Class 3 Gedney Drove End 

 

We created an A to Z of words that made us think about something we’ve learned about the Victorians, and used them for inspiration to write our blog posts. Some links are more obvious than others, but all of our posts are original, interesting and the result of our hard work! Enjoy 🙂

In Victorian times, there was a village and it had poor people and rich people.

A jeweller made jewellery in Victorian times. The jewellery was made out of gold, silver and other precious metals. If I was a Victorian and I had to choose out of jewellery and jelly babies I would choose jelly babies because if I was a lower class person I would have to eat mouldy food off the floor.

In those days, they had jam makers so that obviously means they made jam. The people who made jam wouldn’t have been paid a lot like us in these days. People who had jam-making jobs wouldn’t be treated like us in these days as well.

Victorians also had a shoe-maker who journeyed around and made people shoes and mended them.

These are all things that begin with the letter J.

It’s World Book Day and we’ve been sharing and celebrating some of our favourite book characters. Can you guess who we are?

Which is your favourite?

 

As part of our topic, Class 3 designed, made and taste-tested space-themed chocolate treats. Can you tell by our expressions how yummy they were?

As part of our Frozen Kingdom topic, we took part in a thrilling adventure at the Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead.

When we arrived, we were given our ski boots and skis for our first activity. Heavy and tight, clumpy and painful, the boots were essential kit. Next, we chose a helmet and listened to our instructors. 

Skiing was fun but hard: the triangle position and walking in the skis made our legs tired and, if you angled the skis in the wrong way, you might even end up going backwards! Lewie and Jack R were naturals, but everyone did well with this new sport.

After lunch, we put on different boots because it was time to try snowboarding! The instructor showed us how to strap into the boards and slow ourselves down once we started moving. We all had a try and- apart from a few people landing on their bottoms- we picked it up quite quickly. It wasn’t long before we were riding the boards down a slope and even doing some tricks! Jack P, Callum M, Finley and Max made it look easy by mastering it straight away but Elisha, Amber, Jake and Matthew soon followed in their tracks. It was great fun!

Our final activity was sledging. This was the noisiest and busiest activity!

Everyone had a try, and it was certainly hilarious to watch! Foam snowmen were set up at the bottom of the slope for target practice and Jacob C, Jack P, Finley and Charlie took them down on their first go. Jacob R floated down the slope like a snow king; Ethan high-fived passers-by; Jack A was attacked by a gang of inflatable doughnuts and Lani span (and screamed) all the way down! Miss West was particularly amused with Johnny’s emergency exit over the barrier… Callum H tried a bobsleigh technique with Max and Callum M, ending up in a tangle of limbs against the barrier. Luckily, the only injury was aching tummies from laughing so hard!

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We all enjoyed our day at the Snow Centre, and were disappointed when it was time to leave! We tried to decide which activity was our favourite- but we had a huge amount of fun with all of them!

Ryan said, “Sledging was my favourite because we got to knock down snowmen.”

“My favorite was skiing,” said Ellie. “Even though it was challenging, I’d like to do it again.”

Chris enjoyed the sledging most. He said, “On most of my runs, I fell down and it was funny for other people to watch!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today, we looked at the difference between to, too and two, which are often confused- even by grown ups!

We learned that:

to is used with a destination or verb (I am going to the park; I want to play down the park)

too is used “as well” or to emphasise (I enjoyed it too; The food was too spicy for me)

two is a number (I had two puddings)

We wrote our own sentences using to, too or two. Did we use them correctly?

Jake has completed some excellent science and topic work this term- well done!

On Friday the 16th of October 2015, children from Gedney Drove End and Holbeach St Marks joined together to compete in the annual Elite Sport Academy Year 5/6 Football Tournament at Pinchbeck United FC.

After arriving, we began our pre-match warm up with some passing skills and penalty practice. Our coach, Mr Davies, joined in and gave us a team talk to make sure we were ready and on top of our game.

 

Our first match was against Surfleet. We started strong, with Jake defending excellently and Callum tackling confidently, and it looked as if we had the other team cornered. Unfortunately, a couple of minutes later, the tables turned and we lost 2-0.

“Our play was a bit dubious,” said Jake. “We seemed to be attacking the same ball and made some mistakes. We’ll do better in the next match.”

 

However, Jake was wrong. Despite excellent play from George and Max, and some awesome saves from James, our second game against Market Deeping resulted in a 3-0 defeat. Team captain, Max, said, “We let the team down by letting those goals in on the corners, but we’ll work on that at the training ground. We’re really fired up for the next game.”

 

Our final game of the morning was the most exciting yet! Ayscoughfee were a tough side, but we were nippy, and both teams looked to be fairly evenly matched until the opposition scored three devastating goals in quick succession. A cracking goal from Callum wasn’t enough to win us the game, but we did do well enough to qualify for the Silver Cup.

 

The quarter final against Spalding Primary was fast paced and fierce, with an accidental own goal by the other team, a direct result of our continued pressure on their players, putting us in the lead early on. The win was solidified by Charlie scoring a neat goal just a couple of minutes later. Victorious and elated, we couldn’t believe how our luck had changed. Finally, everything was coming together!

 

In the semi-final, against Westmere A, Callum again scored two extraordinary goals, making him the tournament’s top goal scorer. There were lots of other opportunities for both teams to take a shot, but the score stayed low. Westmere managed to claw one back but it wasn’t enough- and we were through to the final!

 

The whole crowd gathered to watch us battle Ayscoughfee B. Frankie tried his best but narrowly missed an early goal, while James fought off a couple of chancers with some fantastic saves. The tackling was brutal: neither team willing to give up control of the ball.

 

However, our team dominated and only the clock running out prevented us from scoring a decisive goal. Groans erupted around the field when we realised this exciting final would be ultimately decided on penalties…

Luckily (or unluckily) we weren’t in agony for long. An Ascoughfee save followed by a low, hard goal ended the game abruptly. However, second place in the Silver Cup felt like a win- especially after how the morning had gone!

 

“It was a super turnaround for a super team,” said Max. “It could have gone better but we all tried our best and in the end their goalie was just too good.”

“Today proved you should never, never, never give up,” agreed Callum.

 

Coach Davies had this to add: “First and foremost, I am immensely proud of every single one of those boys who represented our schools today. They were warriors who battled to the end. We were the underdogs throughout but determination, effort and team spirit meant we lost only by a single kick. Those boys deserve the utmost respect and the other schools should be hoping to avoid us at future competitions. We are hungry- so watch out!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miss West is always encouraging us to be independent- and one of the ways we learn to do this is by assessing each others’ work sometimes.

 

We agree on the success criteria, so we know what to look for, and work with a partner to read and discuss a piece of writing. It helps us know what we have done well, and what we can work to improve. Plus, it’s lots of fun to “be the teacher”!

 

 

We try to be fair, tactful and constructive in our comments. Often, we end up with extra ideas on how to improve our writing after looking carefully at someone else’s, so everyone is a winner!

 

You should join Tydd because it is good fun.

Tydd St Mary football club was started in 1973 when the park in the village was grassed to provide a valuable 7 acre social community playing field for the village.

Many local teams began to use the facility when a new pavillion was made in 1977 and officially opened by Sir Geoff Capes. These teams included Tydd St Mary FC, Tydd Gote FC, Tydd Gote Youth Club and the Five Bells Sunday Side.