The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare

THE RUFF GUIDE TO SHAKESPEARE

On Thursday 7th February, the KS2 children and staff at Cabot Primary School had the absolute pleasure of experiencing the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s production of ‘The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare’.

 The production left the pupils and staff eager to learn and understand more about the playwright, actor and poet and his legendary works.

Not only were the songs, dances and interactive game shows exceptionally entertaining and fantastically funny but they were also extremely educational.

Thank you to all the amazingly talented actors and staff at Bristol Vic Theatre School!

PE Homework of the Week

PE Homework of the Week

See if you can learn the Crazy Christmas Dance this week. Practice the moves at least once a day with or teach your family and  friends.

Show Racism the Red Card

SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD

On Wednesday 5th December, year 6 were invited to the Show Racism the Red Card educational event with Bristol Rovers Football Club. Show Racism the Red Card is an anti-racism educational charity that provide educational workshops with the purpose of tackling racism in society through the high-profile status of football and football players.

The day started with a welcome and introduction by the Show Racism the Red Card and club staff along with other schools from around Bristol.

We then attended the first workshop on Hate Crime. The children completed a survey about their understanding of the meaning and law of Hate Crime, discussed whether different scenarios counted as hate crime and then learnt about how to identify and report it.

Next, the children had a ground tour of the Bristol Rivers Football Ground. They we shown the amazing view of Bristol from the top of the viewing stands, visited the VIP boxes and went inside the players locker rooms. The children also learnt about club and grounds history.

 The final workshop was about racism, including stereotyping and terminology. The children worked in groups to match pictures of people to titles, such as; ‘Gold medalist’, ‘teacher’, ‘tattoo artist’ and ‘terrorist’. Everyone was surprised to find out that most of them had matched the majority of the pictures to the titles incorrectly. We then discussed how stereotypes can  impact on the way that we judge people based on their physical appearances.

After lunch, the children watched a film Show Racism the Red Card produced to help promote a message of understanding, which featured professional football players such as Thierry Henry, Samuel Eto’o and Ryan Giggs and addressed a range of issues surrounding racism.

At the end of The day, the children met  Bristol Rover footballers players and participated in a competition which challenged them to ask the most creative question they could think of about the issues they had learnt about that day to the players. One of the winners (who won a signed football and T-shirt) was from Cabot for their fantastic question about Nelson Mandela. Everyone else was also lucky enough to receive a signed photo from the football players as well.

PE Homework of the Week

PE Homework of the week

Click on the link below and follow the instructions in the video to complete the 'Train like a Jedi' Challenge.

Try to practise the moves at least 3 times this week with your family, friends and teachers.

https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/activities/train-like-a-jedi

Gifted and Talented

Gifted and Talented - Adventure Golf

This academic year, we are continuing to focus our gifted and talented PE sessions on extending pupil’s experiences of different sports and exercise activities.

On Monday 19th November, 8 children from year 5  participated in adventure golf at Rumble Jumble. 

The children were split into 2 groups and each were given a scoring card. For both courses, the children had to complete 18 holes, which included a number of challenges, such as; hills, holes and awkward angles to aim around.

Although the majority of the group had not ever experienced golf before, they were absolute naturals.

  

football fixtures: Cabot vs. St Werburghs

Football Fixtures

Cabot vs. St Werburghs

It has been a great, physical start to the new, sporty school year. On Thursday 8th November, Cabot played an away football match against St Werburghs Primary School.

Eight girls and boys from year 4 were chosen. We left school at 3:30 and walked down to St Werburghs. Once we got their, the chn had a chance to practise their skills before the big match. This also gave them the opportunity to meet their opponents and plan their strategy and formations

The game started with each team lining up and shaking hands. Once the starting whistle was blown, the Cabot players worked well as a team to defend and attack.

Although St Werburghs beat Cabot by a small amount, the Cabot team had a brilliant time and showed fantastic team work and resilience. Every single player smiled and congratulated their opponents on their achievements.

Congratulations Year 4 Cabot players. You made us very proud!

Year 5 Football Tournament

Year 5 Football Tournament

On Thursday 25th October, Cabot invited year 5 players from Glenfrome and St Werburghs Primary School to our school to participate in a the first football tournament of the year.

To begin the tournament, the 10 girls and boys from Cabot introduced themselves to the players from the other schools and began practising their shooting skills using the goals in one of the courts. It was great to see the children sharing and comparing other skills they had learnt.

Once everyone was warmed up, the games began. Firstly, Cabot played a match against Glenfrome. Secondly, Glenfrome played against Cabot and lastly, Cabot played against St Werburghs. Each half was about 7 minutes long and all the players played amazingly throughout.

Spectacular start to the Cabot Sports year and well done to all the players that the took part!