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Football match vs Kingsway School
Fri 09 Feb 2024On Monday 5th February Parkgate football team played against Kingsway Junior school. Despite the final score being 14-0 everyone played amazing and kept the heads held high.
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Netball Tournament
Fri 09 Feb 2024On Wednesday 7th February, Parkgate Junior School netball club attended a netball tournament at Future academy. We competed against other schools within the local area. We are happy to announce that we came 2nd in the tournament and won 7-0 against Orchard school.
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Year 5 visit to the British Museum
Fri 02 Feb 2024Year 5 children visited the British Museum this week.
They took part in a digital workshop about the Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Sutton Hoo. They took a knowledge quiz at the end of their session on the digital tablets provided by the museum.
Afterwards, they enjoyed exploring the Viking and Anglo-Saxons part of the museum.
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February Maths Challenge
Fri 02 Feb 2024This month’s challenge involves cooking!
You could bake a cake, make some biscuits or follow a recipe to help make dinner for the family. You will be practicing your maths skills through measuring weight and volume.
You may want to practice your doubling skills by making a larger batch than the recipe states.
Write out your recipe and take photos of you measuring out the ingredients as well as the finished food. Please don't bring food in, a picture poster and recipe would be great for the display board. This challenge includes half term, so lots of opportunities to do some baking and cooking. Please bring your posters in by Thursday 29th February.
Have fun!
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Parkgate vs Orchard School football match
Fri 02 Feb 2024On Thursday 1st February Parkgate Junior School football team took part in a match against Orchard school. It was a great match with fantastic saves from both teams. The final score was 6-0 to Orchard. Bring on the next match!
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It's a wonderful world - Cross Curricular Week
Fri 26 Jan 2024The children have enjoyed lots of activities during the Cross Curricular week - they have enjoyed workshops run by outside agencies including a Virtual Reality session. Also all classes took part in local litter picking and learning about Water Aid. The children have created some fabulous art and crafts which you can see next Friday when you visit the school at 2.45pm.
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Young Voices Concert
Fri 19 Jan 2024On Tuesday this week, 19 members of the singing club took part in an amazing concert held at the O2 Arena. They performed in a choir with 9000 other children! It was a fantastic opportunity for the children who loved the whole experience. They sang a wide range of popular and traditional songs, including a Moana Mash- up, a pop- medley, gospel songs, a Matilda medley, and a Korean folk song! They were able to see the street dance group ‘Urban Strides’ perform, as well as MC Grammar and amazing 13 year old drummer, Nandi Bushell! Thank you to all members of staff and parents who have helped and supported the choir in this big adventure!
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Age UK Visit
Fri 19 Jan 2024This morning we had the return of the Art Group from Age UK. It was wonderful watching some of the Year 4 children drawing portraits of our Age UK visitors and the older people drawing the children. You will be able to see the results in the summer term when we hold an art exhibition.
We have close links with Age UK and participate in activities each year from plays, tea parties, art and craft activities and we will also be joining with DRUM (the disabled group next door) this spring, to take part in a ceramics project. It is wonderful listening to the different conversations.
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January Maths Challenge
Fri 12 Jan 2024Snowflake Symmetry!
This month’s maths challenge is to create snowflakes. There are attachments to show you how to make 2D and lolly stick snowflakes which can be decorated. Be as creative as you like.
You have until Wed 31st January to complete this challenge.
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Peace Doves Exhibition at St Albans Cathedral 🕊️🕊️🕊
Fri 12 Jan 2024Peace Doves is an art installation by Peter Walker Sculptor, in which 10,000 paper doves will hang from the Cathedral tower from Tuesday 3 January to Wednesday 13 February.
Just before Christmas, Parkgate pupils made their own peace doves to exhibit in the Year 6 corridor with messages of Peace, Love & Hope.
Members of the public are encouraged to visit and see the exhibition inside the Cathedral between these dates when the Cathedral is open for members of the pupil to take a self guided tour.