Our blogs
Barton Grange Trip, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 13th Feb 2018 @ 9:40am
We had a great time visiting Barton Grange garden centre. I hope you are taking good care of your lettuce seeds!
Friday news, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 9th Feb 2018 @ 3:48pm
The Penguins worked really well together to create their dream birds for the garden of dreams display.They had to make sure everybody's ideas were on the bird and then had fun painting and decorating. They look brilliant!
We had our last orienteering looking for markers around school and on the field (sorry for the muddy shoes). They were all really good at using the maps and working together to find the right markers.
This afternoon they enjoyed showing off their space buggies to Reception, Mrs Hathersall was very impressed with their knowledge and of courses their fabulous buggies.
We have earned lots of class compliments this week so well done Penguins, have a fab holiday and see you all soon.
Mrs Pratten and Mrs Regan
Last week of Spring half term, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 8th Feb 2018 @ 3:11pm
This week has been great! Thursday was great for a start in the morning we made/performed our rainforest songs most of us did it with the sounds of weather and animals such as monkeys, snakes, rain, thunder, lightning, birds and many more.
On Wednesday, we had great fun making our own science fact books about the life cycle of mammals, amphibians, insects or birds and finally the germination of plants.We did lots more but thats all we have time to tell you over all we had an AMAZING! week.
Year 6 SATs Meeting , by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 7th Feb 2018 @ 4:15pm
Sporting fun, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 6th Feb 2018 @ 6:34pm
A big well done to those children who braved the snow this morning and went off to All Hallows for some sporting fun. Looks like they all had fun and they said it was fantastic
Snow fun, by Mr Pearson
Date: 6th Feb 2018 @ 6:22pm
The Giraffes enjoyed themselves this morning in the snow.
Snow snow snow!, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 6th Feb 2018 @ 12:05pm
The snow has caused much excitement in the elephant class so first thing this morning we went out exploring. We have collected lots of snow, listened to Olaf sing from frozen and made our very own magical snowflakes.
Stretchy flowers, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 6th Feb 2018 @ 9:07am
In Jigsaw, we made stretchy flowers to remind us that our brains our stretchy. They stretch when we learn new things and do things that challenge us.
Check up week, by Mr Pearson
Date: 5th Feb 2018 @ 2:50pm
This week we are going to have some tests . When we are given are tests we can get maths, grammar and English and reading. Mrs Fletcher will be marking them since she will be are new teacher after the holiday, when Mr Pearson go to work at a different school for six months.
Also we are going to do an egg 🥚 experiment.We are going to put eggs in coke, apple 🍏 juice, orange 🍊 juice, milk, water 💧 and vinegar.
Tilly and Jolie
The Week Ahead - 5th February, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 4th Feb 2018 @ 7:20pm
The last week of half term already.
We have lots of practical activities planned for this week.
English - writing recount diaries using events from the story of the Iron Man.
spelling- adding suffixes less, ness, full and ly.
P.E. our last orienteering session and swimming.
Jigsaw / PSHE - we will be spending a few afternoons continuing to focus on our challenge, this is working as a team to design and create a garden ornament. These can then be displayed in our Garden of Dreams in the hall. There will be successes and disappointments, frustrations and feeling proud. This is all part of the journey.
D.T. We will be learning about linkages and levers, using this knowledge to create a moving Iron Man.
Science - we will be learning all about Magnets.
Week Beginning Monday 5th February 2018, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 3rd Feb 2018 @ 12:47pm
Hello :)
I hope that you are enjoying your weekends. Next week is our termly check-up week. Children will be completing assessments throughout the week. Here is the plan for next week:
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English |
We are completing our work on Jack and the Beanstalk. We will retell the story and then write our own version with a different character. |
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Maths |
We will be learning about quarter, half, three quarter and full turns. |
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Phonics |
We will be completing practise phonics screening checks as part of our check-up week. |
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Jigsaw |
We will be learning about how challenges can stretch our learning and learning about obstacles that can make challenges more difficult and how to overcome them. |
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PE |
In PE we will continue our dances about The Three Little Pigs. |
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Trip |
On Thursday morning we are visiting Barton Grange. School will provide your child with a packed lunch (as we will be a little late for hot dinners) unless you have indicated that you would rather prepare your own packed lunch at home. |
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Tuesday |
On Tuesday, Mrs Coxhead is on a course. Mrs Robinson will cover and do some Relax Kids activities. |
This week, Holiday Passports will be put inside red book bags to complete over half-term.
Many thanks,
Mrs Coxhead
Garden of dreams, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 2nd Feb 2018 @ 5:01pm
We are having fun designing our birds for the garden of dreams. We are working in small groups and each designed a bird. We the decided which part of everybody's bird would go in the group design. We are looking forward to decorating them next week , there are some interesting birds!!
Sam and Luke S blog NO.8, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 2nd Feb 2018 @ 3:00pm
This week in year 5 we have had an amazing time. In English we have writen persuasive speeches. We got to choose whatever we were passionate about; most of the boys in our class debaited about football. In maths we have done revision for check-up week. In science we have been learning about life cycles and doing morning tasks so we have even more knowlege. During our spare time we have been reading a book called The Vanishing Rainforest. In PE we have been improving our Dodgeball skills.
Sam and Luke S blog NO.8, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 2nd Feb 2018 @ 3:00pm
This week in year 5 we have had an amazing time. In English we have writen persuasive speeches. We got to choose whatever we were passionate about; most of the boys in our class debaited about football. In maths we have done revision for check-up week. In science we have been learning about life cycles and doing morning tasks so we have even more knowlege. During our spare time we have been reading a book called The Vanishing Rainforest. In PE we have been improving our Dodgeball skills.
Party after our production, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 2nd Feb 2018 @ 11:38am
This morning has been a time for thinking and reflecting. In PSHE we thought about our dreams and goals and imagined blasting off into space, when we returned it was 2038 and we were all 25. What would we be?
As a special treat we had some party games and we did amazing dancing, then we had a little treat, party food.
Hothersall Lodge Info, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 2nd Feb 2018 @ 7:33am
Hello!
We had our Hothersall Lodge meeting on Wednesday and I've given it a few days to see if anyone had any extra suggestions/questions that might be worth sharing on here. So far there has only been the brilliant idea of packing your child with a binbag/plastic bag for wet/dirty clothes. Othere than that, everything else is on the kit list that went home with your child on Wednesday evening.
I thought it might just be useful to upload the powerpoint, a copy of the kit list and a copy of the medical form. With the medical form, can you please make sure that you fill out all the areas of the form, as some parents have missed the tetanus/polio immunisation question at the top of the second side.
Let me know if you think of anything that should be added to the kitlist/any questions you have!
Miss R
Plants and growth projects continued, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 1st Feb 2018 @ 8:21am
We shared the rest of our brilliant projects this week. I think we learned lots about plants and growth just by hearing about the projects!
Telling the time, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 1st Feb 2018 @ 8:18am
We have been learning to tell the time to the hour. We have started to read the time to the half hour, too. We have discussed the activities that we do at different times of the day.
Success coins, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 1st Feb 2018 @ 8:16am
We discussed being successful in Jigsaw yesterday. We each received a coin with one of our successes written on it. We made a treasure chest to keep our success coin inside.
Creating our models, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 31st Jan 2018 @ 5:53pm
The Penguins had fun this afternoon creating their space buggies. They really did use their imaginations and their buggies look amazing.
They now need spraying and the finishing touches put on - watch this space!
Sheldons outing, by Miss McDowell
Date: 31st Jan 2018 @ 5:25pm
Sheldon was greeting some of our breakfast club children this morning.
Not sure who enjoyed it more the children or sheldon????
Science forces, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 31st Jan 2018 @ 9:47am
Yesterday we explored all things forces. We went on a forces walk around school, we thought deeper using different skills of discussing - odd one out, true or false statements.
We had fun exploring friction. We picked up jelly cubes with straws, then added oil and had another go - it was really tricky.
Some groups began to explore different surfaces and how a car travels over them. It was so busy we only have a few photos but we promise to take more next time as we continue our exploration.
English excitement, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 31st Jan 2018 @ 9:42am
This morning the children are practicing using their senses to gather vocabulary for their diary writing. Developing their thesaurus skills to extend their knowledge and range of vocabulary.
Space buggy time!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 29th Jan 2018 @ 7:03pm
Hope everyone had a great weekend - what are we learning this week?
English - fact finding about our 2 explorers ready to write our fantastic reports
Maths - adding up coins, working out change
DT - we are making our models on Wednesday, a big thank you to those who have sent in small bits and bobs, still time!
PE - orienteering
Jigsaw - working to achieve our goals, working together to create 'a garden of dreams'
A busy week🙃
The Week Ahead - 29th January, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 28th Jan 2018 @ 11:58pm
I hope you have had a lovely weekend and our Longton Panto performers have had a good rest. I have heard fabulaous things about you all, well done.
This week our learning will consist of:
English - Reading diaries
Maths - Fractions
Science - Forces
Jigsaw - working in our teams to create a garden decoration.
P.E. - Orienteering and Swimming - T.shirts and shorts needed please. The children are carrying out their assessments for their water safety cetificates.
Watching the Reception and Year 1 performance.
Computing - Internet Safety
R.E. - Hinduism.