Tag: Charlotte

Informal & Formal language: Charlotte

LO:- I can change informal language into formal language.

Informal.

Like Yo honour dude, I was chillin’ in me close boozer, then me had a mettin’ wiv’ me ralf down a side street uknow? Like I was creamed so me headed for me crib, when the old gezzer yacks me wiv’ his pole on me sticks like yeah? I wopped in a moer’ and the old gezzer shoved me innit’ he turns it revin’. The fuzz come get me for noufen’ ? Don’t put me in the big cage bro’.

Formal.

Your Honour, my client means, he was relaxing in his local pub, then left and was ill in an ally. Next he got tired so he started to walk home when an old man purposely tripped him up with his walking stick. Then my client fell into a nearby car. After this the old man turned on the car and shouted for the police, who soon  came and arrested him without hearing his side of the story! That is all your Honour.

Olympic Fortnight – Nadia Comaneci

Mr Stanley was just five when Nadia Comaneci became the darling of the Montreal Olympics, but still remembers her impact. Today the children have been finding out about her for themselves by researching the Romanian gold medallist. The first completed PowerPoints come from Elyse and Susie and are available to download below (more to follow).

Nadia Comaneci Elyse

Nadia Comaneci PowerPoint Susie

NADIA COMANECI Abi E

Nadia Comaneci by Charlotte and Eve

All good things come to those who wait – Letters from Kafuro

On Thursday we were visited by Johan & Peter Welsh, who gave a presentation to the Lower School before giving a talk to the whole school at assembly time. They had brought back with them a short film about Kafuro which the children will watch one day during assembly time. They also brought back replies to letters that the children had written two years ago when they were in Class BG. There was a great deal of excitement when the letters were handed out and the children look forward to sending replies when Mr Stanley goes out to Kafuro at the end of July. PDFs of the letters are attached below.

Letter to Korban

letter to Abi E

Letter to Jake

Letter to Susie

Letter to Will R

Letter to Abi P

Letter to Harry

Letter to Charlotte

Letter to Susie 2

Letter to John

Letter to Will W

Letter to Jake 2

 

Communication Fortnight – Story Glory

Yesterday was the closing ceremony of Communication Fortnight, two weeks that have been dedicated to speaking and listening. Class AS have been working very hard on an activity called Story Glory. This is where the children are given a list of props or items and have to make a story out of them.

 

Mr Stanley gave the children the following items: The Statue of Liberty, a sunhat, a tennis raquet, a rugby ball, Granny and a dalmatian called Larry. All the groups produced some great stories, but the group selected was composed of Katie, Charlotte, Susie, Jake, Korban, Madeline and Kirsten and they brought the house down with a brilliant performance making their classmates and teacher very proud. They were presented with a deserved certificate by Mrs Green.

 

Ancient Greeks Non – Chronological Report – Charlotte

 

The Ancient Olympic Games.

The first Olympic Games was in 776 BC and was founded by the Ancient Greeks. One of the reasons the Olympics were held was to keep men fit and ready for battle. The Olympics where held first in memory of Pelops, Greek hero and to honour the god Zeus.

 

When where they held?

The Ancient Olympics where held every four years like ours today. The games happened over a course of five days, in which many events were held.

Where were they held?

The games where held in Olympia to honour the god Zeus and started in memory of Greek hero, Pelops. Olympia was the supposedly the land of the gods and so from it came the name Olympics.

Who entered?

Only men could enter or train themselves and their sons. Most men that entered where soldiers as they needed to be in top condition for battle. Married women could not go near the games when they where held.

Prizes

The winners were presented with branches weaved into wreaths, from the sacred olive tree. Also they received a vase full of wine and water, these prizes where given on the fifth day of the games.

Events

There where lots of different events such as; running, wrestling, boxing, chariot racing, horse racing and hardest of all, the pentathlon. The pentathlon consisted of five sections; running, wrestling, jumping,discus and javelin.

Now you know a little bit more about the ancient Olympic games. The modern day Olympics are very different but are in some ways similar to the first Olympic Games.

Theseus & the Minotaur – The Dance

This term in dance we have been looking at Theseus and the Minotaur. Each week we have created, practised and evaluated a different part of the dance, then today we put it all together and performed it as a whole.

There are six scenes to the dance:
1) King Aegeus choosing the victims for the Minotaur
2) The journey across the sea to Crete
3) Entering the labyrinth
4) Fighting the Minotaur
5) Exiting the labyrinth and leaving Ariadne on Naxos
6) Returning home and the suicide of Aegeus.

The children worked in four groups:
1) Alex M, Oliver, Alex C, Jack, Josh NB, Elias and Cameron
2) Elyse, Katie, Lily, Kirsten, Charlotte, Susie, Abi E and Abi P
3) Will R, Will C, Will W, James, Ben, Harry, Korban and Jake
4) John, Emma, Madeleine, Lucy, Eve, Josh F, Georgina and Emily

All files can be played with Quicktime

Theseus & the Minotaur Group 1
Theseus & the Minotaur Group 2
Theseus & The Minotaur Group 3
Theseus & the Minotaur Group 4

Olympic and Paralympic Values

In PSHE we have been looking at the Olympic and Paralympic values. They underpin the philosophy of Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics. In class we watched a short film about the Olympic and Paralympic values and then made our own posters to promote them. The values are as follows:

  • respect – fair play; knowing one’s own limits; and taking care of one’s health and the environment
  • excellence – how to give the best of oneself, on the field of play or in life; taking part; and progressing according to one’s own objectives
  • friendship – how, through sport, to understand each other despite any differences

The Paralympic Values are based on the history of the Paralympic Games and the tradition of fair play and honourable sports competition.

They are:

  • courage
  • determination
  • inspiration
  • equality.

Some of the children’s posters are shown below.

Friendship by Charlotte
Friendship by Katie
Friendship by Georgina
Determination by Susie
Inspiration by Elyse
Respect by Harry