying. Here are some of our raps.
Date: 3rd Nov 2017 @ 10:00am
Over the half term break, Year 5 were given a Science project to complete. Children made a range of space type craft such as Space shuttles, space maps and my favourite of all- space cookies and biscuits!
The children worked extremely hard and their work is displayed all around our classroom.
Well done everyone!
Date: 18th Oct 2017 @ 9:19pm
Today we took part in the Trafford Tag Rugby Tournament. After playing 3 league games, with which we won 2 games and lost one, we progressed to the semi finals.
Hale Prep were the opposition, after a terrific match, unfortunately we lost 5-4. The children were excellent throughout and everyone had a fantastic morning.
Well done everyone!
Date: 1st Nov 2017 @ 6:12am
On the 6th October Year 1 and Year 5 came together to pray The Rosary. The children made the session very peaceful and prayerful and enjoyed the opportunity to share an activity.
100 Books to Read in Year 5 & 6
Date: 21st Sep 2017 @ 2:03pm
Reading gives your imagination wings! Let them transport you to new worlds and introduce you to amazing people who live exciting lives. Fly away with a good book!
The Year 5 & 6 children are being encouraged to embrace their love of reading by working their way through this list of 100 books. It has been wonderful to see so many children walking around with their head in a book. So many wonderful books to choose from, I wonder if anyone will manage to read them all! Once you've read a book from the list remember to tick your name off on the display that can be found in each of the Year 5 & 6 classrooms. How many will you manage to read this year?
The Elephant Thief - Author, Jane Kerr, comes to visit St Vincent's!
Date: 29th Jun 2017 @ 4:28pm
The Year 4, 5 & 6 children were delighted to get the opportunity to meet a real life author yesterday. Jane Kerr, a previous parent at the school, has written a top selling children's book about the exciting journey of a boy and an elephant travelling from Edinburgh to Manchester. As well as hearing the astonishing true story behind the plot of the book they were able to pick up some fantastic writing tips!
We even found out that one of our family's at the school are ancestors of the keeper, Lorenzo Lawrence, who was the real life companion to the elephant, Maharaja, back in 1872. Emma and Jane can be seen below having a special photo taken together to mark the unbelievable connection.
If Jane's visit captured the imagination of your child, 'The Elephant Thief' can still be purchased through school using ParentPay. She has also very kindly offered to visit again before the end of term to sign any copies bought from school or elsewhere.
Jane's visit has certainly inspired some of our children as they have already started writing the first chapter of their own books! Keep going, who knows what the future holds for our talented young authors!
Date: 26th Jun 2017 @ 4:36pm
Well done to all the children who participated in Sports Day this morning! All children gave it their all and made all of us proud. Congratulations to Miss Hobday's, Mrs Gough's and Mrs O'Keefe's classes who came first.
Date: 9th May 2017 @ 2:56pm
On Monday, we were given the opportunity to meet Premier League referee Anthony Taylor at Altrincham Community Hall.
Anthony has been named as this years FA Cup Final referee and not only did we get to ask him lots of questions, he also brought the actual FA Cup Final Trophy with him!
As you can see it was a great experience for everyone and Anthony give everyone a real insight into life as a referee.
Year 5 Easter Homework Project
Date: 7th Apr 2017 @ 1:36pm
As the Easter holidays will soon be upon us we have given the Year 5 children their Easter homework project a few days early so they can get started this weekend. In the Summer Term we will be learning about World War II and we would like the children to embrace their inner historians and find a way they would like to start learning about this time in history. There are several choices to suit all different types of learners. Which ones will you choose? Or will you come up with your own unique way to share your knowledge?
Remember this is your project so if you would like to adapt the tasks to compliment your individual talents, feel free!
The homework is due in Monday 24th April. We can't wait to see the results!
Date: 5th Apr 2017 @ 4:40pm
Forest Group had a wonderful time at Robinwood, challenging each other to face their fears and take on something new! Sorry for the delay in the pics, as there was a slight issue with technology. However, they were worth waiting for. Forest Group worked so well as a team, looking out for each other, encouraging each other and letting each other's lights shine. Well done Forest Group. As you can see from the pictures, you were truly amazing!
Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 8:28am
A great time has been had by all in Hill group. The group made up a team song on the way and they are now known as 'Hill Llamas'!
Day one consisted of the giant swing, trapeze, quest game and the rocket olympics. We were very proud of their team work. It was a full day and the children settled quite early after hot chocolate and team games.
Day two and we've had a fantastic day. We started with archery then the crate challenge and after a satisfying lunch headed for the climbing wall followed by canoeing and caving. In the evening we did the night line and were targeted by lots of naughty squirrels!
Day three has started with a challenge activity - an assault course that provided us with a physical challenge and tested our team work skills. Climbing is next followed by the giant zipwire so we're really finishing on a high! What a fantastic trip - we've made so many memories.
Date: 4th Apr 2017 @ 11:27am
Desert group had an absolutely fantastic time at Robinwood, swinging from treetops, climbing up walls like a superhero and working amazingly as a team!
Hope you enjoy looking through our pictures as much as we did while we were doing the activities!
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