Flora Tokens - We are now collecting tokens from specially marked packs of Flora
These tokens can be redeemed by our school for cooking equipment.
So start collecting today and you never know, your child maybe using the equipment very soon !! 
Read more about the Flora cooking with schools compaign here
So, what has been happening this week at Darlinghurst Primary and Nursery School?
I am going to start by saying what an absolutely fantastic play Year 1 and the Rainbow Room put on for us today. It was one of the most enjoyable and best plays I have seen in a long time. Well done to all the children and all the adults involved, you did a great job !
RW - Mrs Weston -RW have had a great week looking at the story ‘The naughty Bus’. We wrote about what we would do if we were a naughty bus, took photos of objects we had set up to represent different scenes from the book, made our own musical instruments and sorted instruments into those that we hit or bang and those that we shake.We are looking forward to next week when we share we share a book called ‘Jack and his Dreamsack!’RM - Mrs McIntosh - We have had a very exciting week sharing a book called ‘Naughty Bus’. The children have made a huge bus and we imagined some of the things we might do and the places we might go to if we were naughty buses. We have even driven buses through baked beans!
All the children have really enjoyed using their imagination to make musical instruments and they can’t wait until they can take them home - Mrs Cooper
2/1D - Mrs Dutton - During the week we have watched our caterpillars grow very fast and go into the chrysalis stage. This is the most delicate stage so we are hoping they will be fine. We have been acting out our seaside stories using instruments for sound effects and we have been finding out about another seaside town, Southport, and discussing what features are the same as Southend and what is different. In Numeracy we have been working hard to tell the time to quarter past and quarter to the hour. Have a great weekend. I have heard there are some parties taking place so don't eat too much chocolate !
2/1B - Miss Bernard - Hello everybody!
This week we have been looking at another Julia Donaldson book called, The Snail and The Whale. This book is great because it links in with our "Seaside" topic and it is also great fun to read. The children have been comparing this story with the story we read last week about Tiddler, the tale telling fish. We all think that Julia Donaldson is very clever because she is able to make all of her stories rhyme. This makes them even more fun to read. On this note I would like to say that I finished listening to the Yr2 SATS readers today and it was a great pleasure listening to you all. Your love of books is really inspiring and you have all made good progress this year.
In Numeracy this week we have been investigating time. Most of you are very good at telling the time on the hour and half hour, generally, you need to practise your quarter to and quarter past. However I am very proud of you all for trying. I'm sure that you will all be trying to tell the time at home. Ask mummies, daddies and older brothers and sisters to help.
Next week in Numeracy we will be doing multiplication and division. So get practising your 2's,5's and 10's! In Literacy we will be looking at poetry, mainly tongue twisters, riddles and funny poems. But if you would like to bring in one of your favourites to share with the class that would be lovely! - Have a fun weekend!
3S - Miss Slann - What a poetic week we've had! We have been using alliteration to write some fantastic poems this week which describe how dangerous and daring they could be!! We have also learned about the three different ages of the dinosaurs and how the different species evolved - all very fascinating! You can test your children tonight and see if they can remember the three ages. Have a good weekend and don't forget to bring in some boxes to make your moving dinos with next week.3P - Mrs Peacher - Sorry, due to ill health there was no blog last week.
This week 3P have been writing dinosaur poems using alliteration. The children really enjoyed the task and we have some budding poets in the class. In maths we have been learning how to subtract in columns........... remember we do not borrow because we are not giving it back! The children are really enjoying the dinosaur theme this half term and are learning alot about pre-historic times. Thanks to all the children who have brought in books and DVD's to share with the rest of the class.
4B - Miss Bolton - What a busy week! We're really getting into our topics of the Olympic games and Tudors, particularly the Tudors as we're building up to the trip our Kentwell Hall next week.
I'm hearing from the children that most are ok with costumes for next Friday. It is worth noting that none of us will be allowed into Kentwell Hall unless dressed as Tudors. So, if anyone is still having trouble with all or part of costumes, please let us know as we have some that can be borrowed from children in year 6.
There will be a note coming out to you early next week with final arrangements for the day.
4AB - Mr Bird + Mrs Amran -With our visit to Kentwell Hall fast approaching, the children have taken the opportunity to get into the role of Tudors during various activities this week. The fast and furious condensing of one hundred and eighteen years of the Tudor era into a dramatic and at times very amusing piece of drama clearly captured their interest.
They have designed their purses and will be going into production next week in the hopes of using it on the visit, so now is the time to get rid of any Tudor money you may have hanging around the house!
On the Olympic front they measured and compared their own times for running 100m and have been using that information for various calculations.
They have supported alll this work with plenty of ICT support and are clearly looking forward to the challenges next week.
5J - Mrs Johnston - Well done master mosaic makers, the designs look great. You all worked really well together.
We have combined music and French by learning 'Le fermier dans son pre' (The farmer's in his den) as well as a song to enter for a Foreign Language talent contest later in the term.
Some of the children have designed a panel for the courtyard at school which was painted by other children in the class. The finished design looks fantastic - we've set a high standard for the rest of the school.
5D - Mr Duff - Big Bang Bobby, reads the headlines !!! Well done in writing your news articles about Greyfriars Bobby. You have fully understood the true story compared the extra bits the film put in. We did say though, if they made a film just based on the facts, it would have been a rather short film !! You all did a great job when using calculators in maths this week, not just using the simple buttons but knowing what the square root button does and also finding percentages. Your Hindu temples have started well and I look forward to seeing the final outcome.Don't forget that we are going to Southend pier to visit the RNLI. It should be a good day. Please remember what we have said in regards to clothing, lunches and pocket money. Have a good weekend !
6HC - Mrs Chatterton + Mr Hautler - You have two this week !!
Maths:This weeks topic is finding the measurements of the Nanciwick monster. It was a vary difficult task but most people finished it.
English:this week we tried to do a fact file on the Nanciwick monster, All we were giving was a fact file on a giant squid and then we had to do a fact file of our own Nanciwick monster. We had no idea what the monster looked like, so we imagined what its features were. We also had to include subheadings e.g features,did you know?,were it lives.
The rehearsals for the play continue. Some of the children have already learnt all of their lines and are putting in expression. The songs are well and truly stuck in the teachers heads!!! Two dance routines are also being worked on. Now we need costumes and props!!!
So that's two weeks gone already !! Where does the time go?
Seeing that is it the middle of June I am hoping that the sun will start to shine soon but I am not holding my breath.
Euro 2008 is better than I though it would be, but my Germany tip doesn't look that good seeing as they got beat last night !!
Relax and enjoy the weekend
