Pumpkin Soup

Class 2CJ made some lovely pumpkin soup last week.

In Yr1 they planted some pumpkin seeds and last week the pumpkin was ready for eating!

They had great fun preparing, chopping and cooking the pumpkin. After all the hard work, they all got to eat it with bread and pumpkin seeds! Yum!

What a great way to celebrate Halloween or Thanksgiving.
Perhaps you could even put it on your Christmas menu, so lovely and warming.

November Quiz

Can you answer the 15 questions correctly?

All pupils, at John Perry Primary, can enter. The first child with all the correct answers, will win a prize!

Bonus
If you answer all of the questions correctly, and you solve the anagram too, then there is a special prize to be won.
The first letter of each answer will give you the letters that you need to form the mystery words!
Good luck!

1. What is the capital of Wales?

2. What is the capital of Greece?

3. What is the schools postcode?

4. Where does Mr Beukes come from?

5. Name the most famous disney character.

6. Which country has the capital, New Delhi?

7. Name the river that flows through London?

8. In which country were fireworks invented?

9. Where are the 2012 olympics being held?

10. What is used by children to count down the days until Christmas?

11. Which company are the makers of Ipod?

12. Name the red nose reindeer.

13. What is half of a Sphere?

14. Which Charles Dickens character said, "Please Sir, I want some more"?

15. What is the most prominent feature in our Solar System?

Remembrance Day in Britain

November is the time of year when we wear a red poppy in memory of those who sacrificed their lives for us during wars.

The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks the sign of Armistice, on 11th November 1918, to signal the end of World War One.

At 11am on 11th November 1918 the guns of the western front fell silent after more than four years continuous warfare.

What is remembrance Day?

Remembrance Day is on 11 November. It is a special day set aside to remember all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other conflicts. At one time the day was known as Armistice Day and was renamed Remembrance Day after the Second World War.

Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday in November, which is usually the Sunday nearest to 11 November. Special services are held at war memorials and churches all over Britain.

A national ceremony takes place at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. The Queen lays the first wreath at the Cenotaph.

Wreaths are layed beside war memorials by companies, clubs and societies. People also leave small wooden crosses by the memorials in remembrance of a family member who died in wars.

Poppy Day

Remembrance Day is also known as Poppy Day, because it is traditional to wear an artificial poppy. They are sold by the Royal British Legion, a charity dedicated to helping war veterans.

We will remember all .....

Sadly, due to the current intensive operations, the names of many young men and women are now being added to war memorials throughout the land.

We give thought also to the many who are injured but, due to the miracles of modern medicine, are increasingly surviving with horrific injuries.

So, on Remembrance Day, we remember these people as well as those from the two great wars.

Wear your poppy with pride!

'Bonfire night' 5th November

FireWork Safety

Fireworks can be great fun. Unfortunately, every year, people get hurt because they fool around with fireworks. Last year over 900 people required hospital treatment from accidents involving fireworks.
Make sure you’re not one of them by following these few simple rules.

Never play with fireworks - They are explosives and can hurt you.

Only adults should light or hold fireworks.

When you are watching fireworks stand well back.

Never go near a firework that has been lit. Even if it hasn’t gone off, it could still explode.

Fireworks will frighten your pets, so keep your pet safely indoors.

If you are given a sparkler:

Always wear gloves. Hold it at arm’s length. When your sparkler goes out, DON’T TOUCH IT. It could still burn you, so put it in a bucket of water.

A little rhyme

Remember, remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason, why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!

Please stay safe!

from JP

Anti-Bullying

Hello,

I want to talk to you about bullying. Bullying is an anti-social behaviour, it can ruin children's lives to the point where they are afraid to come to school. Let's stamp out bullying now! Please design a poster or write a poem against bullying and it can be published on our John Perry Blog.

We all know that bullying goes on in every school but it's the way it's dealt with which makes the difference between life being tolerable or a misery.

The thing most bullied pupils have in common is that they are perfectly ordinary, nice people who have the misfortune to come up against a very nasty person.

Here at John Perry Primary we do take seriously all reports of bullying.

Make a difference now, help us to stamp out bullying.

From JP

Anti-Bullying Poster Creator Instructions for Schools

Anti-Bullying Poster Creator Instructions for Schools

Stacey Solomon

Hi,

I'm sure you have been watching The X Factor? If you have then you would have seen Stacey Solomon from Dagenham on the show each week.


Stacey is an ex John Perry pupil and she is fondly remembered by many of our staff!
It's lovely to see her on The X Factor, especially with that wonderful voice of hers.

We all wish her the best of luck!

Respect

Hi Everyone,

Respect is one of our major goals throughout the whole school. We should show respect to everyone around us. We should also have respect for all the equipment and furniture in the school. There have been some lovely improvements made during the holiday, that help make the school a pleasant and enjoyable environment for us to learn.

Remember people have feelings,
Everyone is equal,
Support each other,
Proud of what we have achieved,
Everyone is special in their own way,
Consideration for other people,
Treat others as you would like to be treated.

From JP

Welcome back everyone!

Hi everyone,
the holidays are over, so it's back to school for us all on Monday.
Hope you have all enjoyed your break and have lots to tell us.
Don't forget to go to bed early on Sunday, so you are up on time Monday morning!
Enjoy the weekend.

From JP.