Holiday Food & Fun – FREE Winter Camps

 

www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/london/greenwich/news/holiday-food-fun-free-winter-camps  

"Holiday Food and Fun is back to give children and young people a Christmas to remember!

Using money from the Department of Education, there are free, funded holiday club spaces available for eligible children and young people.

If your child is aged between 4 and 16, and receives or is eligible for free school meals, they'll be able to claim a spot at one of our participating clubs.

If your child attends a special school in the borough and/or has a package of care from social services, they can access the specialist SEND provision and programmes.

Clubs are safe, secure and run in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines.

Browse the map and contact your preferred club to book your child's space."

www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/holidayfoodandfun

Wellbeing and Mental Health- Self-Care Bingo

The school holidays can often be a time of over-indulging and little physical activity. We may be enjoying ourselves, but we may also be neglecting our wellbeing. 

A fun way to get the whole family involved in looking after ourselves, is to play a game of bingo. 

Tick off every time you do a good deed, have a good laugh, or do something fun, and see how quickly you can yell BINGO!

Ages  5-7

Ages 7 -11 

The Jar of Happiness activity is a great one to do before the New Year, and at this time next year, you could be looking back at all the fun things you’ve done.

Thank you to the people at imoves.com 

They have lots of tips and advice on why being active is good for us all. 

Junior Travel Ambassadors - Road Safety Assembly

The Manor Way Junior Travel Ambassadors (JTA) team recorded their assembly today, so that all children in the school can hear their message about road safety in Winter, which is so important with it now being so dark, cold and slippery outside.

Reception Christmas Lunch at High Street

We loved our Santa Hats, the festive Christmas tunes and enjoyed all the adults serving us lunch today!

 

Year 4's Adventure in London - A visit to The National Gallery

Year 4 went on a very exciting visit to The National Gallery this week. We took the bus and the train from Plumstead all the way to Charing Cross and we saw some amazing sights on the way. Going over the River Thames was a highlight!

When we got to the gallery, we had to work with our group to locate different pieces of art that linked to our learning. We needed to find a still-life that had tropical fruit, a river scene and a carbon print. We could then see how the skills we learnt about at school linked directly to these famous artists! We then had a chance to sketch some of these paintings into our sketchbooks.

                

Whilst there, we also saw some very famous pieces of art that we had learnt about previously. These included Vincent Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' and Henri Rousseau's 'Tiger in a Rainforest'. To see these paintings in real-life was incredible!

After we visited the gallery, the sunny weather meant that we could visit Trafalgar Square and eat our lunch. The children loved seeing the fountains and visiting another famous London landmark although they were less impressed with the pigeons!

 

The children behaved brilliantly throughout the day and we were very proud of them. 

Well done Year 4!

Merit Certificate Winners

Congratulations to all the children who received a Merit Certificate on Friday for their positive choices throughout the week.

 

Festive Fundraising at Abbey Wood Station

On Friday a group of Festive jumper-wearing Year 5 and 6 children from a combination of Pupil Leadership Groups - Community Champions, Junior Travel Ambassadors and Fundraising Team - visited Abbey Wood Rail Station, where they performed a selection of Christmas carols and festive hits for commuters using the station, who could make a donation in our collection bucket if they so wished. Their enthusiasm and effort created a " sterling performance" according to one of the customers using the station.

Kerry Vye, station event organizer said, "We are pleased to confirm that a total of £46.68 was raised in donations. This is amazing, particularly as the event was conducted during off peak time, which is the station's quieter period. Our station colleagues were overjoyed at having the children sing at Abbey Wood station, and the customer feedback and comments throughout the session were truly heart-warming."

 

Don't get lost!

Year 5 have been improving their map use (including  Ordnance survey maps) this term. They have been reading four-figure grid references and using a compass to navigate their way around locations.

Maple class were lucky to have a sunny and dry day.

 

Maple exercise class

This half term Year 5 have been learning a variety of exercises to improve fitness. Many are similar to aerobics and circuits classes. 

This week, Maple class were refining their groups aerobics sequence and teaching the correct form and technique to their peers.