Reception Pine :94.8%
Year 1 Maple: 92.6%
Year 2 Willow: 96%
Year 3 Elm: 97.4%
Year 4 Aspen: 100%
Year 4 Rowan: 92.4%
Year 5 Cedar: 96.3%
Year 6 Cherry: 99.4%
Year 6 Oak: 98.9%
Well done and keep flying high. Hot Chocolate winners this week are Nelia, Amelia, Karen, Alicja, Abel Jeremy, Roman, Leela and Kaycee who will have Hot Chocolate next week with Mr Soyka.
We were once again treated to another fantastic set of workshops with Selin which the children in KS2 thoroughly enjoyed and learned a great deal from.
Year 3 used rainbow paper to draw science related pictures. They learnt about chromatography and also used magnets, sieves and sand shovels to separate marbles, lego and toy tyres as a way of sorting objects.
Year 4 mixed tonic water and flour to make glow in the dark pictures. They learned that the quinine in the tonic water glows under a UV light, by mixing it with the flour.
Year 5 made mud cake! They had to think of a range of ingredients for making a cake and why they needed them. They then had to judge how much of each ingredient was needed to mix them together to create the tastiest mug cake.
Year 6 learnt about viruses and their shapes. After that the children created their own viruses using lego.
Thank you Selin for making science so interesting for the children.
They shared with whole school community what they had learned in English, Geography, Design & Technology this term.
The children spoke very clearly when they shared their leaning about the majesty of the Himalayas, The Andes and other mountain ranges through carefully constructed fact files. They also read out some of their diary entries about what life could be like to live in such a mountainous climate.
The Wild Robot acted as the stimulus for the children’s written work in their English lessons this term. They read with confidence about one of the main characters from the story’s first impressions of the robot and the migratory journey of another character. Their writing style and use of prose was incredibly good.
In Design and Technology, the children had enjoyed studying about Great British dishes. They got to make an Eton Mess having chosen the ingredients and developing a recipe plan with a step to step guide on how to make it. They also got to make their own shortbread designing what the top of the biscuit would look like too.
They shared what they had learned about in RE through the recount of the Story of Esther, a young Jewish woman who ascended to the throne of Persia, whilst removing the evil advisor Haman thereby saving Jewish population from terrible fate.
The assembly finished with a flourish where we were treated to a rendition of the song ‘Fly Away’. Thank you, children, for your inspiration and hard work.
Some examples of their work:
The children across the school took part in World Book Day workshops. KS2 children used their drama skills in various mini games and then performed a whole class drama using the book ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’. Each child was given a character and was encouraged to use expression and varied voices when saying their lines. KS1 looked at different emotions and played mini games. All the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves! Well done to everyone who dressed up and came as a character from their favourite book.
We champion the fun of reading, because it seriously improves lives. Reading for fun is the single biggest indicator that a child will grow up to enjoy a happier and more successful life – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational backgrounds or their income.
But here’s the challenge, it’s at an all-time low, with only 1 in 3 children now saying they enjoy reading. We believe children are more likely to read if they enjoy it, so we’re on a mission to encourage them to see reading as an entertaining, social and fun thing to do. We want more children to grow up with a life-long, life-changing habit of reading for fun, and all the benefits this brings.
We are a charity that operates in the UK and Ireland and we will next be celebrating World Book Day on 6 March 2025.
Our hot chocolate winners this week are Louie, Ahmed, Nafe, David, Riley, Nicholas, Layton, Savannah and Linc. It was lovely to hear about what you are learning in class, continue shining!
Children in Year 1 and 2 shared with the school the excellent writing activities they had completed this week which included writing simple and complex sentences. Year 3 had put together fact files about ancient Egypt but more importantly the importance of the tomb of Tutankhamun. We were all intrigued about Year 4’s persuasive writing which demonstrated their ability to write leaflets encouraging people to visit attractions all around the country. The children in Year 5 shared their learning through the medium of multiplying fractions; no mean feat whilst the children in Year 6 used the stimulus of film (Alma) to write setting descriptions. It was fabulous to see the children talking so confidently about their work with passion and interest. Thank you.
Reception Pine :95.9%
Year 1 Maple: 99.5%
Year 2 Willow: 98.8%
Year 3 Elm: 98.3%
Year 4 Aspen: 98.8%
Year 4 Rowan: 94.9%
Year 5 Cedar: 97.4%
Year 6 Cherry: 97.7%
Year 6 Oak: 96.7%
Dear Families,
World Day is on the Thursday 6th March and to celebrate our love of reading at Parkside we would like for the children to come to school dressed as their favourite book character. The outfit can be as simple or as creative as you wish. The school will also have a number of spare costumes so please notify the school office if you should require any help with this.
We will also be launching our reading game show- The Masked Reader!
This will involve the children watching a number of mystery masked staff members reading a book and the children will have the opportunity to guess who is behind the mask. The Masked Reader videos will be sent home on the 6th March to celebrate World Book Day and the children will have until Wednesday 12th March to make their final guesses and hand them to their teacher before the big reveal in assembly! The videos will also be available on our school website in the reading section on this day.
Please see the teaser below and show this to your children as we hope they will be very excited to play! (Please turn on your sound)
We look forward to seeing your costumes and enjoying the Masked Reader with you on Thursday 6th March.
Parkside Community Primary School, Aycliffe Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 4EP
Phone: 0208 387 3000 | Fax: 0208 387 3001 | admin@parkside.herts.sch.uk | Initial enquiries: Mrs Berwick