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The wet weather couldn't dampen our spirits for Harvest this year! Despite the mizzle, we went ahead with our Harvest celebrations and it was great to finally feel like we were back to normal!
We started the day off with our infamous breakfast with sausage and bacon cobs. A big thank you to Stephen and his team from Moss Valley Fine Meats, who provided the meat and came and cooked for us! We served over 150 breakfasts before 9am and it was lovely to see the whole school community, including some past pupils, join us to share food and conversation.
After breakfast the whole school ventured outside for outdoor learning. Miss Jones would like to say a huge thank you to all of the parents and pupils who came to help in the grounds and allotment to prepare for winter- such a lot was achieved in a short space of time with some fun and laughter as well. We collected raspberries, carrots, green beans, apples and lettuce from the allotment before digging over the beds for winter.
The finale was a Harvest assembly, in which all classes presented something that they had prepared about Harvest. Year 3 talked about Harvest around the world, Year 4 performed a poem, Year 5 shared facts about Harvest and Year 6 performed a song. Rev. Elliot George, from St Phillip's Church also popped in to join us for Harvest and introduce himself as he is new to the area.
There are some lovely photos in our Gallery for you to take a look at here.
The Moss Valley are also taking orders of their meat for Christmas, which can be found here.
This year we added more into our annual Rockstars Day. As usual, we dressed up in Rockstar costumes and did our soundcheck on TTR. There were some fabulous costumes from all of the children. We had lots of versions of David Bowie walking around our school this year and at least two Olivia Newton-Johns! There were group costumes from some of the teachers and pupils as well!
In addition to our usual activities, each class focused on a rock band. Lions listened to Bon Jovi, Leopards to Foo Fighters, Tigers had Def Leppard, Eagles listened to Cher, Hawks to Rolling Stone and Year 6 studied Queen. We listened to and appraised their music, contrasting their hits throughout the years. Then we looked at album artwork and designed our own covers. Each class had three winners, one for best costume, one for best album cover and one for most improved on TTR. It was a fun filled day for everyone!
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On 11th October, Year 6 loved exploring rivers as part of their Geography topic 'Rivers Deep, Mountains High'. They worked brilliantly as a team to explore the depth, speed and key features of some of our local rivers in the Peak District. They also investigated the water cycle and discussed different environmental matters.
"On the Rivers Trip we measured the river, timed how fast the river went and learnt about the water cycle. I enjoyed timing how fast the river went." Alice
"My favourite thing was doing the experiments. We timed how fast the current was, how deep and wide it was and what the temperature was. We thought about what the bottom of the river was like." Betsy
"On the Rivers Trip we measured the length and the width of the river and found out how fast the river was. The thing I enjoyed the most was putting dog biscuits in the river and timing how quick they were in 5 metres. I learnt more about rivers and how they were created." Ella
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On Monday 3rd October, Eagles class took the train to Chesterfield to visit the Crooked Spire Church and learn about how the tower works. They learned about pulley systems and how they are used within the tower for bell ringing. Eagles class also found out about the history of the church, its tower and the spire. In the afternoon, they worked in teams to create their own sturdy tower and pulley system drawing on the knowledge they’d learned throughout the day. This involved using Lego bricks, rope and other Lego parts to successfully pull a Lego brick up into their tower. There was lots of great communication and team work.
Here's what some of our pupils thought:
George – I liked going on the train to Chesterfield because it was fun.
Eva and Lily – The outside of the tower was scary but fun. It was the most memorable moment for us.
Lillie – I liked building the Lego structure and following the criteria to make it sturdy and strong.
Take a look at the photos here.
On Thursday 15th September, the whole school participated in a wide range of sporting activities with some of our local clubs and school sports partnership leaders. They enjoyed playing netball, cricket, rugby and football, as well as orienteering, dancing, cycling and participating in a relaxing mindfulness session. Following our afternoon of physical activity fun, many of our Northfield parents joined the children to participate in the activities together. It was lovely to see so many people on the school grounds and having a great time together!
Here's what some of our pupils thought:
Betsy (Y3) – I did orienteering after school with my dad. It was good fun! You got to run around a lot so it was great exercise.
Zach (Y4) – It was fun. My favourite was football because I learned some new skills.
Alex (Y4) – I thought the activities were good. I can’t choose which I enjoyed the most. After school, I did rugby and my mum joined in, which I liked. I learned some new skills and it was different.
Lacey (Y5) – I liked the rugby because we got to run around a lot and use rugby balls.
Luke (Y5) – I enjoyed bringing my bike into school and being able to ride it in the activities.
Evie (Y6) – My favourite activity was the cycling because we don’t do it often and it was fun to ride a bike in school.
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