Thank you for your donations to our fundraising before the Christmas break. We raised £70.58 for the British Legion's Poppy Appeal and £104.79 for St Oswald's Hospice from the bauble competition, donations at the carol service and staff donations. Your support is very much appreciated by these charities.
In Year 5 we have been lucky enough to have people from No Limits Theatre pop in to school to teach us a wide variety of techniques used to make stage productions. They taught us how music can be used to imitate footsteps and other movements around the stage as well as creating atmosphere through song.
Thank you to No Limits Theatre for their visit to school and look out for Year 5 pupils who may appear on a stage near you soon!
Year 5 have been learning to play the Violin as part of their music lesson over term 1. They have covered various notes and learned how to skilfully blend individual notes in to a melody. To achieve this they have used different techniques to produce the sounds including plucking the strings!!
The class still have notes to learn and lessons will resume in January! Keep up the good work!
Over the past term Year 5 have been enjoying their Cookery Club with the school cooks. They have been making different types of cakes and biscuits. I have been reliably informed that all children involved have so far enjoyed their creations!! I think you will agree that their food looks delicious!!
Well done to all our chefs in the making! There are still a chance for those who haven't been involved so far to test their cookery skills in the new term!!
In recent weeks Year 4 have been creating purses as part of their design technology work. Mrs Wilson brought in some examples for them to look at before they put their own ideas on to paper to plan what they would like to do. Once they had finished their planning the pupils then practised threading needles and sewing before they could move on to the real thing. They hope you enjoy their finished purses that you can see below!!
Well done to the whole class for completing this project!!
A massive thank you needs to go to all the parents that helped to make the event such a huge success. I'm sure everybody will agree that it was the best day of their lives- it was defiantly the greatest year 6 leaving party in the history of Caedmon. Take a look at the photos at the bottom for some of the highlights...
Remember - the year six leaver's assembly is this Friday (22nd July), due to start at approximately 9:10 am. Hope to see you all there!
Never mind the Tyne and Wear derby. Forget about that small game the two Manchester clubs play twice a season. This was the derby to end all derbies - Caedmon Vs Brighton Avenue! A grudge match like never before, the two schools met this evening for the first time in years in a winner takes all showdown (i.e. a friendly!). After such a huge build up, normally the game would disappoint but not in this instance. Despite home advantage in favour of Brighton Avenue, it was our beloved Caedmon that came out victorious winners, 2-1. Ryan Barrass set up Jack Wood in the first half with the boys swapping roles in the second half, Jack setting up Ryan for his first of the school season. Despite some late tension and a goal, the children managed to hang on thanks to some amazing teamwork as well as mind-boggling saves from Joseph 'The Cat' Vickers. All in all, a great evening!
Victory never tasted this sweet!
Caedmon as well as Brighton Avenue outside the Turkish school.
A Turkish music lesson.
Would you choose to mess with this man?
And how about this chap?
Any guesses on what this was used for?
Caedmon and Brighton Avenue high up.
Don't push!
Turkish delights!
An amazing Turkish sunset.
We were presented with an award for participating in the visit to Turkey - come into the hall to see it in all its glory!
Design and Technology work.
Further DT work.
Our Comenius family - where will the next trip be?
We have recently had all of our toilets painted by a local artist. The money to pay for the refurbishment was raised by the Friends of Caedmon. The children designed the toilets themselves. Have a look......
Years 2, 3 and 4 will be taking part in an African dance workshop next Friday 15th April. Could all parents please send their children into school with a pair of wellington boots for this activity as they will participating in gumboot dancing.
We are having an Easter paste egg and bonnet competition on Monday. All children can enter by making their own paste egg or Easter bonnet at home.
The entires will be judged in assembly on Monday and there will be a first, second and third prize for each class.
Visit http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/easterbunnyeastereggsartscraftsideaskids.html for ideas.
Good luck!!
Huge thanks to everyone who helped us support Red Nose Day. The children had a great day enjoying face painting and a quiz. Winners of the quiz were given an Easter Egg.
We raised a massive £565.96 from these activities and the sale of red noses in school.
Thank you so much for your kind donations, the children love to get involved in these big charity events and feel very proud with their efforts. Well Done.
Just a reminder that Parents' Evening is this Wednesday (23rd March). It is really important that you attend as you will be given targets for your child to work on at home.
If you can't make Wednesday please arrange an alternative appointment with the class teacher.
School will be closed to pupils on Thursday 5th May.
School will be closed to children on Friday 27th May 2011.
I am delighted to welcome you to our school website. Our overall aim as a school is to provide every child with a range of stimulating learning opportunities to promote academic, personal and social success in a caring, nurturing environment. We believe that children should have ownership for their learning and play an active role in lessons and the life of the school. We hope you find our website interactive and a good source of information about the education that your child will receive at Caedmon.
Mr C Wisby: Head Teacher