Barrow Hedgelines Autumn (2) 2019

Nursery – Visit from Then something very Santa exciting happened. We came to school and found On Elf Day in Nursery, we mysterious eggs and a suddenly heard the sound letter from Dorothy Dragon! of bells on the roof and a We looked after the eggs "Ho, ho ho!" Santa had which was very exciting. come to visit us! The Whilst we waited for children asked Santa lots of the baby dragons to hatch, questions about Christmas Reception – Do Dragons Exist? we thought of ways we and he said we have been could train our dragons to very good and even We read the story of 'The keep Barrow Hedges safe. brought us some presents Paper Bag Princess'. The We decided that we would early, to share with all of story is about a princess teach the dragons to fly, to our Nursery friends. The who has her castle eat fish, to children all got a bell from and clothes burnt by a rescue princesses and to Santa's sleigh to take home fierce dragon. The children breathe fire at baddies. We and ring on Christmas Eve. learnt to use a story map to thought about our own sequence the events in the dragon stories and learnt story and to use words and about story settings as we actions to retell the story. decided where to have our dragon adventures. Sadly We asked the question, 'Do Dorothy Dragon came and Dragons Exist?’ Some of collected her eggs before the children thought that they had time to hatch and dragons are real whilst took them back to her Caterpillar and Tadpole some thought that they dragon world. We learnt all classes entertained their were not real and that they about real dragons that families by singing some only exist in stories. The exist today familiar Christmas songs in children found a magical called Bearded Dragons the Nursery Sing-a-long. book called 'Dragonology' and learnt how to look after The children were so which looked real because them. brave, performing in front of it has emeralds on the front a big audience and and 'real' scales inside. We We really enjoyed learning remembering the words used the book to find out about dragons and thinking and actions. more about dragons and to if they do exist. What do write dragon facts. you think?

Year 1 – Special Visitors On Monday, 25th undertook a multitude of

th November, Year 1 had a knightly duties. This began On Wednesday 20 and special visitor come to visit with knights training on day Thursday 21st November, the school. 1 and quickly led to the Year 1 had a visit from exploration of The Tower of firefighters who work for the London. In the classroom Wallington Fire Brigade. we have looked at castles We had a very informative in more detail, exploring fire safety talk where they timelines, castle types and explained to the children the sort of people who the importance of having a would live in one. English smoke alarm in the house. has continued this theme To celebrate this special and each class has finished day the children got by publishing their very dressed up in their fanciest own book of dragons now party clothes and had a available to read in each royal tea party. The special book corner. Whilst in visitor, Mark Hill, told the Maths, the children’s children about his job as a developing knowledge of chef at the Palace of addition and subtraction Westminster and his has enabled them to solve experience of meeting the mystery of the missing Prince Charles when he Crown Jewels from the Did you know that the fire was presented with an Tower of London. brigade will install a fire MBE for his contribution in However, the biggest alarm in your house for the culinary industry. We success has come in the free? All you need to do is found out that he cooks for form of the KS1 Christmas follow this link 14,000 people a day! production, where the (https://www.london- children shone in their fire.gov.uk/safety/the- Tinsel and Tea-Towels home/home-fire-safety- performance. It has visits/). The children then certainly been a long and had a fantastic opportunity busy half term and the to explore a fire engine, children have earned a getting inside to have a well-deserved break! closer look at all of the different equipment they use. It was great fun!

Year 2 – Towers, Tunnels Year 3 – Mighty Metals and Turrets We started our project with Year 2 have enjoyed an an engage day! The first excellent Autumn 2. During activity we did was to pick our Towers, Tunnels and up jelly cubes with chop Turrets topic, the children sticks. We soon found out

we were testing friction. We of paint on them and then Year 5 – Hampton Court then covered the jelly in oil we threw them like a to make the task harder; it frisbee. It looked amazing! This term, Year 5 visited was actually easier for This activity demonstrated Hampton Court Palace, some people. how air resistance acts on where we were able to flying objects. We had a immerse ourselves in the great day! life of Henry VIII, his wives and his children. Particular Evelyn (Elm) highlights were admiring Henry's Great Hall, the infamous Haunted gallery Year 4 – Potions Day and exploring the magnificent world-famous In Year 4 this half term gardens. In the 'Young we've enjoyed a Science Henry' workshop, the focus and have been children developed their exploring the three states drama skills by acting out Next we went on the of matter. To launch our key events from Henry's playground equipment. We topic we had a 'Potions early life as a monarch, to were investigating if they Day' where the children discover why the Tudor used a pushing or pulling made lava lamps as part of king changed so force and how friction and an investigation into liquid dramatically into the "obese gravity was used. We density; caused a 'boom in tyrant" we recognise today, discovered that the the room' chemical reaction and the impact this had on supernova uses a pushing as they learnt about the the country as a whole. nature of gas and pressure force because it requires a push to turn it. The climbing and created slime by blocks use a push and pull, mixing cornflour and you push with your legs but washing up liquid. This you pull with your arms. scientific focus has supported our English learning as we produced non chronological reports about states of matter. We have also enjoyed writing rhyming couplet poems about a witch's potion; a selection of these will be up on display outside Maple Class after the break. Year 6 – Joseph and the Merry Christmas from all of Technicoloured Dream Coat The last activity we did was the Year 4 team! to create art by throwing After a short drive, we paper plates! We put drops arrived at this amazing

school called Trinity. As a Cinderella (and staff) were treated to a few minutes went by, we lovely Christmas dinner! entered the school’s Last week, a group of our theatre - it was way bigger children were fortunate to than we expected it to be attend a panto. Oh yes they and before you knew it, the did! Forty five pupils incredible show began. headed off to Fairfield Halls by coach to watch Cinderella.

The children (and adults!) joined in with the singing, dancing and shouting - it's behind you! A fabulous, joyful time was had by all. We even had a surprise visit from a very

mischievous elf! The crowd erupted with excitement; every second Thank you to the wonderful of the show made everyone kitchen staff for putting on such a glorious feast – it bewildered. Joseph was an outstanding actor and so certainly went down a treat! were all of the other cast members. As the show went on, crazy things had Staff Panto happened and we wish the Today, the children were show had never stopped. treated to the traditional Thank you for the amazing annual Barrow Hedges show and the water. It Staff Christmas inspired me to feel that Pantomime! Mr anything is possible. Christmas Dinner Buckingham led the cast of Isabella L and George T Robin Hood and his Merry On Wednesday, 11th Men and the children had December, the children great fun booing and

hissing at Miss Swinfield Goodbye Marion (the Sheriff of Nottingham). The children held a lovely assembly this week to say goodbye to Marion, our Road lollipop lady, who is retiring today after 35 years!

Charities

Children in Need

Our annual Wear a Onesie for Children in Need raised a fantastic £1,084. Thank you to all children, parents and staff for once again supporting this worthy cause. Marion was so touched to receive a handmade Metropolitan Police lollipop covered in all of the Christmas Present children’s thumb prints! Collection

Please note that there will Our staff all added an extra be no crossing patrol on Christmas present to their Banstead Road for the near shopping lists this year and future; we will update you we were able to donate as soon as the recruitment over 20 presents to local process has been children, aged 5 months to completed. 16 years, who otherwise may not receive a present this year. Guitar Performance

The guitarists gave a wonderful performance to the school in assembly – well done to everyone involved!

able to donate £850, thank you so much for digging deep!

Reminders

Dinner Money

Please be reminded that, if your child to receives a Thank you to Mrs Cloves school lunch, accounts and Mrs Thompson for must be kept in credit. organising this and to our Thank you in advance. wonderful staff for their generosity.

Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day When dropping off and collecting your child(ren), we would be grateful if you

Staff donned their favourite could not leave your car engines running (and very hot!) Christmas as this has been pointed out by a jumpers last week in aid of few of our local residents. Save the Children.

Christmas Collections

A huge thank you to everyone who came to a DATES FOR THE DIARY

Christmas show, concert or 6th January 2020 INSET Day singalong this year – our Children return to 7th January 2020 School Chosen charity is Year 1 Science 9th January 2020 Jigsaw4U, a local charity Museum Trip offering counselling and Week Commencing Afterschool clubs th practical support to children 13 January 2020 start 14th January 2020 – Year 1 Phonics - www.jigsaw4u. We were 3:30pm Screening Workshop

Sporting Hedge

We have also progressed Boys Football For more information about passed the first round in all CAFC Soccer schools Y5 cup competitions with What a busy term it's been please go to - our only defeat coming in for the various boys' https://www.soccerschools. the Y6 U11 Surrey Cup at football teams! There have club/news been so many fixtures it's Harrodian School. been difficult to keep track So far this year, over 40 of them all. It has, however, boys have had the been one of our most opportunity to represent the successful starts to a school at football and all season in many years. have done so with pride and determination. We're As things stand, our A team We have enjoyed all of our confident that with are sitting top of the league matches and we have all continued hard work after - having gained the worked well together as a Christmas that we can maximum 21 points from 7 team throughout our have a very successful end games. season. We have been to the season. through so much as a team Lastly, we'd like to extend a and pushed through the massive thank you to all bad times and made good the parents who have come ones – we are so proud of to support the boys and ourselves and each other. assisted in transporting One of our best matches them to and from games. was against Robin Hood

and Ava was one of our Having been top for the best team players in that majority of the season, the Girls Football match as she scored from nd B team has slipped to 2 the halfway line helping us So far this term, the girls’ place, with Green Wrythe to win an astonishing 9-0! – football team has been very just edging the top spot. Sienna and Ava B successful as we have won all of our Sutton League The girls have worked hard fixtures. This puts us top of and have continued to the League going into the compete against some Christmas break. tough opposition, narrowly missing out in Borough

tournaments to In the MEGAFEST Park Farm. competition, for those new to the game, our Y5’s For further information, dominated play and worked fixtures and up to date together to improve their League tables for the boys defensive line. Marcus and girls visit (Cedar) class was awarded http://www.suttonschoolsfa. player of the tournament. co.uk/ We were back at John Fisher a week later to take part in the Y3 and Y4 Netball MEGAFEST. For many this was their first The Autumn term marks experience of rugby and the start of the netball We have lots to work on were excited to get stuck season and the Autumn but the girls are in. Both teams played League, which includes enthusiastic and committed exceptionally well and schools from across the to improving their match finished the day Borough. Our Autumn play. We look forward to undefeated. fixtures included Stanley the start of the Spring Park, Wallington Primary, League in January Green Wrythe and .

Rugby Megafest

Many of the girls were new On Wednesday 30th to netball and with the help October children from of Mrs. Reynolds and rugby club took part in their students from Oaks Park first Rugby tournament. High, we started passing The competition involved and defending the post. schools from across the Indoor Athletics Quickly, the girls Borough and was designed progressed onto match to promote competitive On Wednesday 27th play and looked forward to rugby as well as give those November children from matches in training. new to the game an Year 5 and 6 took part in opportunity to practise their the Borough Indoor skills. athletics at Wallington High A team results – Wallington School for Girls. The A team did fantastically 4 – BH 2, Stanley Park 12 well with wins against – BH 0, Green Wrythe 6 – The event gives children an Muschamp A and B, BH 0; B team results – opportunity to compete in a Nonsuch Primary. Tries Wallington 1 – BH 1, range of indoor activities, scored by Naia, Finley and Stanley Park 2 – BH 0, including chest push, Campbell. Green Wrythe 0 – BH 1. javelin, vertical jump, speed bounce, standing long jump

and triple jump. Track events include relays, As a way to introduce obstacle and the completive riding to the children, members ride under/over. against each other in an The children brilliantly and internal League. encouraged each other Well done to Maggie – from the sidelines. Well finishing 2nd again in her done all! Barrow Hedges most recent race; Tom won narrowly missed out on a his race, for the second th Finals place, finishing 4 time this season and Lana behind Cheam Park Farm, who remains unbeaten. Westbourne and Bandon What a fantastic family Hill Woodfield. achievement!

On Sunday 24th November Ethan (Chestnut) competed in his first competitive boxing match. It was a packed venue and Ethan fought 3 x 1 minute rounds against a boy from Sunbury Boxing Club. Ethan was

too powerful and was Martial Arts asked to power down.

After a busy Autumn term Well done Ethan! well done to the following children for achieving their gradings at Progressive Martial Arts.

Achievements

Maggie (Sycamore), Tom (Walnut) and Lana (Otter) who are all members of the Sutton Cycling club.

In gymnastics, Olivia and success of ex-pupil D’shon Remember you can follow Maxie (Woodpecker) were Bernard who made his all the sporting events and proud to show their Future Manchester United debut activities on Twitter: earlier this month. Gymnastic medals to the class. Di’Shon, who joined Barrow Hedges in Y6, played in the school team and went on to represent the Borough and Surrey. He played for @barrowhedgespe Chelsea FC as a school boy before moving to Manchester United, fulfilling his dream to become a Match reports and professional footballer. information on sporting competitions is also available to view on the School website through the PE curriculum page.

In football news, Teddy (Ash) was approached by Crystal Palace FC and has DATES FOR THE DIARY been asked to join their U9 16/1 - Strictly starts in Y6 squad next season. Teddy To read the full article see - currently plays for Sutton https://www.yourlocalguardi 6/2 - Y5/6 Badminton Utd and recently travelled an.co.uk/news/18070251.di competition 4.00-5.30 (by to Manchester City to play shon-bernard-debuts- invitation only) in a football festival. We manchester-united-former- wish you luck for the teachers-praise- 10/2- Y2/Y4 RE dance performance/ forthcoming season! workshop

If you have any sporting 11/2- Y6 cycling workshop achievements that you 1.00-3.00 would like us to celebrate please forward a picture 13/2- Y6 handball 1.30- and a short paragraph 4.30 Boys (by explaining the sporting invitation only) event/achievement to 31st March - SCD [email protected] Showcase 2020 1.30-3.15

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