Friday, 26th June 2015 - The Swaminarayan School

Swaminarayan Prep School News
Head teacher of Prep School: Mr U Raja
Diary Dates
Inspirer: H. H. Pramukh Swami Maharaj
Issue 35
Friday 26th June 2015
Year 4 Trip to Lego Land
Thursday 2nd July
Akshay Mistry from 4G writes: On Thursday 18th June 2015, year 4 arrived at Lego land Windsor
resort. This was planned to be the best trip ever. Everybody was bursting with excite2013-14 Issue 4
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ment. We were sorted into groups and went looking for the best
rides. Then we embarked on the ‘Pirate Falls’ ride. It went so
quickly up and down, everybody screamed very loudly. It was terrifyingly fast and fun. That day, the sun was as round as an orange
set in the sky. After our educational workshop, we then met at a
destination called ‘Driving School’ and ate our delicious lunch. We
showed respect by eating quietly and showing consideration to the
other tourists. We then separated and went on a ride called ‘Laser
Raiders’. The premise of the ride was this: There are Egyptian
mummies and you have to shoot them, every time you hit them
you receive 500 points. My partner Sohan achieved the highest
score! We then departed Lego land punctually and returned to
school quickly and safely. This has been the best trip ever!
Year 6 Exams (Day 2 of 3)
Reception Trip to Knebworth House
Monday 29th June
Chess and FA Football club
on today (Catch up from
Bank Holiday)
Wednesday 1st July
4G Class Assembly
Year 6 Exams (Day 1 of 3)
Friday 3rd July
Year 6 Exams (Day 3 of 3)
"We went to our trip, we saw dinosaurs, we needed to pick 3 dinosaurs and then we had to
write a story." Arianna Mehta
"I saw a dinosaur, we had to draw a picture, I drawed a T-Rex and I had a dinosaurs lolly, it was
good. I went on the dinosaurs bouncy castle, I went 2 times, I got tired but it was fun, my legs
got tired." Radha Patel
"We found dinosaurs at Knebworth House, we went to the dinosaur slide, I liked it." Abhi Shah
Our value for this week is
Teamwork
"We went on a coach and said hello to the dinosaurs." Dhruv Dave
Father’s Day Assembly
On Wednesday 17th June, the Kindergarten and Nursery Children sang with lots of love at a
special Father’s Day assembly. Though song and dance,
they spoke expressed feelings to their Dads, Dadas,
Appa, Tata and Nanna. The children demonstrated confidence and understanding of their cultural background. After the performance we enjoyed looking at
the special photos captured with their daddy in a slide
show. We celebrated further by sitting and enjoying
snacks together with our fathers and grandfathers. We
hope you enjoyed your special time with the children.
The Swaminarayan School
260 Brentfield Road
Neasden
NW10 8HE
Tel No: 020 8965 8381
Fax No: 020 8961 4042
Website:
www.swaminarayan.brent.sch.uk
Seal of Approval
Class
Pupil
Reason for Certificate
Kgn
Prarthana Desai
Punita Desai
For settling in well and for exploring the Kindergarten environment.
Nursery
Bhakti Patel
Param Soni
For improvement in following instructions.
For making excellent effort in segmenting of words.
Rec B
Yash Gandhi
For trying very hard in our assembly practises and learning to speak confidently and loudly.
Rec W
Darshan Patel
For speaking really confidently and loudly with great expression when saying his lines in
assembly practise
1S
Ananya Patel
For consistently showing our 5 values and being a kind friend.
1R
Shaan Pancholi
For always showing the five values and his dedication to learning.
2B
Akshar Shah
For working hard to be more respectful
2N
Niyam Pancholi
For always demonstrating the 5 values in particular friendliness.
3D
Rahul Rajani
For always thinking of others and sharing with his classmates
3N
Shayan Hirani
For being an enthusiastic learner
4G
Amar Bakhda
For improving his ability to set targets and independently complete his work
4C
Parth Patel
Creative ideas in art and thoughtful work in maths
5D
Priyesh Shah
For a very good performance during the exams
5O
Venkat Srikanth
Continually striving to learn and raise his academic standards
6H
Keshav Chandrasekar
For putting lots of effort into practising for ‘The Little Mermaid’ production
6R
Janvi Patel
For putting lots of effort into practising for ‘The Little Mermaid’ production
PE
Mukti Kara
Upholding the school’s 5 values throughout the Rounders ISA
ASLC
Kushaan Vohra
Achieving the Gold Award
Kindergarten’s trip of Odds Farm Park
The Kindergarten children were excited to visit Odds Farm Park and from the time they got off
from the bus their smiles and laughter filled the air. The topic of farm animals has been a perennial favourite with them and the farm trip provided a perfect opportunity for the children to use
all their senses, and look at a variety of animals and their young. The hands-on-experience from
feeding the greedy goats and sheep enriched their learning and the highlight was stroking the
scurrying bunnies with care and making them aware of how to handle them. The sheep race was
enjoyable and the children loved jumping onto the tractor and trailer ride. The sand
and water play area was unique too. Here are some comments made by the children:
Aarav – “I like the cow-milking”.
Joy – “The pig was doing oink, oink”.
Vaidehi – “I saw the cows when we went on the tractor and they were eating grass”.
Keeyan – “I hear the cow moo”
We also take this opportunity to extend our thanks to all the parent-helpers who were
great!
Hydration Week
Mr Thomas writes: Drinking enough to stay properly hydrated is something that we often forget to do.
Aside from quenching your first consuming enough water can improve digestion, kidney function, prevent fatigue and headaches, increase brain function and heart health, and even protect our joints and
cartilage. Throughout this week lets try to drink 1L of water a day to make sure we are all staying
properly hydrated.
Car Park
Please note that the tennis courts car park must be used when dropping
off late children- the gates remain open until 8.45am. Please do obey the
speed limit and practice safe driving in the car park. Always be on the
look out for, and give way to, children- remember that they can be unpredictable and may appear from behind parked cars without warning.
We thank you for your support.
Sports Day Transport
Mr Thomas writes: On Friday 10th July 2015 we would like you to drop your children off at 8:30am (at
Willesden Sports Centre.) and pick up at 1:30pm (KS1) and 2:00pm (KS2) from the Willesden Sports Centre.
If you are unable to collect your child at the time stipulated, we will be offering a shuttle service which
will operate from the sports centre to the school from 2:00pm. You will be able to pick your children up
from our late stay facility from 3:30pm.
Nursery & Kindergarten’s Teddy Bear Picnic
Kindergarten children had a really enjoyable experience as they
learnt how to look after their teddies all day. Before the picnic
they helped to cut watermelon into small pieces using safe
knives. They really enjoyed sitting outdoors on blankets with
their teddies by their sides and had a fantastic time eating a
variety of foods.
Sainsbury’s Active Kids
Mr Thomas writes: The Swaminarayan Prep
School has collected over 23,000 vouchers!
This will go towards sports and cooking equipment. A big thank you to all the families,
the Mandir and Devotees for sending these in. I
must give an honorable mention to Devan Pomal,
Rahil Pomal and Jay Jeshani for their efforts with
counting the vouchers.