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Here are the posts for October 2008Balloon Release
Friday 24th October saw the launch of the new PFA, which combines both the infant and junior schools. To celebrate the launch, pupils will be able to release balloons before lunch, with their name on, to see which balloon travels the furthest. All the balloons and tags are bio-degradable and safe to the environment. Children from the infant and junior school will take part. The PFA will also hand over to both the infant and the junior school a large cheque, which the junior school plans to use to furnish the new Science room. The prize for the balloon which travels the furthest is a Family Cinema Ticket. - 24 October 2008 18:17 - GeneralFootball v Langton GreenA Team
Report by Ollie H. Player of the match was Joe W. B Team
Report by Oscar and Dean.
A Team
Report by Ollie H. Team; Joshua M, Miller, Joe W, James F, Joe T all 5alpha, Ollie H, Max, Nathan all 6A and Matthew and Haytham from 6alpha. Player of the match was Miller. B Team On 17th October the B team played at Hawkenbury in the Primary Cup. This was the first time we had played together as a team. Our first game was against Bishops Down, we tried our hardest but they were a strong team, so we lost 1-0. Our second game was against Claremont, we played better but we were playing a stronger team and the result was 3-0 to them. Our third game was against Langton, we played really well this time, but still they were a good team, but we managed to hold them to a 0-0 draw. Our fourth game was against Southborough A team, we were all ready for this game, but sadly lost 3-0. Our last game was against St. Augustines, we were worried because they had won lst year, but we never gave up and we held them to the end, but in the last minute they scored and the final result was 1-0 to them, we thought it was a good result against last years winners. Report by Joe B and Max L. Team; Jordan 5 alpha, Max L, Dean, Oscar, Joe B all 5A, Harry M, Daniel 6A and Sam from 6alpha.
Chris Burke, our artist in residence, parent and friend of the school, drew the sketches while the children were on the playground. You can see more of his work on his website. - 17 October 2008 01:11 - GeneralVictorian Afternoon
On the 17th of October 2008, year 6 had a Victorian afternoon! First of all we had a normal school morning but after lunch we travelled back to Victorian times. We got dressed up into our outfits and then went outside to play. After being called into line boys on the one side with Master Smith and the girls (or ‘ladies’) with Mistress Church, we had ‘drill’ and then marched around the playground before going into the hall, with the boys going through one door and girls through the other. We sang a hymn called ‘I heard the voice of Jesus say’, before reciting the Lords Prayer and starting lessons. The first lesson was literacy and we did handwriting. We had to copy posh capital letters into our copy books. Then we did arithmetic and it was very hard. After this, we recited poetry, one poem was called ‘November Song’ and the other was about time: ‘60 seconds make a minute’ During the hand writing, Mistress Church spotted a terrible mistake that Daniel made; he was using his left hand! He was punished by being caned. Mistress Church demanded that he started again but with his right hand and another boy had his copy book up torn up in front of everyone because it was so untidy! Suddenly Master Smith stopped counting his money and stood up abruptly. He slowly walked to the front of the hall and bellowed for Max to stand. “WHERE IS YOUR ONE PENNY?” It was a great experience and we all enjoyed dressing up and acting in character. By Francesca, Olivia & Thomas. Chris Burke, our artist in residence, parent and friend of the school, drew the sketches while the children were on the playground, See the sketches here. - 17 October 2008 01:10 - GeneralPlanters Competition UpdateSt James held a competition to name the new planters and lots of entries were received. Dave who designed and makes them chose the winning name - "Tornado Planter", suggested by Amy in 4α who won a mini version of the ones around the school. If you would like more information on the planters or would like to buy one you can contact Dave on mdotdave@hotmail.com. - 10 October 2008 22:41 - GeneralFootball A Team vs Paddock Wood
Report by Oliver H Team; Josh, Miller, Joe W, James F, Joe T 5α, Haytham, Matthew 6αand Max, Oliver and Nathan 6A. On Sunday 5th October Tunbridge Juddians U10’s went to Foxbury to play in a rugby tournament. Our first game was against Beckenham. We had a solid win of 6-0. Our next game was against Cranbrook, who defended well and the final score was 0-0. Our third game was against Sidcup, which we won 2-0. Our last group game was against Bromley, we drew 0-0, but this was enough to get to the cup final. It was against Westcombe Park. The game was amazing and our defence was strong even though we were very close to our try line. The final score was 0-0, so the cup was shared. Report by Josha 5α. - 5 October 2008 01:39 - GeneralTri-Golf Festival
On Wednesday 1st October the St. James’ Tri-golf team took part in the Tri-golf festival at Tunbridge Wells Golf Club. Many other teams from different schools took part and we all had great fun practising our chips and putts. Our team came 3rd overall. Sam from 3a won a medal for being the most promising player. Organisers watched all the teams taking part in all the activities and Sam was noticed at each one for trying hard and playing very well. He received a bag of goodies containing a mouse mat, cap, water bottle and medal. We would like to thank Miss Davison for arranging for us to take part in it. Team members; 3A - Sebbie and Katie. 3α – Daniel, Sam and Niamh. 4A – Issy, Paul and Ella. 4α – Harry and Samantha. Report by Samantha. - 2 October 2008 01:45 - GeneralGymnastics
6A have been creating letter shapes in gym, with children working mainly in pairs. Some of the children spelt out ST JAMES. They have also been co-operating balance, which means they have to trust their partner to hold the balance. - 2 October 2008 01:03 - GeneralHorton Kirby
On Monday 29th September 5 Alpha went by coach to Horton Kirby to see the River Darenth, for our topic on rivers. When we got the Horton Kirby we went to the Education Centre, which was an old Victorian school. We went into the school room and met our guide, Mr Cliffe. We all put on our Wellington boots and walked down to Westminster Bridge and played ‘pooh sticks’. The point of which was to see which direction the river flowed. Then we went down to the bank of the river and did our first experiment. Children went into the river with a big tape measure and measured 10m, from the bridge, down the river. We had nine coloured sponge balls, 3 red, 3 green and 3 blue. Nine children went into the river and had a ball each and stood in front of the bridge. Some more children stood 10m down the river to catch the balls and also to record the time with stopwatches. The experiment was repeated 2 more times. The point of the experiment was to see which part of the river flowed the fastest. The temperature of the water and the air temperature were also measured and the results recorded by children standing on the bank. After this experiment we measured the width of the river and the depth at every metre, the near side of the river was deeper than the far side, where there was a lot of deposition. We then walked to a meander in the river where the ground on the outside of the bend was eroding rapidly. Our guide said that the tree there would fall at some time in the future. When we got back to the school room he showed us some photo’s of the same bank in the past and we could see how much the bank had eroded. We walked on down the river to repeat the experiment just before Franks Bridge. We found that the river flowed fastest on the far side. This was different to the first experiment at Westminster Bridge. Near the bank where the river was slowest there was deposition of twigs and sand. We also walked in the river towards the bridge against the current to feel its strength. The current was not very strong, but our guide said that when the river was deeper the current would be stronger. On the walk back to the centre we walked over Franks Bridge and saw flat land, called a flood plain. Back at the centre we were hungry and had lunch in a lovely playground and played with the Victorian toys. Mr Cliffe showed us slides of the river which showed where the source and the mouth of the river were. We had an amazing day, thank you Mr Cliffe. Report by Isobel, Joshua and Miller |
Donated by the Little Family when their children left the school, this shield is awarded to two children in year 5 at the end of each year. Unfortunately this was unable to take place in July this year. The award is for consitantly showing outstanding levels of thoughtfulness, kindness and consideration during the year. The award was presented by the Headteacher to Matthew, currently in 6α and Jessica T, currently in 6A. Both children were awarded certificates, book tokens and a book plate to go in their new book and will share the shield over the year.
On Wednesday 8th October St. James A team played a match against Paddock Wood. We had some good chances in the first minutes of the match. Then we got a free kick which Ollie took and Haytham headed into the goal. Then they equalized to make the score 1-1. Minutes later they scored again, we then got a corner which Ollie took and Haytham again headed into the goal. Shortly after that we got another corner which the cross bar denied Haytham from getting a hat trick. At half time the score was 2-2. Not long after the kick off for the second half they scored. Then Joe W scored an amazing goal from nothing! Then Paddock Wood broke through our defence to score again. The final score was 4-3 to them. Thank you to all the people who came to support us and thank you to Mrs Waller who coached us.
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