Our blogs
First day of Arts Week 2021, by Mr Pearson
Date: 24th May 2021 @ 11:52am
First task in Arts Week, design and paint the T- shirt
Swimming, by Mr Pearson
Date: 23rd May 2021 @ 3:07pm
Meerkats don't forget your swimming kit tomorrow morning, try to get into school for 8.30.
Compliment fun., by Mrs Pratten
Date: 21st May 2021 @ 4:20pm
Despite the rain the Pandas had an amazing afternoon scooting around the playground and track. We had a drink and some treats (thanks Emma??) and a little bit of Tom and Jerry.
Exploring materials, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 21st May 2021 @ 4:14pm
Yesterday we enjoyed being scientists again, exploring and sorting materials. We worked in teams to sort the materials into 2 groups.After a few goes we set up one and all the groups visited and had to guess how we had sorted them. Some of them were tricky!!
Another new instrument, by Mr Pearson
Date: 21st May 2021 @ 3:02pm
Summer Week Five, by Mr Kennedy
Date: 18th May 2021 @ 8:20am
Week 5 Summer term
Maths: in maths this week we were using protractors to measure accurate angles. Earlier in the week, we were learning what statistics are and working on our reasoning.
English: In English, we did our big write on our story gorilla and then practised some SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and grammar) and our comprehension skills.
History: In history, we have been studying the English civil war when Oliver Cromwell was alive and his impact on the war and how some of the events were much local than we first thought! Like The Battle of Preston which took place in the now known, Walton-Le-Dale.
PE: In PE this week we were learning how to improve our accuracy in Tennis and rallies.
Drama: In drama this week we tried to make a piece based on the Victorian ages.
Art: In art, we were starting to start the process of making our own mindfulness robots.
Computing: In computing, we were finishing off our coding game code monkey.
Oliver
Emilio
The Penguins
Swimming, by Mr Pearson
Date: 16th May 2021 @ 1:59pm
The Meerkat tribe are going swimming on Monday 17th May.
Please come to school in your swimming costume and your school uniform over it.
Please arrive at school for 8.30 a.m. so we can register and then be ready to leave.
Remember if you need to wear goggles and you haven't brought a letter into school this year or last year, please provide a letter/note signed by your parents giving permission.
I hope you are all excited.
Being scientists!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 13th May 2021 @ 3:31pm
We had a great afternoon testing different materials to see which would make the best roof for the 3 little pigs house. We used pipettes to add water to see if it was waterproof or absorbed and tried to rip it to test the strength. We tried to make it fair and it was fun!!!
So far this week..., by Mrs Pratten
Date: 12th May 2021 @ 5:07pm
So far this week we have enjoyed, in PE, practicing our under throwing skills with different challenges. Today we enjoyed a story telling session online all about a skunk who wanted to get to the moon.
In Maths we have been busy making doubles and equal groups.
Summer Week Four, by Mr Kennedy
Date: 11th May 2021 @ 7:41am
Summer Term Week 4
Drama: This week in drama, we platen are pieces from last week with constructive criticism by classmates.
Art: This week in art we have been designing our own mindfulness
Plants, plants, plants, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 10th May 2021 @ 7:41pm
Today we continued our learning about plants. We found out about different seeds and how they are dispersed. We finished the lesson by going into the hall to work in teams to complete a few matching challenges.
Can you match the tree shape to the photo of the tree and the leaf?
Can you complete the loop game matching parts of a flower to their function?
Can you sort the seeds into the forms of dispersal?
Can you match the leaf photos to the names of the trees they are from?
We were all focused on our learning and spotted by Mrs Woolley who gave us a class compliment.
Well done Elephants. :)
Class assembly, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 9th May 2021 @ 10:21am
Hi
Here is the link to our class assembly - hope you enjoy it!
Apologies if you hear stage directions we were an alien short!
Exciting learning!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 7th May 2021 @ 4:23pm
This week we have been learning about equal groups and arrays in maths. In history we have started looking at bridges.We worked with a partner to find our favourite. This morning we performed our assembly to Year 2, we were amazing!
Video link to follow ?
Lambs came to school, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 4th May 2021 @ 2:34pm
In the Zebra class, we are finding out about animals. As a special treat Chloe's mummy brought three baby lambs into school. They were only 1 week old! One of the lambs was called marshmallow.
Captain Tom 100, by Mr Kennedy
Date: 4th May 2021 @ 7:28am
On Friday 30th April, it would have been Captain Sir Tom Moore's 101st Birthday. In memory of his amazing life and amazing goal he set for him self, we thought we'd take our own spin on our own Challenge 100 as the Penguin Tribe!
100 Sentences:
Using an image for inspiration, The Penguins were set a challenge to write 100 sentences inspired by the photo!
100 Lap Challenge
The Penguins were also challenge to run 100 laps around our school track! They absolutely smashed it and achieved their challenge by 13:30! Great job Penguins!
Throughout the day, members of The Penguins tribe set them self some mini-100 challenges!
We had Aiden doing the 100 lego challenge!
Finn and a few friends attempted the 100 doodle challenge!
Theo started the 100 push up challenge and inspired a few other peers to join their challenge!
Anya, Grace and Martha started having a go at the 100 rainbow challenge as well!
Very proud of us all!
Summer Week Three, by Mr Kennedy
Date: 4th May 2021 @ 7:11am
Week 3 Summer Term Blog
English: In English this week we carried on the book
How are the rainforests being destroyed?, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 3rd May 2021 @ 6:02pm
We finished the non-fiction part of our rainforest English topic this week by working as a team to research, make notes and then produce a poster to inform others about the destruction of the rainforest.
Anglo Saxon villages, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 3rd May 2021 @ 5:58pm
Where did Anglo Saxons live? What were their homes like? The children worked in teams to read through the facts and then use these to try and create an Anglo Saxon village.
Chromebooks, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 3rd May 2021 @ 5:56pm
We have been learning how to use the new chrome books in class. Here we are reading opening up our homework - 4 reasons why the rainforests are important and them creating a slide show of them with more information we have gathered together. For homework the children then had to edit their slideshows changing the font size, colour and adding pictures.
Busy,busy!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 30th Apr 2021 @ 1:59pm
In Science we continued with our material work. We had to help the 3 little pigs plan a test to find the best material for a new roof for their houses. We then worked with a partner to build a house, ready to test the materials next week. In maths we have been learning to tell the time to half past and o
Making Bread and Popcorn Fun, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 30th Apr 2021 @ 1:59pm
We have had amazing fun learning about the little red hen. Today we made bread and popcorn. We then tasted the bread and popcorn it was yummy!
Is it equal?, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 28th Apr 2021 @ 4:28pm
We had a fun Maths session using different resources to - make it equal. We loved it!
Geography - Physical Features, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 26th Apr 2021 @ 9:00pm
Today we found out all about the Physical geographical features of South America.
For those of you who like quizzes we thought this information would be useful to remember.
The world's largest River = Amazon (not longest that it the Nile)
The world's longest mountain range = The Andes
The highest mountain in the Andes = Mt. Aconcagua
The world's highest uninterrupted waterfall = Angel Falls
The world's driest place = Atacama Desert.
The World's largest rainforest = The Amazon Rainforest.
Did you notice anything?
Maths - Fractions, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 26th Apr 2021 @ 8:50pm
A few photos from the other week - Mathletics in the computer suite and fraction loop games with our friends - great team work everyone. You all shone brightly. Please make sure you complete the activities on Mathletics and keep up the times table practise.
