Lakeside News
2nd February 2012
Year 1 Trip to Castle Museum
The Year 1 children went to the Castle Museum last Thursday for an enjoyable visit. Some comments from the children can be seen below:
Sarah- “I liked going on the coach and looking at the old fashioned computer games.”
Isabella – “There was a silver motorbike in the 60’s gallery.”
Ellis – “The teacher told us if the toys in her box were new or old.”
Thomas G – “It was very interesting to see toys I hadn’t seen before.”
Kiera – “My Mum has a Sindy doll like the one at the museum.”
Libby – “I’ve never seen an old Noah’s Ark before.”
Rebecca –“I like the doll with a wedding dress on with flowers, when we drew our pictures.”
Friends of Lakeside News
We still need your ideas for a fundraising event. If you have not received a letter asking for your ideas please see the school office. We need all replies back by Monday 6th February please.
The next bags to school collection is Monday 19th March and with the success of the last one which raised £120 it is a fabulous way to raise money for your school and not cost you a penny! Remember we are still collecting school uniform to sell. Bag it up separately and bring it in on Monday 19th March also.
The next DVD nights are Tuesday 6th March and Thursday 8th March in the school hall. In order for this event to go ahead we will need parent helpers to serve the snacks and supervise the children.
Please help if you can.
Invites will be sent out shortly.
That's all for now!
The Friends of Lakeside Team
Cycle Training
The Cycle Training is going really well the children are enjoying it and learning lots of ‘safe cycling’!
Watch this space for comments from the children when the training has been completed.
Cultural Diversity Week
During the week commencing Monday 5th March, Lakeside will be hosting a Cultural Diversity Week. Each afternoon the classes will have the opportunity to look at their family history and learn about different cultures that live within their community. Your child’s class teacher will notify you nearer the time to ask for your help with this exciting work. We will also be sharing books which tell stories about different cultures and inviting visitors in to talk about their experiences.
On Monday the 5th of March we would like to ask all children to dress in a block colour appropriate to their Year Group so we can make ‘a rainbow’ on the playground. The colours are as follows:
Reception - Purple
Year 1 - Blue
Year 2 - Green
Year 3 - Yellow
Year 4/5 - Orange
Year 6 - Red
We hope the children will learn a lot and enjoy sharing this with you.
General tasks and garden maintenance
Continue to dig over existing beds and borders, again incorporating as much organic matter as you can. Forking over not only helps prepare the soil for spring, it helps reduce pests by exposing them to hungry birds.
Although temperatures should start to rise this month, there is still a risk of frost and even snow. Protect vulnerable plants, pots and taps from frost by wrapping insulation such as garden fleece around them and check pots and containers are raised off the ground if possible. Tender trees and shrubs will thank you for a generous application of dry mulch to protect their roots from freezing conditions.
Once the ground isn’t frozen, make new beds and borders - mark the shape with sand trickled from a bottle, remove the top layer of growing vegetation and dig the ground over, incorporating as much organic matter as possible. If you are making a bed in the lawn, remove the turf and stack it upside down somewhere out of the way - after a year or two it will rot down into fantastic compost. Alternatively chop it up and bury upside down in the planting hole a good spade’s depth down. Beware - if you just dig it in the buried grass will regrow and regrow and regrow and................
Remember not to let leaves accumulate around alpines - they will die if left damp for long. Cover bare patches around clumps with gritty compost to encourage regrowth.
When the weather allows, carry on clearing paths, check walls (but avoid concreting until there is no chance of frost), clean and insulate greenhouses and ensure heaters are working properly. Even a little insulation will make a huge difference to your heating bill.
Clean and repair your garden tools, book the lawn mower in for a service and check garden furniture for any rot. When it is warm enough, treat sheds, fences and trellis with wood preservative; brushes and rollers are fine for most things, however a sprayer is well worth buying for tricky projects such as woven panels!
