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Our Key Stage 2 Gymnastics Team are finalising preparations for the Team Barnsley Competition. Their first 2 performances of the new routine have been in our Staff Meeting and in Assembly! The routine has been choreographed by Mrs. Porter and is complemented with wonderful, creative outfits – as always. She has led a fabulous project so many thanks to her for that! The gymnasts have worked extremely hard and we are certain they will do Birkwood proud at the latest local competition. Well done and good luck! |
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Year 5 are enjoying their Victorian Topic with Ms. Paczkowski and here’s the proof! They Homework Challenge has proved really exciting and the results are terrific: Steam Trains, Outfits (both poor and rich children) and the use of Lego in creating houses are all shown here. Well done Year 5, Ms. Paczkowski is delighted with the way that she has been welcomed to our school!
Letter for parents detailing homework choices for Years 5 and 6 for the Spring Term 2012 Our choir, ballroom dancers and drama group entertained us in tremendous fashion at the annual Christmas Soiree. The drama group starred several Year 5 pupils in lead roles as they treated us to a version of Scrooge. Several fabulous debuts were made! The Ballroom team performed wonderfully well with children from Years 1-6 involved. Our choir shared some Young Voices material as well as leading carols around the tree! A wonderful, evening, well done to everyone involved, especially Mrs. Sutton and Mrs. Porter for their hard work and organisation. Our Ballroom Dancers graced the Metrodome again at the Team Barnsley Christmas Event. In a crowd of approximately 300, Birkwood sold over 200 tickets! Our fabulous parents showed terrific support to children from years 1-6! Miss Betts even carried off the raffle prize – which she promptly donated to the Soiree Evening (thank you Miss Betts for that kind gesture). Well done to Mrs. Porter for her tireless work in dance and to the many children involved – some as young as 5! Also, www.birkwood.org.uk would like to thank Mr Thompson for the Ballroom and Soirée photographs which he has kindly allowed us to use for these website entries! What a wonderful evening for our school community! We had over 250 children, staff, parents, governors and friends of our school who shared in an extravaganza of music. Our choir showcased their talents alongside Grimethorpe Colliery Band, a gentleman Keith Neale who is a tour guide at Caphouse Colliery opened the evening with a poem and set the tone. We were all so very proud, thank you for your support and thank you especially to Mrs Esther Sutton whose dream it was for organising such a great night and to all the staff who supported her. Highlights included an amazing euphonium solo from Michael Dodd and non-choir members joining in with ‘A World in Union.’ See the video clip for a taste of this unforgettable experience.
Our School Choir had a fabulous day and then night at the Young Voices 2011 Event at Sheffield Arena. Performing alongside stars such as Connie Talbot from Britain’s Got Talent and US Number 1 fame, they wowed an audience well into 4 figures! There were many highlights including Irish Folk Songs, A Queen Melody and A Pop Medley incorporating Your Song amongst others. Many thanks to Mrs. Sutton, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Whitfield, Mrs. Lawson and Mr. Taylor for their support of the children and this extraordinary event in particular! Following our Children in Need Fayre, we had 2 presentations for our Superstar Award. Capping off a great week for our older children, this Year 5 star received the award for her tremendous all round contribution to life at Birkwood. A role model, she works hard at all times and always brightens every day with her infectious smile. Well done!
Years 5 and 6 were visited by a gentleman who was evacuated in World War 2! Originating from London, Mr Lane answered a whole host of questions about his experiences including separating from his parents, encountering his host family’s wish to only receive girls and his views of the Oval Cricket Ground as it was preparing to act as a Prisoner of War Camp! Mr Lane’s neighbourhood was bombed during the war and he recalls being pinned to his mattress by a collapsed window frame! Many thanks to Mr Lane for giving his time to Birkwood. An interesting and informative session! |
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