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Le Pique-Nique Francais

Le 6 Juillet, 2010

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Year 6 had a 'pique-nique' francais in the garden on Tuesday lunchtime. they enjoyed eating French foods although the smell and taste of camembert received 'nul points'!

The Wind in the Willows

02.07.10

Mrs Price and all the staff would like to express their congratulations to all the children who made this years production of The Wind in the Willows so successful.

Thank you for your time, energy and dedication during the many weeks of preparation.

Year 3 Visit Broad Oak Farm

04.07.10

Year 3 visited Mr Booth’s farm on Friday as a well earned educational treat. They met all the rare breed animals and found many different bugs during a pond dipping session.

The Teddy Bear Cottage

04.07.10

Year 5 have now completed their Teddy Bear Cottage and presented it to a very pleased and excited Year 1. The children put in a lot of effort and enthusiasm into their project, with a fantastic result occurring at the end.

The house can be found in the Year 1 outdoor area, where the younger children can enjoy story or role play in their new, vibrant cottage.

Healthy Living in Year 5

04.07.10

Mrs Onan Read visited Year 5 to tell the children about the preparation Theatre nurses make before operations. The children listened carefully to how your health is checked and the procedures hospital staff follow on a daily basis.

The children were given the opportunity to dress up as Theatre staff and handled several pieces of equipment used in hospitals.

A big thank-you to Mrs Onan Read for giving the children a lively and very informative talk.

Young Enterprise Week

04.07.10

Seddon Poster Winners

29.06.10

Following a recent Health and Safety talk given to the children by Community Project Manager, Maggie Heap, the pupils created a variety of posters warning others of the dangers of a building site.

Ten posters were chosen and laminated to be displayed around the site. The winners were then invited on a site visit where they were presented with prizes.

Sports Day

23.06.10

A Grand Day Out in Cheshire!

22.06.10

The children in Year 5 follow an ongoing motto, ‘Work Hard…Play Hard’ and after their recent Mock Examination they were treated to an end of year trip to the Cheshire County Show in Arley.

The sun shone down on over 250 acres of activities, displays and demonstrations, with the children and teachers relishing every moment.  The children’s behaviour was impeccable as they took part in cheese tasting, observed the judging of rare breed animals and participated in activities run by local secondary school pupils.  

A highlight from the trip was watching Mr Booth’s sister triumph with her prized British Saddleback Pig, with Year 5 providing the cheers and clapping from the sidelines.

Mr Booth, Mrs Cotton and Mrs Wright were extremely proud of the children for how they represented Forest so grandly, even during their extra treat at the old fashioned fairground!

A marvellous day was had by all!

Hale Barns Cricket Tournament

21.06.2010

Eight boys represented the school in the annual Hale Barns Cricket Festival. The standard of cricket throughout the day was matched by the glorious weather.

The boys performed superbly, winning three of their matches and only narrowly missing out on victory in two others.

The boys improved with every match and there were terrific performances with both the bat and ball.

The boys really enjoyed the day and we look forward to returning again next year.

Pre-Prep Assembly

21.06.2010

Pre -Prep put on a dazzling performance of songs, poems and musical number rhymes all about animals and insects.

The costumes were spectacular and the children had a staggering repertoire that was far beyond the level expected for their age.

Mrs Wardle, Mrs Dulson and their team were thanked by Mr Hyde for their obvious hard work in making such a wonderful assembly a joy to watch! Well done to all the children - you were truly outstanding.

Year 4

Phoebe Creates Shoe-nique Design for Manchester Midnight Walk

21.06.10

Phoebe in Year Five celebrates winning a Manchester-wide competition and shows off the fantastic shoes she designed in support of the Manchester Midnight Walk.

Phoebe received her uniquely designed walking pumps from one of the UK' s Top Operatic Tenors Martin Toal. She designed the pumps to celebrate the upcoming Manchester Midnight Walk in aid of St Ann's Hospice recreated by artist Stuart Easton of Easton Arts.

Primary school pupils across greater Manchester were asked to design the perfect pair of pumps to sit in their own shop window, at designer hotspot the Triangle Shopping Centre, in the build up to the walk which takes place on 2 July 2010.

Her winning shoes will now sit alongside those designed by celebrities including Alesha Dixon, Alexandra Burke and Tess Daly to help support the Manchester Midnight walk.

Phoebe's design wowed the competition judge, Key 103 presenter and St Ann's patron, Chelsea Norris, who says she was blown away by Phoebe's unique design which celebrates Manchester's iconic landmarks.

Mr Hyde comments:

"We are extremely proud that Phoebe's design was selected to sit alongside the other "Star Shoes" created for the Manchester Midnight Walk. We try to get the children involved in creative projects wherever possible and this one thing really stood out as being something different, plus it's for a great cause!"

Open Day

15.06.10

It was, once again a hugely successful and popular Open Day. The school was buzzing with activities ranging from the School Choir on the outdoor stage, The Café du Foret and sports demonstrations. Thank you to all who came along and supported the afternoon.

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Year 4 Museum Trip

13.06.10

Year Four went to Manchester Museum to participate in a fossil hunt. The children acted as dinosaur detectives and tried to solve a mystery that had occurred there.

The children were paleontologists collecting clues and were invited to do some drama to consolidate their learning experience.

Year Four thoroughly enjoyed their trip to Manchester Museum.

Mr Nelson visits Year 5

11.06.10

Year 5 are currently studying European Countries as their topic in Geography. Mr Nelson visited the class and provided them with an assortment of statistical data and information to do with travelling and how travel agents operate.

Thank you Mr Nelson.

The Forest Greenhouse

11.06.10

Reading Competition

11.06.10

The Forest School Reading Final on Tuesday 8th June was hugely successful. The children who performed were a credit to themselves and the school.

We were honoured to have Dawn Flint as guest judge. She was delighted to present the trophies to our two eventual winners, Connor Rutherford and Patrick Cummings. Congratulations to you all.

Maths Workshop

11.06.10

Years 4 and 5 participated in a Maths Masterclass with Mrs Heathcock from Altrincham Grammar School for Girls. The children enjoyed investigating a range of mathematical tasks.

Phoebe in Year Five enjoyed writing about her experience:

Last week some of Year 4 and Year 5 were treated to a maths workshop. We were put into groups of three and were given the task of completing a magic square.

This sounds simple, however all we were given was a magic number of 36 and 12 clues. We had to work together in our groups to try and complete the task.

The clues included many statistics such as; square numbers, cubed numbers, triangular numbers, odd numbers and even numbers. It took us all a while to complete the task but overall we all had fun!

A big thank-you to the two teachers from Altrincham Grammar School for Girls for running the workshop.

By Phoebe D (Year 5)

Chester Zoo

10.06.10

Reception and Year Six  enjoyed a marvellous trip to Chester Zoo together.

The children saw many different animals but the Bat House was talked about the most!

Year Six were fantastic role models and looked after the younger children responsibly and with maturity.

The buddy system is enjoyed by both the older and younger children and the zoo trip was a wonderful opportunity to bond and share time together.

Market Research in Year 5

08.06.10

Year 5 have embarked upon a mini project with Year 1, constructing and designing a play house.

Year 5 carried out valuable research and interviewed a selection of Year 1 children in order to gain ideas and initial feedback. The children have now got to put forward their collection of ideas and decide what theme they should follow.

 The finished product will be presented to Year 1 in two weeks.

Good Luck Year 5!

Wigan Athletics

07.06.10

Upper School Swimming Gala

19.05.10

The annual swimming gala took place at Altrincham Leisure Centre on Wednesday afternoon 19 May, and Chorlton were crowned winners in what was a very tight inter house battle.

The children behaved impeccably and all the staff were very proud of each and every child’s efforts.  

Thanks must go to Mrs Mitchell for her hard work in preparing the event, along with Mr Cooper and Mrs Mowe for their stewarding roles.

An Egyptian Extravaganza

18.05.10

Year 3 went to Manchester Museum for a Discovery Session on Ancient Egypt. They handled real artefacts and completed various challenges in the Egyptian galleries.

In the afternoon they enjoyed an Egyptian Feast prepared by Mrs Byrnes, Mrs Ohri and Mrs Bold. Mrs Byrne explained exactly what the Ancient Egyptians used to eat and it was a very enjoyable day.

Forest Garden Day

17.05.10

The weather was kind (most of the day) to all who turned out for the Forest Garden Day on Saturday. Children and parents were able to bring along their plants and put them into the school gardens enabling them to watch these grow over the year.

A wide variety of plants were donated and planted all over the school grounds. A lot of hard work and energy was put into the gardens by all those who turned out on Saturday and Forest would like to a say a big thank you to you all.

The gardens have never looked so good!

Science Assembly

17.05.10

On Friday 14th May, a company called Sci-Tech composed an assembly involving a wide variety of science experiments, from freezing flowers to exploding bottles! They also had dry ice (which is basically frozen carbon dioxide) and used it to make bubbles float in mid air.

Also, they had mixed warm water with green water so it bubbled and had a mist on top of the beaker. Three volunteers had the opportunity to drink the bubbling green water, so they did.

At the end of assembly, Philip performed a science magic trick where he placed a blown up balloon into liquid nitrogen. The freezing cold temperature compressed the air in the balloon making it appear as if it wasn't blown up. Then he removed the balloon, and without him blowing it up it started to inflate as the air was warm around it.

The most memorable thing from the whole afternoon must be the bottle explosion. The Upper School were taken outside and asked to listen for the CO2 in the bottle but Philip made it explode, which in turn made us all jump out of our skins!

Thanks to all at SciTech for a wonderful assembly.

Kieren S
Year 6

Terrific Timbres

17.05.10

Years 1 and 2 pupils recently completed some excellent work on musical timbre.  Timbre is a tricky word to explain - the quality or tone 'colour' of sound - but the students quickly understood its meaning and explored different vocal timbres, saying hello in an 'ugly' voice, a 'smooth' voice, an 'excited' voice etc! 

We then worked in groups to perform a wonderful poem about a character called 'Mahachagogo' who becomes hot, cold and sleepy, requiring the children to portray his feelings through their voices.

Just last week, we moved on to instrumental timbres, exploring the different tonal qualities of percussion instruments, before listening to the beautiful opening of Debussy's Prelude to 'The Afternoon of a Faun'.  The pupils listened intently to the flute solo and then described its timbre using the best adjectives (describing words) they thought would fit.  Who knew that Forest students had such excellent vocabulary? 

As the final activity, the children drew a picture, each illustrating their chosen adjective for the flute timbre.  Well done Year 1 and Year 2 on fantastic work!

Girls Football

14.05.10

Forest Preparatory School entered its first ever girls football team yesterday in a tournament held at Brooklands Primary School. The girls had never played before as a team and for many of them this was their first ever experience of football.

However, despite this they played extremely well and should feel proud of their achievements.

Forest were entered in a tough group and played a total of 4 games - winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 2. This meant we finished with a total of 4 points and finished a very respectable 3rd in the group, only narrowly missing out on the semi final. A super effort by all the girls and I can't wait till next year when we'll have had a little more practice. Well done girls!

Mr Tucker

Alderley Edge Festival

12.05.10

Congratulations to all three Forest choirs on their fantastic singing at the Alderley Edge Festival!  This was our first time performing at the Festival and the children sang beautifully, making all the lunchtime and early morning practices worthwhile!

The Greenhouse Choir outside St Phillip's Church in Alderley Edge.

Special congratulations to the Chamber Choir, who were placed third in their class with "Ching a Ring Chaw" and a brand new song "Duke's Place".  The adjudicator mentioned specifically the trickiness of the three-part work in "Duke's Place" and commended our group with a fantastic mark of 86 points.

Staircase House

06.05.10

Year 2 went to Staircase House in Stockport, to learn about Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London. In the afternoon they learnt about the fire brigade and had a go at making wattle and daub walls. Everyone had a fantastic time.

Election Day at Forest

06.05.10

Manor Adventure Week

06.05.10

To all at Manor Adventure,

Thank you very much for an amazing time at the Manor. I would like to thank all the instructors for making each and every activity as fun as possible.

The Manor Adventure was a whole new experience for me and it was an experience that I would enjoy to do again. The wide range of activities got me incredibly excited and let me try things that I never thought I’d get a chance to try. I especially enjoyed the abseiling, as it was both scary and fun. It was great when you got to
jump!

I’d like to thank Mr Hyde, Mr Tucker, Mr Booth and Mrs Mitchell. They
made the trip exceptionally fun for all of us (especially when they
fell in the lake!) I really enjoyed the trip to Blist Hill, as it was a great chance to see what life may have been like back in the Victorian Era. I think that we could have really benefited from this trip as our Year 6 History Topic is the Victorians.

Finally, I’d like to thank all my friends for pushing me on, helping me and just for having fun! I think that the experience of being able to do all those interesting and unusual activities- even if they were only tasters of what they were. All in all Manor Adventure was a brilliant place and given the chance I would definitely go again.

Yours Sincerely,
Connor Rutherford
Year 6
Forest Prep School

Forest General Election

05.05.2010

Year 3 are holding a General Election.

The candidates are Elise C for The More Playtime Party, Samuel G for The No Homework Party and Jonathan P for The Dress Down Friday Party.

The candidates have delivered their manifestos and have been canvassing around the school.

Voting will take place on Thursday, 6th May in the School Hall.

Forest Gain Green Flag Status

05.05.2010

Forest Preparatory School achieved Green Flag status this week after a successful assessment by the Eco Awards Council. This award recognises the hard work and efforts by the school in creating a more eco friendly environment for the children at Forest. There are nearly 14,000 schools registered with the Eco Awards Council but only 7% of these have achieved this Green Flag accolade.

The assessor commented about many of the school strengths including; the vegetable gardens and the way in which these are utilised, the recent competitions for the RHS Flower Show and fund raising for a new green house as well as the awareness form the children to recycle materials in school and conserve electricity.

Above all it was the polite and well mannered children at Forest Prep School and the school's council team that impressed him the most so well done to you all!

Chicks Start to Hatch!

05.05.2010

After a long earned bank holiday weekend Year 6 were delighted to come back to school to see some of our new arrivals. The chicken eggs that have been housed in the Year 6 class room for the last 2 weeks have started to hatch open.

So far we have had 5 chicks hatch successfully and they have now been placed in our chicken coup. We hope to have a
few more join them over the coming week including some of the duck eggs we have!

Many of the the children at Forest Prep have paid a visit to see the chicks and if you would like to take a look for yourself feel free to call in and see Mr. Tucker in the Year 6 classroom.

A big thank you must go to Mr. Booth for organising the eggs and the chicken coup for Forest and also to Mrs Naik for her kind donation to school to make this wonderful experience possible.

Jeepers Creepers

27.04.10

Pre-Prep were treated to a great hands on and educational experience with a difference when they were given the opportunity to look at and hold a variety of exotic animals.

The children met hairy and scary "Tanya" the tarantula, tickly and prickly "Harry Plopper" the African Pygmy Hedgehog and many other creatures, including lizards, snakes and giant bugs.

The children were eager to learn more about the different animals. Mrs Wardle and Mrs Dulson were amazed at how many children wanted to handle the creepy crawlies.

Mrs Wardle and the Pre Prep team would like to thank Chris from Jeepers Creepers for his fun and informative talk.

www.critterparties.co.uk

The Jewish Museum

26.04.10

Year 2 had a fabulous time seeing all the artefacts connected to the Jewish faith. They were especially impressed with the Torah scrolls and enjoyed trying on the prayer clothes.

Altrincham FC Mascots

24.04.10

On Saturday 24th April a number of Forest Prep School children were fortunate enough to be involved in Colin Little's last game for Altrincham FC. The lucky children involved were Amelia T, Sofia T, Sam C, Sam F, Jack F, Edward G, Ben T, Aaron O, Ben C and Kieren S.

As it was Altrincham FC's last game of the season the carnival atmosphere was apparent among the 1500 strong crowd. The Forest children were able to lead out the players onto the pitch in the glorious sunshine and be part of a magical day in Altrincham's history. 

A massive thank you must go to Mr. Bullock for his help and support in making this day possible for Forest Prep School.

The Countback Kid

23.04.10

Forest Prep School were visited by Quantum Theatre Company on Thursday and enjoyed a fun packed adventure from the Wild West. The hall was transformed into an exciting theatre and the children were able to actively engage in a wonderful performance of 'The Countback Kid'.

This mathematical themed assembly was a hit with all age groups and had the children learning lots of fun and exciting methods to solve a range of sums and problems.

Thank you to the PA for supporting such a wonderful venture for the children of Forest once again.

Football Tournament at BTH

22.04.10

The football team went to play a tournament at BTH and  we played extremely well in all of our games.

In our first we won against the current Title holders Tyntesfield Primary School [1-0] with Ben T scoring our goal. Our next match was against Worthington Primary and we drew with them [2-2] although they scored in the last second. In our last game against Woodheys Primary we lost [1-0] although the boys fought very hard.

In the group stage we finished joint second with Worthington Primary as we finished on the same goal difference and also the same amount of goals scored so we played a play off against them.

Unfortunately, we lost [2-1] in a hard fought match. Overall it was a great performance from all of the team and we finished a respectable 6th out of 9 teams.

Edward Galley                        Football Captain

Exam Excellence

20.04.10

Forest pupils represented the school brilliantly and achieved excellent results in the recent Associated Board Music Examinations.  

Jonathan P (Yr 3), Rebecca G (Yr 6) and Olivia B (Yr 6) successfully completed their Prep Test in Piano, after having only started learning the instrument in September, and Charlotte M (Yr 3) successfully completed her Prep Test in Singing. The Prep test is a non-graded examination aimed at giving students the opportunity to show their progress and receive constructive feedback on their technique and musical awareness.

Phoebe D (Yr 5) and Beth G (Yr 4) both took the Grade 1 Singing Examination and passed with flying colours.  Phoebe achieved a Distinction, (singing one song in German!) with the examiner commenting on her "sustained tone throughout each phrase, good breath control and an engaged characterisation" and Beth achieved a Merit for her "very promising young voice and committed presentation".

Congratulations to Jonathan, Rebecca, Olivia, Charlotte, Phoebe and Beth on their wonderful success!

Kick Boxing Championships

19.04.10

Noah in Year One was the winner of the Matt Fiddes Northern Kick Boxing Championships for his age group.

He proudly displayed his winning medal and trophy to all the children during assembly.

Well done Noah!

Easter Bonnet Parade

26.03.10

Upper School clapped on Lower School during the Easter Bonnet Parade.

Pre Prep had made some very imaginative creations including a bonnet with a golf course on top!

Volcanoes

26.03.10

Year Six paired up to make models of a volcanoes.

The children thoroughly enjoyed making them and if you are wondering why their uniform is on back to front, it has been fund raising day in school to raise funds for the victims in Haiti.

Shampooch!

25.03.10

Barbara from Shampooch in Timperley visited Reception with her adorable puppy "Coco".

The children were very excited and learned about how to groom a dog and all the different tools needed to keep a dog in tip-top condition.

The children learned about dog behaviour and were all given the opportunity to teach Coco a trick and reward her with a tasty treat.

Barbara and Coco also visited Year 2 and commented on the superb behaviour and enthusiasm of Forest children.

Thank you Barbara and Coco for such a fun visit.

Year One visit Macclesfield Museum

25.03.10

Year One visited Weavers Cottage and the Schoolroom at Macclesfield Museum. The children were given the opportunity to experience what life was like as both rich and poor Victorians.

The children dressed up in Victorian clothes. The boys were particularly well behaved Victorian schoolboys. Rosie volunteered to wear the dunce's hat and carry weights to show how the children would be punished if they were bad.

Needless to say Year One's behaviour was exemplary and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the trip.

Forest Prep Cup for Netball

24.03.10

Mrs Johal, our Nursery assistant, presents the Forest Prep Cup for Netball to the winning captain.

Also pictured are her son and daughter who were Football and Swimming Captains respectively during their time at Forest.

We would like to thank the Johal family for donating the trophy to the school. The event was a great success and we both look forward to another successful tournament next year.

Anti-Bullying Week: Cyber Bullying

22.03.10

Years 5 and 6 have been finding out more about cyber bullying. The children have been working hard to create a quiz and PowerPoint presentation.

What is cyber bullying?

Even though cyber bullying can't hurt someone physically, it leaves a person feeling emotionally and mentally stressed.

It involves taunting someone via the computer or by mobile phone: Sending viruses or signing onto an account just to collect personal data is a term of cyber bullying, as is sending someone an anonymous text message, taunting them.

The bully can access your mobile phone and your computer at any time, any place, anywhere. Those bullied can take ages to recover from the messages, even if they have blocked the sender.

Here, Year 5 are creating their cyber bullying quiz using PowerPoint

Please check back for the finished pieces of work.

Year 2 Assembly

22.03.10

Year 2 worked really hard on their class assembly 'The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch'. They were fantastic, singing brilliantly and delivering their lines with superb expression.

The performance was thoroughly enjoyed by all the children and parents. Well done to you all from Mrs Price, Mrs Kendrew and Mrs Mulholland.

Spring has arrived!

19.03.10

Spring has finally arrived at Forest! Reception enjoyed a nature walk around the gardens and took some lovely shots of the spring flowers using the digital camera.

Mrs Knowles was delighted with all the children as they all managed to use the camera to take an array of fantastic close ups!

Meanwhile Mrs Crouch came in to supervise the Upper School preparing their class growing plots ready for the summer season of fruit, flowers and vegetables.

Each year group busily sowed a variety of seeds in the glorious spring sun. It was a perfect week to get out our gardening gloves!

Science Week

19.03.10

Forest Prep School participated in the National Science and Engineering Week each day this week.

The children were able to learn about more practical activities in Science and took part in the annual Paper Aeroplane Competition.

The eventual winners were Kieren S, Jake T and Charlie L

Upper School were also fortunate enough to have a practical workshop provided by Daniel Constructors. This involved lots of water related activities and finding out about water in our homes. Thank you to Mr Ball for this fun and exciting workshop.

Year 3 Design a Sandwich

19.03.10

As part of their DT topic Sandwich snacks, the children have taken part in analysing a bought packet and tasting them.

Finally they designed their own and had the opportunity to make them as a snack for the Upper School at breaktime.

Year 2

Year 2 know how to use contractions.

Year 2

Year 2 are learning to write information and explanation texts.

National Maths Champion

11.03.10

Congratulations to Alex J for becoming the first student  in the history of Forest Prep School to be awarded a medal for the National Primary Mathematics Challenge.

All year Six participated in the initial test in February 2010, along with 94,000 10 - 11 year olds, in over 5,000 schools.

Alex was selected to take part in the National Finals and was one of only 145 children in the country to be awarded this prestigious medal.

What an outstanding achievement Alex, we are very proud of you!

"Good to be Me"

12.03.10

Year 5 and Year 1 once again joined forces for their PSHE lesson this week. Year 5 have been writing and rehearsing speeches about ‘Good to be Me’.

The Year 1 children listened well and joined in with interactive discussions. Both Mrs Kiely and Mr Booth felt the afternoon was very successful, allowing children from different ages to integrate and learn from each other. 

Well done children!

Forest School Dog Show

11.03.10

Safety Assembly

11.03.10

G and T Seddon Ltd paid a visit to school to talk to the children about their new building site on Moss Lane.

The children learned about all the jobs the builders do and the important "Safety Rules" around the site.

As a consequence, Forest Prep will be running a poster competition title "Never Go on a Building Site".

The eventual winners will be awarded prizes and will even have the opportunity to visit the site in person.

Forest Football

09.03.10

Forest played their last league game of the season on Tuesday against Our Lady of Lourdes.

Despite a spirited second half fight back, Forest ended up on the losing side.

On a positive note, they have finished in the top three of the league and look forward to the Champions League before Easter.

Overall a great season - well done boys!

Judo Demonstration

09.03.10

The children were treated to a judo demonstration in the Hall. Here, John [Year 6] and his mum show off their judo skills.

Ted Raises Funds for Haiti

05.03.10

Ted in Year One raised money for Haiti by raffling lots of chocolates. Mrs Kiely was delighted with his efforts.

Well done Ted!

Macclesfield Town F.C. Visit Forest

09.03.10

Three coaches from Macclesfield Town F.C. came to teach football skills to Year 4 and above. We all had a great time and were taught lots of new tricks.

Not only were the Macclesfield coaches looking at the team of players, they were also scouting for players for their academy.

Fortunately, we had three players good enough to be chosen from Forest - Ben C, Ben T and myself!

We all hope Macclesfield will return next year and thank them for their efforts.

Edward G

Year 6

Bathing the Baby

05.03.10

Mrs Burns paid a special visit to Reception with her new baby Tom. The children are learning all about babies and how to look after them.

Mrs Burns gave a lovely talk about ho to care for a baby. The children listened beautifully.

All snug and warm with mum!

Once dry and clothed Mrs Howland sneaked a cuddle.

World Book Day

04.03.10

Pupils were whisked into the world of storytelling as Forest celebrated World Book Day in the glorious sunshine.

Each class joined in the fun with an array of planned activities based on their favourite book characters.

The children in Upper School enjoyed writing their own stories and making their own books.

As usual, assembly was a very colourful affair. Mr Hyde invited each class to stand up and show the rest of the school their costumes.

The teachers swapped classrooms and read a story to other children. Miss Reid enjoyed reading a story to Reception.

All the children had the opportunity to share their favourite book character with their friends. It was a hugely enjoyable day.

Chinese New Year

27.02.10       

Year 3 have been celebrating the Chinese New Year, helped by Poppy and Ellie. The children have been finding out about different aspects of life in China, how the New Year came to be named and finishing with a Chinese Banquet.

Thank you to Mrs Bold for help on the day, which was very much enjoyed by Year 3 and Mrs Eley.

British Synchronized Ice Skating Championships

01.03.10

On Friday 19th February 2010, I went to Sheffield to take part in the British Synchronized Ice Skating Championships.

Altrincham had 4 teams in the competition - Adults, Intermediates, Elementary and the Twizzles. I am in the Elementary team and there are 16 people in the team.

There were 9 other teams in our category, coming from as far as the Isle of Wight and Scotland. Our team we're the third to skate and it was a long wait before the final results. We were delighted to hear that we had won GOLD!

By Alexa

Year 6

Mr Cotton Visits Year 5

25.02.10

Year 5 welcomed Mr Cotton (Mrs Cotton’s husband) into school along with his vast array of musical instruments from across the world.

Mr Cotton performed exciting musical interludes, explained their cultural backgrounds and allowed the children to ‘try out’ each instrument.

Thank you Mr Cotton, Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed their musical treat!

Gymnastics

23.02.10    

Grandparents Day

11.02.10

Pre Prep had a very eventful afternoon with many grandparents
arriving to enjoy afternoon tea with their grandchildren.
The room was alive with chatter and fun.

The children were delighted to see their grandparents and were
eager to show them the many wonderful activities they do on a daily basis.

Mrs Wardle, Mrs Dulson and the rest
of the team were on hand to mingle and chat with everyone.
As always it was a big success!

What a lovely way to end this half-term!

Fossils

11.02.10

Reception was lucky enough to have a visit from
Jemima’s aunty who is Assistant Head at Altrincham College of Arts.

The children listened attentively and learnt about
a vast array of fascinating fossils.

Year One Assembly

08.02.10

We were treated to a super assembly by Year One.
Year One performed their assembly on the

They gave a super performance for a delighted
audience of parents, staff and children.

Cross Country

03.02.10

At the third and final Altrincham League Cross Country at John Leigh Park there were some excellent performances.

Oliver B came sixth in the boys "A" race and Elizabeth came fifth in the girls "B" race.

Oliver, Christopher, James and Elizabeth have attended all three races. Many congratulations to all who ran.

Mrs Marsh Visits Year 3

29.01.10

Year 3 have been studying the Anglo Saxons in History.
Charlotte brought her mummy’s school history book in
so Mrs Eley invited Mrs Marsh to come in and read her
story of an Anglo Saxon voyage.

The children really enjoyed listening to it and are
preparing to write their own account.

Haiti Cake Sale

01.02.10

The children would like to say thank you very much to everyone who helped them at their recent Haiti cake sale held just before half term. An impressive £100.05 was raised to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

Year 5 Scientists

29.01.10

Year 5 have enjoyed carrying out various investigations through their current topic ‘Changing Sounds’. The children have been looking at vibration and pitch through different sound sources.

The topic has given the children the opportunity to broaden their understanding of scientific terminology and enquiry. Well done Year 5!

Football Tournament

28.01.10

Year 5 took part in the Altrincham 5-a-side indoor tournament. They played a wide variety of schools and performed extremely well in the process. Well done to all the boys involved.

Speech Winners

29.01.10

Congratulations to all the children who participated in the Speech Final. Mrs Irons said all the speeches were outstanding.The overall winners were Connor, Ella, Beth and Jemima.

Musical Fun

21.01.09

Music students at Forest presented an informal concert for family and siblings.  Pupils studying piano, singing and recorder performed an entertaining mixture of solos, duets and group pieces, showing off their skills and progress to a very appreciative audience! 

The stars of the show were:

Year 2 - Charlotte, Emily, William,

Grace, Ellie, Kaitlyn.

Year 3 - Charlotte, Emily, Ellie, Molly, Nick, Jonathan.

Year 4 - James, Beth, Ellie.

Year 5 - Phoebe, Genevieve.

Year 6 - Olivia

Congratulations to all who performed and thanks to all who attended - we are looking forward to the next one!

Speech Finalists

15.01.10

Pre Prep

Aiyush - Egypt
Mikai - Rainbows

Reception
Olivia - Marmalade the Cat
Jemima - Rosie the Dog

Year One
Ella -  Recycling
Mayek - Egypt

Year Two
Aneesa - Colours
Alex - Snakes

Year Three
Ella - Chillies
Charlotte - The Globe Theatre

Year Four
Harry - Deadly Creatures
Beth - Snakes

Year Five
Tess - My Stones and Gems
Hannah - Chocolate

Year Six
Bilal - How Big is Big?
Connor - The Best Job in the World

Lamda Success

15.01.10

Forest achieved an amazing pass rate with Lamda recently. Virtually all the children received Merits and a high proportion achieved Distinction in their speech exams.
Dawn Flint was delighted and said it was her highest pass rate ever!

Well done to all those who participated.

Year 6

Snow

07.01.10

Mrs Heys Retires!

10.12.09 

Good luck to Mrs Heys who can put her feet up after 25 years of hard work at Forest Park and 3 years at Forest.

She is known for having a good sense of humour and shall be missed. We all know she is looking forward to a great retirement with her husband, Martin.

Enjoy!

Guitar Concert

10.12.09

Mr Higginbottom's guitar group put on a super show displaying their wonderful musical talents in their Christmas carol concert.

Mr Price steered the children in the right direction and the performance really put everyone in the festive spirit. Well done!

Forest X Factor Finals

10.12.09

There was plenty of competition for the coveted selection box prize amongst this year's Forest X Factor contestants.

The standard was so high which made it difficult to choose an overall winner. However, the Forest X factor judges had the unenviable task and eventually chose Azhaar with his fantastic rendition of the Jackson 5 classic "I'll Be There".

Charlotte came a close second  and the staff were dazzled by an array of fine performances. Well done to all who entered.

Year One

Year Two

Christmas Dinner

09.12.09

The kitchen staff made a magnificent Christmas dinner for all to enjoy.

After all the children had eaten, the staff were treated to their Christmas lunch in the Hall served by Year Six.

Year Five Make Biscuits

09.12.09

Mrs Lawler and Miss Booth helped Mr Booth and Year Five make Christmas biscuits.

Thank you to Miss Booth and Mrs Lawler for their help.

Puppet Show

09.12.09

Year Five devised a selection of mini puppet plays to act out to Reception and Year One.

The scripts were highly entertaining and all depicted The Christmas Story in different ways.

Carols in the Grounds

07.12.09

Mrs Wright made a welcome return to accompany the children for the annual Christmas treat,          

" Carols in the Grounds".

The children sang and behaved beautifully.

One Starry Night in Bethlehem

07.12.09

Pre Prep dazzled all their parents and grandparents with their fine acting and singing skills in their Christmas performance.

Well done to all the Pre Prep staff and children.

Are We Nearly There Yet?

03.12.09

Thank you to the Lower School staff for their efforts in making the Lower School Production such a delight to watch.

Well done to all the children.

Kindergarten

Decorating the Tree!

01.12.09

The Year Six children took time during their Friday afternoon buddy session to decorate the school Christmas tree.

The Reception children thoroughly enjoyed the experience and have made very good friends with their Year Six buddies.

Visitor in Reception

03.12.09

Captain Mulholland visited Reception to talk to the children about being a pilot.

Many thanks to Captain Mulholland for giving up his time to talk to the children.

Water Workshop

02.12.09

Year Five welcomed Mr Thomson [ Forest Parent] to talk to them about water treatment and pollution.

The children enjoyed the interactive discussions and slide demonstrations.

A huge thank you to Mr Thomson for giving up his free time, providing Year Five with a fantastic learning experience.

Cross Country

28.11.09

Congratulations to all runners at John Leigh Park on Saturday, 28th November, in very difficult conditions.

There was excellent performances from Christopher S and Ellie H in the "B" races.

Thanks to Mrs Briscoe and her running club there has been a great improvement.

Well done to all participants!

Netball

26.11.09

Well done to the girls who played in the Altrincham Primary High Five Tournament held at BTH on Tuesday 17th November.

Although the girls did not win they played a very high standard of netball.

Well done to Alexa, Olivia [Capt], Rebecca, Lydia, Abigail, Hannah and Phoebe.

Year Six Evacuees

25.11.09

World War 2 came to Forest this week as Year 6 experienced life as an evacuee.

On Thursday the children arrived in full 1940s dress and after an early 'air raid drill' they were then taken to Tatton Hall Farm to spend the day as an evacuee.

Activities included feeding the chickens and goats as well as milking the cows!

Aunt Mary took care of us all in her cottage where we played plenty of war games and sang along to many WW2 classics.

Thank you to Bob and Aunt Mary for looking after us all so well.

Year Five Assembly

24.11.09

Year Five presented a marvellous and informative assembly about The Solar System.

There were many star performances but the highlight of the assembly was the music, dance and dazzling costumes.

The children kept the assembly lively and entertaining with amusing interludes and reports.

They also had to remember some amazing facts about each planet.

Manchester Airport

20.11.09

Reception visited Manchester Airport with Mrs Thomson and Mrs Howland.

They enjoyed pretending to fly a 'make believe'

Year Five Trip

20.11.09

Year Five visited the Muslim Centre in Hale as part of their RE Studies.

National Champions!

20.11.09

We were delighted and proud to hear that Solomon received a Gold for the Freestyle Relay and Bronze for U13 Breaststroke in the ISA National Swimming Finals.

Christopher received a Bronze in the Backstroke and Harry came fifth in the Breaststroke.

Well Done Boys!

CD Recording

17.11.09

All the children recorded their song for the Forest Christmas CD.

The CD is available to buy from the office.

Children in Need Week

16.11.09

Thank you to all those who baked cakes for Children in Need Week.

Each class had fun selling them to very hungry and eager classmates!

Forest Play at Altrincham F.C.

16.11.09

On Saturday 14th November, Forest were fortunate enough to play at half time during an Altrincham F.C. league game versus Forest Green.

Forest played Navigation Road under the floodlights, in front of 1200 Altrincham fans.

The game ended 1-1 with Ben scoring for Forest, in an exciting encounter.

Thank you to Altrincham F.C. and especially Mr Bullock for organising this fixture.

A special thanks to all the parents who supported the boys on Saturday.

Well done Forest!

ICT

Year 6

Primary Maths Challenge

13.11.09

Congratulations to our Primary Maths Challenge winners.

We have some excellent mathematicians at Forest and were delighted to hear of their success.

Each winner was rewarded with a certificate which was presented to them during the Celebration assembly.

Bronze Winners

Gold Winner

A special mention must go to Alexander who achieved the highest awarded, a Gold certificate.

Alexander is a gifted mathematician. As Mrs Eley pointed out during Celebration Assembly, he really is the finest mathematician to have attended Forest and we are all very proud of his mathematical achievements.

Year 4 Assembly

13.11.09

Year Four  performed a special assembly for their parents about skeletons.

Harvesting the Sprouts!

02.11.09

Year Five harvested the bumper crop of sprouts in their vegetable plot.

The sprouts will be prepared by Mrs Crouch and will be used at Christmas lunch.

The school garden seems to get better each year. It has turned into a wonderful, ongoing school project for all to enjoy.

Year One

Reception Garden

21.10.09

William, India and Adam are seen here enjoying their garden plot where their beautiful painted leaves are on display.

The children really do enjoy the gardens and are eager to sow and harvest the vegetables, at all times of the year.

Well done Reception!

Year One Windmills

20.10.09

Year One put a huge amount of effort into their windmills which are now displayed in their vegetable plot.

The colourful display really cheers up a blustery, autumn day.

Age Gap!

From little acorns, young trees grow....

Sofia is pictured here with the eldest child in the school, Chloe.

She has a good few years to go before she reaches eleven and has an excellent role model in Chloe.

Nursery

Forest Record First Win

16.09.09

Forest recorded their first win of the season on Tuesday with a 2-1 victory over local rivals Forest Park School.

In a close game goals from Ben and Bilal secured the win for the home team.

This was Forest's first league game of the new season and let's hope we can keep up this winning streak.

Congratulations Boys!

Football

09.10.09

The boys at Forest School took part in the Altrincham Cup in a match against Broadheath Primary on Friday.

In a very competitive game, with plenty of chances, Forest were unable to progress to the next round.

Swimming

06.10.09

A stunning performance by Forest swimmers at the I.S.A. North Gala at Stockport baths on Saturday, 3rd October.

Girls

Boys

The following swimmers have been selected for the National Finals at Coventry on Saturday 14th November, 2009:-

U10  Breastsroke - Harry

        Backstroke - Christopher

        Freestyle - Christopher

U11  Breaststroke - Solomon

        Freestyle Relay - Solomon

Lacrosse

06.10.09

We were delighted with how our new Lacrosse Team performed in their first tournament of the year.

They started off impressively, narrowly getting beaten by the eventual winners of the competition.

The following three games saw Forest losing, drawing and winning their final game against the Bollin.

Man of the Match was Edward who scored four times. Well done to all the players :-

Kieren, Jack, Edward, Azhaar, Alexander, Oliver, Rebecca, Tess and Abigail.

The team came fourth out of seven teams. A good start to the season!

Year 5 Visit Jodrell Bank

19.09.09

Jodrell Bank observatory played host to Year 5 this week as part of their Space topic in Science.

The children thoroughly enjoyed this vibrant and interactive trip, which included a planet dome, observational pathway and 3D theatre.

The glorious weather helped as they also had time for an Autumn picnic besides the Lovell Telescope.

Healthy Teeth

15.09.09

Mrs Ohri [ dentist and Forest mum], came to Year 3 to talk to them about looking after their teeth as part of their science topic—Teeth and Healthy Living.

Roman Assembly

15.09.09

Jason Palin

15.09.09

Reception had a fantastic morning of fun food with super chef Jason Palin.

The children learnt all about a range of fruit and vegetable groups and watched a very exotic salad being prepared by Jason and commis chef and parent, Sally Greenbank.

Year 3

Year 2

Key Strings Musical

08.10.09

All the children enjoyed the visit by Key Strings Musical.

It was a thoroughly entertaining performance which demonstrated both solo and ensemble music.

It was an informative and dynamic experience provided courtesy of the PA.

A Roman Experience

01.10.09

Year 3 have recently enjoyed a Roman Experience.

With a host of activities taking place, Mrs Eley said it was a very fulfilling and rewarding two days.

The children wrote the story of Romulus and Remus on their scroll.

During the experience, the children made Roman pots and lamps, painted a Roman soldier and made a Roman scroll.

The highlight of the two day event was the magnificent Roman Feast.

Pottery Class in Reception

28.09.09

Mrs Mason and Mrs Crouch helped the Reception children to make leaves out of clay.

Year 6 and Reception Buddies

28.09.09

Year 6 have teamed up with their Reception buddies for their weekly reading sessions.

This has proved to be a very popular system for both classes.

The Reception children love the time they spend with their buddy and it has fast become a very important part of their literacy development.

The big buddy develops responsibility, leadership and communication skills during these sessions.

Mrs Latif Visits Year 5

24.09.09

Mrs Latif came into school to talk to Year 5 about Ramadan and other Islamic traditions.They enjoyed a very informative talk and gained excellent cultural values from this.

Hall

Show and Tell

24.09.09

Reception had a very unusual show and tell visitor, Albert the sausage dog!

Reception welcomed Sienna's dog into their class and enjoyed her little talk about how she cares for Albert.

Well done Sienna!

Quantum Theatre

24.09.09

The travelling theatre company put on a marvellous production about a travel adventure on Earth and the Solar System.

"The Starry Messenger" was enjoyed by the children in both Upper and Lower Schools where they learned about Galileo, Sir Isaac Newton and Neil Armstrong.

Brain Gym in Year 5

18.09.09

Mrs Kendrew visited Year 5 to have a Brain Gym session.

Year 3

Calm Start in Reception

14.09.09

The Reception children have settled in extremely well and enjoy a calm breaktime snack after working hard with Mrs Thomson.

The children listen to relaxing music to help their brains relax ready for the next work session.

School Garden Flourishes

14.09.09

The school garden continues to bring much pleasure to each class.

Many thanks to Mrs Crouch for her support in making the gardens a huge success.

The children grow a variety of herbs, fruit and vegetables throughout the year and it is proving to be a very productive project.

The sprouts will be ready in time for Christmas Lunch.

Working Hard in Year 5

15.09.09

Mr Booth has joined Year 5 and is delighted with his class and their good work ethic.

The children are working very hard to achieve their full potential.

Mr Booth is delighted with the high standard of work so far.

Year 5

Mad Science Assembly

14.09.09

The Mad Science assembly is always a huge success. It was a great start to their after school activity plan introducing the children to the world of discovery and sparking their imagination.

Mad Science encourages scientific literacy in children in an age when science is as vital as reading, writing and arithmetic.

An Apple For The Teacher

14.09.09

We are very fortunate to have an apple tree in our school gardens.

Mr Hyde and the Year 6 children were delighted to see the very first apples ready to be picked.

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Good Luck to Year Six

03.09.09

We would like to wish Year Six "Good Luck" as they embark on  the examination journey.

It will be a difficult few weeks for them but we have every confidence they will do well!