But don’t panic, they’re fake! We were seeing how plaster changes. It starts soft and powdery, then when you add water it turns rock hard. This is a chemical or irreversible change. There were a few worried looking faces when I said be sure not to bend your finger during application or it might end up on there for ever.
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Year 6 change some materials.
Year 6 found out that some changes are reversible and some are not. Irreversible changes are chemical. Something new has been made and you can detect it by a change in colour, gas or temperature. Here we are investigating.
Year 6 Science
Year 6 kicked off the term by learning how to use Bunsen burners. Here they are heating some water in an evaporating basin, leaving behind some dissolved salts. Next lesson we are going to collect the water and make some really pure distilled water which we can drink!
U11A Rounders v Witham Hall
Girls U11A Rounders v Witham Hall
On Wednesday 25th June – Away
On Wednesday the 25th June 2014 the U11 A team played against Witham Hall, away. We won the toss and chose to field first. Witham were good hitters and they could all hit the ball very far. Unfortunately we all seemed quite nervous and Witham managed to score a lot of rounders. Molly did an amazing catch and by the end of the first innings Witham had scored 8 rounders. Our turn came to bat and Witham managed to get a lot of us out at first post. Pippa scored a tremendous 2 ½ rounders and Molly scored an excellent 2 rounders. Witham fielded very well and at the end of the innings we had scored 6 ½ rounders. It was our turn to field again and everybody felt more confident. Freya and Ellie both got a superb catch. We tried hard but Witham were still that bit better. Unfortunately Witham scored another 8 rounders scoring 16 in total. It was the last innings and we were batting. We all knew we needed a lot of rounders to catch up with them. Molly scored another great 2 ½ rounders. Unfortunately Witham got most of us out so with 5 balls still left there were only 2 girls left-Freya and Georgina. They made a good effort but just couldn’t get round in time. We scored 4 ½ rounders scoring 11 in total. Witham were an outstanding team and we weren’t quite up to their standard. However our team made a great effort despite having one man down-Jojo but in the end the score was 16-11 to Witham. Well done to the whole team. The team was Molly J, Gracie F, Eleanor B, Freya A, Eloise F, Pippa N, Antonia V and Georgina T (captain).
Georgina T
Year 6 visit from the Master Composters
Year 6 went on safari and spotted tigers!
OK, it was a compost safari and they were tiger worms, but it was still an exciting morning. Master composters, Rod and Ted from Leicester City Council came to visit. We hunted around in compost and found pot worms, centipedes and slugs etc, and we magnified their slimy images on Rod’s computer screen. We went head first into the wormery and dug out all sorts, including ants eggs, worm eggs and fungal threads.
We also learned how to turn kitchen rubbish into soil. We their buckets of grass, straw, shredded paper and herbs to construct our own Rot Bots so that we can watch the composting process at home over the summer.
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Senior School Sports Day 2014
On a gloriously sunny Friday, the senior school got together to demonstrate their sporting prowess in front of a packed stand of spectators at Rockingham Triangle. Although it may have been Friday the 13th, the day was very lucky for some!
Seahorses claimed the top spot, scoring 436 points; while Tadpoles beat out the Minnows to sneak second place – their total of 408 just edging them past the Minnows’ respectable 384. The Sticklebacks brought up the rear with 326 points scored.
Year 6 Champion Girl was a joint affair this year, with Antonia V and Eleanor B sharing the honour. Finley F’s wins in the 80m, 150m, and the High Jump secured his place as Year 6 Champion Boy.
Victrix Ludorem went to Jemima P for her stellar performances in the 100m, Long Jump, High Jump, and 200m. Victor Ludorem went to an unsurprised Harry M, who won all five of his events: 100m, 200m, Long Jump, High Jump, and Javelin.
It was a fantastic and thrilling day, with records falling left right and centre.
- Archie Gi set a new record of 43.47m in the Year 6 Boys Howler Throw
- Edward B beat Archie’s old record with a throw of 39.97m in the Year 5 Boys Howler Throw
- Jasmine M-C set a new time of 12.63 seconds in the Year 5 Girls 80m
- Thomas B crushed Pip J’s previous record, scoring a whopping 7.61m in the Year 6 Shot Putt
- Harry M beat Charlie Walker’s record with a jump of 4.5m in the Year 7&8 Boys Long Jump – do we see Premiership rugby in his future, too?
- Eleanor B set a new winning distance of 3.56m in the Year 6 Girls Long Jump
- Emma B christened a brand new event with a winning time of 33.27 seconds in the Year 7&8 Girls B 200m
- Eleanor B also set a new record in the Year 6 Girls A 150m, crossing the line in 23.59 seconds
- Ella I beat her own record in the Year 7&8 Girls 800m with a time of 2 minutes 42 seconds
- Antonia V shaved a second off Kirsty F’s previous record in the Year 6 Girls 600m, coming home in a time of 2 minutes 4 seconds
- Edward B set a new record of 2 minutes 1 second in the Year 5 Boys 600m
U13 & U11 Boys Tennis v Maidwell Hall
U13 and U11 Boys Tennis v Maidwell Hall – Away
On Tuesday 17th June
The boys played one set against the 1st and 2nd Maidwell pair in their age group apart from Pip who played a couple of sets of singles against the Maidwell 3rd pair.
Teams and results:
U13s Phillip W and Seb S Lost 2-6 (1st pair) and Drew 5-5 (2nd pair)
Sam A and Sam N. Won 6-1 (2nd pair) and Lost 2-6 (1st pair)
Pip J Lost 2-6 and Lost 5-6
U11s Jamie B and Finley F Lost 0-6 (1st pair) and Won 6-1 (2nd pair)
Dom A and Archie G Lost 3-6 (1st pair and Won 6-5 (2nd pair)
The boys played some great tennis and even though some of the scores look pretty convincing, the games were far closer, often going to deuce.Seb and Phillips final match was so exciting with some amazing long rallies. Well done to everyone and thanks to all the parents who came to support.
C. Abbott
Year 5/6 Boys & Girls Tennis
Year 5/6 Boys & Girls Tennis v Leicester Grammar – Away
On Monday 9th June
Sixteen children from Years 5 and 6 went to play tennis against Leicester Grammar. They played some singles and doubles matches. They all played for a certain length of time until the whistle blew to end the match and then the score was recorded.
Leicester Grammar had a very competent Year 6 girl who was quite highly ranked. Our Number 1, Archie Gi played her. It was an extremely close, entertaining match, of the highest standard. Archie kept his cool and worked at her weaknesses (not that there were many). The final score was 6-3 to Archie. A great performance!
The only other singles match was Arche Go, who had a thrilling match, eventually coming through 7-6.
The remaining players all played doubles. The girls were unbeaten in all their matches. Eleanor B and Clemmy P had a great match with their opponents, winning 6-4 but the other were, unfortunately, not so well matched and we won comfortably.
I was most impressed with Alfie W, who was the only Year 5 boy, and his partner Patrick Bairstow. They played some lovely tennis and won their match 7-4.
The full results were as follows:
Boys Team:
Archie Gi – won 6-3
Dom A & Finley F – lost 4-7
Oliver M & Jamie B – lost 3-8
Alfie W & Patrick B – won 7-4
Archie Go – won 7-6
Girls Team:
Gracie F & Molly J – won 8-1
Eleanor B & Clemmy P – won 6-4
Pippa N & Georgina T – won 5-0
Bea R & Rebecca M – won 5-0
Congratulations to all our players for their excellent performances.
C. Abbott
Equestrian Team
On Thursday 29th May the Stoneygate School Equestrian Team represented the school in a show jumping competition organised by Wellingborough School. The team were Charlotte, on her pony ‘Mr Fudge Brown’, Louise, on ‘Percy’, Phillip on ‘Zorro’ and Jasmine riding ‘Pudsey Bear’. The riders had to get their ponies ready and looking smart for the first class that they entered, which was to jump fences with a height of between 70-75 centimetres. The children have to remember the correct order of the jumps and also part of the course is timed so they have to ride as fast as they can whilst being very careful not to knock any fences down. All the children rode brilliantly with a clear round. There were about eight schools jumping plus about another twenty children who had entered as individuals. Stoneygate team came second overall and Louise also came second as an individual, which were both brilliant results. It also means that they qualify for the National Finals. The next class the children competed in was the 80-85cm jumps. The pressure was on for this class and again the whole team rode well but this time they managed to accumulate some time faults and they finished seventh overall. I would like to congratulate the children on their fantastic achievement and for representing the school so well.
If any other children are interested in joining the equestrian team next year please come and talk to me.
Mrs Sillett.
Tennis
U11 and U12Girls Tennis v Oakham – Away
On Wednesday 21st May
U11 Teams:
1st Pair – Gracie and Molly. W6-1, L5-6, L2-6
2nd Pair – Eleanor and Clemmy. L2-6, L2-6, L0-6
3rd Pair – Pippa and Eloise F. L2-6, L0-6, L4-6
U12 Teams:
1st Pair – Joni and Fran J W3-6, L4-6, W6-3
2nd Pair – Annie and Lara W6-3, W6-2, W6-5
3rd Pair – Charlotte W and Freddie L2-6, L1-6, W6-5
It was a beautiful afternoon for a few sets of tennis. Each of the pairs played a set against the three pairs from Oakham in their age groups. We played sudden death deuce at 40 all and sudden death at 5 games all.
There were some extremely exciting matches, three went to 5 games all and sudden death deuce in the deciding game! Congratulations go to Annie and Lara who won all three of their matches.
It was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon for the girls who all showed great ability on the court.
Overall results:
U11s – Oakham won 8 – 1
U12s – Stoneygate won 6 – 3
Stoneygate School 
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