The Blakedown Blog

OAA at Belbroughton

2009-06-30T14:58:00.004+01:00

Today Year 3 visited Belbroughton Primary School to take part in an Outdoor and Adventurous Activity morning.

The activities were designed to promote teamwork and cooperation. We all had a great time as you can see from the footage below!

We did it - We're Number 1!

2009-06-26T21:49:00.001+01:00

"Hi , all is finished now, congrats on being #1 "

BGT Practice videos

2009-06-26T19:54:00.002+01:00

Here you go Jack, Megan, Lottie and Lucy

Click here for the first one

Click here for the second one

Get practicing!!

Have we won?!

2009-06-26T19:23:00.003+01:00

Well 3PM came and went - we were in the lead then and are still there now.

Wow! What an effort - THANK YOU!

Mrs Lawerence and Mrs Thomas - you two have worked very hard on our campaign trail. I'm sure there are others too.

Thank you Roadrunna for all of your support too.

Thank you to all of our friends across the world - especially Doug, Autumn and Angela in the States. We've also had a few friends from China, Australia and New Zealand to thank.

As it says on the website - the competition closed at 3pm - we were in the lead then, so I reckon we WON?!

Primary Blogger Makes the News

2009-06-26T06:58:00.003+01:00

We've tried to canvas as widely as possible for votes. We've had reporters from both of our local papers, we've been on our local BBC radio station.

Click here to read the newspaper article. There are a few misquotes but most of the information is correct!

Thank You!

2009-06-25T18:56:00.003+01:00

For a small village school of 107 children we have done really well to get so many votes. I've got a feeling that we won't get into first place. You have all done so well.

Thank you: to all of you that went door to door campaigning; to parents who hassled and hassled and hassled colleagues at work; to all of our colleagues in other schools and our LA advisors; to our local papers; to BBC Hereford and Worcester; to our local MP; all of the local businesses that helped us out; members of the public who just happened to visit our school; all of our friends and friends of friends from around the world.

I'm sure there are more people - if you can think of anybody else, leave it as a comment.

We won't know what to do with our time now that it is over!

BGT Downloads

2009-06-25T16:18:00.001+01:00

Here are the practice mp3 files for you to download at home

Drum Solo
Ballroom Prancers
Get practicing!!

Blogging Competition

2009-06-20T07:00:00.001+01:00

The blogging competition ends on 26th June!

Thank you to all of our supporters!

I'm not sure what we'll do with our time.

I'm sure there are plenty of votes still to be collected.

www.primaryblogger.co.uk/vote

Getting voting!!

GFI Friday

2009-06-19T19:18:00.005+01:00

We are officially a HTI Go4it school!!

The assessor was bowled over by our school, the pupils, the parents, community members and staff.

We did so well, they now have to rewrite the assessment criteria - our very professional assessor had never seen a school like ours before.

Thank you for all of your support

Arts Weeks Dance Sansar

2009-06-18T15:25:00.006+01:00

On Tuesday 16th June, Vijay Mehay, who leads a dance group, came into school to do a Bhangra dance workshop. Vijay taught us lots of different Indian dance moves, eventually we put them all in to a little dance. This event was organised by me, Anya. And Yes, I am one of the pupils from the school. Well, it was to do with my Arts Award because in part 4 it says you can invite someone into your school to do some kind of workshop, so I invited Vijay. The dance workshop was a great success and everybody enjoyed it.

Mrs Sullivan in print!!!

2009-06-18T09:01:00.003+01:00

Mrs Sullivan was interviewed my a Teaching Assistant magazine and here is the article! Well done Mrs Sullivan.

Our Blog has been nominated for a prize!

2009-06-17T09:00:00.002+01:00

Our blog has been nominated for a national prize!!

We need all of our readers to vote for our blog. All you have to do is click on the link below and select the Blakedown Blog from the list. The more votes, the higher chance we have of winning a prize.

Click this link to register your vote. Get your families and friends to do it as well -

Thank You Auntie Chris

2009-06-13T09:25:00.002+01:00

THANKS! Every vote counts - especially the ones from New Zealand! Thanks again

Meeting the Shadow Home Secretary

2009-06-12T16:10:00.003+01:00

On Friday 22nd May members of Blakedown Primary School PACT met Shadow Home Secretary-Chris Greyling at Kidderminster Town. We had the chance to ask Mr Greyling questions concerning us about our local area. CSO Kate Easthope also gave us a tour of the Town Hall.

Arts Week

2009-06-12T15:54:00.002+01:00

Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 have enjoyed lots of activities during arts week.

Monday-Mr Devine taught us some country dancing and Emma Forni helped us create a fantastic Chinese dragon, hats, lanterns and dragon masks (please come and have a look in the art room)
Tuesday-Father Paul baptised all our toys and we decorated cakes to have at our Christening party.
Wednesday-We enjoyed class based activities
Thursday-We learnt about the Great Wall of China and we had a go at building it with different building materials. Mrs Khan came to teach us several Bollywood dances.
Friday-Reception children went to a sports festival at Haybridge and Class 2 practised for the afternoon performance to parents. We also enjoyed a picnic lunch!!

Blakedown is on the up!

2009-06-11T22:48:00.003+01:00

Thank you for support!

Keep on voting -

www.primaryblogger.co.uk/vote

Blakedown

Blog Buddies in Manchester

2009-06-11T10:06:00.003+01:00

Hello to our new friends at Chorlton Park School - visit their blog by following the link

Make sure you visit their blog and look at the cool work that they've been up to!

Are you blue or red fans?

Arts Week Continued!

2009-06-11T09:41:00.004+01:00

As part of our Arts week, Mrs Kahn came into school to teach us some dance moves. Mr Marshall wasn't very popular with Miss Round or Mrs Sullivan...

Mrs Kahn runs the Step Up Dance Academy and is able to provide all types of street dancing and Bollywood style dancing - alliakhanh@yahoo.co.uk

Day 1 - Arts Week 2009

2009-06-08T14:51:00.004+01:00

Arts Week this year is focusing on traditions and celebrations around the world. We kicked it off with an Assembly about some English Traditions - Morris Dancing. Poor Mr Hanson - the makeup was permanent....

Art Work with King Charles School

2009-06-08T14:33:00.003+01:00

We had a great day today, we had a group of art students from King Charles School in Kidderminster. They did lots of different things with us. Mrs Gibson came along too and helped organise it. The studetns from King Charles were doing part of their Arts Award like us but a different one.

Package from America

2009-06-03T15:49:00.004+01:00

We got back from half term to find an enormous box of goodies from our friends in Michigan - we were really amazed. We'd seen Twinkies on films but we'd never tasted them. Thank you!!

Vegetables for Sale

2009-06-03T15:45:00.002+01:00

Our first vegetables of the season have been on sale to staff, parents and chilled. Our next sale is coming up in another weeks time - all foodstuffs are organic and homegrown.

Pop Art!

2009-06-03T15:34:00.004+01:00

Back to school

2009-06-02T06:58:00.001+01:00

Don't forget that you go back to school today - hope you had a good half term. What did you do?

We really need your votes!

2009-05-28T18:46:00.002+01:00

We've been pipped into 2nd place by a massive school in scotland - but it's not over yet. Get your relatives, friends, neighbours voting - you can also use your mobile phones to get another vote!