Westholme NL Xmas 2010.indd - Westholme School

Judges’ Lodgings
Year 1 had a great time visiting Lancaster’s oldest
town house which is home to the Museum of
Childhood. We explored toys and games from
the 18th century to the present. We even met
Father Christmas, who explained what type of
toys he used to bring to Victorian children. The
cook then allowed us to help her to make a
Christmas pudding, then the Governess took us
downstairs to play a Victorian circle game. We
finished by joining together to sing carols around
the Christmas tree and we were waved off by
Father Christmas. It was a magical visit, especially
with the snow falling outdoors.
The Jewish Museum
Year 2 visited the Jewish museum in Manchester.
The building used to be a synagogue and the
children were very interested in exploring it.
Miriam, our guide, told us all about the Torah
scrolls and the Jewish way of life. Then we
went around the museum with our clipboards
looking for objects that we recognised, such as
the Yad, the Ark and the Kippah. Later, Miriam
set up a Shabbat table and four children acted
out the special meal that Jewish families eat
together every Friday evening. We all had a very
informative day!
Judo
In the Little Dragons Judo club, we have
been taking our first steps in the 150 year
old Olympic sport of Judo. Sensei teaches
us traditional values like respect, discipline
and good manners, which are very important
in Judo, alongside learning new moves like
Yoko Shiho Gatame, O Goshi and Tai Otoshi.
The Harris Museum
Reception went to look at the art
gallery. We studied portraits as part of
our art topic. We were very excited,
as for some of us, it was our first trip
on a coach! When we arrived we
were shown lots of different portraits.
Then we got to model the poses! We
studied different artefacts and talked
about what we saw in the pictures. We
even got to collage our own portraits.
We had a lovely time and when we
arrived back at school, we created
artists’ studios in our classrooms.
Traditional Games
We have focused on learning how to play turntaking
games like dominoes, snakes and ladders
and Incy Wincey Spider with Mrs Milnes, who
always makes sure that we follow the rules! Mrs
Waddicor has helped us to play strategy games
like draughts, Connect 4 and noughts and
crosses. She likes us to think ahead in order to
stop the opposition winning!
Football
Art and Craft Club
We have made everything from bonfire collages
to painted mask. Miss Carr and Mrs Hearle have
helped us to practise a number of different
skills such as printing, weaving, painting and
collaging. The best part has been getting ready
for Christmas, making baubles and decorations!
Eco Club
We have been learning about paper, where it
comes from and why it is important to recycle
it. Miss Byrom has helped us to think about
how much paper we use in school, so we are
trying to REDUCE the paper we use, REUSE the
paper as scrap and make sure we all have paper
bins to RECYCLE used paper. The 3 R’s!
Speech Club
We have been learning how to recite poetry
with Mrs Rogers. Some of us have performed
in the Colne Festival, where we did really well.
Katie Backhouse came 3rd, Umar Mohammad
2nd and Hasan Majid 1st. Some of us will
perform in the Burnley Festival in the New Year.
We have been learning to develop our skills and
stamina in football with Mrs Sutcliffe and Mrs Barrett.
We are getting really good at dribbling, passing,
shooting and controlling the ball. Our inter Billinge
House mini football matches have been
enjoyed by all and we hope to play against
local schools in the New Year.
Blackburn Rovers had better watch out!
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