Year 7: The Penguins: Blog items
Parents in class - Jigsaw, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 31st Oct 2018 @ 7:38am
Thanks you to all the Parents who joined us for our Jigsaw lesson yesterday, The children loved having you in class.
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.
The next 2 weeks ahead, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 29th Oct 2018 @ 9:27pm
In the lead up to Remembrance next Friday we will be focusing on WW1 and having a themed 2 weeks. This work will also form part of our Class Assembly which will be on Thursday 8th November at 9am.
Maths - This week we will focusing on our times tables.
Jigsaw - Families (Parents in class)
English - Stories - Farm Boy by Michael Morpurgo, Peace Lily, Flo and the Somme, Where the poppies now grow. Learning the poem 'In Flanders' Fields'.
Grammar - Present perfect forms of verbs.
P.E. Swimming, Dance - Last Post.
WW1 areas we will explore - Animals, Nurses, first aid, pocket bears, Homefront - jobs of the women and children.
Stainglass window art. Painting a commemorative pebble.
Parents in class - Tuesday, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 29th Oct 2018 @ 9:12pm
Tomorrrow afternoon parents are invitied into class to share in our Jigsaw Lesson.
This half term our Unit of work is all about Celebrating Difference.
This week's lesson will focus on Families.
Hope to see you tomorrow, 2-3pm.
Buddhism Day, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 24th Oct 2018 @ 2:48pm
On Friday we spent the day learning all about Buddhism. Watching Jakata tales and thinking about the messages they were giving. Drawing pictures of a Buddha. Researching and making posters about the ferstival of Wesak. Discussing what we think different Buddhist saying might mean and how they might relate to our own lives. Making a wesak lantern.
Enterprise, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 18th Oct 2018 @ 8:07pm
Thursdays are busy days in year 3 but we still managed to make 100 marshmallow kebabs.
Thank you to everyone who bought one, sorry if we ran out and you didn't get one. We had bought out all the local supermarkets supply of the marshmallows.
We made just over £80. The children will now have to discuss and decide what they would like to spend the money on.
thanks again.
PSHE Jigsaw - Carrot cars, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 18th Oct 2018 @ 8:01pm
This week we developed our team work skills by joining ideas and making a carrot car to race across the hall. We also had to deal with disappointment if our team's car fell apart.
Cheese tasting, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 18th Oct 2018 @ 7:57pm
Each week we have been looking at a different food group. This week we focused on dairy - cheese. We found out all about how cheese is made and then tasted different types of cheese recording their strengths, colour, texture and whether or not we liked them. I was really impressed with their 'I'll give it a try attitude'.
Not many pictures as we were too busy eating!
Christmas card designs, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 18th Oct 2018 @ 7:55pm
Projects, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 18th Oct 2018 @ 7:53pm
I have been so impressed with all the projects, you have obviously put a great deal of thought and time into them. Well done.
Maths - measuring, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 18th Oct 2018 @ 7:47pm
We took advantage of the nice weather and practiced our measuring skills outside.
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.
The Week ahead - 1st October, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 30th Sep 2018 @ 8:43pm
This week.
English - focus on the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. We will be doing lots of oral rehearsing of the story, adding detail to our sentences and starting sentences using subordinate clauses. We will be rewriting the story in paragraphs.
Maths - this week we will be focusing on Shape.
On Thursday there will be no swimming as it is Harvest in Church. We will be preparing for this in class this week, learning our lines and making props.
On Friday afternoon we will have a cricket session .
Projects are due in on Wednesday.
Eggs, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 30th Sep 2018 @ 8:20pm
This week our topic focus has been Eggs.
We observed the differences inside and outside of a variety of eggs. We were surprised to find some Blue eggs.
The eggs came from a farm in Bamber Bridge.
We had a go at making boiled eggs and scrambled eggs.
Eggs are good for us because they give us protein and are a good source of Vitamin D.
Maths, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 30th Sep 2018 @ 8:16pm
Working on the place value of 3 digit numbers. Working together to solve puzzles.
Types of food., by Mrs Catterall
Date: 30th Sep 2018 @ 8:16pm
We have continued our topic work by creating healthy meals and sorting food into the different food groups. Some were more tricky than others.
Maasai Warriors, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 30th Sep 2018 @ 8:12pm
Wow, today was amazing.
We were very privileged to welcome the Osiligi Maasai Warriors into school this morning. They shared with us songs and dances from their culture. It is hard to put into words the emotions their performance created. Truly spectacular.
Trip to Lancashire infantry museum and the Museum of Lancashire, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 30th Sep 2018 @ 8:06pm
We had a fantastic day today learning all about WW1.
The children were fantastic, they signed up to the army, took part in drill and learnt about life in the trenches and what would happen if you were injured.
The week ahead - 17th September , by Mrs Catterall
Date: 9th Sep 2018 @ 10:57pm
We have another busy week this week.
English/Grammar - Folk tales, with a focus on speech marks and how they are used.
Maths - adding and subtracting ones, tens and hundreds to/from 3 digit numbers. Times tables.
Jigsaw - Our Dream School - what would it be like?
P.E. Throwing and catching balls of different sizes.
Topic - Healthy Eating - Eatwell Plate and designing a healthy meal.
Music with Mrs Bolton - Harvest songs.
Swimming.
We have some special visitors coming all the way from Southern Kenya on Wednesday. The Osiligi Maasai Warriors will be coming to school to perform an exciting tribal dance and the world-famous Maasai Jumping.
A Fantastic First Week, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 9th Sep 2018 @ 10:47pm
Welcome to our first blog of Year 3.
The Penguins have been amazing and are beginning to settle into life in KS2. We have had an action packed first week. From virtual reality WW1 trenches to naming, drawing and tasting fruit and veg. We also got to try out some Jujitsu moves.
Here are a few photos of the week.
Celebration Assembly, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 16th Jul 2018 @ 9:35pm
Well done to all the BONGOS who recieved a certificate today.
It was our final Celebration Assembly of the school year in church this afternoon and we celebrated by each class singing one of our Jigsaw songs. You were all amazing.
The week ahead - 16th July, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 15th Jul 2018 @ 11:46pm
Here we are, our final full week of the school year.
This week we have Celebration Assembly in church on Monday a 2pm. The children will be singing a song from our Jigsaw work and telling you a bit about our work this half term.
On Tuesday we will 'move up' and spend some time with our next class teacher.
On Friday afternoon we will get to watch the Year 6 Dress Rehearsal.
This week's learning.
English. We have been busy being Paddington and writing postcards from all over the Lake District. This week we are going to be using the ipads and the Green screen app to create a video postcard. We will having some warm up drama and voice coaching from Mr Kennedy before we start filming. We also have our cardboard suitcases and Paddington Bear's from earlier in the half term which we can use aswell.
Maths. This week our focus will be on Measures. Making sure we know the different measure units and their relationship with each other. We will be solving problems
Jigsaw. We will be completing our Changing Me unit this week.
Art - There are a few finishing touches to do on our Beatrix Potter work.
Science - Review of plant parts and thei functions. Create a 3D flower. Exploring seeds and how they disperse.
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.
Ninja Warrior UK , by Mrs Catterall
Date: 13th Jul 2018 @ 6:59am
WOW what an experience!
We had a fantastic day meeting Jonny and Wendy from Ninja Warrior UK. They spoke with us this morning about following our dreams, not giving up, being determined, trying hard. They then put us throguh our paces on an obstacle course set up in the hall. After that, we had to try and complete the rope challenge. Swinging from one rope to another without our feet touching the floor. It wasn't as easy as it looked. Our amazing gymnast Jemima succeeded and she got to have a special photo taken with Jonny.
Here are a few photos of us in action. (they are a bit blurry, but we were moving so fast)
The coming of Peace. WW1 display, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 11th Jul 2018 @ 9:44pm
On Monday we had a lovely afternoon outside looking at our entry to commemorate the end of WW1. Thankyou to all the year 3 helpers who poured drinks, cut up strawberries, buttered scones and served our visitors and the rest of the school. You were amazing. I have no photos of the afternoon as I was busy in the kitchen, but in case you haven't seen it here are some photos of the amazing display, a real team effort.
