Connecting school and home
Recently, Year 6 have been studying Climate Change and have noticed how major the cause is. We all wrote letters to Boris Johnson which we carefully edited and sent to him. We recently received a reply and we were all really excited.
On the 23rd May 2022, we celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
So what is a Platinum Jubilee? A Platinum Jubilee – which the Queen has recently celebrated – is to mark 70 years reigning on the throne and is a very special event, specifically for the queen because she is the first monarch that has ever reigned this long in the history of the Earth.
At St. Matthews, we celebrated by practicing dances, songs and making Jubilee collages. We showed our dances and songs at a picnic/ party on the field at the end of the week. Also, each class had a decade of the queen’s reign which we learnt about and performed in a parade in the school.
What did you do for the Jubilee?
Yes, Year 6 have gone to France!!! Leaving at 4:30 in the morning on Monday, Year 6 departed for France. We couldn’t contain our excitement travelling to the ferry port for a 5 and a half hour journey. On the ferry ride, everyone started exploring around the entertainment-packed ship. Some of us stayed in the lounge to play cards. Once we were there, we took a two and a half hour drive to la Grand Ferme – where we were staying. We participated in a range of activities including: archery, canoeing, shopping in the market, aeroball and even orienteering around Avranches following French instructions. Reluctantly, we made the long journey back, knowing that we’d made made memories for a lifetime.
Recently, some Year 5’s have been going to the KS1 Playground at lunchtime and have been leading sports with Year 1 and 2. The games they have been playing include hurdles, cones, skipping ropes, hoops, etc. They have all been enjoying themselves.
Some images of what they have been doing these past days:
To go alongside Year 6’s science topic of the circulatory system, they experimented what happened inside of the heart, each of us acting out the different parts of the heart.
On Friday 22nd, we held an intense debating competition finals. From logical questions to deep research, we were all on the edge of our chair when the results were out. There was Game 1 to decide 3rd place and 4th place and a just as intense battle for 1st and second place.
But there can only be one winner…
In 1st place: Attenborough!!!
Recently, Year 5 experimented in the KS2 playground. Luckily for them, the sun showed its face.
A group of Year 6 went to the Netball Tournament which was Raynes Park Cluster – they tried their hardest in every match. There were challenging moments and at one point they scored a whopping 5-0 win. They played local schools in the heats coming second in their heat, sending them through to the borough finals.
A big well done to them all from us!
Recently, Year 5 have been sports ambassadors at St. Matthews with Coach Reddy from Merton School Sports. He delivered Year 5 with some ‘Sports Leader Training’. They set up different PE stations, focusing on different skills. They rotated, having goes at each station all in preparation to lead some Year 3 + 4 PE sessions in the summer term.
Recently, Year 5 have been working hard in their Fizz sessions and 3 lucky Year 5s have achieved certificates. Well done to them all!
