FRIDAY 18th NOVEMBER 2016 GORDONBROCK WEEKLY

Lest we forget… In honour of remembrance day last week, the school

came together for a two minute silence to remember

the fallen from the World Wars.

The classes learnt that one hundred years ago was

the worst battle of the First World War and that it

is important that we remember those who gave up

their lives for us to be safe, and to be free. Each

child has created a poppy in remembrance of those

brave people. One poppy from each class will go to

make a whole school wreath as our way of saying

thank you for their ultimate sacrifice. The wreath

will be on display outside the lunch hall on the PHSCE

wall.

MATHS PROBLEM

This weeks problem..

Last weeks solution..

The answers to the problems will be published in

the Gordonbrock Weekly and on the website in

the Children section the following week.

8hr 15mins Learning time lost due to lateness last week.

This is an unacceptable level.

Year 2 Visit to Lewisham Fire Station

The Year 2 classes have all visited Lewisham Fire Station recently.

We have been learning about the Great Fire of London and we wanted

to know how firefighters put out fires these days!

We all had a fantastic time, learning about the firefighters’ work and

we learnt lots about the fire engines, how different types of fires are

put out and the other jobs they have to do. And yes, they do have to

rescue cats from trees!!

This is what some of the children had to say about their visit.

“I liked seeing the man go down the pole. It was funny because we

had to shout, “Come down!” “ - Poppy

“We climbed up and sat in the front of the fire engine. And we

tried on the helmet” - Tracey.

“I liked it when he showed us how the hose works. It was very

heavy.” - Rigby

Pre-loved books for sale! At Gordonbrock Primary School, we endeavour to

instil the love of reading in all our children.

Our school council representatives are organising

a second hand book sale, on Monday 12th

December. We would appreciate donations of any

primary school age books that are in good

condition. This will enable us to put good books to

good use and provide affordable reading material

to all our children.

The proceeds of the book sale will be used by our

school council representatives to buy new

equipment for our school playground.

Any donations of children’s books will be hugely

appreciated. Thank you to all parents who have

already donated.

Year 6 Aquamarine

Blackheath 12.11.16

Our first match of the year was played in the rain. This

was not a good start to the season.

10 am Eliot Bank v Gordondbrock 0-2

Man of the match: Stan for good distribution and command of the defence.

We began with only six boys on our team, but by half time we were up to seven and by the end of the first

match we had a complete team. The boys (named The Wet Bandits by Graham) got off to a good start and

Joshua was able to put us in the lead by scoring two goals before the end of the first half. One goal made us all

gasp, Stan kicked the ball from one end of the pitch and it hit Joshua on the back of the head. Joshua ran

round the ball and kicked it into the goal. As you can imagine there was a flurry of applause from the parents. In

the second half there was pressure from our side all the time but the score remained at 2-0

11 am Gordonbrock v Kender 1-3

MOTM: Isaac for being able to adapt and play centre back in both matches. Quote from Graham: ‘He is the

most versatile player on the pitch.’

Kender was a more formidable opponent and our team were under pressure from the beginning. Joshua tried to

score and Stan continued to do a good job as goal keeper. Kyson scored, but after a brave save by Stan, Kender

scored back. They then went on to score two more goals. Our boys kept trying to get the ball in Kender’s net,

Joshua tried again from a pass from Sammy and Isaac pushed it just over the goal. In the end it was a win for

Kender.

The boys made a good start and we know that they will work on improving every time they play.

Thank you to Graham for coaching the team.

Well done to: Isaac, Stanley, Kyson, Joshua, Henry, Manu, Sammy and Jerrell.

Gill Norris, PE Coordinator

P S O R T I N G N E W S: F O O T B A L L

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Why can’t skeletons play music?

Because they don’t have organs!!

- Shirley & Miss Barry

FRENCH CORNER

Meaning:

This week (14th-18th November 2016) is anti-bullying week in Great Britain.

Cette semaine (14-18 novembre 2016) c'est la semaine anti-intimidation en Grande-Bretagne.

7/8yrs

MISS GILMORE’S READ OF THE WEEK

Humphrey's Big-Big-Big Book of Stories

by Betty G. Birney

The perfect gift, this new edition in Betty G. Birney's

bestselling series brings together her first three stories

about Humphrey the classroom hamster. Discover the

wisdom, wit and brilliance of the nation's best-loved furry

friend as he tells you all about the World, Friendship and

Trouble, all according to his Humphreyness!

Week commencing 11.11.16

Class Attendance No. of lates

Topaz 1a 97.1% 0

Topaz 1b 95.4% 0

Topaz 2 87.5% 0

Topaz 3 96% 2

Topaz 4 99.3% 0

Topaz 5 87.4% 0

Sapphire 1 98.6% 0

Sapphire 2 96.9% 2

Sapphire 3 96% 3

Sapphire 4 98.7% 1

Sapphire 5 97.3% 2

Sapphire 6 100% 0

Emerald 1 99.3% 2

Emerald 2 98.6% 0

Emerald 3 95.5% 2

Emerald 4 92.5% 1

Emerald 5 97.9% 2

Emerald 6 98.1% 2

Aquamarine 1 98.6% 4

Aquamarine 2 93.7% 0

Aquamarine 3 97% 2

Aquamarine 4 98.1% 1

Aquamarine 5 94.4% 3

Aquamarine 6 97.5% 1

Well done to Sapphire 6 for 100% attendance and no

lates last week.

Who can make it to 100% next week?

ATTENTION! ATTENDANCE!

Mon 21.11

- Fri 25.11 Road Safety Week

Tue 22.11 Year 4 visiting Eliot Bank

Tue 22.11 Year 3 World War II trip to

Horton Kirby

Wed 23.11 Year 6 Junior Citizen event at

Lee Fire Station

Wed 23.11 Aquamarine 3 Performance at

The Catford Broadway Theatre

Fri 25.11 Year 5 & 6 Dads’ Breakfast

Mon 28.11 Turning of the Year Concert at

Blackheath Concert Hall @6.30pm

Thu 1.12 Pantomime for Reception — Year 6

Wed 7.12

School Nurse in for

Reception & Year 6

Weight & Height measurements

Thu 8.12 Nursery Carols

Fri 9.12 Gordonbrock Christmas Fair

ONLINE SAFETY : TIP OF THE WEEK

Be responsible and ethical when using the Internet whether at

home or in a public online centre or cyber café, for example not

plagiarising information from the Net, using the computer

equipment responsibly, not causing harm to others through

your online activities.

The name France

comes from the Latin

word Francia, which

means 'country of

the Franks'.