Year 7(: The Bongos: Blog items
Tigers and the European Referendum, by Mrs Moxham
Date: 23rd Jun 2016 @ 12:20am
This week, the Tigers have been looking at the European Union and some basic details about the referendum and the campaign for staying in and leaving. They completed a reading comprehension looking at both sides of the argument and thought about what it may mean for themselves and the country in the future. I was very impressed by how much information they already knew and their level of interest in it. They realised it was difficult to think about which side was most effective and how voting may be hard for some people.
In English, they looked at both sides and wrote a balanced report. I was again very impressed with their structure, features and reasoned viewpoints.
At the end of the day, we had a secret ballot on how they would vote if they could and 23 pupils voted for remain, 8 pupils voted to leave and we discussed 1 ballot paper as that Tiger had put a cross in both boxes and so we discussed it would not be accepted.
I hope that this helps the Tigets be able to engage in discussions at a home and can follow the coverage from Thursday on this important vote.
Year 6 will be conducting a debate in assembly on Thursday.
Athletic superstars!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 21st Jun 2016 @ 3:53pm
Well done to Year 3 and 4 who took part in an athletics tournaments his afternoon, they were all determined and showed a hundred percent effort - very well done!
Subject showcase, by Mr Pearson
Date: 20th Jun 2016 @ 9:09pm
A range of photographs from the schools fabulous subject showcase held last week that was opened by the school choir.
Tigers meet the tigers, by Mrs Moxham
Date: 20th Jun 2016 @ 8:06pm
A great day was had by all at Chester Zoo today. Mason and Oliver B wrote a short account of their favourite part of the day.
Bat house by Mason and Oliver B
When we walked in it was very dark and bats were flying all around. There were some small ones and they used a laser to show us them hanging from the ceiling. In the cave, the smell of bat we was really bad and some children were scared of them flying around. One of them flew right into us and one even tried to fly out through the exit. Luckily there was a triple door so they couldn't get outside.
Unlike us, the Tigers at the zoo were very lazy and just led there- sitting on the rock. We, on the other hand, were racing around looking at all the great animals.
Busy week in Tigers so far...., by Mrs Moxham
Date: 15th Jun 2016 @ 11:13pm
Tigers have had a busy week. We spent Monday learning about Queen Elizabeth after her official 90 birthday. We made scones for a morning ' Afternoon Tea' on Tuesday. They were so tasty!
We learned how to keep pace in music and wrote some amazing explanation texts.
We are having a big focus on handwriting and key maths focus on times tables. Each week they will be bringing home times table homework on top of other areas.
Projects for this term are in for next Friday. Our topic areas are plants and the Romans. Any question , please feel free to come into school.
Brilliant dance from the heart roadshow, by Mrs Moxham
Date: 15th Jun 2016 @ 2:53pm
The whole school joined the sports development team today for a dance for Rio 2016.
What fun.
We had a visit from some extreme sportsmen on stunt and box bikes. They were awesome.
Tigers helping out, by Mrs Moxham
Date: 25th May 2016 @ 1:49pm
Tigers helped to tidy up our school along with other classes. We had great leaders, organisers and workers. Great team work.
Arts week- tigers , by Mrs Moxham
Date: 25th May 2016 @ 1:46pm
Great day had by all in the Tigers. Sandye came in to show us how we could create a wool person. Ours were all unique and personal to us.
Wonderful music , by Mrs Moxham
Date: 25th May 2016 @ 1:45pm
A brilliant arts week session with Mrs Bates and Grace Thomson who came in to play the flute and share music and composing.
Sports For Schools Event , by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 24th May 2016 @ 2:17pm
This morning we welcomed Tony our sportivator and GB diver James Denny into school. The first part of the morning was spent with each class completing their circuit challenge. It was an amazing sight seeing every child exercising with a huge smile. The atmosphere in the hall was electric! Our fantastic sports leaders helped to run the event and they did an amazing job.
Once all of the circuits were complete we had an assembly. James spoke about his journey to becoming a Team GB diver. He talked about effort and positive thinking. He also told the children lots of interesting facts about his sport. It was great to get the chance to see the silver medal he won at the 2014 Commonwealth competing with Tom Daly in the 10m synchronised event. James also demonstrated how to do a back somersault and a handstand on the edge of the stage.
It was a FANTASTIC morning at Longton Primary
Great fun with the Tigers with their sports challenge , by Mrs Moxham
Date: 24th May 2016 @ 1:14pm
Team GB Diver, by Mr Pearson
Date: 24th May 2016 @ 11:46am
Clay, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 23rd May 2016 @ 2:11pm
Today 45 children chose to work with clay. Instead of using traditional clay they had the opportunity to work with silk clay which is very soft and comes in lovely colours . They were set the task of creating three dimensional samba dancers using the clay, jewels and feathers . Everyone worked hard and produced amazing models.
Digital Art , by Mr Coxhead
Date: 23rd May 2016 @ 12:19pm
Pupils from Y1 to Y6 have produced some fantastic digital art today!
If they'd like to continue digital pixel art at home, we would recommend using:
Alternatively, you can use a free iPad app. Today, the children used Dottable.
For photo editing, we would recommend a fantastic free app called Snapseed.
Science - seed bursts, by Mrs Moxham
Date: 12th May 2016 @ 10:18am
The Tigers were investigating seed dispersal and were considering whether the size of the pod would affect the distance the seeds would travel.
They used their scientific knowledge to predict and maths skills to measure and record.
Ask them what they found out?
Celebration Assembly , by Mr Pearson
Date: 27th Nov 2015 @ 9:10am
On 26th November in St Andrew's Church the school held the Autumn term Celebration Assembly.
This terms winning tribe were the Bongos, congratulations.
Manchester Airport, by Mrs Robinson
Date: 26th Jun 2015 @ 2:55pm
The bears have had a fabulous day an Manchester Airport. We have sat in the flight deck on a DC10. Learnt all about different jobs in the airport. Had a look at Concorde & much, much more.
Creating 3D shape models, by Mrs Robinson
Date: 12th Jun 2015 @ 7:23pm
Today the bears have been revising the names of 3d shapes. We created our own models using nets of shapes and then straws and plastercine. We really had to think about the properties of each shape to recreate them. How many vertices( corners) does it have to work out how many blobs of plastercine they needed! Tricky but fun!!!!
Cricket, by Mrs Robinson
Date: 12th Jun 2015 @ 7:19pm
We really enjoyed learning cricket skills of bowling catching and batting.
