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An exciting first day back, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 1st Nov 2021 @ 4:25pm

Today we were very luck to have a VR day, virtual reality cameras came to school and the children were whisked away to the Artic and Antarctic. They loved it !.Ask them what they saw. 

meerkat spellings, by Mr Pearson

Date: 1st Nov 2021 @ 9:30am

Autumn 2nd half term, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 30th Oct 2021 @ 7:37pm

I'm looking forward to seeing you all on Monday with stories about your holidays. 

We have an exciting event planned, in the afternoon we will get to experience all about 'The Americas' using the latest Virtual reality headsets.   Permission forms and payment information is available on Scopay.

I have added this half terms subject organiser to the main part of our class page so you can see in more detail the topics we will be covering. 

I will add this to the google classroom information as well. 

Please keep checking back on the blog for information and pictures of our lessons, we love sharing them with you.

REMEMBER - Reading books to change on Monday please and PE kits. Swimming will continue to be on a Tuesday morning. 

Mrs Catterall 

Trafalgar Square sculpture, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 28th Oct 2021 @ 4:44pm

I thought I'd share this photo.  It is of a sculpture I saw in Trafalgar Square  

Does it remind you of an artist we looked at in Year 3?  We made our own 3D sculptures using Modroc.

The artist we looked at was called Claes Oldenburg.  This sculpture was created by Britush artist Heather Phillipson. 

The Tower of London, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 28th Oct 2021 @ 4:36pm

I've had a busy few days in London. Unfortunately there wasn't many photos to be taken relating to our topic.  I did get a good photo of a replica of 'The Rack'  though.

I also found out some facts about the bridges near the Houses of Parliament.  I'll tell you all about it next week as part of Parliament Week. 

Hope you are having a great half term. See you Monday. 

Brilliant Brickcroft, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 22nd Oct 2021 @ 5:02pm

 Today we had a lovely walk to the Brickcroft looking for signs of Autumn. We saw lots of leaves changing colours, leaves blowing off the trees, we saw a pigeon eating berries we heard leaves rustling in the wind and crunching as we walked.

We loved feeding the ducks and our little picnic, we even had a sneaky play on the park!

A big thank you to all the parents/grandparents  who came along to help it was lovely having you all.

Have a fabulous holiday and see you all soon ??

Which is the oldest/newest?, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 22nd Oct 2021 @ 4:46pm

We looked at some old toys and talked about which could  be old and why and which could  be new and why.  We also had to be be historians to look for clues as to which was the oldest dolly and which was the newest.We impressed Mrs Pratten with our thinking!!

Which do you think?

Perfect projects, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 22nd Oct 2021 @ 4:42pm

We loved looking at the children’s projects and they enjoyed telling us all about them. Well done to all who sent them in.??

Happy half term holidays, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 22nd Oct 2021 @ 3:04pm

Thank you to all the elephants and your families.  We have had a fantastic first half term in school.  Your enthusiasm has been infectious and you have all shone with your learning, aiming to be your best self.  I wish you all a lovely half term.  I'm off to London for a few days and will visit the Tower of London.  I'll see what photos I can take related to our learning on Crime and Punishment.   I have uploaded an assignment in google classroom for your Holiday Passports in case you haven't got your book.

Music - Ukelele, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 22nd Oct 2021 @ 3:02pm

The children have made great progress in their ukulele playing.  They have been playing chords, reading musical notes and playing and singing.  Today’s performances were just ‘WOW’

Crime and punishment, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 22nd Oct 2021 @ 3:00pm

We have loved our topic on crime and punishment.  

Edward and Olive have written us a review. 

End of the week news, by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 22nd Oct 2021 @ 2:32pm

The Pandas have had a wonderful first half term in Year 2. They have settled down, are working hard and  becoming independent learners. It has been great to chat to so many parents this week online or on the phone.

Half term homework is the red passport which the children shouls all have. I have handed out the ones that were put in the box.

Please keep reading too.

Next half term PE will move to Tuesday morning as well as Friday afternoon.

A new timetable and knowledge organiser will be appearing on the class page.

Have a lovely break and see you all soon

Mrs Fletcher and Mrs Woolley

Reading and Phonics Meeting., by Mrs Thomson

Date: 22nd Oct 2021 @ 1:31pm

This is the power point from the reading and phonics meeting earlier this week.

A huge thank you for your help and support this half term. We hope you have a lovely half term break.

Halloween Party Fun, by Mr Pearson

Date: 22nd Oct 2021 @ 10:20am

Lots of fun was had at the school's first disco for 18 months. 

Meerkat Class projects, by Mr Pearson

Date: 21st Oct 2021 @ 10:09am

A selection of amazing projects were brought into school this week. 

Meerkat spellings, by Mr Pearson

Date: 21st Oct 2021 @ 9:31am

A wet Wednesday!, by Mrs Thomson

Date: 20th Oct 2021 @ 9:24pm

I can’t begin to tell you just how many times the children have had puddle suits, coats or wellies on today! I lost count! The rain certainly didn’t stop the children from going in the tent to read, paint some pebbles or play in our Autumn Stew!

We had fun on our balance bikes, dancing to Dolly Parton in Squiggle and a wriggle, doing our number work, phonics and singing. We also had two birthday celebrations today!

We are very excited for our super secret reader tomorrow! 

D.T. Our Diwali designs., by Mrs Catterall

Date: 17th Oct 2021 @ 1:35pm

We have been busy creating diagrams of our designs for our light up Diwali signs.  Once drawn out and labelled we uploaded them to our google slide show for this project.

We cant wait to start the making process on Tuesday next week.

Clay dragon eyes, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 17th Oct 2021 @ 1:32pm

15th October, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 15th Oct 2021 @ 6:13pm

This week we have really enjoyed looking at and talking about old toys. In maths we have continued our work on measuring.We used our hands, feet and strides to measure things on the playground. We also used a bag of flour to compare weights to find things heavier and lighter. We loved using the balance scales to count how many cubes different things weighed.Busy,busy as always!

Have a lovely weekend?

Our first super secret reader!, by Mrs Thomson

Date: 14th Oct 2021 @ 8:07pm

The lions have had a fantastic day today! We had our very first super secret reader! The children were delighted and they loved the story which Mr. Burdock chose for them. They loved all the different voices and we had some children trying to copy him in our story tent later. A huge thank you Mr. Burdock! 

(We have lots of dates available if you would like to surprise the children. Please pop and see myself, Mrs Regan or Miss Lynch)

We have been ‘e’ spotting in phonics, finishing some special Jigsaw work on how we can all work together, working on our colours and scissor skills and we also squeezed in a little party dancing. We also had children sharing songs with the group. The lions are very brave and adventurous! 

Thank you for the amazing projects. The children took turns in sharing their work and they were very proud. We can’t wait to display them all.

Wellbeing Wednesday, by Mrs Thomson

Date: 13th Oct 2021 @ 11:59pm

A great start to the day with balance bikes, throwing and catching, fairy footsteps and squiggle and wriggle. We received a special parcel with banners, party plates and cups in as we are having a birthday party in our home corner tomorrow. The children have embraced this by making birthday cards, cleaning the home corner and even clearing a space for dancing!

We joined KS1 in the hall for singing in the afternoon which was brilliant! The lions joined in with a new song and quickly got the hang of the actions.

Tomorrow we have our first super secret reader coming into class. We are very very excited! This will be wonderful for the children as they are showing us how much they love stories being read to them. They are getting excited that they will soon have reading books to bring home.

Projects are due in on Thursday. Thank you for all of the ones we have received so far, they are fantastic. We will ask the children to share their project with the class tomorrow afternoon and on Friday.

Stop start animation, by Mr Pearson

Date: 12th Oct 2021 @ 11:48am

Meerkats have had Coach Becky in today for an Online Safety morning. Part of their task was to produce a short animation of a film explaining how to keep safe online.

Google Classroom, by Mr Pearson

Date: 12th Oct 2021 @ 11:31am

A guide has been added to the class page to give you directions how to access Google Classroom and Google Meet for parents evening. 

Please check you have your child's username and login.

Lion's your is coming home today 12th October 

Please have a look at how to do before Monday so we can answer any questions.

Kind regards

Mr Pearson  

11.10.21, by Mrs Thomson

Date: 11th Oct 2021 @ 7:56pm

Tomorrow we are sending home some information which you will need for the parent / teacher meetings next week. Please see your email from school on how to book a slot.

You are also invited to a meeting in the school hall on Tuesday 19th October at 2.30pm. This will finish in time for picking your child up at home time. Mrs Fletcher and I will be explaining phonics, reading and homework which we will start sending out the week after half term. It will be interesting for you to hear when reading books are changed, how often the children are asked to read at home, how we are getting on with our phonics and how we will be sending out the homework. As we will be meeting in school, please can only one parent attend from each family. If you are unable to attend I will put information on the Lions webpage following the meeting.

Thank you for sending the Autumn bags back into class. We are using them in our play and our art and craft.

Thank you to the parents who have volunteered to be a secret reader. Ssshhh!! Please keep it secret! We would love to welcome you in our class if you would like to visit and read the class or a small group of children a favourite story. Please see Mrs. Thomson if you would like to arrange a secret story time.