Year 6 Bikeability Week
Year 6 took part in Bikeability week - 26th February to 29th February. Bikeability is a cycle training programme designed to give pupils the skills and confidence to ride their bikes on the road.
Year 6 took part in Bikeability week - 26th February to 29th February. Bikeability is a cycle training programme designed to give pupils the skills and confidence to ride their bikes on the road.
In the last week of an exceptionally busy half term, we had an amazing workshop delivered by Marcus Gayle and Bevan Vincent from Brentford FC. The focus was on equality and diversity and was very thought provoking. We had time to reflect on how we put this in practice in our everyday lives; both in and out of school. The pair were so friendly and down to earth, we felt comfortable discussing difficult topics and think about how we could resolve situations that arise. In fact our only complaint was that the time flew by so fast!
Don't take just my word for it - see what our Year 6 pupils thought:
On Tuesday 6th February we had The Riot Act in school to deliver their Road Safety and Active Travel tour: ‘How We Roll!’ for our Year 5/6 students. This production promoted the key road safety messages and raised awareness of distractions such a phones, music and friends. The performers used funny characters to portray the messages and encouraged the pupils to interact in the production.
Our Year 3 children went on an exciting, educational trip to the British Museum in London. We explored the Roman galleries displaying objects from all over the empire.
This half term Year 6 have been learning about World War Two. We have focused on what part the bunker at RAF Uxbridge played in the Battle of Britain. And what better way to learn than to visit the place where it all happened? On our trip, we were told about the brave men and women who worked at the bunker. As the location of No. 11 Group RAF's Operations Room, The Battle of Britain Bunker was invaluable in defending Britain's airspace. We travelled back in time, descending into the bunker itself and exploring the visitor centre to understand what pivotal decisions were made to prevent Operation Sea Lion. Without these momentous contributions, we would be living in a very different world today.
Noah (Attenborough) - My favourite part was inside the bunker because it was fun to see all the stuff and what happened in the war.
Sindy (Attenborough) -This trip was very exciting and told us lots of interesting facts about how World War II started and how the Battle of Britain took place.
Gabi (Anderson) - My experience today was awesome! It really gave me an image of WW2. I find it interesting to learn what used to happen in the bunker and don't want it to happen again. I learnt that back then, dresses were made out of left-over parachutes because there was a ration on fabric.
Olivia ( Attenborough) - I think the trip to the bunker was fun because we got to exp0lore different artefacts from that period of time.
Kaif (Attenborough) - My favourite part of the museum because of all the guns, tanks, equipment that we could see close up.
Rhomel (Attenborough) - The best bit was when we got to see the p[lotting table (where Winston Churchill stood) as the Battle of Britain began.
Isla (Attenborough) - I liked the part where we got to listen to phones warning of air raids and the damage caused and trying on the RAF uniforms.
Year 3 took part in a pedestrian training workshop run by the Hillingdon STARS Team (School Travel and Road Safety Education Team). The workshop gave children practical training in how to cross the road safely and aimed to encourage and promote safe and active travel. It was very beneficial and the children learnt a lot!
Year 5 had the brilliant opportunity to attend an 'Anti-Discrimination' session that was delivered by Brentford FC Community Sports Trust . The children discussed topics around equality, diversity and inclusion (in both sport and our general lives). The workshop looked at some highly important issues and discussed how our children at Belmore can form an allyship with people who could be facing any kind of discrimination based on disabilities, race or gender. This session was a fantastic way to ensure we are learning the most efficient ways to help make our school and community inclusive and welcoming.
The children in our intervention rooms have been busy practising life skills at home this term by making their own drinks, sharing stories with their siblings and painting pebbles for leisure!
On Saturday 9th December, the PTA committee held our first ever Christmas event at Belmore Primary. Children were able to take part in gingerbread men decorating, Christmas card writing, face and nail painting and of course, a visit to Santa’s Grotto! A huge thank you to Door2Door Gaming for setting up a very popular gaming room and to Usborne Books for joining us too!
This week, some Year 5 and Year 6 children were selected to take part in a STEAM (Science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) workshop run by Brentford FC. The aim of the workshop was to encourage children to aspire towards a future career in science, engineering and sustainability. The children took part in a number of practical and hands-on activities which involved a lot of team work and even got the chance to have a Q&A session with 2 chemical engineers, who work for a company called Worley. It was a great experience for all!
On Friday 17th November children came to school dressed in spots and non school uniform to support children in need with a small donation towards this amazing charity.
On Friday 10th November we celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights, at our school. Children and staff came to school wearing their Diwali/party clothes, and they looked fantastic.