: Blog items
23rd September, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 9:02pm
Good evening! Some lovely photos to see and also a little more information.
Autumn walk - on Monday we are going to walk to ‘The Grove’ which is at the bottom of School Lane. We will walk on the path through the trees and go onto the main field looking for signs of autumn and observing the seasonal changes. We are hoping to collect some conkers, leaves and acorns to bring back to the classroom as we make the forest for Grandmas cottage (Little red riding hood). We will be using our senses by listening to sounds in the trees, observing changes and colours, tasting and smelling our hot chocolate and touching the nature we find. The weather forecast does look fine so far but please send in a coat on Monday. We have wellies and puddle suits in class if they are needed but it doesn’t look like we will need the woolly hats or gloves just yet.
Secret readers - From Monday I will put a calendar up on our class window. If you would like to put your name down against a date to become a surprise reader I would be very grateful. Don’t forget if you are unable to help you could always ask Grandma or Grandad as they would be very welcome. We can provide you with a class favourite book to read or if you prefer you can bring one of your own family favourites in.
Thank you, Mrs. Thomson
Anglo Saxon Wergild, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 8:45pm
We have had an exciting history lesson today. Did you know in the Anglo-Saxon times the criminal would have to pay wergild (compensation to the victim), the amount paid would depend on the injuries the victim had. We had 6 teams who had to work out how much they were owed based on the injuries they received.
We then took on roles of a jury, Anglo Saxon or a modern Britain and had to argue the punishment for different crimes from that period of History’s point of view.
A Busy Few Weeks, by Mr Kennedy
Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 4:41pm
The Penguins have been super busy with their learning over the past few weeks. We have been exploring The Nowhere Emporium and continuing to develop our reading. The children have been working on their big writing techniques - writing both about The Nowhere Emporium and Midas Touch!
We have been consolidating our learning of place value and rounding and this week exploring new concepts in relation to algebra and algebra conventions - great work across all maths these past two weeks Penguins, I am very proud!
In science, we continue to work hard in our exploration of space and the movement of Earth and The Moon.
This week we also had a visitor from a lovely Buddist lady who shared her experiences and techniques to maintain a positive outlook and mindfullness - you can check out our work here.
We have been building our leadership in PE which can also be seen HERE
and check out our other surprise visitor HERE
Wow Cards!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 22nd Sep 2021 @ 10:03pm
If your child does something out of school that makes you feel very proud, they surprise you or you would just like to share a special moment with us please print off a wow card, fill it in and send it into school in your child’s book bag. We will share this ‘Wow Moment’ in class and celebrate your child’s special moment with them. (Wow moments can be big or small but will always be special. This is a lovely way to capture those special times and share them with us).
Wonderful Wednesday, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 22nd Sep 2021 @ 9:53pm
I hope everyone has received our Autumn letter today. More information about the super secret readers should follow soon. If you have any questions about anything on the letter please feel free to ask us. I will put the ‘Wow’ cards on the blog so you can print them off whenever you need them and send them back to school whenever you would like to share a special moment with us.
The children enjoyed story massage trains this morning. I hope they enjoy sharing the ‘humpty dumpty’ and ‘twinkle twinkle’ massages with you.
Teamwork Tuesday, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 21st Sep 2021 @ 10:54pm
We started our day with PE in the hall. We enjoyed our new theme which is ‘Elmer the Elephant’. We made lots of wide and thin shapes and travelled in different directions altering the size of our steps. We used some apparatus which everyone loved!
We were introduced to Jigsaw Jenie who is our very special jigsaw piece in the reception classroom. Today he used a chime to help us feel calm. He will join our lessons in personal, social and emotional development each week.
The lions became ‘super spotters’ for the afternoon. We didn’t realise we had so many words on the walls showing our sound ‘ssss’. We had a classroom and outdoor hunt looking for things that start with the ‘sssss’ sound.
D.T. Making a switch, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 21st Sep 2021 @ 10:00pm
To finish off an amazing day we completed a focused task of making switches. There was a collection of resources available for the children to select from and they got to work having a go. The tin foil was shiny and taught their attention - is it a conductor? Can we cover everything in tin foil to make it look shiny and pretty? What did you discover?
Swimming, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 21st Sep 2021 @ 9:48pm
The day has finally come, we got to go swimming. We were very excited this morning, we planned ahead and got our hats on ready. All the children were longton superstars. ?
There behaviour was outstanding, their listening was excellent, they showed support for their friends who were nervous and gave it a fantastic effort. I am very proud of them all. I’m looking forward to next week already.
Keep shining brightly Elephants ??
Cricket - bowling today, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 21st Sep 2021 @ 9:39pm
This week we learnt about bowling in cricket. It’s a bit different throwing a cricket ball compared to when we have learnt about throwing before. You have to keep your arm straight. It was a bit tricky but we will keep practising. Chris gave us a few techniques to help us - a seesaw or a number 6.
Week three already! 20.09.2021, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 20th Sep 2021 @ 6:09pm
It was lovely to see our lions excited to come to school this morning. We started our day with some dancing and then looked at our new book of the week, ‘Perfectly Norman’. We enjoyed dough disco and had lots on new activities to try.
Buddhism visitor, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 18th Sep 2021 @ 12:24pm
This week we enjoyed a special visitor to school, a lady who follows the religion of Buddhism. She told us about what she believes and how she lives her life.
Back in class the children reflected on what they had learnt and thought about the behaviours they should show to be a good friend.
Thursday 16th September, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 16th Sep 2021 @ 9:43pm
Our very first lion birthday! The children were so kind making cards and special notes all day.
I left the room for a little while this morning and when I came back we had a special visitor - a tortoise!
Lots of play activities, mark making, talking about our families and enjoying the sand.
Wow sweetcorn, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 16th Sep 2021 @ 8:51pm
Today we got to see an amazing corn on the cob grown by one of our Elephants. We have been looking forward to this when we saw pictures of it growing last year as part of an LPS+ badge. Congratulations on growing this to perfection.
Tortoise visit, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 16th Sep 2021 @ 8:47pm
Today Mrs Gaskell brought in her tortoise to show the children. It reminded us of a story some of us read in guided reading last year. Esio Trot by Roald Dahl. Mrs Gaskell was interested to find out about the story, thank you Theo for giving her a clear summary, she is looking forward to reading it.
Roman crime and punishment, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 16th Sep 2021 @ 8:43pm
We explored the consequences for some of the crimes in a Roman times. The elephants are glad they didn’t live then. We extended our knowledge of key vocabulary. Judge, jury, lawyer, court, victim, witness.
Busy busy!!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 16th Sep 2021 @ 4:25pm
This week the Zabras have been busy, busy sticking bodies back together and labelling them. We have been using our bodies in PE to roll, hop, skip, jump and throw, In maths we have been making numbers with tens and ones. We loved finding out about Marie Curie with Mrs Woolley and Miss Lynch and printed some hand X - rays. In Geography we have been talking about the different seasons and the months that fall in each one.
Dont forget homework on Google classroom, rainbow numbers this week.??Keep reading and have a good rest over the weekend.?
Wellbeing Wednesday (15th Sept), by Mrs Thomson
Date: 15th Sep 2021 @ 9:38pm
We have taken today a little slower as it has been wellbeing Wednesday. We started the day being ‘adventurers’. We went into the hall for our first assembly! We were amazing and we listened to a lady talk about being a Buddhist. We got a class compliment from Mrs Fletcher.
Our photos show our story massage time which was ‘Humpty Dumpty’. The children are very excited to show you their super skills. Perhaps you could try it at bedtime as massage helps to get a great night sleep.
We are also learning a poem. We have sent you a little clip of us practicing.
Tuesday 14th September, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 14th Sep 2021 @ 10:04pm
A huge thank you to you all! We are so pleased with how your children are settling into school and that they are growing in confidence and finding their feet more every day. Thank you for all your hard work at home and keeping us informed with daily messages which we appreciate very much.
We are enjoying learning more and more about the children and they are very proud of their ‘All about me’ books which they love to share. We support the children with the activities both inside and outside of the classroom and are encouraging them with putting their coats on, using a knife and fork and going to the toilet.
Please can I remind you that at the end of the school day you enter school by the field gate and leave by walking around school and exiting through the front main gate. This is to ensure a safe one way system.
Marvellous Monday!, by Mrs Thomson
Date: 13th Sep 2021 @ 9:35pm
What an amazing tribe of happy and energetic Lions! We have had a busy day of new challenges and we have started our new topic, ‘Marvellous Me’.
We are enjoying sharing our ‘All about me’ books. Today we have bathed babies, made birthday cakes, created puppets of ourselves, made a wooden village and even painted portraits. We started the day looking after our bodies by exercising with dough disco.
Science - Is it a circuit?, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 13th Sep 2021 @ 4:49pm
Today we made predictions about whether different drawings of circuits would actually work or not. We not only had to predict if they would or would not but also try to explain why we thought that using our previous knowledge.
We then made and tested each of them out.
Cricket session 1, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 13th Sep 2021 @ 4:45pm
Chris our cricket coach came today we had great fun practising our catching and then finished off with a game of 7 bats. Well done Elephants you showed great focus and fantastic teamwork.
Meet the Meerkat teacher, by Mr Pearson
Date: 13th Sep 2021 @ 12:09pm
If you were unable to attend meet the teacher please find attached the information shared.
Cricket with Lancashire, by Mr Pearson
Date: 13th Sep 2021 @ 11:58am
Today we have had the pleasure of Chris Riley, a cricket coach from Lancashire County Cricketclub come into school to coach our class.
Art-Dragon eyes, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 10th Sep 2021 @ 9:03pm
This week we used pencil crayons to create a range of shades of colour. We explored colour combinations and techniques, pressing hard/light, building up with 1 colour over another. I was blown away by their focus and concentration. I’m sure you’ll agree they look amazing. I can’t wait to see their own dragon eye drawings and designs next week.
PSHE - Jigsaw bingo, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 10th Sep 2021 @ 8:48pm
We played a great game this week. We filled in a bingo board with our answers to questions like our favourite colour, subject food, the worst TV programme, someone they admire, what sport they would win an Olympic gold medal in etc. We then had to go around the room to find someone who had the same answer and write their name in the box. If they managed to fill 3 boxes in a row they shouted ‘Bingo’. It was a great way to get to know our friends better, see our similarities and differences and accept each other for who they are and how we can like different things and be friends. A fantastic Elephant tribe.
