MW Achievement Assembly

Well done to all the children who were recognised at last Friday's Achievement Assembly on the Manor Way site.

Achievement Assemblies - Friday 11th May 2018

Congratulations to all the children across both High St and Manor Way who were recognised in today's Achievement Assemblies.

 High Street site

Manor Way site

High Street Achievement Assembly

Well done to all the children at High Street who were recognised at last Friday's Achievement Assembly.

House Assembly - Ochre & Emerald

On Wednesday 9th May Ochre and Emerald Housesw had their House Assemblies at High St. Due to the Year 2 children busy doing their SATs assessments upstairs we decided to join the two houses together in the Lower Hall. It was lovely to see the two houses come together and sharing our current School Value of Patience.

Year 6 SATs 'Al Fresco'

On Wednesday a group of Year 6 pupils took advantage of the afternoon sun and did some SATs revision out on the playground with Mr Williams.

Year 5 Dancing at Lunchtime

On Wednesday a group of Year 5 girls had an organised 'Dance Off' with Mrs Gordon out on the playground at Manor Way. We never knew Mrs Gordon knew so many dance moves!

Year 3 Mini Chef

Are you making sure you visit the Mini Chef selling stall?

The delicious dinners are cooked all by the pupils themselves. This week it is Chestnut Tree Class.

Below are some photographs of Hazel Tree in action. Aprons at the ready! 

Ready...Steady...Cook!

Sponsor a Guide Dog - Pupil Committee

As part of our school's focus last month on the School Value, Empathy, Bannockburn shall be sponsoring the training of a guide dog through the charity, Guide Dogs UK. Guide Dogs UK provides support for blind or partially sighted people here in the UK. Part of the charities work involves the training of puppies to become guide dogs. 

On Monday's assembly Mrs Ford launched the idea of thinking about other people and some of the challenges faced everyday by people who cannot see. All the children from Reception to Year 6 were asked to think of one pupil in each year group who consistently shows empathy towards others. These pupils are to form a committee who will decide which puppy Bannockburn would like to sponsor for Guide Dogs UK. 

The committee consists of the following seven pupils:

Reception - Habib Sadiq (Apple)
Year 1 - Param Patel (Lime)
Year 2 - Aanya Patel (Sycamore)
Year 3 - Thiyana Barthipan (Hazel)
Year 4 - Natalia Mertens-Ivanoff (Oak)
Year 5 - Iqra Malik (Rowan Class)
Year 6 - Chloe Briers (Elder Class)

These are the reasons why the children were nominated by their peers,

'...is a great listener when other children are upset.'

'...for being gentle and thoughtful to all children and adults.'

'...puts other people before themselves.'

'...treats others the way they want to be treated.'

'...asks other children how they are feeling.'

'...offers to help other children when they are stuck in lessons.'

'...for showing patience and kindness to others.'

Bannockburn Bistro at Manor Way

This week it was an all boys Bannockburn Bistro at Manor Way on Friday. All four boys were chosen due to their lovely table manners, saying please and thank you and using a quiet indoor voice. All four boys chose fish fingers, potato wedges and baked beans for lunch, followed by strawberry smoothie with a homemade shortbread biscuit.

MW Achievement Assembly

Congratulations to all the children on the Manor Way site who were celebrated for their achievements this week.

Table Tennis at Lunchtime

Some of the Year 5 girls enjoying table tennis at lunchtime on the Manor Way site.

Dressing Up during Lunchtime at MW

The children on the Manor Way site love the new dressing up clothes available at lunchtime on the playground.

Alizarin & Indigo House Assembly

Yesterday (Wednesday 2nd May) Alizarin and Indigo had a joint house assembly at High St. The assembly was led by Mrs Manser (Head of House for Alizarin) and Mr Griffith (Head of House for Indigo). It was lovely to see all the children together celebrating so many different successes.

Year 6 Music - STOMP!

Year 6 Music

This term, year 6 have been creating rhythms and turning them into body percussion patterns.

Today we started to add in instruments - both conventional and unusual - after we watched videos of 'Stomp'.  You can watch them here.

We also added our own choreography!

Information regarding KS1 & KS2 SATs 2018

For all parents in Year 2 and Year 6 please click on the links below to see some useful information about the forthcoming KS1 (Year 2) and KS2 (Year 6) SATs, which are taking place in the month of May.

Please click below on the links,

Information Leaflet from the Department of Education

Video Clip about KS1 SATs

Video Clip about KS2 SATs