We hope you all had a fantastic Christmas holidays and we wish you all a fabulous 2017!

We are a group of KS2 girls who are taking on the role of editors for this issue. This is an exciting opportunity for us to lead a team of pupils, some of whom are actually older than us!

In this issue you will find out all about our amazing production of Aladdin, an interview with a new member of staff and a new pupil as well as finding out who are certificate winners were at the end of last term.

We hope that you enjoy reading this issue of our newsletter as we have thoroughly enjoyed being the bosses whilst putting it together!

Doreen, Jahan, Nicole and Oprah

Contributors to this issue of the newsletter include: Faith Mselle, Maya Chanda, Mina Janin, Astara Mushamboyera and Mira Knippel.

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Happy New Year!

Faces at The Latham School Interviews with a pupil and a teacher

News from the Classroom A few highlights from each class

News from around the school

Dates for the diary

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Friday Certificate Recipients

In Our Time, Let Us Do Good Pupils who are “doing good”

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Mira: What school did you go to before you joined us here at The Latham School?

Hosea: Royal Elite School, Mbezi Beach.

Oprah: When is your birthday?

Hosea: 30th August.

Mira: What is your favourite thing about The Latham School so far?

Hosea: I really like the space we have in the playground. I also enjoy music lessons and my siblings are jealous that we get to play music.

Oprah: How many siblings do you have?

Hosea: I have 3 brothers and 1 sister.

Mira: Do you have any secret or hidden talents?

Hosea: I am a really good whistler.

Oprah: What is your favourite food?

Hosea: That would have to be burgers!

Mira: What do you like to do in your free time?

Hosea: I love playing football.

Oprah: What languages do you speak?

Hosea: French, Swahili and English.

Maya: How long have you been in Africa?

Miss Goodman: Only since January this time but I have lived in Africa for 7 years.

Mina: How long have you been teaching?

Miss Goodman: I have been teaching for 20 years.

Maya: How are you enjoying The Latham School so far?

Miss Goodman: I love it! I love looking at the palm trees from my classroom. The children are fantastic and the teachers here are very friendly.

Maya: What do you do in your spare time?

Miss Goodman: I have recently taken up netball and I love spending time with my dog.

Mina: Is it hard to work with children?

Miss Goodman: Yes, but it’s also very enjoyable.

Maya: Which subject do you like to teach the most?

Miss Goodman: English, as I love stories.

Faces at The Latham School

Hosea Miss Goodman

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News from Year 9

In English class we have been studying non-narrative writing and how to analyse it. In Science, we have been working on types of chemical reactions and in maths, we have worked on number patterns and equations. History and Geography have kept us busy with industrialisation and world population. Music has been very interesting as we have been learning about the parts of an orchestra and are currently working on creating a display to show them to the rest of the school.

Early Years

Years 1 & 2

News from the Classroom We have got so many new children and it’s super exciting times for us in the Early Childhood room. This half of term we are going to be looking at patterns. This may be patterns with shapes, colours, numbers and just about anything really! We are very happy with our new reading area and new dressing up clothes and can’t wait to learn more and more each day.

In Literacy, we have looked at lots of different fairytales and have had great fun retelling them. In Maths, we have been working out how to check our change when shopping. During Science we have been looking at the properties of materials and in Topic we have

Year 3 In Literacy, we have been writing sentences and stories about robots. We had to use conjunctions to make interesting sentences. In Maths we have learnt about fractions such as how to divide numbers into a fraction of a number. During the run up to the American elections, we learnt all about the 45 presidents and presented our findings in our class assembly.

Year 5 & 6 In our Science lessons, we have been learning all about light – where it comes from and what it is. During Literacy lessons we found out how to write recounts and we know lots of grammatical techniques that will enhance our own writing. In Maths, we have been recapping frog method and looking at how to solve word problems. We are comparing different people and places around the world in our Topic lessons.

In Literacy, we have been learning about the Boogey Man and The Trolls Next Door in poetry form. We also answered questons about the story. In Maths we have been simplifying fractions and splitting whole numbers into equal parts. In Topic, we have been learning about weather and the instruments used to measure different types of weather.

Year 7 & 8 In Maths, we have been learning about formulae, equations and the probability of numbers. We have been learning about non-narrative writing, in Literacy, and we are about to create our own leaflets. During Science lessons, we have investigated pure and impure substances. Glaciers have been the main topic of learning during our Geography lessons; whilst in History, it has been all about industrialisation and the Battle of Hastings.

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The new canteen food has got off to a great start! With fresh and warm meals, packed in reusable Tupperware, the students have been delighted with the delicious and healthy snacks and lunches. So far, the chicken salad, the mini pizzas and the fruit cups have all been a real hit! Many students are signing up as they see the scrumptious food on offer.

New Canteen

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Aladdin

On Friday 2nd December, the new school banda was transformed into a delightful theatre for the ambitious production of Aladdin. With over 70 children participating in various capacities, it promised to be a memorable occasion. As the parents and family members streamed through the entrance, the

seats were soon filled with excitable adults eagerly anticipating the arrival of the children. From the moment the narrators introduced the production, the show was a resounding success! The main cast of pupils ranged from Year 4 – Year 9 with everyone delivering their parts with clear voices and

talented acting. They were successfully supported by the remaining pupils, with confident singing and sound affects (whooooooosh! as the genie appeared!) Many songs were sung throughout with particular mention going to those with solo parts as they all did incredibly well. It is amazing to think of every child learning all the words to all the songs in such a short amount of time. The

Grand Finale song ended with rapturous applause from a proud audience of family and friends.

News from around the school

Playtimes

We are all super happy with our new fantastically colourful hopscotch boards. Playtimes are becoming much more fun with all the new additions around the playground!

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Dates to remember: Half term: 27th – 3rd February Y5/6 trip to Olduvai Gorge: 15th-17th March End of term: 6th April

Please help out the Roots

& Shoots group by

bringing in plastic bottle

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In Our Time, Let Us Do Good

KS3

Maya (Year 7) Effort

Mira (Year 9) Attainment

UKS2

Yaren (Year 6) Effort

Phillip (Year 5) Attainment

LKS2

Ethan (Year 4) Attainment

Nilufer (Year 3) Effort

KS1

Kimberley (Year 2) Effort

Nia (Year 1) Attainment

Felix for always being an attentive friend and working hard.

Fortune because she listens well and is kind to her friends.

Ava for always listening to the teacher in class and helping others

The KS3 children for working hard to create a music display for the music room.

Baraka and Ali for keeping our gardens looking so lovely.

Matthew for always being polite and kind to everyone.

Term 1 Effort and Attainment

Certificate Winners

Precious for being a good friend and making everyone smile.

Doreen for helping to settle new students into our school.

Michaela for always checking up on her friends.

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