Year 6: The Elephants: Blog items
Mobile Farm, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 23rd Mar 2018 @ 8:27am
Here are some pictures from the mobile farm visit on Wednesday. The animals were very friendly and Ben and Marion taught us lots about them.
Animals, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 21st Mar 2018 @ 5:24pm
We have been learning about animals - their diets and groups. We made a meal for a pet and designed our own zoo where animals were organised according to whether they were a mammal, reptile, amphibian, bird or fish.
Birds’ nests, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 20th Mar 2018 @ 5:23pm
We made our own nests using clay and materials we could find outside. We tested the nests for sturdiness in the wind, using a hairdryer.
Week Beginning Monday 19th March 2018, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 17th Mar 2018 @ 11:24am
Hello :)
I hope that you are enjoying your weekend.
This week we are celebrating British Science Week. There are lots of exciting things happening in school. Our timetable will be a little different than usual so I have split it up according to each day's main events as opposed to subjects. Guided reading and phonics will happen everyday as usual so I have not added them to the timetable.
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Monday |
Whole-school science assembly Birds' nests investigation and instruction writing Easter chick craft |
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Tuesday |
Animal classification Interpreting block graphs about pets Whole-school Easter assembly rehersal |
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Wednesday |
Music - musical instrument families Mobile farm visit - please bring wellies to school today |
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Thursday |
Theatre group coming to school to perform to the children PE Easter bonnet parade |
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Friday |
Writing a recount about the mobile farm Easter Service in Church |
Reading books - we will not have all our reading teachers in on Thursday and Friday so books will be changed on Wednesday this week. Children will received four books for the holidays. Apologies for this change - things will be back to normal after the Easter break.
I look forward to seeing you all next week!
Many thanks,
Mrs Coxhead
Divison, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 17th Mar 2018 @ 11:13am
We practised divison as sharing on Wednesday. We used counters and whiteboards to help us. It looks like we are really concentrating!
Storyville Story Writing, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 17th Mar 2018 @ 11:12am
We chose a setting and characters that took our fancy to write our own story about.
Week Beginning Monday 12th March 2018, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 10th Mar 2018 @ 1:34pm
Hello :)
I hope that you are all well.
Here is what we are doing this week:
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English |
We are reading and writing about the Gingerbread Man.Sorry, it is a change from the curriculum overview but a great story! |
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Maths |
We are learning about multiplication and division. We are using our knowledge of counting in 2s, 5s and 10s to help us. |
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Phonics |
Mrs Coxhead's group are reviewing consonant clusters and words with endings. Mrs Thomson's group are reading and writing different pronounciations of 'y'. |
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Jigsaw |
We are learning about household objects that are safe and unsafe. |
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RE |
We are learning about Easter and the theme of forgiveness. |
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PE |
We are continuing our dance unit. |
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Reading |
We are still doing our daily reading. The children are coping really well with our new timetable and we hope it will help them grow into even more confident readers! |
I look forward to seeing you on Monday!
Mrs Coxhead
Happy Mothers Day, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 7th Mar 2018 @ 6:31pm
Happy Mothers Day to all the lovely ladies of Longton.
World Book Day, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 3rd Mar 2018 @ 12:32pm
Here are some pictures of us reading in class.
Daffodils, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 3rd Mar 2018 @ 12:19pm
We looked closely at daffodils and drew what we could see. Next, we painted them!
Week Beginning Monday 5th March 2018, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 3rd Mar 2018 @ 12:17pm
Hello :)
I hope that you are enjoying your weekend! Here is what we are doing this week:
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Maths |
We are learnin about fractions. Specifically, we are finding halves and quarters of shapes and amounts. |
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English |
We are completing our Little Red Riding Hood writing. We are describing a setting and then planning and writing our own innovated stories. |
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Reading |
We will continue to follow our new Guided Reading timetable. That means that children will read for twenty minutes per day. Books will be changed again on Friday. |
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Phonics |
Mrs Thomson's group are learning more alternative pronounciations for the same grapheme. Mrs Coxhead's group are using the graphemes they know to help them to read words containing 'ing' and 'ed' suffixes. |
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Art |
We are drawing and painting portraits in the style of Modigliani. |
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Jigsaw |
We are learning to importance of keeping ourselves clean. |
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PE |
We are continuing our Three Little Pigs dance unit. |
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Celebration Assembly |
On Monday, we are walking to church for our termly celebration assembly. |
I look forward to seeing you all on Monday,
Mrs Coxhead
Snow day, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 3rd Mar 2018 @ 12:11pm
Here are some pictures of us enjoying the snow on Tuesday.
Signs of Spring, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 3rd Mar 2018 @ 12:00pm
We went looking for signs of spring. We wrote a letter to show how we know that spring is coming.
Writing Challenge, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 2nd Mar 2018 @ 6:57pm
Thank you to all of the children and teachers for creating such a magnificent story.
Week Beginning Monday 26th February 2018, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 24th Feb 2018 @ 2:17pm
Hello :)
I hope that you are enjoying the sunshine this weekend!
Here is what the Meerkats are doing this week:
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Maths |
We are solving addition and subtraction problems. We will need to use some of our learning about measuring from last week to help us! |
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English |
We are reading Little Red Riding Hood. We are studying the characters and setting. We will also be looking at words with -ed endings and continuing our look at conjunctions. |
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Reading |
Year One is now reading in class four times per week. This means that books will now be changed on a Friday. Please see Parent mail for more information (Monday 26th February 2018) |
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Phonics |
Mrs Thomson's group are working on alternative pronounciations, Mrs Coxhead's group are practising reading and writing phase 5 graphemes in words and sentences. |
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Seasonal Changes |
We are learning about the changes in springtime. We are spotting signs of springs and drawing and painting some of the changes. |
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Jigsaw |
We are learning how to make healthy lifestyle choices. |
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PE |
We are combining our dance sequences from the little pigs and the wolf to create a new dance. |
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World Book Day |
On Friday, it is World Book Day. Children can dress-up in Winter Olympic themed clothes. We are reading Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner. |
I look forward to seeing you all on Monday!
Mrs Coxhead
Week Beginning Monday 19th February 2018, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 13th Feb 2018 @ 7:55pm
Hello :)
I hope that you had a wonderful break celebrating Shrove Tuesday, St Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year. Here is the plan for this week:
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English |
We are reading the story of Hansel and Gretel. We will use conjunctions and learn about the prefix 'un'. |
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Maths |
We are measuring! We will measure length/height using a ruler and we will have a go at measuring mass/weight. |
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Phonics |
We are doing some more assessments from last half-term. While that's going on we'll review some of the phase 5 sounds we have done up until now. |
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PE |
We are dancing to Flight of the Bumblebee, as Little Pigs who are afraid of the Big Bad Wolf. |
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Jigsaw |
We are launching our Healthy Me topic. We'll have a look at the difference between healthy and unhealthy and find some ways to keep healthy. |
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History |
We are learning about important events that have happened in our lifetimes. We will also compare birthdays today with birthdays that happened in the past (1930s). |
I have attached the topic letter for this half-term to our class page. Please take a look.
I look forward to seeing you all on Monday,
Mrs Coxhead
Barton Grange Trip, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 13th Feb 2018 @ 9:40am
We had a great time visiting Barton Grange garden centre. I hope you are taking good care of your lettuce seeds!
Stretchy flowers, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 6th Feb 2018 @ 9:07am
In Jigsaw, we made stretchy flowers to remind us that our brains our stretchy. They stretch when we learn new things and do things that challenge us.
Week Beginning Monday 5th February 2018, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 3rd Feb 2018 @ 12:47pm
Hello :)
I hope that you are enjoying your weekends. Next week is our termly check-up week. Children will be completing assessments throughout the week. Here is the plan for next week:
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English |
We are completing our work on Jack and the Beanstalk. We will retell the story and then write our own version with a different character. |
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Maths |
We will be learning about quarter, half, three quarter and full turns. |
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Phonics |
We will be completing practise phonics screening checks as part of our check-up week. |
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Jigsaw |
We will be learning about how challenges can stretch our learning and learning about obstacles that can make challenges more difficult and how to overcome them. |
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PE |
In PE we will continue our dances about The Three Little Pigs. |
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Trip |
On Thursday morning we are visiting Barton Grange. School will provide your child with a packed lunch (as we will be a little late for hot dinners) unless you have indicated that you would rather prepare your own packed lunch at home. |
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Tuesday |
On Tuesday, Mrs Coxhead is on a course. Mrs Robinson will cover and do some Relax Kids activities. |
This week, Holiday Passports will be put inside red book bags to complete over half-term.
Many thanks,
Mrs Coxhead
Plants and growth projects continued, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 1st Feb 2018 @ 8:21am
We shared the rest of our brilliant projects this week. I think we learned lots about plants and growth just by hearing about the projects!
Telling the time, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 1st Feb 2018 @ 8:18am
We have been learning to tell the time to the hour. We have started to read the time to the half hour, too. We have discussed the activities that we do at different times of the day.
Success coins, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 1st Feb 2018 @ 8:16am
We discussed being successful in Jigsaw yesterday. We each received a coin with one of our successes written on it. We made a treasure chest to keep our success coin inside.
Jigsaw Afternoon Tea, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 28th Jan 2018 @ 11:51pm
Thank you to all who came to our Information Afternoon Tea, all about Jigsaw.
If you were unable to attend and wish to know more you can find the Powerpoint on the PSHE page of the website in the section 'Parent Information Page'. There are also further documents under PSHE curriculum.
Mrs Catterall
Week Beginning Monday 29th January 2018, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 27th Jan 2018 @ 4:41pm
Hello :)
I hope that you are enjoying your weekend!
Here is what we are doing this week:
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Maths |
We are telling the time to the hour and half hour on an analogue clock. We will also discuss what we do at different times of the day. |
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English |
We are reading the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. We will identify and discuss the main character. We will infer Jack's feelings when he is at the top of the beanstalk. |
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Phonics |
Mrs Thomson's group is learning alternative pronounciations for 'ie' and 'ea'. Mrs Coxhead's group is beginning to learn about split diagraphs. |
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Jigsaw |
We will begin our Dreams and Goals topic. |
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PE |
We will begin our dance unit. |
On Tuesday it is our dress rehearsal for the Bee Musical. If you have not sent in your child's costume, please could you send it to school on Monday. If you are unable to find the bits that your child needs, don't worry, but please let us know so that we can try to find them.
I look forward to seeing you all next week.
Many thanks,
Mrs Coxhead
Reading with our buddies, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 27th Jan 2018 @ 4:17pm
Our buddies, in Year Six, kindly visited us to hear our reading. The children seemed to really enjoy themselves.
