Little Sutton Primary School Designated National Lead School Thursday 26Th May 2016

LITTLE SUTTON PRIMARY SCHOOL DESIGNATED NATIONAL LEAD SCHOOL THURSDAY 26TH MAY 2016

Arts Week May This week, Little Sutton pupils have been 26th Break up for half finding out all about British Values and term June learning why they should be proud to be 6th School re-opens British. As part of Arts Week we have 8th Reception 2016 celebrated British artists, musicians, actors, singers and Activity Session dancers. The quality of the work the children have Y4 to Rectory Park produced has been high and clearly show that Little 10th Y6 Residential Sutton pupils have talent! We have welcomed a number 14th Reception 2016 of visitors into school including theatre groups, artists, Activity Session musicians, dance teachers, Secondary Schools, Messy 17th Golden Anniversary Church groups, media professionals and Andi Markham. Ball Thank you so much to all of our visitors. 23rd Closed for EU referendum On Wednesday after school Little Sutton was 27th Y5 to Botanical transformed into a ‘British Art Gallery’. Every child had Gardens created a canvas based on a piece of work by a British artist. The canvasses were superb. 28th Y5 to Rectory Park Thank you to all the parents who visited the Gallery. Canvasses are still on sale and all money 29th Y6 Induction day 1 raised will go towards the cost of Arts Week. for most Birmingham schools. Check with Reception have had a very busy Arts Week and have participated in lots of fun individual schools. workshops. The children have learned 'rock and roll' style dancing, completed Alice in 30th Y6 Induction day 2 Wonderland themed art work with Mrs Rainbow, for most Birmingham have learned all about William Morris and Beatrix schools. Check with individual school. Potter and had a brilliant time with two musicians July from the CBSO. They also welcomed family 1st Sports Day members into the classroom on Wednesday after- 2nd Family Day noon for an activity session. Peter Rabbit ears, 13th Y2 Class Assembly William Morris bookmarks and the outside area 14th Open Evening 4pm proved to be very popular activities! Thank you to 21st Leavers’ Assembly family members who took time out to spend the af- 22nd Term Ends ternoon with us! We have had a very busy, but fantastic week, exploring Britain's amazing talents!

27th May Training Day Year 1 have had a thoroughly enjoyable week 23rd June EU vote beginning with meeting Lucy Edwards, a former pupil who is visually impaired. They listened to a story she has written and particularly enjoyed stroking her guide dog Olga. The children have created amazing Alice in Wonderland Worcester Lane, inspired art which will be displayed in Columbus Sutton Coldfield, Hall. They showed off fantastic dancing ability West Midlands, B75 5NL performing a 1970s disco dance - Mrs Byrne believes we definitely have some John Travoltas

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School Closure—A reminder that the school will be closed tomorrow 27th May for staff training.

We are still E-Safety Workshop—This will take place on Wednesday 8th June at Whitehouse Common Primary School at 6pm. All parents welcome. Collecting! Sports Day Date Change—Due to a clash with the Y5 Cluster Day we have now changed Sports Day to Friday 1st July. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

School Meals Increase—After the half term break the price of a school meal will be £2.15 per day, £10.75 per week. The amount to cover the final half term of the year will be £73.10. Arts Week cont….. Year 2 had a fantastic trip on Wednesday. They began the day with a visit to the Empire cinema where they watched The Jungle Book. The children loved watching the film describing it as 'awesome, it was a really good film!' and felt like VIPs having the whole screen to themselves. After a short walk they spent the afternoon in Sutton Park, with a Ranger, exploring the surrounding area and enjoyed various activities. They particularly enjoyed the exercise where they had to lead a blindfolded partner to a tree. They then had to use touch to recognise and remember it before being led away and trying and find it again. Following this, the children explored the park and learnt about different plants, whilst making a visual 'postcard' of their journey. Despite the chilly conditions the children had a thoroughly enjoyable day out.

Year 3 have been studying the work of William Morris during Arts Week. They worked with Mrs Marchant to begin a new appliqued piano cover, Each child designed their own tile for the border and the classes are working together to complete the de- sign. They used the influence of William Morris to create their own art work canvasses. On Wednesday they had a particularly busy day. It began with a workshop led by Messy Church based at St James', based on the story of Daniel and the Lions. The children thought about the British values that could be identified and then created some really beautiful lion masks to remind them of the story. Other workshops followed, delivered by King Edwards Handsworth. The first session was history based where the children used symbols to record facts about King Edward and then designed and made their own crowns with decorations to represent important facts about themselves. After this they took part in a DT session where the children made medals and the afternoon was completed with a music workshop when the children learnt a song about King Edward and created their own verse and actions! What a busy day!

Year 4 have had an incredibly exciting and inspiring Arts week. The week commenced with the children creating their own ostinato using a variety of musical instruments. They then learnt about renowned British artist, Banksy, produced arguments for and against street art and present- ed their arguments in a debate. They used his art work to inspire their own acrylic canvasses, which were displayed as part of our Art Gallery. They also took part in a 1920s dance workshop, a bagpipes workshop and visited the Barber Institute where they learnt further information about famous British artists. The highlight of the week was taking part in a Konflux Drama workshop, 'A Play in a Day', based on British culture. The children enjoyed finding out about the history of Britain and how certain traditions in this country came about. They put on an amazing performance, speaking clearly and eloquently and remembering their lines (despite having very little time to rehearse). We couldn't have been more proud. Well done, children!

What an incredible time the children in Year 5 have had this week! Their feet literally haven't touched the ground in what has been a fun-filled and jam-packed few days. Monday involved learning about the British modern artists Elmo Hood and Emma G, using their techniques to create their own self portraits as well as performing with puppets under the guidance of the talented puppeteer, Andi Markham. On Tuesday the pupils listened to music by various British artists ranging from Coldplay to Queen. The children compared the dynamics, tempo and rhythm within these pieces and confidently discussed how and why this music can make us feel proud. Yesterday was extremely busy but heaps of fun - the children danced hip hop to MC Hammer's 'Can't Touch This' and enjoyed abstract water colour painting at The Barber Institute of Fine Art taking ideas and influences from several British artists whose work is displayed there. The behaviour of the children whilst at the museum was exemplary and our guide and teacher for the day commented on the deeper level responses and ideas that they were able to give during the visit. Of course no themed week focussing on British talent would be complete without a mention of our greatest playwright, WIlliam Shakespeare, and today the Y5 children were able to finish on a high by participating in a workshop based on ’The Tempest’. They thoroughly enjoyed learning about the themes within this story and participating in the drama activities. We would like to say well done to all of the children for making this a truly brilliant week and we hope you have enjoyed it as much as we have. Arts Week cont….. To celebrate our Arts Week we have been exploring a variety of British artists in Year 6 and also researching and writing about how the arts have changed in Britain from the 1950s to present day. On Monday, after celebrating our school’s talents in assembly, we explored the work of Banksy and the children created their own Banksy inspired pieces which were fabulous. In the afternoon we were fortunate enough to be taught a 1950s dance routine by Mrs Swann. On Tuesday, we explored British Values through a poetry workshop called ‘Paper Chase’ which the children really enjoyed. Also throughout the week, we have been looking at other artists such as Bridget Riley and our canvasses were created using the inspiration of Julian Opie; the children drew their own self portraits using his same iconic style. Wednesday saw the children enjoying a Messy Church activity session where they created boxes and medals to help them celebrate their talents and skills, re-enacting a story from the bible exploring how we are all special. Following on from this, the children in groups participated in creating films about Arts Week with Ark Media. The children directed, filmed, interviewed and created the films in their entirety. As well as this they also enjoyed creating some incredible David Hockney inspired collages with Mrs Horton. Overall the children have learned so much and have had a fabulous week exploring British talents as well as their own.

During the week the children have been able to taste a variety of British dishes including shepherd’s pie, fish and chips, roast with Yorkshire pudding. Thank you to Mrs Gallier, our cook, and her team for putting on such a wonderful spread each day. Our thanks also go to Mrs Arkinstall and Mrs Conway for organising such a superb week. Thank you also to Mr Tomlinson from Sutton Travel for his generous donation.

Sports Report What a brilliant week for Little Sutton this has been! On Monday Y6 played in the boys rounders tournament and, although they went a man down very early (due to illness), managed still to come third overall. Although they were one player short for the whole tournament, their team spirit and determination were extremely impressive.

Little Sutton also took part in a cricket tournament on Tuesday at Four Oaks Cricket Club. The Y6 team, including several Y5 children, worked tirelessly to beat every team they played on the day to win the entire competition. A feature of the day was their impeccable fielding and ability to score over 100 runs in 4 of their 6 games.

Last Saturday morning, Mr Smith and Mr Storer took Year 5/6 boys and girls teams to the Birming- ham Indoor Football Finals at the Futsal Arena, Hockley. The boys battled hard in their group but were unfortunately unable to qualify for the knockout stage. However, the girls successfully reached the final and encoun- tered a very strong Lyndon Green side. After taking an early 1-0 lead, Lyndon Green equalised and then went 2-1 ahead with about two minutes remaining. However, the Little Sutton resilience shone through and an incredible individual effort from Mar- tha Macphail earned the girls a 2-2 draw and a sharing of the champions title. Well done to all the boys and girls who took part in the competition - you did yourselves proud!

Fun Run E-Safety Tip We would like to remind you that several staff members are participating in the Sut- Test your internet safety knowledge ton Fun Run on Sunday 5th June. Mrs Murphy, Mrs L'Homme, Miss Faulkner and with Hacker, listen to some Stay Safe Miss Cook have been in training since January for this event often pounding the songs, find out if your pavements locally after school. They hope to complete the 8.5 mile run in under an an accidental cyberbul- hour and a half but their main aim is to raise as much money for Birmingham chilly plus many more dren's hospital which has supported several children over the years and local- games, stories and vid- ly. Please follow the link if you would like to sponsor the teachers http:// eos to help you stay www.justgiving.com/LSSstaff and of course your cheers of encouragement on the safe. http:// day will be gratefully received. bbc.in/1jKa647"

FoLSS Update We are very much looking forward to welcoming KS1 children to our Movie Night tonight.

Little Sutton Golden Anniversary Ball— The support for this has been fantastic. We still have space for small groups to fill up tables. If you’re a couple or group of 3 or 4 and you are tempted, then please message Claire Philpott via the FoLSS Fa- cebook page urgently. It really is going to be a memorable occasion. Don’t be shy!

Family Day is on Saturday 2nd July from 12—3pm. We would love your unwanted cuddly toys and books in good condi- tion. So please ‘bear’ us in mind if your having a clear out over the holidays.

Next meeting—Friday 10th June 1pm at the Plough and Harrow.

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