Goodbye Year 6

You have all been great this week.  It was a week to remember, take care and remember to keep in touch with each other.

Jon Bishop

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The final countdown

It's finally here LEAVERS WEEK 2011!

This post is mainly to enable me to put out an urgent request.  If anyone has a copy of the Romeo and Juliet DVD from February, can you please bring it in tomorrow so that I can produce a master copy! The original has gone walk-a-bout!  Thank you.

The production DVD is burning overnight tonight, think it's all edited and ready, so Leavers Week here we come....

Mr B

Catz 'N' Abbz

Who'd have thought... all this time we have two very talented singers in our midst... introducing the  fantastic...

'CATZ and ABBZ' or 'ABLIN' or 'AYLOOK' or 'COWARD'

Mark my words... watch this space, they'll be famous!

FIRE STATION VISIT

What a fantastic trip, I think I may want to swap careers! Here's a few reminders of the great day out, enjoy!

Mr. B

Tag to Twickenham 2011 Finalists!

Well done to the team from Suttons!  What a dynamic group of 12 individuals, having made it through 2 group stages over the past 6 months, we qualified amongst the top 16 (out of 250) schools!  A fantastic achievement.  Unfortunately we were a little rusty today, and didn't do quite as well as expected, never-the-less some stand out performances from children:

Josh W - Always shaking hands and saying well done post match, to the winning team
Joe - Some fantastic sprinting
Tia and Marius - after being drafted in late to the squad, they learnt fast and had a few good games

Overall - I was proud of you, you represented the spirit of Suttons well. Congratulations.

Mr B

THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

Well...Here it is, the FINAL countdown! As you enter your last term here at Suttons , we are busy planning a creative, exciting, and fun curriculum to finish your time with us.  Unfortunately SATS loom large at the moment so with only a few days left, our focus is still firmly on Literacy and Numeracy.  Keep revising at home, and putting in the huge effort you already have been, and I’m sure you’ll do well in the SATS week.  Please don’t hesitate to contact  myself if you are concerned, or have question regarding these assessments. A final piece of advice… Make sure during the week you go to bed early each night, have a healthy breakfast and come to school with a ...

PMA (Positive Mental Attitude!)

  

Once the SATS week is over we turn our focus onto creative topic based learning, looking at  different continents around the world.  We shall be exploring life, culture, food, religion, history of the chosen continent and children will be required to produce a short presentation each week to give in class.  Meanwhile, of course, LEAVERS STUFF! More is attached, but for now this term is practice and preparation for the final showdown in leavers week… Important dates, information, and permissions are attached

….so keep reading…!

Please see the following link:  Leavers Letter 2011  for full deatils of upcoming events, however in brief, details are as follows:

Camping (15th –16th)

Production (Monday 18th)

Games Day (Tuesday 19th)

Disco (Wednesday 20th)

Assembly & BBQ (Package) (Thursday 21st)

EXTRA DATES FOR YOUR DIARY... 
Kite Day (13th May)

Poetry Day (7th June)

Sports Day (13th July)

Leavers Week (18th - 22nd July)

Please note no School for:

Royal Wedding (29th April)

Bank Holiday (2nd May)

Polling Day (5th May)

INSET DAY (27th May)

Easter Holiday Diaries

In response to a few conversations last term I have been busy trying to improve the blog.  I hope the new calendar is useful to keep you informed.  One comment I read over the past few days was a request for me to write a holiday diary also!  So here goes...

• Put up at Bay window pole
• Went to visit JohnnyK and DannyH in Oxford for a few days
• Cleaned and oiled the decking
• Cut the grass
• Tidied the garden

And that's only 5 days... what's next I wonder?!

Easter Bonnet Parade

It must be that time again - end of term, trip to 'The Railway'!  Well done to all those who entered the Easter Bonnet competition... The results were close, and judged by a panel of managers from the Ember Inns around Essex. In 3rd place was Luke, 2nd place was Maria, and the overall winner was Emma.  Well done to all.  Tomorrow is our final day before Easter, lets make it a fun one.

Nope its not Mr Bishops supply of Easter Eggs from his class, its yours - ENJOY!

Pirates of the Curry Bean - PREVIEW

Rehersals are nearing there end, and year 3-5 are all set... To whet your appetite he's a sneak peak into whats instore on Wednesday (2pm ,6pm).  ENJOY

Second the BEST!

Wow what a fantastic result year 6 - you did Suttons proud.  We are now officially the second best primary school in the whole of Havering!  Here is a small memory to remind you of the good times.  Please feel free to type a brief summary of the afternoon, just to prove how close we were to being overall champions!

By the way - Romeo and Juliet is finished! The DVD comes out before Easter, watch this space for a trailer...

Doing something funny for Money

It's all set to be another fantastic fundraising day!  Congratulations to all of you who have put in some incredible effort with your ideas for tomorrows activities... Emily E your cake looks amazing, Megan and team I can't wait until all your bags and boxes aren't cluttering up my classroom anymore!

Just a reminder about the talent show - make sure you rehearse and are ready for the big performance!

See you tomorrow!

Mr. B

J D Irwin visit

JD Irwin website

For those of you who needed a magnifying glass!



Secondary schools!

Phew, what an exciting day it has been.  Where are you going? How do you feel about it? Share your thoughts and feelings about it...

Sneak Peak

Heres a few photos from this time last week to whet (it is correct spelling!) your appetite... video is coming soon. I don't have a release date yet... |

This time next week it is Numeracy time!

Mr B

As promised ... new fish!

Hope you're all enjoying the break, it was lovely to lie in until 10am this morning!

Think of some names for your colour group fish - these are foundation plaice (a type of fish, and also your foundation seating positions!)  Remember to keep feeding them, especially your colour group, so none die over half term!

REVISION - keep the revision comments coming in on the SATS page, I have added a couple of new links today to keep you going (they are now posted on the sidebar.)

Shakespeare video still in progress sorry!

Mr B

It'll be alright on the night....

And it was!

What an evening year 6 had.  You did yourselves proud, well done.

I am in the process of editing a DVD that will be available for £5/copy, a short trailer of which will appear over half term on this blog.  If you wish to have one or more copies please let the office know.  In the meantime, here are a few photos and comments from year 6 parents after viewing the show:

"Fantastic!"
"Brilliant!"
"What a fantastic show!! Year 6 should be very proud.  Teachers must have worked hard and it showed."
"Absolutely fantastic, could not have asked for better."
"Thought the show was fantastic, really enjoyed it and the whole class should be proud."
"Congratulations, I never knew Shakespeare could be so much fun.  A great modern version of Romeo and Juliet, which the children were obviously very enthusiastic performing.  The class did very well considering they only had 3 days to practice."
"Kids did a great job especially in the short time.  It would of been even greater if they used more words, especially Romeo and Juliet."
"It was really funny and good."
"Well done Year 6! Excellent Performance!"

I couldn't have said it better myself. Have a fab half term, chat to each other and let each other know what you're upto, and see you on Tuesday 1st March (staff INSET on the Monday) for booster week 5! (remember little and often with revising over half term)

Mr. B

Day 2 of rehersals

It's been a long day, the children have worked really hard, and the performance is beginning to take shape - well done to all of you.  Just a few reminders..

Black clothes tomorrow
A FEW small props to help with characterisation
Learn your Shakespeare lines

Thank you!  Now onto the video from today's practice... Thank you for all your positive comments from yesterdays clip, keep advice and comments coming in, music is chosen by you and various other suggestions.

Day 2 - putting it all together

By the way Ayokunmi - a helpful hint for not getting anxious about your performance is..."Enjoy it, we're all in it together, and just try your best"

Rehearsals under-way

It's finally here..! Rehearsals started today, and year 6... "You did me proud!"  Your enthusiasm and engagement in the drama was fantastic.  The class of 2011 are clearly a talented acting class, full of great personality.  Below is a brief resume of the first day of practice... just a small word of advice, watch the 'fake' fighting practice tonight, don't be too enthusiastic!

DAY 1 - the beginning

See you tomorrow!

Mr B

Gnomeo, Gnomeo, where fore art thou...?

Yes you guessed it, to tie in with the release of 'Gnomeo and Juliet', year 6 are learning the lines to Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'.  Why not get some extra practice in and be extra prepared next week, go to the cinema and watch the new release and compare difference or similarities between the two.  Either way ensure you have a brief overview of the plot before Anthony comes in next week to start rehearsals!

To get you in the mood watch some of these classic moments with a modern twist...

FILM TRAILER

BALCONY SCENE

DOOMED LOVE

Important Updates

I thought it was about time to provide you with a few vital updates to keep you informed of the 'life and times of Year 6'

Trial Assessment Week 
It is trail assessment week next week, so please help you child to be best prepared next week by attending every day, having a healthy breakfast and a reasonable bed time!  It is not a stressful week, but should be a chance to celebrate all of the good things your child has been learning over the past few weeks.

Shakespeare Week
The week after trail assessment week is Shakespeare Week! It is a fantastic time to demonstrate year 6's acting ability.  Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances the performance has been moved to Thursday evening 6-7.30pm.  I do hope you are able to attend, as it is always a highlight of the year 6 final year.

See if you can guess as to which famous Shakespeare's plays we are attempting this year.  It links to an important date during our Shakespeare week.  To help you be best prepared try to do a little research before the week in order to understand the plot better.

I do hope you all have a relaxing and fun-filled half term, and I look forward to completing our revision programme next half term!

Jon Bishop

Spring 1 NEWSLETTER

2011 is finally here.  The year in which your precious child leaves Primary School and begins a big new adventure into Secondary School.  They are no longer your little ones, but now have become teenagers.  Before you all break out in tears... don't loose heart we still have two more terms to go, so enjoy the ride!  

Here is this terms Newsletter, thanks to some amazing acting and improvisation from two 'lively' year 6's.  We tried to go for the slightly obscure and wacky approach for this video, so you may need your child to sit next to you to explain some of the ideas discussed (especially Bishops Buffet)!  Anyway here it is...

SPRING TERM 1 - Newsletter

See you all soon.

Mr B