: Blog items
NSPCC Sponsor money, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 26th Jun 2018 @ 6:11pm
Please can all NSPCC sponsor forms and money be returned tomorrow.
Thankyou for your support
Sara and Gracie
Monday Assembly Blog, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 25th Jun 2018 @ 8:34pm
In today's assembly we talked about what we like doing in our spare time. We had lots of different ideas going to the cinema, football and playing on the trampoline with siblings. We looked at a question, which was: Are computer games damaging our health? We were then discussing about a boy who couldn't go to school for over a year because he just wanted to play video games. After that we looked at lots of opinions ( none of them were wrong, we all have lots of different opinions ) some were FOR video/computer games and some were AGAINST them. We then listened to a story about a girl who loved video games and she got a special parcel in the post. When putting them on she realised that people were losing their minds for video games. She became sad when she noticed how much time she had lost with her friends. We were then talking about things that people did and if it was healthy or not. We decided that 2/3 activities were healthy.
Gracie and Abigail
Blackpool zoo fun, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 25th Jun 2018 @ 8:25pm
The Penguins enjoyed their visit to the zoo today and I think the highlights were (of course) seeing the penguins and the sealion show. We also had the chance to carefully stroke a bearded dragon during our session on habitats. A great day, beautiful weather , lots of animals and a welcome, cooling ice lolly!
Blackpool Zoo, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 25th Jun 2018 @ 7:11pm
We had a fabulous day at Blackpool Zoo. The sun shone, the animals came out to see us and we were all really well behaved.
The week ahead - 25th June, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 24th Jun 2018 @ 6:46pm
What a lovely day it has been, I hope you have all been enjoying the sunshine.
This week will be starting our English unit - 'Wish you were here' where we will be looking at all the amazing postcards you have brought in. We will be reading a book called 'Meerkat Mail' and exploring what a postcard is, why we write them, who we send them to and what we write on them etc.
In Maths this week we will be focusing on Fractions and working in pairs to solve some puzzles.
We will have another topic day.
Talent show auditions are on Tuesday morning.
We are going to the UCLAN science fair on Friday.
Sponsored Danceathon Money to be in by Wednesday please.
The weather is set to be hot this week so make sure you have sun cream on, hat and a water bottle,
See you in the morning
Mrs Catterall
Picture News - British Values - w/c 25th June, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 24th Jun 2018 @ 6:33pm
Please find attached the Picture News resource we will be exploring in assembly this week.
Measuring weight, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 24th Jun 2018 @ 4:35pm
We measured how many cubes some objects weighed using balance scales. We also weighed our sweetie butterflies in grams to see if any weighed more than others.
Grace Darling Rescue, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 24th Jun 2018 @ 4:33pm
We made freeze frames for parts of the Grace Darling rescue story.
Class Enterprise, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 23rd Jun 2018 @ 10:56am
Thank you for supporting our class enterprise. We made and sold many butterflies and made £90!
Library Visit , by Mrs Catterall
Date: 23rd Jun 2018 @ 8:46am
We finished off our fabulous week with a trip to Longton Library. The children enjoyed a scavenger hunt around the library in a group. Each group was a character from the Lancashire reading trail.
Topic Day 2, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 23rd Jun 2018 @ 8:40am
This week we all moved around a subject for or topic Day activities. Here are a few of the pictures we took.
Library visit, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 22nd Jun 2018 @ 3:53pm
The Penguins enjoyed their visit to the library, they heard some funny monster stories and enjoyed joining in. They were able to choose a book if they had a card, don’t forget to return them!
Parts of the body, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 22nd Jun 2018 @ 2:55pm
In our JIGSAW lesson we were learning parts of the body both outside and inside the body. We had a go at making a pair of lungs, making a stomach and adding food and enzymes, listening to our heart and having brain breaks.
Amazing 3D Art, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 22nd Jun 2018 @ 11:28am
This morning the Giraffes have created Egyptian cartouches, learnt about mummification and ancient Egyptian numbers. They have also worked in groups to turn a branch from the field into an amazing Nile Crocodile.
NSPCC Sponsored Danceathon., by Mrs Catterall
Date: 19th Jun 2018 @ 7:15pm
We have had an amazing day in year 3. We loved our dancing every half an hour, some children felt it was more like a workout at times, it certainly kept us active!
I showed the children some old school dance moves and they have taught me to Floss! I have to say I am very proud of myself. The children across school have been amazing and have had a really enjoyable day.
Please collect in your sponsor money by next Wednesday and return to school in the envelope sent home last week.
Childline answer 2000 class a day at a cost of £5 per call. This service is extremely important to help support and safeguard children from all types of abuse, neglect and those who have worries of any kind. Every penny really helps. Thank you for supporting this important charity.
I have taken many photos, however as we were dancing they are mainly just a blur!! Here are a few of the clearer ones.
Dancing fun!, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 19th Jun 2018 @ 3:21pm
The Penguins showed some fantastic dance moves today as part of our danceathon raising money for NSPCC
Athletic superstars, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 19th Jun 2018 @ 3:18pm
A big well done to some children in Y4 who took part in an athletics tournament this afternoon.They finished third which was a fantastic team effort, there were some strong individual performances too.They were so supportive to each other which was lovely to see so well done,
Rachel and William, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 19th Jun 2018 @ 3:14pm
Over the week we have been learning about Arachne who is a Greek god. its about a girl who can weave and a god challanged her to a weaving contest . The girl won so god got angry and she turned the girl into a spider. 
World Museum, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 19th Jun 2018 @ 11:16am
The Giraffes had a great day at The World Museum learning about Ancient Egypt
Library visit, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 18th Jun 2018 @ 6:02pm
We had a great time at the library. Tom gave us a book to keep forever and we made owl masks. Tom read us three wonderful stories.
Library Visit, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 18th Jun 2018 @ 11:34am
This morning we have visited Longton Library. Everyone in Reception is now a member. We had two stories read by Tom. We mad an owl headband, we chose books to read at the library and we just had a really great time.
Picture News - British Values - w/c 18th June, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 18th Jun 2018 @ 6:36am
Please find attached the Picture News at home resource.
This lets you know what we will be looking at in our British Values assembly this week.
The week ahead - 18th June, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 17th Jun 2018 @ 10:07pm
We have another busy week ahead. Here is an overview of our lessons this week.
English - we will be developing our narrative writing. We will start off by looking at the story and film clip of Paddington having a bath and write this as our own story. We will then think about othe everyday tasks that Paddington might do and consider how this might work out for Paddington. I can already hear the entertaining ideas and giggles!
Maths - this week we will be focuing on multiplication and division. I will be making sure all children know how to access the new times table rockstars challenges from home and if they haven't already they will be bringing home their usernames and passwords on Monday.
GPS - we will be spelling 'ou' words. We will be focusing on adding commas into the correct palces in compex sentences where a subordiante clause comes first. We will be then be checking our own work for this type of sentence.
PE - Tennis Skills and our daily 15 mins 'MOVE IT'
RE. - Jesus as a leader. Through the stories of Jesus and Zaccheus and the Disciples of Peter and Andrew we will explore the chracteristics of Jesus.
PSHE / Jigsaw - Changing Me topic. This week our lesson is titled. How babies grow. We will start by finding matching pairs of pictures a baby and an adult (animals). We will think of 1 change that has happened from the baby to the adult picture. We will then talk about our feelings when we look at these baby animal pictures and ask the question, When we see the babies and their others together how does this make us feel? Mothers are often the ones who have the baby but the male can also be important. e.g. humans and penguins. /
We will consider what it might be like to have a new baby / kitten / puppy etc. What do they need, how does it feel?
Music - with Mrs Bolton, learning our Jigsaw songs.
TUESDAY - Danceathon day, dont forget to collect your sponsors.
FRIDAY - we will be having our first visit to Longton Library on Friday afternoon. If you haven't returned your slip I will be sending more home of Monday, please fill in and return to school ASAP.
Times Table Rockstars., by Mrs Catterall
Date: 17th Jun 2018 @ 1:57pm
On Friday I set up all the children on a program called Times Table Rockstars. Some children have taken home their letters which explain how to access it, if they haven't they will be bringing them home on Monday.
Knowing your times tables is very important as they are used in a variety of mathematical concepts and to solve problems. Quick recall is needed. 10-15 minutes everyday will have a significant impact on their speed and accuracy.
I will work with all the children on Monday to check they know how to access it.
If you have any questions please feel free to come in and speak to me.
Mrs Catterall
Topic Day 1 - Geography, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 17th Jun 2018 @ 1:51pm
