Year 6: The Elephants: Blog items
Science - Friction., by Mrs Catterall
Date: 14th Nov 2020 @ 11:02am
We carried out an investigation into friction / grip. We wanted to discover which surface had the best grip. We worked in teams to find out at what height the ramp needed to be for the car to start to move. Each ramp was covered in a different material. We discussed what we had to do to make it a fair test. Some groups results showed that sandpaper had the must grip, while others showed plastic. The children thought this might be due to each groups car having different wheels.
Zoom meeting with Barden primary school, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 14th Nov 2020 @ 10:58am
On Thursday afternoon we enjoyed a zoom meeting with the year 3 children at Barden Primary School. We told them about our experiences of lockdown and how school is different now. We learnt that the children had done similar things to us and that they wash their hands as soon as they come into school like us. They have also been eating their lunch in the classrooms. They have started a topic on being archaeologists and will be learning about the Stone Age. We shared some of our knowledge and promised to send them more which they can use for research.
We look forward to connecting with them again throughout the year.
Remembrance Day, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 11th Nov 2020 @ 6:19pm
The children were exceptional today. We held our Remembrance service via zoom, listening respectfully to Mr Turner and his memories of wartime. We discussed WWII and found out about the blackouts, air raid sirens and the Anderson shelters people would use to try and keep safe. We linked this to our understanding of when people have to shelter during earthquakes.
This afternoon we completed our poppies and added lovely poems to them. We went outside to our war memorial area, read a few prayers, recited Flanders fields and had a few quite moments of reflection.
Art - painting - colour mixing, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 3rd Nov 2020 @ 8:06pm
Today we began our art topic. We looked at some work by the artist Georgia O’Keeffe, her vivid flowers and some of her later work on landscapes showing mountains.
Today we used the 3 primary colours to make secondary colours. We then choose a either red or blue and added black or white to make different shades of the colour. We learnt that you only need a little bit of black paint!
AUTUMN 2nd HALF TERM, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 7:39pm
I can’t wait to see you all in the morning. I hope you have had a lovely family half term break. We have lots of exciting things planned for the next 7 weeks.
On our main class page you will find our long term curriculum plan which gives you information about our topics for this half term.
Our main maths focus will be multiplication and division. Make sure you are learning those times tables. 
Swimming update, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 7:34pm
Unfortunately we won’t be going swimming this half term. As soon as the situation changes we will let you know.
Our finished fossils, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 7:30pm
Geography - developing our skills using an atlas., by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 7:29pm
We have been using atlases a lot this last few weeks. Today we used physical maps to locate the main mountain ranges of the world.
Marshmallows everywhere., by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 7:27pm
Thank you to everyone who supported our enterprise. We made over 230 marshmallow kebabs for you all to enjoy.
The children get to decide what to do with their profit. Half will go to charity (exact one yet to be decided) the rest has been spent on Christmas sewing kits and magnets for a Christmas science and DT project. If there is any left we are going to buy more books for our class library.
Multiplication 2x 5x 10x, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 7:20pm
We worked out the missing numbers from the calculations, we practiced using a top marks game and played multiplication board games.
London Landmark research, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 7:01pm
As part of our non-fiction writing we took Paddington to different London landmarks. We researched them by creating a quiz, swapping them with our friends and then trying to find the answers.
Stone Age drawing, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Nov 2020 @ 6:59pm
Here are a few pictures of us creating our Stone Age cave pictures.
How to find the parents evening link, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 12th Oct 2020 @ 12:23pm
Log on to your child’s google classroom account.
Click to enter the Elephants classroom.
In the top right hand corner you should see 9 dots arranged in a square.
Click on these and select calendar.
There you should find a link to the parent’s meeting.
Click on it and then join with google meet.
Keep your fingers crossed x
How to access parents evening appointments, by Mr Pearson
Date: 7th Oct 2020 @ 2:43pm
Please find a short PowerPoint below demonstrating how to access your child's parents evening appointment using Google Classroom. I would suggest you check if your appoinment works on your device over the weekend by accessing your child's Google account. Any questions please ask your class teacher or ring Anna.
Year 3 Enterprise, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 5th Oct 2020 @ 9:40pm
Year 3 are going to be holding their enterprise activity on Friday 16th October.
This year we will be doing things a bit differently as we can't all gather to buy our marshmallows from the quad.
We have decided to use an ordering system. Your child will bring home an order slip. If you wish to order any marshmallow kebabs please complete the slip and return with the money in a sealed envelope to your class teacher by this Friday, 9th October.
Next Friday the children will make the kebabs and put them in named bags and deliver them to your child's class ready for them to take home.
Thank you
The Elephants
Google classroom, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 4th Oct 2020 @ 6:54pm
You will have seen from Mrs Brown's e-mail that parent's evening will be conducted via google classroom.
The children have spent the last 2 weeks learning how to log on and should be able to show you.
I will send home their personal details on Monday. On the main class page there are some how to guides if you get stuck.
Over the next few weeks I'll be showing the children how to open up homework on the google classroom how to complete and upload it back to me for marking,
Fossils, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 4th Oct 2020 @ 6:48pm
The focus of our adventure day was all about Fossils.
We became fossil hunters, looking at some photos of different fossils and wondering what they were of and what they could tell us about the past.
We sorted and grouped fossils together and then completed some research to discover what they were called.
We used clay to create either a model of a cast fossil like an Ammonite or a mould fossil of a leaf.
we were paleontologists and searched for dinosuar fossils in rock.
We developed our sketching skills to draw fossils.
We discovered how fossils are made and what type of rock they can be found in.
We finished off with a true or false quiz about what we had learnt.
An action packed day with harvest assembly aswell.
Harvest Assembly via ZOOM 2020, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 2nd Oct 2020 @ 2:08pm
Here is the powerpoint that we have used today for our Harvest Assembly, it certainly was very different from years gone by!
However, all the children read poems, or said thoughts of Autumn or Harvest and we all sang a few songs. Thank you for your harvest donations which we will send off to thw local food bank in the coming days.
Hope you all have a very lovely and restful weekend.
Homework, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 24th Sep 2020 @ 5:17pm
Hi Elephants.
Your homework this week has been set up on Reading eggs and Mathletics.
There are a few place value tasks, a comprehension task and a spelling task.
You have until Tuesday night to complete it.
I have set up timestable rockstars with the 1x 2x 5x and 10x table to practise. The 3x and 4x will appear in a few weeks.
Mrs Catterall
Adventure Day 1, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 18th Sep 2020 @ 12:05pm
We have made a great start to our first adventure day finding out about the Stone Age. Here are a few photos of our day so far.
Welcome to Year 3, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 14th Sep 2020 @ 11:01pm
Well what can I say, The Elephants have made a fantastic start to Year 3. 
They have settled well and got used to our new routines. I am very proud of them. They have been showing great focus and concentration during lessons.
Myself and Mrs Atkinson are looking forward to a fantastic year with the Elephant tribe.
I have added lots of resources and links to the various sections of our class page. If there is anything else you think you would find useful please let me know and I'll look into it.
Mrs Catterall
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.
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
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