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Viking experience, by Mr Kennedy
Date: 5th Feb 2024 @ 7:59am
The year 4 classroom was invaded!
The children had a wonderful day, meeting a new Anglo-Norse friend, Olaf. He explained his Viking grandparents' raids and journeys across the waters. We gained a better understanding of life during Viking & Anglo-Saxon Britain; the children even got to dress up as warriors & learn key battle skills that Anglo-Saxons and Vikings would have used.
What a great day!
DT Primary Engineer - Chassis making, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 3rd Feb 2024 @ 5:21pm
We enjoyed our DT day on Thursday.
We made the chassis for our Tipper trucks as part of our Primary Engineer project. Next week will will aim to get the truck finished so that we can make the adaptations to it after the holidays. We will need to test them and choose a winner ready for the final competition agaist other schools at the beginning of March.
There lots of pictures of you cutting the dowelling to make your axels. Can you work out which hand is yours?
We rocked out to the music this week., by Mrs Catterall
Date: 3rd Feb 2024 @ 5:11pm
What an amazing time we had in our Rock Steady music assembly and workshop. We were clapping along to the beat and singing along to the tunes.
Some of the children are eager to be part of their own band, details have been sent home about how to sign up.
RE Hinduism, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 3rd Feb 2024 @ 5:08pm
As part of our learning about Hinduism we have focused on the different deities which are workshipped. We have discussed devotion and linked it to what we are all devoted to.
This week we focused on the Puja tray, labelled the different parts and thought about their importance in Hindu worship.
Watching Year 3 Assembly, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 3rd Feb 2024 @ 5:00pm
The Lions loved watching the Year 3 assembly. It was very informative. Well done to Oliver who answered one of the quiz questions at the end correctly.
Well done Year 3 - you shone brightly.
More money, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 3rd Feb 2024 @ 4:57pm
Lions, I was so pleased to hear from your parents that you have been practising money and shops at home.
In class we chose an item, gave it a price tag and made the correct amount. We then went around the shop checking to see if they had all been paid for correctly.
Keep practising at home.
First Aid photos, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 3rd Feb 2024 @ 4:50pm
The photos didn't upload on the previous first aid sorry. You should hopefully be able to see them here.
Busy Giraffes, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 2nd Feb 2024 @ 3:52pm
The Giraffes have continued to work hard this week.They were learning all about amphibians and reptiles in Science, UK weather in Geography and writing their own non fiction books about owls which are amazing!
The projects all look fantastic too and the children are super proud of them...thank you for your support with them.
Next week on Tuesday we are off for a winter walk to The Brickcroft looking for seasonal changes, warm coats a must and probably best to bring a pair of wellies/ trainers or walking shoes just in case!
Have a lovely weekend weekend , hope the children manage to shake off some of coughs and colds . 😊
Koala song for assembly, by Mr Pearson
Date: 2nd Feb 2024 @ 2:48pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=xiygQUPfCGI
Elephant Update, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 2nd Feb 2024 @ 2:11pm
The Elephants have had a very busy week, as usual. Lots of great work in English and maths. The children impressed Mrs Brown so much on Tuesday with their learning when she visited our English lesson that she awarded them 2 class compliments.
In Geography this week the class have been learning about Greenwich Meant time and how this relates to lines of longitude particularly the Prime Meridian.
We have had 2 science lessons this wee, one a live BBC lesson the adaptation of sharks which was great and the other continuing our learning about famous scientists. This week the children did amazing jobs reseraching the life and work of Dr Daniel Hale Williams which they have presented in the form of biographies.
In RE our learning was around Hajj the pilgrimage that Muslims aim to take part in once in a life time.
Well done for being so wonderful Elephants , be ready to sew next week youve got waistcoats to make!
Koala update, by Mr Pearson
Date: 2nd Feb 2024 @ 12:05pm
What a class of artists and designers. Installation based art today and a fantastic week of using CAD to design their own key rings.
Thank you to all the parents of the Koalas I met this week at parents evening. The children's education is a partnership of us all working together to give the best possible experience. If there is an issue or niggle at anytime please do not hesitate to contact me.
A rocking start to the week!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 31st Jan 2024 @ 10:58pm
What a start to the week! We had an amazing time at the Rock Steady Assembly! We were very proud of penguin Isaac volunteering to join a band during the assembly! He did a great job!
We have had fun in the sun, lots of measuring and weighing in maths and we have been reading ‘sc’ and ‘sk’ words in phonics. We are working hard at writing our names and we are making sure that each letter is formed correctly with our beautiful swooshes and flicks.
Tomorrow the children have a surprise new area in the classroom and we have an afternoon planned where we will be very creative!
I hope you enjoy some pictures from our week so far.
The Rest of The Week, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 27th Jan 2024 @ 9:45am
Wednesday
Phonics
Spelling
Reading Response - Brian Cox
Maths check up - arithmetic and reasoning paper 1
Geography - investigating if there are links between latitude and longtitude and biomes/climate
Singing assembly
Thursday
Phonics
Spelling
Reading Response - Marcus Rashford
Maths check up - reasoning paper 2
English - modal verbs
Science - Learning about Marie Maynard Daly and her work on the affects of sugar and cholestorol on the body .
Friday
Music
Drama
Computing
Cricket
Art
Penguin poetry!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 27th Jan 2024 @ 8:09am
This week the penguins received a very special delivery! We had a letter stuck in our tree outside! It was from the mother owl in our story ‘Owl Babies’. Mother Owl asked the penguins for help. She wanted the children to write her a poem which she could read every night to her baby owl, Bill. The poem would tell him why mummy went off hunting during the night and that he didn’t need to be scared of the dark wood or the noises he heard.
The penguins embraced the challenge! They had wonderful ideas, beautiful writing and were very caring towards our baby owl Bill. Mrs. Brown visited our classroom and saw the penguins super busy with this work and she awarded the class with a class compliment! Super penguins! The poem is already amazing but we have decided to put actions to it and learn it as a class. The penguins would like to perform it on the stage!
Homework - next week homework will be focusing on the formation of some of our tricky letters. Please refer back to the guide in your homework folder which shows how we swoosh up to start and then end each letter with a flick (ready to join onto another letter later in school)
Homework - the week after will be our last week of this half term. For homework we will send your ‘All about me’ book home ready for the next chapter. We really do appreciate your help and support with this book, thank you.
Thank you for the amazing projects sent into school. We did show and share on Thursday and Friday. We will also do this on Monday as we still have some projects to look at before they are displayed in the hall.
We have an exciting week ahead! We have a rock steady workshop, a school governor coming to visit our class, an afternoon of art with clay, a busy week with capacity and mass and to end our week we will be painting to music. We will listen to lots of music and express how it makes us feel in our painting.
Some pictures for for you to enjoy - water colour penguins, penguin habitat pictures using a variety of materials and our junk owls and penguins. DT junk modelying soon!
Week beginning 22nd January, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 26th Jan 2024 @ 3:21pm
This week we have been comparing birds and reptiles in Science. We have continued to be nocturnal animal experts and have started writing our own books all about owls.
We love using the mini globes in Geography to help us find the continents and locate hot and cold places.
In maths we have been estimating numbers on the number line but couldn’t beat Mrs Pratten!!
We are loving our robot dance and impressed Mrs Brown with our robot moves.
We enjoyed a yoga session in the Hall , we went to space!
Have a lovely weekend :)
Special visitors!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 23rd Jan 2024 @ 9:20pm
This morning Sergeant Jo and PC Kevin came to school to visit the penguins. The penguins had prepared lots of questions and were eager to find out all about their important jobs.
The penguins were shown lots of equipment that the police carry with them everyday. They looked at the uniform and talked all about how the police help us and keep us safe.
Sergeant Jo and PC Kevin brought lots of vests and hats for the children to try on. They also got to try out special penguin sized radios, handcuffs and batons.
Before the police went back to work everyone sat in the big police carrier van. The children got to see the big shields, the flashing lights and hear the three different sirens.
During our afternoon today we got to take part in a yoga class with Miss Danielle. The penguins had lots of energy whilst doing the exercises but managed to relax and enjoy the gentle music whilst they stayed as still as possible. I hope your penguin enjoys showing you some of the stretches from today.
Busy Elephants, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 23rd Jan 2024 @ 8:46pm
Monday 22nd January
Morning task - phonics activity
Spelling - Look Say Cover Write Check for this week's new words
Reading Response - Biography of Bear Grylls
GPS and spelling check up
DT - design a waistcoat for a soft toy
PE - dribbling, passing and shooting skills in hockey
Maths - introduction to the ratio sign :
Tuesday 23rd January
Morning task - phonics activity
RE -What is Ummah and why is it important to Muslims?
Reading Check up
Maths - fractions and ratio
In the afternoon we completed our maths , did a relaxation Yoga session in the hall and completed our RE
Class compliment fun!!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 19th Jan 2024 @ 5:34pm
This afternoon the Giraffes enjoyed their well deserved class compliment treat. We danced ,played games and ate cake...as requested!!
In Geography we learnt about the equator and where hot and cold places are located.We loved looking at the mini globes, trying to find theUK and the continents.
Dont forget to complete a project to share with the class, have a lovely weekend🙂
Past and present!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 19th Jan 2024 @ 3:07pm
The penguins have enjoyed revisiting lots of their past learning today. We looked on the blog at lots of pictures to help remind of us of how busy we have been.
We have had a great week with wonderful writing, marvellous maths and very excited vets! The children created obstacle courses which helped keep them warm and fit when they were outside.
We have been learning another poem this week and have started singing a months of the year song which you will find on this post.
We have been doing lots of activities to support our learning with number bonds. What different ways can we make 5? We have also been looking at one more and one less. Our homework next week will be working on this.
Next week we have an exciting week where we will have new animals to learn about.
On Tuesday we have the police coming into school to visit the reception class. They will talk to us about what jobs they do during the day and night.
Please send projects into school on Thursday. The children will have lots of time to show and share these before they are displayed in the hall. Some ideas - your project could be linked to our amazing animal topic, it could be linked to a hobby, an interest or even the season we are currently in.
Friday, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 19th Jan 2024 @ 11:47am
This morning the children have fun playing a variety of instruments in music. This was followed by more work on Macbeth in drama. Computing has been a successful lesson with a clas compliment being awarded by Miss Sanders.
This afternoon the children are looking forward to cricket and art.
Wednesday and Thursday, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 19th Jan 2024 @ 7:57am
Wednesday
Morning task - phonics
Spelling - a class favourite today- pyramid words.
Reading - last session developing our summarising skills
Maths - fluent in five, reasoning and we started our new unit, ratio looking at additive and multiplicative aspects to help us know when we need to add or multiply.
English - a writing focus today using our learning about formal and informal language to write a formal letter in the role of Percy Jackson's headteacher and then an informal letter in the role of Percy to his best friend Grover.
Afternoon - personal development activities with Mrs Atkinson and Mrs Doherry in LPS+
Thursday
Morning task finishing our letters / reading own books
Spelling - check up
Reading - a full VIPERS session today reading about Tim Berners Lee a British man who was pivotal in the development of the world wide web
Science - researching the life and work of Libbie Hyman who specialised in the classification of invertebrates
Maths - fluent in five - a double lot of questions this afternoon followed by a lesson looking at the language of ratio
English - we started to revise modal verbs which we will continue next week.
Well done Elephants you have worked hard this week and it shows in your the quality of the work you have produced. I am very proud of you all.
Maths - Money, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 18th Jan 2024 @ 8:03pm
Over the last few weeks we have been learning about money in Maths. This is quite tricky at times as, since covid, lots of us don't have as much cash and coins about.
I have asked the children to have a look at home to see if they have some play money or make some coins out of cardboard. They could use their toys to make price labels for them and practice making the correct amount with the coins they have made. Make it into a shop.
Next week we will be focusing more on adding 2 amounts together and finding the change from a £1 or more depending on the price of things.
The children need lots of practse with this - I have added a link to some interactive games which might help them continue to practise these skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/money
One aspect the children need to be clear on is that there are 100 pence in £1. You need to add up the pounds and then add up the pence - you can't add all the numbers on the notes and coins together.
e.g. £2 £1 50p 5p 2p 1p This adds up to £3 and 58p not £61 or 61p
koalas first aid, by Mr Pearson
Date: 18th Jan 2024 @ 4:35pm
We received a lesson about emergency first aid. Recovery position. CPR and chocking were some of the first aid skills taught.
Author Visit, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 17th Jan 2024 @ 9:59pm
Today we have been very lucky to be able to invite an author and illustrator into our classroom, via zoom. We were joined bu other year 2 classes from the Axia schools.
Paul Morton has written 2 stories - 'Bug Belly Babysitting Trouble' and 'Bug Belly Froggy Rescue'. He shared with us his love of frogs and showed us a range of frogs of all colurs of the rainbow. Did you know in the Uk with only have 3 types of frogs, In Brazil there are 2500 types and in the world - 8500! The smallest frog is about the size of your thumb nail. The largest frog is called the Goliath frog.
Paul showed us some of his illustrations and the process he goes through to create his scrapbooks and ideas.
After our zoom visit we looked at part of his graphics website. Before he became an authour and illustrator Paul used to draw and design packaging for a range of foods and chocolates. We were very impressed.
https://www.fivequills.co.uk/authors-and-illustrators/paul-morton/
First Aid, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 17th Jan 2024 @ 9:44pm
We had a fabulous afternoon with Andrea from Mini First Aid. www.lancashire.minifirstaid.co.uk
we helped look after big ted by learning about the correct way to put on a plaster and why we might need to do this.
We talked about bumps to our head and the importance of making sure an adult knows, we used a cold compress.
We talked about how we ring for an ambulance. The children will be bringing home on Thursday (in homework folders) a piece of paper which you can fill in together. Andrea asked the children to get their adult to write their address on it and put it somehwere where it can be seen, help the children to learn what their address is in case they ever need to let someone know in an emergency. We talked about how we dont give information to people we don't know, but if we needed to ring 999 then we would need to tell them where they were so they can send help.
We also learnt how to put someone into the recovery position. We used the phrases- hello, knees up, cheeky, over to me and chinny chin chin. See if you can match the words to some of the actions in the photos.