Madam Mayor

The year 6 children were invited to visit the Madam Mayor's Chambers on her last day in office, last week. The children were all asked to sit around the chamber where they could use the speaker system to ask questions. Some lucky children even dressed up in the Mayor's robes.

On our travels

The hook day to start our new unit was based upon World War 2. Children dressed up as evacuees, packed their suitcases, took their gas mask and boarded the train ready to start a new life in the country. Don't they look great?

More Mad Scientists

This week year 5 and year 6 had a MAD scientists day where the children tried to blow up the school with an antacid tablet and some coke. The children, since then, have been learning about how solids, liquids and gases are linked through the water cycle.

Snow Snow Snow...

Surrounded by cold, nothing could stop the children from getting out into the snow for a well earned break. Target practice, snow rolling and snowman building were just a few of the activities. Even the adults had fun before getting too cold and having to come back indoors.

Countdown to Christmas

3, 2, 1. Gone.
For the pupils and staff of Fryern Junior School, this half term has flown by. Doesn't time go quickly when you're having fun?!
Year 3/4 celebrated the end of term and the Christmas season with a fantastic production, with some very talented children shining like the good star of Bethlehem itself.

Ahoy there!

For the year 3/4 home learning project, the pupils had to design and then build a boat out of any materials with a criteria that the boat must float. The children came up with some fantastic designs and the finished boats floated superbly.

A Fairytale Ending!

What a challenge! Year 3 and 4 decided to create a stunning performance in only a day. They had great fun acting, dressing up and improvising. The children loved it too! The story was a journey made by Shrek through a land of fairytales mixed up by the Evil Queen. Enjoy the photos to see the fun we all had.

We'll Meet Again

The year 5 children were transported back to London in 1939 with the Rainbow Theatre Company. They were evacuated to the country where they were met by a billeting officer and sent to their new homes. Every child was then involved in different war scenes and the workshop ended with peace being declared and everyone dancing The Lambeth Walk.

Creature Comforts

Year 5 enjoyed a range of environmental studies and fun. We made shelters, acted like foxes and birds and luckily avoided predators! We also met some guests in our mammal hotels, including voles and long tailed field mice.

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

We have been learning all about different topics in science to do with exercise, healthy eating and how to live a healthy lifestyle. Also, we have been learning about flowering plants and seed dispersal. Everyone in year 5 is looking forward to showing all of our learning on this topic in an assembly this Friday, 9th January. Photo's to follow.

Cinderella And Rockerfeller

The year 5 production "Cinderella and Rockerfeller" went down a storm with parents, staff and children. This production boasted great singing and fantastic acting and proved to be one of the best productions Fryern has produced. "Broadway here we come!" said one year 5 pupil.

Robots Run Wild At Fryern

Well, they weren't running wild but there were plenty of fantastic robots produced at home for the year 3/4 home learning project. The children obviously worked hard to produce their robots as the quality was outstanding. Thank you to everyone who supported their children with this task.

Sparsholt Visit

On a very cold day in November, year 3/4 visited Sparsholt. The children studied different properties of rocks and soils and had fun digging up samples from the cold, hard ground. They then visited the pigs and learnt how to recycle the waste from their lunch boxes to round off a fun and educational visit.

A Visit From The Twits

Our very talented teachers, Mr Firkin and Mr Smith visited the school in the form of Mr and Mrs Twit. Looking fabulous and sporting a long, black beard covered in cereal, worms and fish bones, Mr Twit made us laugh with his obviously talented acting skills! The shrieking voice of Mrs Twit, telling off Mr Twit for his appalling antics was the highlight of the show. The children enjoyed the Twits and created some excellent writing following the show.

Bags of Fun

Year 3/4 designed different bags for different purposes, such as carrying something heavy or holding a gift, to lauch our new topic "material world". We had great fun creating the bags. The finished products were bright, colourful, practical and successful.

Mad Scientists

Year 6 arrived in school this Monday looking very strange indeed. Mad hair, white coats, big glasses, anyone would have thought it was 'mad scientist day'! During the day we explored electricity, separating materials and chemical reactions. It was great fun and at times fairly explosive.

Mask Mania

The homework project for the year 5 Greek topic was to make a Greek theatre mask. The children were allowed to use any media and method of their choice and were encouraged to be as creative as possible. The results were truly stunning as you can see from the slideshow.

Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes...

Our year 5 children had a health road show on Monday 3rd November 2008. They started the day with invigorating aerobics to get the mind and body awake. They then went on to complete a sponsored fun run. The money raised from this will be spent on health resources for the school. Finally the children took part in an exciting range of activities including, exotic fruit tasting, naming weird vegetables, fitness tests and pulse investigations. It was a fantastic day and a very motivational way to start our new topic.

Great Grandparents....

Year 5 planned and performed a fabulous collection of songs, plays and poems all about World War 2 to their grandparents and great grandparents. It was a tremendous event where the grandparents and children learnt from each other.

Wild Workshops....

We attended exciting art workshops as part of our theme week on the environment. This is part of our Rights, Respects, Responsibilities (RRR)work this year. We are pleased with our vivid and striking creations.