Mrs A says....

Hi all you NEW YEAR 6!!!! (Arggh it makes me feel old!!!)
It looks as if you're having fab holidays - most of which seem to feature rain! I'm just back from the UK where I stayed with my brother and his family. I went to my nephew's sports day and spent a LOT of time watching him play football-(Just up the road from Ipswich Mr W!!!) and helped my niece with her Grade 2 viola exam - You're next Rose watch out for those scales!!! I was lucky enough to perform in a concert with my colleagues from my old school to raise money for Dystonia which one of them has sadly contracted. It was great to see all those wonderful musicians and play together again. Back in good old Dubai now but heading off to Phuket next week, soooo excited about going snorkelling and kayaking -will let you know how it goes!!
Anyway back to the annual spring clean - it happens every summer!!!!
Lots of Love to you All
Mrs A xxx

Rose's summer update

hi everybody since the last update it was pouring down!

but now its only 30 degrees and its kind of hot!
I 'm missing everybody in dubai but I cant wait until i'm in Guernsey on the beach in the freezing water but anyway im soooooo
excited!

Last night i had a 2 hour phone call with my best friend in Guernsey called honor and she misses me as much as i miss her!

(which is alot)

We are in Guernsey on the 10th of July so next friday and we get in at 4:45 pm and then we are going to stop of at the FISH AND CHIP SHOP and then we are going to the beach with all our siut cases and we are going to have a few hours at my old school beach bbq!

how cool is that! (very)
Cant wait to see everybody in dubai again!

Rose xxx

END OF 5JW

Well that is it.... the end of 5JW 2008-09!

A superb year - packed full of hard work and lots of fun. Well done for making this a brilliant blog! We've all enjoyed using it.

Our class blog will still be in use so you can access it to show your friends and family, or even post or comment.

Please use kingsdubai5jw@hotmail.com email address for any posts you want to make. I won't have access to my Kings' email address whilst in the UK.

Have a great Holdiay everyone. See you in September!
Mr Watson
;-)

My memories of 5JW

I have loved year 5JW. It has been a pleasure having you you wonderful people in my class. It's been a great year from my point of view, and one I will look back on over the summer, and in years to come, with pride and happiness. Thank you for all of your hard work, enthusiasm, effort and humour! ;-)

There are so many things I could talk about - we have done so much. I feel the year has gone so fast in so many ways, although it seems ages since Louis left for Doha!

Some particular days or events that stand out for me (in no particular order) include:

• International Day



• Desert Day



• Christmas concert outside



• Class assembly rehearsals and rained off performace



• The re-arranged class assembly - you guys were brilliant!



• Saying goodbye to Louis, Tom and Kirsten - we miss you and hope all is well with you!



• Baking bread



• KALBA! - the best school trip I've ever been on!



• Summer show - Desert Dwellers!!



• Anti-Smoking debate



• sharing our Myths



• Bauhaus art trip



• water news reports



• Paul Klee painting and our LUSH work on display in DUCTAC



• making musical instruments



• etc etc etc

However, for me, the best bit is the overal atmosphere we have shared in class. Getting to know each and everyone of you individually has been my highlight. You guys are great!

I am so pleased to be next door to you guys next year and look forward to our residential trip, summer show and all the other exciting things we'll get up to.

Working with Mrs Hislop all year has also been a great pleasure and privilege - she is a true star and was a major part of our class throughout the year.

I have loved 5JW. Thanks again for all of your efforts.

Have a great summer holiday whereever you are. Be Safe and Enjoy!

Mr Watson

;-)

Mr Watson is King of the Week

Much to his surprise and embarassment.... The parents and children of 5JW organised for Mr Watson to be King of the Week.


Everyone in 5 JW said lots of lovely things about him. They think that…

“you are a great monkey master and are good at bad jokes and the best teacher I have ever had” – EB

“you are always fair” – ZD

“you are funny and kind” – AW

“you are the best teacher in the entire world” – LS

“you are a brilliant drummer” - MS

“there is never a dull lesson with you and you are the best teacher I have ever had” - BE

“you are very funny, easy to talk to, very enthusiastic and a very interesting teacher” - LB

“you are a fantastic and fun teacher” - AO

“you have been the greatest teacher I have ever had” - PO

“you have a very infectious smile and laugh” - KF



“you are a great teacher” - CB

“you are always enthusiastic about everything and always have a positive attitude” – AB

“you are the best teacher I have ever had” - KH

“you sure are good at bumping into things” - RH

“you work so hard to make sure we have tremendous fun – you are the best teacher I have ever had” - CG

“you treat us differently to other teachers and you are social and lots of fun” - DL

“you are the best teacher in the world, funny and great fun” – LF

“you are the best at dressing up as a lady, the greatest funky monkey master and very funny at being accidentally clumsy” – JD

“you are kind, gentle, funny, have a great smile and a lush and sure accent” - AS

Well done for being such a fantastic teacher!

Adam's Nanna says....

Hello Mr Watson and 5JW

I am Adam Osborne's Nanna, and I live in England. I have spent the last year reading your blog, and keeping up with everything that you have all been doing.

I came over to Dubai in March to visit Adam and his family, (His Mum is my Daughter) It was also Adam's Birthday, so there where lot's of things going on.

I thought Book Day was amazing, everybody went to so much effort for Narnia. Adam was The Wardrobe, and Mr Watson The Snow Queen !!!!
Then there was The Swimming Gala, Well what can I say, you are all amazing swimmers, (I wish I could swim)

I cannot beleive all the things that you have done this year, But for me one of the highlight's was reading about how much you all enjoyed your visit to Kalba, I know Adam did and cannot wait to go back again. Adam sent me a long e-mail, telling me all about it, from the minute you left King's until you all arrived back again, It sounds like you all had a fantastic time.

I would just like to finsih with a Big Thank You to Mr Watson for being such a Great Teacher, I know you have all really enjoyed being in his class and will miss him.
I hope you all have a fantastic summer holiday, Adam is coming home for a few weeks and I cannot wait to see him, and his Brother Ben.

Thank you once again Mr Watson.
Kind Regards to you all Barbara Jones

Rose's summer report no1

Hi 5JW!
I'm in England now! It's grey, and raining a little bit, but it's about 20 degrees. We got off the plane and had to go on a few trains from Gatwick airport to Birmingham NEC, once we got to Birmingham, we got into a taxi and it POURED down!
Yesterday we went into town and there was a really cool sweet shop! It had jars full of different sweets! My sister was REALLY pleased that she found VIMTO BON BONS!! :D
I got candy sticks, and my cousin got strawberry liquorice!
Can't wait to see you all in Year 6!
Byebye for now, Rose xx

Kirsten says Hello!

Hi Mr Watson and 5JW,

I have settled into my new school called Umhlanga College although I miss you all so much. Hopefully I will be able to visit in the near future. I often look at the blog and see what you have all been doing. It is so sad that Year 5 is coming to an end. Mr Watson you are the best teacher I have ever had.
I wish you all a lovely summer holiday and all the best for Year 6.

Lots of Love
Kirsten.

REMINDER

JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT SUNDAY IS NON-UNIFORM DAY. You can also bring a party snack box.

Don't forget your swim kit too!

Mr W
;-)

SERENA JOINS THE CLASS

A very warm welcome to Serena - our new class mate!

Serena has joined at a busy time of term but gets a chance to meet everyone and find a out a little about Kings' before she has a full year with us in Year 6. She has been kind, polite and enthusiastic in her first week in 5JW and I'm sure she will be a great asses to the class.

Welcome Serena! A great start!

Photo to follow!!!

End of Year Awards - in class awards in 5JW

CONGRATULATIONS 5JW!

Mr Watson and Mrs Hislop have loved working with all of the class this year and we had a chat about how to celebrate some of the achievements of the year, as the term comes to an end. So we decided to have our very own in class awards ceremony!

And the winners were.......

ALL OF 5JW! - an amazing bunch of talented and enthusiastic people. A superb class!

CONGRATULATIONS to Becky and Adam. They were awarded with the STAR of YEAR for 5JW - they have both worked so hard throughout the whole year and have simply been fantastic! Well done indeed.

Every member of the class recieved an award for something special that they have contributed to the class.

Lucy's 5Jw memories

Lucy’s 5JW memories


Year 5 has been the best school year ever!

Kalba
Kalba was really fun! The most enjoyable activity for me was the wadi walk. I liked it because I saw wadi creatures, got to slide down rocks and got wet up to my chest! I found some of the activities challenging like the abseiling. It was really lovely to be there for Lauren’s birthday, I think she enjoyed her birthday too. At night we stayed up eating sweets and Jemima made a fuss that she didn’t like yellow sweets. It was a great trip.

My favourite topic was seed dispersal and life cycles. The DVDs were interesting and engaging. I learned a lot more about nature. The best thing about it was our class assembly. Our assembly was so much fun! I thought it was really funny and so did the rest of the school. I could tell this by how much they laughed. I think this it was the best assembly.

The best D.T. topic was making bread. At first I thought I was going to mess it all up, but then I gained confidence and Jemima and I made delicious cinnamon bread! Yummy!

This year, year 5, has been really fun! I have made lots of friends, but my best friends are the Funky Monkeys, that include Becky, Jemima, Eloise, Lauren and Ashleigh. Mr Watson is the best teacher and monkey master EVER!!!

Miss Bates says

Hi Class 6LB (to be!),

Thank-you so much for your email to me, it made me feel very excited and I cannot wait to meet you all! I know that you are breaking up for your summer holidays soon and I am very jealous because we don't finish for another 5 weeks.

I loved the way you described yourselves and so I've had a bit of a think and come up with a few words that describe me:
-incredibly strict,
-very bossy,
-mean...

...just kidding!

Actually, although I can be strict if I need to be, generally I like to think that I am kind and fair and I like to have fun and enjoy being at school (as I'm sure you all do to!).

I love sport, especially netball and athletics, and I really enjoy teaching history. I have never been to Dubai before but don't worry, I will definitely be packing my suncream!

My older sister taught in Dubai for two years and she loved it, so I am sure I will too. I hope you will all be able to teach me a bit in the first few weeks and help me get used to living in a new country as although it will be exciting, it will be a little bit scary too!

The class I am teaching at the moment are year 5 and they are hoping you will be their pen-pals when they are year 6. In fact they are all writing letters to you at the moment, ready for me to bring to Dubai at the end of the summer. I look forward to meeting you all in September and I hope you have a fantastic summer.

From Miss Bates

Kristi's injury report

Hey everybody!

Yesterday (Tuesday) I had a nasty accident at school. At lunch break my foot started to really hurt, it hurt so much that I was barely able to walk so I had to limp to Nurse Cathy’s room. She told me to take my shoes and socks off. I took them off and my right foot had a huge lump on the side and it was all swollen. So Nurse Cathy phoned my mum to come and pick me up. She also said that it would be a good idea to go and get an X-ray just in case it was serious. Nurse Cathy gave me a crutch to give me support when I was walking on my good leg.

So my mum drove me to Emirates Hospital to have an X-ray done. It took a while before we were seen but that didn’t really matter. First we saw the paediatrician (the child’s doctor) and he asked me a few questions about how I was feeling and how I did it. To be quite honest I really can’t remember doing it. Well anyway we waited another couple of minutes while the nurses got ready for me to have my X-ray.

Once I was finished they sent the doctor in to have a look at it. He came back and told me that I had a hairline fracture (which is a tiny crack in a bone). The crack was in the bone just underneath my little toe. So the nurse that was a friend of Nurse Cathy wrapped my foot up in bandages and put a hard back slab on the bottom of my foot. If it doesn’t heal by itself in a week then I will have to wear a plaster cast for 4-6 weeks!

So right now I have my right foot wrapped in bandages and I am using crutches, great way to end my last full week at school.

From Kristi
Xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

5JW PODCASTING

Well well well, I leave you with Mr Wood for one day and he has you doing all sorts of exciting things! Well done!


Check out all of 5JW's PODCASTS with Mr Wood on the Kings' ICT blog link below:

http://www.m-wood.blogspot.com/

Fantatsic work guys!
Thank you Mr Wood.

Luke's review of year 5

MEMORIES OF YEAR 5JW.

I have had an amazing time in Year 5JW !
Mr Watson is a great teacher and has made Year 5 a really fun year !

M highlights are :

KALBA - It was really, really fun ! It was exciting to sleep in a tent in the middle of the desert. I had a great time with the boys in my tent and the food was better than I thought it would be. The instructors were really exciting too ! The things I enjoyed most was going sandboarding, kayaking, canoeing and rockclimbing.

BREAD MAKING - Was extremely fun because we were put into pairs to make a loaf of bread. When our bread was baked Mr Watson laid all the loafs of bread on the table. Adam and I made a plain loaf because we wanted to make it a perfect one, instead of a cheese one or any other type of bread. My favourite part of bread making was the kneading.

MAKING OUR INSTRUMENTS - It was absolutely amazing!!! I loved making our instrument! I made a rain shaker and I think it sounds great. It is also quite loud so you can hear it very well. My instrument was dead simple - you just have to get a tube, put chicken wire inside the tube and seal one end. Then you put the rice in and seal the other end. Finally you can paint it.

I have had the best year in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr Watson is the most amazing and fun teacher.
He is the best teacher In the WORLD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paul's memories

My Favorite Memories – Paul Orford

Mr Watson has been a great teacher and I have enjoyed getting to know him and all his funny habits. I shall really miss having him as my teacher next year.

This year we went on lots of outings, more than any other year and I really liked that. I enjoyed our trips to the art galleries and the museum, I learnt lots of new and exciting things. The best was the Desert Assembely, I actually rode on a camel with Mr Watson!! It was really fun. We did lots of different activities and I had a great day.

On our trip to Kalba I did lots of things I never thought I would ever do, rock climbing, kayaking, survival and lots of other things. I really enjoyed the food and sleeping in tents. I had the best time and can’t wait for our next trip.

I enjoyed:-

Bread Making
Making my instrument in DT
Class asembely
End of year concert

I have had a good year in 5JW and I will miss Mr Watson and Mrs Hislop.

End of Year Awards - awards for Year 5

More winners from our end of year assembly. Congratulations to:

Oisin (5KON) won ther CMA musical award for his efforts and progress with his Clarinet lessons.

Hannah(5KON) won the overall Kings' sports award for her all round sporting achievments and attitude.

End of Year Awards - 100 % attendance for Year 5

As part of our end of year awards several member of year 5 got 100% attendance certificates - they did not miss a day of the entire school year! Superb effort - Well done alec, Lucy, Adam O, Adam B, Corynn and James M.

End of Year Awards - Year 5 Spirit of Kings' 08-09

Year 5 Spirit of Kings' award:

Rose (5JW)

Rose is enthusiastic and energetic and always gives 100%. She has settled into life at Kings' extraordinarily well. She gets on well with others - everyone in both year 5 classes. She is confident and humourous but balances with this with a mature and hardworking attitude. Rose takes a full and active role in all aspects of school - music, sprots teams, summer show, as well as a brilliant attitude in class. She is a role model to all in the school.

Very well done Rose!