The children at Breachwood Green JMI were joined by some new friends this week!

It was great to see such a variety of entries for the Kings Walden and Breachwood Green Gardening Club Scarecrow competition.  The children enjoyed making the scarecrows in class and Class 3 were lucky enough to come joint first.

Well done and thank you to those of your who entered.

We were pleased to see the sun shining on Tuesday 22nd May as it meant we were able to go ahead with our Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. The children enjoyed a picnic lunch on the playground and mixed well in their house colour teams. They played ’Pin the grin on the Cheshire Cat’ and ’Pin the tail on Mr Rabbit’, earning themselves points for their house colours. The variety of hats worn by the children was great, from home-made crowns to colourful wigs, and we were extremely pleased to see so many fruit and vegetable lovers!

   

We were very pleased to have Glen and Lewis visit us today from ThinkSport Coaching.  Throughout the day, they worked with each class to complete a gymnastics and multi-skills workshop.  The children tried various activities and develped their skills including jumping off boxes, walking on balance beams and throwing javelins. 

When asked what they thought of the day, the children said they had great fun and would love to come in the holidays as it will keep them active and stop them from getting bored.

Tuesday 17th April was a fantatsic day at Breachwood Green School; the sun was shining and the children spent time outside developing their skills using scooters and skateboards. For some children it was a case of learning how to ride a scooter/skateboard for the first time and for others it was about learning new tricks such as jumping or sitting down on the scooter/skateboard.  The children were well protected with knee pads, elbow pads and helmets which helped ensure they all stayed safe and kept smiling throughout the day.

Freddy commented, "Skateboarding was brilliant because we learnt new tricks such as jumps which we hadn't done before."

Bailey also added, "It was good as the man showed us some of his tricks over boxes which made us want to practice our skateboarding more!"

A huge thank you to all of the parents who made such a fantastic effort with the outfits for World Book Day. We had such a range of characters from an Oompa Loompa to a Gangsta Granny and Where’s Wally to beautiful Princesses.

Each class member voted for the fancy dress outfit that they thought was the best and the winners received a £5 token to spend on books.

On Monday we had a delivery of eggs from the Happy Chick Company which caused a lot of excitement throughout the school! The PTFA provided the funds to enable us to purchase 15 eggs of which 13 have hatched. The chicks are growing quickly and children throughout the school have been able to observe and learn about the lifecycle of a chicken linked to their work in science on animals and animal lifecycles. The children will be using the opportunity to write about what they have observed and examples of their work will be included in the next newsletter.

 

We would like to congratulate the children who took part in the Cross Country Competition on Saturday 3rd February at Westminster Park, St. Albans. It was an incredibly cold day and some parts of the 1900m course were treacherous due to the mud but our children persevered. One of the children even completed the race with their shoe in their hand as it had fallen off due to the mud—the fact that they were still smiling shows their commitment!

Thank you to all of you who took part and made the school proud.

       

On Thursday 8^th of February a group of children from year 5 and 6 participated in a tag rugby event. It was run by the Saracens sport foundation and played at the Lincolnshire rugby club. Unfortunately, the weather was not on our side so consequently they had to play on a muddy pitch, which affected the games entirely. However, it did not stop Breachwood from playing to the best of their ability!

The team persevered and had a great time winning nearly all their matches. Our team tried hard to get as many tries as they possibly could, winning one of the matches 8-1 to Breachwood. The adults gave the team lots of moral support throughout the matches which led them to victory, however this event was not a competition, but just about taking part.

Teamwork played a crucial part in this tournament and, luckily, they all seemed to have it! They all co-operated together and formed the perfect team. The children played exceedingly well and therefore they turned up at school with a proud feeling!

Written by Ruby and Sienna

The children (and staff!) had a cracking time at our Christmas Lunch.  The food was fantastic and some children even ate brussel sprouts, despite their dislike for them, just to take part in the festive spirit.

We were really pleased to see so many people able to attend our Look and Learn session on Friday 15th December.  The children enjoyed tackling the problems with their parents and showing them the great work they have in their books.  One parent commented, 'Lovely to see in person what the children are doing in school and to feel involved in their learning.'