tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87272740219911080392024-03-12T18:37:12.105-07:00The Edna TimesEdna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-30655557220759483652020-03-05T02:11:00.002-08:002020-03-05T02:11:14.977-08:00Waterstone Visit <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">As
part of World Book Day celebrations, each class will visit Waterstones in town
where they will participate in a variety of reading related activities. A member of
staff will talk to the children about the books they can buy with their free
book voucher and give them a summary of the different stories. The children are looking forward to having the opportunity to visit the shop to 'spend' their vouchers and participate in the different activities.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-34944863045159757102020-03-05T02:09:00.001-08:002020-03-05T02:09:40.052-08:00World Book Day 2020<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">To
celebrate World Book Day 2020, Pupil Voice Council planned a special day for
children in school. Alongside dressing up as their favourite characters from
books, Pupil Voice Council decided that the whole school should come together
for a reading session across the school. The children enjoyed sitting and
reading their books with their friends across Edna G. Olds Academy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-60303338485403768242020-03-05T02:07:00.001-08:002020-03-05T02:07:05.386-08:00Science Launch Day<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">On
the first day of this half-term, the children enjoyed a topic launch day
related to their new science topics. A variety of exciting, hands-on,
activities were planned across school which gave the children an insight into
their new topics and inspired lots of questions which they are excited about
answering this half-term. In Year 6, as part of the light and electricity topic,
the children were set a challenge of creating a periscope to allow them to see
over a wall while in Year 5, the children created their own balloon powered
rockets. The children thoroughly enjoyed coming up with creative ways to solve
this problem and showed true creativity in their solutions!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-73390684949715295932020-03-05T02:05:00.003-08:002020-03-05T02:05:55.538-08:00Enterprise Week <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Enterprise
Week has commenced! Across school, the children will be spending the next week
researching, designing and making products to sell at the Enterprise Fair on
Thursday 13th February. Which class will make the most profit?!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-79519812723217566552020-03-05T02:02:00.006-08:002020-03-05T02:02:45.333-08:00Y5 Holocaust visit<br />
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On Thursday 13th February, Year 5 visited the National
Holocaust Centre as part of their topic on World War II. It was an informative
and moving day. The day started with the children watching a recording of a
Holocaust survivor telling his story. He had lived in Germany but found safety
in Britain through the Kindertransport and unlike many children like him, his
parents joined him a few months later. Finding out about the events leading up
to the Holocaust was also particularly interesting. The children learnt how
anti-Jewish messages were spread through the community and that children
suddenly stopped playing with Jewish friends because they were forbidden to.
Particularly shocking was the replica of a street after Kristallnacht which was
when Jewish shops and businesses were attacked and their windows were smashed.
Year 5 enjoyed this trip and left feeling moved by what they had
discovered. <o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-76750251521882708772020-03-05T02:02:00.004-08:002020-03-05T02:02:28.699-08:00Extended Learning Club presentation to Nottingham High School<br />
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We had the privilege of planning and delivering a short
presentation to Nottingham High School. We talked about how amazing Edna G.
Olds Academy is and gave them an insight into a typical day. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We talked about film week and showed year 4’s film – they
loved it!<o:p></o:p></div>
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We look forward to hosting them again next year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-54615776844734741452020-03-05T02:02:00.002-08:002020-03-05T02:02:10.768-08:00Year 2 Discovery Day<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On 14<sup>th</sup>
January, Year 2 visited Nottingham University to take part in a Discovery Day.
They had a tour of the campus and learnt from current students what it’s like
to study at university. They discussed subjects they might like to study
through further education and even thought about which societies they might
like to join. They were also fascinated by the rooms inside the old buildings
and used photos of the campus to prompt art work back at school.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-25572484694632305752020-03-05T02:01:00.003-08:002020-03-05T02:01:34.898-08:00Year 5 STEM Day<br />
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On Monday 27th January, Year 5 visited the Belgrave Rooms to
participate in a S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) event. As
part of the event, we participated in a variety of different activities linked
to S.T.E.M such as making and designing wind turbines, finding out about
science and sport, trying out different sports technology and using batteries
to problem solve with electric model cars. My favourite activity was making a
wind turbine. We had to use paper to find the most efficient shape of blades to
add to the turbines. After that, we tested them and measured how much energy
each turbine produced. I worked with a group of other children from L.E.A.D
schools and it was fun to make new friends. <o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-47185599277309345472020-03-05T02:01:00.001-08:002020-03-05T02:01:17.113-08:00Year 5 Learn by Design Morning<br />
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On Thursday 9th January, Year 5 attended a workshop by the
Learn by Design Team. This was in preparation for our forthcoming S.T.E.M day
later this month. As part of the session we thought about different types of
energy and how this travels around the country. We also thought about
disability and the challenges people with different disabilities face on a
daily basis. The learning from this session will be used later this month on
the S.T.E.M activity day. We are looking forward to using our creativity and
problem solving skills!<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-70427391306768338262020-03-05T02:00:00.001-08:002020-03-05T02:00:58.827-08:00KS2 Christmas Production<br />
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Over last term, year 6 pupils planned the theme for the KS2
Christmas production on 17th December. Inspiration for the play was taken from
the topic last term of 'Carnivals and Festivals Around the World'. As a class,
we decided to include aspects of our fashion show within the performance,
coming up with title 'A Christmas Carnival', where the story followed a trio of
carnival enthusiasts as they discovered some of the different traditions of
Christmas. Some of the members of the class also supported in creating our own
carnival cart, which we were able to use within the production.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-25896187654049827082019-03-14T14:53:00.000-07:002019-03-14T14:53:02.661-07:00Comic ReliefIn order to raise money for Comic Relief, Pupil Voice Council have decided to ask children to come into school wearing something red and also hold a cake sale. They have written to parents asking for donations of cakes and biscuits and worked with the catering staff to come up with some Comic Relief related treats. Throughout the day, each class will have the opportunity to buy the delicious creations. In class, children will be learning about Comic Relief and why we raise money for this cause.Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-73894238646785765742019-03-14T14:50:00.000-07:002019-03-14T14:50:02.440-07:00Visit to NUAST- Robotics Workshop As part of our computing curriculum, Edna G. Olds Academy has established links with Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology. The Year 6 children recently visited the campus to enjoy a robotics workshop led by one of the teachers and some A-Level students. The children were given the task of creating a robot to do a specific job and spent the first session exploring the software and robotic technology available to them. They are looking forward to continuing this project over the course of this year.Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-11896367068792092662019-03-14T14:47:00.001-07:002019-03-14T14:47:13.819-07:00World Book Day To celebrate World Book Day 2019, Pupil Voice Council planned a special day for children in school. Alongside dressing up as their favourite characters from books, Pupil Voice Council decided that each class should spend the morning using their creativity to create a character. Different media were used to bring the characters to life and they were then swapped with children in a partner class. Upon swapping characters, the children were then tasked with writing a story about the character they had been given. Some great stories were produced by the children and they particularly enjoyed sharing their work with the children who had created the character originally. Alongside this, a special book themed lunch was prepared by the catering team which included 'Golden Snitch Garlic Bread' and 'Willy Wonka's Chocolate Dessert'.Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-41855572607171375122019-03-14T14:42:00.001-07:002019-03-14T14:42:26.023-07:00Topic Launch Day- Science On the first day of this half-term, the children enjoyed a topic launch day related to their new science topics. A variety of exciting, hands-on, activities were planned across school which gave the children an insight into their new topics and inspired lots of questions which they are excited about answering this half-term. In Year 6, as part of the light and electricity topic, the children were set a challenge of using electrical components to create an alarm system in a house to alert the owner of any intruders. The children thoroughly enjoyed coming up with creative ways to solve this problem and showed true creativity in their solutions!Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-36946533454356574782019-03-14T14:39:00.001-07:002019-03-14T14:39:15.991-07:00Waterstones- World Book DayAs part of World Book Day celebrations, each class visited Waterstones in town where they participated in a variety of reading related activities. A member of staff talked to the children about the books they could buy with their free book voucher and gave them a summary of the different stories. The children enjoyed having the opportunity to visit the shop to 'spend' their vouchers and had fun participating in the different activities.Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-86206286595026896152019-03-14T14:36:00.004-07:002019-03-14T14:36:46.781-07:00Space DomeAs part of their science topic on space, the children in Year 5 welcomed a mobile planetarium-the space dome- into school. Almost filling the entire hall, the inflatable dome was used to project images of the stars and planets and some of the children said they felt like they were really in space! This learning opportunity has really inspired the children and was an amazing learning opportunity.Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-62886861612869489972019-03-14T14:33:00.001-07:002019-03-14T14:33:24.976-07:00A Midsummer Night's Dream Over the last seven weeks, the children in Year 6 have been working in collaboration with Nottingham Playhouse and five other schools across Nottingham to stage a production of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Each school was responsible for a specific section of the play which were then put together to be performed in the main stage at Nottingham Playhouse last week. The children thoroughly enjoyed the sessions preparing their part with Dawn, the practitioner from Nottingham Playhouse and were excited to perform on such a large stage in front of a packed auditorium.Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-22413459823449511442019-03-14T14:30:00.002-07:002019-03-14T14:30:14.236-07:00Art Exhibition At the end of Spring Term 1, parents were invited into school to look at the amazing art work created by children across school in a special exhibition. The children thoroughly enjoyed sharing their creativity with parents and it was great to have so many visitors to see the children's work.Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-70281238528660992962018-12-18T07:32:00.001-08:002018-12-18T07:32:39.618-08:00Christmas Production <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 16px;">On Friday 14th December, KS2 put on their performance 'The True Meaning of Christmas'. Inspired by the recent work on consumerism, the children in year 6 decided that they wanted this year's production to have a message linked to this issue. The children had worked extremely hard in the run up to the production learning lines and songs and honing their acting skills. We hope that you enjoyed watching the production as much as the staff and children enjoyed preparing it. </span>Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-51557919690959635492018-12-10T06:31:00.002-08:002018-12-10T06:31:42.089-08:00Enterprise WeekEnterprise Week has commenced! Across school, the children will be spending the next week researching, designing and making products to sell at the Christmas Fair. Which class will make the most profit?!Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-77856154799191946352018-12-10T05:35:00.001-08:002018-12-10T05:35:46.761-08:00Canning Circus LightsOn Tuesday 27th November, a group of children from KS2 attended the switching on of the Canning Circus Christmas lights. As part of the ceremony, the children sang 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer', met Santa and enjoyed chocolates and mince pies. It was a lovely evening and a great opportunity for the children to showcase their talents to the local community.<br />
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Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-13544909074608821302018-11-20T03:35:00.002-08:002018-11-20T03:35:49.513-08:00Children in Need We had a fantastic day raising money for Children in Need on Friday 16th November. Ready for the cake sale after school, the children spent the morning baking everything from cakes to cookies. Once the baking was complete, each class spent the remainder of the day finding out more about Children in Need. Year 5 and 6 set up a newsroom in the hall and produced a short booklet packed full of information on Children in Need to hand out at the cake sale. The children came to school dressed in spotty clothes and filled a giant Pudsey with coins! We're looking forward to finding out how much we raised for such a good cause.Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-6029033626095916552018-11-13T08:10:00.001-08:002018-11-13T08:10:55.214-08:00Remembrance DayOn Friday 9th November, the children and staff marked Remembrance Day. This year it was particularly significant since it had been one-hundred years since the end of World War One. Each class found out about the war and the sacrifices people from across the globe made for our freedom and liberty. As part of the commemorations, a wreath of poppies was made by each year group. These were displayed during assembly and wishes for peace in the future were shared with the school community.Edna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-44947825830793163612018-10-16T08:06:00.001-07:002018-10-16T08:06:16.080-07:00World Food Week This week, the kitchen have been preparing some delicious lunches with a global influence. Pupil Voice met with the kitchen staff to plan the menu and so far, the children have thoroughly enjoyed trying new foods from around the world. Please find the menu for this week below:<br />
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<b>Monday- Italian</b><br />
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Beef bolognaise or arrabiata penne pasta, green salad, peas<br />
Strawberry ice-cream roll<br />
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<b>Tuesday- Caribbean</b><br />
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Jerk chicken or Caribbean sweet potato curry, rice and peas, broccoli<br />
Banana bread and butter pudding and cream<br />
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<b>Wednesday- Harvest Festival</b><br />
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Cottage pie or macaroni cheese, sweetcorn, caluiflower<br />
Apple and pear crumble with custard<br />
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<b>Thursday- Chinese</b><br />
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Chicken chow mein, vegetable stir fried rice, green beand<br />
Pineapple upside down cake<br />
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<b>Friday- English</b><br />
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Bangers and mash, peas and gravy<br />
Choc iceEdna G Oldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205246990139894597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727274021991108039.post-49638865256513673432018-10-16T07:57:00.000-07:002018-10-16T07:57:02.558-07:00Stratford - upon - Avon visit On Wednesday 3rd October, Year 6 went to Stratford to learn more about the Tudors. We started off the exciting adventure by going to a place called Tudor World. We were warmly welcomed by Tudor Kinglsey and Tudor Janet who showed us to our different workshops. One group looked around an interesting museum where we were told about archery, the plague and Tudor ships. After we joined back together, Tudor Kinglsey told us about crime and punishment. In the afternoon, 'William Shakespeare' gave us a tour of his home town!<br />
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