5SG’s Class Assembly:       We enjoyed a very informative assembly by 5SG on Friday 30^th January and were really impressed with their classroom learning. In Literacy, they have been writing instructions for a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, as well as learning about alliteration, personification and onomatopoeia. They also demonstrated their mathematical skills of multiplication and division and shared worked examples with us all, on a flipchart. Marley D and Nazra shared their amazing speed stacking skills – blink and you could have missed it! What was most impressive was the fact that the children devised the assembly themselves – well done 5SG!  

 

Library Launch:                    On Tuesday 27^th January, we were very excited to open up our library to parents and children after school, so that families can enjoy reading good quality story books, at no cost to you! We hope that you will use this facility on a regular basis and remind you that it will be open every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 3:20pm until 4:20pm. Children will be allowed to borrow three books at a time and they will need to return them to the library after a month, or sooner if you are speedy readers!

 

Read Write Inc:               Thank you to the Year 1 parents who joined us for our second phonics session on Tuesday 27^th January, where we demonstrated how we teach phonics using Read Write Inc, at Moat House. We hope that these sessions have been useful to you and we urge you to please continue to hear your children read with the reading books that they bring home, on a daily basis.

 

Young Voices:      On Monday 26^th January, some of our Key Stage 2 children took part in a spectacular Young Voices concert at the BP Pulse Arena in Birmingham. During the show, they sang a wide range of songs, including hits from Wicked and Tarzan, as well as a disco-themed medley, performing to a packed audience alongside children from many other schools.  Moat House children were particularly fantastic when singing ‘Pop Medley’ and ‘Power in Me’. They had the exciting opportunity to work with a professional conductor and to sing and dance alongside talented performers, including the dance group Urban Strides. One of the highlights of the day was learning a brand-new song with Connie Talbot, which the children thoroughly enjoyed.  Everyone had a fantastic day, danced the night away and truly did Moat House proud!