Year 6: The Elephants: Blog items
Takeover Day: Letter To Parents, by Mr Coxhead
Date: 5th Jul 2017 @ 11:38am
Below is a letter from Daniel and Matthew (our Year 6 pupils who have taken on the roles of Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher for the day):
Dear Parents,
Today Year 6 pupils have taken over teaching for the day as a reward they have earned. There are around 4 pupils teaching each class and have been given a timetable for the day.
Reception has been doing some amazing phonics work, music lessons too and all the teachers are doing a good job. Year 1 have enjoyed doing PE involving throwing and catching and for a treat, football. They also did guided reading work with the teachers helping each child. Year 2 have done some great science work finding out about bugs and have looked all over the bog garden to find some. Year 3 have started off today by doing some fantastic singing. They then did science, learning about flowers and purposes of them. Year 4 have been doing some math problem solving involving multiplication work, after that they work on GPS. Year 5 were doing spelling on suffixes and play rehearsal for their big performance night ahead of them.
Yours Sincerely, Mr Holmes (Deputy Head)
Mr Stillings (Head Teacher)
Deepdale Duck visited school, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 29th Jun 2017 @ 1:24pm
Blackpool zoo 2, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 27th Jun 2017 @ 5:23pm
The dentist visited the Meerkats, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 20th Jun 2017 @ 7:57pm
Today we were visited by the dentists Laura and Tracey. They showed us how to look after our teeth and gave us a goodie pack and toothpaste.
Dance for your heart..., by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 16th Jun 2017 @ 4:51pm
Take a look at who came along......paw patrol and storm troopers from BGT. Amazing!
Elite sport, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 13th Jun 2017 @ 5:52pm
Today we have had an elite sport session with Tom. It was fun.
Summer2, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 11th Jun 2017 @ 7:23pm
Wow it's summer term2! It doesn't really feel like summer....hope you have all had a lovely two weeks holiday and are refreshed and ready to start your final half term in reception. This term our focus is people who help us. We will be looking at all the people who help and make a difference in our lives. A curriculum letter will be sent home this week to explain more.
This week we will be thinking about people at home especially daddies as its a very special day on Sunday. As always we will have a focus story of literacy it's the jolly postman this week, we will continue with maths number work, time, money etc. Our phonic work is steaming ahead we are all on phase 3 and above, some children are about to start phase 5, watch out for individual news in school bags on where your child is and what their main focus will be this term. Can't wait to see all your happy and smiley faces on Monday😃
Moment of reflection and appreciation, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 25th May 2017 @ 7:04pm
At 11.00am we sat and thought about our friends and family and thought about everything they do and mean to us. We then sent a single white balloon off into the sky in rememberance at the same time as all the classes at Longton Primary x
Art week....Wednesday, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 24th May 2017 @ 5:24pm
Well you must have got the gist....everyday this week is art day and we are having soo much fun. Today Mrs Little from Penwortham Girls High came to teach us songs in French. We were tres bien! We have been finishing our Monet boat pictures and helping with the large display in the corridor.
We still had time to do BIG MATHS🤔
Art week Tuesday, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 24th May 2017 @ 7:53am
Today we have continued to look at the work of Monet. We read two stories about his work. We started the amazing Ks1 murial in the corridor and made water lilies to add. We used our sketch books outside.
Art week launch, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 22nd May 2017 @ 5:33pm
Art week is a fantastic experience for all. Today we have participated in two workshops, a poetry workshop and a dance workshop. We have also looked at the artist Monet from France and started Monet pictures. Alongside this we have made art folders to put some of our art work in. Take a look at how busy we have been on Monday.
Sports Day 2017, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 21st May 2017 @ 11:46am
Sports Day was a great success. The children had lots of fun and displayed amazing teamwork and behaviour throughout every activity.
Thank you to everyone who came along to support the afternoon.
Enterprise day, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 12th May 2017 @ 4:57pm
Wednesday 17th May is the receptions enterprise day. We will be selling lollies...iced lollies, fruit lollies, yoghurt lollies, chocolate lollies all at 50p. We will sell them after school for 50p under the quad. We have been busy making posters to tell our friends.
Woodland Wednesday on Thursday...., by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 11th May 2017 @ 7:36pm
Today we had woodland Wednesday even though it was Thursday! Princess Fairybelle arrived and we thought about our woodland rules. We played a game of 123 were are we, and then we made a woodland friend.
Measuring Monday, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 8th May 2017 @ 8:17pm
This week we are measuring in different ways. Weighing, filling and emptying containers, seeing how long or short objects are......today we measured objects in the classroom using unifix cubes.
Number bonds to 5 and beyond!, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 5th May 2017 @ 4:30pm
Today we have been thinking of all the different ways to make 5. We looked inside Dora's bag and she had put lots of groups of objects in 5s. Then we added spots to mini beasts and then we had a go at writing a number sentence. Some children made number bonds to 10 and some children even knew how to count in 2s and called it their 2 times table. We are all working very hard.
French food , by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 4th May 2017 @ 3:43pm
This week we have been visiting France and speaking French in class. Today we tasted some French food.
Woodland Wednesday, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 3rd May 2017 @ 8:55pm
Princess Fairybelle sent the Meerkats a letter asking them to try out three woodland activities. They had fun in their groups learning together.
Friday fun!, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 28th Apr 2017 @ 2:52pm
We have had a great week thinking about the United Kingdom. We have visited England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Next week we hop across the sea by ferry to France and we may visit Spain on our travels.
Have a lovely bank holiday weekend and see you on Tuesday x
Cake making for the step outside open day, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 25th Apr 2017 @ 6:45pm
Today we have been chefs making cakes and homemade lemonade for the open day tomorrow. We have worked really hard.
the underpants rule, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 24th Apr 2017 @ 8:07pm
We have a busy week ahead as we travel around the UK by train. Today we talked about the UK and we vivited London with Barnaby Bear. Throughout the week we will be stopping off at Scotland Ireland and Wales - we are true jetsetters! On Wednesday it is the Step Outside Open Day with lots of fun activities planned and a chance for you to come into school and join your child in the great outdoors.
As part of our PSHE we had a circle time today about the 'underpants rule'. It is all about keeping ourselves safe and being able to say no confidently.
We used the NSPCC resources which are very child friendly and tell children information in a fun but sensible manner. You can watch the short animation about pantosaurus online.
What a wonderful day., by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 18th Apr 2017 @ 9:31pm
Well the sun was shining, the children were full of excitement about their Easter holidays and as usual we were outside.
Journeys around the world and more....., by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 17th Apr 2017 @ 11:32am
Hope you have all had a lovely Easter holiday and a good rest ready for the last full term of being in Reception. This half term we are learning about different places around the world and using different forms of transport to get there. A curriculum letter will be sent out in the first week.
Week commencing 18th April we will be thinking about our Easter holidays and what Easter means to us, this is a great start to our half term as children have had experience of Easter and so will be able to share some ideas with their friends. We will also be looking at a story called the naughty bus. This is a great link for PSHE and thinking about friendships and behaviour. The naughty bus will get up to all kinds of mischief. Next week we will then think about travelling around the UK by train and that is where our journey will begin with a story called the train ride and then we will think about the UK.
See you all on Tuesday.
A few more hats...., by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 8:54pm
