Year 6: The Meerkats: Blog items
English and Maths Sites, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 16th Oct 2022 @ 10:08pm
A list of useful English and maths sites has been uploaded to the class page
Fantastic Day of Learning, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 11th Oct 2022 @ 8:07pm
Well what a fantastic day it has been in Year 6 !
The day began with Maths, a lesson introducing long division. The children were bamboozled at first with the concept of divie, multiply, subtract, parachute, repeat until done. Very soon there were cries of delight as the process began to make sense.
We will be working on this for the rest of the week to make sure that the method is embedded to be able to divide larger numbers by 2 digits . Well done Meerkats for showing grit and determination. I am very proud of you.
This afternoon the fantastic learning continued. This week's science lesson was about fossils and evolutionary relationships- we all learnt so much. The children had great fun using biscuits to learn about evolution. They will apply the skills they learnt in another lesson to look at the way birds evloved to be able to fly.
Year 6 Super Stars, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 7th Oct 2022 @ 4:20pm
The Meerkats have shone in every area of school life this week. From leading singing for the whole school, helping out in classes at wet lunch times, helping in Reception with activities and baking - the list goes on and on. The class have been complimented for their attitude to learning, the quality of work in their books and for being exceptional role models in and out of the classroom.
Well done to them all.
Since we returned to school in September the children have earned themselves 11 class complimants ! They need 2 more to secure a class treat.
The Meerats have certainly made an outstanding start to their final year at Longton Primary school and are already leaving positive footprints.
Harvest 2022, by Mr Pearson
Date: 7th Oct 2022 @ 10:42am
A lovely Harvest festival took place In St Andrew's Church on Thursday 29th September.
The Heads Team led for the first time and the Church was full of parents.
Each Tribe performed part of the presentation, through song, poetry and presentations.
Projects, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 26th Sep 2022 @ 3:09pm
It is that time of the term to start thinking about your projects. The projects this term can be based on our history topic Ancient Greece or our science topic evolution and inheritance.Or choose from another area on this terms knowledge organiser on the class page.They are due in on October 10th
Meet the Teacher, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 7th Sep 2022 @ 8:09pm
Thank you to those parents who came along this afternoon. For those of you who couldn't the information is on the class page.
Welcome Back, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 4th Sep 2022 @ 6:10pm
The Meerkats have made a super start to Year 6 settling quickly into their new room and new learning .
Y6 Last Day, by Mr Pearson
Date: 22nd Jul 2022 @ 2:59pm
The tradional Longton send off for the Penguins.
Trip to the Zoo, by Mr Pearson
Date: 10th Jul 2022 @ 5:21pm
We had an excellent day at Blackpool Zoo.
Sports Day, by Mr Pearson
Date: 28th Jun 2022 @ 4:40pm
Another successful sports day was held this week. Fantastic to have parents, grandparents to share the excitement of the events.
Longton Rainbow Day flag, by Mr Pearson
Date: 28th Jun 2022 @ 11:15am
A human rainbow made up of Longton pupils celebrating that we are all unique.
Pride Day, by Mr Pearson
Date: 28th Jun 2022 @ 11:13am
Thank you everyone for looking so fantastic in your Rainbow clothes.
The day started with a whole school assembly where we listened to a story about the Rainbow Flag and how it became a symbol of Pride.
We then spent the morning learning about what makes people unique and spoke to some pupils from Hutton who came to support us.
We designed an individual pster celebrating differences and that it doen't matter who we love as long as we are happy.
The day finished with an outdoor assembly where we all shared what we had been doing. We also used our red paintings to form the first row of out giant Rainbow Flag. Mr Dunbar took an aerial shot using his drone. It will look amazing.
Jubilee Celebrations, by Mr Pearson
Date: 26th May 2022 @ 12:10pm
As part of Longton Primary Schools Platinum Jubilee Celebrations the children in Y2 - Y6 have been joined together in the afternoons to focus on our performance for local dignities and special guests. The children have performed a drama about the Queen, the school choir has sung a number of songs including the National Anthem, a group of children performed a dance including a dance from each decade of the Queen's reign, poetry has been written and performed, decorations have been made for the VIP's tables and finally a good of children have baked and created sandwiches for an afternoon tea. Reception performed a song and dance and Year 1 showed how creative they have been through arts.
Meerkats Day 1, by Mr Pearson
Date: 25th May 2022 @ 3:14pm
We drew the Union flag following technical instructions and then used a range of different painting techniques to paint the flag. The results were amazing. We also learnt about the origins of the flag.
Meerkats art day 3, by Mr Pearson
Date: 25th May 2022 @ 3:03pm
Today we have gone off the jubilee theme and have looked at the Heartstone Odyssey book we are reading and have completed artwork based on the stain glass window in the novel. We used water colour pencils and then blended with a brush. We then made our own coasters which are coming home tonight. Due to the cancellation of sports day we have been using Pixlr E website to b creative with photos.
The week thats been, by Mr Pearson
Date: 13th May 2022 @ 12:48pm
Drama
In Drama we have been practising the Heart Stone Odyssey, however this week we are practising are play with y4.
Computing
In Computing we have been making and developing videos. Today we got to go outside and film ourselves.
PE
In PE we have been learning how to play Rugby Tag. We have recently been playing Tennis and have been practising our forehand and backhand shots.
Maths
In maths we have been doing measuring angles using a protractor, did you know that an angle greater than 180 degrees is called a reflex angle. Mr Pearson talked about a song from the 1980’s called The Reflex.
Day 2 Malham, by Mr Pearson
Date: 7th Mar 2022 @ 7:46am
Assembly blog, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 6th Feb 2022 @ 3:07pm
Today in assembly on Tuesday we talked about, animals and how they are the same and if they work well together. The animals we saw were penguins, dolphins and whales, zebras and ostriches and a crocodile and a bird. We also talked about when it’s important to work together.
Our Thursday picture news assembly asked the question ‘What type of events do you think deserve a celebration?’ This question came about as the Queen announced a special competition ahead of her Platinum Jubilee later this year. On the 6th February Queen Elizabeth will have reigned for 70 years!
The competition is to design a pudding. There will also be a 4 day bank holiday in June and other events too. We all like celebrating birthdays and weddings and fireworks.
Harry Potter book night, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 6th Feb 2022 @ 2:54pm
Thank you to the children who came to our Harry Potter night. We enjoyed lots of activities to celebrate 25 years of Harry Potter!
Assembly blog, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 30th Jan 2022 @ 10:48pm
In our assembly on Tuesday, we talked about a picture and how old it was and how we knew it was old then Mrs Catterall told us a story about the boy in the old picture. Next, we saw a picture of a light bulb, then an old film projector, after we saw a picture of a phonograph and a gramophone. We then discovered that the boy in the first picture was Thomas Edison and he invented all of the other items in the pictures. We discussed how he would have needed to work hard, that there would have been failures along the way but he kept going. We reflected on when we have had to be like Thomas Edison today and how if we come across something which is tricky or hard work we shouldn’t give up.
In our assembly on Thursday we talked about Rose off strictly come dancing and how well she did because she is part deaf. We also talked how many people want to learn sign language. This is in the news because people were voting for it to be recognised as an official language in law. We also asked if anyone knew any parts of sign language, year 3 and year 4 performed the rainbow song to the school, they have been learning it during their LPS+ lessons. We also talked about which is more important touch, sound, smell, taste, hear or sight.
Lucie and Evie
Delicious Bolognese, by Mr Pearson
Date: 28th Jan 2022 @ 5:51am
The end of our DT project, with the Meerkat chefs.
Assembly blog, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 23rd Jan 2022 @ 1:48pm
In our assembly on Tuesday we focused on dreams and goals. We are learning to face the big fears of our mountains / challenges. We read a story about a rescue dog that helps in the cold misty mountains and a little boys life, that story taught us not to give up.
On Thursday we had our picture news assembly with the question - is it ever fair to treat others differently because of their looks? We discussed that a Chinese footballer had to cover up his tattoo and he had no choice. We also thought about other jobs like nurses, soldiers and chefs etc. We talked about how it’s not right to judge people by their looks or their culture.
Lucy year 6
Assembly blog, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 16th Jan 2022 @ 3:09pm
On Tuesday in assembly, we were taking about what our Jigsaw lessons are all about - Friendships, how to be respectful, ways to keep safe, working together as a team, how our bodies change as we get older. This half term our topic is all about dreams and goals. We also mentioned what we might want to do in the future for a job. We thought about how the journey to this might be a bit of a roller coaster, there can be ups and downs and sometimes people change direction to end up doing a different job than the one they first wanted. But all the way we have to remember our learning powers to work hard and self improve, to show commitment, resilience and perseverance.
On Thursday our picture news assembly was all about the James Webb Telescope. This is in the news this week because NASA have sent it up into space to find out what our Universe looks like.
I wonder if when we grow up we might get to go into space ourselves. Does anyone want to be an astronaut? Scientists, engineers, designers will all work together to design the space telescope, it takes a long time to create and test. These people both boys and girls will have had to use their learning powers like we talked about in assembly on Tuesday.
Van Gogh exhibition, by Mr Pearson
Date: 13th Jan 2022 @ 11:26am
Some short films of our visit tk the Van Gogh exhibition in Manchester.