Coopersale Hall March 2015 - The Oak

6 March 2015
In this Issue
Headmistress’s Message
Page
Headmistress’s Message ............................... 1
House Points.................................................. 1
Open Morning ............................................... 1
Year 6 Art....................................................... 2
Year 2 Davis Prayers ...................................... 2
Scientists of the Week ................................... 3
Tom Sharp ..................................................... 3
Years 1 and 2 LSO Visit .................................. 3
Merit Badges ................................................. 4
Cross Country Races ...................................... 4
World Book Day ............................................ 5
Gateau au Yaort ............................................ 5
Coopersale Hall School Website ................... 5
The Advent of Spring ..................................... 6
Chinese New Year.......................................... 6
Oak-Tree Schools’ Sports Courses ................. 6
Textile Printing in Year 1 ............................... 7
Purple for Polio Day ...................................... 7
Year 6 William Morris Trip ............................ 8
FOCHS Update ............................................... 8
Dear Parents
Congratulations to our Year 6 pupils for their excellent senior
school examination results which are on view, displayed around
the school. I am sure you will join me in thanking all our expert
teachers who have educated these children to such a high
standard over the years. Year 6 have this week been able to
relax a little, enjoying a visit to the William Morris museum.
Everyone enjoyed the recent Purple for Polio Day and my
thanks to you for supporting this worthwhile charity. World
Book Day also saw our pupils disguised as their favourite book
character—a day of great fun.
Our sports teams have also been very active with cross country
and netball events this week. See how they fared later in this
newsletter.
Lots of events are happening in March so please do check our
website and portal for more information.
Kind regards
Beech
Chestnut
Oak
Willow
Running Total
250
244
230
237
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
House Points - Spring Term
Well done Beech. Still leading the way but with Chestnut close on their heels!
Open Morning—Friday 13 March 2015
We are holding our next Open Morning on Friday 13 March with a presentation at 9.30am in the school hall. Any
prospective parents are welcome to come along but we also welcome our existing parents who may wish to refresh
their memories with a tour and to see what is happening in other areas of the school. We look forward to seeing
some of you there.
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Year 6 Art
In Year 6 art lessons with Mrs Wheeler we have been doing still life. Mrs Wheeler gave us three different fruits: a
banana, an orange and an apple to choose from. I chose a banana. The aim was to have four pictures, each in a
different media, which would give it a different effect. The four medias are acquarelles, coloured pencils, acrylic
paint and oil pastels. The acquarelles took the longest because we had to colour then paint. It was quite a messy
effect.
The next media was coloured pencil. I didn’t like doing it because it was
very repetitive especially when we had to cross hatch, which is colouring
over in the opposite directions.
After that media it was acrylic paint. This was my favourite because it was
easy to spread across the page. Oil pastels are the next media. They gave a
rough effect. I chose the background colours red and blue. We split the
background in half. I did two of my pictures with red at the top and blue at
the bottom, and the others the opposite way.
By Maddie Noakes
In our Year 6 art lesson we drew a still life replica of fruit. I chose an apple.
We used four different medias; acquarelles, coloured pencils, acrylic paint
and oil pastels. The four different textures gave a beautiful effect to my
drawing. My favourite texture was the paint because it took skills to be
precise which made it a big task but it was worth it because mine came
out perfectly. I guess acquarelles and the oil pastels were easier than I
thought they were. I chose different backgrounds to give my picture
different effects.
By Louisa Allen
Year 2 Davis Prayers
Following upon a recent visit to St John’s Church in Epping, children in Year 2 Davis have made a class prayer book.
This is one of their delightful prayers, written by Kimaya Seewal:
Dear God,
Help me to get my times table right.
Thank you for my wonderful family.
Please help poor people get richer.
Thank you for our lovely house.
Help us all to try our best in school.
Thank you for all the wonderful things.
Help me to always be good.
Help all the sick people get better.
Try to help us with our homework,
Thank you for our toys.
Amen
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Scientists of the Week
W/C 2/2/15
W/C 9/2/15
W/C 23/2/15
W/C 2/3/15
Year 1 Allen
Harrison Bear
Joseph Stanley
Joseph Stanley
Jayden Odongo
Year 1 Daly
Rocco Rose
Leo Spencer
Rishi Vijh
Charlie Bowyer
Year 2 Bragg
Destiny Aksianya
Isabelle Lavery
Krish Mandalia
Edward Foley
Year 2 Davis
Aayan Dadabhoy
Max Stirrup
Riven Vidyadharan
Gabriella Sallangou
Year 3 Rooks
Ronnie O’Sullivan
Mikey Griffin
Arwen Phillips
Fiona Amalfitano
Year 3 Wheeler
Luca Gabrielli
Lily-Ann Ashley
Meadow Regan
Taylor Woolcott
Year 4 Leeks
Freya Stanley
Bella Titelbaum
Laila Smith
Freya Stanley
Year 5 Lane
Brooke Smith
Vladislav Sukhorukov
Sebastian Blackburn
Daisy Griffiths
Year 6 Watson
Mollie Downes
Harrison Travers
Ben Brown and
Alex Simmons
Hedy Clark
Tom Sharp—Year 6
Over half term, Tom entered three Speech and Drama classes in the Stratford and East
London Music Festival which is held each year at Forest School.
He did really well, winning the TV News Presenter Class with his Alien Abduction piece
and also gaining a Commended and a Distinction in the Sight Reading and Storytelling
classes.
Well done Tom!
Years 1 and 2 Visit the Barbican Hall
London Symphony Orchestra
Children from Years 1 and 2 did the school proud on their trip to see the
London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Hall on Tuesday.
After being introduced to each section of the orchestra the children were
treated to performances of ’The Flight of the Bumblebee’ and Haydn’s
’Surprise Symphony’.
It was then time for ‘The Chimpanzees of Happy Town!’ The composer,
Paul Rissman, narrated the fabulous story as we watched the illustrations
on two large screens and listened to their orchestra. It was wonderful to
see the children join in with all the songs, which they had been learning in
the music lessons. So now the children can remember the day they
performed with the London Symphony Orchestra! A thoroughly enjoyable
day.
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W/C 23.2.15
Merit Badges
W/C 2.3.15
Transition Biddle
Stanley Wilson
Bobby Green
Transition Graves
Maria Murphy-Zaleska
Benjamin Foley
Transition Pettigrew
Charlotte Pettit
Sorrel Howard
Year 1 Allen
Oscar Davison
Harry Keeble
Year 1 Daly
Ludo Bywater
Thomas Knight
Year 2 Bragg
Louis Kousoulou
Edward Foley
Year 2 Davis
Max Stirrup
Kimaya Seewal
Year 3 Rooks
Taylor Woolcott
Jack Epstein
Year 3 Wheeler
Harry Pigram
Charlotte Whale
Year 4 Leeks
David Faud
Alastair Stewart
Year 5 Lane
Jack Wilson and Sebastian Blackburn
Paige Bennett
Year 6 Watson
Samuel Nokes and Ben Brown
Max Bee and Alex Simmons
Cross Country Races
On Thursday 5 March 2015 the Cross Country team participated in the Cross Country relays. We were racing with
eight other local schools. For some of our Year 3 pupils, it was their first few times racing for the team so well done
to them. In the Years 3 to 4 girls’ race, Coopersale won gold and we won the first relay. In the Years 5 to 6 races, the
girls “A” team got silver for their relay and the boys “A” team got gold. Overall out of all four races, we got two
golds and one silver. I would like to thank Mr Robinson, Mrs Lane, Tracey and also Miss Lovejoy for hosting this
event. Congratulations team.
Max Bee—Captain
Gold Medalists
Gold Medalists
Silver Medalists
In preparation for the above races, the junior children had recently been practising by completing circuits around
the grounds via the car park. Mrs Lane would like to thank our parents for their support and patience waiting to
collect your children whilst this was taking place.
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World Book Day
Children have had great fun celebrating World Book Day.
Pupils were able to dress as a character from their favourite
book and the school has been awash with colourful
characters from Kindergarten to Year 6.
A variety of story telling took place including a special
assembly and the juniors were able to take part in a
competition to guess the favourite book of our members of
staff. A fun filled day was had by all!
Gateau Au Yaourt
Madame Bashorun has been making a French yoghurt cake with children in Year 3. Parents have asked for the
recipe for this delicious touch of France and we are pleased to provide it as follows :I pot of plain yogurt
2 pots of sugar
3 pots of flour
3 eggs
1 pot of oil
Half of baking powder sachet
1 spoon of salt
2 spoon of vanilla extract
Add ingredients in order listed
Mix in the large bowl
Bake at 160 degrees for 35-40 minutes
Voila!
Coopersale Hall School Website
See the Calendar page for information on upcoming events.
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The Advent of Spring
Transition pupils have been learning
about growing.
They have been exploring the grounds
to find signs of spring flowers. They
have been painting observational
pictures of daffodils and the signs of
early spring. They have also planted
some sunflower seeds and will track
their growth as these “spring” up in
their pots.
Chinese New Year
In Early Years, children have been celebrating the Chinese New Year.
Transition children have been tasting Chinese delicacies such as noodle soup and they
made Chinese dragons to commemorate the occasion. The children had fun parading
with their dragon models and dancing to Chinese music.
They have read a story about the Chinese New Year, learning how the animals came to
be named in a particular order to mark the changing of each New Year.
Children in Upper Kindergarten Thomas enjoyed celebrating the ending of
the Chinese New Year. They cooked noodles and fried rice and they all
attempted to eat with chop sticks.
They also made masks and took home a fortune cookie.
Oak-Tree Schools’ Sports Courses
Parents will have received via email details of our Oak-Tree Schools’ sports courses which your children can attend
as follows :Easter Holiday Multi-Sports Courses These are run by Steve Grenfell and will help keep our children active during
the Easter break.
Saturday Morning Sports Courses These are run by Premier Sport for children aged 4 to 7 years of age.
Places for these activities are limited and we expect a high demand so please do complete your application as soon
as possible. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact our School Office.
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Textile Printing in Year 1
Children in Year 1 Daly have been learning to print using a Gelli Plate. As
the name suggests the printing plate that you roll the paint onto is made of
a Jelly like substance! This means that you can press your paper down hard
into the soft surface to pick up the paint and create your image.
You can make your own Gelli Plate at home using this recipe:
7 packs of Knox gelatin
0.35L glycerine
0.35L boiling water
Mix gelatin with glycerine and stir well. Slowly stir in the boiling water with the help of a grown up! Mix well. Pour
into a mould. * A rectangular plastic lunchbox is fine+.
Push bubbles to the edge of the mould. Let it set overnight. Loosen from the edges of the mould and tip it out
carefully.
Store and carry your Gelli Plate on a plastic tray or a chopping board.
Now roll paint onto it with a roller and experiment.
Alternatively you can go for the easy option and buy one on Amazon. A4 size is
great for cards. There is a lovely book called Gelli Printing which tells you how to
get lots of fantastic results—ISBN 978-57421-913-5. A wonderful birthday present
for any age group - including arty adults!
We used acrylic paints and then just washed them off the plate afterwards so that
we could put new colours on.
Year 1 Daly chose an image with a strong outline. Mrs Daly cut out a stencil of their
image using a craft knife. The children chose which colours to squeeze onto the
plate and then rolled them with a roller. The colours merge together and different
effects can be achieved by blobbing or swirling the paint onto the plate. However if
you roll your colours too much you end up with a colour like mud! Wash off and
start again.
Put your paper stencil on the press and then lay a piece of quality cartridge paper on top. Rub gently then peel your
paper up and look at the other side. This is the best bit! “Wow! “ was general reaction in the classroom.
Now peel off your stencil and roll your paint on again. Place the cut out shape onto the press this time and place a
piece of white paper on top. Rub gently then peel off your paper. You will end up with a positive and negative
version of your image.
Purple for Polio Day
Thank you to everyone for your contributions towards our Purple for Polio
Day. The children attended a special assembly to learn about the
unfortunate children in certain areas of the world who are still crippled by
this disease and our pupils wore their purple crocuses as a reminder.
Thanks to your generosity we raised the amount of £370.
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Year 6 Trip to William Morris
On Tuesday 3 March 2015, Year 6 went on a trip to the
William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow. William Morris was
born on 24 March 1834 and he was a famous artist in the
Victorian Era. The gallery used to be the house where he grew
up in as a teenager. He lived there for eight years.
When we arrived at the gallery, firstly we went to the garden
where William Morris played as a child. It was huge! Then we
went into the gallery and we went upstairs to an art room. A
lady called Sba showed us and talked to us about several of his
designs. We discussed his printing blocks which were very
large and carved out of wood. We also examined different
designs of his wallpaper and fabrics that were used for interior
design. We noticed that he used many repetitive patterns and that he was inspired from nature which was displayed
in his designs.
We looked around the gallery downstairs and we looked for answers for the questions we had on our clipboards.
We spotted differences between his first ideas for his design and the actual finished wallpaper. William Morris was
not confident about drawing the birds in every one of his nature designs, so he got his friend to do them for him. His
name was Phillip Webb.
After we looked downstairs at the gallery we went back up to the art room. We created our own printing design
using stencil, different colours of printing ink and rollers. The activity was great and all the class enjoyed doing it.
We would like to thank Mrs Watson, Mrs Redin, Mrs Wheeler, Miss Leeks, Mrs Brown and Mrs Kelley for coming on
the trip with us.
Max Bee
FOCHS UPDATE
Spring is in the air, Easter is just around the corner and FOCHS have
been busy arranging lots of fun activities for the children. On
16 March the Living Eggs will arrive at Coopersale Hall School these are always of great interest to the children who can observe
the life cycle in action and coo over the new born chicks! On the same day the school will turn into a Mini Farm for
the day and the children will have the opportunity to interact with and learn about a variety of farm animals at first
hand. And if we're lucky, the Easter Bunny may pay us a visit!
We have decided to postpone the Pamper Night (which had originally been scheduled to coincide with Mother's
Day) to Tuesday 19 May, so that we can ensure that it's a really special, and well attended, event. Please don't
hesitate to get in touch if you think you may be able to help in any way, or if you have any suggestions that might
make the evening even more memorable. In due course we will be taking bookings for treatments - watch this
space.
Meanwhile, Tuck Shop has practically become part of the school curriculum and one that the children certainly
seem to enjoy! As always we welcome any help or feedback so you can either contact us via the FOCHS box near
reception, at [email protected] or in person around school or on Friday afternoons at Tuck Shop in the
studio.
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