Chilcote school annual Christmas service at St Peter`s church

On Friday 20th December, we held our annual Christmas Service at St Peters Church.
The whole school travelled to St Peters by double decker bus or minibus as the weather forecast was for heavy rain . Everyone behaved beautifully, had excellent audience manners and the singing sounded fantastic. It was a very special morning.
Year 6 and staff acted out a retelling of the Christmas story and described how Christmas and Christianity is similar to other faiths and religions.Year 6 all received a Christingle which they held alight at the front of the church. The school staff band played a selection of Christmas carols and we were very pleased to welcome back Mrs Bramley, who is an important member of the band.
  Well done everyone. All the staff are very proud of you.

Photos and videos were taken but due to technical issues, we cannot publish them just yet.
They will follow in the New Year.

With all best wishes to you all for a happy and restful holiday.

Chilcote Christmas concert

On Tuesday 17th December, our school gathered together to enjoy listening to our school orchestra, string chamber group and brass band. Some children also played solo or group performances and our new string players played for us- a great achievement as they have only been playing since September.
Well done everyone on your super performances, all your practice this term was worth it as we all enjoyed listening to your high quality playing.
A big thank you also to Mr Fisher- our fantastic brass teacher and Miss Hobbs- our amazing string teacher- and conductor of the orchestra and string chamber group.

A very busy term in Nursery

The children in Nursery have now all settled well into our daily routines and are really enjoying the activities we undertake in our sessions.   

The children have all worked very hard over the last few weeks and are happy and excited by any new experiences they can explore.   

The children have shown us how creative and artistic they are.   They have developed friendships and are learning to play and learn with each other well.

Just a few of the happy times we have spent leaning during the Autumn Term.   

We can't wait for more adventures in 2020!

Well done, Junior Choir for performing so well at St Peter`s church.

On Saturday 7th December, Junior choir performed at St Peter`s church, Hall Green. We sang to a packed church, alongside Birmingham Schools` Concert band led by Mr Fisher.
It was lovely to see some of our talented Chilcote friends playing in the band-well done Oriana and Jayden, super performances.

Our choir sang extremely well, despite not having all of our members available and it was a new experience for our Year 3 members too. Mrs Doherty and I were very proud of their performance and their behaviour too, showing good audience manners and listening well throughout the concert.
Thank you very much Junior choir, for representing our school so well on a busy Saturday, thank you very much also to our families for supporting us.

Junior Choir visit Oak Tree Court

On Thursday 28th November, Junior Choir visited Oak Tree Court to sing to the residents and enjoy a chat and refreshments afterwards.

Everybody sang well and we enjoyed performing our first concert as a choir since we started singing together in September.

Thank you so much to the residents who were a very appreciative audience and for their kindness in providing a raffle and chocolates for us all.  

Thank you also to Mrs Drew and to the parents (and grandparents) who accompanied us- Mrs Bloomer, Mrs Bugh, Mrs Lindon, Mrs Carr, Mrs Statham, Mrs Cooper, Mrs Adams and Mrs Davis.

We appreciated your help and support very much.

Year 3 and 4 Mixed Dodgeball Tournament

On Tuesday 26th November, two mixed teams from Chilcote represented the school in a dodgeball tournament held at Kings Heath Boys School.

Chilcote A were in a group with Robin Hood A, Yardley Wood B and Hollywood B. They played really well in all of their group matches and won all three games quite comfortably. This meant that they qualified for the semi finals.

Chilcote B were in a group with Robin Hood B, Yardley Wood A and Hollywood A. They played well in their first match but were unfortunately well beaten by Robin Hood B. In their second game they played better and only narrowly lost to Hollywood A. In their last game they played some fantastic dodgeball and beat Yardley Wood A, wiping their team out in the process.

In the semi final Chilcote A played against Kings Norton A. The first match was really close and could have gone either way but Kings Norton got the win. In the second match Chilcote struggled and Kings Norton dominated from start to finish.

This meant that Chilcote went into a third and fourth place play off where they played against Yardley Wood A. They won the first game without anybody getting hit out. In the second game it was a bit closer but as the timer was up Chilcote were 3 people to 2 up. Therefore, Chilcote A came third overall!

Well done to both teams who did the school proud!!!

Netball Match Vs Hollywood School

On Monday 18th November, Chilcote's netball squad took two teams to play against Hollywood school.

Chilcote A played their league fixture against Hollywood A. In the first quarter Chilcote raced into a 1v0 lead when they scored from their first attack. Hollywood equalised soon after. The quarter was very even but Chilcote managed to finish another chance to lead 2v1 at the break. In the second quarter, it was another tight affair but Chilcote just edged it and scored 1 goal to lead 3v1 at the halfway stage. The third quarter was probably Chilcote's best quarter in the match. They played some excellent netball and finished their chances. They scored 2 goals without reply to be winning the match  5v1 at the break. In the final quarter, Chilcote played well and scored 2 more goals but Hollywood also managed to score 1 of their chances. The quarter finished 2v1 to
Chilcote and the match finished 7v2 to Chilcote.

Chilcote B played a friendly against Hollywood B. In the first quarter Chilcote took a 1v0 lead after some nice passing. The quarter was very even but Chilcote managed to finish quarter 1v0 up. In the second quarter, it was another tight affair with neither team managing to score so it was 1v0 at the halfway stage. In the third quarter, Chilcote managed to play some good netball and finished one of their chances. They scored 1 goal without reply to be winning the match  2v0 at the break. In the final quarter, Chilcote played well and boxed Hollywood in. Their pressure finally paid off and they scored another goal. The quarter finished 1v0 to Chilcote and the match finished 3v0 to Chilcote.

Two fantastic results - well played to all of the children!!!

Year 6 Cross Country Competition

On Tuesday 5th November 12 children from Year 6 represented the school in a cross country competition at Daisy Farm Park.

The children were split into three races: boys race A, girls race A and mixed B race. Four boys and four girls ran in the two A races, with everybody else running in the B race.

In the boys race the boys finished in 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th to give a combined score of 33 points. In the girls race the girls finished in 7th, 10th, 15th and 18th to give a combined score of 50 points. This meant that overall Chilcote scored a total of 83 points.

In the B race the Chilcote children finished in 2nd, 5th, 7th and 8th place - a great achievement!

This meant that in the A competition Chilcote finished in third place overall. Well done to all of the children involved on a great night of running!

5th Allens Croft 116
4th Bells Farm 89
3rd Chilcote 83
2nd Hollywood 67
1st Kings Norton 65 

We are Internet Legends!

Today we were fortunate enough for Google and ParentZone to visit our school and talk to us about being safe online. They led a fantastic assembly and taught us the importance of staying safe when we are using the internet. We took a visit or Interland and explored the five following pillars:

• Be Internet Sharp: This taught us what we can and can't share online and we thought about others feelings. 

• Be Internet Alert: We looked at scams online known as 'phishing' and thought about the information we share. If it looks too good to be true, it probably is!

• Be Internet Secure: We learnt how to keep our passwords safe and looked a not using easy to guess passwords.

• Be Internet Kind: We learnt how to be kind online. We should always be kind to people we meet online just like we should be kind to them in real life. 

• Be Internet Brave: We now know how to take a stand online and report or block people when they upset us. We also looked at the importance of speaking to parents/carers or anyone who looks after us at home if we feel unsafe online.

We were told that children can play a great game online provided by Google to refresh their minds on these at any time. They can access the game here: https://beinternetlegends.withgoogle.com/en_uk/interland

After, we discussed how we were going to stay safe online in the future and the children were full of great ideas! Remember, use what you have learnt today to keep yourself safe!

Visit from the Music Service String Group

On Friday 6th September, Years 1-6 enjoyed a visit and performance from 7 string teachers from the Birmingham  Music Service. They played a variety of different styles of music and talked to us about why they enjoyed playing their particular instruments. 

Nicholas helped them play one particular piece by playing a steady beat for them to play along with. Well done Nicholas.

It was very inspiring and enjoyable. Thank you very much to Miss Hobbs and Mrs Mulenga- our string teachers, for organising such a super concert. 

Junior Choir at Symphony hall

On Tuesday 16th July, Junior Choir, accompanied by Mrs Drew,Mrs Bundy, Mrs Rafter and Mrs Thomas, had a fantastic afternoon rehearsal and evening concert at Symphony hall as part of the Birmingham School`s Youth Proms.

We sang with over 350 other children from Birmingham Primary schools and had the opportunity to listen to and watch performances from the Junior Strings ensemble, the Azad Dhol group, the Training Wind orchestra, the Guitar ensemble and the Wind Orchestra.

 We have been working hard learning the songs for a few months prior to the concert and were praised by Ruth the Head of the Vocal team running the event, as well as one of the conductors - so well done Chilcote! You all sang beautifully and enthusiastically and were super representatives of our school. Thank you very much to Mrs Bundy, Mrs Drew and Mrs Rafter for their support and practical help as well as their lovely singing. 

What a great end to the year for Junior Choir! 

Summer School Games

On Friday 12th July 2019 ten children from Year 5 and nine children from Year 6 represented the school in a Year 5 Kwik Cricket competition and a Year 6 mixed handball competition. 

Both of these competitions were part of the Birmingham School Summer Games and the teams qualified courtesy of winning their local partnership events. 

The cricketers played four group games. They won three of those games quite comfortably and only conceded fourteen runs. The fielding and bowling was simply superb. The other game was an incredible match between two very good schools. Chilcote unfortunately lost the game by one run (209-210)! The school they played went on to win the whole competition so shows how close Chilcote came. 

The handballers played five group games and despite having a slow start in terms of their performance won all five games and qualified for the semi finals of the competition.

The cricketers finished second in their group and played the school who finished second in the other group in the third and fourth place play-off. Chilcote bowled first and redtricted the other team to a score of 198 (they started on 200). Chilcote just needed to be sensible in their batting and not throw their wickets away. This is exactly what they did, Batting a very mature and risk free innings to score a total of 236 runs. Therefore they finished in third place in the whole of Birmingham - a wonderful achievement!

The handballers had a tough semi-final match but took the lead early on and despite the other team keeping close to them they managed to always keep the lead in the scoring. They made it slightly more comfortable towards the end and ended up winning by 5 goals to 3. Thus they qualified for the final. They had a very tough match against an unbeaten opponent in the final and unfortunately for Chilcote it was just a step too far. They lot the game 4v1 but gave everything. Still they finished as the second best school in Birmingham for handball which is a remarkable achievement!!!

Well done to all of the children involved who, as always represented the school superbly well and gave everything to the Chilcote cause!!!

Health Week in Year 1

Year 1 have had a super week this week. We have really enjoyed joining in with wake up shake up in the mornings and during the week we have taken part in a huge variety of activities.

On Monday, we had a brilliant trip to the allotments. We saw all sorts of plants and found out about how different foods we eat grow. There were beans, peas, apples, carrots and lots of flowers. We also spotted some of the insects and mini beasts we have been learning about in our 'Flowers and Insects' topic.

On Tuesday, we baked some delicious oat and honey biscuits. We were lucky enough to have a visit from Colin the Bee Keeper last week and we learnt all about where honey comes from. We enjoyed tasting it in our cooking!

Here is a copy of the recipe we used:

INGREDIENTS

Serves: 15

100 grams porridge oats
100 grams flour 100 grams caster sugar 100 grams butter 1 tablespoon honey

METHOD

1.Mix oats and flour.

2.Gently melt butter, sugar and syrup or honey in a pan. Combine well and then using 2 spoons form into balls evenly spaced on lined baking trays.

3.Dampen a spoon and press each ball lightly.

4.Bake for 15-20 mins til golden brown at 180. They will harden a little more when cooling so don't overcook.

5.When out of the oven remove to a cooling rack after about ten mins.

On Wednesday, Tom kindly brought his ambulance to Chilcote and we learnt about being a paramedic. We measured Millie's heart rate and talked about how to contact the emergency services. Tom also showed us inside the ambulance and put on the lights and sirens for us. Thank you Tom!

On Thursday morning, Mrs Adams ran a relaxation session for us. We learnt some ways to help our bodies relax for example gently stroking a feather on our faces. We really enjoyed chilling out! Thank you Mrs Adams! Year 1 also watched the staff rounders match and liked cheering on both teams.

On Friday, Year 1 took part in a fencing session. We learnt to use the foam sabres and using lunges to help us stretch further. After that we took part in the health week quiz. In teams Years 1 and 2 answered questions about sport, cooking and PSHE. Sapphire house won the Key Stage 1 quiz - well done Sapphire!

During the week Year 1 took part in a competition to see which class could complete the most laps of the Chilcote Kilometre over the week. The Key Stage 1 winners were 1 Elm! As well as this we have taken part in a range of mindfulness activities. Year 1 particularly enjoyed using Cosmic Kids Yoga.

Year 1 have worked very hard this week and have enjoyed Health Week. Well done everyone!

Junior Choir at St Peter`s festival Saturday 29th June 2019

On Saturday 29th June, Chilcote Junior choir (looking smart in their lovely choir t shirts) took part in a super concert as part of St Peter`s festival at St Peter`s church. The choir sang a variety of songs confidently and enthusiastically to a large audience. It was a very hot afternoon and our choir handled themselves very well, sitting sensibly and quietly for over an hour.
The audience were very supportive and complimentary about how well our children had performed. We were very proud of you all as it was quite a challenge performing for such a large audience in a venue with tricky acoustics.
We also enjoyed listening to Birmingham schools` Concert Band, Youth Proms Symphonic Brass and Birmingham schools` Brass Ensemble who performed to a very high standard.
Thank you to all our pupils- and families who supported this event on a Saturday afternoon during a very busy time of year. We are very grateful for all your enthusiasm and kind words.

Year 2 at Symphony hall

On Monday 3rd June, Year 2 set off with much excitement to catch the train into town to take part in an interactive singing concert especially designed for Year 2 children at Symphony hall. We enjoyed a picnic in the park on our way and then walked on to Symphony hall

The concert was fantastic and we all joined in enthusiastically with the new songs and games. It was great to learn some new repertoire as well as sing some of our favourites that we had previously learned at school. Mrs Harris, Miss Deneny, Mrs James and Mrs Rafter had to go up onto the stage to help with some of the songs which was great fun! Mr Tambie also had to go up on stage, and pretend be a pirate. We thought he made an excellent pirate - arr matey!
Everyone behaved beautifully. We were a credit to the school and we all thoroughly enjoyed our singing experience.
Very many thanks to Mrs Rashid, Mr Tambie, Ms Gharabaury, and Ms Mokgweetsi who gave up their time to accompany us and many thanks too to Mrs Rafter, Mrs Begum and Mrs King for all their help and enthusiasm.

We will enjoy sharing our new songs and games with other children back at school.