Year 7(: The Bongos: Blog items
Warning Writers At Work!, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 11th Jan 2019 @ 1:55pm
What a wonderful sight! The Bongos are all hard at work writing fact sheets about The Ancient Romans. They have shared their knowledge from Year 3 and have found out lots more information this morning. Their work is looking great, lots of lovely handwriting, lots of facts and beautiful illustrations.I think there are lots of very proud Bongos today.
Happy NewYear, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 9th Jan 2019 @ 7:44pm
Happy New everyone. Thank you very much for all of the very lovely and very thoughtful gifts I received for Christmas.
I have uploaded this terms curriculum overview and it is on display on the window board.
Projects are due in on Monday 28th January, the week of the next round of parents evenings. The project can be based around anything the children have enjoyed learning about so far this year, anything on this terms curriculum overview or anything that interests them outside of school- a hobby, a skill, a favourite book.
Home work will be coming home tomorrow for ALL children. It should be completed and returned to school no later than next Tuesday. Any homework that is regularly not done will have to be done at lunchtime on Wednsday. Please can I also ask that children read at home, Mrs Doherty has reported that there are an increasing number of children not reading and who are not returning their reading books and blue reading records on Mondays.
There have been a few minor changes to the timetable this term, Miss Connell will continue to teach PE and Jigsaw on Monday mornings. She will also be in class on Tuesday afternoons teaching PE and RE and on Wednesday mornings following music teaching reading comprehension, spelling and data and statistics.
Merry Christmas , by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 21st Dec 2018 @ 11:48am
Happy Christmas to all of the wonderful Bongos. I hope Santa brings you all you wish for. Have a fun filled family time. Thank you for all of your lovely cards and gifts which I will open on Christmas morning
We are the Bongos , by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 20th Dec 2018 @ 11:39am
Hello to our new friends at Barden Primary School
Holiday Passports, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 19th Dec 2018 @ 1:39pm
Tomorrow the children will be bringing home their holiday passports to be completed over the Christmas break. At the moment 11 children have not handed their passports in. Please can you check you have them at home so your child can let me know tomorrow .
The passports need to be handed in on Tuesday 16th January .
Party Time, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 19th Dec 2018 @ 1:18pm
Year 3 and 4 had lots of fun at their Christmas party. Thank you Isaac, Leon and Oliver for being amazing DJs.
Christmas Lunch , by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 12th Dec 2018 @ 6:43pm
It has been a lovely day . The Bongos have earned 3 class compliments today for their wonderful behaviour, I am so proud of them!
Jsut before we headed into the hall for our Christmas Lunch we had a festive sing song, with The Twelve Days of Christmas being the winning performance.
In the hall the children were all able to pull a cracker whilst enjoying their school Christmas lunch or packed lunch with their friends and lots of Christmas music.
This afternoon was film time with the whole school joining together to watch the film Wonder, the Bongos all picked up on the important messages in the film- ask them to share their thoughts with you.
Engergetic Start to the day, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 10th Dec 2018 @ 9:14am
The Bongos have started their day revising the 6 times table dancing and singing with Fred The Red on BBC SuperMovers. Fred is the mascot of Manchester United
Upcoming homework, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 4th Dec 2018 @ 8:47pm
This weeks homework has been sent home today, please make sure it is completed and handed in on Tuesday 11th December. It is really important that homewok is completed and handed in on time.
This weeks tasks will be : English- an activity on clauses which we have been working on in class this week.
Maths- multiplying by 10 and 100.
Please can all work be completed in the homework books neatly ( NOT ON THE SHEETS)- presentation is very important.
WOW!!!, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 4th Dec 2018 @ 8:31pm
Thank you everybody for all of your brilliant potions homework. You have worked really hard and the work has made an amazing display in our classroom.
We will be doing our final potion work this week when we publish an amazing piece of writing each for the dispaly board .
Fun filled learning., by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 23rd Nov 2018 @ 1:44pm
It has been another amazing week in the Bongo classroom. We have been particularly creative on Thursday and Friday.
To consolidate our learning about perimeter and area we created paintings in the style of Piet Mondrian. The first task was to draw out our squares and rectangles and then calculate the perimeter and area. Next the paintings were created.
We have been focussing on instructions in English and using the idea of George's aftershave in our book Desireable the children created potions that would give them superpowers. Potions made, ingredient lists written a great job was done using imperative verbs and time conjunctions to write first class instructions. They will be on display soon in a class book.
Today has been group work Friday , the children have worked in groups of 3 to complete a problem solving task calculating the perimeter needed for enclosing a range of dinosaurs. There was great group work and super mathematical discussions.
The rest of the day has seen us swallowed up in enthusiasm for WRITING 😀. Yes it is official the Bongos love writing and have thrown themselves whole heartedly into creating a range of Foodimal characters to use in a story . They are busy creating settings now.
Firework Poster WINNER, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 4th Nov 2018 @ 8:49pm
We recieved some very exciting news on Friday in assembly.
Mrs Brown had a envelope containing tickets for Worden Park Bonfire this Monday, they had been dropped off by Lancashire Fire and Rescue service.
The posters we had entered into the competition had been judged against those from all other local schools and we are pleased to announce that Bronwen was a successful winner. We are very proud of her, she produced an amazing entry.
Firework Poster Competition, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 31st Oct 2018 @ 7:34am
Thanks you to everyone who entered the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Firework and Bonfire Safety competition.
They have been submitted to Leyland. Fingers crossed we have a winning entry amoung us.
I was very impressed with the entries.
Wow!, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 19th Oct 2018 @ 11:51am
Wow what a week the Bongos have had!
We had another wonder moment this week . During an English lesson the children watched a short clip from Wednesdays BBC documentary Without Limits: Australia. A short lesson thinking about empathy turned into an epic wonderful writing activity. The reluctant Bongos asked to write! A real wonder moment for myself and Mr Kennedy. And boy have they written! Each veteran in the film will be receiving a letter from a child in the class. Dean from Australia has already tweeted us to say thank you for watching the programme.
Friday morning has been circuit building and recording using symbols learnt earlier in the week. There is a real enthusiasm in the room today. Well done Bongos.
Homework is the holiday passports, most of the children must still have them at home so please can they be done and returned to school in early November.
Happy Half Term
Harvest 2018, by Mrs Brown
Date: 14th Oct 2018 @ 11:56am
Thank you to everybody who joined us for the Harvest Service and also for the generous donations. All the food items have now been shared out between local residents, resdidential homes and the food bank.
No pencil Wednesday , by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 10th Oct 2018 @ 8:42pm
For 3 lessons today the children were not allowed to use pencil, paper or any other writing implements. The first session involved lining up as a class in response to different criteria such as month of birthday. The tricky part of this was that no talking was allowed . The Bongos rose to this challenge magnificently and communicated through gestures and by guiding each other into position. Real teamwork in action. The next lesson was English. After watching clips of storytellers in action the children worked in pairs to tell stories. They used picture books and stories they were familiar with and videoed their efforts on iPads. The final session involved one person describing a shape which their partner had to identify. Once correctly identified a counter was placed on the shape mat.
Discussing the day the children said that they had missed being able to plan their stories with a pencil but they felt they had used other skills such as listening, teamwork and speaking really well.
Performance Maths, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 14th Sep 2018 @ 1:49pm
Today we revisited rounding numbers up and down. Before completing a challenge task the children worked in groups to create and perform jingles with movement to help them remember the rules
Year 4 Trip, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 12th Sep 2018 @ 8:17am
The Bongos had a wonderful day out learning more about World War 1. Their first visit of the day was to The Museum of Lancashire where they were met by a WW1 soldier and a volunteer nurse. They spent the morning learning about life in the trenches whilst sitting in a replica trench and learning about the role of the volunteer nurses and how casualties were treated on the battle field.
The afternoon was spent at the Lancashire Military Museum. On arrival the class were met by a Colour Sergeant and a Sergeant who put them through their paces with a 40 minute drill session. Next the children learnt about uniforms, signed joining up papers and recited their oath to the king.
Virtual reality , by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 5th Sep 2018 @ 2:58pm
Today KS 2 all took part in a virtual reality session to learn about the trenches of World War 1. The Bongos loved every minute of their session. They learnt so much and have spent the rest of the day using their new knowledge in Art, history and English. As a treat at the end of the day we listened to some Michael Rosen poems .
Goodbye Giraffes, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 23rd Jul 2018 @ 1:20pm
Well Year 4 one more day to go before you begin your summer holiday. Today is my last day with you and I would just like to say how much I have enjoyed being your teacher since February. You have made me welcome and have shown me that you are all still wonderful learners.Thank you for being so wonderful.
I hope you all have a fun filled summe and come back rested and ready to impress Miss Reynolds in Year 5.
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.
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.
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
Take Over Day, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 6th Jul 2018 @ 11:39am
Today is Year 6 TakeOver Day. The Giraffes have 4 new teachers Miss Holden, Miss Robinson, Mr Jones and Mr Yeowart.
