Year 7: The Penguins: Blog items
Cricket, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 24th Sep 2017 @ 10:27pm
On Friday we had our first cricket session. The rain held off for most of the lesson so we did our lesson outside.
We had to hit all 3 balls as far as we could and then run between 2 cones until the fielding team had gathered in the balls and put then back in the cones.
We learnt that it is best to hit them in different directions to make the fielders have to run more. If we hold onto the bat when we run we can reach out between the cones and therefore not run as far, be quicker and do more runs to earn points.
Jigsaw, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 19th Sep 2017 @ 9:51pm
Today we played some games as part of our jigsaw work. We discussed and explored how our actions impact on others. What rules were needed for the games to be played successfully and the consequences of these. We have begun to think about the rewards and consequences in school linked to this idea.
Streetdance, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 19th Sep 2017 @ 9:31pm
On Monday we had a go at learning some streetdance moves. Not many photos as I was trying to learn the moves myself. Letters have gone home about the Monday night club.
Science, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 19th Sep 2017 @ 9:27pm
On Monday we explored a variety of resources to discover how we see. We learnt that in order to see we need a light source. That light travels in straight lines and is reflected off surfaces into our eyes. We turned the lights on and off and watched the size of our pupils change, they got bigger in the dark and smaller in the light. We investigated light using different equipment.
The Week ahead, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 19th Sep 2017 @ 9:19pm
Spelling- contractions, words with the prefixes un- and dis-
Grammar - using speech marks.
English - writing a conversation using direct speech.
Maths - addition and subtraction of 2 and 3 digit numbers
Science - light - how do we see? Reflection.
Jigsaw - farmyard acting game and treasure keeper. Discussion regarding rules and consequences.
P.E. - swimming and cricket.
R.E. - qualities of a leader.
The week ahead, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 11th Sep 2017 @ 4:34pm
English - starting our unit on Folk Takes. Reading a variety of stories and looking for similar patterns.
Spelling - revising suffixes
Grammar - speech marks
Maths - place value, what is the value of the digit? Which digit will change if I add 1, 10, 100?
Science - What is light? Skills in drawing a data table and writing a conclusion.
P.E. - we will have our first swimming lesson!
Jigsaw - understanding why rules are needed and linking this to rights and responsibilities.
Computing - word processing skills
R.E. - what / who is a leader?
Art - creating our Cauliflower Christmas cards.
Our first week back, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 7th Sep 2017 @ 7:47pm
The first week is nearly over and what an amazing week it has been. The Bongos have settled into year 3 fantastically. They have been well mannered, showed a really good work ethic and I'm super proud of all of them. Their hard work and concentration hasn't gone unnoticed, as both Mrs Brown and Mrs Woolley have given them a class compliment.
This week we have being thinking about our classroom expectations, how to set out work out in our books and generally getting to know each other better.
The children have had an exciting day today. We took part in a British Values Workshop with our visitor Mr Beresford and we had a taster of Jujitsu this afternoon as well.
Tonight the children gave brought home their red homework folders. There is a large collection of paper for you to read through inside.
This weeks Homework tasks. English - write a short paragraph reflecting on your first week in year 3. Maths - write out your 2x, 5x and 10x tables. Homework is to returned in the red bags by Tuesday please.
I look forward to meeting you all at the 'Meet the Teacher' meeting next Tuesday.
Here are a few photos from this weeks fun.
Welcome to Year 3, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 4th Sep 2017 @ 10:13pm
BONGOS, welcome to year 3
I hope you have all had a wonderful summer holidays and are refreshed and ready to be in KS 2.
I am looking forward to hearing all about your holiday adventures.
This week we are going to be getting used to our new routines and learning about the expectations of being in year 3.
We have a special assembly on Thursday with a visitor coming in to tell us all about British Values.
Mrs Catterall
Happy Summer Holidays, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 26th Jul 2017 @ 1:37pm
Well we have made it! It's hard to believe that we have come to an end of Year 2, the year has truly flown by.
The children have had an amazing year. They have worked hard and both Mrs Woolley and I are very proud of each and every one of them. Appreciation has been this year's word and the Bongos have embraced it. They appreciate each other, themselves, other people and living each moment to the full.
I have enjoyed teaching the class, being with them has deepened my belief that teaching is the best job in the world.
Thank you for your support this year it really is appreciated.
Finally a huge thank you for all of the wonderful gifts, cards and kind words. It is very kind of you and very much appreciated.
Have a lovely summer , hopefully the sun will shine.
Mrs Fletcher 😀☀️
Shadow Puppet Shows , by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 26th Jul 2017 @ 11:26am
The Bongos have made shadow puppets, written scripts and performed puppet shows.
Designing resorts, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 7th Jul 2017 @ 1:53pm
This afternoon the Bongos have been designing their ideal holiday resort. The resort had to be sea side themed.
Thanks everyone for coming in you pyjamas you have supported the Rotakids brilliantly
Takeover Day: Letter To Parents, by Mr Coxhead
Date: 5th Jul 2017 @ 11:38am
Below is a letter from Daniel and Matthew (our Year 6 pupils who have taken on the roles of Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher for the day):
Dear Parents,
Today Year 6 pupils have taken over teaching for the day as a reward they have earned. There are around 4 pupils teaching each class and have been given a timetable for the day.
Reception has been doing some amazing phonics work, music lessons too and all the teachers are doing a good job. Year 1 have enjoyed doing PE involving throwing and catching and for a treat, football. They also did guided reading work with the teachers helping each child. Year 2 have done some great science work finding out about bugs and have looked all over the bog garden to find some. Year 3 have started off today by doing some fantastic singing. They then did science, learning about flowers and purposes of them. Year 4 have been doing some math problem solving involving multiplication work, after that they work on GPS. Year 5 were doing spelling on suffixes and play rehearsal for their big performance night ahead of them.
Yours Sincerely, Mr Holmes (Deputy Head)
Mr Stillings (Head Teacher)
Deepdale Duck visited school, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 29th Jun 2017 @ 1:24pm
Blackpool Zoo, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 27th Jun 2017 @ 10:00pm
The Bongos have had a fantastic time at Blackpool Zoo. As well as seeing lots of amazing animals they have learnt lots too.
Bongo Update, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 25th Jun 2017 @ 6:24pm
Thank you to everyone who came to our assembly, it was great to see you all there.
The Bongos have a very busy week ahead of them.
Monday
- maths- division problems with remainders
- PSHE- Communities
- Spelling or after w
- topic- the seaside
Tuesday
Trip to Blackpool Zoo
Wednesday
- homework in
- change reading books
- English - recount of our trip
- maths- statistics, displaying and interpreting data
- spelling- or after w dictation
- PE- athletics
- RE- routines
Thursday
Mr Pearson
Friday
- Wrie own Just So Story
- Maths- plan a zoo, draw a map using squares in book, in pairs calculate running costs
- spelling, al at the end of words
- art
Great Week, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 18th Jun 2017 @ 11:05am
The Bongos had a great first week back after half term. Outstanding work in all areas especially maths this week. Well done everyone. The Henri Rousseau style collages are finished, look out for photos next week.
Dance From the Heart was great fun. The children loved seein Boogie Storm from BGT.
Congratulations to Evie for her winning mask design.
Arts Week Day 4, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 25th May 2017 @ 6:02pm
This morning started with another run through of the movie themed dance from the heart. Back in class we learnt about the Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh. We looked at examples of his work and then designed buildings and stain glass windows in his style.
At 11 o'clock we went outside to our favourite spot on the bog garden. There we had a time of silent reflection to appreciate the people we love, the fun filled week we are having and the fact that people in our area are having an awful time. At the end of the reflection members of the school parliament released balloons as a symbol of appreciation and remembrance.
back in class we completed our designs and then learnt 2 Scottish folk songs.
After lunch we walked to StAndrews Church and sketched the building in the style of Mackintosh. Tomorrow the children will be using inks to create their final pieces.
Change over day - Year 3, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 24th May 2017 @ 10:49pm
Today was change over day. Children from years 1,2 and 3 worked together, moving around the different classrooms.
While in year 3, they learnt about the Eiffel Tower. It is painted every 7 years and takes 1 and 1/2 years to paint. It is painted in 3 shades of brown!
The challenge set in the year 3 classroom was to work collaboratively to build an Eiffel Tower using art straws. We also tried to create one with spaghetti and marshmallows, it was very sticky! How high could we get them without falling over?
There was fantastic team work, sharing ideas and helping each other. Each team needed someone to take on the very important role of 'find the end of the sellotape!'
Changeover Day in Year One, by Miss Adamson
Date: 24th May 2017 @ 8:58pm
During changeover day in the Year One classroom we studied three French paintings. Monet's picture of the Japanese garden, Signac's painting of Venice and Derain's painting of a little village on the outskirts of Marseille. We all drew a little part of the pictures and glued them together to make three giant pictures. The children worked so hard - a fantastic team effort!
Arts Week Day 3, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 24th May 2017 @ 6:11pm
Today has been change over day. The children in Year1, 2 and 3 mixed together in 3 groups and have taken part in 3 different French themed activities. In the year 2 classroom the children had fun learning about France. They also learnt some classroom instructions, how to say hello, goodbye and my name is. In addition the children learnt to count forwards and backwards to 10, colours and to sing the rainbow song in French.
Arts Week Day 2, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 23rd May 2017 @ 10:02am
Today started with learning our new Dance For The Heart routine. We returned to class to write our own poems in the style of Ash Dickinson .
The Bongos worked with Jac Balmore this morning . They learnt more about the French artist Henri Rousseau. They then used sponging to create paint effects on paper plates. The plates have now become amazing Rousseau themed animal heads .
The day finished with an assembly about the Tour de France by Year 6 .
It has been another amazing day of art at Longton Primary School.
Arts Week Day 1, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 22nd May 2017 @ 8:21pm
Arts Week started with an assembly where Ash Dickinson a poet shared some of his very funny poems. Next we made and decorated our sketch books. After play Ash came into our class and we did some actions as he recited some of his poetry. Then we worked as a class to write a poem called My Pet Monster. Our final poetry challenge was to write a four line poem that rhymed.
Just before lunch we learnt about the French artist Claude Monet. After lunch we used card and silk clay to create lilies which will be part of the big art project in the corridor.
The day finished with a dance workshop run by Miss Rogers from Hutton with former pupil Beckie Fish helping her. The class learnt a French themed dance that children in French schools may dance every morning.
The Bongos have had a great day.
Arts Week, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 21st May 2017 @ 5:47pm
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Monday |
The day will begin with an assembly by Ash Dickinson. We will be doing a poetry workshop with Ash between 10.30 and 11.00 We will be making our sketch books- please remeber your cardboard and any bits and pieces you would like to use to decorate the cover. We will begin work on our Monet Project which will reult in a display in the corridor The day will end with a dance worshop with Amanda Rogers from Hutton Grammar Scool |
| Tuesday |
We will be working with an artist called Jac Balmer who will be helpig us to create Rousseau animal masks We will complete our Monet project. |
| Wednesday |
This is changeover day. We will be in a mixed class of Year Ones, Twos and Threes. We will do French based arts activities with Mrs Catterall, Mrs Fletcher and Miss Adamson. |
| Thursday |
We are learning about the British artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh . We will be looking at some of his work in particular his drawings of churches. We will be using our sketch books to sketch St Andrew's church from the field and from within the church yard. We will be visited by two French teachers for a special assembly about French language and culture. |
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Friday |
We will be completing our Charles Rennie Mackintosh work using pens and inks to do detailed drawings of St Andrews church. In the afternoon we will We will work with Mrs Bradley- she will be teaching us how to do artwork with glass. We will be using the sticks and twigs that we have brought into school to make some fairy houses. |
It is going to be a fun week.
See you all tomorrow
Sports Day 2017, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 21st May 2017 @ 11:46am
Sports Day was a great success. The children had lots of fun and displayed amazing teamwork and behaviour throughout every activity.
Thank you to everyone who came along to support the afternoon.
15th to 19th MAY, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 14th May 2017 @ 3:18pm
In English this week the Bongos will become poets. We will be looking at the humourous poem Aliens Stole My Unerpants and The Michael Rosen Rap. Spelling this week will be looking at the possessive apostrophe, words ending in al, el and le.
Maths this week will be looking at reading temperature, capacity, weight, money and time.
In RE we will be learning about Guru Nanak.
The Bongos will complete their Henri Rousseau themed masterpieces in art ( if sports day is postponed) and use percussion instruments in music.
We will be outside for PE doing some athletics