Our blogs

Termly Plan, by Mrs McLennan

Date: 13th Jun 2019 @ 4:51pm

Out of Africa is our theme for the term. Please see attached file.

Potions, by Mrs McLennan

Date: 13th Jun 2019 @ 4:26pm

We’ve been busy this afternoon making rather smelly potions. We were using our skills of measuring. I wonder who made the stinkiest potion...

Summer 2nd half term, by Mrs Catterall

Date: 9th Jun 2019 @ 4:20pm

I hope you have all had an amazing half term. I will back in school on Monday morning and can't wait to hear all about you holiday adventures. 

We have a lot of topics planned for this half term - which will be great fun.  Lets hope the sun keeps shining so we can get outside as much as possible.

This week we are going to be starting our English work by looking at the story of The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. 

In Maths - will be having a Multiplication Monday.  I hope you have all been practising those times tables.

The rest of the week will focus on Addition and Subtraction of 2 and 3 digit numbers. 

Please make sure you bring your PE kit back to school this week. 

I will post an overview of this half terms topics on the main class page. 

See you tomorrow

Mrs Catterall   smiley

A great end to arts week, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 24th May 2019 @ 5:14pm

Yesterday the Elephants had a great morning designing tiles and then using them to make prints, they look amazing.Today they worked with Kate learning about and exploring how to use clay   clay, they made some coil pots and birds. 

We hope  you all have a fabulous holiday and we will see you all soon , Mrs Pratten,Mrs Thomson and Miss Howarth😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

Abstract Expressionism , by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 24th May 2019 @ 10:41am

Pastels are being used to create pieces of abstract expressionism. Once completed these pieces of work will be used to show the answer to our wonder question. We wonder what uniforms will look like in the year 3000 ?

Working with clay, by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 24th May 2019 @ 10:38am

The Bongos enjoyed working with Kate Burton who is a ceramicist. They used clay to create World War 1 memory plaques and poppies. 

Edinburgh residential information , by Miss Leigh

Date: 23rd May 2019 @ 4:36pm

Please take a look at the information.  If you have any questions, just let us know. 

Thank you, 

Miss Leigh 

Whole school WW1 beach art, by Mrs Brown

Date: 22nd May 2019 @ 8:48pm

We all had a great day at the beach and would have liked to stay an hour or two more.

 

Whole school WW1 beach art, by Mrs Brown

Date: 22nd May 2019 @ 7:27pm

We had the most amazing day at the beach creating works of Art in the sand.

Arts Week so far, by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 22nd May 2019 @ 12:23pm

Enjoy the photos of our beach day on Tuesday and some of the activities we have done on Wednesday morning 

A great day!, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 22nd May 2019 @ 8:18am

A fantastic day!

Netball news, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 21st May 2019 @ 6:49pm

A big well done to the netball team today who had a great end to their competition. All had great games  and were very determined (and had lots of energy even after a day on the beach!) We won 2 games and lost 2 but it has been great to see how the whole team has really improved their skills over the 2 weeks so well done, you have all definitely been shiningπŸ™‚

A big thank you too to all the parents who have helped with transport and supported the team over the weeks. Mrs Hale you are defeinley needed next year to motivate, you have been amazing - Thank you🌟

A brilliant day on the beach😎, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 21st May 2019 @ 6:33pm

We all had a fabulous day on the beach, making sandcastles, digging holes, exploring the sand dunes and helping with the whole school art work. Amazing!!!

Ainsdale beach , by Miss Leigh

Date: 21st May 2019 @ 6:22pm

How amazing were the Tigers today?  I never knew cats liked water that much!!!!

Arts Week , by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 20th May 2019 @ 7:32pm

The Koalas enjoyed listening to Hilary Robinson read the story of Where the Poppies Now Grow. We looked at how the illustrator sketched and then added colour to his wonderful creations. We made clay doves in the sunshine.

Arts week ~ Day 1, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 20th May 2019 @ 6:11pm

Today we have been very busy practicing our painting skills. 

First we painted shapes very carefully and then we learnt about primary colours and the colour wheel. We had to mix our own colours from red, yellow and blue.

Next we had a go at making shades by adding white or black, we then used our new found skills to paint a background all ready to add some more detail later in the week in the style of Paul and John Nash. ( WW1artists) 

We amazed  our teachers with our fantastic painting skillsπŸ™‚

Looking forward to the beach tomorrow- don’t forget your bucket and spade!!!

 

 

Arts week - Monday , by Miss Reynolds

Date: 20th May 2019 @ 3:45pm

What a start to arts week! First of all, we were spoilt by having Hilary Robinson (author of a Christmas Truce and other WW1 stories) come to school and kick off our week of creativity. School parliament were lucky enough to have lunch with her and she even ran a Writers workshop for some children - it was great. Today in year 5, we have had a carousel of activities,including : charcoal sketching, colour printing, oil pastel drawing and creating poppy templates for our whole school beach art project tomorrow! 

Don't forget that tomorrow we’re at Ainsdale all day. Please wear school uniform tops, a pair of your own shorts, cap and trainers. You can also bring buckets and spades to play with! Don’t forget sunscreen either! 

Watercolour Artists art work , by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 20th May 2019 @ 12:18pm

Arts Week 2019 started with an assembly by a very special guest , the author Hilary Robinson. She spoke about how she was inspired by her Great Uncle and her Grandfather to write stories based on World War One . 

Back in class we looked at one of Hilary’s books Where the Poppies Now Grow. We enjoyed the story very much . We then looked in detail at the illustrations done by Martin Impey. In our sketch books we sketched out our ideas in his style. Next followed a lesson I’m how to use watercolour paints. Currently the class are painting their own poppy themed landscapes, thinking about brush strokes, colour mixing and perspective. I think we may have some master pieces on our hands 

Maths treasure hunt, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 17th May 2019 @ 2:41pm

Today we enjoyed a fun adding and subtraction treasure hunt.We had to work with a partner to find and solve clues hidden on the field. We were amazing and really impressed Miss HowarthπŸ™‚

Enjoying the sunshine, by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 17th May 2019 @ 1:36pm

The Bongos have enjoyed their third compliment of the year in the afternoon sunshine. They really are shining brightly and are now working hard to gain their next treat. 

And relax!, by Mrs McLennan

Date: 17th May 2019 @ 12:07pm

Whoop whoop!

Gorgeous outdoor windows, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 16th May 2019 @ 8:46pm

The Koalas have made the most beautiful outdoor Windows today and enjoyed playing and learning in the great outdoors.

Gingerbread Man writing, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 14th May 2019 @ 9:57pm

Great outdoor fun, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 14th May 2019 @ 9:51pm

We have really enjoyed the theme of fairy tales and have really enjoyed having a go at reselling the stories and having a go at writing them. We are getting ready for year 1x X X We do enjoy the outdoors and have been retelling nursery rhymes and songs in the water play.

Hand washing!, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 14th May 2019 @ 6:48pm

Today we had a visit from Tanya who showed us how to wash our hands properly and why it is so important.

We learnt that you should keep washing your hands while you sing Happy Birthday through twice and then you have washed them for long enough.

We tested this out on Eve and Bobby, it was Eves birthday today so we sang to her.

They put their hands in a special machine that showed all the germs, then went to wash their hands.Eve washed hers better than Bobby with nearly no germs left, great hand washing EveπŸ™‚