Our blogs
Thursday assembly blog, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 8th Jul 2018 @ 9:26am
In today's assembly we were talking about what people have in common. There were three people. We thought reasons of why they are in common: they were old, they were famous and are all humans. They were all 70 and that is how long the NHS has been open. The NHS has helped all of us in the past, but unfortunately not everyone uses it right. People can have a small problem (a problem that could be solved by a doctor) and go to the A and E department; this makes the NHS hospital waits very long and makes people angry. We are all very lucky that we have the NHS in this country. We watched a very old video - 70 years old- which informed us about the opening of the national health service. It was very interesting. We decided that it was very important to say thank you to the hard-workers of the NHS, they save lives and make us well. They look after and help us. We should appreciate the amazing work they do!
Gracie and Abigail
Week Beginning Monday 9th July 2018, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 7th Jul 2018 @ 11:04am
Hello all,
It's busy week next week:
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English |
We are reading a story about a boy called Andrew who got lost at sea. We are writing a diary about what happens to him. |
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Maths |
We are continuing our work on adding equal groups, division and looking at arrays. |
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Handwriting |
We are practising forming capital letters. |
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RE |
We are learning about places of worship. |
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Jigsaw |
We are learning about the things we learn as we grow and how this changes us. |
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Special events |
On Monday morning a storyteller is coming to do a special assembly. On Monday afternoon (1400) we are having a whole school garden party at the front of school so that we can admire our poppies in the peace garden. On Thursday we have a Ninja Warrior coming to school and we will try his obstacle course. |
I look forward to seeing you all on Monday. Enjoy the rest of your weekend,
Mrs Coxhead
Longton’s Got Talent, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 7th Jul 2018 @ 10:57am
Congratulations to Zak and his backing dancers for getting to the final of Longton’s Got Talent. The performance went down really well with the rest of the school! Although the boys didn’t win, I am told by the judges that they received a lot of votes and that the totals were very close. It was lovely to see all the Meerkats supporting their classmates.
Contraction Match, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 7th Jul 2018 @ 10:53am
We have been reading and writing contractions. A contraction is where two words are squeezed together to make one. We played a matching game with our partners.
Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch Art, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 7th Jul 2018 @ 10:51am
We used oil pastels to recreate a scene from the Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. We looked closely at all the different colours we could see in the sea and the sky.
Treat Week Monday , by Miss Leigh
Date: 6th Jul 2018 @ 2:48pm
Hello Bears,
Our Treat week will begin on Monday. Each day I will update the blog for the following day...so you know what you need to bring and what to expect each day.
AM: We will watching the BFG storyteller in the Hall.
PM: Walk to the Brickcroft and we will stop off at the Croft Bakery for a sweet treat.
Children need a waterbottle and suncream if the weather is hot/sunny.
Thanks,
Miss Leigh
Take Over Day, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 6th Jul 2018 @ 11:39am
Today is Year 6 TakeOver Day. The Giraffes have 4 new teachers Miss Holden, Miss Robinson, Mr Jones and Mr Yeowart.
Four square , by Miss Leigh
Date: 5th Jul 2018 @ 11:46am
We took a break from rehearsals this morning and played a few games of four square.
Charity superstars, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 4th Jul 2018 @ 4:46pm
A big thank you to all the Penguins who returned their envelopes for the NSPCC, we won a certificate for KS1 for the most returned. Anya and Grace did a great job of reminding us, well done girls. A big thank you for your support ,it’s not too late to return the envelopes now, just hand them in to the office.
NSPCC Thank you Assembly , by Mrs Catterall
Date: 4th Jul 2018 @ 3:11pm
This morning Jo from the NSPCC came to school to thank us for all our fundraising efforts.
I am pleased to tell you that almost 50% of the children returned their forms with class 2 and class 6 being the biggest returners. Well done Penguins and Bears.
I am very proud to let you know that Longton Primary School have raised an amazing
£1301.57
A massive thankyou to you all, Jo was quite overwhelmed. The money raised means that we have funded the ability for 260 phone calls to be taken by Childline. That means we have helped support more children than we have in our school. THANKYOU.
Dont worry if you still have your forms and money at home, bring it in and we will send it off to the NSPCC at the end of the school year.
Thank you again,
Mrs Catterall, Sara and Gracie.
Mondays assembly blog, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 3rd Jul 2018 @ 11:01pm
Today's assembly was about who chooses what we eat! Many of us said that it is usually our parents and maybe us. In the news this week they were talking about: increasing healthy eating; banning adverts that advertise foods that aren't good for us and not allowing children under 1618 to buy energy drinks. We then had a vote if we think they should do this or if we think they shouldn't do this. We had four pupils from different classes saying their opinion on why they should do this, they all said that it is unhealthy to be able to buy energy drinks and buy takeaways not knowing how many calories we are intaking. We then heard the opposition. We had lots of different reasons like: it is unfair to children because they aren't allowed what adults do, a lot of people would lose their jobs as big companies/restaurants that sell those type of things might not do as well because not as many people would buy and someone thought that it was our choice and we should choose what we want to buy. We all decided that if we have the choice to do something it should always be the most sensible one.
Gracie and Abigail
Picture News - British Values - w/c 2nd July, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Jul 2018 @ 6:27pm
UCLAN Science fair, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Jul 2018 @ 6:15pm
We had a great day on Friday at the Science Fair, lots to have a go at and then 3 science shows to watch.
The children did amazing walking between the different venues in the heat.
Here are a few photos of the day.
If the video works you can see me eating a creepy crawly! The things I will do for my class!!
The week ahead - 2nd July, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Jul 2018 @ 5:51pm
The weeks are speeding by, we are now in July with just 3 and a bit weeks left of the school year.
This week there is lots going on.
Our topic days have been an amazing success, the children get fully engrosed in their given subject.
This week we are planning on having 2 topic days, the children are keen for all their boats to be made so we can have some exciting races next week.
The plan for this week.
MONDAY - Topic Day
TUESDAY - morning, Maths and English. We are contining to look at postcards and fractions.
- afternoon - Year 5 dress rehearsal
WEDNESDAY - morning, Maths and English (postcards and fractions)
- afternoon - Longton's Got Talent
THURSDAY - Topic Day
FRIDAY - Year 6 take over day.
Times Table Rockstars, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 1st Jul 2018 @ 5:42pm
Well done to all those children who have been using the times table rockstars.
18 children have now completed the studio session (10times) to set their personal rock speed, with several continuing with this and beating their scores to reduce the speed it takes them to answer the questions. fantastic, well done.
If you have not yet completed this please do so as soon as you can, I can then see which tables you need to practise and the ones which the whole class are finding tricky.
If you are not sure what to do please come and ask.
Week Beginning Monday 2nd July, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 1st Jul 2018 @ 12:24pm
Hello
I hope you are having a lovely weekend. Here is what we are doing this week:
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English |
We are reading and responding to Meerkat Mail. We are writing postcards to Sunny's family. |
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Maths |
We are completing our work on quarters. We are working on multiplication by making and adding equal groups. |
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PE |
We are practising kicking skills in games. |
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PSHE |
We are learning about how our bodies change as we grow. |
Aside from our lessons in class, this week we are watching the Year Five production and the whole school talent show finals. On Friday it is takeover day. This means Jessica, Evie, Will and Kyle from Year Six will be teaching us!
I look forward to seeing you tomorrow,
Mrs Coxhead
Robinhood countdown and next week, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 29th Jun 2018 @ 4:27pm
Hello Tigers!
It's been quite a week! We've had some fun at cricket, found out who your teacher is for next year (Miss Leigh - You're so lucky!) and we've been making props, designing costumes and learning lines for our play. We're on the countdown now until we unveil it! We have a dress rehearsal in front on the whole school on Tuesday, so can I please ask people that don't already have their costumes at school to please remember to bring them in on MONDAY for a full run through (that includes the people that are bringing in items for other people, e.g. scouts uniforms, old clothes for villagers etc).
This week you have Maths homework and it is an angles review - please do as much as you can, so I can see if we have to go over angles again before the end of term. If you can only manage A and find them hard, please don't stress! We can go over them next week :)
Just a couple of reminders:
- Heads team application letters must be in by Monday - include why you would be an ideal candidate and any skills you think would be helpful for the job
- I've not given English homework again, instead it is to LEARN LINES!! You have to know the when you say your lines and the lyrics to songs
- Bikeability letters back ASAP please
- If you still haven't handed in your NSPCC money, or have found someone that would liek to donate, please could you bring it in on Monday
Hope you all have a lovely weekend!
Miss R
Fun in the sun, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 28th Jun 2018 @ 7:29pm
We had fun this afternoon enjoying our reward lots of scooting and a welcome ice cream in the shade!
Water play 2, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 28th Jun 2018 @ 2:43pm
Water play, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 28th Jun 2018 @ 2:41pm
We've had a fun time in the sun playing with water, putting up a tent.
Cross country, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 27th Jun 2018 @ 8:16pm
A massive well done to our cross country team who competed really well in the cross country tournament.It was hot, hot , hot but all tried their best and ran well,I think we agreed it was further than we thought!. A special mention to Nicholas who finished 6th overall out of 78 runners,well done to Sara too who was our highest placed girl finishing in the top 30, again out of 78. Top effort!
Hot, Hot, Hot., by Mrs Catterall
Date: 26th Jun 2018 @ 6:15pm
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD COMES TO SCHOOL WITH A WATER BOTTLE.
IT IS VERY HOT AND THEY NEED TO KEEP HYDRATED.
THANK YOU
Topic Day 3, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 26th Jun 2018 @ 6:12pm
