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What a lot of wonderful Easter bonnets, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 8:48pm
Take a look.....
Easter fun, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 8:34pm
As always a busy fun filled week. We've been busy trying to make some Easter goodies. We are looking forward to seeing lots of you at church on Friday for the Easter Assembly.
After the holidays I have planned an outdoor open day for Wednesday 26thApril from 2pm onwards. All reception parents and grandparents will be very welcome to come along and have a look at what we have been doing outside. More info will follow....hope everyone has a lovely Easter x
Easter Bonnet Parade, by Miss Adamson
Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 6:10pm
all of the Easter bonnets were incredible. What a lot of hard work! Thank you for your amazing effort! We had the parade indoors this year to keep the bonnets dry. Sorry that the photos are quite blurry.
Speedy maths, by Miss Leigh
Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 1:52pm
Sometimes you get that excited about maths you just have to grab the nearest thing you can so that you can solve the problem. Great work Bears! 
Mrs. Pratten's Blog 1, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 29th Mar 2017 @ 4:39pm
The Tigers had fun in the sun working on their maps and also painting their peppers. They have really enjoyed researching and planning their chronological reports which are looking good!
Toys Trip, by Miss Adamson
Date: 29th Mar 2017 @ 8:11am
Here are the photos I didnt manage to upload the first time. Oops!
Bring yer wellies, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 28th Mar 2017 @ 5:32pm
Wow the weather was fab, the venue was fun and the children were amazing!
Painting Doilies, by Miss Adamson
Date: 28th Mar 2017 @ 3:43pm
These will be transformed into lovely Easter eggs!
Toys Trip, by Miss Adamson
Date: 28th Mar 2017 @ 3:38pm
We had a wonderful time at The Harris Museum today. We made a toy timeline, made a peg doll, played with some old toys and drew pictures so that we remember what we learned.
Spring windows, by Miss Adamson
Date: 27th Mar 2017 @ 5:14pm
We collected spring flowers and grasses for our windows then stuck them together. They look beautiful!
The week ahead: Monday 27th March, by Mr Coxhead
Date: 27th Mar 2017 @ 7:45am
| Maths |
In Maths, we will finish our work on shape. The children will learn to: - Draw 2D shapes using given dimensions angles. - Recognise, describe and build simple 3D shaps, including making nets. We will also continue to revise arithmetic and other aspects of reasoning. |
| Writing |
We will work on formal non-fiction writing. |
| GPS |
Our focus will continue to be revision. We will look at: - Possessive pronouns. |
| Reading |
We will continue to develop our comprehension skills. |
| Other areas |
- PE. - Art. - Topic. - Easter service (Friday afternoon). |
Warm regards,
Mr Coxhead and Mrs Atkinson
The week ahead!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 26th Mar 2017 @ 7:05pm
This Week the 🐯 will be learning about :
English - writing their own chronological reports
Writing Pirates versus Mermaids as a story for KS1
Maths - working out how to calculate area by counting squares, solving problems
Spelling - assessment of spellingslearnt so far, target words
Geography - using google maps to create their own 3D maps of their German towns
Art and design - painting peppers and making Easter cards
RE - looking at famous Christians Martin Luther King and GLadys Aylwood, what did they sacrifice? What would the children find hard to sacrifice, why?
PE - working with Dillon on Agilty, Balance and Co - ordination
Lots of exciting learning to look forward to, then a well earns rest!
Don't forget to decorate an egg for the competition and Easter Egg bingo on Wednesday
Mrs Pratten
The Week Ahead - Monday 27th March 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 26th Mar 2017 @ 12:52pm
I hope that you have enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend! We have been very fortunate.
In the final week of term before the Easter break we will be spending some time learning about Easter and Spring.
| Maths |
In Maths we will finish our work on telling the time by drawing hands on a clock face. We will move on to measuring time in seconds, minutes and hours. On Friday, we will do a speedy review of measuring mass and weight. |
| English |
In English we will be studying the Easter story. We will learn about the symbols of Easter and why they are special to make a booklet. We will read about the Easter story and do some writing about the Easter story using our neatest handwriting.. |
| Phonics |
Mrs Gray's group will be practising recognising phase 5 sounds in words for reading and using phase 5 sounds to write words. Miss Adamson's group will be learning about adjectives and revising nouns and verbs. They will also continue to do speedy phase 5 reviews. |
| Handwriting |
We will practise forming the digits 7-9 and 0. |
| Science |
We are looking for signs of Spring and creating our own Spring windows. |
| Art |
We are learning about the world's most expensive eggs - Fabergé eggs! We will try to create our own versions. |
| Music |
It is our last chance to practise our song for the Easter service in church! We hope that you will enjoy it. |
| Assembly |
On Friday afternoon we hope to see you in church for our Easter service. |
| Trip |
On Tuesday morning we are going to the Harris Museum and Gallery to learn about old fashioned toys. We will leave school at 0915 and will head back at 1145. We will have lunch in school as normal. If you haven't given permission yet, please give you forms to myself or Anna on Monday. |
Enjoy the rest of your weekend. I look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Warm regards,
Miss Adamson
Next week , by Miss Leigh
Date: 25th Mar 2017 @ 12:12pm
Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine and don't forget to give those special cards to that special person tomorrow.
Next week is going to be busy but lots of fun.
In Maths: We'll be learning about Capacity, Volume and converting units of weight and length.
In English we will continue to read "The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm" and writing our own chapter about another wacky invention of his, which is bound to cause chaos.
In GPS: It will be Hypens, Brackets and Dashes, as well as a recap of prefixes and suffixes from this term.
Science: We will be exploring Air Resistance a little more and what happens if it is increased or decreased.
Art and ICT will focus on creating electronically pieces inspired by Islamic Art and the house of Wisdom.
PE: We will be working with Coach Dylan on ball skills
PHSE: Collaberation and working together.
Finally, we have something to prepare for our Easter assembly in Church on Friday afternoon and not forgetting the Easter bonnet and Egg show Thursday afternoon.
Homework for this week: English is due Tuesday, Maths- Wednesday.
Enjoy the sunshine. 
Mother's Day Teddy, by Miss Adamson
Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 7:57pm
This afternoon we made a teddy bear hug for our mums.
Fun week we've had, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 6:32pm
As always we have been busy. We have been thinking about animals in the ocean. Then we had our first step on the sensory footpath. We have enjoyed our time in the Spring sunshine and we have had doors put on our outdoor classes. Very, very exciting. Ooh acrylic arrived for the mosaic bench so that it will be fit for purpose and safe to sit on.
Easter week, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 6:09pm
Hope you all have a lovely weekend and a lovely Mothers Day. Next week is a fun filled week with lots of lovely Easter themed things planned. The children have helped plan the week and want to learn and play outside all week!
We will be reading the story of Easter in RE, and then making palm crosses. We are having an Easter themed maths week and still thinking about our learn its, addition, subtraction and big maths.
we will be on our school trip to bring yer wellies on Tuesday and finding out about animal life cycles, using our senses, having a boat race with small cork boats,in the stream, den making and generally having good old fashioned fun! we have an Easter bunny egg hunt planned.
We need to make a bird hide that we have all designed
We want to bake and make cards and Easter baskets.
We are at church on Friday afternoon for the Easter assembly.
Wow what a fun filled week. Have a super weekend and come back ready to have fun next week. 😃
James And Isaac Blog No. 14, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 3:15pm
This Week in Year 4 Has been an eventful one! We have had a big play and we enjoyed it! The play was called Pirates Vs. Mermaids. In geography, we learnt about how Germany has lots of rivers,forests and mountains.We are doing research in where our football teams come from. We found out that the Black Forest is right next to Munich!
By James (The Writer) and Isaac (The Idea Genarator)
Busy Bongos, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 1:19pm
The Bongos are very busy preparing something special for their mums
3 week homework plan, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 23rd Mar 2017 @ 10:08pm
As I am not in school next week the children have brought home an outline of homework for this week and the Easter holidays. Over the next 3 weeks please could you spend time reading, going over the 2,5,10 and 3 times tables, telling the time and ofcourse adding a little something to the wonderful holiday passports.
Thank you.
Wonderful wolves, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 23rd Mar 2017 @ 10:05pm
The Bongos have been learning about wolves today. They have written some super non chronolgical reports using the knowledge they have learnt.
We have also been outside using commands such as forwards, turn clockwise and turn anti clockwise to follow directions.
Finger painting , by Miss Leigh
Date: 23rd Mar 2017 @ 1:57pm
Spending an hour painting with our fingers....I wonder what we are making?
Science - Forces, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 22nd Mar 2017 @ 10:06pm
We have been really enjoying our Science topic on forces so far. We have been exploring how a car travels on different surfaces and developing our skills in recording data in a table. We gathered all the data together in a spreadsheet and looked for any results we thought might not be accurate and discussed why thismight be. The children showed a really good understanding of how we could make the test as fair as possible. Great work Giraffes.
We will be developing our force knowledge and exploring magnets later this week so keep a look out for our findings.
Applethwaite Homes came to school, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 22nd Mar 2017 @ 8:19pm
Applethwaite Homes came to school and brought a kind donation of £500.00 to help with our step outside project.
Hothersall lodge photographs, by Miss Leigh
Date: 22nd Mar 2017 @ 2:45pm
Here are just a few of the photographs from our residential. We hope you enjoy looking at them.
