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This Week in Year 4…
Fri 24 Feb 2017
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Year 2 - Kings and Castles
Fri 24 Feb 2017
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Year 1 and Year 1/2 - Trip to the Cinema
Fri 24 Feb 2017
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Year 6A – Cartographers in the Making
Fri 24 Feb 2017
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KURB Kindness & Understanding beats Racism & Bullying
Fri 10 Feb 2017KURB
Kindness & Understanding beats Racism & Bullying
For the last couple of years, children from all the Worksop schools have been taking part in the Junior Council initiative. Two children from each school form the group and they meet regularly with the District Council in Worksop Town Hall under the guidance of one of the local headteachers. Our Junior Councillors this year are Aimee and Abigail in Y6.
The Worksop Junior Council has launched an initiative this year entitled KURB – Kindness and Understanding beats Racism and Bullying. Aimee and Abigail prepared and delivered a great assembly this week to the children on prejudice, where it comes and what its impact is. As part of the project, a poster competition has been launched across all of the Worksop schools to spread the message throughout the town. The Junior Council will be responsible for judging the winning entries on March 1st so they will need to be handed into either Aimee, Abigail or me by that morning at the latest. The winning posters will be on display in key places around Worksop.
This would be a nice activity to do over the half-term holiday and gives families the chance to talk together about this vital issue. Entries need to be on an A4 sheet of paper, neat, brightly coloured but with the message clear.
All the best over half-term! Mr Andy Pullin
Mr Andy Pullin
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Match Report
Fri 10 Feb 2017“I’m going to start calling you ‘The Postman – because you always deliver!”
In 1915 the British forces (amongst others) were involved in a conflict in the muddy fields of France. The Battle of the Somme has since had the reputation for being two things: Bloody and MUDDY! You probably are wondering why Mr Hays has started off a football report with a history lesson… well it’s because today Langold and Cuckney had access to possibly the closest thing to the Somme’s conditions this side of the English Channel! At some points during the match Mr Hays had to make sure Curtis and Kurt had not drowned in the mud behind him!
Anyway, on with the Football! With the setting sun casting artistic reflections on the puddles in the Cuckney goal-mouth, Kieran kicked the game off and the match had begun.
Cuckney are a skilful and energetic side, so the prospect of watching two such evenly-matched teams had pulled a bumper crowd onto the school field – even Mrs Mallaby turned up (although her footwear endured the worst of the muddy conditions!)The plan of action was simple, we would attack the opposition down the wings and look to pull the ball back into the middle of the pitch. This is something that Harrison and Ziggi did almost immediately. The Postman and Mr Stardust combined which resulted in Zigga-Zagga’s 2nd goal of the season from close range.
1 – 0 Langold.
3 minutes later and the Langoldians were on the attack again, with Ronnie steaming down the wing. His cut back to Joel had just missed its mark with a good piece of defending from the Cuckney centre back. The following throw-in was launched into the box by Captain Marvel, the ball bounced up and struck the Cuckney midfielder on the hand. The infraction was adjudged to be handball and a penalty was given.
“I’m having it!” shouted Kieran, the skipper sensing an opportunity to move ahead of the Postman in the scoring charts. The crowd went silent and El Capitano slotted home his 6th goal of the season and Langold’s 2nd of the game.
The rest of the half past by with plenty of stand-out features; Ronnie was incredible today, he defended from the front and didn’t let their powerful offense get started. Alec, Warren and Jayden, in particular, shut the door to their attackers time and time again with sensible clearances and insightful passes. However, the player who has been much maligned by Mr Hays in the past stepped up to the plate with an incredible free-kick save. The school field rumbled from the Wilburforce in net!
But with time in the half ticking down, Cuckney found themselves deep in the Langold half and applying some considerable pressure on the home team’s goal. With pot-shots being taken from left, right and centre the blue team’s defence was bewildered. One ball bounced up around chest height and struck the hand of Kieran to which a penalty was given.
Could Willbur dig the team out of trouble again?
He almost did… the keeper got 2 hands to the ball, but the power from the spot was such, that it just wasn’t enough to stop it from finding the roof of the net.2 – 1 at half time.
“Listen, we should be winning this by a large margin, we need to up our game gentlemen! Use our pace down the wings and get me another goal!” these were the words of a team manager who felt that the game had the chance to sneak away from his team. Logano came on for Willbur in the nets. The young goalie had to strap on his gloves and armbands as he made his way to his net in amongst puddles galore!
The 2nd half kicked off with the Langold team chomping at the bit. Mr Hays had taken Joel to one side and instructed him to sit just in front of the back three and serve as protection for them. This was a difficult task for the goal-hungry midfielder, but throughout the game he performed his role manfully.
A midfield battle of attrition then took place for the next 10 minutes, with both teams finding gaps in their opposition’s defence, to find those same gaps quickly closed.
Something had to be done.
Mr Hays then pulled out the coaching manual and found a quote that he felt suited this moment perfectly…
“Harry, you’ve got 3 minutes left before I sub you off. Make me keep you on… get me a goal!”
I wish I could describe the look of disgust that I received from Harrison then, but honestly, it could have melted the fur off a cat!
The boy now named Pat (because of his postman-like prowess) turned around, looked up, found the ball at his feet. He took a glance at the net, saw the keeper slightly out of positon and delivered a laser beam into the corner of the net.
3 – 1
“Enjoy the rest of the match lad!” said the flame-haired manager as though he had just scored that goal himself!
“I bet that’s going into your match report isn’t it” said co-manager Mark…
…enough said!Mr Hays then got carried away thinking that he was the next Paul Heckingbottom (he’s the Barnsley manager if you didn’t know and is a genius! You reds!) and tried the same thing with Ronnie. Only the keeper’s outstretched hands were the difference between Mr Hays being insufferably smug and not.
With time ticking down in the game, two substitutions were made; Kurt for Ronnie and Curtis for Alec. Langold were now in full flow, the 3rd goal had created a bit of breathing space which allowed the team to start playing flowing football. Mr Stardust danced down the wing and crossed in some truly delicious balls. One of which was greeted by the luminous orange boots of Kurt. The midfield sub made an excellent decision to work himself towards the back post just at the right time. The ball skidded across the muddy surface to be calmly slotted home for Langold’s 4th and Kurt’s first ever school goal.
This was the last meaningful piece of action in the match but for something that Mr Hays and Mark both agreed would’ve completed the season totally… Curtis had the chance to collect his first ever school goal but was just denied by a goal-line clearance.
Overall, a 4 -1 victory in difficult conditions was extremely impressive and I couldn’t be prouder of how far this team of lads has come. Every one of the boys performed their jobs manfully and deserved every bit of credit that they get.
Onwards and upwards!
Match Ratings:
Will – 8/10 – Stopped a laser beam to the top corner with ease to keep the game at 1 – 0. It was a crucial stop and came just at the right time! Didn’t have much chance on the penalty as the child who scored had a cannon on the end of his leg instead of a foot!
Logan – 8/10 – “Make sure you get yourself mucky Logan!” were the instructions given to him at half time. The boy sure did that! He was caked in mud after he dealt with everything Cuckney threw at him for his 2nd clean sheet of the season.
Warren – 7/10 – Committed himself whole-heartedly into every challenge as is expected of him now. He has really started to read the game now, knowing when to tackle and when to pull back. Brilliant.
Alec – 7/10 – Made some bold clearances to set our speedy wingers on their way. Has also developed a good knack of reading the game, his positioning today was superb with excellent choices being made.
Jayden – 9/10 – Fantastic match today, won every header that came his way. He destroyed their attackers in tackles and didn’t give them a second’s peace. Would have got Man of the Match if it wasn’t for Joel.
Joel – 10/10 – MAN OF THE MATCH – The best I have seen this lad play all year. He didn’t like the position that he was put in, but instead of moaning and moping about it, he adapted fantastically. He provided a perfect veil of protection in front of the defence but could also join the attack at will. A cracking game.
Kurt – 9/10 – Deserved his goal by being in the right place at the right time. This was a skill that can’t be taught and Kurt knew exactly when to make the move into the box. Fantastic work!
Curtis – 8/10 – If he could have finished his shot to provide himself with a goal he would have seen his manager run around the pitch like a hooligan. Sadly, we all have to carry on waiting for that to happen!
Kieran – 8/10 – Cracking game again from El Capitano, he bossed the midfield and put the penalty away with ease. Loses 1 mark for handballing it in our box like a plant-pot and another mark for the number of times he shouted “I can’t throw it that far!” before launching it way over everyone’s heads!
Ronnie – 10/10 – Superb match from this lad, I cannot praise him enough for his grit and determination in the midfield. He never gives up on the ball and it earns him so much ground up the field where he then knows where his teammates are. Fantastic!
Ziggi – 9/10 – Mr Stardust danced himself into the ground today, he was a constant threat moving down the Cuckney wing. He took his goal well and looked a class above their defence. On a drier pitch he would have had 3 or 4 goals today.
Harrison – 9/10 – The Postman delivered again. He seems to take pleasure in making his manager look like a fool. Every time something is said to him he pulls it out of the bag and scores a blinder! Loses a mark for the look of disgust that he gave me when I told him he had 3 minutes left.
Scoring Tables:
Kieran – 6 goals
Harrison – 6 goals
Ziggi – 2 goals
Ronnie – 1 goal
Kurt – 1 goal
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Take One Picture… Take One Fashion Show…
Fri 10 Feb 2017Take One Picture… Take One Fashion Show…
London? Paris? New York? No… Langold Dyscarr Community School was the venue for the children to present their latest Winter Fashion Collection at Take One Fashion Show...
For the past half term the whole school has taken part in the Take One Picture project set by The National Gallery. The school chose 4 paintings from a list suggested by The National Gallery and from these paintings all our work across the whole curriculum has been based, from literacy and numeracy to DT and PE.
The Catwalk (Hall) was buzzing with anticipation and excitement. Our compere, Mr Hays, was ready to introduce and celebrate all the exciting and creative learning that has evolved from Take One Picture... Our audience was treated to a veritable artistic feast...
Year 1, Year 1/2 and Year 2 models modelled their beautifully designed hats - - with chic and elegance - any milliner would be proud - perhaps we should send some of our designs to Rachel Trevor-Morgan, the Queen’s milliner!
Year 3 were inspired by their picture to write some lovely poems about a scene viewed from a train - the children read a sample of their work to us - we could almost feel the rhythm of the train!
Our gymnasts elegantly showed us how art had inspired them. Some of their moves were amazing!
The DT and homework club designed and created some stunning T shirts - our models would not have looked out of place on any international catwalk.
After our Take One Fashion Show..., our parents and carers were able to visit all the other exciting exhibits - jewellery, gypsy caravan models, salt dough fruit, writing, weaving and of course beautiful paintings and art work across the school. Finally, a cup of tea or coffee with delicious, homemade cake to reflect on and appreciate the marvellous creative children we have in school! We are VERY PROUD of them!
Of course, all this could not have been possible without the hard work and encouragement from the staff, especially Ms Ahmed who coordinated the project. Thank you, Ms Ahmed!
Lastly, thank you to all the parents and carers who attended and helped us to celebrate the children’s achievements - it made such a difference!
Here are just a few feedback comments from the parents and carers:
“Absolutely brilliant!” “I really enjoyed it - it was brilliant!” “Amazing!” “The confidence of the children was really good!” “Very creative!” “Ten out of ten!”
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Year 6A - What a Week for Year 6A!
Fri 10 Feb 2017Year 6A - What a Week for Year 6A!
Since our last update, 6A have had a week of celebrations. It started last Wednesday with a class lunch cooked by Codey and Mrs Rogan. It was lovely to have all the children and several staff eat lunch together and celebrate.
Tuesday 7th of February, we celebrated Safer Internet Day. I think we’ll all agree that the internet is an amazing piece of technology, but it’s vital that ALL children know how to use it safely. We looked at the “bigger picture” and things not always being what they seem. We also investigated the meaning behind emojis.
On Wednesday, 6A celebrated their amazing work, which they have consistently been producing, by sharing it in their assembly with the rest of the school and parents and carers. I would like to take this opportunity to express how proud I am of the class and how sensible they have become with regards to their own learning.
They showed their “Laura Warhol” pictures and caravans, read stories and biographies and took part in gypsy dancing.
Well done, Year 6A! We were all impressed with your assembly and the quality of your work, and dancing!
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F1 - Muddy Adventure!
Fri 10 Feb 2017F1 - Muddy Adventure!
Hidden in Merida (our Chatterbox) this week were lots of clues about our new story and none of the children could guess what the story could possibly be! There was a teapot, a little girl called Sophie, a mum and a dad, and a plate of sandwiches that the main character ate. Our children ate all Miss Frisby’s sandwiches too and the plate of buns that were another clue. Finally, there was a tin of Tiger Food and a tiger! The story was The Tiger Who Came to Tea. The children loved listening to the story and could tell Miss Frisby all the things the tiger had eaten.
Tree-mendous Tuesday was yet again a muddy affair but we didn’t care because we were on a mission to feed the birds with the cheerio bird feeders we had made. Although Annabelle had her own mission - picking up lots of stones and mud and putting them all in the pocket of her lovely pink coat!!! She had so much fun exploring and transporting the objects she had found!
Miss Frisby’s phonics group have been learning the ‘ck’ digraph and they have been writing it in different words. It’s been quite exciting, as it is the first digraph we have met, and we do feel very grown up that we are using it in different words!
In Caterpillar Music, we visited China and we were able to tell Ali lots of things that we had already learnt. We did another dragon dance with a Jack Parry dragon head and we even did some Kung Fu! Daisy also broke into a Chinese Fortune Cookie to discover our fortune - the prediction said: “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet!” How apt!
Mrs Fenton has been busy making a very exciting role play area for next half term to support our topic of ‘animals’. We can’t tell you anything just yet, but it will blow you away when you see it after the holidays!!
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Year 2 - Counting Money
Fri 10 Feb 2017
