Balladen Community Primary School
Now and next
Friday 18/03/2016
Now (what has happened this week)
Welcome to our weekly newsletter!
We have, as always, had a great week at Balladen School. There has been so many smiling faces and so much learning taking place!
Thank you to all of you for supporting us in ensuring our uniform policy is followed throughout the school. I have seen some new shoes around school this week as well. We appreciate the time and effort you have put into this. Thank you.
On Monday we had a community assembly led by David. He told us the story of passover which the children really enjoyed. Our full Governing Board met on Monday after school. These meeting are always very enjoyable and useful. Our governors do spend a lot of their free time supporting the school. Thank you to them!
On Tuesday Kids Rock came in again to work with our Reception children. After school some of our Key stage 1 children had the joy of Zumba after school club!
On Wednesday we were very lucky because Tom Hamer came to speak to all of us at Balladen. Tom is a swimming silver medallist from the 2014 Commonwealth games and attended Alder Grange School. The children were enthralled by his stories and we hope to invite him back to Balladen soon.
On Thursday the sun was shining and some of the classes took the opportunity to go outside and enjoy our wonderful school grounds. Year 1 and 2 were looking at some of the frog spawn from our pond. Year 1 have also been growing peas and these are doing really well! Some of our girls also took part in a cheer leading competition at Alder Grange school. We will have more information about this later.
On Friday we had our celebration assembly. We love these assemblies as parents and carers attend and it allows the children, and us, to show off some learning! Mr Grime and Mrs Winstanley also took some children to St. Batholemews in the afternoon.
Thank you all for your continues support and we look forward to seeing the children and yourselves on Monday!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Mr. Neil Ringrose
Please be careful when driving and parking around school!
Please ensure the safety of all of the children at school by being extra careful around school when driving and parking.
Thank you for your support and consideration.
Mr. Neil Ringrose
Our garden gang need help!
Garden Gang
Spring is nearly here! We can't wait to get sowing and potting in our fantastic school garden and would love you to come and join us. If you are able to volunteer with our Garden Gang, then please contact Judith Winstanley in school.
Your support is very much appreciated.
Monday 13/3/2016 to Friday 18/3/2016
Learning about Shakespeare in Year 5
Counting up and down in tens in Year 2
Learning to be a team
Sport Relief Day at Balladen.
Sport Relief Day at Balladen.
Sport Relief Day at Balladen.
Celebrating learning at Balladen
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If you would like to write for the school newsletter please give your writing to Mr Ringrose or email your writing to neirin@balladen.org.ukNext (what is happening next week)
Reception
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Year 1
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This week in English we are learning about the Easter Story.
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Year 2
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Year 3
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This week in Maths we are learning about the relationships between the units of time, and other key vocabulary involving time.
We will be continuing to practise telling the time on an analogue clock to the nearest minute.
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Year 4
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Please continue to practise times tables and spellings with your child, and please read at least four times this week.
Don’t forget to decorate your eggs!Year 5
In English we will be learning:
This week in English we are focusing on creative story writing.
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We are also learning about road safety.We have a visit from the firemen on Monday.
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Year 6
In English we will be learning:
This week in English we are continuing with our short story writing and SPAG.
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Revising area and perimeter - including the area of a triangle!
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- The Easter story.
- Finish our shelf buddies.
- Intervention groups continue.
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Remember to decorate your egg for Thursday.
Please improve our class reading - 4 X a week!Sport at Balladen
Mr Stanton runs these activities each week at Balladen.
Tuesday: Girls football 3:30 pm
Wednesday: First Team football 3:30 pm
Thursday: Sports Club 3:30 pm
Friday: Cross Country
What's happening next week at Balladen?
Kids rock in Reception
Tuesday, Mar 22, 2016, 01:30 PM
Balladen Community Primary School, Linden Lea, Rossendale, United Kingdom
Key Stage 1 Zumba club
Tuesday, Mar 22, 2016, 03:30 PM
Balladen Community Primary School, Linden Lea, Rossendale, United Kingdom
Hockey coaching for Years 5 and 6
Thursday, Mar 24, 2016, 10:30 AM
Balladen Community Primary School, Linden Lea, Rossendale, United Kingdom
Year 4 Swimming
Thursday, Mar 24, 2016, 01:00 PM
Balladen Community Primary School, Linden Lea, Rossendale, United Kingdom
Easter coffee afternoon and egg decorating contest
Thursday, Mar 24, 2016, 02:30 PM
Balladen Community Primary School, Linden Lea, Rossendale, United Kingdom
Birthdays this week
Happy birthday to these wonderful people!
Happy Birthday to...
Lucie Reception
Chelsy Year 2
Safiyyah Year 6
Balladen Community Primary School
Email: office@balladen.org.uk
Website: http://www.balladen.org.uk/
Location: Linden Lea, Rawtenstall, BB4 6DX, United Kingdom
Phone: 01706 215233
Twitter: @BalladenSchool