World Book Day March

Wow! What a week it has been for enjoying the gifts that keep giving, the humble book. The children have had different authors in classes, sharing stories and skills. Excellent effort was made by families to help recognise the variety of amazing and inspirational characters created to share with us and take us to a different place on World Book Day.

Athletics

The Year 3&4 athletics team were crowned Champions Of Southwark after beating 32 other schools.

Well done!

Year 3 visit The Natural History Museum

Year 3 had an amazing trip to The Natural History Museum. They learnt about Volcanoes and tsunamis - which will help with their geography work this half term. During their visit they got to experience what an earthquake may feel like, had an encounter with a dinosaur and even travelled up through the centre of a volcano!

The School Playground Project

The Playground Project is certainly at a very exciting stage. School Council participated in a workshop on Friday 7th February, to work on some measurements for the architects. During the session Eleanor Fawcett (Chair of Premises) also encouraged students to think about landscape by exploring the outdoor space with a member of FOG or volunteering parents.

Year 6 Citizenship workshop at the Fire Station.

The children in year 6 attended a citizenship workshop on Wednesday 5th February. Many aspects of keeping themselves safe in preparation for their transition into secondary school and the increased independence that accompanies it were explored. Issues such as the importance of having Trading Standards, petting unknown dogs without the owner’s consent and safety on public transport were discussed. Situations which harboured more significant risks were also discussed at length, such as knife-crime, house fires and Stranger Danger. Safety strategies for all areas were provided with clear instructions for the children to follow, in such circumstances. Members of the fire brigade, police force, TFL and the Blue Cross also furnished the children with catchy slogans to help them to remember the correct procedures in all of these eventualities.

chicks 1.jpg — **Egg-citing times!**

Our Reception children have been looking after some hens’ eggs. The chicks have begun to hatch, which the children are very excited about.

Nethercott January

As we come out of the darkness of winter and head towards Spring, some Year 5 children were able to see the start of new life for a group of piglets which was but one of the many animal experiences they had during the week. The 7 days as a farming family allowed the children to learn about animal husbandry, where their food comes from and how to live and work together to get things done. The children were adventurous with food choices and showed great care and responsibility towards all living creatures. An amazing experience enjoyed by all who went.

Year 2 gymnastics

Balancing, landing and choosing different shapes in today’s PE lesson.

School Council Carol Singing

On Thursday 12th December, School Council went to Lew Evans House to sing some Christmas Carols for the residents. The children enjoyed the experience and the residents even more so. They even joined in with singing.

Year 3, using ‘fortune tellers’ or ‘chatterboxes’ to learn times tables.

These are class 9 using ‘fortune tellers’ or ‘chatterboxes’ to learn times tables. They made them using origami and then tested their classmates on the 3 and 4 times tables. They took them home to challenge their families too.

Class 9, researching features of non-fiction texts.

Class 9, researching features of non-fiction texts. They read a range of texts to see what makes an effective non-fiction piece of writing and came up with a checklist to use for their own non-fiction writing.

Year 3, weaving.

These are photos of class 9 weaving, using colours from their landscape paintings of the view from Dawson’s Heights.

Year 5, Science.

In Science this week, Year 5 looked at the different parts of a flower. They first looked closely at a flower and then drew botanical illustrations. They then dissected the flowers and used a magnifying glass to get a really good look at the various parts.

Year 1 Autumn Walk.

Year One went on an Autumn Walk to Dulwich Park. They talked about evergreen and deciduous trees and how the leaves on some trees change colour and fall to the ground but some trees keep their leaves all year. The children searched for Autumnal objects such as fungi, berries, pine cones and leaves. They also observed the behaviour of the squirrels and watched them collecting nuts and other food in preparation for the winter.

Nursery Outdoor Learning.

P.E. (Dance) - Year 5.

Today, class 18 looked at the recycling process during the lesson. They explored movements like they were being transported.

Remembrance Day Assembly.

Our whole school came together to mark their respects during our remembrance assemblies this morning. This is always such a special and poignant assembly for the children. We will remember them.

Our Nursery Children Developing Their Problem Solving Skills!

Year 6 November Workshop - Our World, Our Future

Mindfulness Assemblies during Autumn 2

During Thursday assemblies this half-term Years 5 & 6 are exploring Mindfulness.

What Mindfulness is and why it's helpful?

What stops us from being mindful?

How trying to do too many things at one time is counter productive.

Worrying about the past or the future doesn’t help us enjoy or deal with the present.

Health & Fitness Club

Celebrating Diwali at Goodrich

To celebrate Diwali we had themed assemblies across the phases.

Nursery’s Celebration of Black History Month

They have used a range of books, pictures and artefacts to inspire their activities such as jewellery making.

Black History Month Assemblies

We are excited to continue our celebration and lessons of awareness during Black History Month assemblies and activities. During this weeks Upper KS2 Singing Assembly, Mr Pix led the beautiful singing of a range of key Black History Month Songs.

Black History Month Year 1 & 2

We have been celebrating Black History and culture in our assemblies this month. We have learnt about people who have used their lives to make a difference.

Year 3 and 4 Assembly 14th October

Examining UK Black History Month in

**Year 3 & 4 assembly today.**

Year 6 Maths - Geometry workshop

(using a protractor - focus on accuracy)

Year 6 Art - Close observation drawing of a still life

Year 3 Art - Weaving

Year 3 have started learning the basics of weaving by making paper weave pictures. When they have developed their skills they will progress onto weaving with yarn.

World Space Week

Two wonderful home projects produced by Matteo Watson & Lucy Cowler in Year 5, class 16.

Year 6 African Drumming

Class 17, in Year 6 are taking part in African drumming lessons. It is a fun, therapeutic way of communicating and expressing yourself. Playing the djembe drums improves co-ordination and motor skills. It also requires concentration and focus to learn the different beats and techniques.

Problem Solving Year 6

Problem solving is taught on a weekly basis in Maths lessons, with children working in groups to develop their team building skills and to apply mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts. Today (Friday 11th October), children in Year 6 tried to ‘Crack The Code’ using a range of skills.

Science Year 6

During their topic ‘Animals Including Humans’ children have being designing models of the heart to demonstrate how the heart moves blood around the body to carry oxygen and vitamins.

Health & Fitness Club

In order to encourage our pupils to become more physically active, School Council came up with the idea of a Health & Fitness Club. The aim is to get children active; improve their self-confidence; enhance key parts of their character such as resilience and ultimately produce more healthy and happy pupils.

News from Year 5

Ssssnakes alive! On Tuesday, Year 5 were thoroughly excited about the 6 live snakes brought in to help support their learning in Art. We are studying Medusa and this opportunity to closely observe and hold the snakes was thrilling for all attendees. The snakes varied in size and colour, with the largest weighing 35kg and needing 10 children to hold it. We are very grateful to Paul for providing us with this very informative session.

UKSA (Year 6 Residential Trip)

Goodrich Rocks

Well done to everyone who partipated in our annual treat of Goodrich talent. It was a fabulous night with a high standard of talent, showing we have some remarkable children in our school.

Thank you to Mr Tom King for singing us his rendition of ‘Cry me a River’, a treat for us all!

A big congratulations goes to ‘Kelvin’ for winning this years singing contest and our first dance winners were IKEAS.

Choir

Year 5 Tennis

P.E.

Over this term, Mr Dennis has been busy teaching Year Five the skills of tennis. You never know, we might see them at Wimbledon, in the future!

Reception visit Joss Bay

Joss Bay

The children found a variety of shells, several crabs and a jellyfish. They had great fun splashing about in the sea. They built sand castles and dug for treasure, (unfortunately none was found!) The trip was a great success to round off the topic on ‘The Sea’.

London Youth Games

Year 6 - Options (Knitting)

The children in this group are learning how to cast on and knit. They are enjoying the challenge of applying their fine motor skills, whilst following instructions. We can’t wait to see the outcomes at the end.

CLASS 17 INVESTIGATING ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS IN SCIENCE.

Goodrich to Goodrich Cycle

Our 14 intrepid dads cycled a mind-blowing 350km over two days this weekend, raising an amazing £8,700 for the school. They started near Goodrich Castle - close to Wales - and pedalled through rain, floods and some beautiful countryside returning to school in time for the Summer Fair and a massive Goodrich welcome!
Well done to all the riders, especially organisers Matthew Chiles and David Sargen; plus huge thanks to DRS, Balfe’s Bikes and Family Feasts and everyone who donated to the team’s fundraising page, for all your support. We have now formed a Goodrich cycling club, and are hoping more mums, dads and other family members will feel inspired to try out cycling or take part in future events of varying distances! Please contact matthew.chiles@googlemail.com if you’re interested in finding out more.

Goodrich Summer Fair

Our Summer Fair brought a ray of sunshine and lots of fun to a cloudy Saturday afternoon. There was an array of exciting activities and entertainment, from the raffle and arts and crafts to tombolas, bouncy castles, a cafe and BBQ. Plus a performance from the school choir and some wonderful entries in the traditional Summer Show. Well done to all the winners and everyone who took part! Plus a big thank you to the volunteer parent organisers and everyone who helped out on the stalls.

Goodrich Fun Run

Huge congratulations to each and everyone of the runners, you were all brilliant! All of the money raised goes to Friends of Goodrich school projects, to directly benefit all children at Goodrich.

Parent Comment: ‘Just wanted to say a huge thank you for yesterday, it was fantastic! Brilliantly organised, I loved its environmentally respectful approach and the atmosphere was beautiful…a community of people celebrating health and well being. It conveys a strong message to our children about fitness, personal achievement and being part of a community.’

Reception Outdoor Area Facelift Continues!

Year 4 Visit to Royal Festival Hall

On Tuesday 7th May, Year 4 visited the Royal Festival Hall to take part in a performance with the London Philharmonic orchestra.

The children learned about the different instruments and heard music by Benjamin Britten.

Lewis in class 13 said that he enjoyed singing ‘Heave Ho’ which was sung by all the schools attending.

Asa in class 15 favourite instrument was the French Horn because it had a very emotive sound.

Oliver from class 14 liked it when he had to close his eyes and imagine he was at sea.

Sensory Garden (big thank you to FoG!)

Nursery have set up a wonderful sensory garden outside Bumblebee Room, courtesy of FoG.

London Marathon success!

We are pleased to report that all our runners finished the London Marathon last Sunday and are proud owners of a fabulous medal. Tina Gettrup, mum of Aurora in Class 16, Phil Dawkins, Dad of Sophia in class 24, and Liz Stuart, Class 9 teacher, all finished and were very grateful for all the support along the way. Well done to all the runners. Let's hope their legs are back to normal by now!

The Great Fire of London

Year 2 classes spent the end of last week constructing Tudor style houses to use in their History unit on The Great Fire of London. They used cardboard boxes, paper and paint and had the help from some amazing parent volunteers! The houses will be used to bring to life the events of The Great Fire of London to help inspire our children to become amazing actors in the coming weeks.

Some photos from this week’s Forest Schools

Year 4 visit from Jenny Dawkins(Associate Vicar All Saints Church, Peckham).

This was organised by the team, to help children increase their knowledge and understanding about Easter, as they are studying Christianity in RE.

Year 3 (Class 6) Math Lesson - Making nets of 3-d shapes

Year 6 African Drumming Lessons

Class 27 bringing joy, rhythm and positivity to our Friday!

Year 1 Trip to V&A Museum of Childhood

On Wednesday Year 1 had a great time at the V&A Museum of Childhood. As part of their literacy topic, Lost in the Toy Museum, they searched for toys they could find from the story including Bunting the main character.

Year 4 (Class 15) Science - developing observation skills.

Class 15 simulating stomachs with zippy bags (stomach), crackers (food) and orange juice (stomach acid). They manipulated them to re-create the natural movement of the stomach. Then observed what happened. The children loved it!

Year 4 (Class 15) Science

On Wednesday (20th March), class 15 took a walk through the digestive system to help improve their understanding about how food travels through our body.

Year 5 Music Trip (Monday 18th March)

Music

Year 5 trip to Dreamtime Tales with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. They took part in a participatory concert about Captain Cook and aborigine folklore.

Year 5 (Class 18) Art

Spring 2 Topic: Making Victorian Houses from Clay.

Upper KS2 Singing Assembly - Tuesday 19th March

Class 25 (Year 1) Participating in Kung Fu Lessons

Class 27 (Year 6) African Drumming

Each class in Year 6 take part in African Drumming lessons for a term. Here are some pictures of class 27 taking part last Friday.

Red Nose Day 2019 at Goodrich

Health & Fitness Club - 14th March

After 30mins of exercise we focused on learning more about our body organs and their special job.

Year 2 Science

In Year 2 the children are developing the core scientific skills of observation and investigation. This week they have been observing and describing how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants.

Year 2 Computing

In Year 2 the children are learning how to program a sequence of instructions. This term they have been developing their coding skills with the help of volunteer parent, Paul Higgins.

KS1 Drama Workshop - 12th March 2019.

The children took part in a Perform drama, dance and singing workshop. The children became superheroes and learned to save the planet by reducing, reusing and recycling.

Photos from our ‘Read2Dogs’ Programme

World Book Day - 7th March 2019

Years 1&2 Athletics results

Year 1 2 Athletics.jpg — Winners!

Congratulations, well done!

Egg-citing times

Our Reception children have been looking after some hens’ eggs. The chicks have begun to hatch, which the children are very excited about.

Year 5 Visit to Gurdwara Temple

Year 5.jpg — RE

As part of the Year 5 RE unit on Sikhism, they were invited to visit the Sikh Gurdwara Temple in East Dulwich last week. They had a very interesting afternoon as they heard about the beliefs and rules that Sikhs live their lives by.

Happy Chinese New Year!

This week, we have been celebrating the Year of the Pig by making lanterns, trying on traditional costumes, tasting some authentic food and having a go at Chinese calligraphy.