LARMENIER & SACRED HEART CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 20th July 2017 Issue 159 41a Brook Green, London W6 7BL T: 020 8748 9444 F: 02082370959 E: [email protected]www.larshrc.lbhf.sch.uk IMPORTANT DATES July Fri 21st Last day of summer term - school closes at 1.30pm September Mon 4th Teacher Training Day - Pupils not at school Tues 5th Pupils return to school Non-Uniform Day for Grenfell Tower On Friday 23rd June we had a non-uniform day to raise funds for all the families affected by the dreadful tragedy at Grenfell Tower. Thanks to your generosity we managed to raise £1243.26 which we have sent to the Catholic Children’s Society to contribute to their Grenfell Tower fund. We continue to pray for all the families affected and keep them in our thoughts at the beginning of their journey to start re-building their lives. Miss McGinty Recycling Workshop Year 2 enjoyed learning about recycling in a workshop today. They listened to a story about a superhero who was saving the world, asking people to recycle. The children then had to create their own superheroes using lots of recycled materials. Year 2 have been promoting recycling this week and learning about the dangers of plastic in our oceans. Best Attendance Week ending 23rd June Class 3G with 99.7% Week ending 30th June Class 6G with 100% Week ending 7th July Acorn & 3G with 99.3% Week ending 14th July Class 3B with 100% Year 3 Re-Cycling Stars! We made a robot and an elephant out of recycled materials such as bottles, egg cartons and lollipop sticks. It took a long time and we put a lot of effort into our models. It was part of our Laudato Si week and we really enjoyed taking part in all of the activities during the whole week. By Kristen Sinibaldi-Rowe & Kacper Wodzinski, Class 3G Year 6 Teatime Concert All of the children in Year 6 who have learnt an instrument performed a teatime concert for their parents. I was a little nervous as I played the trumpet and I really challenged myself by playing “Beauty and the Beast”. Everyone performed really well and all the parents loved listening to us all. Thank you Mrs Teverson for organising the concert. By Imogen Flynn, Class 6B
July Fri 21st Last day of summer term - school closes at 1.30pm September Mon 4th Teacher Training Day - Pupils not at school Tues 5th Pupils return to school
Non-Uniform Day for Grenfell Tower
On Friday 23rd June we had a non-uniform day to raise
funds for all the families affected by the dreadful tragedy
at Grenfell Tower. Thanks to your generosity we managed to
raise £1243.26 which we have sent to the Catholic Children’s
Society to contribute to their Grenfell Tower fund.
We continue to pray for all the families affected and keep
them in our thoughts at the beginning of their journey to
start re-building their lives.
Miss McGinty
Recycling Workshop
Year 2 enjoyed learning about recycling in a workshop today. They listened to a story about a superhero who was saving the world, asking people to recycle. The children then had to create their own superheroes using lots of recycled materials.
Year 2 have been promoting recycling this week and learning about
the dangers of plastic in our oceans.
Best Attendance
Week ending 23rd June Class 3G with 99.7% Week ending 30th June Class 6G with 100%
Week ending 7th July Acorn & 3G with 99.3% Week ending 14th July Class 3B with 100%
Year 3 Re-Cycling Stars!
We made a robot and an elephant out of recycled materials such as
bottles, egg cartons and lollipop sticks. It took a long time and we put
a lot of effort into our models. It was part of our Laudato Si week
and we really enjoyed taking part in all of the activities during the
whole week.
By Kristen Sinibaldi-Rowe & Kacper Wodzinski, Class 3G
Year 6 Teatime Concert All of the children in Year 6 who have learnt an instrument performed a teatime concert for their parents. I was a little nervous as I played the trumpet and I really challenged myself by playing “Beauty and the Beast”. Everyone performed really well and all the parents loved listening to us all. Thank you Mrs Teverson for organising the concert. By Imogen Flynn, Class 6B
Year 2 trip to Gunnersbury Museum
We all went on the train to Gunnersbury Park to visit the museum. I was so excited because I love history. When we arrived there was a lady dressed up as Florence Nightingale and we did a workshop with her about her life. She told us that Florence Nightingale had always wanted to be a nurse and about all the work she did in the war to help the soldiers. At the end I got to dress up as a soldier in a French uniform. It was amazing to hear all about the life of Florence Nightingale. After the first workshop we had our packed lunch in the garden. I had a ham & cheese sandwich, a Frube tube, a banana and some crisps, and when I’d finished eating my lunch I was allowed to play with my friends. In the afternoon we had another workshop, this time about the Great Fire of London, one of my favourite subjects! We learnt all about the Plague and how the fire killed the rats that started the Plague. Also, we learnt that the Great Fire of London burnt down St Paul’s Cathedra l. There were so many interesting facts and I spent the whole weekend looking up more information about the fire. History is my favourite subject and I had a brilliant day! By Bobby Pais, Class 2B
Year 4 trip to the Natural History Museum
On Wednesday 21st June, Class 4B visited the Natural History Museum. Firstly, we went to the volcano and earthquake galleries where we
learnt about what causes an earthquake and a volcanic eruption. We even experienced what it’s like to be in an earthquake. Then we went
to an Investigate Workshop where we examined different specimens such as bugs and seeds using microscopes and magnifying glasses. We also
weighed them, took measurements and drew diagrams of them.
By Annie O’Connell, Class 4B
Nursery Visit Brook Green Nursery enjoyed a trip to Brook Green Park this half term to have a Teddy Bear's Picnic. We prepared sandwiches and baked cakes in school beforehand and explored the playground afterwards!
Whole School Anniversary Mass with Bishop John Wilson
On Tuesday 20th June we had an outdoor Mass to celebrate the 15th anniversary of
Larmenier & Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School; it has now been 15 years since
Larmenier Infant School amalgamated with Sacred Heart Junior School to create
our amazing school.
We were lucky enough to have Bishop John Wilson as the main celebrant of our
Mass which was so well attended by parents, siblings, past teachers, governors and
friends of our school.
Somehow (and as always), the weather was glorious and we all celebrated a beautiful
service, led in the homily by Bishop John Wilson, to reflect on our relationship with
Jesus.
It was our last Mass outdoors as Head Girl and Head Boy and we were extremely
proud to be a part of the celebrations.
By Oscar Lacheze, Class 6B & Isabelle Bordignon,
Class 6G
Laudato Si Week 26th June - 30th June
The whole week was devoted to exploring the subjects raised in Laudato
Si; the second encyclical of Pope Francis. In his letter Pope Francis covers
many environmental issues and he implores us all to work together to
create a better world for future generations.
We started the week with a special assembly by Cafod and then each
year group had an opportunity to get involved with some fantastic
activities including making junk instruments, making recycled paper,
performing in the junk orchestra and Year 5 all visited the recycle
centre in Wandsworth.
The whole week was extremely well received by all of the children and it
was fantastic that they had the opportunity to get involved in such a
diverse range of activities whilst exploring environmental issues and
immersing themselves in the message of Laudato Si.
By Mr Defty
Year 1 Recycling Workshop A visitor from the local refuse centre came to talk to us about how we can reduce the amount of waste we produce. He taught us actions for 'Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’. It was really fun, especially when he read us 'Michael Recycle' who is a recycling superhero. We also got to make our own recycling superheroes and decorate them using recycled materials. By Miss Watson
Key Stage 2 Junk Orchestra
At the Junk Orchestra we got to choose different instruments made out of materials that would usually be thrown away. We each
had two instruments and we were conducted by the workshop leader. We started off really quietly and at different points the music
was played louder and louder. We created our own music and it was great fun. The funniest instrument was a flip-flop used to
hit different length pipes to create different notes.
By Lilliana Manku, Class 5B
Fun in Laudato Si Week
For Laudato Si week we went to Nazareth House
and we sung hymns to the residents, it was a
really great experience. In class we made collages
with newspapers.
The highlight of Laudato Si week for us was
making recycled paper with John from the
Wandsworth recycling centre. It was so interesting
and we found out really interesting information
about recycling. By Andrea Schisano & Sophie
Dean, Class 3B
Orchestra & Choir Performance
To celebrate the success of the orchestra and choir we performed to our
parents. The choir sang ‘The Spaceship Jam’ and ‘Speed Bonny Boat’. Our
parents thought it was really nice and my mum was so proud of how I
performed.
By Katie Webb,
Class 4B
Early Years
Making “Recycled Art” with bottle lids to celebrate the Anniversary of the School
Acorn’s World, Nursery’s School Badge, Willow’s 10th Anniversary Balloon
Nursery working hard on renovating the Bug Hotel (renamed “Bugingham Palace”)
Painting bug stones
Official opening of Bug-ingham
Palace by Miss McGinty
Class 5G Visit Wandsworth Recycling Centre
On Monday 3rd of July we went on a trip to the “Waste Authority” in Wandsworth. We learnt about the process of recycling and where
our rubbish goes after it is thrown in the bin. There are many things we have learnt including REDUCE, REUSE & RECYCLE.
In the education room, we were surprised to see that the tables, chairs and floors were made out of recycled plastic bottles. After that, we
watched a short video of how the waste is sorted and formed into new things. Later on, we had the amazing experience of making our
own unique recycled paper, all the paper turned out just how we wanted it.
Before the trip, we had a very small knowledge of recycling but now we know how it is sorted, where it goes and how they make it into
something new. We thought it was extremely interesting and we agree that we would love to go back there again.
By Aine Moroney & Carola Brook, Class 5G
The School Scarecrow
The children helped to make a scarecrow for our school garden using old clothes, paper bags, bottles tops and spare pieces of wool.
Our School Scarecrow in his new home.
Year 6 Trip to Assisi
Year 6 were fortunate to experience an amazing trip to Assisi, Italy to witness all the religious buildings and famous places as well as churches. Learning about St Francis and St Clare was very interesting. We visited the Basilica of St Francis, St Clare’s Church in Assisi as well as the largest church in the world, St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The eye catching, mind-blowing sights will stay with us for a long time, if not forever. Every single one of us was amazed to visit places where the saints actually walked and lived their lives. During this wonderful trip, we went to an exciting waterpark where we went on fast waterslides and were having a great time going on the slides time and time again to see who would be the fastest. The weather reached 40 degrees, it was extremely hot and we were lucky to have a day of refreshing swimming at the pool. On the last day we were extremely excited for two reasons: going back home and visiting St Peter’s Bascilica. The huge church was filled with thousands of people. The atmosphere was amazing, the noises, the voices and most important of all the great sculptures that were filled with many meanings, symbols and colours. Overall, I believe that it was a great trip and couldn’t have gone better due to the fun, amazing nights and the flabbergasting experiences. Year 6 at Larmenier & Sacred Heart are very lucky to have such a privilege and I hope more children have the chance to experience this amazing trip in the future. By Nathnael Negri, Class 6B
Year 6 End of Year Show Oliver with a Twist
We all felt excited but nervous before the show...because we all wanted to do well! After the show we were all so proud and joyful as the show was such an enormous success. It was the best experience to perform in a musical with all of my friends from Year 6. Ending our year producing and performing this show was truly a fantastic opportunity and the memories will stay with me forever. By Galatee De Monclin, Class 6G
Tynker Club Tynker is a really exciting way to learn about Computing. There are lots of different games and activities. The Launchpad is where you find all your lessons. In each lesson there are levels to complete. Each level is a task with a quest to solve. You learn how to use different programming blocks as you go. If you want to you can continue quests at home! Like other sites, Tynker has points which you collect by completing the activities. You can also create your own project completely with your own characters, and make them do anything you want them to. You can make them move around and speak, and you can also animate them. Also, you can create your own Minecraft people and blocks! It’s really fun, so do have a try!
By Tate O’Sullivan, Class 3B
Making the Ski Team Without Ever Skiing on Snow! Last year I went to Skiplex for the first time. It is an indoor ski treadmill. I had never been skiing before, but the coaches said I was a natural. After that I started to love skiing and just really wanted to be on the team for Larmenier and Sacred Heart, so when the school offered dry-slope training for children who had already learned the basics on an indoor treadmill I was eager to go! Even though I started on the baby slope, the next week later I went to the big slope! At first it was quite scary, but later on I got used to it. Sitting on a button lift (a metal pole with a small seat that pulls you up to the top) was really fun, but the view made me shiver! Now I’m fine with going high, it gives you a breath of fresh air. I can now ski down the big slope and am learning how to turn so that I can do a slalom run. Mr Ross says I might be able to race next year! By Maya Amihyia-Dixon, Class 5G
The first time I skied was at Skiplex, which I did enjoy a lot. Then Mr. Ross invited more people to go to the dry slope to learn to race, which made it even more interesting! We went there by coach. I learned how to get on a ski lift, and how to get off! I went to the very top of the biggest dry slope, and learned how to ski down! I can now ski very fast! Next year, I would like to race for the ski team! By Henry Russell, Class 4G
Minecraft Club Minecraft club is a lot of fun! You can decide as a group what you would like to build. Fiamma helped me and some of the others in the group because she bought a book and taught us how to build a flaming arrow launcher! I helped some of the members of the club who were new to Minecraft. One of them was stuck in the Nether, so I built him a portal to get back. I also teleported children when they got lost. Our team built an island paradise together. There’s a disco hall, Llama, and skeleton horse enclosures and it all lights up at night. By Niki Touroni, Class 5B
I started a new club after Christmas which was Mine-craft club! It was possibly my favourite club ever! We split into teams and were allowed to construct whatever we wanted but together as a team. In our team there was Alfie, Gregoire and me. We constructed an Aeroplane with an airport terminal with stairs and a two storey glass front! It is the biggest
and best thing I have ever constructed on Minecraft. Working in a team makes building much faster than working by yourself. By Maks Dybus, Class 6B Minecraft club was really fun. We felt really excited when we finished our project! We are very proud of it. There was a slight problem though, someone left the terminal doors open overnight and the following week we found it full of Llamas! By Alfie Manners, Class 6B
Ski Team Success! B Team Win GOLD!, A Team 4thOut of 16! Early on in the year, some of the school skiers trained at Skiplex. Then on Tuesday evenings after school members of the ski squad took a trip on a coach to the Gosling Sports Centre where they trained us on their dry slope for the London Schools Ski Race (LSSR)! We all trained hard and eventually it all came down to one Sunday – the day of the race! It was a hot sunny day, and imagine having to wear ski boots and gloves and a helmet! We survived the heat, drinking lots of water and taking our ski equipment off whenever we could. After warming up on the slopes we started our races. It was very difficult to choose teams because everyone had worked so hard, and we have lots of great skiers on the squad. The races were really exciting, full of adrenaline! With each run, everyone had a better and better time. The A team managed to come fourth out of sixteen schools in the Special Slalom, and earned themselves a medal which was a fantastic achievement! Then came the Dual Slalom, where the B team battled their way through to be awarded the GOLD MEDAL! Overall it was a great day that everyone will remember, our school smashed it!
Alison Enright and Lila, Class 6G
Grenfell Remembrance Candles The children in the nursery have been collecting jam jars over the past few weeks. Yesterday we painted them and gently talked about how we will light candles to put in the jars to remember the people who lived in Grenfell tower. Last night I placed them by the wall of
remembrance in Latimer Road. We continue to keep all the families affected by the Grenfell fire in our prayers. By Miss Heidi
Key Stage 2 Sports Day Congratulations to all of the children who took part. Both the races and the field events were a great success and enjoyed by everyone involved. Once all of the points were added together it was announced at assembly that this year’s winning house is WATER! Congratulations to all the children in Water.
Year 3 Football House Tournament
This half term all of the children in Year 3 took part in a football house tournament. We are all keen footballers so it was very exciting. We were organised into house teams and we played against each other and gained points for scoring goals and winning games. It was a close competition but the overall winners were Air. It was great fun and we all played well. By Paula Cibrario and Reuben Clarkson, Class 3G
Willow Olivia Hitchinson Aurelia Barclay
Acorn Olympia Vincens Eleanore Lawson
1B Giacomo Giradi Isabella Petruziello
1G Alexander Colak Jack Teatum
2B Whole Class Whole Class
2G Bronte Pelosi Margaux Cardon-Deloison
3B Jacob O’Grady Teresa Ballarati
3G George Pudacay Ivo Da Cunho-Fonseca
4B Oliviera Neffy Mark Salamoding
4G Rebecca Beautyman Samuella Oyibo-Beecorf
5B Finn O’Sullivan Calum Ryder-Ashcroft
5G Tommy Fitzherbert Ting Ting Wu
6B Whole Class Whole Class
6G Whole Class Whole Class
Week Ending 23rd June 2017
MERIT CARDS
Merits are awarded for excellent academic work and to celebrate special achievements. Congratulations to the children who have been awarded merit cards.
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