Our blogs
Morris Dancing for Mrs Coxhead, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 17th Jul 2018 @ 3:55pm
16 members of Year 4 have been learning a Morris Dance called Longton Dance with Mr Nelson our former Deputy Head and Mrs Bolton
This afternoon the children danced for Mrs Coxhead
Celebration Assembly, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 16th Jul 2018 @ 9:35pm
Well done to all the BONGOS who recieved a certificate today.
It was our final Celebration Assembly of the school year in church this afternoon and we celebrated by each class singing one of our Jigsaw songs. You were all amazing.
The week ahead - 16th July, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 15th Jul 2018 @ 11:46pm
Here we are, our final full week of the school year.
This week we have Celebration Assembly in church on Monday a 2pm. The children will be singing a song from our Jigsaw work and telling you a bit about our work this half term.
On Tuesday we will 'move up' and spend some time with our next class teacher.
On Friday afternoon we will get to watch the Year 6 Dress Rehearsal.
This week's learning.
English. We have been busy being Paddington and writing postcards from all over the Lake District. This week we are going to be using the ipads and the Green screen app to create a video postcard. We will having some warm up drama and voice coaching from Mr Kennedy before we start filming. We also have our cardboard suitcases and Paddington Bear's from earlier in the half term which we can use aswell.
Maths. This week our focus will be on Measures. Making sure we know the different measure units and their relationship with each other. We will be solving problems
Jigsaw. We will be completing our Changing Me unit this week.
Art - There are a few finishing touches to do on our Beatrix Potter work.
Science - Review of plant parts and thei functions. Create a 3D flower. Exploring seeds and how they disperse.
Ninja Warriors, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 13th Jul 2018 @ 4:40pm
The Meerkats are ninja warriors. Look at us complete the obstacle course!
Bowling , by Miss Leigh
Date: 13th Jul 2018 @ 3:11pm
DT, by Miss Leigh
Date: 13th Jul 2018 @ 3:09pm
Ninja Warrior Challenge, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 13th Jul 2018 @ 1:41pm
The Giraffes had a great time working with Jonny on the Ninja challenge
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.
Ninja Warrior UK , by Mrs Catterall
Date: 13th Jul 2018 @ 6:59am
WOW what an experience!
We had a fantastic day meeting Jonny and Wendy from Ninja Warrior UK. They spoke with us this morning about following our dreams, not giving up, being determined, trying hard. They then put us throguh our paces on an obstacle course set up in the hall. After that, we had to try and complete the rope challenge. Swinging from one rope to another without our feet touching the floor. It wasn't as easy as it looked. Our amazing gymnast Jemima succeeded and she got to have a special photo taken with Jonny.
Here are a few photos of us in action. (they are a bit blurry, but we were moving so fast)
Ninja fun, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 12th Jul 2018 @ 9:20pm
Well done Penguins who were amazing at the Ninja Warrior challenge today 😊
The coming of Peace. WW1 display, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 11th Jul 2018 @ 9:44pm
On Monday we had a lovely afternoon outside looking at our entry to commemorate the end of WW1. Thankyou to all the year 3 helpers who poured drinks, cut up strawberries, buttered scones and served our visitors and the rest of the school. You were amazing. I have no photos of the afternoon as I was busy in the kitchen, but in case you haven't seen it here are some photos of the amazing display, a real team effort.
Choir Concert, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 11th Jul 2018 @ 9:16pm
Well done to all those in the choir this morning. We had a wonderful time listening to you sing. There were some moving performances.
Ancient Time Pieces, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 10th Jul 2018 @ 8:27am
Hello!
This week we are going to be looking at ancient civilizations and exploring them through their time pieces. The children will be researching different means of keeping track of time and will be trying to create their own versions using the basic scientific principles behind the device.
However, the children are creating their own investigations. They are to create the best conditions for their time piece and it should be able to keep an minute, 10 minutes, half an hour or an hour. They will be creating a fair test to ensure that their time piece is roughly accurate within 10% margins of error. The children are creating these time pieces almost entirely independently and will be sourcing the materials themselves - this is where we may need your help!
If we have stuff in school, it is not a problem, but I envisage some children may want other resources. I will be telling them that they are only to use stuff lying around the house, maybe using bottles from recycling, or bits of cardboard... please don't feel compelled to go out and buy a whole variety of resources!
Just thought I would give you a heads up if they come home scavenging the bins for boxes or tins!
Miss R
Peace Garden, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 9th Jul 2018 @ 4:55pm
Following a spellbinding story teller by The BFG this morning the Giraffes joined with the rest of the school for the dedication of our amazing Peace Garden. After the official dedication by Mr Turner scones and lemonade were enjoyed by all.
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.
Peace Garden, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 9th Jul 2018 @ 4:51pm
This afternoon we all went out to the front is school to celebrate our wonderful Peace Garden. Our friend Mr Turner from the Royal British Legion dedicated the garden to the fallen servicemen who sacrificed their lives for us in World War 1.
The week ahead - 9th July, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 8th Jul 2018 @ 9:43am
The last couple of weeks to go and there are plenty of exciting things still taking place.
This week we have a visitor in school, we will be listening to a performance all about Roald Dahl.
We will have the opportunity to appreciate our lovely 'coming of peace' garden on Monday afternoon.
We have move up afternoon on Tuesday.
The children will be either performing in or watching the choir concert on Wednesday.
On Thursday we have a special guest from Ninja Warrior UK in school to put us through our paces. Please see the parent mail sent out with more details.
On Friday we will be watching the Reception class assembly.
Lots of fabulous experiences and opportunities taking place.
Amongst all that we will be completing our Beatrix Potter art work, working on our times tables, writing our postcards for Paddington visiting different places in the Lake District and hopefully filming this as well. We will be learning some French and having our weekly Jigsaw lesson.
Here's to a fantastic week.
Topic Day 5, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 8th Jul 2018 @ 9:32am
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