CANONBURY NEWS Friday 15th February 2019

It has been another busy half term of learning at Canonbury, as you can see from the year group news in this letter. We can’t possibly fit in everything that has been going on so there are a couple of key items I would like to mention: we have chosen to be a partner school with Little Angel Puppet Theatre, with a number of year groups attending shows this year, sometimes linked to their topics and otherwise for the sheer excellence of the experience.

Next half term Y5 will be taking part in a writing workshop followed by a trip to see a show. It is an exciting arrangement and we are making full use of it. For Safer Internet Day, we invited Year 5 and 6 parents to a presentation where Lawrence Anscombe, Computing Lead, shared up to date advice on the area of ‘consent’ when using the internet - consent from parents about screen time and apps/games, getting consent before sharing information or clicking ‘agree’ on pop-ups. The key message was for families to talk about their internet use and I advise all parents to use the Family Internet Plan that was handed out and can be picked up from the leaflet stand by the office. Have a great half term,

Our girls football team continued on their great season, with

even more success, by winning the Premier League Schools

Tournament. This means that they will represent Arsenal

and face the other 19 Premier League teams later this year

at Molineux Stadium, the home of Wolverhampton

Wanderers.

In other sporting news our Basketball Team picked up a

bronze medal and our Netball Team lost narrowly in their

final, but were very proud of their silver medal!

Huge congratulations to Sude, who finished 1st in the Cross

Country Competition this week and to Matilda, Aiden and

Ennio, who did fantastically well coming in 3rd!

Little Angel Theatre partners

Year 5 and 6 Girls Football Team Celebrate winning

the Premier League Schools Tournament and look

forward to playing in the National Finals!

School Council

Our School Council meet fortnightly to share and discuss

ideas on how to make our school an even better place. Last

week, the team met with a representative from Caterlink

(the company who prepare our lunches). It was decided that

next half term there will be a special School Council school

dinner, decided by the Canonbury pupils. School Councillors

have taken ideas from their peers and are currently in the

process of deciding which scrumptious options to go with –

P.S. I think pancakes are a strong contender!

School Council Meeting—every fortnight!

Sports Report Sensational Start to 2018-19 Season

So far we’ve had the adrenaline-pumping Indoor Netball Competition. This event was jam-packed with skilful

play, screaming supporters and tactful teamwork. With just 200 points between the Houses, the Autumn Term

ended with: Agua in 3rd position on 900 points, joint second were Fuego and Aire with 1000 points and the

champions: Tierra with 1100 points.

This term we have the highly anticipated Times Table Challenge. Pupils have already shown off their skills in a

timed test, where their score have contributed as points to their house. 4 pupils per year group have been

chosen to represent their house in the X table assembly Face Off. We look forward to updating you on the

results.

Houses Agua Aire Fuego Tierra

Friday 15th February 2019

This term, Year 1's topic has been 'Get Out of my

Swamp'. We have been learning about a variety of

animals, particularly ones in a swamp. We have

learned about the characteristics of the animals;

whether they are herbivores or carnivores, reptiles

or mammals and the habitats they live in. As a

result, we have made shoe box habitats for our

own swamp creatures using recycled materials.

Year 1 Get out of My Swamp

In Year 2 we have been learning all about The Great Fire of

London. When we found out that Samuel Pepys had buried

his favourite things to protect them from the fire, we went

on a hunt around the school playground to see if we could

find them. We found his cheese and wine buried at the

bottom of the playground.

We then thought about the precious items that we might

save and why. We included some of our ideas in our very

own stories that we have published about living through The

Great Fire in 1666.

Swamptastic habitats

A Samuel Pepys hidden gem?

Year 3 Rainforest Visitor

In Year 3 we have been learning about rainforests.

Jumanji and his cousin Jeffbob, arrived in year 3 this

term when we started learning about an

endangered creature that relies on the rainforest for

food, shelter and protection.

Later this term we will be visiting Kew Gardens with

an immersive experience, exploring the complex

rainforest habitat and variety of rainforest plants

located in one of Kew’s famous glasshouses. In this

session children will work scientifically by observing,

taking measurements and asking questions about

rainforest habitats and exploring the relationships

between the rainforest plants, animals and people. It

will be an exciting expedition to end our topic.

Can you spot the newest member of Hestia class?

Year 2 The Great Fire

Friday 15th February 2019

Year 4 have been applying their knowledge of

electrical circuits, conductors and insulators to

create a steady-hand buzzer game.

If your wobbly hand touches the wire, the circuit

is complete and the buzzer sounds—tricky stuff!

Year 4 Electrickery!

This term both Year 5 classes had a week each at Treginnis

Farm in Pembrokshire, Wales. The children were up and at

it, before daylight and their breakfast, to feed goats, sheep,

pigs and poultry. After breakfast children set about mucking

out the donkeys, picking potatoes and other farm chores.

Other activities involved taking the farm dogs for a long

walk along the Pembrokshire Coastal Path, as well as

visiting the smallest City in Great Britain, St David’s,

exploring the Cathedral and the local sweetshop!

Year 4 holding steady!

Year 5— Muck and Magic!

Year 6 subheading

Year 6 have been learning all about Greece in their

topic 'Greece Lightning'! We have found out lots

about modern day Greece and why people love to

visit, events in history that have shaped modern

Greece and what the remaining buildings tell us

about life in Ancient greece. We even made out own

pop up temples and invented our own Gods!

We will be exploring Ancient Greece further after

half term with a workshop in school from ‘Portals to

the Past’.

Year 5 Treginnis Farmers

Diary Dates

Year 3 Swimming:

Hermes Class: 25 Feb —11/25 March

Hestia Class: 4/18 March— 1 April

Yr 1 Walthamstow Wetlands—Wednesday 6 March

Yr 3 Kew Gardens—Tuesday 19 March

Yr 6 Ancient Greece Workshop—Thurs 21 March

Quiz Night—Thursday 20 March

tickets on sale after half term

Parents Evenings:

Tuesday 26 March & Wednesday 27 March

Canonbury Art Exhibition:

Tuesday 26 & Wednesday 27 March

Canonbury News - Friday 15th February 2019

Reception Classes had a hoot this term as they

immersed themselves in to the world of all things owl.

They found out a lot of factual information through our

story focus: Owl Babies; our trip to the Little Angel

Theatre to see ‘Wow, said the Owl’, followed a visit by

real owls from the Kent Owl Academy.

Reception Twit….Twoo

Reception Classes have a hoot!

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Fundraising Idea from the Canonbury Foundation

Join our World Book Day Birthday Party!

Bring £1 and come dressed as a book character or in your best

party outfit to celebrate Elmer, The Hungry Caterpillar and the

Gruffalo’s birthdays this year!

We look forward to lots of fun including a special birthday party

lunch!

Money raised goes to Book Aid International.