Year 5: The Koalas: Blog items
Holiday Passports, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 21st Oct 2020 @ 8:58pm
In Year 1 your child was given a Holiday Passport to complete during school holidays. I have 13 of them in school and will be sending them home tomorrow for the children to use over half term. If your child has their passport at home please can you return them to school during the week beginning Monday 9th November. If you have misplaced your passport please can you let me know so I can issue a new one.
Over the holiday please can the children read as often as possible and use fast phonics on Reading Eggs.
PE kits will be comimg home on Thursday and on Friday pencil cases will be coming home. Some of them may need restocked during the holidays. The children only need pencils, pencil crayons, a rubber and a pencil sharpener. If they have felt pens in their pencil cases they can continue to bring them .
Mrs Fletcher
Halloween Fun, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 20th Oct 2020 @ 2:53pm
The Koalas all looked fantastic today in their Halloween costumes.
Restart the Heart, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 18th Oct 2020 @ 3:18pm
On Friday afternnon we joined a Zoom event with around 170 other classes. It was all about calling 999 for an ambulance and we were taught by a parmedic. We learnt loads and got all of the quiz questons correct/
Homework, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 15th Oct 2020 @ 8:10pm
This week you will find the homework on Google Classroom. There are guides on the class page on how to access it and how to upload it.
I have also set activities on Reading Eggs and Mathletics if anybody wants to do some extra work.
Outside Learning, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 14th Oct 2020 @ 9:43am
This term we have spent time outside learning about continenets in geography and doing a place value scavenger hunt in maths .
How to access parents evening appointments, by Mr Pearson
Date: 7th Oct 2020 @ 2:43pm
Please find a short PowerPoint below demonstrating how to access your child's parents evening appointment using Google Classroom. I would suggest you check if your appoinment works on your device over the weekend by accessing your child's Google account. Any questions please ask your class teacher or ring Anna.
Homework 8th October, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 7th Oct 2020 @ 10:32am
This week homework is on paper, it is a maths task recapping learning from Year 1 and work covered this term. Please can you make sure that your child has written their name on the sheet so that we can stick them into their home work books.
Reading- many thanks to all of you who are hearing your children read every day, it really is making a huge difference. All reading books have to be changed on a Monday. If you need a new book during the week we have built in opportunities for books to be changed on Wednesdays and Fridays . In class we are doing guided reading and developing the childrens comprehension skills. Over the coming weeks children will be moving onto new book bands to further develop their word reading and their comprehension skills.
As mentioned on last weeks homework blog projects can be about anything on the subject organiser which can be found on our class page.
Many thanks
Mrs Fletcher
Year 3 Enterprise, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 5th Oct 2020 @ 9:40pm
Year 3 are going to be holding their enterprise activity on Friday 16th October.
This year we will be doing things a bit differently as we can't all gather to buy our marshmallows from the quad.
We have decided to use an ordering system. Your child will bring home an order slip. If you wish to order any marshmallow kebabs please complete the slip and return with the money in a sealed envelope to your class teacher by this Friday, 9th October.
Next Friday the children will make the kebabs and put them in named bags and deliver them to your child's class ready for them to take home.
Thank you
The Elephants
Harvest Assembly via ZOOM 2020, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 2nd Oct 2020 @ 2:08pm
Here is the powerpoint that we have used today for our Harvest Assembly, it certainly was very different from years gone by!
However, all the children read poems, or said thoughts of Autumn or Harvest and we all sang a few songs. Thank you for your harvest donations which we will send off to thw local food bank in the coming days.
Hope you all have a very lovely and restful weekend.
Update and homework, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 30th Sep 2020 @ 8:20pm
We have been doing some of our learning outside. We have sorted phonemes in phonics out in the fresh air so that we had lots of space to meke our lists.
Science also took place outside this wek when we were testing materials to see if they could be bent, sueezed, twisted and stretched.
It will soon be time for projects to be handed in. This term we are asking you to send in a photo. The topics can be based on anything that is on our subject organiser.
Homework - Reading Eggs Comprehension 22 Tim's Money Tree.
Mathletics - counting in twos, fives and tens.
Homework 24th September, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 23rd Sep 2020 @ 9:56am
Well done to everyone who did the Reading Eggs and Mathletics homework last week. You all did a great job.
This week the homework is a Comprehension on reading Eggs called Gecko Gecko Lesson 21 - if you cannot access it through Reading Eggs just click on Reading Eggspress.
The Mathletics task this week is 10 more and 10 less
Human Family Trees, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 20th Sep 2020 @ 8:50pm
The Koalas have impressed us with the number of facts they can remember about Queen Elizabeth 1. They had great fun in the sunshine working out some of her family tree. The children made connections with other curriculum areas and told us that they had had to use their reading and maths skills to work out who her grand parents and parents were. They did an awesome job!
Homework September 17th, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 16th Sep 2020 @ 11:42am
This week's homework has been set on Reading Eggs and Mathletics.
It is set for 5 days
Reading Eggs lesson 101 - the short oo sound
Mathletics Place value - count forward patterns
Passwords for both sites will be sent home tomorrow
If your child wants to swap their reading book on a Wednesday or a Friday as well as on Monday please let either myself or Mrs Jackson know.
Meet The Teacher, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 9th Sep 2020 @ 8:39pm
Thank you to everyone that joined the Zoom meeting this evening.
If you didn't manage to join us don't worry, the PowerPoint, Introduction letter and this half terms subject organiser can all be found in the list of files on our class web page.
Welcome Back, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 3rd Sep 2020 @ 7:15pm
The children have made a super start to Year 2. They are certainly imresing Mrs Jackson and I with their enthusiasm for learning, One of theur favourite lessons this week has been about castles. They have also created some outstanding wolf faces in art - phoyos will be posted tomorrow when they are all finished.
On Monday your child will be bringing a reading book home. This should be returned to school the followoing Monday but there will be opportunities to change books on Wednesday too,
Fantastic range of Summer learning ideas and tasks, by Mr Pearson
Date: 14th Jul 2020 @ 10:03am
Please find a range of fun summer learning tasks to keep you going through the summer holidays.
You will find a range of ideas produced by the brilliant teachers of Longton. In addition, there are a range of ideas from the Lancashire Learning Consultants.
Take over day, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 12th Jul 2020 @ 11:08am
We enjoyed take over day on Friday. We had a grammar lesson , a history quiz on dinosaurs, a modelling clay session and a maths code cracker treasure hunt , all of which we enjoyed thoroughly . Well done Holly in Y6 for sorting your team so well .
More fun at school, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 4:49pm
This week we have managed to dodge the showers and have had fun with our running with an added obstacle twist! We learnt how to hop scotch the Mrs Pratten way ( old school way!) and we have been practising our catching and balancing skills too.
Have a great weekend , more fun learning next week 🤪😜🙂
Amazing Koalas, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 26th Jun 2020 @ 4:38pm
We have had a lovely week back, the children have settled back to school well and really enjoyed seeing their friends again. Mrs Thomson and I have both enjoyed the week too and are very proud of our fabulous Koalas.
It’s been lovely to catch up with all you parents too and thank you again for all you have done at home with the children during this very strange time for us all. ( this may have been cooking with the children, teaching them to ride their bike, gardening skills etc or more formal home learning, as always , we really appreciate your support. )
Hope you enjoy your weekend and the children have a well earned rest, see you all next week, let’s hope it’s a bit cooler!!!!!!
Classroom photos, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 19th Jun 2020 @ 5:03pm
Hi all,
We have set the classrooms up ready for Monday, photos attached.
We are really looking forward to seeing you all and catching up.
Have a lovely weekend, Mrs Thomson and Mrs Pratten.
Mathletics, by Mr Pearson
Date: 15th Jun 2020 @ 10:22am
Mathletics is an excellent resource that school has purchased to aid learning in maths.
The school office will have sent you an email with your password on in April.
If you can't find the email please email Mr Pearson at the following penguins@longton.lancs.sch.uk and I will email it to you.
I have included a guide to help you familiarise yourself with how to us it.
Take care
Make equal groups maths by Stanley, by Mr Pearson
Date: 20th May 2020 @ 10:47am
Stanley has been working hard on his maths at home.
Well done Stanley keep up the fantastic learning.
Cyber Bullying, by Mr Pearson
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 3:30pm
An informative read to share with your your children about Cyber Bullying.
Relax Kids resources, by Mr Pearson
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 9:12am
A selection of Relax Kids resources.
It is full of exercises, cards and affirmations to help you manage your anxious thoughts and feelings in these uncertain times.
Take a card in the morning, before bed or when you need a moment to pause and feel calm and relaxed again
Coronavirus book for children, by Mr Pearson
Date: 5th May 2020 @ 6:02pm
Please share with your child the following book that explains all about Coronavirus in a child friendly manner.