Tower Token treat - Airtrack

The children have been working hard to gain 'Tower Tokens' over the term. As a treat the children who achieved the most were able to spend a session going on the 'Airtrack'.

The children earn Tower Tokens for excellent behaviour, manners and being considerate and helpful, All the staff in school give Tower Tokens as a reward.

Danny Mellor, headteacher said, 'The children try extremely hard to earn 'Tower Tokens' and to be the best they can be. This is a great motivational tool which the children really respond well to. They certainly have earned this treat. The 'Airtrack' was run by Bury Football Club's Community Trust who also provide some extra playtime and curriculum sessions for the children, which also impacts positively on the children's behaviour.'

 

 

EYFS PJ/ Onesie Day

The children in EYFS came to school wearing their pyjamas and their onesies. It was great fun. They spent a lovely day reading books and sharing ideas.

Mrs Nelson, EYFS leader, said, "The children enjoyed listening to the Nightmare Before Christmas and were brilliant at finding rhyming words. We also enjoyed drinking our delicious hot-chocolate and snuggling up to share our books."

Festive Fun and Santa's visit

The children have been getting into the party mood today with parties in the morning and in the afternoon. Everyone had such great fun.

Santa even paid a visit and met with the children in Year 2, Year 1, Reception and Nursery. The children asked some inquisitive questions; "Santa, how old are you and how many elves do you have?" and "Do you use a surf board to deliver presents to Australia?". The children also sang some songs to Santa: you can see the Year 1 & Year 2 effort below.

Mr. Mellor said, "The children had a lovely time and they were overjoyed to meet Santa Claus. They asked Santa intersting questions and are all really looking forward to seeing what Santa brings them on Christmas morning."

Please have a look at the photos:

Maureeen and her Snowmen

Maureen Oxton, who works in the school kitchen for Mellors, has done something wonderful this week. She has given every single child in the school a woollen snowman which she has made herself. She started making them in March and has just finished.

The children were really please with their present and Maureen has had plenty of hugs and thank-yous (which are thoroughly deserved).

Mr. Mellor has said, "The children were so pleased and happy with their snowmen. I have spoken to the children about them and some have said they even take them to bed with them at night. Maureen is such a lovely person and to spend all this time and effort doing this is absolutely fantastic. We are so lucky to have such a generous and thoughtful person working here at Peel Brow School."

 

Christingle Service

The children in Year 3 told the rest of the school all about Christingle during a special assembly on Wednesday 3rd December. All the children sang Christmas carols, and Reverend. Barnshaw talked to the children about the importance of Christingle and how we should all share and look after each other. The children in Year 3 then told everyone about the Christingle and what the different parts mean, such as the ribbon, the orange, the 4 sticks and the sweets, they even told us the story of the first Christingle and Bishop John de Watteville. Children in Year 6 then read the Christmas Story whilst Silent Night played in the background. At the end of the assembly we said prayers, and then lit our Christingles. Mr. Mellor spoke to the children afterwards and they said they learnt a lot and it was really nice to think about other people and how important Christmas is to everyone.

Science visit - The Gross Lab & From Chew to the Poo!!!

We were lucky enough to have two visitors from Eureka! in Halifax on Monday 1st December.

The children in Y1, Y2 and Y3 spent the morning in The Gross Lab. This was where the children explored the more 'ickier' (but very important) side of the Human Body. 'Grossology' is the Science of really gross things and during the show the children became grossologists - someone who studies really gross things. They looked at what happens when you cut yourself, what saliva is for, why we burp (and poo) as well as making fake scabs, poo, snot and sick! The children had a fantastic time and could remember some great gross scientific facts.

In the afternoon it was Y4, Y5 and Y6's turn. They looked at the journey a peanut butter and banana sandwich takes from the moment it is eaten to the moment it leaves the body. Through a series of interactive activities the children found out how saliva in the mouth breaks down the food in order for it to be swallowed, how our bodies retain the minerals and vitamins the body needs and more amusingly how it gets rid of the bits it doesn't need as waste.

Overall the day was a brilliant success with the children learning many facts in an amusing, interactive way. All the children who took part are now fully qualified GROSSOLOGISTS!!!

PTA Christmas Fair and Raffle

It was our Christmas Fair on Thursday 27th November and everyone who attended have a lovely time. There were plenty of stalls and games to play; and of course Santa was there!!!

Thank-you to all those people who donated prizes for tombolos, stalls and the raffle.

Raffle tickets are now on sale and the final draw will take place during the final assembly of term.

Here is a list of the prizes on offer:

1^st Prize – £50 cash
2^nd Prize – Luxury Christmas Hamper
3^rd Prize – Children’s Hamper

Swedish/ Aromatherapy Massage                    Holcombe Spa
2 Course Sunday Lunch for 2                          The Eagle and Child
£10 Gift Voucher                                             Cake Craft
£10 Gift Voucher                                             The Shoe House
£5 Gift Voucher                                               Akita Boutique
£25 Gift Voucher                                             Hushmoon
£10 Gift Voucher                                             The Mousetrap
Fish and Chip supper for 2                              Taylor’s Fish and Chip Shop
Free single Ice-Cream                                     Mrs. P’s
Mulled Wine & Minced Pies for 2                  The Hungry Duck
Bath Gift Set                                                   Purple Tiger
Fragrance Oil                                                 Cherry Picked
Antique Camera                                             Jesse May’s
Scarf                                                               Ruby & Daisy Footwear
Wrapped surprise                                           Bluegum Gifts
Puppet                                                             The Puppet Theatre
Necklace                                                         Room 12
Wrapped surprise                                           Earth Mother Soul sister
Bath Set : Gift Box                                        Body Shop Bury
Sweet Tree
Cars jigsaw
Sweet basket
Body Shop Lollipop
Simpsons Puzzle
Cuddly Sheep
Yankee Candle
Thornton’s Santa
Sweet pot
Selection box (4 prizes)

Worm Charming

The children took part in a Worm Charming competion at school, which was inspired by Mrs. Holloway's Star of the Week award a couple of weeks ago.

In rather blustery conditions the children were given a 3m by 3m plot of land and had to use different methods to 'charm' the works to the surface.

There were many interesting techniques such as jumping up and down, banging the grass with sticks, playing the surface like bongo jumps and even singing to the worms!

Mr. Mellor said it was lots of fun and the children had a great time working together to devise interesting ways to charm the worms!