In Year 1, we have been learning about positions , turns and direction.
We have linked this topic with our computing topic Maze Explorers.
We also played robotic games, pretended to be robots and gave directions to our other robot
This month, on Wednesday 15th November, a few children from Year 5 and 6 took part in a fabulous Diwali assembly. The narrators were Rafa, Sara and Sofia. They were accompanied by Roxeth’s very own amazing dance troupe, which included Imogen, Kamsy, Mahi, Mishika and Neolon. The assembly focused on the meaning of Diwali, how it is celebrated and how it is prepare for.
Did you know that Diwali is a five-day Festival of Lights, celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains throughout the world?
The children saw a video clip about the story of Rama and Sita and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness.
We found out about some of the children’s own celebrations of Diwali and the New Year: cleaning and decorating the house with rangoli patterns, wearing new clothes, lighting diyas and candles, going to the temple and meeting family and friends to share delicious Indian food and sweets. Mrs Raja (5G) also shared some photos and video clips of her Diwali celebrations including a fireworks party! The children were mesmerised with the loud, vibrant and colourful fireworks party at Mrs Raja’s house!
Diwali is a fun, happy time spent with family and friends. We hope that, for those families who celebrated Diwali on Sunday 12th November, they had a lovely time. Happy Diwali!
On Thursday 23rd November, Roxeth took a Y5/6 team to the borough’s Tag Rugby Festival at Harrow RFC. They played four very competitive matches against teams from Stanburn, Longfield, St. Joseph’s and Pinner Wood and ended the day winning all four matches and qualifying for the finals day, which will be held in the Spring Term! Some brilliant defending from Lena and Saanvi kept the opposition at bay for large periods, resulting in Roxeth only giving away five tries throughout the whole afternoon. Taylan and Raphael’s attacking play, running with the ball, was exceptionally good contributing to Roxeth managing twelve tries in total. Huge congratulations to the squad which consisted of: Taylan, Arjun, Saanvi, Raphael, Haneen, Aryan, Tamryn, Lena, Sara and Ethan.