6CB’s Class Assembly:  On Friday 13^th October, it was wonderful to share our first class assembly of the year – 6CB did not disappoint and were very enthusiastic about the class novel that they have been reading: The Nowhere Emporium. They have been writing vlogs about the book and Mariana, Raluca, David and Khamil did a super job of presenting the vlog that they had written about the appearance of the mystical shop.

 

World Mental Health Day: On Tuesday 10^th October, it was World Mental Health Day and we recognised this by beginning the week with an assembly to help our children to spot the signs of low mood and strategies that could help them. During this week, the children have also watched an online production entitled “How are You?”

 

Year 3 Local Walk:       On Tuesday 10^th October, the Year 3 children enjoyed a walk around the local area. They used the map reading skills that they have been learning in their geography lessons to follow an ordnance survey map. They were able to locate key places in Wood End. They also completed a scavenger hunt to see what physical features they could see, such as vegetation and rivers. The children had a lovely time and learned lots about their local area.

 

Parents’ Event: On Tuesday 10^th October, it was wonderful to welcome lots of parents in to school to launch our latest parental engagement project. Mr Gilmour shared that there will be a weekly after school club for parents to attend with their children so that they can spend quality time together with a focus, lead by the school. This initial meeting was to gather ideas for what parents and children would enjoy. Mr Gilmour will be leading the first event of Movies and Munchies on Tuesday 7^th November. Look out for a letter next week with more information.

 

Swimming Lessons: Our Year 4 and some Year 5 children enjoyed developing their swimming skills in our “pop up pool” in the week beginning 9^th October. They had a swimming lesson every single day. Melaher said, “swimming has been fun. I have learnt how to float, I can hold my breath for longer and I can swim properly now.”

Year 2’s Community Walk: On Wednesday 4th October, our Year two children enjoyed a walk around the local area to learn about physical and human geographical features. They walked through Riley Square, along the River Sowe and even enjoyed a sneaky play at the local park (which is a human geographical feature). We had the pleasure of seeing some parents along the way, too!

 

Macmillan Fundraiser: Thank you for supporting our recent coffee morning and cake sale. We raised the grand total of £449.85, which is a similar amount to how much we raised last year! Thank you everyone for your continued support!

Macmillan Coffee Morning:     Thank you to all of our parents, family and friends, who attended our coffee morning on Friday 29^th September and ensured that it was a great success. We also welcomed our RISE Team in to school and they spoke to everyone about how to help with the signs and symptoms of early mental health issues. They gave five ways to wellbeing ie: connect, keep learning, be active, take notice and give and gave practical ideas for how you can help if you experience feelings like low mood. The children did not miss out on the cake sale and enjoyed buying a cake (or two) to support Macmillan during the day.

 

School Council Visit to Parliament:     On Wednesday 27^th September, last year’s School Council members enjoyed a trip to London, where they experienced a boat trip along the River Thames and had fun spotting some famous landmarks, including Tower Bridge and Big Ben. Following this, they were treated to a tour of the Houses of Parliament, where they were even allowed to enter the Houses of Lords and Commons. They learnt many interesting facts and were fascinated to learn that the King is not allowed to enter the House of Commons! The children then participated in a workshop and enjoyed putting their arguments across to each other – Ihab did a super job of acting as the speaker and enjoyed instructing everyone to behave themselves! The children behaved beautifully throughout the day and were a real credit to Moat House. 

 

Parents’ Evening: Thank you to everyone who attended the ‘settling in’ parents’ evening in the week commencing 25^th September It is important that we meet with you throughout the year so that we can update you with your child’s life at school.

Macmillan Coffee Morning:     Thank you to all of our parents, family and friends, who attended our coffee morning on Friday 29^th September and ensured that it was a great success. We also welcomed our RISE Team in to school and they spoke to everyone about how to help with the signs and symptoms of early mental health issues. They gave five ways to wellbeing ie: connect, keep learning, be active, take notice and give and gave practical ideas for how you can help if you experience feelings like low mood. The children did not miss out on the cake sale and enjoyed buying a cake (or two) to support Macmillan during the day.

 

School Council Visit to Parliament:     On Wednesday 27^th September, last year’s School Council members enjoyed a trip to London, where they experienced a boat trip along the River Thames and had fun spotting some famous landmarks, including Tower Bridge and Big Ben. Following this, they were treated to a tour of the Houses of Parliament, where they were even allowed to enter the Houses of Lords and Commons. They learnt many interesting facts and were fascinated to learn that the King is not allowed to enter the House of Commons! The children then participated in a workshop and enjoyed putting their arguments across to each other – Ihab did a super job of acting as the speaker and enjoyed instructing everyone to behave themselves! The children behaved beautifully throughout the day and were a real credit to Moat House. 

 

Parents’ Evening: Thank you to everyone who attended the ‘settling in’ parents’ evening in the week commencing 25^th September It is important that we meet with you throughout the year so that we can update you with your child’s life at school.

Coding Week: In the week beginning 18^th September, our children started learning how to code, as part of their computing lessons. Across the school, children had a go at different coding projects and discussed vocabulary related to coding such as; algorithms, command, program and debugging. The children enjoyed using the programming language, Scratch, to create their own code.  

School Council:      As it is the start of the new school year, each class has elected two children to represent their class on the Moat House School Council.  The aim of the School Council is to involve pupils in decision making, in and around the school. The following children are the successful candidates. who have been nominated by their peers:

 

 

We held our first meeting on Friday 15^th September and used it as a great opportunity to get to know each other and to discuss the roles and responsibilities involved in being a school councillor.