Our blogs
Week beginning 11th December , by Mrs Pratten
Date: 11th Dec 2017 @ 8:29am
This week we are :
Maths - using a number line to help us add up coins and work out change
English - some imaginative writing based around Christmas adverts, Mogs calamighty Christmas, The greatest gift
Science - finishing off our topic by looking at keeping clean and safety around medicine
Jigsaw - continuing work on bullying and looking at being a good friend
Christmas crafts
...and of course we have our pantomime trip tomorrow and Christmas lunch and jumper day on Thursday.
The week ahead , by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 10th Dec 2017 @ 6:14pm
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas x trees and decorations are beginning to appear in lots of houses around Longton and school is looking very Christmassy! The week ahead is very exciting. We are visiting the panto of Aladdin on Tuesday and on Thursday it is Christmas lunch day.
Throughout the week we will continue with some structure and read the story of Aladdin, phonics will continue with all the children learning new phase 3 sounds. In maths we will count in 1's, 2's and 5's and make snowmen with 2d shapes and add buttons.
We have started to make Christmas cards and calendars and children will be painting a very special person who visits on Christmas Eve.
Fun, fun, fun!
Week Beginning Monday 11th December 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 9th Dec 2017 @ 4:26pm
Hello all :)
I hope that you are having a lovely weekend.
Apologies for the lack of pictures from last week - my iPad is at school and I am not! I'll upload them when we are reunited.
This is what we are doing this week:
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English |
We are learning about the Aladdin story and writing our wishes, favourite parts of the story and discussing the beginning, middle and end. |
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Maths |
We are practising number bonds to 20 and related subtraction facts. |
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Phonics |
Mrs Thomson's group are reviewing split diagraphs and practising multi-syllabic words. Miss Adamson's group are learning ew, aw and wh. |
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Art |
We are learning about Starry Night by Van Gogh. |
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Jigsaw |
This week our lesson is called 'Celebrating Difference, Celebrating Me' |
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Pantomime |
On Tuesday we are going to see Aladdin. |
I look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Take care,
Miss Adamson
Luke S blog no.1 wedding day, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 8th Dec 2017 @ 3:03pm
This Thursday we have had a wedding day. We learned about lots of different types of marriges. Love comes in all sorts of different shapes and sizes. Love doesn't alwvays mean marrige and marrige doesn't always mean love. You don't always have to marry someone because you love them.You can get an arranged marrige. In some religions a man can have as much wives as he wants. Some people commit suicide because people make fun of them being gay or lesbian. You can have platonic love to someone which means you like a friend.
Wedding day fun., by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 7th Dec 2017 @ 9:52pm
We have had a lively day designing wedding dresses, decorating wedding cakes and making a card with all our friends on.
Wedding day fun, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 7th Dec 2017 @ 5:42pm
Thank you for helping the Penguins look super smart for the wedding day, they all looked 😉
First we looked at how Christians traditionally plan and celebrate marriage.We then looked at how Hindus celebrate marriage,we found out the bride wears a purple and white dress,the groom,white. They move round a flame 4 times, the bride receives a necklace to show she is married and they give garlands to show the joining of the 2 families.We had a go at making our own paper garlands, we had to use a growth mindset because it was tricky! By the end we were experts and they looked great.
Lights,Camels,Action!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 7th Dec 2017 @ 7:56am
A big well done to the Penguins for their fantastic production, you were fabulous darlings, definitely a 10 from me!
Lights, Camel, Action!, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 6th Dec 2017 @ 10:20pm
I am so proud of all the Bongos and Penguins, they have all been Superstars this week for their Christmas Play. Fantastic singers, dancers and actors, we truly have some very talented children. Well done everyone x
Mrs Catterall
English, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 6th Dec 2017 @ 10:12pm
This week we have been reading a story all about crayons! The children have worked together in teams to create posters for each of the different crayons, exploring their feelings and thoughts and personalities in the story.
DT - Baking and cooking., by Mrs Catterall
Date: 6th Dec 2017 @ 10:11pm
Our first group of chefs took to the kitchen on Friday afternoon with Mrs Neilson to make soup, bread and they even had a go at making their own butter. The other children will be having their turn over the next 2 weeks. Hopefully someone might save me some to try!
Shape Poetry, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 6th Dec 2017 @ 10:07pm
We braved the cold and took our learning outside the other morning to gather inspiration for our shape poetry. We focused on our senses and detail in what we could see to create lists of powerful vocabulary before returning to the class to create a Poem.
Time, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 6th Dec 2017 @ 10:03pm
This week we have been learning more about time. We have used a website game www.teachingtime.co.uk, this is fantastic for matching analogue and digital times. I have asked the children to start with the year 1 game and once they can complete in less than 30 seconds to move on to the next one and so on.
Please support your child with reading the time at home, talking about start and finish times of TV programmes, how long will it be on for? We are leaving at ? The time is now ? How long before we go? etc.
SCIENCE-COLE & LEON , by Miss Reynolds
Date: 6th Dec 2017 @ 2:32pm
Today in science we had to separate: rice, rocks, glitter, metal paperclips and salt-water solution.They had all been mixed together in one plastic container and we had to find a way to separate them.Our group used a magnet to get the paperclips out because they where the only metal thing in there and they would atract to the magnet.To get the glitter out we had to filter it, which was quite hard.To get the rice out we had to use a net to sieve it out.To get the rocks out we used a spoon.To get the salt out of the water we used a tealight to heat up the solution and evaporate the water which left us with the salt.We also made a time lapse of it and put it on the blog so you can see what happend;we realy enjoyed it.
Week Beginning Monday 4th December 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 2nd Dec 2017 @ 5:46pm
Hello all :)
I hope that you are enjoying the weekend. Here is what the Meerkats are doing this week:
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English |
We are reading the Babushka story. We will be learning that names of people and places begin with capital letters. We will continue to use conjunctions in sentences. |
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Maths |
We are learning about addition and subtraction within 20. Specifically, we will focus on the job of the equal sign and how the numbers on either side must balance. |
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Phonics |
Mrs Thomson's group will learn au (he caught a fish) and some more split diagraphs - o-e (phone home), u-e (huge brute) and e-e. Miss Adamson's group will learn oy (toy for a boy), ou (shout it out), ir (whirl and twirl) and au (he caught a fish). |
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RE |
We are learning how Christians feel and behave because they believe in God, specifically, we will be learning about the Christmas story. |
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Productions |
On Monday afternoon we will watch the dress rehersal for the Y2/3 production. I will send home scripts this week for the YR/1 produciton - The Bee Musical. I have asked the children what kind of parts they would like and have done my best to accomodate. Let me know if there are any problems! |
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Wedding Day |
On Thursday is our Wedding Day. Children can wear their own clothes and have special wedding lunch. |
I look forward to seeing you all on Monday.
Warm regards,
Miss Adamson
Advent, by Miss Adamson
Date: 1st Dec 2017 @ 9:04pm
Today we opened the first two books in our advent calendar (one for today and one for tomorrow). We also had a special delivery from the North Pole. We suggested some names and wrote shopping lists for what he'll need.
Quarters, by Miss Adamson
Date: 1st Dec 2017 @ 9:01pm
This week we have learned to find a quarter of an object, shape or quantity.
Ladybird addition, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 30th Nov 2017 @ 9:37pm
This week we are finding out about what the ladybird heard. We have had a ladybird challenge in maths. We had to make a ladybird with 1 body 2 wings and add 5 spots to the wings. Then we needed to add a calculation. Some of us were amazing!
Warburtons visit, by Mr Pearson
Date: 30th Nov 2017 @ 9:10pm
The Giraffes enjoyed themselves this morning with the lady from Warburtons.
The hats were the highlight as well as learning about bread, baking and Warburtons company.
Penguins looking good!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 30th Nov 2017 @ 6:42pm
The Penguins had a fab visit today from Warburtons, we learnt some of their history, about eating healthier and made our own "rainbow" sandwich. We had to wash our hands and put on hats to stop germs from spreading. We got to taste our fillings first and then choose, best of all we could eat it!
To help with homework I have photographed some facts and the healthy eating chart.👍
Wednesday learning, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 29th Nov 2017 @ 7:17pm
Today the children enjoyed playing the "cup game" in Maths.Filling up a cup with cubes and then investigating whether their cubes could be divided in to 1/2. 1/3 and a 1/4. If it could they scored 2, 3 or 4 points.
In Science we were thinking about why excercise is important and what happens to our heart rate. We set up different activities, thought about how they would affect our heart rate and then tested it out. Some of the activities definitely got our pulses racing!
Week beginning 27th November, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 27th Nov 2017 @ 4:35pm
This week we are busy putting the final touches to our fabulous production, please send costumes in by the latest, Thursday. We are practising on Thursday in our costumes so the children get used to them and we can see what we still need. Tickets are on sale at the office.
In Maths we continue with our fraction work.
In English we are using our imaginations in some creative writing.
We have our visit from Warburtons on Thursday afternoon.
In Jigsaw lessons we are thinking about what bullying means and how it makes us feel if people are unkind.
In Science we are getting our hearts beating with some excersises and understanding how important excercise is to keeping healthy.
The week ahead, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 26th Nov 2017 @ 10:02pm
Another busy week is planned.
GPS - spelling work,
Reading - finding evidence about one of the main characters in the story.
English - poetry
Maths - reading and writing time. O'clock, half past, quarter past, quarter to, using an analogue and digital clock.
Monday afternoon - Celebration Assembly in church.
Tuesday - Mrs Ainsworth will be teaching the class today, she has lots of amazing activities planned.
Wednesday afternoon - music
Thursday - swimming, water safety, clothes needed again please. This will be our last swimming lesson this term. We will recommence again in January.
Friday afternoon - one group of children will be cooking in the kitchen with Mrs Neilson. Children in the choir will be singing at Longton Methodist church.
We will be continuing to practise our Christmas play, please make sure costumes are in by Wednesday as we will be having a dress rehearsal at the end of the week.
Mrs Catterall
Maths, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 26th Nov 2017 @ 9:47pm
Thank you to all the parents who attended our Fractions session on Wednesday afternoon. Our practical maths continued throughout the week. We had several problems to solve on Friday, the children showed great teamwork and lots of fantastic discussions and explanations.
DT, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 26th Nov 2017 @ 9:42pm
Mrs Neilson's lesson on Friday afternoon was all about Bread. The children found out about different sorts of bread and discovered how to make soda bread and where many of the ingredients come from. Over the next 3 weeks the children will have a go at making bread and a healthy soup to go with it.
Road safety, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 26th Nov 2017 @ 9:39pm
It has been road safety week this week and we have learnt about how we can stay safe on the roads. We found out about the work of 'Brake' and their message of speed down save lives.
