Pupil Newsletter - Friday 21st May 2021
May Week 3 - This newsletter was made by some of the children in Y6 - we hope you enjoy reading this as much as we have enjoyed making it!
Heart Dissection in Yr 6 Science
In Y6, all of the classes have been looking at how the heart works, and so the teachers let us dissect a lamb's heart. For all who don't know what dissection means, it is to take apart or open up to study the internal parts (what its inside it) of that certain part. If you are reading this and feel sick, don't worry, I did too. To be honest, once I found out we were going to do it, my stomach didn't feel very well!š On the day, I was reassured by Mr. Madle and my teacher (shout out to Miss Lax) that it would be fine and, when me and my class did it, it was amazing! It was so much fun!
We learnt about the Aorta, the Superior and Inferior Vena Cava, the Pulmonary Artery, Veins, Blood Cells and much more. Oh and it's okay if you are in Y4 or below, you won't do any of this until Y6- but if you are a Y5 be ready! You will be doing this soon and it is NOT as bad as it sounds! It was such a memorable moment for Y6 so Y5, when you do it, DON'T HOLD BACK!š I'm shocked to wonder how many lamb hearts the Butcher's had if I'm being honest!
By Alexia, 6L
More Able Maths at Livingstone
A lot of people try their best in Maths, but some just don't want to challenge themselves. This is because they're either worried they won't get it right or they think it's too much work. But if you get it wrong, that's just how you improve to become even better as a mathematician because everyone loves maths (at least I hope so!). The reason maths is so important is because you need it in your everyday life, like money for instance. If you want to buy something, and you have Ā£10 and the thing is Ā£7.50 you need to know how much change you'll receive. So, if you occasionally make mistakes or get something wrong, now you can know how to improve your skills, and know where you went wrong! Hopefully you have been inspired or even encouraged to challenge yourself in future lessons, because if you do, then you could even be getting full marks on your next arithmetic test!
This term, the teachers at school are focusing on improving our reasoning and problem solving skills in maths. We always have the opportunity of trying the On-fire task and the teachers will be looking to challenge us all!
But all anyone can ask from you is to try your best, so don't worry if you don't improve straight away. Just keep practising because practise make perfect!
By Adon, 6S
Sport is Back!
There's a girls' match on the 15th of June, 7 aside for Y6, as well as a boys' match on the 15th of June, 7 aside, Y6. Amazingly, Mrs Fairly, who is the PE coordinator of the school, has also organised football matches for year 3 and 4 on the 18th of June. We are extremely luck to have such a dedicated PE leader!
As some of you already know, some after school activities have started to take place after school. This is due to coronavirus restrictions lifting slightly- phew! I think we can all agree that it's been one long term-year in fact- and having something active to do after school that lifts your mood is definitely a stepping stone in the right direction! Thanks to Mrs Fairley, Y4, the school have managed to organise a girls' match on the 22nd of June, and a boys' match on the same day. We are extremely lucky to have opportunities like this, and I'm sure this is very exciting for everyone!
Another one of the fabulous things that Mrs Fairley and Mrs Phelan have managed to do is to get the children to run a mile 3 days a week: lots of children love this, and it wakes us up quite a lot- especially on Monday mornings! Exercising is vital and, most importantly, fun. Our school is all for that, and, with after school clubs back on after half-term, nothing can stop us now!
Please stay safe and well, looking after not only your body, but mind as well!
By Lillie, 6S
Livingstone Founders' Day on the 21st of May
Founder's day (as the name suggests) is a day to celebrate the 67th anniversary of our amazing school. Let me tell you what 's going on this year: as always, you will be able to enjoy a marvellous picnic with the company of your friends though, however there will be no parents. But this year is different; it will be a fun-packed day focused on nature and how we can contribute to the world fighting problems such as global warming.
There will be plenty of activities to be engrossed into, activities ranging from planting trees to some relaxing nature art. Supporting environmental charities around the globe , everyone will be encouraged to donate a pound and wear green. Let's join hands (or social distance) to save the planet š! Keep calm & go green! Have a great day, appreciate our world and all it has to offer!
By Advay, 6L
Bunnies š° - Alan
The Bunnies have been having a lot of fun recently. We are very fortunate to have the bunnies in our school and itās great they are in the atrium (Not the atrium in your circulatory system Y6). All the children can say hello to them as they go about their day and the children in Kingfisher and Nightingales make special visits to them. They cheer everyone up and always put a smile on your faces š. The bunnies always are in the cage near the school toilets so go say hello. The bunnies sometimes come to play in your classes and they love it! Now the Y6 students will clean the bunnyās cages and give them food e.g. hay. They also need to empty out the food tray (this is making me hungry).
By Alan 6B
Keeping Fit
You probably already know what this about from your child but I would like to explain why we are doing this, I went to Miss Fairley to find out more. Here are some questions that I asked.
Why we are running? Because we want to be an active and healthy school running helps us to stay motivated and energised.
Where did you get the idea from? It is the daily mile we are one of many of schools that are participating in the daily mile to get children moving. So far everyone has been running with smiles on their faces. Even the adults are doing it . Keep it up Livingstone!
We encourage you and your child to do exercise outside of school too!
by Scarlett
Autism Awareness
At Livingstone, we celebrated Autism Awareness Week and celebrated the fact we are so lucky to have a Kingfisher unit.
Awareness Day was on Friday, 2 April and we celebrated by having a whole school zoom assembly where Miss Nicholson and Mrs Ferdenzi spoke to us about how it feels to have autism. We found out that children born with autism are the same as us. They can speak, play and think like everyone else but autistic people are born with different senses. The main lesson is that we need to respect each other like we respect our best friends, even if they need a bit of help with something. Miss Ferdenzi then visited every class and read them a story and answered the children's questions. We are truly lucky to have all the Kingfisher children in our school.
By Kalo 6B
What Parent Consultations are Like for a Kid
Parents evening - the day every child either dreads or looks forward to.
Well, I personally love knowing that my parents are aware of whats happening in the classroom, however others may disagree. Parents are able to acknowledge their child's behaviour, attitude and work, although some children believe there is a downside to this. If I am being honest, I was a bit nervous at first but trust me, its nothing to worry about! Usually, Parents evening is held in the school but this term, due to COVID-19, it was a little bit different ; teachers would've had to call the pupils parents instead! So, what are YOUR thoughts about Parents Evening?
by Hailey 6L
Covid Rule Changes - Yes!
As you all know, due to COVID-19 we have been unable to hug our friends and family for a very long time now. It has been horrible for everyone having to stay at least a metre from their loved ones. But thankfully, the government are easing us back to our regular lives again. This includes being indoors and hugging some of the people that we care about as well as taking part in other activities (also indoors) such as cinemas, restaurants and inside sporting events. Not only this, you can have up to 30 people at weddings and funerals can have unlimited amounts depending on the size of the venue. You can also have up to 25% of a stadiums capacity or 10,000 fans at football matches. On top of that, we are able to meet up with 30 people outdoors as well! It means so much to many people to not have to constantly think about distancing and being cautious around everyone. We have all come so far during this pandemic but we are nearly there and we will soon be back to normal.
By Eleni 6S
Royal Mail Stamp Competition
We are entering a Royal Mail Stamp competition and we have already had in some wonderful designs from Y6. We will be sending entries next Wednesday so if you are interested in winning then the links are below. Thank you to Miss Purse for organising.
website link: Heroes Stamp Design Competition - from Royal Mail and iChild
design page: Heroes Stamp Design Competition_Official Entry Form (ichild.co.uk)
letter for parents: Heroes Stamp Design Competition_Parent Letter (ichild.co.uk)
poster: Heroes Stamp Design Competition_Poster (ichild.co.uk)
Dance Festival by Jannah
What is Dance Festival?
Dance Festival is when our Year six pupils take part in a special event all to do with, yes, you guessed it, dancing! Usually, Year six would go The Art Depot and perform their magical choreographed routine on the glamorous stage but unfortunately, because of COVID-19, we all have had to make a big sacrifice in order to keep everyone as safe as possible: this year it may have given us an advantage. Having to record our presentation allows us to perfect our dance to our liking. All three Year six's perform there own dances and submit it to a set of judges who will assess the performances. Some children who wowed our dance teacher were picked to contribute in the finale (which was split into three sections) where they will have to learn an already choreographed dance created by the judges to evaluate diversity and versatility.
If your a parent and eager to watch your child in the production, then you can watch - and hopefully enjoy - at the end of the academic year: teachers are still not sure when it will officially be out, but are certain it will be accessible by at least the end of the school year, for a nice surprise, or sooner! Shout out to all the teachers who made this possible- we couldn't have done it without you.
Good luck Year 6, I know you have it in you to do the best you can!
(6L - I Like To Move It Move It from Madagascar)
(6B - Zero To Hero from Hercules)
(6S - It's A Hard Knock Life from Annie)
Jannah Carty, 6L
Going to PGL on Monday the 24th May
In Year 6, we are all really looking forward to our school trip to on the Isle of Wight! This trip has many children very excited; none of us can wait till Monday!
We will enjoy lots of fun activities: climbing, Jacobs' ladder, zip wiring, trails and challenges, abseiling and giant swing.
As well as being excited some of us may be a bit scared or nervous too as it may be our first time away from our families for any length of time. For some of us, it is also our first time on a boat or ferry. However, being surrounded by our friends and friendly teachers Iām sure that we will be safe and happy all through the week.
We will need to be at school by 7am: our coach needs to get to Portsmouth on time for our ferry. Then, we will get a ferry from Portsmouth to Fishbourne. Finally, it is a short drive- about 10 minutes- to PGL from there. On the way back however, we will be getting a ferry from Yarmouth to Lymington which is very annoying as it will be a longer drive! But we are still very lucky that we can go at all especially because this trip has already been postponed twice and because of COVID-19 we had no idea whether or not we would be able to go at all this year.
If you want more information on the site and trip, then visit the PGL Little Canada website.
By Sammie, 6S
School Council Trip
Mrs Lax and Mr Sudbury took some very keen councilors to Crews Hill to buy some fish for our very popular fish tank and some plants to plant on the Founders' Day to enhance our environment around the school. They wer very well behaved and a credit to the school.
Livingstone's Life Cycles
In Reception, they are learning about life cycles! Lately, they have received two living creatures: chicks and caterpillars. I'm sure they really enjoyed it; chicks are small, fluffy and adorable animals! The chicks start off as eggs and grow inside the egg until they are able to break the shell of the egg. On average, it takes 21 days to hatch but the length of time depends of the breed of chicken. Chicks don't always stay small and fluffy; they grow up into amazing chickens. Chickens often live up until 7 years of age, but it depends on the type of breed.
On the other hand, Caterpillars are a complete different species. They start off as a round egg and takes 3 days to hatch. It takes 10 - 12 days on a leaf before forming into chrysalises. Theses are caterpillars in the cocoon. They stay as a chrysalises for 9-14 days before turning into beautiful butterflies. These two are just the bare minimum when it comes to interesting creatures.
I hope you have learnt something new today, both about caterpillars and butterfly!
By Jacob, 6S
Zones of Regulation
The staff at school had training and are considering starting this for all the children so they can easily describe their emotions and how they are feeling.
HERE ARE THE FOUR ZONES (THEY ARE USED TO REFLECT THE MOOD OF SOMEONE WHO CAN'T EXPLAIN THEIR FEELINGS PROPERLY):
. The red zone (Angry)
. The yellow zone (Worried)
. The green zone (Normal)
. The blue zone (Sad)
The red zone: Children may feel like this if they have been insulted by someone else, whether it be a friend or even a family member. Other children tend to comment about anotherās appearance, anotherās family or even if they suffer from disabilities. The affected pupil will then lose their temper and is likely to react in a violent way. They are unable to tell an adult in either fear of their bulliesā reaction or shame about what they were insulted for. In case of being insulted by a family member, mostly siblings, the same reasons imply to them not talking to their parents. It is important, therefore, to not embarrass the child further by laughing at their matter, no matter how trivial it seems. We should instead try to see what happened to them, by asking them how they feel rather than what happened.
The yellow zone: This zone is the most troubling for children, since it mostly involves things that happen at home. This can include parents breaking up (divorce), abuse from anyone and in any kind, or even when children are put under pressure. Itās quite hard to find out what is troubling him or her in this zone, so the best way is to consult their parents, asking about anything that has happened at home. Also, it is necessary that you console the child, especially if they are put under pressure. A good way to do this is to tell them that everything will be fine no matter what the issue is. Pressure can include exam pressure, pressure from your parents or even pressure from pushing yourself too hard. Children often feel worried in this zone, so the way to cool them down is to do something they like, whether this be outdoors or indoors.
The blue zone: Blue is usually used to symbolise gloom, so you can tell how a pupil would feel here: sad. Children will feel sad because of someone elseās insults or maybe just because they donāt think theyāre āgood enoughā for something. For example, if they got last in a race or test, they may not think that they did well, causing stress and gloom. Therefore, the main way to help these children is to cheer them up, giving them inspirational thoughts. Yet, of course, you canāt tell what exactly upset a child if they say āI feel blueā. Cheering them up can be difficult just by words, so another way is to change the atmosphere. You may take them to a dark room with a few colour-changing lights, something that I personally enjoy watching. If you stay with them a long time then they might start talking about what has been distressing them, and even if they donāt then it will still relieve them of their sadness. Like in the yellow zone, itās good to do something they like doing such as playing games or watching a movie.
The green zone: The green zone is a positive zone, where he or she will feel completely normal. There is no need to worry about this, yet itās good to get the best out of a child in this mood by talking to them; they are likely to talk back!
I hope these zones of regulations will help you understand studentās moods and what could have happened for them to feel like this. Thank you and continue reading our amazing newsletter!
By Adya 6B
Diary Dates
May 2021
Monday 24th:
Year 6 School Journey to the Isle of Wight - arrive promptly to school at 7am for 7.30am departure.
Activity Clubs for Summer Term 2 go online for booking from 8am
Y6 visit to the RAF Museum (for pupils not going to PGL) - all day
Tuesday 25th:
Year 6 trip to play Mini Golf (for pupils not going to PGL)
Thursday 27th:
Year 6 visit to the woods (for pupils not going to PGL)
Friday 28th:
Year 6 return from School Journey
Year 6 trip to Trent Park (for pupils not going to PGL)
Summer 1 Activity Clubs finish for Half Term (please re-book if you would like your child to continue after half term)
End of Summer 1 Term - school finishes normal time
Half Term: Monday 31st May - Friday 4th June
June 2021
Monday 7th:
Summer 2 term begins - pupils return to school
Activity Clubs begin this week
Tuesday 8th:
Year 3 Egyptian Workshop - Cost is Ā£9.00, please pay via School Money.
Friday 11th:
Year 4 Camp Night
Tuesday 15th:
Year 5/6 girls and boys Football match v Foulds School - Home 3pm
Friday 18th:
Year 6 visit to Trent Park
Father's Day Stall
Tuesday 22nd:
Year 3/4 girls and boys Football match v Foulds School - Home 3pm
Friday 25th:
INSET Day - school closed
Monday 28th:
Year 6 filming show - all week
July 2021
Monday 5th:
Year 2 trip to Clacton (all day)
Tuesday 6th:
Reception Graduation - 9am (more details to follow)
Thursday 8th:
Reception Graduation - 9am (more details to follow)
Monday 12th:
Back-up date for Year 2 trip to Clacton (all day)
Friday 16th:
Activity Clubs finish for Summer 2 / End of Term
Thursday 22nd:
End of Term - School finishes for Summer Holidays (No after school Cabin Club)