6 Mar 2008 - Newsletter No 23

  

Horfield   CEVC   Primary School

Newsletter No.23 - Friday 6th March 2008

 

 

  

Easter Service

 

Our Easter service is now on the last day of term  Friday 4th April and not on Maundy Thursday as previously stated, at Horfield   Parish   Church at 9.30am and you are all most welcome to attend.

 

  

Year 4 Trip to Waterworks

 

Last Friday year 4 went to Wessex Water Sewage Treatment works and they learnt about where their water goes to be cleaned. They saw where the dirty water arrived and discovered how smelly it was! They then did an experiment to show that the water from the River Trym is cleaner than the water from a river in the country.

 

 

Year 5 Visit to the Egg Theatre in Bath

 

Our Year 5 pupils went to see A Midsummer Night’s Dream and had a really enjoyable time. They loved the character of Puck and thought he was really funny and his costume was so ridiculous it added to the hilarity. They thought the actors were particularly clever because all the actors played at least two parts! They were congratulated for their good behaviour.

 

  

Year 6 Assembly Monday 17th March

 

Year 6 will be sharing their experiences both from their visit to Poland and their school based activity week during assembly time at 10am . Any year 6 parents /relatives are most welcome to come and we would be delighted if you could stay for cakes and coffee afterwards. The children will be taking this opportunity to thank the adults for their hard work and commitment as any extended visits are obviously voluntary. Having said this I always really enjoy these trips despite the huge responsibility,  because the children have such a great time. 

 

  

Cancellation of Clubs

 

Football club must be cancelled again as Mr Macdonald has broken his leg in a holiday skiing accident and has obviously been signed off work for a couple of weeks. He may be back soon but not doing sports.

 

 

No gym club on Thursday because of the Book and the Science Fairs.

 

  

  

Music Tuition

 

·         There are still outstanding payments for Music Tuition for terms 3 and 4.  Please can these be paid by next Friday, 14^th March.

 

 

·         We are now booking music tutors for Terms 5&6. If your child does not want to continue with their current instrument tuition please give notice in writing to Ms Green by next Friday; or if your child would like to start learning an instrument please complete a booking form available from the office, and we will try and include them in the timetable from Term 5.

 

  

Science Week

 

Miss Hopwood our Science co-ordinator has planned a variety of activities for the children next week. She will be introducing these at the end of Monday morning assembly time. On Thursday 13^th March after school in the small hall there will be a Science Fayre at which some children will be on hand to talk about their work. There will also be competitions to think of who asked the most important question in science, and who can think of the funniest research to show on a bar graph. Please encourage your children to participate!

 

  

Science Alive!

 

Science Alive! is the University of Bristol ’s contribution to National Science and Engineering Week - an annual event arranged by the British Association for the Advancement of Science to increase public engagement with science.

 

People of all ages will be able to find out how the energy of vibrating buildings can be captured and used; what keeps the heart beating and how the universe started.

 

There are 17 interactive displays giving the public a chance to explore aspects of science, medicine, engineering and technology and providing the opportunity to chat with scientists and engineers about their work.  This year there are also exhibits from the University of the West of England and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT).

 

The event will show the public some of the world-class research that is taking place in and around Bristol .  It’s a chance for the local community to share the discoveries and give their views.

 

The displays will include:

 

Back to the Big Bang.  The Large Hadron Collider is probably the biggest physics experiment in the world and it starts this summer.

 

Sensational neuroscience!  Neuroscientists study the brain and nervous system in lots of different ways.  Find out how the brain works.

 

Your kidneys suck!  See how many miles of blood vessels filter the blood and how many miles of tubule suck back in the good stuff to make urine.

 

The science of the past!  Try out the Time Line or see if you can use geophysics to find a Roman wall in a sand box.

 

Wet world drying?  Half of the world’s wetlands have already been lost over the last century.  Find out how WWT is saving these essential ecosystems and their wildlife.

 

The event is open to the public at the Mall Galleries in Broadmead tomorrow from 9am until 6pm . If you’re interested in finding out more please do have a look at the Science Alive! website at:

 

www.bristol.ac.uk/cms/cpe/outreach/science/

 

30 children from Horfield   School took part in this hands-on science event today at Broadmead this morning, where they found out how the brain works and how to build houses on a flood plain, among many other things! They were complimented by television’s Professor Cathy Sykes on their excellent behaviour.

 

  

 Lost Property

 

There is an unbelievable amount of Lost Property still left in school

 

which will shortly be disposed of if not claimed.

 

 

 

 

Students of the week in Year 6 are Carys Patterson for her Maths work this week and James Loffler for showing great determination to succeed.

 

 

Book Fayre

 

Book Fayre is arriving on Wednesday and as Mr Parr is taking paternity leave, I am desperate for some adult help each day from 3-4pm . Please leave your name at the office if you are able to help in any way.

 

 

Assembly Theme

Our theme for assemblies next week is Hard Times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E Lewis

Achievement Board

 

  

Travis Glover for playing Minueto and Trio by Haydn really well in assembly today. We wish him well and GOOD LUCK with his performance tomorrow.

 

 

Congratulations to Charlotte Sissons who represented our school in a Bristol Schools swimming gala last Friday.   

 

Diary Dates – Term 4

 

Sunday 9th March – 7pm	Stages Finale at the Colston Hall
Monday 10th March	Science Week
Wednesday 12th March	Book Fayre
Monday March 17th 10am	Year 6 parents are invited to assembly
Thursday 20th March pm	Easter Egg Hunt for the Children
Friday 21st March	Good Friday – school closed
Monday 24th March	Easter Monday – school closed
Tuesday 25th-28th March	Writing Week
Friday 4th April	Last day of Term 4 and service at church.