Our blogs
Penguins 23 November, by Mr Pearson
Date: 28th Nov 2019 @ 12:00pm
In P.E, we had to find different ways to get across a bench and some gymnasts did cartwheels across the bench. At the end of the bench we had to do some sort of jump onto the mat.
In Geography, we did a facts file about Antarctica. How we got the information was from sheets with facts and the internet. We have looked at the weather in the topics and have started planning our own weather report.
In maths, we were mostly trying to learn all our times tables and different strategies in multiplication mentally.
In English, we learnt about conjunctions and putting them into sentences and using them in our writing we have started looking at information texts.
In French, we decided food with like, dislike, love and dislike.
In Grammar, we tried to understand the difference between nouns and pronouns.
On Friday, we did a class write we based on the film Artic Circle we had to rewrite the film.
From Oliver, Lucie and Mr Peason ð ðð
Rocket Day, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 26th Nov 2019 @ 9:29pm
It has been a truly amazing day . We started with an assembly where Steve from Starchaser told us about his company, how he bacame interested in rockets, his career and the Nova 2 rocket.
We also went outside to look at the rocket . It had been made smaller so it can be moved around the roads. When it blasts off in May it will be 12 meters long, the longest rocket to be launched in the UK.
Next we had fun looking in the special space box learning about the materials used to build rockets, rubberised rocket fuel, astronaut food and lots more.
As a treat the Elephants got to taste some astronaut freeze dried ice cream . They learnt how it was made and thought about its taste and texture.
Writing was next. We looked at videos of the command capsule of Apollo 11 , we found out that the astronauts were lying down when they blasted off. As we watched the rocket lift off we used our senses to imagine what it would have been like to have been on the mission to the moon. The children were using very impressive vocabulary.
The day finished outside where parents and grandparents joined us to watch 2 rockets be launched. Our very own Poppy was selected to launch one of the rockets.
A wonderful day of learning and life long memories .
Films of Penguins rockets, by Mr Pearson
Date: 26th Nov 2019 @ 8:26pm
Rockets launches , by Mr Pearson
Date: 26th Nov 2019 @ 8:14pm
Film of the end of school rocket launches
Roaring rockets!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 26th Nov 2019 @ 5:13pm
What a fabulous day! The Koalas really enjoyed seeing the rocket come to school and reinforcing our super knowledge on rockets from last half term. We loved looking at the special artefacts,the space food, meteorites and lots more. The rocket launch after school was amazing and we even spied on our buddies launching their rockets in the ball cage.We were really impressed they went very high! A great day creating lots of fantastic memories,thank you Mrs Catterall for organising ððð
Well done the boys in the after school club who were inspired to create these great rocket pictures, good job boys.ðĪŠ
Rocket at school, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 26th Nov 2019 @ 2:52pm
We have had so much fun at school, the rocket was amazing.
Rocket fun, by Mr Pearson
Date: 26th Nov 2019 @ 12:46pm
Launching our own rockets with Steve the founder of Starchaser.
Super swimmers, by Mr Pearson
Date: 26th Nov 2019 @ 4:29am
We know penguins are excellent swimmers, well two of our Penguins here at Longton have been successful in the pool. Oliver and Lucie have been successful in Their swimming club gala. Two days of swimming at the weekend definitely paid off. Congratulations
Guided Reading, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 25th Nov 2019 @ 7:53pm
Today the Elephants have had an amazing guided reading session. Mrs Fletcher’s groups looked at The Littlest Dragon through their phonics and grammar lens. They did a great job choosing a word they could read and explaining why it was a tricky word using their phonics.
Busy Elephants , by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 24th Nov 2019 @ 9:20pm
The Elephants have had another busy week. They continued to learn about the moon, have learnt facts about the USA and been scary aliens in dance.
They have enjoyed the challenge of have a go spelling and rainbow spelling this week and did an amazing job learning the progressive past and present tense in English. In maths we have been busy learning about multiplication
Please can any remaining boxes , tubes etc come into school this coming week so we can begin making our space buggies. Also any bits of yellow packaging, paper, fabric would be much appreciated for our candle to go in church.
Repeating patterns, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 22nd Nov 2019 @ 3:49pm
This week the Koalas have been busy being pattern detectives .They have created their own repeating patterns and have been amazing at spotting the rules for lots of different patterns.ð
Buddy read, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 22nd Nov 2019 @ 10:53am
This morning we have met our buddies and we have read our favourite stories.
21st of November, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 21st Nov 2019 @ 3:15pm
this week has been amazing! On tuesday we did animations on the computers all day. in the morning of tuesday we had to work on the animation app. after we learnt how to work the app everyone designed there own.
on wednesday morning , everyboby did maths with miss leigh. in the afternoon we write full sentences in french and made christmas card for the old peoples in music .
today, we did a cross word in english and 10% in maths . in the afternoon everyone did pe in groups .
grace and evie
Investigating factors, by Mr Pearson
Date: 18th Nov 2019 @ 11:46am
A practical investigation using arrays to identify factors of different numbers.
Week ending 15 November, by Mr Pearson
Date: 17th Nov 2019 @ 12:36pm
Weekly spellings and this week were (immature, immeasurable, impossible immortal, imperfect, impatient, immovable, impolite, and improper)
Next on Monday, in grammar all the class did a whole class comprehension based on Remembrance Day with tricky questions.
Coming onto writing, we had tried to plan our own story based on Mousehole Cat and then on the next day we started writing our own story using our plan and we ran out of time to do it on Tuesday, so we kept on doing it on the next day and a few of us finished it on Wednesday. On Friday, we used editing stations around the classroom to edit our final piece.
In maths, we were focusing on leaning the 6 and 9 times table, we have been studying division facts. We are becoming fluent and are now developing mastery skills by using and applying our knowledge.
In Geography, we have studied the Arctic and Antarctic areas. Did you know that if all the ice melted on Antarctic Longton wouldn’t exist anymore as sea levels would rise 65m!
Afternoon fun in reception, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 14th Nov 2019 @ 7:16pm
Everyone has been working and playing really lovely today, take a quick look!
numicon fun in maths this week, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 14th Nov 2019 @ 7:09pm
we have had so much fun finding out about numbers up to 20, looking at what the numbers look like in objects and how we write them.
Brilliant Booths!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 14th Nov 2019 @ 2:16pm
We had a really interesting visit to Booths this morning. We were allowed into the back to see where all the food is kept, we went in the fridges and the freezer, ask the children how cold it was! We saw the whole store from the managers office. The best bit was having a ride on the scissor lift used for deliveries.
Some children helped Mrs Thomson get some shopping for school and were allowed to put it through the checkouts - a great trip thank you Booths!
Remembrance Day , by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 11th Nov 2019 @ 9:15pm
The children all looked wonderful in their Remembrance Day outfits. Thank you everyone for making such a wonderful effort. We have spent the day remembering . After play the classs joined in the whole school service of remembrance. After that we looked at a verse from the poem Fallen and thought about its meaning. This afternoon the children wrote down their thought about what memories are before listening to a story which helped tem to understand the meaning of memories even more. Next they wrote about who we remember on Remembrance Day and the ways in which we remember.
We even had time to elect Poppy and Theo as Rotakids and we finished the day listening to some Michael Rosen poems which we found very funny.
Where the poppies now grow, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 11th Nov 2019 @ 8:50pm
Today we read the story, Where thecpoppies now grow by Hilary Robinson. We thought about the soldiers and we made pictures and poppies. We had a very lovely Remembrance Assembly.
The week ahead 11th November, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 11th Nov 2019 @ 6:38pm
It is a really busy week in the Meerkat tribe this week.
On Friday it is our class assembly so we are busy writing, preparing and practising so we can WOW you.
We have been busy making some sculptures. I’ve not posted any pictures for two reasons;
1. My hands have been too gooey to be able to pick up the iPad! and
2. We want to keep it a surprise till Friday.
During the week our maths work will focus on the 3 and 4 times tables, number sequences and using Venn and Carroll diagrams.
Our English work will be writing a story about an astronaut searching for a planet - our own innovation of Bob and the vanishing moon.
Remembrance celebrations, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 11th Nov 2019 @ 5:01pm
The children have really learnt a lot today about Remembrance Day, they enjoyed our special assembly and all looked amazing in their Remembrance costumes.
