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Week Beginning Monday 6th November 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 5th Nov 2017 @ 10:43am
Hello all :)
I hope that you have had a wonderful half-term. Here is what we are doing in Year One this week:
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English |
We are writing a recount about our trip to Underwater Street's Imagine That! |
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Maths |
We are learning about efficient ways to count numbers beyond ten and to check that other people's counting is accurate. |
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Phonics |
We are reviewing a few sounds and beginning work in our new groups. Mrs Thomson's group will be reviewing ue (blue glue), ie (a colourful tie) and ou (shout it out). They will be practising 'children', 'little' and 'it's'. Miss Adamson's group will be reviewing ai (snail in the rain), oa (goat in a boat) and ow (brown cow). They will be pracitising 'will', 'now' and 'back'. |
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Handwriting |
We will begin to learn some joins this week. |
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Science |
We will be learning about the weather in preparation for our class trip. |
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Jigsaw |
We will begin our new unit: Celebrating Difference. We are finding out what makes us similar to others in our class. |
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PE |
We are beginning our gymnastics unit. |
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Reading |
Books will be changed on Wednesday, as normal. Children will mostly have new guided reading teachers. |
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Homework |
Please hand in red book bags containing holiday passports on Tuesday. |
I look forward to seeing you all in the morning.
Many thanks,
Miss Adamson
End Autumn 1 & week beginning 6th November , by Miss Reynolds
Date: 5th Nov 2017 @ 10:04am
Hello!
I hope you have all had a lovely half term and are feeling ready to attack Autumn 2! I realised that there were a few pictures and videos from this half term that I haven't managed to upload that you might want to see. So the next few posts are going to be about all of that. While I'm here, may as well let you know what next week looks like too!
This week will look like this:
English: Introduction to Alice in Wonderland
Maths: Mental multiplication and division (links to games)
Science: Reversible changes
D.T: Researching products for Enterprise
Art: Creating 'Winter Warmer' posters
Computing: E-safety
PSHE: Jigsaw - Different cultures
R.E: Christian stories
French: Family
PE: Dance (Monday) and Beyond Sport (Tuesday)
If you have any artefacts/special skills/holiday pics etc. that would help us with our learning - please feel free to volunteer them! We would love to have some visitors to our class this year and learning always works best when it is contextualised!
Last day of autumn one, by Miss Adamson
Date: 27th Oct 2017 @ 4:39pm
Well done Meerkats, you've worked so hard this half-term! This week has been especially busy doing reading, writing, phonics and maths check-ups!
Lots ts went in book bags tonight so, just to check it all made its way home, you should have:
a panto letter
photo order forms
leaflets - billy magician and lime bar
kids club letters (where applicable)
Let me know if anything didn't make its way home and I will find it for you a week on Monday.
PE kits have gone home for a wash. Please send them in on the first day back.
I hope that you will have a wonderful half-term.
Many thanks,
Miss Adamson
Wow what a week!, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 27th Oct 2017 @ 4:30pm
We have had lots of fun dressing up as skeletons, witches and spooky creatures. We read the story of pumpkin soup and some of us had a go at scooping out pumpkins...yuk!
We made magic potions and spells in maths...some of us attended the disco on Thursday night and danced the night away🤔
Pour buddies came to play as well.
Have a lovely half term holiday and come back safe on the 6th November ready for a fun filled November and December.
Holidays!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 27th Oct 2017 @ 3:38pm
The Penguins had fun collaging Halloween and bonfire night pictures. We talked about keeping safe and found out about the gunpowder plot.
Have a great holiday, enjoy the fun but keep safe ,
Mrs Pratten and Mrs Regan
Music and words for CANW event, by Mr Pearson
Date: 26th Oct 2017 @ 2:00pm
Please find attached words and music for the CANW event at the end of the November
Charity videos, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 26th Oct 2017 @ 1:21pm
We have been looking at persuasion this term and we've tried to make our own videos to persuade people to vote for our chosen charities. The children researched and selected there own charities and took charge of all the filming process. We hope you like them! Tomorrow we're showing them to year four and letting them vote on which one they like the most! The winning team will get £5 donated to their charity! Who would you vote for?
Split pin teddies, by Miss Adamson
Date: 25th Oct 2017 @ 5:18pm
On the theme of toys from the past, we made some split pin teddies. Aren't they great!?
Netball fun, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 24th Oct 2017 @ 4:52pm
This afternoon the Y5 and Y6 netballers enjoyed a skills session at All Hallows. This was followed by some mini matches. We showed really good skill and won 2 and drew 1 of our games- well done all🙂
Firework Safety, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 24th Oct 2017 @ 2:03pm
This week in our Jigsaw session we have been thinking about keeping ourselves safe on bonfire night. We have discussed the history of bonfire night and learnt about the laws and regulations linked to firewo4ks in this country. Our main focus has been firework safety and the children have been give a challenge to complete a presentation for the Department of Firework Safety. Photos of the finished work will appear here soon.
Last week!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 23rd Oct 2017 @ 6:23pm
This Week is our check up week in Maths and English. We are also finishing off topic and RE work, creating some Halloween pictures and finding out about Bonfire night.
Last week we enjoyed our music lesson with Mrs Bolton, playing the glocks.
Pumpkin Week, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 23rd Oct 2017 @ 5:15pm
Lots of fun in reception this week, we are dressing up like witches, Wizards, skeletons....we are making magic potions, we are painting pumpkins....we will be carving out pumpkins in class. On Wednesday it is sing along Wednesday in class at 9.05am please come along and join in the fun.
We have made the art studio outside all witchy, it looks fantastic. Plus lots more fun.
The year 4 class assembly , by Mr Pearson
Date: 23rd Oct 2017 @ 2:52pm
On Friday the 20th of October year 4 did their class assembly.🎬🎭.
In our assembly we all enjoyed the last song about electricity. 😊⚡️
This is an outline of the characters of assembly Penne Eddie and the three contestants there was also two maintenance two Battries some children a buzzer and a switch
Mr Pearson forgot to take some photos, so if you have any please can you email to deputy@ Longton.lancs.sc.uk and I will upload.
Thanks
Week beginning the 23rd October, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 22nd Oct 2017 @ 4:19pm
This week is check-up week, so it will run a little differently from normal weeks. So in terms of tests, it will look like this:
Monday: Arthimetic paper & Grammar and Punctuation paper
Tuesday: Maths Reasoning A paper & Spelling paper
Wednesday: Maths Reasoning B paper & Reading paper
Then there all done and dusted for this half term! 
In amongst the tests, we will have our usual timetable which will include the following:
English: Creating persuasive short-films for a charity of the childrens choice and looking at some poetry.
GPS: Pointless game grammar
Maths: Review and consolidation of this terms Maths that we have covered
Science: Working scientifically and the importance of observation/asking questions
Computing: Research using search engines and considering relevance of websites & using excel to present data.
PSHE: Jigsaw - British Values
French: Introductions
PE: Gymnastics and Cricket.
If you have any artefacts/special skills/holiday pics etc. that would help us with our learning - please feel free to volunteer them! We would love to have some visitors to our class this year and learning always works best when it is contextualised!
Week Beginning Monday 23rd October 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 21st Oct 2017 @ 4:17pm
Hello all :)
I hope that you are enjoying your weekends!
This week is called 'Check-Up Week'. We will all be doing assessments in order to help me to plan the next steps for the children as effectively as possible. This is how the week should look:
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Maths |
All of the children will do a small arithmetic and reasoning assessment. |
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Phonics |
We will carry on with our daily phonics lessons. Miss Adamson's group will be learning ie (a colourful tie), ue (blue glue), aw (yawn at dawn) and ew (chew the stew). Mrs Thomson's group will be learning oi (spoil the boy), ear (hear with your ear) and air (that's not fair). All the children will also do a short phonics check with Miss Adamson. |
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Reading |
We will have guided reading as usual on Wednesday. In addition, children will do a short reading assessment with Miss Adamson or Mrs Thomson. |
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Writing |
We are doing some special pieces of writing as part of a whole school theme called 'Journey Back in Time'. We will be reading the story of Old Bear and retelling it in our writing. |
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History |
In keeping with Journey Back in Time and Old Bear, we will be learning about toys from the past. We will compare them with toys in the present and create our own timeline. |
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Homework |
This week there will be no homework in the children's purple books. Instead, children will receive their Holiday Passports. During every school holiday (Y1-Y6), children fill in their holiday passport with details of what they have done over the break. We love reading what you have done and it makes for lovely memories to look back on when your child gets to Year 6. Holiday Passports are kept inside the red book bag. |
I look forward to seeing you all on Monday!
Miss Adamson :)
P.S. If you have any outstanding toast money to be paid for this past half-term (£7.80). Please send it to school with your child this week.
Spellings, by Miss Adamson
Date: 21st Oct 2017 @ 1:58pm
Here we are with some words that can be tricky to spell! Mrs Dixon helped us to write them and took photos for the wall to serve as reminders!
3D Shapes, by Miss Adamson
Date: 21st Oct 2017 @ 1:55pm
We identified and sorted 3D shapes. Then we used 3D shapes to make castles because what could be more fun than building castles!? Wonderful teamwork!
Friday mindfulness , by Mr Pearson
Date: 20th Oct 2017 @ 11:22am
Today in Mindfulness session we have learnt to consider and focus on our breath.
we have also learnt to finger breath,
http://blissfulkids.com/mindfulness-for-children-take-five-exercise/
Next we looked at snow dome to explain how our mind can be at times all fizzzy and dizzy and how we can use mindfulness techniques our minds can then settle down
Finally, we looked at weeble wobbles to compare how sometimes in life we may have little things that might make us wobble and we bounce back, then when a big wobble in life might affect us, however like the weeble wobble we will bounce back.
Another good website to look at.
Making apple juice, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 20th Oct 2017 @ 11:17am
We got a brand new Apple press and crusher this week for school to use, so in reception we wer the first to have a go. we picked apples off the tree, washed and cut them and then crushed and pressed them. The fresh apple juice was delicious.
The lost sheep, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 19th Oct 2017 @ 8:32pm
We are finding out about Christianity in RE and today we read a story from the bible called The Lost Sheep. We made our own little sheep.
Homework, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 18th Oct 2017 @ 5:33pm
Apparatus fun, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 18th Oct 2017 @ 4:05pm
The Penguins enjoyed using their gymnastic skills in the large apparatus today and were amazing, very creative and showed great skills🙂
They have also designed their tile all about Longton and some have started to print, they are looking good!
My reading are enjoying the reading corner and finding facts about dinosaurs
James And Joe Blog No.3, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 18th Oct 2017 @ 3:14pm
This Week In Year 5, we have been doing Science Experiments! We did an observation of different objects such as : iron blocks,raw wool ,cow skin and wire wool. We Went round the class and observed the various items on the tabels. We recorded the items that interested us and wrote: how they felt, how they look, how they smell and questions about the object that interested us. We Really enjoyed our afternoon and we hope that Miss Reynolds sets us another fun lesson like this! (Note, Miss Reynolds Always Does Fun Lessons And Your Child Is Getting Good Education) <--- The Irony of this sentence is not lost on Miss Reynolds 
By James Platt And Joe Fish.
The week, by Miss Leigh
Date: 18th Oct 2017 @ 10:45am
Our learning this week.
Spelling: prefix un and dis
English: writing descriptions using descriptive language with colons and semi colons.
Grammar: colons and semi colons
Maths: Roman numerals, arithmetic and long division.
Science and PE will be th Mrs fletcher this week.
The week ahead, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 15th Oct 2017 @ 10:20pm
Our lessons this week will focus on
Spelling - homophones
Grammar - understanding of vocabulary - noun, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, apostrophe, inverted commas, pronoun.
Reading - a variety of response activities to the Dick King Smith stories the children have been reading.
English - writing a story, back to the future themed.
Maths - mental and formal subtraction.
Topic - comparing maps of Preston Docks. Bob is coming into class to tell us some stories of the docks.
PSHE - story massage, British Value - Respect, discussions.
R.E. - Buddhism, the festival of Wesak.
P.E. - swimming Thursday, Cricket Friday.