Facts for January19 January

(3rd Monday in January)

Martin Luther King Day – a national holiday in the USA. Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta Georgia and after experiencing racism early in his life he decided to try to make the world a better and fairer place. He campaigned to achieve equal rights for black Americans. He is famous for his speech ‘I have a dream’ and one famous line from it says ‘I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character’. Dr King was assassinated on April 4 1968 in Memphis Tennessee.

Facts for January20 January 2009

Barack Obama inaugurated as the 44th Presidentof the USA. He was the first African American President and is now in his second term of office.

20 January 1265First English Parliament was called by the Earl of Leicester.

Parliament means an event arranged to talk and discuss things and is from the French word ‘parler’.

What’s on ??Monday3.00 Chess Club P5 – 7 - GP Room 3Tuesday9.15 P6 Guitar Group – GP Room 811.20 Piping P5 – GP Room 212.00 Piping P6 – GP Room 23.00 Active Start P4 – Infant Hall4.00 Football Active Schools P 5- 76.00 League Football Coaching - Picky

What’s on ??WednesdayAM Lindsey Taylor RSPB visit P1s1.00 P7 Piping Group GP Room 23.00 SUPA Club – GP Room 13.15 P6 Netball – Infant HallThursdayAM Lindsey Taylor RSPB visit P3s1.45 Len Wilson visit Boat Building – P4s

NO P7 Netball this WeekFriday11.15 Eco Club – Regular Room P7 area

Eco Club

We would like to ask as many classes as possible to help us count starting next Monday, 26th January – Friday 6th February. To prepare for this you could:•Watch the powerpoint with your class•Have a closer look at what birds you might like to look for•Check out the posters around school with details of birds•Do an activity

The counting has already started but we wanted to wait till next week. P1 and P3 classes are going to have a visitor – Lindsey Taylor from RSPB. They will be making food to attract birds to the school grounds.

Eco Club

This coming weekend, 24th & 25th January is the Big Garden Watch, where you can count birds in your garden and upload your results. You can register to do this by following this link:

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/

Mrs Gillon made a map last year to show places where birds may come and where the bird feeders are. Have a look at this on the interactive white board with your class. It is also displayed just outside the office.

Well Done to ………….

Maya, Shannon, Jack and Finley who have all moved up a level at their ‘Learn to Swim’ classes.

Snowman CompetitionThank you to everyone who took part.

Well done to all our Winners.

Well Done to ………….Our Buddy of the Week

Vinn 7E