School Days Newsletter of Lady Barn House School

Issue Number 665 www.ladybarnhouse.org 1 December 2017

A Music Department Update!

We have had a really busy term so far in the Music Department and there is still more to come over the next couple of weeks. Following over 150 performances in the Class Concerts, 30 pupils from Years 4 – 6 performed in a Recital on Wednesday 15 November. All instruments were represented and there were some great performances given by all the pupils. If it wasn’t your turn this time, then make sure you are working hard for the next one in March! On Sunday 26 November, 14 pupils also took part in a concert in Heaton Moor under Mrs Jackson’s guidance. This was to raise funds for Heaton Mersey Music Festival. Further details about the festival will follow in the New Year and we usually have a very good representation at this event from

Lady Barn. We are now all busy preparing for the musical performances at the Christmas Fair (Senior Choir at 10am and Junior Choir at 11am). The Brass Ensemble and Mr Lewis will also be entertaining us throughout the morning with some classic Christmas Carols. We then have the Carol Service on Thursday 14 December at 7pm in St Mary’s Church. All the Choirs from Years 3 – 6 will be performing and we will have a couple of rehearsals in the church prior to the event. (On Thursday 7, just Senior Choir and on Thursday 14, all choirs will rehearse during the school day.) We look forward to welcoming you to this event. Finally, many pupils are preparing for the next ABRSM Music exams. These will take place in school on Saturday 3 February. Any children who this affects will be contacted by their peripatetic music teacher.

Thank you to all parents for

your support with the

children’s musical

endeavours. I hope you are

enjoying some Christmas

Carols at home at the

moment!

Mrs Drennan

Head of Music

The Roman Museum

As part of our History syllabus, Year 3 went to visit the Roman Museum in Chester. Despite the freezing temperature, torrential rain and howling wind, a great day was had by all. We began our day by taking part in a workshop, examining various Roman artefacts, sorting collections of materials and reconstructing a Roman bath house. After lunch, we marched in formation through Chester dressed as Roman legionaries, shields and helmets at the ready! Once at the amphitheatre we heard stories of Gladiators and slaves. On our return to the museum we looked at models of the fortress, watched a short video about the life of a Roman soldier and were fascinated by a collection of Roman stones decorated with Gorgons and other mythical creatures. The trip reinforced and consolidated the work we have covered in the classrooms and on our return Year 3 set to work busily writing interesting and lively accounts of our day.

Mrs Morton, Year 3 Teacher

Oh no it isn’t! Oh yes it is!

Over the last few weeks, the Year 2 children have been extremely busy in Design and Technology, making some amazing hand puppets. Their creative designs featured bears, tigers, cats, mice, fairies and aliens to name

but a few. Each design was carefully labelled with the materials they intended to use to make their puppet. Once the designs had been completed the children worked with great concentration using a wide variety of skills, which included sewing, cutting and sticking. Everybody took great care to follow their original designs, making some minor adjustments along the way to improve their finished product. It was really pleasing to see just how well the children evaluated their work with great honesty and thought. The Year 2 corridor has now been transformed with a fantastic, colourful puppet show display.

Mrs Atkinson, Year 2 class teacher

End of Term Christmas Events

Monday 4 December—Grotto tickets go on sale

Wednesday 6 December—Year 2 Christmas Play 2pm Thursday 7 December—Year 1 Christmas Play 2pm

Friday 8 December—Upper Junior Disco Saturday 9 December—PTA Christmas Fair

Monday 11 December—Lower Junior Christmas Party Tuesday 12 December—Infant Christmas Party

Wednesday 13 December—Christmas Lunch Thursday 14 December—Early Years Christmas Party

Thursday 14 December—Christmas Carol Service

Credit Cup Scores Herford (104), Scott (100), Bonner (93), Jenkin Jones (84)

Cross Country Freezing temperatures, sleet, rain and mud did not deter 22 brave Lady

Barn children who took part in race 3 of the Stockport Cross Country League on Saturday 25 November. Conditions for running could not have been worse but all of the children completed the course showing lots of determination. Three children ran for the first time doing amazingly well. A special mention must go to Nina (6S) who, running for her first time, lost her shoe quite early on but still finished in 33rd place. Despite the conditions, seven Lady Barners ran well enough to be placed in the top ten, with over eighty children running in each race. Finlay (6S) finished in 3rd in the Year

5 and 6 boys' race closely followed by debutante Will (6K) in 5th place. Christopher (4G) came 4th in the Year 3 and 4 boys’ race with Daniel (4B) not far behind in 9th place. Sophie (4G) swapped positions with Eloise to come 2nd in the Year 3 and 4 girls' race, closely followed by Gracie (4B) in 4th. Well done to all those children who took part, I was very proud of the way you ran and it was a great team effort. Each place will go towards a team placing for our school in age group and the full results are published on the Stockport Harriers website (www.stockportharriers.co.uk). The next race LBHS will be entering will be on Saturday 9 December and I look forward to seeing even more children representing the school then.

Mr Stutchfield,Year 1 Teacher

Fun with Numicon! In Nursery, the children have been going ‘numbertastic’ with the Numicon shapes, during mathematics. Throughout the autumn term, one number has been introduced each week. Every number has a different shape, a different colour and a different number of peg holes. It has been amazing to watch how quickly the children can identify a Numicon number simply by glancing at its colour or its shape. By next week, we will have reached number 10! In class activities, the children have been playing a range of games, with adults and independently. Here are some of the investigations observed: “That’s 6…and that’s 8!” Ishaan and Laith (NS) using a spinner, finding the matching Numicon shape and checking their answer by putting

correct number of pegs in the holes. “3 and 2 are 5!” Lucy (NS) investigating which Numicon shapes can be fit exactly on top of another. “I’ve done it!” Percy (NJ) having filled the square base plate with a range of Numicon shapes without leaving any gaps at all. “I’ve got 8! Devan (NJ) holding up two pale green shapes with four peg holes on each. “Look at this!” Shanaiya (NJ) ordering the shapes, from 1 to 10, to make a ‘staircase’.

Miss Metcalf, Early Years

ISA Junior Swimming Gala

14 pupils from LBHS travelled to Macclesfield at the weekend to take part in a large event. 24 schools were present, which equated to 3 heats for each event using a pool with eight lanes! Ginny and Gracie in Year 4 stormed through their events, with Ginny qualifying for the Nationals in her freestyle and breaststroke. These U10 girls won their category overall and came away with the shield! Jessica and Bella both won all their heats for the U11 girls and as a result, won the U11 girls category overall, also coming away with the shield! In the boys, Oscar swam superbly in his backstroke heat, winning overall, and awaiting confirmation whether he will be going to London to swim in the National event, representing the North West.

We qualified for the final in both the boys and girls freestyle relays, and it was an extremely tight finish, but in both events we managed to power through to finish 3rd place! Well done swimmers, you were a credit to our school for both your determination to succeed and your support of fellow teammates!

Mrs Massam, Head of Girls’ Games

Next Week’s Diary Week Commencing 4 December

Monday 4 December

Yr 3 Mandarin—4M Classroom 12.50pm

2P Late Games 3.15—3.50pm

Yr 5 & 6 Open Netball 4—5pm

Armitage Cricket Nets 4.30—5.30pm

Tuesday 5 December

Yr 5 & 6 Dance 8—8.45am

Kindergarten Dance Display 3.30—3.45pm

1S Late Games 3.15—3.50pm

Yr 3 Open Football 4—5pm

Wednesday 6 December

No Yr 3 & 4 Open Netball

Yr 5 & 6 Gymnastics 4—5pm

U11 Netball v SGS (A) Start 3.20pm PU LBHS 5.20pm

Thursday 7 December

Yr 1 Dance Display 3.15—3.30pm

Yr 2 Mandarin—Drama Room 3.15—3.50pm

Yr 4 & 5 Mandarin (4M Classroom) 12.50pm

Yr 5 Open Football 4—5pm

Yr 3 & 4 Dance Display 4.40—5pm

Junior Judo (selected pupils) 4—5pm

Friday 8 December

Yr 2 Dance Display 3.40—4pm

Yr 2 Cheshire Football 3.30—4.30pm

Saturday 9 December

PTA Christmas Fair 9.30—12.30pm

No Cheshire Football