Aeronautical engineering; The Bulldog Dart

Year 5 were following instructions this week.

Getting tied up in knots was only the beginning as the pupils were asked to make paper planes by following instructions. Ryan and Zac showed everyone how to tie reef knots.

It was very apparent that Michael was the most accomplished paper plane engineer when he made a Bulldog Dart and Harrier in no time at all.

The children completed the week by working in pairs to tackle an assault course created by Miss Crompton in the hall .

Who said English lessons were boring?

Space cams completed

Year 5 have finally completed their space cam mechanisms this week.

The children have really enjoyed cutting wood pieces and dowelsto create their cams mechanisms.

Courtney's cam was regarded as the most creative cams mechanism by her classmates.

Well done Courtney!

Year 6 River Dance

On thursday afternoon 6C performed their renditions of Rhianna's 'Umbrella'. The pupils had spent weeks learning zumba and boc qua moves and incorporated some of these moves into their own dances. It was lovely to have such a big turn out of parents. Thank you so much for those of you who managed to attend. Here are some pictures capturing some of the children's moves.

Girls are penalty queens!

Last week the footballers from Newport took on their Year 5 and 6 counterparts from Hatch Warren in Basingstoke in the Hampshire Cup. In an evenly contested match the girls eventually won 3-2 in a sudden death penalty shoot out after a 1-1 draw. Newport's goal was scored by Joanna Seaman after a good pass from Molly Smith. The girls worked really hard, Billie produced superb saves and saved the vital spot kick, Ellen and Amelia were solid in defence and Meila shone in midfield with a great work rate and moments of real quality when in possession and Joanna was a constant threat up front.
All of the squad played their part in a tough match and were a credit to the school and themselves.
Squad: Billie Turner, Amelia Higgs, Ellen Tooley, Meila D'Santos, Molly Ralls, Molly Smith, Aleisha Clegg, Joanna Seaman

The girls will return to Basingstoke to play Oakley in the next few weeks, hopefully in a less nerve-racking contest!

Marvellous mod-roc madness!

On Friday afternoon Year 4 went crazy and created movement sculptures using mod-roc. In previous lessons, they had sketched different movements, chosen their favourite movement and created the base of their sculpture using pipe cleaners. It was the first time Year 4 had used mod-roc and we think they might just have enjoyed the experience! Take a look at the photos and decide for yourselves!

Year 3 learn the violin!

This half term year 3 have been learning the violin. We have a special music teacher from the Hampshire music service come in every Monday.

We have been learning pizzicato (plucking).

We have been learning bowing.

We have learnt the four different strings, G D A E and we have started to learn some tunes to play with our new skills.

Have a look at out pictures from our lesson on Monday.

Year 3 Graphs

This week the children have been challenged to find out what is the most popular sandwich filling in the year group.

The children worked hard in teams to collect as much data as possible and have now created graphs to show what they have found out.

As for the results, expect requests for cold ham, egg and bacon sandwiches for lunches next week.