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Monday's times table practise., by Mrs Catterall
Date: 20th Apr 2017 @ 9:25pm
On Monday we had great fun making a quick game to help us practise our 4x and 8x tables. We wrote the calculation on one side of a piece of card and the answer on the other. We showed our partner the calculation and they recalled the answer to win the card. The second time around the person was shown the answer and they had to recall the calculation. There was hardly a sound in class as they all concentrated hard to win the cards. Many of the children chose to take their game home to continue practising.
Space - hooray!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 19th Apr 2017 @ 9:14pm
We moved back into our classroom today , hooray, we love it!!!
What a wonderful day., by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 18th Apr 2017 @ 9:31pm
Well the sun was shining, the children were full of excitement about their Easter holidays and as usual we were outside.
This Week - Tuesday 18th April 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 18th Apr 2017 @ 8:47pm
Happy Easter!
I hope that you have had a wonderful time over the Easter break!
This is what the Penguins are doing this week.
| Maths |
We are learning about number and place value. We are reviewing the difference between tens and ones and finding ten more and ten less. |
| English |
We are reading Percy the Park Keeper stories, writing questions, learning about the main character and planning our own story. |
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Phonics and GPS |
Mrs Gray's group and Miss Adamson's group are revising alternative spellings. Miss Adamson's group are also practising spelling words with double consonants and contractions and revising different word types which we learned about before the holidays. |
| Handwriting |
We are practising letter formation of different groups of letters (curly caterpillars, ladder letters, zig-zag monsters and one-armed robots. |
| PE |
We are learning about catching. |
| Science |
We are beginning to learn about objects as part of our materials topic. |
Curriculum letter will come home in book bags this week. I'll pop an electronic copy on the class page.
Warm regards,
Miss Adamson
Welcome back, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 18th Apr 2017 @ 7:22pm
Hope you all had a great Easter, had a good rest and are ready for more exciting learning!
This week in English we are starting our new class book 'The Mousehole Cat' . We are looking at the characters and using lots of descriptive language for the setting.
In spelling the focus is on words spelt with 'sc' which make the sound 's' e.g. Scent
Maths this week is looking at at continuous data graphs, collecting our own data and drawing graphs. We are also revising adding 4 digits.
Geography work will be looking at what a river is and locating local rivers and other water features e.g. lakes,canals,seas using ordanance survey maps.
We will start thinking about our DT projects, this week ,which is to designate wallet/ purse. Our first lesson will be looking at a selection of different wallets and purses to see how they fasten, what material they are made from. Bring in your favourite wallet/ purse for us to look at.
It is our turn for the enterprise challenge next week, if you have any ideas for a savoury snack we could make,or would like to come in and help us cook, you are more than welcome, please let me know.
The most exciting news for us us that we can move back into our new and improved classroom, we can't wait!
Wecome back to the Summer Term , by Miss Leigh
Date: 18th Apr 2017 @ 3:09pm
Welcome back and I hope you've had a chocolatly visit from the Easter Bunny and had plenty of great adventures in the 2 weeks off. Today has been a wonderful start to the Summer term with the sun welcoming us to a very exciting week ahead.
Our theme this term is Amazon Adventure
English - We will be writing descriptions of tropical rainforests and begining to read our class novel. Journey to the River Sea.
Guided Reading - this week will be slightly different with us focusing on whole class reading activities. We will be using Kensuke's Kingdom to do this.
Maths- Mean, Mode and Median followed by exploring decimals and application of decimals in context.
Art: We will be looking at and sketching different kinds of leaves
PE: Will be Gymnastics and we will be working on ABC with Dylan.
Science: We will begin our work on life cycles, starting with plants.
Geography : We will learn about the 2 different kinds of Rainforest as well as where they are located and how they are different.
I have also sent home thi terms curriculumn outline.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Miss Leigh
The Week Ahead - Tuesday 18th April 2017, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 17th Apr 2017 @ 9:36pm
I hope you have all enjoyed a relaxing Easter break and are looking forward to the Summer Term. Hopefully the weather will become warmer.
Each week I will be posting an overview of the sorts of things we will be learning about over the week.
Maths We will be developing our understanding and speed in recalling times table and related division facts.
2x 3x 4x 5x 8x 10x. We will look at multiplying larger numbers by 50 or 100. This will include using the grid method and solving problems using data from tables and graphs.
English Our unit for the next few weeks will be 'Play scripts'. There will be lots of opportunities to work in a group to read and perform some scenes as well as looking at the layout and features of a playscript text.
GPS This week our focus is on spelling words with the suffix ed, ing, s, es, identifying adverbs in sentences and continuing to look for examples of main and subordinate clauses.
P.E. Our unit for this half term is Games, we will be developing skills in sending a receiving a ball and moving into a space to recieve a pass.
History This half term we are learning about The Romans. We will begin by learning about how the Romans came to Britain and about the story of Boudicca's rebellion against the Romans.
Art We will be looking at examples of Roman Mosaics.
R.E. This week we will be exploring 'leaders'. Who are leaders in our local community, the country, the world? What/Who do they lead? How do they lead?
I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow and finding out about your Easter adventures.
Mrs Catterall
The Week Ahead, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 17th Apr 2017 @ 5:26pm
I hope everybody has had a good holiday and that the Easter Bunny visited you all.
Here is a brief outline of some of the things we will be getting up to over the next few days.
English Maths
- guided reading estimating the position of numbers on number lines
- past and present tense counting on and back in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s
- prediction partitioning numbers in different ways
- inference using = < and > to compare numbers
- spelling words ending in el and le
- sory writing- Through The Door
RE think about the significance of doors and the feelings they instil in us when they are opened or closed. Talk about different doors we know and use.
Music learn Paul McCartney's song Little Willow
As well as thiese activities the children will be doing English, Maths, ICT,PE and Science with Mr Pearson on Thursday.
I am looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow morning, with Jury Service and the holidays it seems a long time since I was with you all. I have missed you all.
Journeys around the world and more....., by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 17th Apr 2017 @ 11:32am
Hope you have all had a lovely Easter holiday and a good rest ready for the last full term of being in Reception. This half term we are learning about different places around the world and using different forms of transport to get there. A curriculum letter will be sent out in the first week.
Week commencing 18th April we will be thinking about our Easter holidays and what Easter means to us, this is a great start to our half term as children have had experience of Easter and so will be able to share some ideas with their friends. We will also be looking at a story called the naughty bus. This is a great link for PSHE and thinking about friendships and behaviour. The naughty bus will get up to all kinds of mischief. Next week we will then think about travelling around the UK by train and that is where our journey will begin with a story called the train ride and then we will think about the UK.
See you all on Tuesday.
A few more hats...., by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 8:54pm
What a lot of wonderful Easter bonnets, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 8:48pm
Take a look.....
Easter fun, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 8:34pm
As always a busy fun filled week. We've been busy trying to make some Easter goodies. We are looking forward to seeing lots of you at church on Friday for the Easter Assembly.
After the holidays I have planned an outdoor open day for Wednesday 26thApril from 2pm onwards. All reception parents and grandparents will be very welcome to come along and have a look at what we have been doing outside. More info will follow....hope everyone has a lovely Easter x
Easter Bonnet Parade, by Miss Adamson
Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 6:10pm
all of the Easter bonnets were incredible. What a lot of hard work! Thank you for your amazing effort! We had the parade indoors this year to keep the bonnets dry. Sorry that the photos are quite blurry.
Speedy maths, by Miss Leigh
Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 1:52pm
Sometimes you get that excited about maths you just have to grab the nearest thing you can so that you can solve the problem. Great work Bears! 
Mrs. Pratten's Blog 1, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 29th Mar 2017 @ 4:39pm
The Tigers had fun in the sun working on their maps and also painting their peppers. They have really enjoyed researching and planning their chronological reports which are looking good!
Toys Trip, by Miss Adamson
Date: 29th Mar 2017 @ 8:11am
Here are the photos I didnt manage to upload the first time. Oops!
Bring yer wellies, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 28th Mar 2017 @ 5:32pm
Wow the weather was fab, the venue was fun and the children were amazing!
Painting Doilies, by Miss Adamson
Date: 28th Mar 2017 @ 3:43pm
These will be transformed into lovely Easter eggs!
Toys Trip, by Miss Adamson
Date: 28th Mar 2017 @ 3:38pm
We had a wonderful time at The Harris Museum today. We made a toy timeline, made a peg doll, played with some old toys and drew pictures so that we remember what we learned.
Spring windows, by Miss Adamson
Date: 27th Mar 2017 @ 5:14pm
We collected spring flowers and grasses for our windows then stuck them together. They look beautiful!
The week ahead: Monday 27th March, by Mr Coxhead
Date: 27th Mar 2017 @ 7:45am
| Maths |
In Maths, we will finish our work on shape. The children will learn to: - Draw 2D shapes using given dimensions angles. - Recognise, describe and build simple 3D shaps, including making nets. We will also continue to revise arithmetic and other aspects of reasoning. |
| Writing |
We will work on formal non-fiction writing. |
| GPS |
Our focus will continue to be revision. We will look at: - Possessive pronouns. |
| Reading |
We will continue to develop our comprehension skills. |
| Other areas |
- PE. - Art. - Topic. - Easter service (Friday afternoon). |
Warm regards,
Mr Coxhead and Mrs Atkinson
The week ahead!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 26th Mar 2017 @ 7:05pm
This Week the 🐯 will be learning about :
English - writing their own chronological reports
Writing Pirates versus Mermaids as a story for KS1
Maths - working out how to calculate area by counting squares, solving problems
Spelling - assessment of spellingslearnt so far, target words
Geography - using google maps to create their own 3D maps of their German towns
Art and design - painting peppers and making Easter cards
RE - looking at famous Christians Martin Luther King and GLadys Aylwood, what did they sacrifice? What would the children find hard to sacrifice, why?
PE - working with Dillon on Agilty, Balance and Co - ordination
Lots of exciting learning to look forward to, then a well earns rest!
Don't forget to decorate an egg for the competition and Easter Egg bingo on Wednesday
Mrs Pratten
The Week Ahead - Monday 27th March 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 26th Mar 2017 @ 12:52pm
I hope that you have enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend! We have been very fortunate.
In the final week of term before the Easter break we will be spending some time learning about Easter and Spring.
| Maths |
In Maths we will finish our work on telling the time by drawing hands on a clock face. We will move on to measuring time in seconds, minutes and hours. On Friday, we will do a speedy review of measuring mass and weight. |
| English |
In English we will be studying the Easter story. We will learn about the symbols of Easter and why they are special to make a booklet. We will read about the Easter story and do some writing about the Easter story using our neatest handwriting.. |
| Phonics |
Mrs Gray's group will be practising recognising phase 5 sounds in words for reading and using phase 5 sounds to write words. Miss Adamson's group will be learning about adjectives and revising nouns and verbs. They will also continue to do speedy phase 5 reviews. |
| Handwriting |
We will practise forming the digits 7-9 and 0. |
| Science |
We are looking for signs of Spring and creating our own Spring windows. |
| Art |
We are learning about the world's most expensive eggs - Fabergé eggs! We will try to create our own versions. |
| Music |
It is our last chance to practise our song for the Easter service in church! We hope that you will enjoy it. |
| Assembly |
On Friday afternoon we hope to see you in church for our Easter service. |
| Trip |
On Tuesday morning we are going to the Harris Museum and Gallery to learn about old fashioned toys. We will leave school at 0915 and will head back at 1145. We will have lunch in school as normal. If you haven't given permission yet, please give you forms to myself or Anna on Monday. |
Enjoy the rest of your weekend. I look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Warm regards,
Miss Adamson
Next week , by Miss Leigh
Date: 25th Mar 2017 @ 12:12pm
Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine and don't forget to give those special cards to that special person tomorrow.
Next week is going to be busy but lots of fun.
In Maths: We'll be learning about Capacity, Volume and converting units of weight and length.
In English we will continue to read "The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm" and writing our own chapter about another wacky invention of his, which is bound to cause chaos.
In GPS: It will be Hypens, Brackets and Dashes, as well as a recap of prefixes and suffixes from this term.
Science: We will be exploring Air Resistance a little more and what happens if it is increased or decreased.
Art and ICT will focus on creating electronically pieces inspired by Islamic Art and the house of Wisdom.
PE: We will be working with Coach Dylan on ball skills
PHSE: Collaberation and working together.
Finally, we have something to prepare for our Easter assembly in Church on Friday afternoon and not forgetting the Easter bonnet and Egg show Thursday afternoon.
Homework for this week: English is due Tuesday, Maths- Wednesday.
Enjoy the sunshine. 
Mother's Day Teddy, by Miss Adamson
Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 7:57pm
This afternoon we made a teddy bear hug for our mums.
