What a busy half term Nursery has had.

First we waved our butterflies off and set them free in the school garden. Some of the butterflies liked us that much that they didn’t want to leave the net. We looked after them by giving them fruit to feed from and we were very gentle when we watched them change into their chrysalis and then transform into butterflies. We hope that they all flew onto a leaf and laid eggs of their own.

 

Next we had our inspire work shop.

Thank you to the Nursery parents who joined us for our Inspire workshop.  It was great to show you our Nursery routines that we do every day and to look at some maths activities that we do to learn all about number.  We found out that numbers are very helpful!  We celebrated Nigel's birthday and put the right number of candles on the cakes, as well as making Nigel's magic watch and finding our numbers to 10 outside.

 

Then it was the Nursery trip to Ashend House Farm.

Nursery had a lovely day at the farm.  We had a fantastic time feeding the animals and learning about where they live and what they eat.  We fed a goat, bottle fed a lamb very quickly and even got to hold a chick. Some of us balanced him on our arm! Thank you to all our parent helpers who came with us to the farm.

Finally, we had a visit from the Animal Man.

We had a super visit from Mo, otherwise known as 'The animal man'!  We learnt lots about the different animals he had brought along for us to meet.  Lots of us were brave and had a go at touching or holding the animals!

Year 5 Cricket Tournament

On Tuesday 17th May ten children represented Chilcote at a cricket Tournament taking place at the Moseley Ashfield Cricket ground. There were a total of twenty four teams who entered the tournament. The tournament was done in a knockout format.

In their first game Chilcote played against Grendon B. They played really well and batted exceptionally. Grendon scored a total of 168 runs and Chilcote scored a total of 256 runs, meaning that Chilcote progressed to the next round.

Secondly, Chilcote played against Hollywood in a very tough match. Hollywood bowled first and kept Chilcote's score down to 222. In their innings Hollywood got to the final over only needing 5 runs to win, but unfortunately for them lost two wickets so finished on 210. Again, this meant that Chilcote progressed to the next round.

In the semi final Chilcote played against Cotteridge School. Chilcote played some fantastic cricket and in their innings actually never lost a single wicket. They finished on 256 to Cotteridge's 203. This meant that they were through to the final.

In the final Chilcote played against Yardley Wood A. Yardley Wood batted first and Chilcote bowled. They bowled and fielded really well and managed to restrict Yardley Wood to 216 runs. Chilcote, in their innings, took advantage of some wayward bowling and got numerous runs for wides and no balls. They ended up winning with a total of 244 runs.

The children represented the school really well, as usual and should be proud of their performance. Well done to all!!!

Junior Choir songs for Symphony hall concert on Wednesday 20th July 2016

We have started to learn our songs that we will perform at Symphony hall.

I have attached the backing tracks for the songs for all of us to use when singing along with at home. Click on the song names to open up the backing track.

Please practise as much as you can and have fun!


Price Tag

You`ve got a friend

Shine

Feelin` good

Red Carpet -performance track

Red Carpet backing track

Let`s face the music and dance

Somewhere out there




I have also attached information and pictures of examples of what we should all wear- for our `Hollywood Glamour` evening and the song lyrics.


`Hollywood Glamour`

Lyrics sheet 1

Lyric sheet 2

Chilcote vs Yardley Wood

On Friday 13th May the Chilcote Boys' football team played their final league match of the season against Yardley Wood school a team they have already played this season, and beat 4v3. The game was played at Yardley Wood playing fields.

The game started really well for Chilcote and they took the lead through a counter attack goal from Damian. Chilcote continued to dominate the game and soon had their second goal of the game again courtesy of Damian. Yardley Wood then had their best spell of the half and had a couple of corners and chances to score, but didn't take them. At half time the score was 2v0 to Chilcote.

In the second half the game settled into a similar pattern to the first half with Chilcote dominating the ball and having quite a few good chances. They managed to score not long into the second half through Tom, then had a number of one-on-one opportunities which they didn't take. Finally, Damian completed his hat-trick and scored Chilcote's fourth. The game ended 4v0 to Chilcote.

The boys played exceptionally well. Testament to them was the compliment the Yardley Wood Manager said about how much they had improved as a team since the last game. All of the boys should be very proud of their achievements this year, well done boys!!!

Chilcote vs Percy Shurmer

On Friday 6th May chilcote boys' football team played against Percy Shurmer school. The game was played at Percy Shermur's ground. This was the penultimate league game for the boys. 

The game started brilliantly for Chilcote as they scored within two minutes. The game was then quite even with both teams having chances. After that, Chilcote scored two break away goals to lead 3v0 at half time. 

In the second half, Chilcote had a lot of chances but only managed to extend their lead by two. Finally, the game ended at 5v0 to Chilcote. 

Well done to all of the boys as this was a great performance! 

Year 4 Mixed Tennis Tournament

On Wednesday 4th May 8 children (two teams of four) represented Chilcote in a mixed tennis tournament at Billsley Tennis Centre.

The players played single matches against similar ranked players (1-4). The winner was the team who had the most wins out of the four single matches played by the team. Chilcote A team played in a group of six and Chilcote B team played in a group of five.

Both teams won their groups courtesy of winning the most matches against other teams from the other schools. This meant that they both qualified for the semi finals.

Chilcote A played against Broadmeadow B and beat them three games to one. Chilcote B unfortunately lost their semi final against Bells Farm A three games to one.

That meant that Chilcote A played against Bells Farm A in the final of the competition. They won the final: three games won and one game drew, meaning they did not lose a game in the final!

Therefore, out of 16 teams Chilcote finished in 1st place and 3rd place. A massive achievement for all of those children involved. Well done to everybody!!!  

Year 6 Boys' 4-a-side Tournament

On Wednesday 27th April Chilcote played in the finals of the South Birmingham Boys' 4-a-side competition. They qualified for this after winning their qualifying evening without losing a game.

In their first match the boys played against St. Martins School and lost 5v3. They had chances but were asleep at the start of the match and allowed St Martins to build an unassailable lead.

Next, Chilcote played against Wheelers Lane. They were heading for a second defeat, but right at the death grabbed an equaliser to make it 2v2.

Finally, Chilcote played against Colmore School. Thy started well and took the lead. Unfortunately, they then conceded four goals without reply and lost the game 4v1.

The boys did really well and represented the school brilliantly. A great final with outstanding quality on show from all of the schools on show!!!

Amazing animals

On the 27th of April Nursery, Year 1 and Year 3 children had the chance to see, hold, and learn about interesting animals and insects. The children enjoyed learning about what the animals eat, where they sleep, and what their natural habitats are. All children behaved beautifully and asked interesting questions to the animal expert.

Year 3 Residential Trip to Kingswood

On Wednesday 20th April Year 3 went on their residential trip to Kingswood Staffordshire. They spent two nights and three days enjoying the fantastic outdoor facilities.

The children had to make up their own beds upon arrival, which was a great display of home practise. Thank you to all of the parents for helping with this.

During their stay the children enjoyed a range of activities working with different children than they are used to. These included: archery, quad-biking, abseiling, climbing, zip-wire, problem-solving, team tech, fencing, orienteering, a disco and the trail of mystery.

The children also spent some of their pocket money in the shop buying an assortment of different souvenirs and sweets.

All of the adults who accompanied Year 3 were very proud of the way they represented the school. Their behaviour and levels of respect for all adults was exemplary throughout. Well done Year 3!!!  

  

Open Hour in Reception

We had a lovely time in Reception on Wednesday 20^th April when we invited our families in for an `Open Hour`. We enjoyed showing them how we `plan, do and review` our activities and how we identify the skills we are practising, using our `Achievesaurus dinosaurs` to ensure that we become effective learners.

We were also very proud to show off our Dinosaur exhibition of the amazing dinosaurs we had made from different 3D shapes at home. Thank you so much to our families for helping us to create such fantastic models and for joining us in our classes!

Year 1's Entry Point Day

Year 1 have had a very busy day today running a café in their classrooms.   This was the Entry Point day for our new topic "We Are What We Eat".  
We started our day writing instructions about how to wash our hands as we knew we had to make sure we did this before preparing and serving the food in the café.   Later we made menus for the food we were going to sell and the drinks we were going to serve.   We also made ourselves a Chefs hat so that we looked the part!
We all took turns to either be a customer or a member of the café staff.   We were very busy.   It was great fun.   
We practised adding up the amounts of money the customers spent and sorting out which coins we needed to use to pay.

We have had a fantastic day!

Junior Choir at Brook Meadow Court

On Thursday 14th April, Chilcote Junior Choir were invited to perform for our friends at Brook Meadow Court.
We enjoyed singing our most recent songs and mixing with the residents and members of the Age UK club, whilst we enjoyed a drink and a cake or two.
Thank you to the organisers for inviting us and providing us with refreshments. We had a lovely time and represented our school very well. Our school staff were very proud of us.
Thank you to Mrs Doherty and Mrs Rafter for accompanying us.

Year 5 English Homework

Here is a link to the story of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' that we watched in class when we first looked at the play before Easter.  You might want to watch it again to help you with your homework this week.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories/presenters-midsummer-nights-dream

Year 4 Mixed Hockey Torunament

On Wednesday 13^th April, two teams of six children, in Year 4, from Chilcote represented the school in a mixed hockey tournament. The tournament took place at Hollywood school on their playground. Ten schools took part in the tournament.

The schools were split into three groups. Chilcote B were in a group of four. They played all of the other schools once. They won all of their matches and finished as group winners. Chilcote A were in a group of three and played the other schools twice. They won two, drew one and lost one, but still managed to finish top of their group too!

In the semi-finals the two Chilcote teams avoided each other. Chilcote B played against Chad Vale and lost 1v0 to a golden goal. Chilcote A also lost 1v0 to St Lawrence in their semi-final. This meant that Chilcote finished in third and fourth place overall.

A big well done to all of the children involved in the tournament. They represented the school brilliantly and did themselves proud!!!