Year 6 Journey to Parliament

Year 6 Trip to Houses of Parliament

Nightingales and Hummingbirds went to Houses of Parliament.

We went on a tour through the House of Commons and Westminster Hall.

Unfortunately we didn't get to go into the House of Lords.

"I learnt how to debate in the House of Commons" - Sephrina

"I learnt the role of the speaker in the House of Commons" - Akram

"I learnt that when you want to talk in a debate you need to stand up, we practiced then by debating.   I agreed and debated the 13 year old's should be allowed to vote" - Jacinta  

PA Games: Boccia and New Age Kurling

Tuesday 3rd December

The PA Games: Boccia and New Age Kurling competition showed some great focus from all the children that took part.

Both our Gainsborough team showed great manners and respect to everyone they played with, they also showed great rolling skills to get as many points as they can.

All they Hard work was rewarded as Gainsborough B Came out in 3rd place.

Congrats!!!!!!!

PA Games Football Round 1

Tuesday 26th November 2019

Today marked the first round of the PA Games which have ten teams competing to win this years trophy.

Gainsborough has entered two teams in this competition. Both teams played each other for the first match. Both teams showed great determination, teamwork and skills throughout the first round of this competition.

Well done Gainsborough for an amazing start.

Fractions Fractions Fractions

Year 6 have all been busy learning their fractions!

 

   

Year 1 Operation Christmas Child

HOW TO PACK A SHOE BOX

Each year thousands of people like you generously pack shoe box gifts to bless children in need around the world. Find out all you need to know about how to pack your shoe box gift here.

Step 1: Find a Shoe box

Get an empty medium sized shoe box, and wrap the box and lid separately in colourful wrapping paper.  Attach an appropriate boy/girl label, marking if your gift is for a boy or a girl. Select an age category 2-4, 5-9 or 10-14 and attach the label to the top of your shoe box.

Step 2: Fill with gifts

Fill your shoe box with a selection of fun toys, hygiene items and school supplies. If possible, include one or two special items you know a child will love such as a doll, cuddly toy or deflated football with pump. See our Gift Suggestions below for more ideas.

Due to more stringent import regulations, toothpaste and sweets can no longer be included in shoe boxes.

Step 3: Drop Off Your Shoe box

Place a rubber band around each closed shoe box and take it to a local drop-off location.

Follow the link if you would like to learn more about Operation Christmas Child!

https://www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/how-to-pack-a-shoebox/


Miss Oriola - Year 1 Class Teacher

Helping the homeless

Year 2 collected 64 items of food for their previous campaign and they have now been donated to the local food bank. Thank  you so much for your generosity.

Inspired by our previous campaign and the colder weather, year 2 have been researching homelessness. We were shocked to find out over 1, 137 people sleep on the streets of London and the amount of people that are homeless is getting larger.

We have decided to collect warm clothes, coats in particular, to give to those in need.

We have made leaflets on Microsoft Word and we are in the process of creating PowerPoint presentations that we will then show to the rest of the school.








If you are able to donate any warm clothes, please bring them to the Year 2, Doves classroom or the office.

PA Games: Gymnastics

Tuesday 19th November 2019

Gainsborough took part in the PA Games - Gymnastics. The team of Year 5 and 6 students competed against eight other teams across the Federation. The children had to learn a set floor routine and perform their own school routine in front of an audience and judges. Judges scored each performance against children’s presentation, coordination, fluency, posture and creativity. Congratulations to St Matthias on winning the competition.  

Gainsborough came in second place with the judges being won over by their creativity in the school routine. Well done!

Year 6- Science at heart

Year 6

Animals including humans

We have been learning about the respiratory system and the circulatory system. 

We made a model of the human heart showing the ventricles, arteries and veins. 

We can label a heart and explain the direction of blood flow.

Gymnastics Balances

11th November 2019

This week during PE, year 1 have been doing partner balances.

Look at some of the amazing balances they have done below:

Year 4 Gymnastics Rolling

Tuesday 29th October 2019

Today year 4 learned how to do a forward roll and link them together with previous rolls that they have learned over the years. They also learned how to make different variations of the rolls and how to finish their rolls.

Weekly Mile KS1

Tuesday 29th October 2019 

Today marked the first weekly mile for the new half term.

Below are some of the photos we took of year 1 and year 2.

Year 4,5 and 6 Girls Football Competition

Wednesday 16th October

Gainsborough took part in the girls football competition that was held at Mabley Green.

All the girls were excited for the competition as they trained for two weeks from 8:30 to 9am every morning to be prepared. Their performances showed great teamwork and being great sports people as they went on to the finals.

Their journey to finals was a great one as they won three of their group games 1-0 and lost one. They won their quarter final game 1-0 to advance them into the semis where they won on penalties thanks to an amazing save from our goalie.

The finals will take place at a different time.

Autumn 2 Topic in PE

In Autumn term 2 the children will be learning dance and gymnastics where they will practice and improve on their performing skills.

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Year 3 and 4 Badu Basketball Competition

Friday 11th October 2019

This term our year 3's and 4's have been practising basketball. They have shown great improvement throughout the 6 weeks. Some of the children were chosen to represent our school at the Badu Basketball competition to showcase their skills against other schools.

The children that were chosen represented our school the best way possible by being polite to everyone involved in the competition and played great as a team. Their passing, moving and dribbling skills helped them to progress through their group stage as the group winners.

Their final game was remarkable as they demonstrated great determination and teamwork to level the scoreline during the game, they kept up the hard work to the final buzzer. They finished the competition in second place as the other team scored just on the buzzer.

Year 5 Starlings, How can we reduce our sugar consumption.

This half term, Year 5 campaign has been on investigating the dangers of eating too much sugar and how we can reduce our sugar consumption. We carried our research and we did experiments to broaden our knowledge. At the end of our campaign we wrote a leaflet to inform other people about the dangers, how to reduce their sugar consumption, how can they know how much sugar is in their foods or drinks, how much sugar is advisable a day and a lot more information can be found in this leaflet. Please have  a look as you will find this information very helpful.

Kench Hill Day 3

Shelter building, bread making and archery. Living as Anglo-Saxons is fun😀

Year 2 - Trip to Ridley Road Market

Ben the Cook needs help! He has lost his recipe book and he needs a new, healthy recipe.

Luckily, in line with our writing, topic and campaign lessons, Year 2 took a trip to Ridley Road Market. With the generous help from the parents, we bought lots of deliciously, healthy fruit for a bargain!

Then, we used the fruit to make a fruit salad and we have written recipes for Ben to use. So, don't worry Ben. Help is close by!

We have also been learning about the different continents and we have begun to think about why certain foods are grown in certain countries. If you have a child in year 2 and you have lived/worked in a different country, please tell them all about the food and the reasons why it is popular/grown there. i.e. climate/celebrations.

Thinking about how lucky we are to have such healthy food, we have decided to write letters to parents/careers and the Governors to ask them to donate some food that we can then pass on to our local food bank.

If you have any food at all that you would like to share with those less fortunate, please bring to the office or the Year 2 classroom. Year 2 will be using their knowledge on tally charts to monitor the food coming in!

Thank you in advance for your kindness.