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Fab week so far......, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 10th Sep 2020 @ 7:08pm

The Zebras have been amazing this week. They are coming into school already, all by themselves and sorting out their water bottles, bags and coats.

We have been doing literacy, numeracy, phonics, music, drama and yoga.....to name but a few activities. I cant believe just how amazing they have all been x x  x x take a look at all of their cheeky faces.

Meet The Teacher, by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 9th Sep 2020 @ 8:39pm

Thank you to everyone that joined the Zoom meeting this evening.

If you didn't manage to join us don't worry, the PowerPoint, Introduction letter and this half terms subject organiser can all be found in the list of files on our class web page.

 

Second Day of fun, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 8th Sep 2020 @ 11:57am

We were all smiling by 9.15 and having fun. We have done wake up shakeup and then musical phonics. All had a yummy snack, run round the track, played outside and now it’s lunch x x x 

A fab first week, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 7th Sep 2020 @ 5:54pm

Well done Pandas for a great start to Y1👍🙂

Last week they enjoyed settling back into school , learning new routines and catching up with friends.

They had fun making their lovely Pandas and painting the sea background ready to create their fabulous underwater scenes. A lovely week ,thank you Pandas !😁

First day fun part two, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 7th Sep 2020 @ 10:53am

We’ve all tried lots of new things and had a tasty snack.

First day fun, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 7th Sep 2020 @ 10:50am

We are settling in really well and having fun.

Reception Classroom, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 4th Sep 2020 @ 4:35pm

Hi, thank you to all the families that we have visited this week it has been really wonderful to see you all. We have been putting the final touches to our classroom ready for you all on Monday. Take a look at some of the areas. See you Monday x x x 

Welcome Back, by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 3rd Sep 2020 @ 7:15pm

The children have made a super start to Year 2. They are certainly imresing Mrs Jackson and I with their enthusiasm for learning, One of theur favourite lessons this week has been about castles. They have also created some outstanding wolf faces in art - phoyos will be posted tomorrow when they are all finished.

On Monday your child will be bringing a reading book home. This should be returned to school the followoing Monday but there will be opportunities to change books on Wednesday too,

 

Thank you!, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 20th Jul 2020 @ 11:15am

We have thoroughly enjoyed teaching the awesome Koalas this year and are just sorry that due to such unusual circumstances we didn’t have a “normal “year with them.

Thank you for all your support this year both before , during and after lockdown we have been a good team.🙃🙂

It was lovely to have the children  back and see them  again,  even If it was for just a few weeks. They have loved seeing their friends again and it has been good to have a bit of  sort of “normal”.

Finally, a big thank you for all the lovely cards and gifts we received, as always not expected but much appreciated, we hope you all have a good holiday and break,😎

Take care and stay safe🌈âĪïļ

Mrs Pratten and Mrs Thomson xxx

P.S Hope you are looking after the bears, have you been on a picnic with them yet?

 

Thank You, by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 17th Jul 2020 @ 1:27pm

I would just like to say a huge thank you to all of you for your kind words and amazing gifts as a very strange year comes to an end. Mrs Woolley and I both really appreciate your generosity and thoughtfulness.

It really has been a priviliege to work with the Elephants, they are truly a group of gorgeous children who behave beautifully and who have worked their socks off throughout Year 2. Both Mrs Woolley and I are are extremely proud of them all.

We hope you all have a lovely summer

Love

Mrs Fletcher and Mrs Woolley

 

Fantastic range of Summer learning ideas and tasks, by Mr Pearson

Date: 14th Jul 2020 @ 10:03am

Please find a range of fun summer learning tasks to keep you going through the summer holidays. 

You will find a range of ideas produced by the brilliant teachers of Longton. In addition, there are a range of ideas from the Lancashire Learning Consultants. 

Click here to see them all.

READING BOOKS, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 12th Jul 2020 @ 1:14pm

Please can you remember to return any school reading books this week please x 

Oil Pastels - faces, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 12th Jul 2020 @ 1:12pm

Skeletons models, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 12th Jul 2020 @ 1:11pm

Take over day, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 12th Jul 2020 @ 11:08am

We enjoyed take over day on Friday. We had a grammar lesson , a history quiz on dinosaurs, a modelling clay session and a maths code cracker treasure hunt , all of which we enjoyed thoroughly . Well done Holly in Y6 for sorting your team so well .

Y6 Take over in Y4, by Mr Pearson

Date: 10th Jul 2020 @ 2:16pm

The Y6 girls have taken over the Y4 class bubbles today, with social distancing. The Zoom lessons ran into technical difficulties, however we got there in the end.

This afternoon after a successful arts lessons the Y6 girls have taught Y4 how to play 4 square and taken a mini sports day. 

Thank you 

 

Maths website, by Mr Pearson

Date: 7th Jul 2020 @ 3:06pm

Thanks to Logan for this amazing website find.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/guardians-mathematica?exitGameUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fbbc.com%2Fbitesize%2Farticles%2Fzn2y7nb

Well done Elephants, by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 6th Jul 2020 @ 5:42pm

Well done Elephaants for an awesome first day back. You all came into school with big smiles on your faces , ready to learn. You have all been amazing, you have adapted to the changes in school and worked really hard.

Thank you for a FANTASTIC DAY 

The Blue Penguin, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 6th Jul 2020 @ 12:23pm

Today we read a lovely story about friendship and being different, called the blue penguin. We then made our own penguins.

Feeling Excited, by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 5th Jul 2020 @ 5:19pm

Hello Elephants I am feeling very excited and looking frward to seeing you tomorrow.

If you are in my bubble remeber to come in through Kelly's club door. 

You will all need your BLUE BOOK BAGS with you- the books you will be using in class will be kept in them.

Remember to bring your pencilcase and water bottle too.

If you have a sibling you arrive in school at the later drop off time and you will go home at the earlier pick up time.

See you tomorow morning

Mrs Fletcher

Welcome back, by Mr Pearson

Date: 5th Jul 2020 @ 11:50am

Hello Penguins

The last few months have been a very different time for all of us and having to do our work at home will have been fun for some of us and a challenge for others. By being superstars and staying at home you have played a really important part in helping the country bring coronavirus under control.

The time has come now for us to safely return to school on Monday July 6th. You will be in 2 bubbles of 15. Bubble 1 will be in the Music Room with Kelly and Mrs Doherty and the other bubble will be with myself in the Year 6 classroom.

We start at 8.40 and finish at 3.10 we will enter and exit at the Y6 and Y5 corridor door.

Here are some photos of the room

Year 6 classroom

An office with a desk and chair in a room

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When you come into the rooms you will be asked to sit at a table, this will be your table for the whole time we are in school. Your books will be on the table ready for you.

 

 

The first thing you will be asked to do on Monday morning will be to put your book bag (SCHOOL BOOK BAGS ONLY) on your table and then to wash your hands. Once you have done that your teachers stand in our places and explain the new routines, we have to keep us all safe. We will show you our playing out area (the climbing frame), explain our toilet times and how lunchtime will work.

We will not be using the cloakrooms, everything you bring will be staying with you.

What you need to bring

  • Water bottle
  • Packed lunch – only if you are not having a lunch provided by school
  • Pencil case with colouring pencils/felt tips, pencil rubber etc.  (this will stay at school)
  • School bag (this will stay at school) – all the books we will be working in will be placed in this bag so it must be the school book bag in order for them to fit.
  • A hat to wear in the sun
  • Sun cream
  • Reading Books – these will be placed in a box in the classroom.
  • Any home learning you would like us to look at.

 

We are looking forward to seeing you on July 6th.

 

More fun at school, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 4:49pm

This week we have managed to dodge the showers and have had fun with our running with  an added obstacle twist! We learnt how to hop scotch the Mrs Pratten way ( old school way!) and we have been practising  our catching and balancing skills too. 

Have a great weekend , more fun learning next week ðŸĪŠðŸ˜œðŸ™‚

African art, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 2:49pm

We have had a very busy week but very productive and enjoyable. Look at some of our African animal art work.

Fairies part 2, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 1st Jul 2020 @ 3:27pm

The other children in panda tribe made these....

Fairies at the bottom of our garden, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 1st Jul 2020 @ 2:57pm

We made a magic spell to ask fairies to come and visit our big garden. They did! We have made swings, slides,teepees and lots more for the fairies to play in.