: Blog items
Harvest 2018, by Mrs Brown
Date: 14th Oct 2018 @ 11:56am
Thank you to everybody who joined us for the Harvest Service and also for the generous donations. All the food items have now been shared out between local residents, resdidential homes and the food bank.
Reading, by Mrs McLennan
Date: 12th Oct 2018 @ 4:37pm
In guided reading this morning we were searching for new vocabulary and trying to work out the meaning of the word using the text and the root of the word. We have decided to use some of these new words in our writing next week. Some of us were reading for pleasure.
Have a good weekend and try and find some time to read for pleasure.
More senses fun!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 11th Oct 2018 @ 9:09pm
We did some fab sketches of the Mona Lisa by Da Vinci , we remembered how to sketch the face parts and used our skills and our drawings were amazing.
We had a great time today tasting different foods and deciding what we thought it would taste like. Some were nicer than others!
We were also busy clopping up and preparing vegetables to make a delicious curry, We tasted it this afternoon and it was fantastic!
No pencil Wednesday , by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 10th Oct 2018 @ 8:42pm
For 3 lessons today the children were not allowed to use pencil, paper or any other writing implements. The first session involved lining up as a class in response to different criteria such as month of birthday. The tricky part of this was that no talking was allowed . The Bongos rose to this challenge magnificently and communicated through gestures and by guiding each other into position. Real teamwork in action. The next lesson was English. After watching clips of storytellers in action the children worked in pairs to tell stories. They used picture books and stories they were familiar with and videoed their efforts on iPads. The final session involved one person describing a shape which their partner had to identify. Once correctly identified a counter was placed on the shape mat.
Discussing the day the children said that they had missed being able to plan their stories with a pencil but they felt they had used other skills such as listening, teamwork and speaking really well.
Spacesuits, by Mrs McLennan
Date: 10th Oct 2018 @ 5:17pm
This afternoon we have been thinking about the materials needed for a spacesuit. We found out that space dust travels faster than a bullet so the suit needs to be really tough. Tomorrow we are going to try and make a spacesuit.
Mixed up chameleon, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 10th Oct 2018 @ 4:11pm
We are finding out about the mixed up chameleon and using ict and making books and having fun catching flies.....
Jazz blog, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 10th Oct 2018 @ 3:03pm
We watched the true story of the three little pigs where the wolf was innocent and he didn't kill the pigs,we thought at first the pigs and the wolf were both innocent but then only the wolf was innocent. We were thinking about bias and perspectives , which were hard to understand at first, but then we understood it.Later in the future, we will be writing a newspaper artical of the wolf being innocent. We came up with alot of headlines for the newspaper here are a few of our headlines:a cup of lies from preposterous pig porky pies from Saskia; despicable pigs ruin it again from Jolie; and victim wolf verses criminal pigs from Holly. We enjoyed it can't wait to write it next week!
Finding Prime numbers, by Miss Leigh
Date: 10th Oct 2018 @ 9:21am
A little challenge to start our day using our knowledge of Prime numbers.
Using our hands, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 9th Oct 2018 @ 7:24pm
We all had a great time this morning using our hands.We got to feel shaving foam, gloop, jelly make sand and mud pies. We also described different materials as well as using our role play.A busy morning!
Oh and we also started our Christmas cards which will be coming home tomorrow for you to decide if youwant to buy them.
Senses week -listening, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 8th Oct 2018 @ 8:23pm
We started our senses week today with a focus on listening. We went on a listening walk around school, we heard al sorts! Birds singing, cars, drums, a PElesson, the wind, rustling leaves.We were very good at listening👍
We then learnt how to sing , Sing a rainbow 🌈 using sign language.
Tomorrow we are thinking about using our hands and touch.
We had fun making number sentences by shaking a dice and adding the spots.
Space Cakes, by Mrs McLennan
Date: 5th Oct 2018 @ 3:37pm
We have had lots of fun this week: designing a space cake, making it, writing up how it was made and finally evaluating it. The Harvest service was also a great success. We were really proud with how well they sang and performed their lines.
Looking forward to catching up next week at the parent meetings.
Friday fun, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 5th Oct 2018 @ 1:26pm
Harvest in church, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 5th Oct 2018 @ 7:49am
We were very good in church. We sang and joined in with all of the songs and we smiled lots. Thank you for all your kind donations. We are taking two boxes to the old peoples residential homes in Longton, we have made 50 bags to take to Ashford Court and we have a lot of boxes to drop off at church for the food bank.
Harvest stars!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 4th Oct 2018 @ 6:51pm
A big well done to the Elephants for being fantastic and making their teacher (mummy!!!!) proud, you were fabulous in church😊👍
The elephants would also like to say a massive thank you to Bobby’s mum for making the aprons and all the lovely extras . You are a star 🌟 and they have and will really enhance our learning .Isla said “I loved being a nurse” we are all enjoying using them , their faces say it all ,so a big thank you again!
Role play fun, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 2nd Oct 2018 @ 6:42pm
Yesterday we were busy filling up sandbags ready to make our trench/hospital.It was hard work!
Yesterday we we also started learning all about Florence Nightingale and how she helped the soldiers in the Crimean war,
Tiday we enjoyed being trained by Mrs Thomson, just like Florence trained her nurses .We all passed and were amazing. more training tomorrow🙂
The Week ahead - 1st October, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 30th Sep 2018 @ 8:43pm
This week.
English - focus on the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. We will be doing lots of oral rehearsing of the story, adding detail to our sentences and starting sentences using subordinate clauses. We will be rewriting the story in paragraphs.
Maths - this week we will be focusing on Shape.
On Thursday there will be no swimming as it is Harvest in Church. We will be preparing for this in class this week, learning our lines and making props.
On Friday afternoon we will have a cricket session .
Projects are due in on Wednesday.
Eggs, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 30th Sep 2018 @ 8:20pm
This week our topic focus has been Eggs.
We observed the differences inside and outside of a variety of eggs. We were surprised to find some Blue eggs.
The eggs came from a farm in Bamber Bridge.
We had a go at making boiled eggs and scrambled eggs.
Eggs are good for us because they give us protein and are a good source of Vitamin D.
Maths, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 30th Sep 2018 @ 8:16pm
Working on the place value of 3 digit numbers. Working together to solve puzzles.
Types of food., by Mrs Catterall
Date: 30th Sep 2018 @ 8:16pm
We have continued our topic work by creating healthy meals and sorting food into the different food groups. Some were more tricky than others.
Maasai Warriors, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 30th Sep 2018 @ 8:12pm
Wow, today was amazing.
We were very privileged to welcome the Osiligi Maasai Warriors into school this morning. They shared with us songs and dances from their culture. It is hard to put into words the emotions their performance created. Truly spectacular.
Trip to Lancashire infantry museum and the Museum of Lancashire, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 30th Sep 2018 @ 8:06pm
We had a fantastic day today learning all about WW1.
The children were fantastic, they signed up to the army, took part in drill and learnt about life in the trenches and what would happen if you were injured.
Another busy week, by Mrs McLennan
Date: 28th Sep 2018 @ 3:30pm
Another busy week in year 2. We have been measuring, writing stories, planting poppy seeds, rubbing leaves and much more. Have a good weekend because next week is going to be even busier..
Outdoor fun on Friday morning, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 28th Sep 2018 @ 12:04pm
We have had fun trying to save the water. Playing tic tac toe and making giant number lines.
Computer fun, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 27th Sep 2018 @ 7:15pm
Today we enjoyed using the computers, we learnt how to log on, use the mouse and find letters on the keyboard.We were able to type our names - it was fun!
In maths we have been learning about 2 digit numbers, that the first digit is worth 10 and the second digit is worth one. We all had a one digit number and had to find a partner and make a 2 digit number , say what it was and work out how many 10’S and how many 1’sit had. Some people even had a go at making a 3 digit number!
