July 2013
The Junior News
We started the
Summer Term by
Welcoming Miss
Richardson into Yr. 2
Then the
Astrodome
Arrived …
A highlight for the whole
Junior School this term
was a visit from the
astrodome company. As
classes entered the
sports hall, they were amazed by the immense size of the inflatable
bubble that had taken over most of the space.
Entering into the bubble was like entering into the sky full of star
constellations and background music. We learnt about many of the
constellations in our sky as well as information about comets, meteors and
asteroids.
Following this the display on the bubble changed from the stars in the sky
to being inside a high tech space craft preparing for lift off. We counted
down, full of suspense, then-BLAST OFF! We were shooting up into the
sky high above Earth and exiting the Earth’s atmosphere. Looking back
Earth was a small speck covered mostly in blue seas and oceans.
We travelled past our Moon and Mars, stopping briefly at each one to
learn interesting facts and review Neil Armstrong’s famous first
footsteps on the moon! We travelled far and wide past Jupiter and
Saturn. We missed nearly being swallowed up by a black hole!
As our trip came to an end we reminisced about all we had seen and learnt
and what an incredible hour we had just had!
Accelerated Reading…….
Accelerated reading has been brilliant. I
enjoy reading a lot more now and have read
lots more books. I really look forward to
finishing a book so that I can take the quiz
at the end. Mum and Dad call me a ‘book
worm’ now! By Charlotte Stupple Yr. 4
We love reading
anytime,
anywhere!
This was our 1st
year having horse
riding as an after
school activity.
Thank you Mrs
Laflin we have loved
it!
Yr. 2 Down at Harry’s Farm
On Wednesday Year 2 were very lucky to visit
Harry and his animals. As soon as we arrived
we were greeted by their friendly puppy, all
three feet tall of him! Mrs Martin started the
trail by introducing us to Bianca the pig. We
were able to see her different features and
find out what she liked to eat. As it
approached lunch time, we moved onto feeding
the chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs.
Sylvester the goose came to say ‘Hello’ with
his fellow duck friends and we were even able
to have a hold of the old and wise tortoise.
Mrs Martin was kind enough to give us an
interesting talk on each of the animals and
then provided us with a delicious lunch outside.
In the afternoon we had the opportunity to do
some craft and used a selection of materials
to create our own animal pictures.
We would like to say a huge thank you to Mrs Martin who not only
delivered a ‘funtastic’ day for everyone but also gave us our very own
personalised aprons… it wouldn’t surprise me if she had planned the
weather as well!
Pre-Reception’s Yearly Report….
What a busy year we have had in Pre-Reception. Within a few weeks of
starting school the children experienced a wealth of opportunities
through our `healthy schools week` taking part in a variety of sports,
eating and making healthy foods and learning about what contributes to a
healthy lifestyle. We ended the week with a visit to Fowlmead Park where
we had great fun broadening our gross motor skills and confronting any
fears of height.
We experienced all the season’s even snow! We grasped the opportunity
to experiment by sledging, snowball fights and making snowmen. This led
to a new found interest for the children so we decided to investigate ice
and melting in a variety of fun ways. It was then time for our Christmas
play ‘The Bossy King’ where we enjoyed playing the part of angels and
sheep.
Since Christmas we have had many highlights and
visiting `China China` a Chinese restaurant for a
meal to celebrate Chinese New Year was one of
them. The children had great fun learning how to
use the chopsticks. We then had a visit from
Forest School leader Linda who spent the
afternoon with the children to help them build
houses for animals. The children have since visited
the Discovery Garden and were most excited to
find evidence of their homes being used by
visiting animals. We then explored hibernating
animals, which the children really enjoyed.
Then spring had sprung and we had a great introduction to this when
parent Mrs Warnock bought along three
two day old lambs for the children to
bottle feed. This was to spark a new
interest and the beginning of learning
about growing, new life and life cycles
began. We investigated the lifecycle of
a frog watching our tadpoles daily, made
a wormery and we grew our own
butterflies. I don’t know who was more
excited the children or parents. They
were observed daily for any changes and when finally butterflies began to
emerge from their chrysalises, the children were delighted as we
released them in the Discovery Garden. As the children’s interests grew
we started to look at different kinds of
minibeasts, finding out information and
extending our bug hotel to attract more
insects.
We ended the year with a visit from the
`The Bug Road Show` where the children
held giant bugs and learnt about their life
cycles. We then dressed up as bugs when
we sang `the Ugly Bug Ball` during the
school production `Bumblesnouts. Finally
the whole of the early years had a garden party in the Discovery Garden
to celebrate a great year before moving onto their next classes. The
children made cakes, sandwiches and a fruit punch and wrote invitations
to their families. This was a wonderful end to a delightful year.
Mrs Mills
Shadow
Puppet
Theatre
On Wednesday 19th June, Year 3 spent the morning working on their
shadow puppet theatre.
In Mrs Richardson’s workshop we watched a variety of shadow puppet
shows and learnt how to create our own light theatre, light effects and
comical playscripts. Later we performed our plays, variations on The
Three Billy Goats Gruff, to Miss Morley. It was a fantastic morning and
we just can’t wait to explore our puppet making skills further and further!
Years 1 & 2 visit wingham wild life park
When Year 1 and 2 set off on our school outing on Thursday 20th June,
little did we know it would turn out to be the wettest day of the summer!
Nevertheless we had a thoroughly enjoyable day, learning all about the
animals, their habitats and feeding habits. The children were brave and
careful when handling a corn snake, a bearded dragon and a tarantula!
Although all the talks from the keepers were very interesting indeed, our
absolute favourite was when the penguin keeper chatted to us about his
precious birds and we watched them feed. It was great fun to see them
speeding through the water after the fish.
Later we looked at the tigers and the rescue lions, before relaxing with
an ice cream and doing a spot of shopping.
Finally, we returned to school tired but happy to have had such a
wonderful day out with the animals.
Sports Day 2013
Results:
Victor Ludorum – Ryan Sewell
Victrix Ludorum – Elly Laflin & Amy Lynch
Houses
1st Christian
2nd Ashton
3rd Nevill
Records 2013
Jarred Tobin (Ashton) – Ball Throw 34.12 m
Jarred Tobin (Ashton) – High Jump 1.05 m
Junior Schools Tennis Festival
Day
Camo Day was a fun, fundraising event
aimed at raising money for the military charity
SSAFA (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen &
Families Association) Forces Help
Part of the charity’s work is supporting the
families of those servicemen killed or
seriously injured, SSAFA also operates
specific support groups for brothers and sisters making the charity very relevant to
children. The local Shorncliffe Committee provides direct assistance to serving
personnel and their families in the area, as well as supporting local community and
welfare projects.
Yr. 3 Learn How to Make Samosas
On the 27th June Tyler’s mum came in
and taught us how to make samosas.
This is how we made them:
First we washed our hands and cleaned
the tables! Secondly, we put mincemeat
into a bowl and mixed flour and water
together. After, we got a piece of filo
pastry each and folded it into a pocket.
This is how we made a pocket:
We folded it into a triangle and then folded it over again to make a
pocket.
‘The BumbleSnouts Save the World’
End of Year
Tea Party in the
Discovery Garden
Girls’ Sport Report
It has been an eventful year for our Under 11 girls’ sports team due to the fact that we
have so few Year 6 girls. Therefore our team has included many Year 5’s as well as a
few Year 4’s and 3’s.
The year began with hockey games throughout the Michaelmas term. We improved
our tackling and passing skills as the term progressed, but unfortunately we began
with defeats against St Faiths, St Lawrence and a narrow defeat to Northbourne Park.
We concluded the season with a draw against St Lawrence.
During the Lent term we attempted to play netball. However, the weather was against
us and caused many of our matches to be cancelled. Our final match was a home
match against St Lawrence and our improvements shone through as we won by a
staggering 8-0. Our goal shooters, Amy and Victoria were on fire as was our centre,
Elly. Our U9, comprising of Year 3’s and 4’s, also played against St Lawrence on this
day (their first netball match as a team together.) Charlotte Stupple and Tyler
Henderson scored some excellent goals, the final score was 6-3 to St Lawrence.
However we look forward to seeing huge improvements as our U9 team grow
together for the next year.
This term was filled full of sports such as the tennis tournament. A team from Dover
College including Frankie, Harvey, Tyler Henderson and Milly Wilford came 3rd on a
wonderful sunny day. We took part in a lot of athletics, the highlight of which was a
brilliant sports day, Well done to Elly Laflin and Amy Lynch for winning the Victrix
Ludorum. Lucky for Christian we won the cup for our house. Well done for all who
took part, your efforts helped your house. As well as athletics, we squeezed in
rounders matches against St Edmund’s, St Faith’s and St Lawrence. Our U9’s played
a very exciting match against St Lawrence, which ended with a draw of ten rounders
each. Our U11 matches were played extremely well and all ended with very close
scores. However, we weren’t successful with a win this term. Well done girls for all
your efforts. Best of luck to next year’s Year 6’s.
Boys’ Sport Report
First of the season was football. It was going to be hard but we were
going to give it a good go and beat some teams at the Spring Grove
Tournament. The most
memorable result was 8-0
thrashing of Kings
Rochester and a 5-2
revenge victory over
Spring Grove.
After that it was rugby
and we were definitely the
best team for u11s & u9s.
We smashed some teams
and sometimes we lost but we were always the best team.
Now it was cricket season. It was going to be good but we only had one
game, because of the weather, which was a narrow defeat.
The highlight of the sporting calendar was the defence of our swimming
trophy in Folkestone. 26races, 20 victories with people swimming in older
age groups. Awesome performance! I have enjoyed being sports captain
and good luck to whoever is rewarded with this privilege next year!
Heads of School’s
Report
Head Boy and Head Girl Report 2012/13
This year we have had a wide range of events which have been packed
with both excitement and opportunities to learn.
Firstly, Healthy Schools Week. This week was completely different.
Lessons were out the window and so was the uniform! We had a variety of
sporting activities which were fantastic! However, Fowlmead was the one
that really sticks out in my mind and most probably yours too. We went on
BMX ramps, cycled through the hills and got lost on the on the GPS
navigation system .A really enjoyable week I think you would all agree.
None of this would have happened without Mr.F’s help and organisation.
In the first term Years 4, 5 and 6 took off to London by train to the
National History Museum for a night. This extravaganza included
exploring Kensington Palace, and having tea in the neat, extensive
gardens. Some of the places have been transformed into interactive
areas for children to learn about the past of the royal family. After a
three course meal at Pizza Hut, we set off on foot to the Natural History
Museum for the ‘Dinosnore’ experience, where we took part in several
activities including a pitch black hunt for parts of a pretend dinosaur
using rubbings.
With Christmas upon us, it was time for another Christmas fete .There
were a variety of different stalls which were all fantastic and fun .Thank
you to Mrs.Heritage for helping us organise it.
Shortly before Christmas the whole school went to London to see
Scrooge at the New Victoria Theatre.This was a brilliant production of
the Charles Dickens novel.
At World Book day everyone arrived at school in their favourite book
character costumes, even the teachers played a part, from Dorothy to
Darth Vader. We all had a really good day.
In January Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 took off to London to the O2 arena for
the Young Voices concert, where we got to sing side by side with
thousands of other children from around the country and some famous
singers including Connie Talbot. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity
and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Everyone went on various trips. Year 2 went to the Fresh Water Theatre
and Year 3 went all dressed up in their World War 2 costumes to witness
what life was like as an evacuee. Year 4 has been enjoying learning about
the Roman invasion. Year 5 ‘s main project was designing and making their
own cakes, and then had to write an advert with their persuasive skills.
Year 6 looked at British History since 1950 with each of us taking on a
different decade.
This term Mr.F has introduced Accelerated Reader to us. We have to
read lots of books in order to achieve our targets. If you do manage to do
so you will be rewarded with prizes. I think I can say for the majority of
us that this has really improved our reading and we would like to say a big
thank you to Mr. F for making reading fun and rewarding.
On the Close, this year’s summer fete was a massive success including
many different stalls ranging from fur bowlers to penalty shoot outs.
Thank you to Mrs. Heritage for organising this fun event.
Sports day was an amazing achievement for Christian as they were
crowned champions this year .Ryan won Victor Ludorum with Amy and I
winning Victrix Ludorum.
This year for me was one of the best. As a Year 6, I have matured and
realised just how much I love and will miss Dover College. Congratulations
to Mrs Groombridge to her new family. We wish every success to Miss
Morley, Mia and Isabella on their new journey. We are sure that Dover
College will miss all of them greatly.
Coming up next term……
We have booked for Yrs. 1 – 6 to go
to the Marlowe to see Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat on
Thursday 19th September for the
matinee performance. The cost of
this will be £20 to include ticket,
transport and an ice cream. We will
be collecting consent forms etc at the
beginning of next term.
And finally we will miss you Miss Morley but
welcome Mrs Donnelly !