“All children succeed here; they are at the centre of everything we do”.
Wishing you all a happy Konininnedag tomorrow. For those of you, like Arktos, who will be experiencing this event for the first time, you’re in for a real surprise. Don’t forget to wear something orange and I’m looking forward to hearing all you celebration news! For more information check out http://www.koninginnedagamsterdam.nl/queensday.html
Last week we had the excitement of finding a rabbit’s nest in the middle of our beach volleyball pitch! Not the most sensible place for rabbit parents to set up home, but the sight of two young rabbits was great to see. Unfortunately parent rabbits did not return to the nest on Thursday and on Friday only one of the babies had made it through the night. Mr MacGregor (sorry, I mean Mr Edghill!!) rescued the little one and Miss Jury managed to get it to drink. All ended happily when we were able to contact an animal rescue centre who came to school and took our baby rabbit away to look after.
This morning looking out at Mr Edghill’s freshly planted garden, which seems to have tempted a visit from a rather hungry overnight visitor! I wonder who the culprit is!!!
Other furry friends remind me of (our recently washed) Arktos who spent the weekend at my home. (That’s the loving touch of your Lenor!!) He had a great time and hosted a birthday party on Sunday. As I’m off to England this evening and not back til Sunday, I’m looking for someone to take care of him until our next Achievement Assembly. Any offers?
Dear Bloggers,
Just logging in this morning and realised that yesterday’s blog entry is not showing….saw it on screen yesterday when I posted it and also on our Live Communication Window, so not sure what has happened there….
A reminder that (if you did manage to read yesterday’s blog) some of you have diploma swim this afternoon. If you are not sure about this please check with your class teacher this morning to give us plenty of time to call home and ensure the necessary clothes are in school before your lesson this afternoon.
Tonight we have our school council disco. Remember to bring your clothes, and if you’ve not already paid, your €2, towards refreshments and a charity donation. Enjoy and dance yourself dizzy!!
In this morning’s assembly we will be introducing our new SEAL theme of “Relationships”. Over the next half term we will be thinking about understanding our relationships with other people and our feelings connected with friends, family and other important people. Sometimes these can be happy, comfortable feelings. Sometimes they can be feelings that everybody has from time to time, feelings that are uncomfortable or painful. In our assembly today we will be sharing a story and considering the fellings and relationships between the main characters. Over the half term we will be doing various activities that help us to understand our own feelings and relationships with others.
Hope that you all had a good holiday and are well rested for a busy term ahead. I hope that all parents and children, enjoy the last day of holiday and relax in the sunshine. See you all back at school tomorrow morning. This summer term, we have Camp Week, Avondvierdaagse, visiting artists and musicians and a whole lot more planned for you. This first week back ends on Friday with a disco organised by the Upper Junior School Council. The summer term extra curricular programme starts tomorrow for all children in the Primary departments of the school. See you all tomorrow!
Good luck and best wishes to Mrs Osborne who is leaving us today to start her maternity leave. All the staff and children at the Upper Junior School have enjoyed working with her and hope she manages to now find the time to have a rest and put her feet up before baby is born. We all look forward to a visit from mother and baby some time next term. Bye, Mrs O!
Goodbye also to those children who are moving on to new schools and new countries. I hope that you’ve all enjoyed your time here with us and hold happy memories of your friends and teachers you will be leaving behind. Good luck in your new schools and remember to keep in touch with us all here….remember we’re just a blog comment away!
Well we’ve reached the end of another busy term here at the Upper Juniors. Everyone must be looking forward to a break and a holiday. Thank you to everyone for their efforts and contributions to making our school so great. Wishing everyone a happy holiday and see you back for the summer term.
Just a few words from me this morning as I know you must all be preoccupied with the latest Magic Thinking Flame Challenge! Cake Competition will take place today but the winners will be kept secret until tomorrow’s end of term assembly. Sorry, I still need to check with the Year Group leaders about timing so everyone can come and see….haven’t forgotten, but just been a bit busy!!
Remember school closes tomorrow at 12.00 for a well earned rest for all!
Hi Flamers!
Wow it was busy last week! Lots of discussion and lots of answers… There was a lot of debate over the ADULT question and it was open to interpretation! As they say, ‘the judges decision is final’ and the answer I have recorded is the one I have published below, but I do accept that there may be other interpretations! So here we go with last week’s answers…
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LAST WEEK’S CHALLENGES:
CHILDREN’S CHALLENGE (maths): Ryan and Rachel are both brother and sister. Ryan just turned the age Rachel was 2 years ago. In 9 years time, Ryan will be nine-tenths Rachel’s age. Five years ago, Ryan was two-thirds Rachel’s age. How old are they? ANSWER: Ryan is 9 years old and Rachel is 11 years old - CONGRATULATIONS to Laura with the first correct answer!
ADULT’S CHALLENGES: Yes this week we are setting the adults TWO challenges, one maths and one language! You are welcome to post one, or both answers!
ADULT MATHS QUESTION:Two cars set off from the same point to travel the same journey. The first car travels at 60kph and the second travels at 100kph. If the first car sets off eight minutes before the second car, how many kilometres will be travelled when the cars are level? ANSWER: 20 kilometres - CONGRATULATIONS to Eva with the first correct answer
ADULT LANGUAGE QUESTION: Using the grid below, move from square to touching square to find the longest possible English word. What is it? ANSWER: DELIBERATION - CONGRATULATIONS to Judith for the first correct answer!
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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGES:
CHILDREN’S CHALLENGE: LOGIC:
Look at the following months of the year organised in a particular pattern…
JUNE
MARCH
APRIL
DECEMBER
Using the standard calendar months, from January to December, in the above sequence of months, which month would come next? Which month would stay in it’s usual position and which month would be last if you wrote the rest of the months out following the pattern above??
ADULT’S CHALLENGES: MATHS:
Once upon a time, an old lady went to sell her vast quantity of eggs at the local market.
When asked how many she had, she replied:
Son, I can’t count past 100 but I know that.
If you divide the number of eggs by 2 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 3 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 4 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 5 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 6 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 7 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 8 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 9 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 10 there will be one egg left.
Finally. If you divide the Number of eggs by 11 there will be NO EGGS left!
How many eggs did the old lady have?
LITERACY:On each row below, place a five letter word beginning with ‘C’ to fit the clue given. When completed, the name of a fruit will be read down the shaded column. What is it?
Have fun, get your answers in, and we will reveal the winners after the Easter Holiday! Good Luck!
Thanks to those of you who add comments to our blog, it makes it all the more worthwhile to know that we have an audience and the blog is a successful way of sharing news, communicating information and celebrating achievements at the Upper Junior School.
Keep the comments rolling in…. BTW our own Magic Thinking Flame is back in school today after being off sick. Welcome home, Mr P!