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Active Travel and Cycle Safety in June!
Wed 03 Jun 2020As the weather (hopefully) continues to be as nice as it has been, we know there will be lots of you getting out and about. Sustrans and DfI (Department for Infrastructure) have provided us with activities and games to help us with staying safe when out on the roads, whether you are walking, cycling or scooting. There will be new activities posted each week for you.
This week there are 3 different tasks that have been saved into the Letters section of our website so please do check them out.
Road Safety Education Task: Child Cycle Safety
This week the focus is on cycle helmets – please ensure your child wears a cycle helmet every time they are riding their bicycle and that it is properly fitted and adjusted to reduce the impact of a fall or collision at slow speed. For further information on cycle safety: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/cycling-safety
Sustrans: Scavenger Hunt
A fun activity to do when you’re out and about! There is a video to accompany this task as well: https://youtu.be/RIG8N38qKp4
Sustrans: Cycle Skills
Lots of different games to help you become more confident on your bicycle and here is the link to the video that accompanies this task: https://youtu.be/roVCJdjY_as
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Eco Schools Home Challenge: Week 6 results!
Mon 01 Jun 2020Another fabulous week of sunshine ensured that there were lots of outdoor activities happening and as usual there were lots of entries into our Home Challenge competition - another 29 photographs to show off our brilliant Eco work! The Yellow house is very quickly catching up with the Green house so well done to the yellow entrants!
For the Yellow house we had Ben, Ryan, Sophie, Lucy, Ben, Hanna and Carys who were painting stones they collected from the beach, looking after their fabulous vegetable garden, making junk art, going on a minibeast hunt on their bike and putting out the correct bin.
For the Green and Red house we had Jan, Rebekah, John, Will, Beth and even Will and Beth’s mum all taking part in lots of outdoor activities such as reading and ironing in the garden, pressing flowers and organising an outdoor treasure hunt for their little brother.
For the Blue house we had Ruby, Sarah and Lucas taking part in lots of excellent Eco Activities like turning off plugs, taking out the green bin and being an Eco warrior in his favourite place – the garden!
Another huge thanks to parents and pupils alike for keeping the entries coming in week after week. We have 4 weeks to go so keep up the fabulous work!
Week 6 totals:
Green = 10 Yellow = 70 Red = 50 Blue = 30
End of Week 6 totals………
Green = 300 Yellow = 250 Red = 170 Blue = 210
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Ulster Rugby Sparky's Workbook 7
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Ulster Rugby Sparky's Workbook 6
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Eco Schools Home Challenge: Week 5 results!
Mon 25 May 2020It’s hard to believe we have completed 5 weeks of our Eco Schools Home Challenge – that means we are halfway through and there are only 5 weeks left of our challenge! We had a record number of photos sent in – 32 photos in total so well done to everyone! A huge thanks to everyone who is taking the time to complete some of the activities and send in photos. It’s great to see everyone making the most of the nice weather by taking part in outdoor activities.
For the Green House, we had Jack, Zara, Jan, Alistair and Ailsa who were helping with the recycling rubbish, hanging out washing and doing some summer planting.
For the Yellow House, Adam, Ben, Ryan, Olivia and Carys were busy hanging out washing, looking after plants, tidying up the garden and putting out the recycling bin.
Rebekah, John, Gracie and Will earned points for the Red House by taking part in different activities such as looking after their own window boxes, climbing trees and making their name with sticks.
Finally, for the Blue House we had Ruby, Sophie, Katie, Alfie, Alivia and Sarah who were keeping busy by hanging out washing, planting, doing art activities such as painting stones, making plaques and using junk materials. Bonus points for some pupils whose emails for previous weeks didn’t make it to me before now.
Week 5 totals:
Green = 50 Yellow = 50 Red = 40 Blue = 100
End of Week 5 totals………
Green = 290 Yellow = 180 Red = 120 Blue = 180
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Mental Health Video for kids
Sat 23 May 2020Go to the 'Children' tab on the home page and select 'Video Resource Centre' to watch a short video on how to keep happy and healthy. -
Take part in a World Record attempt tomorrow!
Wed 20 May 2020If you’ve ever wanted to be part of a Guinness World Record, here’s your chance!
Tomorrow Rob Biddulph is hosting the world’s largest online art class and if you would like to take part, get signed up on the website: https://www.artworldrecords.com
All you need is a pencil and some paper and to be ready at 4.00pm on Thursday 21st May!
If you do take part, please take a photo of you drawing or a picture of your finished artwork and send it in to Mrs Taylor and she will pass it on to your teacher.
Happy drawing!
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Music Tuition Pupils - Over the Rainbow
Tue 19 May 2020Mr Bothwell has provided copies of Over the Rainbow, for pupils involved in tuition who might want to play for their families on Thursday evenings in support for NHS and Key workers. To print out the music notation, please go to Mrs Dunlop's class page for the pdf version. If you would like to take a photograph of yourself playing, please send it to Mrs Taylor.
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Eco Schools Home Challenge: Week 4 results!
Mon 18 May 2020Another impressive week of Eco Schools activities happening in all your homes, gardens and neighbourhoods. It is brilliant to see people entering every single week and also a huge well done to those entering for the first time this week. The Green House really stepped up this week with Jan, Jasmine, Juliana, Alistair, Ailsa, Jack and Zara getting involved in painting stones, hanging out the washing, making their names with sticks and helping with the recycling. For the Red and Blue Houses, we had Rebekah, John and Sarah who were busy helping to put out the recycling bin, making a fabulous sign for their house and a brilliant animal feeder from junk materials. The Yellow House entries came from Hanna, Ben and Ryan who were enjoying time outside making their initials and rescuing a caterpillar. Special mention to Traffey the caterpillar, who has been made a new habitat and is now enjoying life at the Lamont house!
A huge thanks again to all the adults at home for taking the photos and finding the time to email them in, your effort and encouragement is very much appreciated. Keep up the fantastic Eco work Team Bocombra!
Week 4 house points:
Green = 70
Yellow = 30
Red = 20
Blue = 10
End of Week 4 totals………
Green = 240
Yellow = 130
Red = 80
Blue = 80
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Quesadillas
Sat 16 May 2020These are a great lunch idea and good for using up leftover cooked chicken. The beauty of these is that you can put whatever filling you like inside them.
what you need (to make enough for 2 people)
2 flour tortillas
75 g cheddar cheese
leftover chicken, shredded
red pepper,sliced
sweet chilli sauce
what you need to do...
- Heat a frying pan over a medium heat, if it's too hot you will burn the tortilla.
- Lay one of the tortillas on the pan and put on the diced chicken, pepper, cheese and finally the grated cheese. Place the other tortilla on top and press down gently.
- fry without oil, for about 3 minutes on each side, or until the tortilla is crisp, the cheese is melted and the chicken is heated through thoroughly.
- to serve, cut the quesadilla into eighths (or quarters) and arrange on plates. It can be served with a side salad and coleslaw.
Try using other ingredients that you like!
Enjoy :)
