Livingstone Primary & Nursery School WK5 MAR 2019

Friday 29^th March

On Thursday 21st March, it was World Down Syndrome Day! We celebrated people who have Down Syndrome and embraced their differences. During assembly, everyone got to learn about Down Syndrome with 18 facts that we didn’t know about people with this disability. They are heroes – heroes that don’t wear capes but heroes who are capable of making anyone smile whenever they are feeling down, heroes that love to joke around and always look on the bright side of any situation. Even though these people may have a ‘disability’ they can lead successful lives – most probably better than others. Sometimes it’s better to be different than to be normal. By Sophia (Y6)

On Friday the 15th of March, it was Red Nose Day and it was a great success. There were 12 different types of noses and they depicted different personalities. This year, every time a Comic Relief themed item was purchased, 65p from it went towards the charity. Although it was raining, our school still did a bake sale to raise money, and, in my opinion, the cakes were delicious. This year the nose designs were amazing and at Livingstone we got to make Red Nose Day themed stress balls. This year the world raised £63,938,072 to help all of the people who might not be as lucky enough to get what they need. By Jim (5S)

Y5 Tag Rugby Festival- Thursday 28th March

Children from Y5 attended a tag rugby festival at Allianz Park and they represented our school superbly. We were at a disadvantage as we were the only school that had Year 5 players and we had to quickly adapt our rugby league rules to suit rugby union. However, this did not stop Livingstone. The children persevered and with great determination, managed to win our last two games. Not only did we manage to win a few games, we were lucky enough to meet players from the England rugby team! We met Jackson Wray and Maro Itoje. Squad Roxy, Heidi, Daisy, Zoe, Ryley, Adam, Jack C, Alfie, Omar, Harry L and Scarlett. By Miss Fairley (former Livingstone Pupil) Sports Match – Last week Jordan (4F) was missed off the sporting reports

We Day

‘We day’ is an event that takes place at Wembley every year and famous singers and people with disabilities or health problems that affect their lives come together to perform songs and tell stories of their lives. Unlike a normal show, you have to earn your tickets by helping the society. This year, our school council enjoyed getting to learn about how people came face to face with their issues and overcome them. By Kiera (5S)

On Wednesday 13th March, the members of Year 6 performed a dance to the song ‘Friend Like Me’ from the world-wide known movie Aladdin, at the Arts Depot for the Dance Festival. Performing on stage is always a nerve-racking experience for everyone, even for the most advanced of performers. We were able to see many of the other schools rehearse for their dances, and there were some amazing talents shown from the schools in Barnet. Livingstone did extremely well; we were all satisfied with our performance and the audience thought so too. We would like to thank Diane, our chief supervisor, and Lauren, our dance teacher for putting this amazing routine together: we look forward to next year’s performance from our year fives! By Nicholas (Y6)