Our blogs
Elephant musicians, by Mr Pearson
Date: 27th Mar 2023 @ 4:33pm
The elephants today went across to the social club and performed for the Chatty Latte group.
Solos, groups and whole class singing.
Class Compliment Treat, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 27th Mar 2023 @ 4:26pm
This afternoon the Meerkats made their way along to the park for their well-earned class compliment treat. Great fun ws had playing on the equipment, playing cricket and football.
Working Hard!, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 24th Mar 2023 @ 3:21pm
The Meerkats continue to shine as they continue to work hard in all subjects.
This week they have been busy creating the 3D bases for their steady hand electric circuit games which they will complete next week.The waistcoats are all finally finished, the last stitch beng sewn this morning. Watch out for the photos next week.
On Monday we will be enjoying our class compliment treat with a visit to the park with a foody snack treat.
Poems, Poems, Poems!, by Mr Kennedy
Date: 24th Mar 2023 @ 9:48am
This week we have been putting a lot of focus on poetry, as it was world poetry day on Tuesday. We have explored List Poems and Kenning Poems and will be writing our own poem on Friday!
This children have also continued to develop on tennis skills in our 'skill rotation' lesson, whilst developing our serving techniques.
In science, the tribe explored the school to answer the question:
"Where is the quietest place in school?"
They children had to plan their investigation and decide how they can make it a fair test. Using data loggers, the children were able to record and present their results.
Great week tribe!
Smoothie time!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 23rd Mar 2023 @ 4:50pm
Today we finally made our smoothies! We had to peel, chop, grate our fruit and veg. Then into the blender and then tasting. Most of us thought they tasted yummy even if they looked a funny colour!
Bring yer wellies!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 22nd Mar 2023 @ 9:20pm
What a fantastic day! Fresh air, nature and adventures!
Nigel and Melissa took us to the greenhouse to plant some lavender and chives. The children listened to lots of advice on how to care for their plants which should live on a window sill until the weather is warmer. The children have all agreed to try and look after their plants just like the plants and trees help to look after us. They can be planted in the garden when they grow bigger and as they are perennials they will come back each year.
We then had a picnic outside before playing in the sand. Our next activity was learning about worms, soil and worm poo! The children were very interested and loved looking at the hundreds of worms in the wormery.
We then split into teams to watch our boats race in the brook followed by den building in the woodland.
The children were fantastic listeners and had great team spirit throughout the day.
Smoothie making!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 22nd Mar 2023 @ 4:04pm
This week so far the Lions Have enjoyed recording how their seeds have grown and changed.Creatiing more digital art in the style of Kandinsky, concentric circles.
In Maths we are investigating mass, heavy and light, and how we know , we have enjoyed comparing the weights of objects and using the balance scales
Today in gymnastics we created sequences , a balance, a roll and travelling.
We are enjoying our DT this week , making smoothies ( tomorrow!) first we explored fruit and vegetables and sorted them Is a cucumber a fruit or vegetable? Is rhubarb a fruit or vegetable? Ask your lion!!!!
Yesterday we looked at where they grow, trees and vines, on or underground.Today we tasted them so we could choose which smoothie we wanted to make.
DT healthy wraps, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 22nd Mar 2023 @ 4:03pm
A special thank you Mrs Reagan who has helped the children make their healthy wraps today. We practised our being healthy, by cleaning all the surfaces before hand, giving our hands a good wash and washing up afterwards.
Trip day tomorrow!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 21st Mar 2023 @ 9:16pm
Bring Yer Wellies Trip!
We are all very excited about our trip tomorrow. We will leave school tomorrow morning with our school packed lunches and our wellies on. Home time is as normal.
Things to remember -
warm coat
hat / gloves
warm trousers
thick socks for our wellies
school polo shirt and school jumper / cardigan
named water bottle ( which can be disposed of)
We are looking forward to a day of planting, den building, boat making and learning about mini beasts. I will post pictures tomorrow so the children can share their day with you.
Thank you for your help and support.
Red Nose Day, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 21st Mar 2023 @ 6:39pm
Congratulations to our Red Nose Day competition winners.
Their positive character trait Mr Men/Little Miss characters were put on a t.shirt for them to wear with pride.
Thank you to everyone who entered. Certificates are on there way to each of you.
The Bee Musical, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 21st Mar 2023 @ 6:25pm
Congratulations Zebras. You were amazing.
Friendly Friday!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 17th Mar 2023 @ 6:54pm
How fast has the week gone! Lots of learning about Spring! New growth, life cycles and signs of Spring.
The children have class caterpillars to look after and we have been getting our outdoor planters ready for some new plants for us to care for.
We are going to create some miniature gardens next week so if you have any small pebbles, twigs or anything we could use I would be very grateful if you could send them in.
Wednesday will be an exciting day as we will be going on our class trip. We will have wellies ready on the morning but please remember that warm trousers or joggers will be needed (with the school uniform polo shirt and jumper / cardigan) and a warm coat and hat. We will be outside all day.
School packed lunches have been ordered by the children for our trip. Please send a water bottle which can be left for recycling when it is finished with your child’s name on it.
Have a lovely weekend.
Busy Week, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 17th Mar 2023 @ 3:36pm
It has been a busy week in Year 6. The children have been working hard in all subjects.
They had a good time on Monday in Science conducting their own fair test investigations. In maths they have become proficient in caluculating the area of rectlinear shapes, triangles and parallelograms . The waistcoats they have been working on are almost finished- watch out for photos next week, they look great.
What a week!, by Mr Kennedy
Date: 17th Mar 2023 @ 8:01am
As we said in our last blog post, the Koala tribe have been super busy. Thank you for supporting our Y4 Enterprise, we are very greatful! As we come to the end of this week, the Koala tribe are finishing off our whole class read of Icarus and Deadalus. We have also explored our science question "How can we change the volume of sound?" and built on our science skill: Present results and asking scientific questions.
See the video below which will show you a sneak peak into our science lesson, the video shows the children using an app to play with different volumes.
Attached is also some snapshots from our PE lesson.
Baking Hero!, by Mr Kennedy
Date: 15th Mar 2023 @ 5:32pm
The year 4 tribe have been super busy so far this week.
They have done their big write, which is based on the adventure story of Aladdin by Phillip Pullman.
We have built on tennis skills, ready for some healthy competition next week.
We have been hunting down equivalent fractions in maths.
We have done all of this whilst becoming a baking hero ready for our enterprise on Thursday.
Spring is nearly here!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 14th Mar 2023 @ 11:08pm
Today was started by talking about Spring. Over the next few weeks we will be looking at the signs of spring as well as animals, mini beasts, planting and growing.
The children followed instructions to draw baby chicks this morning.
We had an amazing afternoon when Holly came to visit with two baby lambs. We all loved them and we were quite sad when they had to go back to their farm. Please ask the children if they can remember how the lambs were feeding, where the lambs sleep and how old they were.
Computer whizzes!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 14th Mar 2023 @ 5:32pm
We enjoyed our computer lesson again this week, learning about another artist Matisse. We used a paint programme to draw and fill our shapes to create artwork in the style of “The Snail”. We think we did a good job!
In maths we have been working out where numbers go on a number line by estimating, science work this week, we started to think about every green trees and deciduous trees.
Our sunflowers have grown not so much but are getting stronger.
More lovely lions learning, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 10th Mar 2023 @ 4:12pm
The Lions have been looking after our sunflowers with a spot of watering. They are growing really well!
In Maths we have been learning about tens and ones, how many tens, how many ones and partitioning into 2 parts. Some children investigated what numbers they could make and what they couldn’t with the tens and ones they had.
In English we have planned our own stories based on Handas Hen.We were excited today to start writing them in our special books.
Class Assembly slideshows., by Mrs Thomson
Date: 10th Mar 2023 @ 4:02pm
Please find the slides that were shown at the class assembly.
Thank you.
Friendly Friday., by Mrs Thomson
Date: 10th Mar 2023 @ 3:49pm
The morning started with us snow hunting! Luckily we found just a little bit left! It was a good job we had our wellies on as the field was quite muddy. We had a good run and some snow fun!
When we arrived back at school we were given a super special treat from Mr. Brown. He had enjoyed our assembly and was very proud of the giraffes. They all got a home made cookie as a treat!
This afternoon the children had lots of fun with Mr. sumner in drama, they continued programming in IT with the cats and dogs and then did some fruit tasting with Mrs. Morrison.
Next week we have a super week ahead! We will start our story ‘ The very hungry caterpillar’. Our herbs are starting to grow and we will be planing more next week.
Have a lovely weekend.
Tennis Skills, by Mrs Barnes
Date: 10th Mar 2023 @ 3:44pm
Another great week in Year3!
We have been busy rehearsing for our school play but have also had time to develop our tennis skills. Here are some of our photos.
The end of the week in the Koala tribe, by Mr Kennedy
Date: 10th Mar 2023 @ 2:41pm
Another great week in the year 4 classroom!
We have worked very hard at gaining a deeper understanding of fractions to ensure we have key knowledge for next week. Next week we will be learning about equivalent fractions and adding fractions!
We finished the week learning about character traits in My Happy Mind and also started our next DT project, Pavillions!
Our class sign off this week is from Georgie!
"I've had a great week this week and I hope you have as well!"
Science Explorers, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 8th Mar 2023 @ 8:22pm
At lunchtime 31 children and 4 adults left school and headed by coach to Widnes. The reason for the trip was for a group of science explorers made up of scientists from Years 3,4,5,6 to visit the Catalyst Science and Discovery Centre in Widnes. Jacob one of our Year 6 Science Ambassadors has been working hard to organise the trip and he did a great job making the booking, checking us in and leading us on and off the coach.
On arrival at the centre we dropped our bags off and went to explore the museum. The first gallery visited was an interactive one where everyne had an enormous amount of fun learning through practical hands on science. At half past two we did a soap making worksop where we learnt about the history of soap and the chemisrty involved in making the product. The best bit was getting to make soap, colour it and add a fragrance. The finished products looked great and smelt fantastic.
Next we had a look at the other galleries, including the observation gallery on the top floor- more about that one later.
Fresh air was then needed so outside we went to spend some time on the playground and zipwire. After a while it started to get cold so we headed back inside the museum. However instead of getting ready to head back to Longton we headed to the cafe for our tea. Following a feast we went to collect our bags and started the long climb to the top floor where the observation gallery was to become our bedroom for the night. The views from the room were spectacular, especially as the lights came on across Widnes and on the bridges spanning the Mersey. It was made even better by the fact that it as a clear night and a full moon.
Once sleep areas had been set up , pyjamas were popped on and we settled down to watch a movie accompanied by a range of snacks.
Following a good sleep the scientists were all up and ready for action this morning. Breakfast of cereal and toast was enjoyed before an amazing workshop in the theatre about the universe, infra red light, magnetism and many other things.
The next part of the adventure took us outside to see the sapling presented to the museum in January which has grown from a seed from Isac Newtons tree. The seed had been to space with British astronaut Tim Peake.
Once back insode the children headed back into the interactive gallery to further enjoy the science on offer.
The trip was a huge success, the children were fantastic ambassadors for the school and all had a wonderful time. Memories for life have definitely been created and we all thank Jacob for organising this wonderful opportunity .
