We are the champions !!!

 

Borough Sports - Winners yet again !!

This is getting boring now !! - This is the fifth year in a row that we have walked away with the main prize from the Borough Sports. Really well done to all the children that took part, all the helpers and of course, Miss Slann and Mr Hautler. Fantastic job !! Is this where we start to sing "we are the champions" !!


Read more about the Borough Sports in the News and Views - click here

 

Year 5 visited the R.N.L.I. based at the end of Southend Pier this week.

Being in Year 5 myself I was lucky enough to go and what a super day it was. The talk given by Captain Brian Wood was very informative and the children were entranced. They asked very detailed questions, some of which even stumped Captain Wood, this proved that the children took a very keen interest in what was going on.

It also made me think about the fantastic job that these guys do. They are kind of the forgotten emergency service and I think that, being in the location that we live in (by the sea!), it would be good if we could support them in anyway we can. Captain Wood also said that Southend was the 2nd busiest location in the UK, only a few rescues behind the number one busiest station. My hat goes off to them.

A big thank you to Mr Bird for organising it for Year 5 - Read more about what the R.N.L.I. do here

Also, not having been down to the end of Southend pier for a very long time, can I just say it is well worth the walk, or actaully the short train ride! So if you are thinking about something to do this weekend, this maybe a good option. Read more about Southend pier here

 

Kentwell Hall

Year 4 visited Kentwell Hall this week. I will not spoil what they got up to, you will have to read about that on 4B and 4AB's blog, all I will say is that you all looked superb. If you want to read more about Kentwell Hall click here

 

So, what else has been happening this week at Darlinghurst Primary and Nursery School?

 

RM - Mrs McIntosh - This week RM have been looking at another book called "Jack and the dreamsack" - ask your children what Jack saw! We have also been talking about what we wore and did when we were babies. We are encouraging the children to work a little bit more independently and in a structured manner, in order to prepare them a little bit for yr1 - so far it's be a bit of a shock to them, but I am sure they will continue to try their hardest! Thanks to all the parents for your swift response and money for the trip to Maldon - the children are all very excited! Have a great weekend! Mrs McIntosh

RW - Mrs Weston - RW have had a good week looking at the book, 'Jack and the Dreamsack' and writing about something strange that they may see in their dreams! We have also continued to build and match sentences, discussed the clothes that we used to wear when we were younger and have been working on the language of 'greater than' in Numeracy.

1B - Mrs Barrington - Coming soon....

2/1B - Miss Bernard - Hello everybody!

We have had a really productive week. The children have had their brains switched on and have done very well with their multiplication and division activities. They have also had great fun making up their own tongue twisters and nonsense rhymes. Next week we will be looking at and writing riddles based on the seaside. See if you can find some examples of riddles in books and on the internet, children?
 
I am also very pleased with the enthusiasm and positive approach the children have shown towards their DT and Art activities. In Art the children have etched seaside patterns onto a wooden tile and painted them, using colours associated with the sea. Next week they will be adding collage then the tiles will be put together to make a whole class picture. In DT they have been gathering materials to make a pair of sunglasses. Their designs look like they are going to be very colourful and fun.
 
Have a great weekend! - Miss Bernard
 
2/1D - Mrs Dutton - We have had an exciting time with our 'Butterfly Watch' - three butterflies have emerged from their chrysalis and we have watched them walking up the sides of their house, flying around it and drinking the sugar water with their proboscic.On Friday morning we released these butterflies and will wait to see if the other two butterflies emerge too.  In our writing time we have had great fun making up tongue twisters and riddles about seaside creatures and in Numeracy we have been finding out more about division and multiplication, especially the 2 and 5 times tables. We worked very hard!  
 
3S - Miss Slann - Well we have had a real whirl wind of a week, mainly due to the fact that you have had a bit of a part time teacher as I was off on courses and organising the Borough Sports! Well done for coping with lots of different teachers and still managing to produce some great work. I love your dino shape poems that you have now finished, they look really effective and you have used lots of alliteration - they're fab! You have also created some super imaginary dinosaurs by looking at their skeletons and then adding in your own special adaptations. I'm also really impressed with your knowledge and interest in how fossils are formed, I think we may have some future paleantologists in 3S. Lastly I want to say a massive congratulations to Jade Anglum, Matthew Jordan, Josh Howe, Timmy Miller, Henry Swan and Caleb Daly who represented our class in the Borough Sports, they all performed extremely well and worked hard to achieve a huge amount of points to go to the overall score - we have got some grrrreat athletes in Year 3, well done!!!!
 
4B - Miss Bolton - I'm having to write this a day earlier today as we're finally off to Kentwell Hall tomorrow. Both staff and children are very excited and hoping the weather is kind to us.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of you at home for your support with putting together Tudor costumes for your children. It really is appreciated and will go a long way to the full learning experience of the day at Kentwell.
This week we have learnt a little more about the everyday lives of poor Tudors. With our Olympics topic, found out about some of Britains great Olympic athletes and more about the designs of the emblems and mascots being used in Beijing. I am really noticing at the moment how much the class have progressed this year as the work they are producing at the moment is superb. Well done 4B!
 
4AB - Mrs Amran + Mr Bird - This has been a very eventful week with some memorable moments both on the sporting and history fronts.
The year 4 children who participated in the Borough Sports shared their experience with the rest of the class and they received support and congratulations from everybody.
Finally after lots of preparation of costumes, research of the Tudor times and a steady increase in the level of excitement, the day of our visit to Kentwell arrived. The children looked brilliant in their various Tudor costumes and the experience really did bring history to life for them. Once again it was a pleasure to take them on a very different and extremely enjoyable visit which I am sure they will have great memories of for many years.
Thank you year 4 for the way you represented your school both in the Borough Sports and the Kentwell visit.
The chldren and I would also like to thank the other staff members who joined us for the Kentwell visit and helped to make it a real success.
 
5J - Mrs Johnston - What a great week we had 5J!  We had a fantastic visit to the lifeboat station at the end of Southend Pier on Monday.  Captain Wood was really helpful, telling us so much about the boats and the crew.  Don't forget to take your families to their open day at the end of June!  It has been an odd week with little bits and bobs here and there, you have coped really well.  Don't forget to be ready for our Coast Guard Station next week.
 
5D - Mr Duff - What a trip the R.N.L.I. day out was !! A huge thank you to Captain Brian Wood for a fantastic, informative talk and another huge thank you to Mr Bird for organising the trip. I think a good day out was had by all that went. I think we all slept well that evening. My feet were killing me !! We have worked hard on your reading comprehension this week with very pleasing results. Keep that up !! Having had Mr Yellop in our class most of the week, it was really good to hear that he thought we were a good class that picked up things well. Your rendition of "The Farmers In His Den" but in French was excellent. A special well done to both the Peters for your duet !! The class enjoyed that. You have had a super week, only another 23 schools day left, let's make the most of them.
 
6HC - Mr Hautler + Mrs Chatterton - This week we have been so worried about how we were going to do in the borough sports.But all the training that we've done has all come together and  we've managed to win the borough sports. The children all worked very hard and persevered with what they had to do. We now have won it for 5 years in a row. We came 2nd in track and field and we came 1st in overall.
Sib and Ellana
 
Update on the play
Mr Hautler has now put all our music together, so this week we have been liking it to our scenes. nearly all of the children know their lines off by heart. The children are really taking on their roles with energy and enthusiasm. They are developing thier acting skills- watch out Eastenders!!!!!
The props are coming along well, but we will need some parent help in obtaining some.
 
6M - Mr Martin - I am Mr. Yellop, a visiting teacher. I spent the last five days at Darlinghurst and have nothing but praise for the kids. Darlinghurst boys and girls are polite, courteous and respectful, taking to tasks without delay or disaster. 6T focussed on poetry, creating monsters to delight and disturb. I was stunned by their abilities with regard to reading and writing verse. They should only do well in years to come.
 
So we have had a trips to the R.N.L.I. and Kentwell Hall for Years 5 and 4. A vistor from another school that had only praise for our children. Oh, and did I forget something, of course, silly me......
 
We are the Borough Sports Champions for the 5th Year running !!!
 
What a week !!!
 
More Euro 2008 this weekend, my Germany tip at the beginning of the tournament doesn't look to bad now !!
 
If you are getting bored of the footy though, don't worry it is only on for another 9 days.

Enjoy your weekend