Day 2 so far at Osmington...

Awake - but not the crack of dawn.

A hearty breakfast was had by all.

 

Practising for the zip wire.

 

And the real thing!

 

 

Ready to Quadbike.

 

 

But first we have to practise our 'Crazy Monkey' driving position!

 

 

Raft building is so much fun!

 

 

Problem solving needs team work too.

 

 

Erm guys...don't we need some water?

 

 

Year 5 head off to Osmington! Day 1...

 

 

Having fun...and we haven't even left Aldershot!

Can't wait to get there.

 

 

Introducing Teddies to our bedroom.

 

Having lunch out of the rain.

 

Setting off for the first activity.

 

Team games on the sand.

The winning orienteering team.

 

 

A little time in our rooms before dinner.

 

 

We've been learning about Robin Hood, so hitting the target will be easy...won't it?

 

 

If Maid Marion could do it...

 





 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every brick counts!

 Two teams of Newport's Year 6s  got a taster of the vast array of career opportunities available within the construction industry. Tim Seed, an electrical designer, and Jim Gibb from MUJV (Multi- Utilities Joint Venture) based at the Garrison in Aldershot spoke to the ten  school teams participating in the Building Challenge about infrastructure planning . The importance of  what to do to with the rainwater that flows down our drainpipes to avoid flooding and ensuring that a new house has all the correct links to the national gas and electric supplies was highlighted. The two engineers also described their very different career paths-one the university path, the other the vocational training route. Tim emphasised that the construction industry probably had a job for every young person what ever their qualification  Pupils also got  a taste of what it was like to wear all the safety clothing that are needed on a building site-from thick soled ,steel toe capped boots, bump cap and very fetching florescent green jacket!

Once briefed about the industry, the teams were set the tough challenge of completing a building on budget and time.Taking on a variety of roles, each member of the team of six played a vital part in ensuring the model was exactly as seen in the architect's office-an extremely very tough challenge!
Newport's teams were enthusiastic and showed brilliant team work under pressure. Sadly, Hawking team lost by just a brick and Team Newton paid a heavy price for over ordering a semi circular brick.
Mrs Fieldgate was very proud of the brilliant team work shown by every single pupil
 and how well the pupils represented Newport Junior at this event. Well done

Smashing Saxons and Vicious Vikings!

Year 4 really enjoyed their trip to Farnham Maltings Museum as part of our Anglo-Saxon and Viking topic.

After arriving the children were able to explore a range of artefacts whilst listening to an Anglo-Saxon family and learning all about their life style. For the second part of the workshop year 4 learnt how to be a good Viking warrior, how to write like a Viking and the dedication that went into making a loaf of bread in Viking times. 

Have a look at the photos below to see what we learnt.

Memories of the Titanic.

This week some Year 4 pupils had a rather watery themed week , not only did they participate in their swimming lessons at the Aldershot pool but they also travelled to Cherrywood Primary School to find out  more about the maiden voyage of  R.M.S Titanic. Along with able writers from six other schools, Newport pupils learnt some fascinating facts about what an amazing ship the Titanic was when it was set sail  on April 10th 1911 on its maiden voyage to New York. Using archive photographs, pupils and staff were amazed at the luxurious facilities available to the first class passengers, and the reasons why so many third class (steerage) passengers perished when it collided with an iceberg in the mid Atlantic. Imagining that they were one of the youngest members of the passengers on that fateful night of 15th April, each pupil wrote a moving diary entry about the events on board. Here is an example of their wonderful work:

I shudder to think of the events as I write this now. At the dead of night, I was awoken by shouting. Quickly, I rushed up on deck. A terrible thing had happened.We had struck an iceberg!
Immediately, I started to panic,noticing how many lifeboats were already afloat.Through the screams, I heard the sweet melody of the orchestra.Yet this didn't calm me. Now the boat was tipping at a steep angle and people clawed desperately at the cold metal railings, while the Captain barked out orders.

Arthur Cooper 4J

A big thank you to  Cherrywood  Primary School staff  ( Miss Hammond and Mrs Gregory) and Year 4 pupils for hosting  this very interesting Rushmoreable able workshop coordinated by Mrs Fieldgate.

Iron Age Warriors!

Have you ever wondered what life was like in the Iron Age? Well, this week year 3 had an exciting hands on experience of how life was like in these times. Matt Russell from the ‘Experience the Iron Age’ workshop taught us all about the clothes they wore, weapons they used and how they furnished their homes. We particularly enjoyed the Warrior Training Workshop where we had the opportunity to learn how to use the spears, swords and shields just like an Iron Age warrior! A big thank you to Matt for a brilliant day!