Year 5 Mr Casserley & Mrs Hodgkinson/Mrs Ashford Eaton: News items

European Day of Languages, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 10th Oct 2024 @ 8:43am

European Day of Languages

On Thursday 26th September, we celebrated France during European Day of Languages.

The celebrations began with an assembly discussing what European Day of Languages is and why we celebrate it. The children were taught some conversational elements and how to ask for a selection of pastries ahead of our patisserie sale at break time.

During break time, children had the opportunity to speak French in our ‘French Café’ where they bought croissants, pain au chocolat and brioche. The café was very busy and children could be heard confidently trying out their French skills, including bonjour and merci.

Here are some activities that the children took part in:

Reception

In reception, the children responded to their name in the register with Bonjour! They learnt what the French flag looks like and chose to paint or colour their own. The children looked at some French landmarks and then used construction toys to build or draw their own version.

Year 1

In Year One, the children learnt the name of some animals in French (cat, dog, goat, bull and donkey). They started to learn to sing Old Macdonald in French and put actions to the animal names to help them remember.

Year 2

Year 2 researched French artist, Henry Matisse and used oil pastels to brightly colour abstract shapes, which the children then arranged the shapes to create their own artwork. They created interesting shapes and images and some people even had a story to match their artwork!

Year 3

Year three read a story in French about a rabbit who was scared of the dark and watched a video on French culture/ family life. They also explored the fabulous cave art that has been discovered in the Chauvet Cave in France and discussed what these markings may tell us about life back during the Stone Age in France. They then created their own examples of Palaeolithic Stone Age cave art using charcoal.

Year 4

Year 4 learnt about France and then created a fact file about France on the computers. They also listened to "The Gingerbread Man" in French and discussed the similarities and differences to our version of the fairy tale.

Year 5

Year 5 children learnt about Bastille Day ahead of our French revolution History topic later in the year. They also learned about Georges Seurat, who was a French pointillism artist. The children then created their own pointillism art based on the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. Both of which were built in celebration of Bastille Day.

Year 6

Year 6 learnt about the life of French artist - Claude Monet. They looked at numerous examples of his art and then created their own based on The Water Lily Pond.

We were so pleased that French day was a real success. Children and staff entered into the spirit of the day and lots of children told us how much they had enjoyed themselves. We hope it has really ignited their enthusiasm for learning a language and that French in our school will go from strength to strength.

World Book Day, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 12th Mar 2024 @ 2:23pm

Online Safety Wokshop, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 6th Mar 2024 @ 2:12pm

Thank you to PC Cornall who led workshops with our year 5& 6 pupils on staying safe on line. Keeping everyone safe is a very important issue and the children learnt lots of important information.

Bella & Annabelle Campaign for Safer Road Crossing, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 6th Mar 2024 @ 2:09pm

We are so proud of Annabelle and Bella ( Year 5 pupils). They recently attended a Cheshire Council meeting to share their concerns about crossing the busy Leek Road. The girls spoke extremely well and had research and statistics to support their concern. They also provided 3 solutions to the problem! They then went on to discuss this all during an interview with Radio Stoke! Well done girls - seeing an issue, speaking up and offering solutions!

Worship focusing on Influential Figures, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 21st Oct 2022 @ 3:39pm

 In worship today we have celebrated all of the children's amazing learning about Black History Month, focusing on key influential figures and their impact on the wider world. 

Harvest, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 18th Oct 2022 @ 2:48pm

The donations for Harvest were amazing and will be gratefully received at the foodstore.

We really enjoyed group worship at Holy Trinity Church to celebrate our Harvest.

Inter house Cross Country Event, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 17th Oct 2022 @ 2:06pm

The children took part in their first inter house competition of the year. So many children joined in and demonstrated great togetherness and team spirit. We are so proud of them all!

The individual winners are photographed below. This puts House Of Water in the lead!! Congratulations!

Football Tournament, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 14th Oct 2022 @ 3:10pm

The girls were outstanding in their tournament. They played as a team, supported each other, and had lots of fun. They came 3rd, narrowly missing out on the Cheshire finals due to conceeding a last minute goal.

Year 5 & 6 Cross Country Team, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 7th Oct 2022 @ 10:16am

Our Cross Cuntry team have put in lots of effort during training and it showed during the first leg of the competition. With Mossley filling the top 10 positions for the boys and 3 of our girls finishing within the top 10 places. This is a great start to the season, we can't wait to see what happens in the second leg.

Football Team, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 7th Oct 2022 @ 10:06am

Our Football team are off to a great start in their league. They went out looking smart in their new kit sponsored by Premier and played superbly not concerding any goals.

House Captains, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 7th Oct 2022 @ 10:01am

Congratulations to our newly appointed house captains who are all hoping to lead their house to victory!

European Day of Languages, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 23rd Sep 2022 @ 10:16am

We celebrated European Day of Languages with in school. All of the children dressed to impress! We learnt about different cultures and enjoyed a themed lunch.

Wellbeing and Worship Ambassadors, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 14th Sep 2022 @ 11:29am

We are very excited to have had our Wellbeing and Worship Ambassadors chosen for this year.

They had their first meeting yesterday with Mrs Utteridge and Mrs Schofield and drew up their Charter which is:

To spread happiness and peace throughout the school.

To promote our Christian values.

To always treat others as you would want to be treated yourself.

To follow God’s word.

To promote and put in place the “Five Ways to wellbeing”-Connect, Take Notice, Give, Keep Learning, Be Active.

To welcome new children and staff into our school

Cooling off in the Heat, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 18th Jul 2022 @ 3:44pm

Year 5 had great fun whilst cooling off today, barefoot walking through paint, marshmallows, cold tea and water.

Year 5 Living History Museum Trip, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 8th Jul 2022 @ 2:18pm

Year 5 had great fun at the Living History Museum in Congleton Town Hall. It is part of the 750 charter celebration. They learnt how clothes were made, foods that were eaten, studied a model village and attended court to look at the crime and punishment from the times.

Town Sports Champions, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 7th Jul 2022 @ 11:11am

Our athletes were incredible at the reent whole town sports competition. They blew us out of the water and were winners of the girls events, boys events and whole overall competition. We are so proud in how they performed in such a huge competition but we are also so proud of the way they conducted themselves. 

Year 5 Crystal Maze Winners, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 6th Jul 2022 @ 2:47pm

Our Year 5 children were incredible when they represent Mossley against all of the other local primary schools in an academic competition. They took part in Maths, English and Science events. They won all activities that they took part in! We are so proud of how well they worked as a team and found the solutions to the tasks.

Mossfest2022, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 24th Jun 2022 @ 2:32pm

Our Year 5, 3 and 2 children enjoyed our very own Mossfest. They enjoyed many different experiences including watersports, climbing wall, laser tag in our woods, camping, film nights and so much more.

Queens Jubilee Celebration, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 27th May 2022 @ 12:45pm

We have enjoyed a fabulous week celebrating our Queen's Platinum Jubilee. See our pictures for a snipet of what we have been up to, including our afternoon tea, street party lunch, crafts, fair and dressing up in different decades.

Year 5/6 Football Team, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 18th Mar 2022 @ 3:00pm

Our Year 5/6 football team played together showing great determination, they played all league games and came 2nd in the league.

Comic Relief, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 18th Mar 2022 @ 12:19pm

We have had a great day raising funds for comic relief, we all wore something red or patterned, had a fabulous cake sale and held a head and spoon race.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiZAr2Hr8k8

World Book Day, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 3rd Mar 2022 @ 10:55am

Everyone came dressed as a word, we learnt so many new words!

Year 5 Vikings, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 15th Feb 2022 @ 12:04pm

Year 5 have been busily working hard to prepare for their Viking performance. 

Jingle Bell Jog raises , by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 7th Feb 2022 @ 2:50pm

Following on from our Jingle Bell Jog in December the money has been counted and we have received our certificate of thanks for raising a whopping £3743.75. The children had so much fun taking part and we are over whelmed by the generosity of thier sponsors. 

Footballers make the Cheshire Final, by Mrs Knibbs

Date: 28th Jan 2022 @ 11:14am

Our boys really played to win, demonstrating girt and determination at the recent Cheshire finals competition. They were incredible and we are very proud of their achievements. They narrowly missed out on the final stages with it all coming down to a goal difference.