Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• KS1 Magical Maths Club News

  Fri 28 May 2021

  This week we had some Mind Boggling puzzles and superfun games. These things can be so tricky that we had more than a few students asking "is this even possible?!?!"...

   

  They definitely are though. You just have to do a bit of 'Magical Maths' thinking. Here's the lowdown...

   

  You Win!!

  For this game we dot numbers around the room and children choose one to stand beside. We then throw our big, foamy dice in the air and if it lands on your number then...you win! This is a great strategic game, which the children LOVED! :) Children collect points throughout the duration of the game.

   

  Line Up & Pairs

  For these two activities, children have to work with numbers up to 20. In one activity, children must close their eyes while a mystery number is removed from a mathematical sequence. Children must open their eyes and figure out the missing number.

   

  In the second game, children are each dealt 1 or 2 cards. A 'target number' is called out, and students have to find a partner who has a number that combines with the number on their card to reach the target.   

   

  Guess My Shape & Shape I Spy

  For Guess My Shape, students have to draw a shape on a piece of paper and keep it hidden from the children they're playing with. The children, with the help of our 'shape description card', have to identify the chosen shape using clever questioning.

  For Shape I Spy, children have to pick a shape from an everyday object around the room (e.g. the light in the ceiling might represent a circle). They say the shape out loud, and their friends have to find the object that fits that shape.

   

  Well there we go, today was the last day of our "Magical Maths Training" sessions. 

  We've got some pretty sad looking Magical Maths leaders here at HQ...I think they've enjoyed being at your school.
  
  I really, really hope that the children have had as much fun as we've had working with them! Could I just ask if you could give me an email back with your feedback from the club? What did the children think? Please let us know as we love reading them. We also take feedback very seriously...it helps us to keep providing the best clubs and making sure they provide more and more value for parents and students.
  
  Yours Mathemaically, 

  Tim Ford

  Head of solving reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally hard puzzles

  01158712024

• La Jolie Ronde

  Thu 27 May 2021

  We are very fortunate to have the expertise of Mrs Lark who teaches French to children in school. We go above and beyond the National Curriculum expectations that outlines outcomes for pupils at the end of year 6, as we feel it is an enriching and life-enhancing skill to learn a language. This year that has been somewhat disrupted and some year groups have not had French lessons. 

   

   If you are concerned about your child missing out and would like them to further their French skills, then La Jolie Ronde will be running an after school club after half term. Please read the letter on the 'School Clubs' page of the website for details and get in touch with Susanna if you want to sign your child up.

• Forest Bugs - Summer Sessions

  Thu 27 May 2021

  Ashleigh Drew trades as Forest Bugs. The practice considers her life experiences together with her formal training. Brought up in Zimbabwe, working across a breadth of industries including the corporate world, she is a mum of three, additionally trained to deliver Forest School with appropriate supporting qualifications and Insurances. 

   

  Sessions will resume after May half term and Ash is able to take new members. For the information needed, please follow the link or contact Ash. 

   

  For any further questions or queries please contact Ash at ForestBugsUK@gmail.com

   

  School Clubs | Langar C of E Primary School (secure-primarysite.net) 

• Achievements and Awards Assembly

  Wed 26 May 2021

  As has become somewhat of a tradition here, we are holding an achievements and awards assembly on Friday 25th June . It is customary that children bring in certificates, medals and evidence of any achievements they have had outside of school. These have ranged from Brownie badges to martial arts belts, ice-skating certificates to football trophies. 

   

  If your child has achieved anything outside of school recently - even if it is taking up a new hobby - then please send in the award, certificate or even the outfit they wear for their hobby!  We will then hold the assembly via Zoom so that we can celebrate their achievements with the other staff and classes. 

   

  I look forward to hearing what the children have been up to!

• Half Term Homework

  Wed 26 May 2021

  Hello friend!

   

  As you may have heard, I'm a globetrotting cat and I send letters to my pen pals from all sorts of wonderful places. I love to explore everything that the world has to offer, from the cities to the deserts to the deep blue seas. Everywhere I go, I am amazed at how beautiful, interesting and precious our home is. Every person (and cat) is different to one another - from the places we live to the food that we eat; from the colour of our fur to the language we speak. But do you know what we ALL have in common? We live together on this BIG, AMAZING EARTH and it’s up to US to protect it! In this pack, you will find some brilliant ideas about what you can do to help care for our planet. Exploring the globe is heaps of fun – and looking after it is even better!

   

  Your pal, Banjo x

   

  PS Why not print this out double-sided if you can?

   

  Banjo-3Rs.pdf (banjorobinson.com)

  

• Langar Primary School - Tennis After School Club

  Wed 26 May 2021

  It is that time again to get your tennis coaching booked. Just drop me an email stephaniebarling@hotmail.com to book & see payment details below. 

   

   

  Mondays

  Langar Primary School - After School Club

  Time: 3.20pm - 4.20pm

  Age: all ages

  Dates: June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 5, 12, 19

  Cost: 7 week course £42.00

   

   

  Payment details

  Paypal stephaniebarling@hotmail.com

  Cash

  BACS: Steph Barling Sport (Barclays) Sort code: 20-63-28, Account number: 10802336.

   

• Magical Maths Club

  Fri 14 May 2021

  There was mind-reading, fun & games from a certain wizard called Potter, and our 'Maths Cauldron' game this week...

  This week was another cracking week of magical maths. In fact, this week was PARTICULARLY magical, as we had a guest appearance from our very own Mathemagician. They had an amazinggg time with the children, and taught them some really exciting stuff!

  Maths WHIZZards

  This activity features some super fun 'maths showdowns' in our Maths WHIZZards game (based on a scene from a famous film about young whizzards!). 

  Children had to test their speed in this game. 

  This game helps children with a variety of important areas, including recalling and using addition/subtraction facts up to 100 and telling and writing important times on a clock face. We eventually whittled down to the winning teams, who were very pleased. Well done guys!

   

  Magic Cauldron

  This activity is a great one. It's called the 'Magic Cauldron' and really helps students with the speed of their sums. 
  
  They have to pick a card and select another card with the correct answer on. There will be a magic ingredient on the back, which they must add to their cauldron to make a secret potion!
  
  The first to get all the ingredients wins the game! (AND has their very own magic potion...double cool!)

  
  Time Bomb

  A great game for teaching number patterns and basic times tables. The children stand in a circle and must say either 1, 2 or 3 consecutive numbers in a sequence that we give them. The next child then continues on from there, and so on, and so on. When one child reaches the last number in the sequence, they must make a big (pretend) explosion and sit down. We continue until we're left with a champion. We also played this game with times tables! The Mathemagician was very impressed with their little apprentices. 

   

  A magical week that's for certain, please let us know what you thought, we love to hear from you and we do read all emails.

   

  Tim Ford

  Head of emailing schools.

  01158712024
  
  P.S. - Next week we have a visit from the Olympic Mathletes to do some sports and games. No P.E. kit necessary, but an Olympian attitude DEFINITELY is!

• Face Coverings

  Wed 12 May 2021

  This is taken from the guidance published to schools. This guidance is to be used in conjunction with the school's risk assessment and plans and can be implemented at the individual head teacher's discretion: 

   

  From 17 May, in line with Step 3 of the roadmap, there are changes to the guidance for use of face coverings in all schools. 

   • for pupils and students in all schools, face coverings will no longer be recommended in classrooms or communal areas.

   • for staff in all schools, face coverings will no longer be recommended in classrooms. 

  • for staff and visitors in all schools, it is still recommended that face coverings should be worn in situations outside of classrooms where social distancing is not possible (for example, when moving around in corridors and communal areas).

   

   

  As you can see, the guidance still suggests that face coverings are worn when in communal areas and when social distancing between adults, is not possible. Therefore, staff and visitors to are going to continue to wear face coverings when moving outside of classrooms - e.g. in corridors. However, as now, once seated, or static and socially distanced, the coverings can be removed.

   

  When outside,  face coverings are now not necessary, and I am pleased to tell you that - from Monday 17th May -  you do not need to wear them when you enter the school grounds unless you come inside the building. 

• Rosie May Foundation - Smartie Tube Appeal

  Wed 12 May 2021

  We’re delighted to tell you that out of a total of 102 Smartie tubes given out to the children of Langar School, we received 20 tubes back, which raised a total of £167.50.

   

  The Rosie May Foundation will come into school very soon to share a video with the children of where that money goes and the wonderful work they do around the globe. 

  

• KS1 Magical Maths

  Mon 10 May 2021

   

  Stately Holmes was here this week, a great detective and mathematical mystery solver. Here's what the children learned...

   

  Stately Holmes is a distant relative of the great Sherlock, and has a reputation that's really building(!!) He's worked for some of the biggest crime solving organisations in the world; including the CIA and the FBI, but this week Stately was with us to teach the supercool youngsters a few of his crime solving skills.

  Crack the Code
  The children work out the answer to sums in order to Crack the Code. 

  What message did Stately leave for the children……? 

   

  The Mystery Calculator - helps you to read minds!

  The second activity our detective brought with him was 'the Mystery Calculator'. This is genuinely really amazing. 
  
  It's a sheet of numbers that helps you calculate what another person is thinking. The children were shown how to use it, and tried it on each other. 
  
  We email parents a copy of the calculator, so they can continue the magic at home! :)

   

  Fun with Games Galore
  Our final activity this week was some really fun games. Great for practising important maths in groups. Please note, we change the difficulty of these games according to which year group is taking part - perfect for everyone!
  
  The game we played this week was 'More or Less than'. It's a guessing game that helps children develop their strategies for finding unknown numbers. They have to guess what number is displayed behind their head by guess-work and feedback of 'more than' or 'less than' from the rest of the class. It was a game-a-rific game this week, with plenty of highs and lows. :)

   

  Well what a great week this was. We really enjoyed it, and I know our world class detective was amazed by the younger detectives (I reckon they might even take Stately's job if they carry on at this rate!!).

   

  See you next week for more Magical Maths, we can't wait.

  Tim Ford

  Head of convincing the FBI to lend us their best detectives.

  01158712024

   

  P.S. Next week is a PARTICULARLY magical week...we've got a visit from our very own Mathemagician.