On the 23rd May 2008, the Y6 children celebrated their SATS freedom with a wicked day out at Whickham Thorns. Everyone tried out; snow tubing, archery, the obstacle course and climbing.

Watch out, he's behind you!!

The Great Escape!

There was a a lot of lying down on the job!

Most of the children simply decided to walk across, but hey-ho, each to their own!

This was supposed to be a treat for the children! Some people got a little over-excited!

"Don't get out until you come to a stop," shouted the instructor!

Some of the children thought it would be fun to STICK TOGETHER, c'mon, c'mon let's stick together!

"Did she say one hand or two," whispered the girl, aiming the dangerous weapon at the target.

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Ian, a tennis coach, has come into school and has provided us with 6 weeks of highly skilled coaching. We have done a range of basic skills which have taught us how to control a ball with more confidence.

The Ian showed us how to use the ball with our racket to get used to holding it correctly.

We have learnt the 'ready stance' so our opponent knows we are ready to play.

Ian then taught us the principles for forehand and backhand which meant we were ready for more tricks as we had better racket control. He demonstrated the hard one, but the children proved how good they have become matching his skill!

We now can use a tennis racket and ball and bounce it off different parts of our bodies and what's even more impressive is that some of us can rally and volley. Callum Middleton even managed to match Mrs Dixon and Ian's score of 31!!!

It has been great fun learning from an expert and we hope to improve our skills each year.

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As part of our Science learning this half term, we have been learning about different habitats. Mr Scott challenged the whole phase to choose a species and create an informative piece of writing on it.

We were also lucky to have a visitor, Rebecca, from the Hancock Museum who brought stuffed animals for us to examine to see how they are suited to their habitats to inspire the children even more.

We found a range of different species in the grass and bark habitats that are in the school grounds. The children tried very hard to capture these mini beasts.

The children accepted this challenge with great enthusiasm and we have recieved some excellent projects. These have come in the style of fact files, reports, booklets and even models. 34c examples are below. It is also worth reading what they think about each others work as children can be the most critical of all. Luckily in this case, the presentations were seen in a good light!!!! The children should be very proud of their achievements.

"I like this because it tells you lots of information." Megan Anderson
Megan said, "I like this because it tells people lots of information about dolphins."
According to Jack, "Brandon's has got lots of facts and information" and Ryan agrees but he also "likes the pictures which match the information."
Sam believes by reading Callum's project it told him "more about Pumas, how they leap up to 20ft!"
Jack's thoughtful observations show how much he has taken in as he chose Courtney's because it "has a poem, pictures and it tells you lots of information too."
Lauren found Daniel's to be very useful as "it tells you all about how to look after rabbits."


Jack Tweddell's project appealed to Julian because "it has loads of scientific words in it."

Daniel enjoyed Lauren's project as "it had lots of information about dogs."
"Lorielle's has subheadings and lots of images which makes it look good," commented Emily.

Bethany told Megan, "This made me learn more about rabbits."
Marco observed, "it told the reader there's lots of different tigers."

Reece Thompson modestly commented, "I like mine because it's really good."
Reece Foster chose Ryan Gaffney's project as "he's made it fun and educational."

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Fruity Friday is a charity fundraiser created by Cancer Research to raise the awareness of how vital fruit is in our diet as a strategy to fight against cancer.

Back in February, the School Council decided they wanted to raise money for a worthwhile cause and as cancer is something that appears to be a disease that can always be linked to someone you know, they decided this was a good cause.

A letter was sent out asking for a donation and School promised to make the afternoon all about fruit. The kitchen bought star fruit as a special fruity lunchtime treat and across each phase, a variety of different activities were completed. Furthermore, all classes entered the Fruity Superhero Competition. Have a look below at the class winners who have been entered into the national competition as well as some of the fruity fun we got up to!

We managed to raise £184.00, so thank you to all those who contributed!

Year 3/4 had to crack a fruity suduko puzzle then we made fruity faces and more impressively, the children tried a wide range of different fruits which they commonly tell us they don't like. Have a look at our creations!

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The Year 4/5 football team were joint winners of the Felling Schools Year 5 Football tournament. Having qualified for the finals last winter, the team competed with Oakfield, South Street and Harlow Green for the trophy.

In the opening match, Karl Young scored a great goal to give the team a one-nil win against Harlow Green. We then had two goalless draws with Oakfield and South Street. After all the matches were played, the team finished first, level on points and goal difference with Oakfield Primary.

Mr Scott and Mr Evans were extremely pleased with the children’s efforts. Mr Scott was particularly delighted with captain Aidan Willis, who showed great pace, strength and maturity in defence. He also identified goalkeeper Nathan Barnes for special praise, as he kept three clean sheets. He was also outstanding on the rare occasion he was called upon to make a save. The children have been fantastic all season and will hopefully continue to progress next year.

The teaching staff at Wardley would like to thank the parents for their continued support. Without their lifts to the competition, the children would not be able to participate in so many events.

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