Our blogs
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 skills🙂
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 Howarth🙂
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.
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 Eve🙂
A Tribe To Be Proud Of, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 9th May 2019 @ 9:50pm
The Bongos are a truly talented group of children. Myself, Mr Kennedy and Mrs Gray are so proud of each and every one of them. Their performances will stay with me for ever .
Class assembly , by Mrs Pratten
Date: 9th May 2019 @ 3:44pm
A big well done to the Elephants for a fantastic class assembly, you were all amazing.🙂
Hope you all enjoyed finding out what we have been learning and looking at our fabulous photographs from Imagine That and a big thank you for supporting us!👍
The fun blog, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 9th May 2019 @ 3:12pm
Revising maths, by Miss Leigh
Date: 9th May 2019 @ 9:56am
The Tigers have worked really hard to create maths games to help them revise. We have spent some time playing each other’s.
Maths, by Mrs McLennan
Date: 8th May 2019 @ 4:53pm
What great problem solving and reasoning in maths today. We are great at partition.
Sketching and Production, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 8th May 2019 @ 2:59pm
Today we were working on our shading skills in Art. We started by revisiting our poppies from earlier in the year and then had a go at following some instructions from this website . I will share some pictures of our work on Twitter in a bit- go and have a look!
Also, if you have a spare evening today or tomorrow, why not come and watch our fantastic Year 4 & 5 production at 6pm! You'll regret missing this one!
3d shape and nets , by Miss Leigh
Date: 8th May 2019 @ 8:22am
Year 6,
Try out these fabulous revision activities. If you want more, I can point you in the right direction.
Miss Leigh
Sorting materials, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 3rd May 2019 @ 2:46pm
This afternoon we sorted materials into groups.They all had to have something that was the same .Can you guess how we sorted them?
translation and reflection , by Miss Leigh
Date: 2nd May 2019 @ 12:17pm
Wow! What amazing revision taking place today. Here is a copy of what you have done and the answers.
How did you get on?
Imagine that !, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 1st May 2019 @ 7:17pm
We had a fab day at Imagine That today, photos to follow at our assembly next week.The children will bring home their slime (!) , bath bomb and fridge magnet tomorrow.
Netball week 1, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 1st May 2019 @ 7:14pm
Well done to the netball team who had a great start to their inter school competition. They played really well as a team , with some games being very competitive - top effort🙂
Three Little Pigs fun Tuesday, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 30th Apr 2019 @ 4:28pm
Today we have had so much fun playing and learning in and outside of the classroom.
Monday fun,, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 29th Apr 2019 @ 4:57pm
Today we had a fun lesson learning about numberlines. We jumped along outside and then did activities in the classroom.
In science we continued our materials investigations, helping ted choose a material to make a new umbrella.
We had make a prediction and then test different materials to see how well they worked.To make it fair we used a pipette ,so that the same amount of water was used each time. We were brilliant scientists and most of us were right in our predictions, the flower fabric was the best. ( Mrs Prattens old rain coat!)
The Three Little Pigs , by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 29th Apr 2019 @ 11:40am
Today's story has been The a Three Little Pigs. We have been making three houses for our pigs building site. We have been playing in the three bears cottage and putting the right amount of magic beans into the containers.
