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| Author: Mr Maddox | Uploaded:17/02/2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday Snowdon Update. |
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Our last day at Blue Peris has been as good as all the others filled with exciting challenges and adventures for the all the children. They have had such a great time here and everyone has said that they have learnt something new about themselves in the last week. We are so thankful to the staff of Blue Peris for all their hard work and dedication over the last week, it has had such an impact on the children. Below are a collection of photos from the week and our last day at the centre.
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| Author: Mr Maddox | Uploaded:16/02/2011 |
Wednesday Snowdon Update 2 |
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After another very tring day we have all got back ready for our dinner. Groups 1 and 2 went canoeing in the morning which was great fun. In the afternoon we then went quarry walking which was great, we say some old film sets and some very old quarry equipment. Group 3 went one a very long mountain walk visiting a beach and having tasty ice-cream! Below are a selection photos of the day.
The view from the Slate Quarry. The building is Blue Perris where we have been staying for out trip.
A picture infront of the slate quarry, hard to grasp the sheer size of the place!
There were so many amazing structures in the quarry.
A lovely view of the valley, with a group working hard in their canadian caneos!
The start of our canoeing journey. It took teamwork to put the boats together which worked really well.
The children working hard here! |
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| Author: Mr Maddox | Uploaded:16/02/2011 |
Wednesday Snowdon Update 1 |
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Another exciting day planned for our young explorers. we are split into 3 groups today, One group is canoeing then quarry walking, anothoer group is quarry walking then canoeing and the last group are going on a mountain walk. The weather is set to be overcast all day so hopefully it will be a great activities day. A great photo of the Llanberis Valley that we are walking in during the day. |
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| Author: Mr Maddox | Uploaded:15/02/2011 |
Tuesday Snowdon Update 5 |
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Another fantastic night exploration, we all had great fun on the Night trail. |
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| Author: Mr Maddox | Uploaded:15/02/2011 |
Tuesday Snowdon Update 4 |
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This is a picture of one of the colliers using a slate knife to create a circular piece of slate. It was amazing to watch! Click on the picture to see how Mrs Firth got on! |
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| Author: Mr Maddox | Uploaded:15/02/2011 |
Tuesday Snowdon Update 3 |
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Our trip to the Slate Museum was really interesting and the children learnt lots about this historic welsh industry. We meet real life colliers and they showed us how to 'dress' the slate. Click on the picture to watch the video! |
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| Author: Mr Maddox | Uploaded:15/02/2011 |
Tuesday Snowdon Update 2 |
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Some of the children in the morning, doing the ropes course and obsticle course. The children had to work out to get over the wooden poles with no assistance. They made it look easy! |
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| Author: Mr Maddox | Uploaded:15/02/2011 |
Tuesday Snowdon Update |
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| We all slept well last night, the children were really tired from yesterdays fun and went straight to sleep. Up for a hearty breakfast this morning and into acitivties. Today we are split into 3 groups with an instructor and doing a Ropes obsticle course, a quarry walk, indoor climbing wall and later in the day we are off the Slate Musuem. This evening we will be swapping groups over and half will be indoors doing the indoor problem solving and the other half will be doing the Night Trust trail......exciting stuff! (if not a little tiring!). | |
| Author: Mr Maddox | Uploaded:14/02/2011 |
Monday Update for Snowdon 2 |
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Well after a tiring day, we have had another tasty dinner and did our evening activities. Half of the group did indoor problem solving and the other half have done some Night Trust trail work.....a fun time was had by all!
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| Author: Mr Maddox | Uploaded:14/02/2011 |
Monday Update for Snowdon |
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| After a good first night the team made their way to the island of Angelsey, where we all had a great time shelter buidling. After much deliberation Group 1 won the contest (it was the most bear proof!). We walked along the beach in the glorious sunshine looking for shells and unusual stones, ending up with some beach art! We are having a great time and enjoying all the fresh mountain air! | |
| Author: Mr Maddox | Uploaded:13/02/2011 |
Snowdon Update |
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| We arrived at the Blue Peris Centre safe and sound after a great journey. The children are all really excited to be here and are enjoying the programme we have got set out for the week. We had a tasty dinner, sorted our rooms out (including the children making their own beds!) and have even been on a night walk around the surrounding valley. Lots to fit in tomorrow, off to Angelsey for a walk and exploration! | |
| Author: Mrs Gee | Uploaded:21/01/2011 |
Buttons and Zips |
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| We are still collecting unwanted buttons and zips on behalf of the Rotary Club Peterborough Ortons. If you have any that you'd be willing to give away, please bring them to the school office. All donations are used to make Trade Aid Boxes for seamstresses and taylors in countries which are recovering from disasters such as tsunami. | |
| Author: Mrs Gee | Uploaded:21/01/2011 |
Stibbington Update 2 |
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| Yesterday they went to a quarry to look at fossils. Used microscopes for experiments. Made cakes in the style of sedimentary rocks. Went for a journey in a time tunnel. Played games in the evening. Everyone having a great time and have been complimented on their excellent behaviour. | |
What a wonderful trip! |
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Stibbington Update 1 |
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| The children in Stibbington are having a wonderful time! On Wednesday they completed an exciting treasure hunt. Thursday's programme includes a visit to the quarry where they will learn about rocks and soils, and a classroom lesson using microscopes. | |
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.A successful end to the Treasure Hunt for Hippo class. These brave souls avoided pirates and found the buried treasure! |
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| Author: Simon Hollingsworth |
| E Safety |
E Safety Support Links We want to ensure that our children and parents/carers are fully aware of how to keep 'E Safe'. With more of us going online everyday it is essential that we all fully understand the risks and how to protect ourselves from them. |
| Author: Mrs Gee | Uploaded:14/12/2010 |
Come Dine With Me |
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| For the second year running our Learning Mentors organised a 'Come Dine With Me' event in the school. With the help of the Learning Mentors the children cooked three course meals in small groups and invited their parents to come and enjoy the results. This year the event took place in our new Community Building. All the parents were very impressed with the standards of both food and presentation. They filled in scorecards giving points for menu choice, hosting skills, table manners etc. One of the parents wrote: 'I was very impressed with every aspect of the meal. All the children were very well mannered and I have to say the food was magnificent.' | |
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| Author: Simon Hollingsworth |
St John's gets the ICT mark - BETT SHOW London 2010! |
Mrs Firth, Miss Carson and Mr Clow were proud to collect the ICT mark at the BETT show 2010. 1000's of people could see what we have achieved as a school, well done everyone!
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Miss Sandall's Book is Here! |
Our very own Miss Sandall has had her first book published! Birdsong is a colourful tale of noisy birds landing on the branch of a big tree. One flashy bird wants to rule the roost - until something small changes his tune. There is a copy of the book in the Key Stage 1 library together with a display including an interview with Miss Sandall and some big birds created by the children in our Art Club. Do take a look next time you’re there. Miss Sandall has both written and illustrated the book. She is currently working on two more children's books which should be in the shops next year. |
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| Author: Mrs Gee | Uploaded: 25/09/2009 |
| Parentmail | |
| Thank you to all those parents who have registered with ParentMail®. Parents who haven't registered will continue to get paper copies of newsletters sent home with their children but if you'd prefer to get letters from school e-mailed to you, please click here for registration form. Urgent messages can also be texted to your mobile, provided we have your up-to-date number on file. It makes sense to register; you will receive your letters promptly and together we'll be saving trees as well! . |  |
| Author: Mrs Gee | Uploaded: 25/09/2009 |
| Recycool | |
| St.John's has signed up to an exciting way of recycling and boosting the school budget at the same time. There is now a large cardboard box in the school main entrance for empty ink cartridges and old mobile phones. Items collected will be forwarded to a company called Recycool who will in return send us a donation and also plant a tree on our behalf! If you'd like to find out more about Recycool, please click here. |  |