Year 6: The Elephants: Blog items
Art week....Wednesday, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 24th May 2017 @ 5:24pm
Well you must have got the gist....everyday this week is art day and we are having soo much fun. Today Mrs Little from Penwortham Girls High came to teach us songs in French. We were tres bien! We have been finishing our Monet boat pictures and helping with the large display in the corridor.
We still had time to do BIG MATHS🤔
Art week Tuesday, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 24th May 2017 @ 7:53am
Today we have continued to look at the work of Monet. We read two stories about his work. We started the amazing Ks1 murial in the corridor and made water lilies to add. We used our sketch books outside.
Art week launch, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 22nd May 2017 @ 5:33pm
Art week is a fantastic experience for all. Today we have participated in two workshops, a poetry workshop and a dance workshop. We have also looked at the artist Monet from France and started Monet pictures. Alongside this we have made art folders to put some of our art work in. Take a look at how busy we have been on Monday.
Sports Day 2017, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 21st May 2017 @ 11:46am
Sports Day was a great success. The children had lots of fun and displayed amazing teamwork and behaviour throughout every activity.
Thank you to everyone who came along to support the afternoon.
Enterprise day, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 12th May 2017 @ 4:57pm
Wednesday 17th May is the receptions enterprise day. We will be selling lollies...iced lollies, fruit lollies, yoghurt lollies, chocolate lollies all at 50p. We will sell them after school for 50p under the quad. We have been busy making posters to tell our friends.
Woodland Wednesday on Thursday...., by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 11th May 2017 @ 7:36pm
Today we had woodland Wednesday even though it was Thursday! Princess Fairybelle arrived and we thought about our woodland rules. We played a game of 123 were are we, and then we made a woodland friend.
Measuring Monday, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 8th May 2017 @ 8:17pm
This week we are measuring in different ways. Weighing, filling and emptying containers, seeing how long or short objects are......today we measured objects in the classroom using unifix cubes.
Number bonds to 5 and beyond!, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 5th May 2017 @ 4:30pm
Today we have been thinking of all the different ways to make 5. We looked inside Dora's bag and she had put lots of groups of objects in 5s. Then we added spots to mini beasts and then we had a go at writing a number sentence. Some children made number bonds to 10 and some children even knew how to count in 2s and called it their 2 times table. We are all working very hard.
French food , by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 4th May 2017 @ 3:43pm
This week we have been visiting France and speaking French in class. Today we tasted some French food.
Woodland Wednesday, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 3rd May 2017 @ 8:55pm
Princess Fairybelle sent the Meerkats a letter asking them to try out three woodland activities. They had fun in their groups learning together.
Friday fun!, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 28th Apr 2017 @ 2:52pm
We have had a great week thinking about the United Kingdom. We have visited England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Next week we hop across the sea by ferry to France and we may visit Spain on our travels.
Have a lovely bank holiday weekend and see you on Tuesday x
Cake making for the step outside open day, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 25th Apr 2017 @ 6:45pm
Today we have been chefs making cakes and homemade lemonade for the open day tomorrow. We have worked really hard.
the underpants rule, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 24th Apr 2017 @ 8:07pm
We have a busy week ahead as we travel around the UK by train. Today we talked about the UK and we vivited London with Barnaby Bear. Throughout the week we will be stopping off at Scotland Ireland and Wales - we are true jetsetters! On Wednesday it is the Step Outside Open Day with lots of fun activities planned and a chance for you to come into school and join your child in the great outdoors.
As part of our PSHE we had a circle time today about the 'underpants rule'. It is all about keeping ourselves safe and being able to say no confidently.
We used the NSPCC resources which are very child friendly and tell children information in a fun but sensible manner. You can watch the short animation about pantosaurus online.
What a wonderful day., by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 18th Apr 2017 @ 9:31pm
Well the sun was shining, the children were full of excitement about their Easter holidays and as usual we were outside.
Journeys around the world and more....., by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 17th Apr 2017 @ 11:32am
Hope you have all had a lovely Easter holiday and a good rest ready for the last full term of being in Reception. This half term we are learning about different places around the world and using different forms of transport to get there. A curriculum letter will be sent out in the first week.
Week commencing 18th April we will be thinking about our Easter holidays and what Easter means to us, this is a great start to our half term as children have had experience of Easter and so will be able to share some ideas with their friends. We will also be looking at a story called the naughty bus. This is a great link for PSHE and thinking about friendships and behaviour. The naughty bus will get up to all kinds of mischief. Next week we will then think about travelling around the UK by train and that is where our journey will begin with a story called the train ride and then we will think about the UK.
See you all on Tuesday.
A few more hats...., by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 8:54pm
What a lot of wonderful Easter bonnets, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 8:48pm
Take a look.....
Easter fun, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 8:34pm
As always a busy fun filled week. We've been busy trying to make some Easter goodies. We are looking forward to seeing lots of you at church on Friday for the Easter Assembly.
After the holidays I have planned an outdoor open day for Wednesday 26thApril from 2pm onwards. All reception parents and grandparents will be very welcome to come along and have a look at what we have been doing outside. More info will follow....hope everyone has a lovely Easter x
Bring yer wellies, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 28th Mar 2017 @ 5:32pm
Wow the weather was fab, the venue was fun and the children were amazing!
Fun week we've had, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 6:32pm
As always we have been busy. We have been thinking about animals in the ocean. Then we had our first step on the sensory footpath. We have enjoyed our time in the Spring sunshine and we have had doors put on our outdoor classes. Very, very exciting. Ooh acrylic arrived for the mosaic bench so that it will be fit for purpose and safe to sit on.
Easter week, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 6:09pm
Hope you all have a lovely weekend and a lovely Mothers Day. Next week is a fun filled week with lots of lovely Easter themed things planned. The children have helped plan the week and want to learn and play outside all week!
We will be reading the story of Easter in RE, and then making palm crosses. We are having an Easter themed maths week and still thinking about our learn its, addition, subtraction and big maths.
we will be on our school trip to bring yer wellies on Tuesday and finding out about animal life cycles, using our senses, having a boat race with small cork boats,in the stream, den making and generally having good old fashioned fun! we have an Easter bunny egg hunt planned.
We need to make a bird hide that we have all designed
We want to bake and make cards and Easter baskets.
We are at church on Friday afternoon for the Easter assembly.
Wow what a fun filled week. Have a super weekend and come back ready to have fun next week. 😃
Applethwaite Homes came to school, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 22nd Mar 2017 @ 8:19pm
Applethwaite Homes came to school and brought a kind donation of £500.00 to help with our step outside project.
Friday funtime, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 10th Mar 2017 @ 5:27pm
Today we read the story of the gingerbread man and talked about keeping safe after Mr Pearsons assembly on Thursday about stranger danger. We once again loved being outside the water area is a real hit with everyone in the Meerkats.
Outdoor springtime fun, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 8th Mar 2017 @ 5:50pm
The weather has been fab this week and so down in reception the Meerkats have been exploring outdoors. They really enjoy the water area so we are trying to make it even more fun. The mosaic bench is coming along, it's very time consuming but it will be worth it. Also we've been whittling more wood for our messy maths area to make simple 2d shapes....
World book day and more, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 3rd Mar 2017 @ 9:35pm
We had fun dressing up. As part of RE we are finding out about Noah's Ark. We read the story, made story stones, painted pictures and learnt lots and lots.
