: Blog items
Another fantastic week, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 16th Sep 2022 @ 5:24pm
The Lions have been amazing this week , yet again, trying their best and being super learners.???
Definitely f a n t a s t i c !!
Thursday news!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 15th Sep 2022 @ 6:31pm
Yesterday the giraffes had a busy day and enjoyed story massage. I hope they are coming home and asking to show you their ‘Humpty Dunpty’ massage. We had circle time and shared how we are all different and talked about what makes us special. We are trying to remember our new word ‘ Unique’.
Today we have used collage materials, we have done some maths work and we have been on a school treasure hunt looking for our new sounds.
The children are very excited to bring their new sound cards home to share with you (they are in book bags).
Please make sure coats are brought to school tomorrow as our ‘Forest school Friday’ will be starting tomorrow. Small groups of children will be working in our outside classroom - The Owls.
Thank you
Mrs. Thomson
Super giraffes!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 13th Sep 2022 @ 9:24pm
A busy day for the giraffes today. We started with a PE lesson in the hall. We played musical jumps before practicing our long distance jumping. We had hoops, balance beams and gymnastic mats to work on. We all completed the stations and felt our hearts beating quickly. We finished by playing sleeping giraffes.
We have started our phonics work and we will be sending home a game to play on Thursday. We enjoyed our outdoor play today and we had some fantastic engineers / plumbers! The children were fantastic in turn taking as we had the bikes out and they had fun sharing their very special ‘All about me’ books.
We have been working hard learning a class poem and have made up our own actions. We will share it with you soon!
End of a busy week, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 9th Sep 2022 @ 5:22pm
Yesterday we enjoyed exploring school to find out “What is our school like?”
Today we have started to remember the Queen following her sad passing, we decorated paper flowers and cut them out to make a long ribbon of flowers.We put them in our special remembrance area at school, just like people are laying flowers in remembrance across the country.
Thursday already!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 8th Sep 2022 @ 9:17pm
This week is just flying by!
The giraffes have had another adventurous day. This morning they were introduced to their year five buddy. They were able to spend a short time together looking at stories and playing on the playground together.
Their buddies are going to visit next week and the giraffes will be able to share their very special home / school books with them.
The children had a special name writing task and scissor task to do today. They also danced to the ‘Wake up shake up’ song and also had fun learning the ‘banana meatball’ pattern dance.
As they were a little tired this afternoon we did story massage. I sang a nursery rhyme and the children carried out the actions on their friends back. This linked in with one of our class rules - kind hands.
I will post buddy pictures very soon.
Mrs. Thomson
Meet the teacher, by Mr Pearson
Date: 8th Sep 2022 @ 9:44am
Meet the teacher information is on our class information page to download. A paper copy will also be sent home today Thursday 8th September
Squiggle whilst you wriggle!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 7th Sep 2022 @ 10:12pm
Thank you for coming to ‘meet the teacher’ this afternoon. I will make sure I send letters home with the children for the parents who were unable to come along. If you have any questions at all please feel free to ask.
Please send your child’s nursery transition document ASAP, thank you.
If you did not get a school calendar yesterday please let me know as I have several left.
Meet the Teacher, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 7th Sep 2022 @ 8:09pm
Thank you to those parents who came along this afternoon. For those of you who couldn't the information is on the class page.
Meet the Teacher, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 7th Sep 2022 @ 8:02pm
Thank you to those parents who were able to attend this afternoon. The PowerPoint is now on the class page.
Terrific Tuesday!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 6th Sep 2022 @ 9:45pm
Our day started with a walk around the school grounds. Please ask the children about the owl, the eagle, the orchard and the exercises on the running track. We visited the forest school area and saw lots of mini beasts hiding.
We have started talking about our senses and ourselves. The children have started creating self portraits choosing either paints, oil pastels or natural materials.
The children are enjoying lunch time in the hall. We enjoyed playing beach ball games and friendship games in the hall later this afternoon.
A wonderful first day!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 5th Sep 2022 @ 6:40pm
What a great day! The giraffes have been amazing! They have been adventurous, friendly and good fun!
We have explored our classroom and our outside area, tested the puddle suits and wellies and enjoyed celebrating our first two class birthdays!
A huge thank you for helping your child feel excited and ready for their first day. Another big thank you for sending everything named! Jumpers, cardigans, wellies, book bags, water bottles and PE kits all named! Wonderful!
Please send nursery transition documents as soon as possible along with the ‘all about me’ books.
I hope you enjoy the pictures showing the busy giraffes!
Super Science!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 5th Sep 2022 @ 6:22pm
This afternoon we had a fun Science lesson naming and labelling our body. We did really and had lots of giggles!!!!
Welcome Back, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 4th Sep 2022 @ 6:10pm
The Meerkats have made a super start to Year 6 settling quickly into their new room and new learning .
Superstars!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 2nd Sep 2022 @ 5:04pm
The lions have had a fantastic start to Y1, learning routines and enjoying catching up with their friends- well done!
Have a lovely weekend ?
Getting ready!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 28th Aug 2022 @ 2:46pm
Good afternoon!
I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend. I am busy getting lots of things ready for when our new Giraffe's start school. I would be very grateful if you could send a couple of extra things in your childs bookbag during their first week in school.
- A photograph (or printed picture / any size) showing your child with either family or friends - to talk about in class.
- A photograph (or printed picture / any size) of your child on their own (for a class activity)
- 'All about me' book - please remember this book does not need to be finished. We will send it home several times during the year for you to add to.
Thank you so much,
We are looking forward to seeing you all very soon!
Mrs. Thomson
Y6 Last Day, by Mr Pearson
Date: 22nd Jul 2022 @ 2:59pm
The tradional Longton send off for the Penguins.
Last week fun!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 22nd Jul 2022 @ 2:53pm
This week were have been busy with our last DT project, making a moving vehicle. We investigated moving parts, labelled and then designed. The tricky part was making them but we did well.
Thank you so much for all our lovely cards and gifts, as always not expected but much appreciated. Have a lovely summer break, keep safe and see you all in September,please keep saying hello, I will miss my fantastic Zebras , ??
Cool toes!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 19th Jul 2022 @ 9:30pm
Thank you so much for the hard work and time put into the presentations. The Lions have enjoyed talking and sharing their special things and they have done a fantastic job! The year five buddies were also invited to come and watch and they have loved hearing more about the Lions. We still have two more days of presentations and we are looking forward to them!
We found a great way to cool down today in class and an ice pop definitely helped!
Tomorrow is looking like it will be a little cooler so we are hoping to go outside for some water play. Please send a carrier bag into school containing a towel, shorts, t shirt, old pumps and spare underwear. (The shorts, t shirt and pumps will be getting wet)
Children should wear school uniform and sun hat for school.
Our visit to Saint Andrews Church, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 17th Jul 2022 @ 8:18pm
The Lions had a very interesting visit to church on Thursday. We learnt lots of things from Reverend Sam and Joan. Please ask your child if they can tell you why the church has stained glass windows.
We had a tour of the church and learnt lots of new words and names for special areas in the church. We also found lots of wooden animals and creatures hidden in the church.
Eco Team / School Parliament., by Mrs Thomson
Date: 17th Jul 2022 @ 11:06am
Tomorrow afternoon the Lions will be visiting Mrs. Pratten and the year one classroom. In year one your child will have the opportunity to be on the school Eco Team and the School Parliament Team.
If your child would like to be considered for either opportunity they are welcome to bring a poster or picture to show in year one tomorrow and tell Mrs. Pratten and the children in class any good ideas they have and why they would like the role.
Eco Team - Each class will have their own Eco Warriors who represent their tribe and their tribes views on all things Eco-friendly. Our Eco team consists of two children from each year group. We strive to be eco conscious and environmentally aware at Longto Primary School.
Our School Parliament consists of two children from each year group. The two children that get the most votes are the School Parliament representatives for the whole year. Their role includes being a voice for their class and relaying concerns, wants, needs of the class to their teachers.
Brilliant Brickcroft, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 14th Jul 2022 @ 3:43pm
We had a fab time at the Brickcroft this morning. We were perfect pondippers, marvellous minibeast hunters and careful colourers! Top activity was definitely pond dipping and we caoght loads and could name most of them , with some help from Sue.
Thank you to Harry’s mum and Yahia’s sister for helping.??
The Sound of Music, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 14th Jul 2022 @ 6:34am
We were privileged to be asked to go and watch the Girls High School’s production of the sound of music. We made a day trip of the event walking to a Penwortham, having lunch on the park before being entertained. The singing and acting was great. There were 2 of our past pupils in the performance as well, it was fantastic to see them perform so well.
DT our finished products, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 14th Jul 2022 @ 6:19am
Our book jackets, pouches have turned out fantastic. The children have added lots of additional detail to personalise them. They have either a press stud, Velcro, button or zip fastening. They look amazing and are fit for purpose.
A warm Wednesday!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 13th Jul 2022 @ 4:39pm
Thank you for sending in sun hats and sun cream.
After lunch tomorrow we are walking to St. Andrews church to meet Reverend Sam and have a good look around the church which links to our RE work.
The children have been learning about two different artists recently - Andy Warhol and Giuseppe Arcimboldo. The lions will be able to tell you all about our pop art project and how we used Andy Warhol’s ideas.
We have had a busy week with learning challenges. We have been writing, doing guided reading, learning about adding on two more ( using rabbit ears!) and practising counting in 2s. We have been sequencing a story, building bridges, measuring them and testing them to see how many cans of beans they will hold. We also looked at the Great Wall of China.
However, the lions did find the time to have a little paddle and cool down!
D.T. Textiles, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 10th Jul 2022 @ 7:13pm
Our D.T. Project is all about making a book jacket with a fastening. So far we have drawn designs, made paper templates, fastened them to felt, cut them out and begun making the decorations for them.
