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Elite sport, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 13th Jun 2017 @ 5:52pm
Today we have had an elite sport session with Tom. It was fun.
First day back..., by Mr Coxhead
Date: 12th Jun 2017 @ 10:51am
This morning Year 6 have had a handwriting lesson and are now learning to use calculators effectively in maths! Challenge 1 is to try the SATS maths arithmetic paper from this summer using a calculator - we've realised that you cannot solve all of them with only a calculator. Knowledge and understanding are required!
As we transition smoothly into our writing lesson, we'll be planning arguments for a discussion text entitled 'Should calculators be allowed in the KS2 maths SATS tests?'.
Snow White rehearsals set to begin in the afternoon.
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😃
Welcome back, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 11th Jun 2017 @ 5:12pm
Welcome back everybody,can't believe we are in our last half term! Hope everybody. Has had a fantastic break.
This Week our learning will focus on:
Maths - measures, perimeter, mass, volume and capacity (Miss Priestley)
English - persuasive writing (debating skills) focus on zoos (Mrs Pratten)
History - Ancient Egypt (Miss Priestley)
Music - violin lessons continue
PHSE -equal opportunities
German - Mrs Bolton
DT - continuing with our wallets
PE - athletics and tag rugby
The Week Ahead - Monday 12th June 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 10th Jun 2017 @ 4:38pm
Hello all :)
I hope that you have had a wonderful break and are looking forward to coming back to school!
This week is a little different than usual as we have our phonics screening check. I've written out an overview by day as I think it will be simpler for this week!
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Monday |
Today is 'Phonics Funday'. We will be doing phonics games and activities all day as a little refresher following the two week break. |
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Tuesday |
Today most children will complete their phonics screening check with Miss Adamson. The check usually lasts between four and nine minutes per child. While children are not doing their phonics check they will do some more fun phonics activities in the classroom. |
| Wednesday |
Any children who have not yet completed the check will do theirs this morning. Reading will go ahead as normal so please bring books in. In the afternoon the children will have music with Mrs Bolton. |
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Thursday |
We are learning about telling the time to the hour and the half hour in maths. In English, we are reading a story called Tommy and the Frog and deciding whether the sentences should end in full stops, question marks or exclamation marks. In the afternoon we will be doing throwing and catching skills in PE. |
| Friday |
We are continuing our work on telling the time in maths. We will have a look at quarter hours. In English we will write our own Tommy and the Frog sentences using question marks, exclamation marks and full stops. During the afternoon we have the Dance from the Heart Roadshow. This is where we will perform the dance that we have been practising and watch a shhort performance. |
Further information about the coming half-term can be found in the topic letter which will be in book bags this week. I have also uploaded a copy to the Penguins class page.
I look forward to seeing you all on Monday!
Warm regards,
Miss Adamson
Arts Week -Peter Blake, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 26th May 2017 @ 9:01pm
What an amazing week. The children have yet again impressed me with their skills, concentration and determination. Yesterday and today we have been thinking about the work of Peter Blake. His use of bold colours and simple shapes, how his art reflected the period of time in which it was created.
We have tried to recreate some of his famous pieces. The first being a modern day collage, 16 squares showing examples of Peter Blake's bold shapes With images from today which were relevant to the children. There are images of sweets, drinks, games they like to play, portraits of themselves or family. Each one is unique and personal to every member of the Giraffe Tribe. They look amazing.
We have also created a 3D version of the bold designs using 'mod roc'. Covering cardboard shapes and then painting with acrylic paint. These have been glued together and are going to be mounted to create 1 large piece of art work. It looks really striking.
The children have been amazing all week; working hard, giving each activity a go, showing perseverance with new techniques and being supportive of each other. A fantastic end to the half term.
Fingers crossed the sunny weather continues for the half term break. Have a good rest and enjoy the holidays.
Mrs Catterall
Arts Week Final, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 26th May 2017 @ 2:40pm
This Arts Week it's the end. Not literally but it's the end of arts week and the start of the 2week half term HOLIDAY! It's Very exiting and we also had an assembly on what we did throughout the week and we had the most artwork in the school to show. After assembly, some people went to the masters class and are having a whale of a time! We printed with polystyrene tiles and lots of different rollers, paints and colours
By James (The Writer)
Swimming gala, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 26th May 2017 @ 2:14pm
On the Monday of arts week. Some year fives and some year six's went to leyland leisure centre to compete in a swimming gala with over 7other schools. We tried our best and kept going right until the finish line. We came 3rd out of all the other schools competing. It was very fun and the determination was inspiring.
Arts Week photo montage, by Mr Coxhead
Date: 26th May 2017 @ 10:16am
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
A pause for reflection , by Mrs Pratten
Date: 25th May 2017 @ 6:20pm
Today we showed our support for the people of Manchester by observing the minutes silence at 11.00 o'clock. Each class found a peaceful place around school and paused for reflection, each class then let off a balloon in remembrance.
Arts Week Day 4, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 25th May 2017 @ 6:02pm
This morning started with another run through of the movie themed dance from the heart. Back in class we learnt about the Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh. We looked at examples of his work and then designed buildings and stain glass windows in his style.
At 11 o'clock we went outside to our favourite spot on the bog garden. There we had a time of silent reflection to appreciate the people we love, the fun filled week we are having and the fact that people in our area are having an awful time. At the end of the reflection members of the school parliament released balloons as a symbol of appreciation and remembrance.
back in class we completed our designs and then learnt 2 Scottish folk songs.
After lunch we walked to StAndrews Church and sketched the building in the style of Mackintosh. Tomorrow the children will be using inks to create their final pieces.
Making a Collagraph Print, by Miss Adamson
Date: 25th May 2017 @ 3:40pm
We created our own tiles for a Collagraph print in the style of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Here are some pictures from the making process.
James And Isaac Blog No.25, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 25th May 2017 @ 3:10pm
On the 4th day of arts week, it's Peter Blake And the Beatles. We are looking at Peter Blakes pop art and how he designed the famous album Stg. Pepper.The Beatles people are John Lennon ,Paul mc.cartney , George Harrison and ringo star . We had a go at doing pop art and found it cool but hard. We could only use 2 colours and a couple of people found it really hard. We also started having a go at French and found it really easy yet really hard!
By James And Isaac.
Graffiti art on Thursday , by Miss Leigh
Date: 25th May 2017 @ 1:19pm
We are in the process of creating some graffiti art. Here are a few photos from our morning.
Minute silence Y6, by Mr Pearson
Date: 25th May 2017 @ 11:16am
Y6 went to reflect in the school orchard about the events in Manchester on Monday, along with every other class we released a balloon in remembrance of those who died.
Monday's Masterpieces, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 25th May 2017 @ 10:30am
WOW, so proud of all of the giraffes for their focused and determined attitudes. Amazing pointalism
Wednesday , by Miss Leigh
Date: 25th May 2017 @ 8:20am
On Wednesday we moved around different activities.
We had to produce a piece of artwork as a group. Can you guess what these are?
Change over day - Year 3, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 24th May 2017 @ 10:49pm
Today was change over day. Children from years 1,2 and 3 worked together, moving around the different classrooms.
While in year 3, they learnt about the Eiffel Tower. It is painted every 7 years and takes 1 and 1/2 years to paint. It is painted in 3 shades of brown!
The challenge set in the year 3 classroom was to work collaboratively to build an Eiffel Tower using art straws. We also tried to create one with spaghetti and marshmallows, it was very sticky! How high could we get them without falling over?
There was fantastic team work, sharing ideas and helping each other. Each team needed someone to take on the very important role of 'find the end of the sellotape!'
Changeover Day in Year One, by Miss Adamson
Date: 24th May 2017 @ 8:58pm
During changeover day in the Year One classroom we studied three French paintings. Monet's picture of the Japanese garden, Signac's painting of Venice and Derain's painting of a little village on the outskirts of Marseille. We all drew a little part of the pictures and glued them together to make three giant pictures. The children worked so hard - a fantastic team effort!
Arts Week Day 3, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 24th May 2017 @ 6:11pm
Today has been change over day. The children in Year1, 2 and 3 mixed together in 3 groups and have taken part in 3 different French themed activities. In the year 2 classroom the children had fun learning about France. They also learnt some classroom instructions, how to say hello, goodbye and my name is. In addition the children learnt to count forwards and backwards to 10, colours and to sing the rainbow song in French.
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🤔
James And Oliver B Blog No.24, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 24th May 2017 @ 3:13pm
On the 3rd Day of arts week, we have made The Eiffel Tower out of (Here comes the boring bit) Newspaper and Tinfoil without celatape or glue! The person who made the tallest tower got a surprise! It was a challenge to put it together because if it was too tall it would topple over! The winners got a chocolate bar to take home (They seceretly ate it at lunch break(Thomas told me!)).
By James And Oliver B (Both Writers) 🐯😀
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.
Arts Week, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 23rd May 2017 @ 9:51pm
The children have had a great start to the week. Over the last 2 days they have been learning about the work if the French artist, Seurat. Mrs Ainsworth showed the children the technique of pointillism, they created some lovely paintings of butterflies and dragonflies. Today the children developed these skills to create their own paintings.
With such lovely weather this afternoon the children went outside to use their sketchbooks and appreciate the nature around our school.
Tomorrow the children will be working in groups with year 1 and 2 children on a variety of activities.
Here are a few photos, lots more to follow tomorrow.
