Headteacher Comment
This term has started with a proper 'wow'! Lucky Greenfields Year Six children and keen singers were invited to spend the day at the Royal Opera House in London - it's just one of the amazing opportunities that we have from being part of the David Ross Education Trust. Read all about it below.
Also below you'll see all the terrific learning that has been happening across the school. We know that you have missed coming into school and seeing this in person, so please look out for invitations to Parents Evenings this term, and also online Parent Information Evenings with a question and answer session.
Furthermore, please keep an eye out for our new Jigsaw Newsletter that will let you know what is happening for your children's Personal, Social and Health Education across the school. This term we are learning about being healthy in all the ways we can. Because of the importance of supporting our children's health and mental heath, we felt that a dedicated newsletter would help to improve everyone's understanding of this crucial subject, as well as having helpful hints and links for families.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Appleby
New Term, New Skills
A new term has started and Year One are learning some new skills in their first week back, modelling Celtic round houses with clay, mastering number bonds using a clever string trick and expressing themselves with free drawing in coloured sand… can you tell what it is yet?
Wind and Science
Year One kicked off this term being scientists for Wow Day! They explored the new science topic all about materials by testing different materials to see which one would make the best material for a parachute. They made some super predictions and after evaluating their findings decided to use black bin bags to create the parachutes. The children had great fun watching their parachutes blow around the playground in the wind!
Romeo and Juliet
Year Six had an amazing time in London yesterday at the Royal Opera House in the heart of Covent Garden, London. They travelled there to watch a special matinee performance of the ballet 'Romeo and Juliet' by the Royal Ballet for David Ross Education Trust schools. In William’s words:
“ Everyone should see this. It is AMAZING and we are so lucky to get to do this. Ten out of ten.”
Life Cycle and Springtime
Reception Wow Day - the children enjoyed learning about the plant life cycle and planting seeds such as asters, nasturtiums and daisies and explored the garden for bugs. We talked about the weather and how things start to grow in the Springtime. We looked at pictures of baby animals which made us really excited to visit the Nevill Holt farm later this term! We then looked closely at some Spring flowers and drew them in detail using watercolour pencils to add some colour.
Space, the final frontier..... for Year Four
In our usual Greenfields fashion, all children in Year Four have enjoyed participating in a variety of hands-on activities during WOW day. Our main topic this term is all about astronomy. In science, we will be learning all about the Big Bang and the range of planets and stars that can be found in our galaxy, the Milky Way. On WOW day, all children created their own planets out of clay, which they later painted to look like each of the eight planets in our galaxy. In addition, the children were tasked with the challenge of creating a space lander in order to help a group of friendly aliens land on Earth. We will also be learning about the life and career of Neil Armstrong (the first human to walk the moon) in our Talk 4 Reading lessons. As part of this, the children created their own biography bottles, which they can add facts to as the unit progresses.
This week, Remarkable Rhinos started their swimming lessons at the Nene Centre in Thrapston. The lessons focus on all levels of swimming, right from the start, with the emphasis on water safety and survival. The children cover all aspects of the National Curriculum Swimming programme, which forms part of their PE entitlement, but mostly we hope that the children develop a lifelong love of swimming and are able to swim for pleasure and exercise too. Older swimmers at Greenfields also have the opportunity to compete against other DRET schools in the annual DRET Summer Cup in Grantham, so we are always on the lookout for swimming talent!
We are lucky to have Kettering's very own swimming pool just a short walk away on London Road. If you fancy swimming, or want to start swimming with your family, you can click on the links below to find out more.
If you have an experienced swimmer, who is keen to find out more about competitive swimming as a sport, then follow the link below for information about how to join Kettering Amateur Swimming Club:
Forest School Fun
Nursery have had a lovely morning in forest school looking for minibeasts in their natural habitat. Why not go on a minibeast adventure this weekend and take some photos of what you find?
Year Three Get Wordy
Marvellous Meerkats explored exciting vocabulary for their text 'The Encyclopaedia of Nasty Creatures'. They role played each vocabulary to help them remember the definitions.
WOW! Stars.
In Year Five, This terms WOW DAY was all about astronomy! The class spent the morning learning about constellations and nebulae. They even had a go at creating their own using marshmallows and spaghetti.
Music Lessons
If you would like your child to take part in guitar or drumming lessons, please contact Bradley for guitar or Mark for drumming for more information.
Celebration Assembly
KS2
Star Pupil
- Marvellous Meerkats - Aiden
- Cheeky Monkeys - Alexis
- Remarkable Rhinos - Kelly
- Powerful Panthers - Oscar
- Super Sharks - Ward
- Champion Cheetahs - Harry
- Proud Lions - Samaa
- Soaring Eagles - Tyrone
Handwriting Award
- Marvellous Meerkats - Tiana
- Cheeky Monkeys - Ashden
- Remarkable Rhinos - Tyler
- Powerful Panthers - Maisie
- Super Sharks - Kian
- Champion Cheetahs - Sonia
- Proud Lions - April
- Soaring Eagles - Rosen
Sports Award
- Marvellous Meerkats - Yehas
- Cheeky Monkeys - Lexi
- Remarkable Rhinos - Shayla
- Powerful Panthers - Ayva-Lilly
- Super Sharks - Sina
- Champion Cheetahs - Charlotte
- Proud Lions - William
- Soaring Eagles - Caleb
Positive Points Awards
In first place for the most positive points this week:
Powerful Panthers!
Remember, you can earn points for your class and your house by completing your learning at home, getting 1 point per day if you remain on GREEN on the traffic lights or 2 points per day if you are on the Greenfields Moon or Star - play your part!
Google Classroom
Google Classroom is where you will find Greenfields' amazing virtual classrooms full of chat and lots of hard work! If you have not used Google Classroom before, or you are new to Greenfields, please follow this link that explains how to log on to a PC, Android or Apple device. You will need your child’s email address and password, and the class codes below:
Home School Agreement
As we become more used to our online way of working, we thought it was important to add to our home/school agreement (that you signed when your child started at Greenfields) to include online learning. Please follow the link below to complete this short addition relating to online learning with Greenfields Primary School and Nursery.
Class Code and Google Link
These have been updated for the classes in 2021-22, so click on the link for the class you will be in in September.
Teachers are looking forward to posting their ‘Flipping Greenfields’ videos every Friday next term in time for the weekend. Each one is all about next week’s learning, so will get your child prepared for a flying start on Monday. Research shows that children who feel prepared for the coming week are less anxious about school, happier to get up and go on a Monday morning and achieve better than those who are not.
Greenfields Primary School and Nursery Term Dates
Covid- 19 information
Google Classroom
If you are having issues with Google Classroom please click on the handy link below
My Child At School
Please click on the button below for an easy guide to the My Child At School app
To log your child's daily reading, please either scan the QR code with your mobile phone using the camera function or click on the button below.
The Greenfields Way for Families
Please follow the link below for handy information about how life at Greenfields Primary School and Nursery works. From attendance, to Parent Pay, to Google Classroom, find all the answers to any questions you may have here:
Wraparound Care booking
Wraparound care has been reserved for working parents accessing school. If you require wraparound care please read and sign the terms and conditions to ensure we can accept your booking. Bookings must be made by the Thursday before the care is required.
P.E Days
Please click below to check when your child's class has P.E.
Greenfields Holiday Camp
Greenfields Holiday Camp will not be open during the February half term or the Spring half term. It is expected to be open for the Easter break and for the summer break. look out for the link to book your space.
Events coming up at Greenfields this term
Greenfields Easter Holiday Camp
Other Easter activities
BECOME A GOVERNOR
AT GREENFIELDS PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY or with one of our neighbouring schools within our Trust.
We all want our schools to continue to improve as we move out of the pandemic and into the future. Working as a DRET governor is an important way to play a highly practical role in that process of moving forward. If you want to give back to our community to ensure local children get the best education and the best start in life, then becoming a governor could be the role for you. If so, please register your interest in becoming a governor by completing the on line form by clicking below.
If you have any questions about a governors role or responsibility please contact our Trust at governorservices@dret.co.uk
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Dates for your Diary
World Book Day Thursday 3rd March 2022
Red Nose Mufti Day - Friday 18th March 2022
Year Five Opera Performance Corby Cube - Friday 25th March 2022
Dragonflies DRET Farm trip - Monday 28th March 2022
Busy Bees DRET Farm trip - Tuesday 29th March 2022
Year Five/Six Shakespeare performance at The Deco Tuesday 29th March 2022
Goviilon Residential Trip Year 3-4 Wednesday 30th March - Friday 1st April 2022
F.R.O.G's Easter Egg hunt - Friday 1st April 2022
Last day of term - Friday 1st April 2022
Back to school - Tuesday 19th April 2022
Class Photos - Monday 25th April 2022
Bank holiday - Monday 2nd May 2022
Credits:
Created with images by geralt - "finger feedback report back" • romanakr - "blackboard sign message" • Mimzy - "trophy award winner" • Morning Brew - "untitled image" • Agence Olloweb - "Il s’agit d’une photographie réalisée pour illustrer notre page des offres de création graphique de l’agence web Olloweb Solution" • Hans - "tree winter landscape hoarfrost"