Could year 5/6 break the 3,000m World Record?

The pupils in Year 5/6 attempted to break the world record for running 3,000m. This world record attempt took place in our school hall this afternoon.

The men's 3,000m World Record is 7:20.67 and held by Daniel Komen. The women's 3,000m world record is 8:06.11 and is held by Wang Junxia.

Firstly we had to measure our hall to see what size circuit we could mark out. We had to settle for a 7x7m circuit. We then had to work out how many laps it would take to complete 3,000m. This turned out to be 108 laps.

The class was divided into 4 groups (3 groups of 4 and 1 group of 5) and they worked together as a team in a relay to try to break the record. Each group had a designated adjudicator who was responsible for tallying up their laps. The class decided to include rules such as a lap not being counted if a corner was cut. Any one individual was also not allowed to run more than 8 laps at a time.

The winning team was comprised of Jared, Catherine, Cerys, Tawfiq and Chloe. Their winning time was 14:51.68

The second placed team was made up of Jade, Caitlin, Aiden and William who clocked a time of 15:18.20.

The third place team was Natasha, Edward, Eloise and Sophie in a time of 15:28.83.

Our final group was Rebecca, Gracie, Maya and Dylan who finished in a time of 15:29.51.

Even though the world records were not broken we all had fun!

6 Nations Predictions - Final Round

This is our final round of our 6 Nations predictions. We have been asking our Twitter followers @lps140club to give the winners of the three games in the RBS 6 Nations rugby tournament. This week's games are:

Italy v England
Wales v Scotland
France v Ireland

Predictions from our Twitter followers:

So @lps140club I am going with England, Wales and France this weekend. Tournament winner England on points difference.
— John Kendall (@RiscaCCS_Head) March 12, 2014

@RiscaCCS_Head I am going to go for England, Wales and Ireland with Ireland as champions. Many thanks for your predictions.
— lps140club (@lps140club) March 13, 2014

@lps140club @RiscaCCS_Head We are going England, Wales, Ireland with Ireland as champions. Enjoyed predicting the 6 nations with you muchly!
— English Team (@EASEnglishTeam) March 13, 2014

@lps140club England, Wales, Ireland. #whichWalesteamwillturnup #newFrance
— Mr Griffiths (@griffiths_mr) March 14, 2014

Schools FL Fantasy Football Manager of the Month breakdowns

We have started to look at the data from our pupil, teacher and friends and family fantasy football competition using Schools FL. We have broken the data down to see who have been the:

Overall Manager of the Month
Staff Manager of the Month
Pupil Manager of the Month
Friends and Family Manager of the Month

Here is the data from the start to the most recent finished month:

October:

Manager of the Month:               Freya Harris                         125 points

1. Freya Harris                    125

2. Mr Griffiths                     114

3. Mr Roberts                      110

4. Taffy Ayoub                     106

5. Mr Arthur                         102

Staff Manager of the Month:          Mr Griffiths              114 points

1. Mr Griffiths                      114

2. Mr Roberts                       110

3. Mr Arthur                         102

4. Mr Clement                       98

5. Mrs Jones                          82

Pupil Manager of the Month:            Freya Harris              125 points

1. Freya Harris                      125

2. Dylan Ballinger                  97

3. Natasha Batacan                 96

4. Leah Horton                       93

5. Catherine Sargent               91

Friend/Family Manager of the Month:         Taffy Ayoub             106 points

1. Taffy Ayoub                     106

2. Mimi Russell                    99

3. Barry Small                      98

4. Leigh Humphrey               93

5. Morgan Howe                  89

November:

Manager of the Month:                        Mr Griffiths              162 points

1. Mr Griffiths                      162

2. Malea Stroud                    154

3. Mr Roberts                        153

4. Charlie Wilkinson             153

5. Molly Harris                      149

Teacher Manager of the Month:          Mr Griffiths              162 points

1. Mr Griffiths                      162

2. Mr Roberts                        153

3. Mr Clement                       144

4. Mr Arthur                         136

5. Mrs Dunford                     111

Pupil Manager of the Month:                 Malea Stroud                        154 points

1. Malea Stroud                    154

2. Charlie Wilkinson             153

3. Molly Harris                      149

4. Natasha Batacan                 149

5. Catherine Sargent               148

Friend/Family Manager of the Month:       Barry Small                144 points

1. Barry Small                        144

2. Mimi Russell                      144

3. Jeff Batacan                        140

4. Taffy Ayoub                        140

5. Eleri Roberts                      139

December:

Manager of the Month:                     Mr Griffiths              334 points

1. Mr Griffiths                      334

2. Barry Small                       324

3. Mimi Russell                      300

4. Eleri Roberts                     298

5. Mr Roberts                        287

Teacher Manager of the Month:        Mr Griffiths              334 points

1. Mr Griffiths                      334

2. Mr Roberts                        287

3. Mr Clement                       274

4. Mr Arthur                         217

5. Mrs Price                           202

Pupil Manager of the Month:           Tilly Russell                267 points

1. Tilly Russell                      267

2. Molly Harris                      254

3. Chelsey Jones                   253

4. Freya Harris                     247

5. Charles Wilkinson             237

Friend/Family Manager of the Month:         Barry Small                324 points

1. Barry Small                        324

2. Mimi Russell                      300

3. Eleri Roberts                     298

4. Morgan Howe                    284

5. Taffy Ayoub                     281

January:

Manager of the Month:                     Mrs Price                   191 points

1. Mrs Price                           191

2. Tilly Russell                       186

3. Mimi Russell                      184

4. Barry Small                       184

5. Eleri Roberts                     183

Teacher Manager of the Month:          Mrs Price                   191 points

1. Mrs Price                           191

2. Mr Roberts                        161

3. Mr Payne                           160

4. Mr Clement                       160

5. Mr Griffiths                     142

Pupil Manager of the Month:                  Tilly Russell                186 points

1. Tilly Russell                     186

2. Charlie Wilkinson             173

3. Chelsey Jones                   171

4. Jade Shears                     169

5. Eloise Walters                  162

Friend/Family Manager of the Month:     Mimi Small                 184 points

1. Mimi Russell                       184

2. Barry Small                       184

3. Eleri Roberts                     183

4. Taffy Ayoub                     174

5. Leigh Humphrey               155

February:

Manager of the Month:                     Jade Shears              190 points

1. Jade Shears                      190

2. Madison Jones                  173

3. Tawfiq Junior Ayoub       152

4. Gethin Jones                     152

5. Dylan Ayoub                      151

Teacher Manager of the Month:          Mrs Price                   124 points

1. Mrs Price                           124

2. Mrs Jones                         123

3. Mr Clement                       119

4. Mr Griffiths                     114

5. Mrs Dunford                     104

Pupil Manager of the Month:                  Jade Shears              190 points

1. Jade Shears                      190

2. Madison Jones                  173

3. Tawfiq Junior Ayoub       152

4. Gethin Jones                     152

5. Dylan Ayoub                      151

Friends and Family Manager of the Month:   Barry Small                136 points

1. Barry Small                       136

2. Mr Payne                           136

3. Taffy Ayoub                     131

4. Mimi Russell                      128

5. Eleri Roberts                     116

Skippy John

After his previous successful visit to the school, the School Council decided that they would book Skippy John to help promote healthy lifestyles in school by hosting a whole day skipping workshop. Each class had an individual workshop with the skipping expert and then there was a whole school celebration assembly where pupils were chosen to highlight the skills that they had been taught. Here are some photographs:

Eisteddfod Art Competition

For our Eisteddfod Art competition the class had draw a wonder of Wales using oil pastels. Our Esiteddfod art competition winners were judged by Mr Celement.

Year 5:

3rd Place = Leah (Castell Coch)

2nd Place = Danielle (Severn Bridge)

1st Place = Chloe (Botanic Gardens)

Year 6:

3rd Place = Sophie (Castell Coch)

2nd Place = Ben (Snowdon)

1st Place = Edward (Castell Coch)

Six Nations Prediction Round 4

Throughout the 6 Nations, as a bit of fun Year 5/6 have been challenging followers of our class Twitter account, @lps140club to predict the winners of games in the 6 Nations rugby tournament.

Round 4's games are:
Ireland v Italy
Scotland v France
Engand v Wales

We encourage people to send their winners to the three games to us on Twitter via @lp140club though we welcome comments on this blog post too!

Predictions from pupils:
TJ: Wales, Ireland and France

Predictions from our Twitter followers:

@lps140club It pains me to say it but I expect a home win at Twickenham Sunday. Ireland to beat Italy, France to beat Scotland. #SixNations
— John Kendall (@RiscaCCS_Head) March 3, 2014

My #6Nations predictions are Ireland, France and... England.
— lps140club (@lps140club) March 3, 2014

@lps140club Wales, Ireland, France
— Mr Griffiths (@griffiths_mr) March 7, 2014

@lps140club This weeks #rbs6nations prediction is Wales,Ireland and France.
— sharon ayoub (@tjdylan) March 7, 2014

@lps140club Wales. France. Ireland.
— Year 3/4 LPS (@llanharanps34) March 7, 2014