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What an exciting term it has been for the choir, but what hard work! Way back in September, we received a CD from the Young Voices team, with an hour's worth of songs to learn. It took many hours of practice, but we did it!
On Wednesday 9th December, 36 children accompanied by Mrs Biggs, Mrs Goddard and Miss Davies sang in an amazing concert at the NIA in Birmingham. We left Holywell at 1.30pm and didn't get back until 10.30pm. It was very tiring but the most amazing experience ever.
We are all looking forward to listening to the CD and seeing ourselves on the DVD. Mrs Goddard would like to thank all the choir for their hard work and Miss Davies and Mrs Biggs for helping her with this huge venture.
posted on December 15, 2009 12:55 as Year 1
On Monday 7th December, Year 1 visited St. Chad's Church in Rubery to experience the Living Stable.
At the church, children were invited to join one of the wise men to follow a star to a special stable. At the stable, the children participated in a live retelling of the Christmas Story. They were invited to join in with songs, and they sang "Away In A Manger" beautifully. All of the children enjoyed the experience and wrote thank-you letters to Reverend James the following day.
The last week in November 2009 has seen the children in Key Stage 2 taking part in a second House of Fun week. The curriculum-enriching activities have included music, design technology,art and dance. The theme this year has been "Wattage", as this is linked in with the aims of our Eco-committee. In year 3 music, the children were encouraged to re-write a well-known song and think of their own chorus. Year 4 children created an animal or cartoon character and slogan which would encourage people to turn off unwanted lights. In year 5, the children created their own townscapes with lights that matched their house colours. Finally in year 6, the children created their own dances to the song "Flash" by Queen.
The highlight of the week was Friday, when the House Captains stepped up to the mark to test their knowledge in University Challenge. This was followed by the judging of live performances of each house's entry in the dance and music competitions, and the awarding of prizes for the art and design entries.
All the children and staff have thoroughly enjoyed the week and are looking forward to House of Fun 3. Congratulations to Elm who are the overall winners this year.
November 2009
Holywell was invited to attend an ECO Conference at Waseley Hills High School. We were asked to discuss the 5 "W's":
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WALKING
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WASTE
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WATER
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WATTAGE
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WORLD
We discussed these "W's" in school and decided that we would focus on WATTAGE as our main topic, but we would also like to investigate WORLD.
We presented our ideas at the conference by giving an ECO Newsflash! We included a Powerpoint presentation with photos of school activities and even a song! I think everyone was impressed.
Lickey Hills, Beaconside and Waseley gave their presentations too, and as a group we decided upon WATTAGE and WASTING THE WORLD as our priorities. We then got into mixed school groups to discuss how we could develop our ideas.
This conference was great for Community Cohesion. The children from all the different schools worked excellently together. We learnt a lot from each other and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Rupert Brakespear who chaired our meeting was thrilled with all our fantastic ideas. We are now awaiting the collated list of ideas to give us our next step.
Miss Troth, Mrs O'Rourke and Mrs Millett were all very proud of our Eco Committee. They represented Holywell brilliantly - a real credit to the school. Thank you!
**** NEWS FLASH ****
Holywell has been awarded a SILVER Eco Schools Award. This is due to the hard work and dedication of our fantastic Eco Committee! Thank you very much from Miss Troth.
Eco Schools Slideshow
posted on November 18, 2009 16:03 as Year 5
Year 5 are studying rivers as a Geography topic. Mrs Cooper organised a trip to Callowbrook to help us investigate our topic. It was great to get out and about and we learnt a lot too!
posted on November 18, 2009 15:56 as Year 5
We were so happy to see the return of Professor McGinty, he did not disappoint, and we had a fabulous morning of fun, learning all about the Ancient Egyptians. Some of us even got to dress up! Take a look at our photos.
Mrs Penfold, Year 6 class Teacher, took part in a 100 mile race in the Himalayas over October half-term, to raise money for Mencap. The race lasted five days and she had to run up mountains, up to 12,000 feet! Thankfully, she completed the challenge and was ready for the Year 6 residential trip to Red Ridge in Wales with her class when she returned!
The staff and children at Holywell helped Mrs Penfold to raise money by taking part in a sponsorship activity called Millions of Miles for Mencap. They had to cover as many miles as they could in one week. This involved skipping, walking and running around the school field with Mr. Harrigan at lunchtime.
Mrs Penfold would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who took part in this challenge, as the children raised a massive £1,000. The money will help children and adults who experience severe learning difficulties in everyday life, helping them to gain independence in their daily activities.
posted on November 18, 2009 15:35 as Year 4
On Wednesday 4th November, Professor McGinty came in to year 4 to teach us about the Romans. He was extremely funny and the children loved everything about his visit. Some of the children were able to dress up as Roman Gladiators, Roman women and Roman men. Everyone was able to handle artefacts from Roman times. His visit was well worth waiting for!
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