Year 6: The Elephants: Blog items
Picture News - British Values - w/c 16th July, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 13th Jul 2018 @ 7:00am
Here is this week Picture News at home.
Garden Party, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 9th Jul 2018 @ 4:55pm
We enjoyed scones and a drink in the sun while we admired the peace garden.
Partner Reading, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 9th Jul 2018 @ 4:53pm
We supported our partners in reading today.
Thursday assembly blog, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 8th Jul 2018 @ 9:26am
In today's assembly we were talking about what people have in common. There were three people. We thought reasons of why they are in common: they were old, they were famous and are all humans. They were all 70 and that is how long the NHS has been open. The NHS has helped all of us in the past, but unfortunately not everyone uses it right. People can have a small problem (a problem that could be solved by a doctor) and go to the A and E department; this makes the NHS hospital waits very long and makes people angry. We are all very lucky that we have the NHS in this country. We watched a very old video - 70 years old- which informed us about the opening of the national health service. It was very interesting. We decided that it was very important to say thank you to the hard-workers of the NHS, they save lives and make us well. They look after and help us. We should appreciate the amazing work they do!
Gracie and Abigail
Week Beginning Monday 9th July 2018, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 7th Jul 2018 @ 11:04am
Hello all,
It's busy week next week:
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English |
We are reading a story about a boy called Andrew who got lost at sea. We are writing a diary about what happens to him. |
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Maths |
We are continuing our work on adding equal groups, division and looking at arrays. |
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Handwriting |
We are practising forming capital letters. |
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RE |
We are learning about places of worship. |
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Jigsaw |
We are learning about the things we learn as we grow and how this changes us. |
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Special events |
On Monday morning a storyteller is coming to do a special assembly. On Monday afternoon (1400) we are having a whole school garden party at the front of school so that we can admire our poppies in the peace garden. On Thursday we have a Ninja Warrior coming to school and we will try his obstacle course. |
I look forward to seeing you all on Monday. Enjoy the rest of your weekend,
Mrs Coxhead
Longton’s Got Talent, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 7th Jul 2018 @ 10:57am
Congratulations to Zak and his backing dancers for getting to the final of Longton’s Got Talent. The performance went down really well with the rest of the school! Although the boys didn’t win, I am told by the judges that they received a lot of votes and that the totals were very close. It was lovely to see all the Meerkats supporting their classmates.
Contraction Match, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 7th Jul 2018 @ 10:53am
We have been reading and writing contractions. A contraction is where two words are squeezed together to make one. We played a matching game with our partners.
Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch Art, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 7th Jul 2018 @ 10:51am
We used oil pastels to recreate a scene from the Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. We looked closely at all the different colours we could see in the sea and the sky.
NSPCC Thank you Assembly , by Mrs Catterall
Date: 4th Jul 2018 @ 3:11pm
This morning Jo from the NSPCC came to school to thank us for all our fundraising efforts.
I am pleased to tell you that almost 50% of the children returned their forms with class 2 and class 6 being the biggest returners. Well done Penguins and Bears.
I am very proud to let you know that Longton Primary School have raised an amazing
£1301.57
A massive thankyou to you all, Jo was quite overwhelmed. The money raised means that we have funded the ability for 260 phone calls to be taken by Childline. That means we have helped support more children than we have in our school. THANKYOU.
Dont worry if you still have your forms and money at home, bring it in and we will send it off to the NSPCC at the end of the school year.
Thank you again,
Mrs Catterall, Sara and Gracie.
Mondays assembly blog, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 3rd Jul 2018 @ 11:01pm
Today's assembly was about who chooses what we eat! Many of us said that it is usually our parents and maybe us. In the news this week they were talking about: increasing healthy eating; banning adverts that advertise foods that aren't good for us and not allowing children under 1618 to buy energy drinks. We then had a vote if we think they should do this or if we think they shouldn't do this. We had four pupils from different classes saying their opinion on why they should do this, they all said that it is unhealthy to be able to buy energy drinks and buy takeaways not knowing how many calories we are intaking. We then heard the opposition. We had lots of different reasons like: it is unfair to children because they aren't allowed what adults do, a lot of people would lose their jobs as big companies/restaurants that sell those type of things might not do as well because not as many people would buy and someone thought that it was our choice and we should choose what we want to buy. We all decided that if we have the choice to do something it should always be the most sensible one.
Gracie and Abigail
Picture News - British Values - w/c 2nd July, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Jul 2018 @ 6:27pm
Week Beginning Monday 2nd July, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 1st Jul 2018 @ 12:24pm
Hello
I hope you are having a lovely weekend. Here is what we are doing this week:
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English |
We are reading and responding to Meerkat Mail. We are writing postcards to Sunny's family. |
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Maths |
We are completing our work on quarters. We are working on multiplication by making and adding equal groups. |
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PE |
We are practising kicking skills in games. |
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PSHE |
We are learning about how our bodies change as we grow. |
Aside from our lessons in class, this week we are watching the Year Five production and the whole school talent show finals. On Friday it is takeover day. This means Jessica, Evie, Will and Kyle from Year Six will be teaching us!
I look forward to seeing you tomorrow,
Mrs Coxhead
NSPCC Sponsor money, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 26th Jun 2018 @ 6:11pm
Please can all NSPCC sponsor forms and money be returned tomorrow.
Thankyou for your support
Sara and Gracie
Monday Assembly Blog, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 25th Jun 2018 @ 8:34pm
In today's assembly we talked about what we like doing in our spare time. We had lots of different ideas going to the cinema, football and playing on the trampoline with siblings. We looked at a question, which was: Are computer games damaging our health? We were then discussing about a boy who couldn't go to school for over a year because he just wanted to play video games. After that we looked at lots of opinions ( none of them were wrong, we all have lots of different opinions ) some were FOR video/computer games and some were AGAINST them. We then listened to a story about a girl who loved video games and she got a special parcel in the post. When putting them on she realised that people were losing their minds for video games. She became sad when she noticed how much time she had lost with her friends. We were then talking about things that people did and if it was healthy or not. We decided that 2/3 activities were healthy.
Gracie and Abigail
Picture News - British Values - w/c 25th June, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 24th Jun 2018 @ 6:33pm
Please find attached the Picture News resource we will be exploring in assembly this week.
Measuring weight, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 24th Jun 2018 @ 4:35pm
We measured how many cubes some objects weighed using balance scales. We also weighed our sweetie butterflies in grams to see if any weighed more than others.
Grace Darling Rescue, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 24th Jun 2018 @ 4:33pm
We made freeze frames for parts of the Grace Darling rescue story.
Class Enterprise, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 23rd Jun 2018 @ 10:56am
Thank you for supporting our class enterprise. We made and sold many butterflies and made £90!
Library visit, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 18th Jun 2018 @ 6:02pm
We had a great time at the library. Tom gave us a book to keep forever and we made owl masks. Tom read us three wonderful stories.
Picture News - British Values - w/c 18th June, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 18th Jun 2018 @ 6:36am
Please find attached the Picture News at home resource.
This lets you know what we will be looking at in our British Values assembly this week.
Week Beginning Monday 18th June 2018, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 16th Jun 2018 @ 6:24pm
Hello
I hope that you are enjoying your weekend. Here is what we are doing this week:
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Maths |
We are completing our work on telling the time and then moving on to measuring length. |
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English |
We are walking to the library on Monday morning. We are reading Katie Morag stories. |
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History |
We are learning about daily life for Grace Darling and her rescue story. |
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Enterprise |
We are making Sweetie Butterflies and then selling them on Wednesday in the quad at 3.15pm. |
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PE |
We are exploring different ways of throwing equipment and jumping for distance in athletics. |
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Jigsaw |
We are learning about the ways we have changed since we were babies. |
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Reading Books |
We will change books on Thursday this week as Mrs Thomson and Mrs Regan have a job to do on Friday. |
We are really pleased about how well the children did in their phonics check last week. Everyone should feel very proud of themselves. Thank you very much for your support. You should receive the outcome of the check for your child inside their end of year report.
I look forward to seeing you all on Monday,
Mrs Coxhead
Buddy Play, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 16th Jun 2018 @ 10:20am
On Friday afternoon we had our buddies organised a special playtime for us.
Max’s Chicks, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 16th Jun 2018 @ 10:09am
Max in Year Two has some new chicks. He kindly brought them into class to meet us!
Thursday Assembly Blog, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 15th Jun 2018 @ 8:11am
Today in assembly we talked about how we have three words that are important every year: CARE, GROW and SHINE! We talked how this term we are going to shine.We were then talking about a celebration which people will be celebrating this on Friday or Saturday. This celebration is held by Muslims. We talked about how Muslims fast, they fast because it is to teach them to focus on god and be generous, once fasting ends they have the celebration called Eid al-fitr.The celebration goes on for one,two or maybe even three days. How they celebrate is a bit like Christmas, they send Eid al-fitr cards out and dress formally, they also have big feasts and they wish each other a happy celebration!
We were also reminded about some special events that are coming up! If you want to be in the talent show you need to fill in the form, which is at the bottom of a parent mail that has been sent out, by tomorrow, you will need to print off the form and give it in. We are also have a own clothes day tomorrow, to be able to wear your own clothes you need to bring in some chocolates or a bottle of wine or a yummy beverage.
by Gracie and Abigail
Walking Bus, brake charity awareness, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 13th Jun 2018 @ 1:45pm
Thank you very much to all the children and parents/grandparents who joined us on our walking bus this morning, it was lovely to see you all there. We certainly made a long bus this morning.
It was a lovely start to the day, the opportunity to chat with a friend, enjoy the lovely weather as well as a bit of exercise. Remember we walk every day from booths, leaving at 8:30.
Here are a few photos.
