Our St George's News items
6C Christingle Celebration, by Mrs Coleman
Date: 15th Dec 2020 @ 3:22pm
6C headed over to Claremount Church to put their learning into practice as they held their Christingle service. We shared the meaning of the symbols of Christingle, read a related bible passage and thought about how this relates to our lives over the last year. We finished off with a traditional carol which we sung in two languages. We hope you enjoy the result!
Year 4 Christmas Performance- Silent Night, by Miss Reil
Date: 15th Dec 2020 @ 3:00pm
In Year 4, we have been working really hard over the last few weeks to learn how to use sign language to perform Silent Night. We are happy and proud to present our final performances and hope you enjoy them!
Happy holidays!
Year 4 team
2B - Visit to Santa, by Miss Gough-Hughes
Date: 15th Dec 2020 @ 11:33am
2B - Santa visiting
Today, the children were incredibly lucky to have a visit from Father Christmas!!! The children couldn't believe that Santa had come all the way from the North Pole to visit our school this year. He asked the children lots of questions such as what they would like for Christmas? He even knew some facts about them such as them having a new puppy. We were so lucky to have Santa visit us in our outdoor grotto! I'm sure the class will be so excited to tell you all about it later when they get home! :)
2C Christmas Crafts, by Mrs Malloy
Date: 14th Dec 2020 @ 2:11pm
We have had a very festive day today creating our wonderful Christmas cards and crafts. We have loved wearing our reindeer antlers, dancing and singing along to Christmas songs. Ho ho ho!
Somewhere over the Rainbow, by Mrs Walters
Date: 14th Dec 2020 @ 2:57pm
One of our parents took this fabulous photo of the double rainbow over St George's lower site this morning. Thank you to Jude's mum for sending it in!
6B Christingle Service, by Mrs Palmi
Date: 14th Dec 2020 @ 11:51am
We had a lovely time preparing our Christingle service, making our Christingles and performing at the church last week.
Please enjoy watching our service and we hope very much that we get to see you in person very soon.
Happy Christmas.
Mrs Palmi and 6B
Pop Art Printing Techniques in 6A!, by Miss M Jones
Date: 11th Dec 2020 @ 10:00pm
Since November, our Year 6 children have been learning about three art styles: cubism, expressionism, and pop art. For the past two weeks, we have delved a little deeper into pop art - more specifically, the techniques used by world-renowned Brazilian artist, Romero Britto.
Today, 6A tried and evaluated many different printing techniques in vibrant colours, taking inspiration from the bold colours used by Britto in his art pieces. We used an abundance of materials to create lots of textures and patterns in our sketchbooks. Some of which included: polysheets; cardboard stamps; string stamps; art straws; tinfoil; glue spreaders; cotton reels; and cocktail sticks. Many of the children enjoyed using the polysheets and rollers to create repeating patterns in the style of Andy Warhol. We will carry on this activity on Monday!
Check out 6A's fantastic printing patterns below, as well as their factfiles on Romero Britto.
6A Snowman Challenge!, by Miss M Jones
Date: 11th Dec 2020 @ 9:39pm
In today's P.E. lesson, Mr Knowles tasked 6A with a race to build a sporty snowman! The children were given sports equipment and put into teams. The first team to build a festive freestanding snowman were the winners!
6A Santa Dash!, by Miss M Jones
Date: 11th Dec 2020 @ 9:29pm
6A took part in the Topsite Santa Dash challenge this afternoon! We dressed in red for the occasion and had our card marked after each lap. Winners will be announced next week. Good luck, 6A!
Festive Fun in 4A, by Miss Berry
Date: 11th Dec 2020 @ 4:53pm
We’ve had a very busy morning in 4A today! Our festive spirit is in full force as we continued our Christmas sewing for art, completed the Santa dash and filmed the makaton Silent Night by the Christmas tree.
Thank you so much for your generous donations to help our local community!
More festive fun in 4B!, by Mrs Saunders
Date: 11th Dec 2020 @ 4:21pm
Another busy week of festive fun. We visited the outdoor classroom for hot chocolate and biscuits as a special treat. We started to learn different sewing stitches in preparation for our final Christmas themed designs. All week we have been rehearsing Silent Night in BSL and recorded our final performance this morning. Finally, we dashed around the playground in our Santa Dash challenge. Thank you for your donations.
We are all looking forward to our celebrations next week too.
Year 1 and 2 Santa Dash, by Mrs Horton
Date: 11th Dec 2020 @ 10:34am
What a great way to start our day! Year 1 and 2 classes were the first to start the Santa Dash. Schools across the country will be taking part in the Virtual Santa Dash today. Our children and staff certainly enjoyed the running, jogging, skipping and dancing around the playground whilst listening to Christmas tunes. Thank you for the donations towards supporting the local community with providing food for families in need over the festive period.
Festive Morning for 4C!, by Miss Lewis
Date: 11th Dec 2020 @ 1:01pm
We have had a busy morning in 4C! We have been sewing our Christmas Calendars, recording our sign language 'Silent Night' and then completed our Santa Dash. Thank you so much for your donations, which will go towards feeding the local community.
5C and 6D Santa Dash, by Mr Knowles
Date: 10th Dec 2020 @ 2:34pm
Today’s Santa Dash went very well even considering the very cold conditions. All of the children in 5C and 6D put in great efforts and some children put up some amazing totals for their laps! Well Done to all of the children who ran today :)
5A Santa Dash, by Mr Knowles
Date: 9th Dec 2020 @ 1:24pm
This morning, 5A took part in their Santa Dash event. We were much luckier with today’s weather than yesterday’s and the children ran, jogged and walked their hearts out! By the end of their 10 minutes, the children were exhausted as you can see from some of pictures. They showed real resilience when they were tired and kept going really well. Great effort 5A !
4C Christmas Grotto, by Miss Lewis
Date: 9th Dec 2020 @ 3:31pm
We had a lovely morning in the Christmas Grotto with hot chocolate and biscuits!
4A - A Treat in the Grotto, by Miss Berry
Date: 8th Dec 2020 @ 5:09pm
4A had a fantastic time in the fabulous grotto this afternoon. They enjoyed hot chocolate and gingerbread men before joining in singing some Christmas carols! We’re definitely all feeling very festive now 🎄
2C Christmas Grotto Visit, by Mrs Malloy
Date: 8th Dec 2020 @ 5:03pm
2C really got in the Christmas spirit today by enjoying some delicious, warm hot chocolate and a gingerbread man in our outdoor Christmas grotto. The wind and the rain did not stop us enjoying listening to Christmas stories, marvelling at the Christmas decorations and sharing in the magic of Christmas. Here is a snapshot of our session.
6C Snowman Challenge, by Mr Knowles
Date: 8th Dec 2020 @ 3:32pm
Unfortunately, the weather put any Santa Dash plans on hold for 6C today with puddles and rain all day. We took part in a festive team building Snowman building Challenge as part of PE instead. The children came up with some excellent creations and worked hard throughout. Some excellent festive attire too! Well done 6C!
We will hopefully be able to fit in a time for them to Santa Dash before the end of term.
6A Create Christingles!, by Miss M Jones
Date: 8th Dec 2020 @ 2:38pm
This morning, 6A had a go at making their very own Christingle, which they took along to the church this afternoon as part of our Christmas service. We had lots of fun making them - some even enjoyed eating the parts after they got back from the church! At the church, children spoke about the symbolism surrounding Christingles, and then sang a rendition of Silent Night and even attempted some sign language!
Keep an eye out for the upload of 6A's Christmas service......
6A - Christingle, by Mr Nathan
Date: 17th Dec 2020 @ 9:50pm
6A headed over to Claremount Church to put their learning into practice as they held their Christingle service. We shared the meaning of the symbols of Christingle, read a related bible passage and thought about how this relates to our lives over the last year. We finished off with a traditional carol which we sung acapella alongside a sprinkle of Makaton. Enjoy!
5D Snowman Challenge, by Mr Knowles
Date: 8th Dec 2020 @ 10:52am
As the weather has conspired against us today, unfortunately 5D’s Santa Dash has been postponed for now. Instead, the children took part in a Snowman Building Challenge as part of their PE lesson. This involved team work, problem solving and quick movement. They will hopefully be able to squeeze in a Santa Dash before the end of term. Well done 5D :)
Santa Dash Day 1 - 5B and 6B, by Mr Knowles
Date: 7th Dec 2020 @ 3:52pm
At Topsite, we have kicked off our Santa dash week with 5B and 6B taking part today. It was a cold morning for 5B who were certainly tired by the end of their run. 6B were the lucky ones with a beautiful sunny December afternoon for their run and even got some extra laps for their class thanks to Mrs Palmi! Well done 5B and 6B. Other classes will appear as the week goes on.
3C explore Winter scenes, by Miss Bennett
Date: 7th Dec 2020 @ 10:16am
3C have had a great morning exploring a range of Winter scenes which will be our inspiration for descriptions of our own winter wonderlands.
Festive Hair Day at Topsite!, by Miss M Jones
Date: 4th Dec 2020 @ 4:57pm
Topsite set the bar high for festive hair this year, showcasing some incredibly creative Christmassy concoctions upon their heads - all whilst raising money for our wonderful PTA!
Our overall Year 5 winner was Holly for her amazing Christmas tree, and our overall Year 6 winner was Mia for her phenomenal snowman! Our winners were awarded prizes by Mr Cassidy at the end of the school day.
Well done Years 5 and 6 for sprinkling Christmas cheer throughout Topsite!
Take a look at some of the brilliant designs below...
