Christmas stories

We have been working hard on writing our very own Christmas stories over the last couple of days. Why not check them out and have a listen here!:

https://soundcloud.com/user5353535/aaron-11-12-13-wma

https://soundcloud.com/user5353535/calum-11-12-13-wma

https://soundcloud.com/user5353535/cathal-11-12-13-wma

https://soundcloud.com/user5353535/isabelle-11-12-13-wma

https://soundcloud.com/user5353535/jay-11-12-13-wma

https://soundcloud.com/user5353535/julian-11-12-13-wma

https://soundcloud.com/user5353535/niamh-11-12-13-wma

https://soundcloud.com/user5353535/ryley-11-12-13-wma

https://soundcloud.com/user5353535/cian-k-11-12-13-wma

https://soundcloud.com/user5353535/ciara-11-12-13-wma

https://soundcloud.com/user5353535/rhys-12-12-13-wma

https://soundcloud.com/user5353535/rachel-12-12-13-wma

https://soundcloud.com/user5353535/daniel-12-12-13-wma

Farewell Temmy

On Friday we said goodbye to Temmy, who is moving to London with her family. Temmy was a great friend to us all here in Mr Kennedy's class, and we are going to miss her very much. Good luck Temmy and we hope you settle well into your new home and school over there!

Christmas songs

We are going to be learning some Christmas songs over the next couple of weeks so that we can perform them with the rest of the school in a concert before Christmas. Here are some videos that will help you to learn the lyrics and melodies of the songs

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQpP9Ippfps

Santa Claus is coming to town:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSmsq2iq4bQ

Rockin around the Christmas tree:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnIqLlBwzrc

Silent night:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyY36DJmIcs

Away in a manger:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVSoAM7YrxE

Jingle bell rock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suogseSe4iQ

Jingle bells:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIlXCsw4Uxs

O Little Town of Bethlehem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71ppzuPARXg

We wish you a merry Christmas:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZWSZyFzZkI

Walkin in a winter wonderland:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcXSm51UI5M


Make sure to get practicing!!!

Healthy eating

11th December:

Well done to everyone who completed the Healthy Eating challenge by eating three pieces of fruit or veg every day for a week. I hope you enjoyed your extra time in the yard!

4th December

Today we discovered just how much fun healthy eating can be! We got to try out loads of different kinds of fruit and vegetables that we haven't had before. Mr Kennedy gave us all a sheet and we had to tick whether we liked each food or not. There were loads of unusual foods to try, such as courgette, avocado, mango, radish, chilli, grapefruit, kiwi, fig, cranberry, scallion, beetroot, lime and dates. We had great fun trying them all and the chilli in particular provoked a great debate and some funny reactions too!

 
 

 



Jaydeen must have had the chilli!

 


Here is a chart to show the amount of people who liked and didn't like each kind of food.

 

2nd December

We have been learning a lot about healthy eating recently in Room 5. We learned about the Food Pyramid, and the different food groups and what each group does for our bodies. Mr Kennedy gave us a quiz today with ten questions, and there were a few answers that we didn't expect! Check it out here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/uptoyou/healthy/quiz.shtml

We also came up with a healthy lunch for our lunchbox, and discovered exactly how much sugar is in a can of fizzy drink and a bar of chocolate. Check out this experiment, it's enough to make you reach for a glass of water or a nice healthy piece of fruit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F10EyGwd57M

Mr Kennedy has decided to set us a target for this week, and so if we can eat three portions of fruit and vegetables every day this week until Sunday, we get ten minutes extra in the yard on Monday! We all got a chart to fill in for every day, and with such a great reward, we expect to see plenty of charts filled in.

To learn more about healthy eating, click here:

https://hwb.wales.gov.uk/cms/hwbcontent/Shared%20Documents/vtc/healthy_eating/eng/Introduction/default.htm

Some fun games about healthy eating can be found here:

http://school.fueluptoplay60.com/tools/nutrition-education/games.php

Finally, we all went home with some great information packs on healthy eating, which are well worth taking a look at. Also, the school's healthy eating policy contains important information.