Year 6 are currently in Paris on a weekend visit. That doesn’t stop Fab Mag though… updates are being sent in via twitter, e-mail and phone calls. This post will be updated each time something new is sent in. They set off from school in the early hours of Friday morning. They arrived in Dover [...]
Olv has been in the Keighley news in four separate articles these past two weeks and we are very proud! The “Our Reply To Lithuania” post, “The Catholic Heritage Day” post, and a review of the dog dirt have been inserted into the Keighley news. This is the fourth time in the past two weeks that we [...]
As soon as we heard that we had received a video message from Lithuania, we started to work on a reply. The OLV TV Team worked for a while before producing a video and some pictures to send to the pupils in Lithuania. Here is the video from Lithuania and the video that OLV made for [...]
Several of us have been told about some proposed changes to the park off North Dean Road. We were asked to think about the things we would like to see in the park if it is improved. This is what children at OLV who live close to the park wanted. It will be fun for [...]
The Dog Muck Competition has reaped some excellent results and Mr Devlin and Councillor Smithies have found it hard to choose the winners! But they finally managed it. Here are the winners.
Zoeya Sajid – She won £30
Harrison Blenkard – He won £20
Jordan Heckles – She won £10
Zoeya and Harrison, along with the school council, went out onto the roads to put their signs up. A man from the Keighley News went along to take some photos. The winners are happy with their rewards, the school is happy with the posters, but will they work? That remains to be seen…
By Serena In Year Six
Great White
The awesome Great White Shark is the largest hunting fish in the sea. It has an exaggerated reputation as a killer, partly because a killer shark appears in the film ,jaws. In reality Great White Sharks do often eat large prey, but they attack people only occasionally, in cases of mistaken identity.
Tiger shark
A young Tiger Shark has pale stripes along it’s body, which fade as it grows older. The powerful Tiger shark has a long , rounded shape, typical of hunting sharks. Some Tiger Sharks can rival Great Whites in size.
Zebra Shark
The Zebra Shark is a medium seized species of shark, that is found in the warmer coastal waters and around tropical coral reefs. Zebra sharks are commonly found in the Indian and South Pacific oceans.
Hammerhead Shark
This sharks unusual name comes from the unusual shape of its head, an amazing piece of anatomy built to maximise the fish’s ability to find it’s favourite meal, stingrays.
This article is about ten pieces of technology that we really like and recommend.
8. Xbox 360 Live
7. Ipad 3
6. Samsung Galaxy S3
5. Ipod touch
4. Samsung smart Tv
3. Blue Ray DVD player
2. Blackberry PlayBook
1. Imac
The one and only Imac. This wonderful piece of technology is one of the best computers in the world.It never gets any virus and has retina display.
This is the blackberry playbook. This is a touch screen device, it has app world were you get all your fun apps from to play on. You can go on the Internet and take pictures like any other tablet it also comes with BBM (Blackberry message)
This is a blue ray DVD player. It plays any kind of dvd you want to watch. This has been quoted by Conan, ” It is HD it gives a really good special effect”.
This is a Samsung smart TV. In fact i think this is the best piece of technology on this list! It has a really nice design (super slim). You can do anything on it that a Tablet does, Iphone, ipod and Laptop. This means you can play on apps, go on twitter, facebook or watch the TV shows you have missed etc.
This is an iPod You can get all sort of apps for it, you can take pictures on it and videos as well. It has got a calender so you can sort out all your events and it also has youtube. You can go on the Internet too (Safari).
This is a Samsung galaxy S3 (It has red white and blue for colors) it is a smart phone. it has excellent battery life a superb wide screen and quad core speed. The Galaxy S3 has been available in the market for a while now, but with the recent update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (the 4.1.1 platform), not only has the S3 been given a speed boost; there’s also a host of other goodies thrown in as well.
Introducing the Ipad 3 or as some people call it the new iPad. This device was designed to be very powerful it has HD screening which makes gaming even more special. The camera is incredible, it takes HQ pictures and also has a front camera. The front camera is the same as the back so when your face timing someone it makes you feel a little bit more closer to them.
The Xbox 360 Live is just another gaming device. There’s not much to say about this sort of console. Here is a rough list of what it is like:
Olv are entering a reading competition. Here are a few of the details.
People in Year Five and Six are going to enter a reading competition called Read For My School. They will have a chance to read as many books as they can and win awards for the school. Years Five and Six will have a chance to read from these categories:
1. Historical Hits – Tales to take you back in time.
2. It’s a Mystery – Thrillers, whodunits and spooky stories.
3. Keep It Real – Books to fill your brain with facts.
4. Laugh Out – Rip-roaringly funny reads.
5. Out Of This World – Titles with a touch of sci-fi, fantasy or magic.
6. Stars of The Screen – Books featuring characters from film and TV.
7. Thrill Seekers – Amazing adventure stories.
8. Wild Thing – Tales of animal antics.
You can read all of these types and possibly more for FREE on the competition website -
Everyone is excited about this competition and are looking forward to winning some books.
By Serena In Year Six
Year 6 are currently in Paris on a weekend visit. That doesn’t stop Fab Mag though… updates are being sent in via twitter, e-mail and phone calls. This post will be updated each time something new is sent in.
They set off from school in the early hours of Friday morning. They arrived in Dover on time for the ferry. The English Channel was quite calm when they crossed so the children enjoyed the journey.
After arriving in France the coach stopped at Vimy Ridge. Vimy Ridge was the scene of a famous battle in the First World War. The children looked at reconstructed trenches and paused for thought at the memorial to the fallen.
After Vimy Ridge the children travelled to the Chateau that they are staying in. They have had lots of fun their already!
On Saturday the children are heading into Paris. here they are waiting for the coach to pick them up.
The children visited Mont Matre and the Eifell Tower yesterday. In the evening they attended mass at Notre Dame de Victoires.
The news this week has been written by children in Year 4.
Reception have enjoyed looking at little animals.
Year 1 have been learning about animals which live in the Arctic.
Year 2 are going to Thackray Museum on 7th February to learn about Florence Nightingale as part of their topic work.
Year 3 are working very hard on their topic which is weather.
Year 4 have been learning about India and making flags of India. Mr Moorhouse was very impressed by how much Year 4 knew about India!
Year 5 children have worked hard on their targets in English this week.
Year 6 have travelled to Paris today. They have been interviewed on RadioOLV from the coach.
We now have another school wanting to stay in contact with us; this time, in Africa.
We have another school wanting to exchange blog posts with us. The first one was is Lithuania, and we are currently formulating a reply to them. This one is in Africa, and they are wanting to stay in contact with us for as long as both schools want to, which seems like a pretty long time!
The school in Africa, called Leap Science and Maths School, is situated in a township called Diepsloot. The children in Leap and Science and Maths are very excited to be contacting us, and we will hopefully receive a message from them soon. We will show you the reply that we send as well. We are excited to be talking to them, and you will have to agree that this is an exciting opportunity! Click HERE for a link to their website.
Leap Science And Maths School
By Serena In Year Six
This week’s country is France. Three guesses why. That’s right! Year Six are in Paris this week! We have searched the internet and found a few interesting facts.
All of these and many more have helped to earn France a reputation for food that we don’t always like.
The Sights Of Paris
The Eiffel Tower
Probably the best known landmark in Europe, the Eiffel Tower is the symbol of Paris and if anyone ever went to Paris, they always went to see the Eiffel Tower. You can climb up the stairs or take the lift.
One of the not-to-miss sights in Paris is the Louvre Museum, possibly the most famous museum in the world with a fabulous collection. It is in the Louvre Palace, once the residence of France’s royal family.
The Notre Dame de Paris is one of the first Gothic cathedrals ever built. The building of it started in 1163 and lasted for almost twenty years. The view from the north tower is a great view of the city.
The Arc de Triomphe, located at the Place Charles de Gaulle celebrates Napoleon’s victories. The arch was completed in 1836, long after Napoleon’s reign had come to an end.
Sacré Coeur
Year 5 have begun a project on Victorian Keighley.
Year 5 pupils are starting a project on Victorian Keighley. They are using copies of documents, photographs, maps and original objects from the time as part of this project.
They will learn what it was like to be a child in Keighley during Victorian times and find out what the local area was like between 1837 and 1901.
When the weather is a bit better the class will go on a history walk around the area. Mr Devlin and Mr Moorhouse will take them into town and back and talk to the class about lots of Victorian buildings that we can still see.
Last year we went on this walk. There are Victorian postboxes, a Victorian Cemetery remains of a Victorian Slum and lots of mills and factories from the Victorian period very close to school. There was also a hospital and a reservoir near Our Lady of Victories that Year 5 will learn about in their project.
Here are some photographs from last years History trail.
