SPRING TERM 2012
WEEK 7
YEARS 3 AND 4 FOOTBALL MATCH V ST BERNARD'S PREP SCHOOL
Two teams from Years 3 and 4 played football against St Bernard's prep school on Tuesday, both teams played brilliantly and won their matches. Well done!
SHROVE TUESDAY
Dair House celebrated Shrove Tuesday with its traditional House Pancake Race. St Andrews won and St Patricks were the runners up. Many a pancake hit the deck! All the children really enjoyed the fun.
WEEK 6
The Friday before half-term saw some snow in Farnham Royal, fortunately not enough to hinder the school day, but just enough to be picturesque in the school grounds.
PREFECTS' LUNCH
Twice each term Mr Wintle and Mrs Southerden, our Deputy Head host a lunch for the School Prefects.
YEARS 2 AND 3 VISIT ASIA FOR THEIR ASSEMBLIES
As mentioned before Year 2 are studying Vietnam this term - they chose this as their topic for their Spring Assembly.
Year 3 celebrated Chinese New Year, the year of the Dragon, as the theme for their assembly.
COOKERY CLUB
The cookery club is a popular after school activity for our pupils. The club is always over subscribed - we now run two each week after school. This week the children made jam tarts to take home to celebrate St Valentine's Day which falls during half term. They look delicious!
WINNERS OF THE HANDWRITING COMPETITION
Dair House held its House Handwriting Competition and the winners were presented with a certificate during this Wednesday's Awards Assembly.
SPORTS NEWS
Unfortunately our sporting activities have been curtailed this term due to adverse weather and unsuitable pitch surfaces. However, two rugby fixtures did take place earlier on in the season.
YEARS 3 & 4 v CALDICOTT - TAG RUGBY
On a bitterly cold afternoon the boys played like real Englishmen! They enjoyed the match, particularly their match tea which was kindly provided by the ladies of the PTA. Thank you.
YEARS 5 & 6 v LONG CLOSE - CONTACT RUGBY
The boys played tremendously well on a very large pitch, showing tenacity and strength of character, they really worked very well as a team. The Dair House Goalkeeper shone!
WEEK 5
A SNOWY MONDAY MORNING
All the children from Nursery to Year 6 enjoyed their morning break in the snow on Monday.
WEEK 4
YEAR 6 VISIT HENLEY ROWING MUSEUM
Mrs Penn took Year 6 to the Henley Rowing Museum as part of their Geography topic on rivers. A number of hands-on activities led by a museum tutor helped the Year 6 children understand processes associated with rivers such as erosion, transportation and depositiion.
A bright but chilly walk along the River Thames to Marsh lock gave the children a deeper insight into the man made and natural features of a river.
DAIR HOUSE GYMNASTICS TEAM
Our gymnastics team were due to participate in the Southern Region Schools Floor and Vault Gymnastics Competition at the weekend. Unfortunately, the event was postponed due to the snowy conditions. They have worked hard to perfect thier performance - let's hope it will be re-scheduled soon.
WEEK 3
YEAR 2 VIETNAMESE COOKERY
Year 2 enjoyed an afternoon of Vietnamese cookery with Miss Steward. They have been studying Vietnam and made traditional Vietnamese Pho using noodles, vegetables and a mixture of spices. The smell of ginger and other spices was very appetising.
WEEK 2
YEAR 4 VISIT THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Year 4 enjoyed an action-packed day at the British Museum. The main focus of the visit was to find out more about life in Ancient Egypt. An excellent workshop studying one of the recently restored wall paintings from the tomb of Nebamun gave them a superb insight into the clothes, jewellery, customs and traditions of the Ancient Egyptians. This was followed by a visit to the gallery where they could see for themselves the series of highly detailed wall paintings from Nebamun's tomb which have been restored over the last ten years. After that, the children enjoyed searching for the artefacts they have previously researched at school, for example a mummified cat, shabti figures and decorative collar necklaces. Most of them thought that the mummies and decorated coffins were the most impressive exhibits. 'It was the best school visit ever', they agreed.
Year 4 are overawed by the size of one of the huge statues.
A treasure hunt in the galleries, finding valuable evidence.
Examining and discussing artefacts.
Looking in detail at the famous wall painting from Nebamun's tomb.
YEAR 5 BREAD MAKING
As part of their healthy living, science and literacy instruction writing, Year 5 spent an afternoon making bread. In their own words, "It was lots of fun". And the bread was "yummy, delicious, delightful, tasteful and satisfying". The page could be filled with all the adjectives they used. They obviously enjoyed the experience with Mrs Formby.
YEAR 3 DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
In Design and Technology this term, Year 3 are making moving toys using pneumatics, ie squeezing/pushing. These include volcanos which will erupt, chimneys and monsters.
WEEK 2
AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS
Our extra-curricular activities started this week. They include cookery, Spanish, football, mini-tennis, modern dance, magazine club, gymnastics, choir and music. The latest addition to our clubs is fencing.
WEEK 1
ST ANDREW'S MUFTI DAY
St Andrew's celebrated their last term's house win by having a non-uniform day during the first week of term.
END OF THE AUTUMN TERM
The Autumn Term at Dair House ended with its' usual hustle and bustle. Year 5 visited the Victorian School Room in Reading. Dressed in Victorian style clothing, the children learned about the discipline and teaching styles of Victorian times.
Events included the wonderful Key Stage 1 Nativity Play, "The Wriggly Nativity", adapted and produced by Mrs Grant. All the children in Nursery, Reception, Years 1 and 2 took part entertaining the whole school and their parents on two mornings.
Our very active PTA kindly organised a Christmas Disco for the Upper School, all the children really enjoyed themselves.
The Advent Carol Service at St John's Church, Farnham Royal took place on the last Wednesday evening of Term. All the children from Years 3 to 6 provided a wonderfully festive occasion. The following day, the whole school enjoyed a delicious Christmas lunch in the school hall, it was a great way for everyone to get together before the end of term. A special thank you goes to Julie and Shirley in the kitchen.
Father Christmas visited the nursery with gifts for everyone.
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