Science Museum - 21 March 2013

The trip as seen through the eyes of the children!

Class 1 (Sam, Wilf & Tirian)
We saw a Ford upsidedown.  We saw a 'taking apart a car' film.  We loved the Science Museum because it was fun when we saw moving ploughing tractors in sand that was brown.  The TV was excellent on the bus.  We saw 'Flushed Away' and something else.

The car on the ceiling!

Class 2 (Ellie)
When we went to the Science Museum in London, we first went to the space section.  We saw the food that astronauts have to eat, it looked horrible!!!  We were all really excited to go to London for the day.  The whole school enjoyed the trip over all.  In part of the museum there was a place called 'launch pad' that you could have a go with all the equipment and test things.  Absolutely everyone enjoyed the trip.

Unable to avoid the temptation of  'DO NOT TOUCH'!!

Class 3 (William)
On Thursday 21st  March Charsfield and Dennington schools went to London to go to the Science Museum.  It was a long journey but we got there about 11 o'clock.
My favourite bit was the launch pad because it had lots of things to do and touch.  There were two rooms altogether, both full of activities to learn from.  My favourite bit was where there was a metal pole going sideways and there were lots of straws and you put a straw on the pole, bit into it, closed your ears with your fingers and then you should hear music.  You can play music with your teeth.

At McDonalds - what the children were most looking forward to really!!

It's Einstein's Birthday!!

And we are celebrating by undertaking a number of science experiments which have seen the pupils blowing bubbles and wearing shaving foam!!

One experiment was to see if a balloon would inflate with fizzy water.  The water is placed inside the balloon and the balloon is tied and then shaken ... and it worked.  Although lemonade did work better!!

The children also had to decide if 'gloop' was liquid or solid.  Mixing cornflour and water produced the gloop but was it liquid or was it solid?  The jury is still out, watery on top but definitely heading to be a solid underneath.

And how about sucking through a straw, can it be done even with a very long straw?  What can be picked up?


All this and it is not even lunch time!!  This afternoon there will be rocket making and investigation into if it is possible to make a paper cup out of normal paper and will it transport any water ... TBC!

Summer Concert

Well, we choose to call it the 'Summer Concert' because of the time of year but the idea of having an outdoor event today was completely washed away with the weather.

So, instead a fabulous number of parents 'snuggled' up in Class 2 for an hour of entertainment. There was piano playing, poetry reading, Olympic dancing and a great 'mash' up song from the choir to name but a few.

Our head teacher was in charge of the photos but sorry Mrs Jones, no gold star this time because a couple are a little blurred!!  Here is a collage:

And one of the choir

Running Round with the Replica!

The children have been involved in carrying a replica Olympic torch around primary schools in the area. 

Yesterday, Earl Soham brought the torch, which had been made by Easton, to Charsfield on a tractor.  Today, 3 children from Charsfield and Mrs Goldsmith took the torch to Dennington on a fire engine which was great fun, if a little bumpy!

Never has a corridor been so interesting!

Children often get told off for loitering in corridors but at the moment they have good reason to.  Move aside 'BGT', our bird cam is taking centre stage.

We have had the bird box (with camera) for two years but this is the first time a bird has decided to nest.  We believe she is a Great Tit.  Recent events:

• 24 April - eggs are noticed for the first time
• 27 April - we count 8 eggs
• 1st May - the 2 adult birds are seen together
• 8th May - at 8.30am, 3 eggs have hatched and one is in the process of being hatched
• Today 9th May - all eggs seem to have hatched

Unfortunately our mother bird is a little camera shy and you will see from the photos that she could have positioned herself slightly better for optimum camera coverage (Simon Cowell would not approve!).  As the babies grow they will take up more room so hopefully we will get better visuals in the coming days.  We will keep you updated!

The Sports Relief Mile

So Sunday 25th March was the Sports Relief Mile.  It took place at the Charsfield recreation ground. 

Under starters orders at 10am were Mr Morriston (Chair of Governors), Mrs Thompson (admin assistant), Mrs Jones (Headteacher), Mrs McGeever (Class 3 teacher) and Mrs Turner (midday supervisor) with Jack, Harry and Sam.

Mr Morriston with Jack and Harry ran the route and Mr Morriston would like to believe that he did it under 4 minutes!!  They did however lap Mrs Jones and Mrs McGeever twice ... however, Mrs Turner managed to lap them as well and she was only walking!!  Mrs Thompson pushed the boat out and decided that a 6 mile jog was in order and she finished in an impressive 56 minutes.

At 11am a new draft of enthusiastic milers waited at the starting line and this included many more of our pupils.  Well done to all who took part!

Pancake Day Races

Armed with homemade pancake (or an El Paso fajita for those who cheated!!) and frying pan, the children limbered up on Tuesday 21st for the annual Charsfield Primary School Pancake Race!

There was a chill in the air but fortunately, unlike the week before, there was no snow on the ground.

The children lined up to receive the race instructions and then they were split into year groups.

Two lengths of the playground flipping the pancake 3 times on each length in the fastest time would be the winning formula, except for Class 1 who only had to complete one length - they do have shorter legs after all!


The finalists were split into Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 for one last lap which concluded with an all female first place finish - Grace for KS1 and Amber for KS2!

Film Club – visit from London HQ!

On Wednesday 9th November, Dominic Laycock arrived at Charsfield School as part of parliamentary week to discuss democracy with all of us.

He showed us a short film made by young film clubbers from around the country about democracy. As a group we discussed what we had seen and gave our opinions.

Mr Laycock then showed us a film called ‘The Secret of Nimh’. We had a short interval (with popcorn and drinks!) before discussing this film. We got into small groups to discuss how we could make a difference. A democratic vote was taken to decide on the most popular pledge. This was to “help people if they are stuck”. The whole school has made this pledge and we all signed it.

R.E.

The whole school got together with Dennington and went on a trip to Bury Cathedral on 4th July. It was a truly beautiful place and the day was filled with 'Ooooh's and 'Ahhhhhhhh's coming from children and staff alike.

Summer Fayre

Thank you to all that supported this event. A brilliant time was had by everyone and we must acknowledge all the hard work put in by the Friends committee and all the volunteers who helped.

We managed to raise a whopping One Thousand Pounds!

Well done everyone!

Easter egg hunt

We had a lovely time at the end of last term on our Easter egg hunt!

A right Royal day!

To celebrate the Royal Wedding our first day back for the Summer Term was an exciting one! We all came dressed as princes and princesses and didn't we all look smart! Everyone made an effort, I'm not sure I've ever seen a more glamorous primary school! (Though there were some more unusual outfits, for example, the Zulu warrior and did I see Wills and Harry off to play polo?) We have to acknowledge the wonderful efforts of all the parents who provided such amazing party food. As you can see from the slide show of pictures below everyone really, really enjoyed it all!

Welcome back to the...

ANNOUNCEMENT!

CHARSFIELD SCHOOL NEW WEB SITE LAUNCH!

We are very pleased to inform you that the new school web site has just been launched. We hope you enjoy using it and look forward to your comments.

The link address is: http://www.charsfield.suffolk.sch.uk/ Please pass on this information to as many people as possible, so we can get ourselves to the top of the Google search list!

Thank you,

Corrine de Roeper

Administrative Assistant

Charsfield CEVCP.

Do something yummy for money! Red Nose Day.

Thank you to all who donated money to this wonderful cause! All together we managed to raise over £130! £50 of which was raised by Class 2 and 3 girls who ran a cake stall in the outdoor classroom, so a huge well done to them!
Following on from our yellow board for liver disease awareness last month we switched to a red board for Comic Relief.

Big Yellow Friday

Today we have been raising awareness for the Children's Liver Disease Foundation by holding our own Big Yellow Friday! We all donated one pound and wore something yellow. We had a 'Yellow Assembly', where Ted Chaervey's mum came and talked to us about Harry, Ted's brother who suffers from liver disease and the CDLF. We then sang 'yellow songs', had a yellow quiz, some of us even got to eat yellow buns!
Come and see our 'Big Yellow Friday' board in the school corridor!

Clothing Bank...

After the success of our 'Cash for Schools' clothing and textile collection last term, we have installed a permanent clothing bank for all to use. This is not just for the use of those from school, but also the wider community as well. So, please pass on the news to your friends and neighbours to feel free to dispose of their unwanted:

• clothes and underwear, (any condition)


• paired shoes, boots or trainers, (tied in pairs)


• bedding, (not duvets or pillows)


• curtains


• towels


• bags and belts

Items should be put into bags, don't worry if you can only part fill a bag, as these can be put together to make full bags. The bank will be emptied on a regular basis, approximately every 4-6 weeks. For every bag we collect, the school receives £1.50! The bank is situated behind the school, just off the Drift.

Do please note that our other recycling facilities are also available to the whole community, including the paper bank. These are situated round the front of the school behind the wooden gates on the right.

Breakfast Club

We have been running a breakfast club hosted by Premiers Sport's Liam Abrahams. Children arrive from 8am and enjoy games and activities before eating a tasty breakfast.

Safer Neighbourhood Teams Partnership Awards

Well done to all the team involved in this year's campaign! On 8th November our team came joint runner up in these awards, involving teams from all over Suffolk, show casing their various campaigns, aiming to bring co-operation and unity between the Police and community.

It was a very interesting day, if a bit nerve wracking!

Maths week

We had a brilliant time last week with our 'Maths week'. So many activities were organised for us, from baking to seeing a performance from a visiting theatre group. Dennington joined us for a maths trail around the school and grounds and we went there for a 'Maths Olympics'! We had loads of fun designing and making our own maths games and we then invited the parents to come in, have a play and tell us what they thought. Have a look at the slide show below and I'm sure you'll see how much fun maths can really be!