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Fancy a spot of music? Mrs Geelan has some ideas to keep us all singing.

Mrs Geelan has kindly sent some musical ideas for you to try at home to keep you singing.

Why not record yourself and send it to your teachers? How about getting all the family involved in a musical extravaganza?! Bonus points for creating costumes!

Take a look at the ideas below…

Out of the Ark

There is a different song for each day of the week, some of them have craft activities too.

https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/ootam-at-home/?utm_source=homepage&utm_campaign=ootamathome2&utm_medium=banner

Sing Up

There are songs here to practise sing language.

https://www.singup.org/home-schooling/sign-language-and-makaton-videos

Here are some songs for 4-7 year olds

https://www.singup.org/home-schooling/eyfs-ks1

Songs for 7-11 year olds

https://www.singup.org/home-schooling/ks2

Classics for Kids (Listening and Musical Games)

https://www.classicsforkids.com/

The website below gives you a choice of musical activities with an explanation of what is on each webpage. You can even find recorder resources here.

https://home-ed.info/heresources/music_resources

All Pupils, News, Notices

2 new initiatives: attendance awards and team points

In the school hall are two of our latest initiatives. Firstly, the HB Points Hub which contains a running total of the points earned by each member of our house groups since the start of the year as well a ping pong tube where the winning house each week gets an extra ball to add to their tube. 

Secondly, our Battle Of The Classes attendance bar chart. The class which has the best attendance for that week, receives a certificate to add to their ‘bar’. This has been backdated and two classes have a share for the lead currently  

Prizes and rewards will be decided and discussed at our upcoming school council meetings. Individual attendance certificates (bronze, silver, gold and platinum depending on %) will be rewarded at the end of the school year too.  

Curriculum, Notices, Reminders, Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal homework grid – Blue Abyss

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Try your hardest

Thinking skills and learning styles

We use several key tools around school and in the classroom to help teach and develop core values and skills, along a pupil's Learning Journey at Holcombe Brook. 'Learning Waymarks' shown here are specific items from these tools that are relevant to the content, or activity being reported. We add this information with the hope of strengthening these values and accelerating pupil development, both in the classroom and at home. Find out more about our learning tools on the Vision and Values page.

Homework Grid (Blue Abyss)

Alert Message, All Pupils, Community, News, Notices, PE, PTA

Healthy Competition and Physical Families!

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BREAKING NEWS FOR PTA FUNDRAISER

Week beginning 11th June will be our ‘Healthy Competition Week’ where all pupils will learn about keeping healthy and take part in house sport competitions: dodgeball, netball and hockey (plus rugby for KS2). Culminating with our KS2 and 1 Sports Days on Friday. 

On Friday from 3:30 – after you have enjoyed watching your children take part in their Sports Day activities –  it will be time for our ‘FAMILIES GETTING PHYSICAL’ fair. Here are the activities you can take part in:

Family 5-a-side football and netball competitions (teams can consist of adults and children). Choose a team name, agree on a kit (bibs will be available), families can come together to form a team and there will be handicaps agreed (headstarts given to teams depending on abilities). Staff will referee and it will be £10 entry per team with prizes for the winning teams in the finals. 

Obstacle courses.  £1 a go, try to beat the times of other children and adults  

Beat the goalie, football and hockey penalties. £1 a go.   

Table tennis. Play a game for £2. Singles or doubles, it’s up to you.  

Dodgeball games in the hall – £1 a game. 6 vs 6

WORLD CUP ACTIVITIES:

To celebrate the start of the World Cup that week. Children will be able to come into school in a football/sports kit and bring in a £1. Once handed into their teacher they will receive the name of a country competing in the World Cup and if their team wins, they will win a prize!

Finally, do you think you and your children can manage a team of internationals to World Cup victory? We will be setting a community fantasy football World Cup league through the telegraph. Choose a team name, a formation and 11 players that could win cash prizes. Make transfers to injured or out of form players throughout the tournament. £10 entry and half the money will go to PTA. 

Alert Message, All Pupils, News, Notices

Coffee morning/Questionnaire winner!

This morning I had a great time with several parents and grandparents of children from reception to year 6.  We discussed the feedback from questionnaires that I sent out (of which I received over 50 in return (thank you!)), the communication parents receive, first aid provision, extra-curricular activities and the possibility of going paperless!

During the AOB slot – transition to the next class was discussed, which may or may not involve your child going into a mixed-age class. The positive comments from parents of children that have experienced this was lovely to hear. Mrs. Evans sent a newsletter recently which mentioned that class structures have yet to be decided but as soon as they are, parents will be informed and this is very rarely finalised until June. We spend a lot of time thinking about which class your child will be best suited and look carefully  at a wide range of factors.

To conclude our coffee morning, we drew a winner from the questionnaires returned…

Here they are collecting an Easter Egg and a pass for a free game of bowling!

Thank you for your participation!

Mr. Bradshaw

 

Golden Gate, Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, Notices, PE, Sphinx, Sports, Taj Mahal

Year 3 to Year 6 Games Rota – Friday Afternoons

Please see the attached rota for when your child should be doing the 8 different activities on offer.

Please note, if a session is cancelled then it will roll over onto the following Friday. At the bottom of the rota, you will also notice the footwear they require.

I have arranged the rota so that the older children are undertaking rugby and football (on the field) throughout the winter months as we expect more of these pupils to own a pair of boots. However, the rain is scuppering that theory slightly! We will be starting after school football on Fridays for all KS2 children next children so they will be able to get extra use out of their boots! Letters to follow and the club is £5 to cover the costs of new metal nets.

Your child will receive quality coaching for 4 weeks, culminating in matches on the final week (except in dance!).

Your child will be coming home in their kit. Let’s hope the weather is kind to us! 

(For future reference, you will be able to find this rota in the Curriculum section of our website, alternatively, you could carry out a search.)

Key Stage Two Games Rota

Golden Gate, Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, Notices, PE, Reminders, Sphinx, Sports, Taj Mahal

Year 3 to Year 6 Games Rota – Friday Afternoons

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Please see the attached rota for when your child should be doing the 8 different activities on offer.

Please note, if a session is cancelled then it will roll over onto the following Friday. At the bottom of the rota, you will also notice the footwear they require.

I have arranged the rota so that the older children are undertaking rugby and football (on the field) throughout the winter months as we expect more of these pupils to own a pair of boots.

Your child will receive quality coaching for 4 weeks, culminating in matches on the final week (except in dance!).

Your child will be coming home in their kit. Let’s hope the weather is kind to us! 

(For future reference, you will be able to find this rota in the Curriculum section of our website, alternatively, you could carry out a search.)

Key Stage Two Games Rota

Community, Enrichment, Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, Notices

Children in Need 2015

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Cooperates as part of a team

Lead roles / setting examples: Charity work, Buddies, School Council, Eco-team etc

Understand why charity is needed

We use several key tools around school and in the classroom to help teach and develop core values and skills, along a pupil's Learning Journey at Holcombe Brook. 'Learning Waymarks' shown here are specific items from these tools that are relevant to the content, or activity being reported. We add this information with the hope of strengthening these values and accelerating pupil development, both in the classroom and at home. Find out more about our learning tools on the Vision and Values page.

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Girls from Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls organised a clothes sale for Children in Need and raised an amazing £52.76! Well done girls, you should be proud of your achievements and a BIG Thank you to everyone who supported this event. 

All Pupils, Community, Notices

School Council information

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Related Learning Waymarks:

Take part in school council / eco-team and other clubs

Lead roles / setting examples: Charity work, Buddies, School Council, Eco-team etc

We use several key tools around school and in the classroom to help teach and develop core values and skills, along a pupil's Learning Journey at Holcombe Brook. 'Learning Waymarks' shown here are specific items from these tools that are relevant to the content, or activity being reported. We add this information with the hope of strengthening these values and accelerating pupil development, both in the classroom and at home. Find out more about our learning tools on the Vision and Values page.

Would you like to make a difference?
Would you like to make a difference?
Notices, Sports

Boy’s Football Notice

Training takes place during the first half term in Autumn and in the Summer term. All children taking part should wear boots, shin pads and kit of their choice. 

Each year we enter the BJSSA (Bury Junior Schools’ Sports Association) league and cup competitions, during the Autumn and Spring Term. In the Summer term we compete in a 5 aside competition.

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Golden Gate, Grand Canyon, Notices

Y6 SATS Tests Info

Our Year 6 will be taking their SATs tests week commencing 11th May.

  • Information in the form of homework and other preparation will continue to be sent over the next few weeks.
  • Please note, no absences will be authorised during this week.
  • The rest of school will also be involved in assessments during and after this period with our Year 2 children involved in KS1 SATs and our Year 1 children with the phonics screening test in June.

Should you need any further information relating to any tasks and tests, please do not hesitate to contact us