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Volume 1, Issue 2 16th of July 2015 Welcome to the second edition of our fabulous school newspaper.

There are some new faces and all of the team contributed articles and features found in this exciting summer edition: From Year 6 Katy Stanistreet, Aimee

3 Georgia Hubble, Joe Knott and Ella Kaur I hope you enjoy reading the newspaper, have fun completing the activities and have a safe and happy Summer break!

fixture this term. Mrs Oladunjoye Nursery are looking forward to starting their learning journeys with you in September.

this issue. Race for life raised over 3000 which is a staggering amount of money, awesome effort everybody!

Music exams well done to Year 4 and Year 5 who both achieved a distinction grade in their music exams. We are very proud of you all!

1 Volume 1, Issue 2 16th of July 2015 Welcome to the second edition of our fabulous school newspaper. Before our highly trained journalists tell you all about the summer term at our fantastic school I d like to introduce you to our very talented writing team. There are some new faces and all of the team contributed articles and features found in this exciting summer edition: From Year 6 Katy Stanistreet, Aimee Tomkinson and Luke Garratt From Year 5 Jasmine Banga, Katie Owen and Anamika Dugh From Year 4 Haylie Staffiere, Ciaran Redfern and Isabelle Nightingale From Year 3 Georgia Hubble, Joe Knott and Ella Kaur I hope you enjoy reading the newspaper, have fun completing the activities and have a safe and happy Summer break! Mr Carter Deputy Headteacher Inspire, challenge, learn Current events and developments: Football well done to all our Football team who played their very first fixture this term. Mrs Oladunjoye Nursery are looking forward to starting their learning journeys with you in September. Focus week I am a storyteller and our local identity were the topics for our focus weeks and produced some outstanding writing and art results as you will see in this issue. Race for life raised over 3000 which is a staggering amount of money, awesome effort everybody! Sports day both events went very well and our athletes competed well to win the trophies. Well done all house groups! Music exams well done to Year 4 and Year 5 who both achieved a distinction grade in their music exams. We are very proud of you all! Welcome back to Mrs Peasley and Mrs Goodwin, we have all missed you and look forward to learning with you again from September. Farewell to Mrs Bowen, Mrs Moseley and Mr Rabone, we hope you enjoy your new jobs and you will be missed by everybody. Look for these Rota Kids badges as you re reading the newspaper. How many can you find of each one? Badges: Once you ve counted all of them write the total in the boxes above.

2 Our new and improved extra-curricular clubs were available throughout the summer term at Pool Hayes Primary School. All pupils from ages 3-11 (Reception to Year 6) join in to enjoy and achieve. Club Feedback Homework and Enrichment Club Cheerleading and Gymnastics Club Dodge Ball Club Computer Club Breakfast Club Craft Club Football Club Street dace Club We learn new skills and improve our skills in football club - Ar- Multi Sports man-preet Bal (Year 3) Homework Club is fun because we get to read Bug Club books! Leona Williams (Year 2) In multi-sports we decide what we want to practice and it helps us improve our skills - Corey Bryan (Year 6) PHP Photo gallery Sports Days Race for Life event ing amm r g ro op ops Leg orksh w Gymnastics performance

Question time with the Rota Kids Rotary kids Rota kids are very helpful in our local community, they raise money for charities, help to improve learning in school and much more.

The President of Rota kids this year is Katie Bills and we decided to interview her to find out her opinion about leading the club.

Yes, it s very nice to be a part of the rota kids club particularly making important decisions and helping others. What is your favourite thing about the Rota kids club?

3 Question time with the Rota Kids Rotary kids Rota kids are very helpful in our local community, they raise money for charities, help to improve learning in school and much more. They have been thinking of fundraising ideas, such as: a sponsored walk, a cake sale, a dance competition, a trip and a lot more. The President of Rota kids this year is Katie Bills and we decided to interview her to find out her opinion about leading the club. Rota kids president interview What does it feel like to be the president of rota kids? I am very proud to be the president of Rota kids and it is a big responsibility. Do you enjoy Rota kids? Yes, it s very nice to be a part of the rota kids club particularly making important decisions and helping others. What is your favourite thing about the Rota kids club? My favourite thing is that I make positive changes, help others and am respected by all the members to lead the group. YEAR 5 SCIENCE TRIP On Friday the 10th of July Year 5 went on a trip to the University of Wolverhampton Science Park. They learnt about molecules that made up chemicals such as aspirin and caffeine. Then they then had a go at making them out of play dough. In the next workshop there were four activities one of them was finger prints then there was making key rings. Everybody learnt amazing things that they had never seen before Noah Jukes said he thought it was mind-blowing! Next there was blowing up balloons and designing our own experiment. After lunch we had a show about super hero science that made us smile as it was very comical. See all of the pictures of the amazing day on the next page.

4 Year 5 making model molecules.

Year 5 and the voyage of discovery at In the summer term Year 5 visit Pool Hayes Arts and

There were animals such as snakes, armadillos, millipedes, baby crocodiles, tarantulas and

After the event Nathan said, They all felt different, I felt really apprehensive about

It was an exciting experience because I ve never held an exotic or rare animal before.

learn about animals from very remote parts of the world.

5 Year 5 and the voyage of discovery at In the summer term Year 5 visit Pool Hayes Arts and Community school to see animals from an Exotic Zoo. There were animals such as snakes, armadillos, millipedes, baby crocodiles, tarantulas and chameleons. After the event Nathan said, They all felt different, I felt really apprehensive about touching some of the ones I thought were dangerous. It was an exciting experience because I ve never held an exotic or rare animal before. The afternoon was a great experience for everybody as they had the chance to see, hold and learn about animals from very remote parts of the world. Usually we would have had to go to a zoo or even another country to see these creatures, remarked Latisha. Overall the activities were amazing because they were hands on and not only did we learn about new animals but we also found out about the eco-systems that they live in. Everybody in Year 5 who was asked said they would recommend the experience for any children who want to learn about rare and exotic species. Holding exotic animals; a chameleon, a python, a millipede a tarantula and a small crocodile

6 Pool Hayes Primary learning mascots It was focus week at Pool Hayes this term and Year 5 had great fun making the school learning mascots. There is Percy the persevering pencil, Gabby the good listening glue, Poppy the positive protractor, Rambo the resilient rubber, Suzie the sharing sharpener and Cooper the concentrating compass. Jacob says I found it very interesting and I think everyone did well - the best part was getting messy. It has improved my art and modelling skills and I would like to do something like that again. School council members commented We know that our new learning mascots will help all children at our school to learn better and we are really looking forward to adding them to our school website as well. Year 5 s finished mascots

This term Year 3 have been making Black County and Willenhall flags, but they haven't copied the local flag, they created their own!

They sewed their flags together with a variety of fabrics to make their own design.

Miss Cope s class started the project in May and finished it in early June with a bit of help from their teacher and Mrs Lawson.

We hope you like them. Do you like gold and all things shiny..? We like gold bricks!

pick a child that has done very well all week to be the star of the week.

7 This term Year 3 have been making Black County and Willenhall flags, but they haven't copied the local flag, they created their own! Everybody designed their own flag that represented our local area. They sewed their flags together with a variety of fabrics to make their own design. They made sure they were colourful and included things that showed our local identity and the things that were important to us. Miss Cope s class started the project in May and finished it in early June with a bit of help from their teacher and Mrs Lawson. Overall Year 3 finished them in style and they are proud of their finished designs! These are photos of our finished designs. We hope you like them. Do you like gold and all things shiny..? We like gold bricks! Each week at school, in our celebration assembly we try to achieve an award called the Golden Brick, all the teachers in the school pick a child that has done very well all week to be the star of the week. Whoever gets the golden brick gets to have tea and biscuits with Ms Bailey our Headteacher. Ms Bailey asks questions reflecting on your day at school like this example do you feel safe on the playground? Georgia from Year 3 says that she enjoyed celebrating her success and especially eating her favourite biscuits! This is our Golden Brick wall everyone is welcome to see it in our school hall

8 WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS? GOING ON HOLIDAY? VISITING FAMILY? 1. Get Fit 2. Get Creative 3. Learn a new skill 4. Become an expert 5. Get to know your family 6. Grow your own fruit or vegetables 7. Read a book 8. Do things for free 9. Relax in style 10.Keep cool in style FIND AS MANY SUN PICTURES AS YOU CAN! Number of Suns; Example;

9 This term we had a focus week all about our local and school identity. We represented our ideas with works of art that had a focus on local history, landmarks, inspirational people and community. We hope you enjoy our finished displays because we learned about they importance of community, people around us and our finished work shows that we put in 100% effort. What is your favourite piece of art work? (tick the box of the one you liked the most) Year 1 Year 2 Year 4 Year 3 Year 5 Reception

10 THE WILLOW TREES HAVE HAD A HAIRCUT The willow trees needed a trim to help them grow; they are a special part of the school because each one was planted for the Queen`s Jubilee. These trees are also very important because they re on the school badge and are a big part of our school identity. Activity time start flexing those learning muscles!

The new A-stars sheriffs Our Year 4 team of journalists interviewed the new A-star sheriffs! Isabelle Nightingale interview Q: How do you feel about going to A Stars?

A:You get to go on fun trips representing the school and you get to choose the winner of competitions. This is a picture of the latest competition winners work.

11 The new A-stars sheriffs Our Year 4 team of journalists interviewed the new A-star sheriffs! Isabelle Nightingale interview Q: How do you feel about going to A Stars? A: I know that it teaches me the dangers of the road and how to keep safe! Ciaran Redfern interview Q:What do you think makes A stars different to other school clubs? A:You get to go on fun trips representing the school and you get to choose the winner of competitions. This is a picture of the latest competition winners work. Emily Bowen from Year 3 completed a fantastic acrostic poem about why we should cycle to school and how to keep safe on the road. She won a huge A-star goody bag for her excellent work!

12 A) Mr Carter B) Mr Saunders C) Mr Tarver A) Miss Guy B) Ms Bailey C) Mrs Snape A) Mrs Bird B) Mrs Cattell C) Mrs Statham Important Dates 16/7/15 Y6 Leavers A) Mrs Lawson A) Mr Tarver A) Mrs Snape Assembly and end of term B) Mrs Watson C) Mrs Peasley B) Mr Saunders C) Ms Bailey B) Miss Cope C) Ms Bailey 3/9/15 Back to school A) Mrs Evans B) Mrs Watson C) Miss Guy A) Mrs Evans B) Mrs Bowen C) Mrs Peasley A) Mrs Statham B) Miss Cope C) Mrs Snape Can you pick out the Teachers from their cute baby pictures?

13 Year 6 Leavers Party On the Tuesday the 14th of July 2015, after an exhausting effort for SATs, Year 6 had their leavers party! The theme was Hollywood and the children dressed up like movie stars. They enjoyed a extremely large bag of chips, a dance and many sweets from a candy cart, created by Paul Garratt, along with a super cake donation from Mrs McMeekin. A great way to finish the year and everybody wishes them well for September starting in their new school!

Y6 Photo gallery On Thursday 9th July, Year 6 held their fabulous end of year performance at

They sailed through certain doom and choppy lakes, on kayaks and canoes, climbed the highest

14 Y6 Photo gallery On Thursday 9th July, Year 6 held their fabulous end of year performance at PHAC. The Pirates of the Curry Bean was all about two little children who lost their mother and needed to find her. Adventure time! Year 6 s mission to fight the ice king and save princess bubble-gum. They sailed through certain doom and choppy lakes, on kayaks and canoes, climbed the highest walls you have ever seen and did the leap of faith and returned for their leavers assembly heroes one and all! In the next issue... We will be reporting on our autumn term focus week, choosing challenges in class, developments for our sporting teams, our new music scheme, trips and visits, Rota Kids, A-Stars and all the latest, up-to-date PHP headlines!

The Bowhill Times. The cast of the Year Six leavers play. Turn to page 4 to find out more...

The Bowhill Times. The cast of the Year Six leavers play. Turn to page 4 to find out more... The Bowhill Times Date: 14 th July 2016 YOUR FAVOURITE NEWSPAPER! Issue no. 3 The cast of the Year Six leavers play. Turn to page 4 to find out more... How many suns can you find hidden in this issue?