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Mobile Farm, by Mrs Coxhead

Date: 23rd Mar 2018 @ 8:27am

Here are some pictures from the mobile farm visit on Wednesday. The animals were very friendly and Ben and Marion taught us lots about them.

Thumping Tursday, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 23rd Mar 2018 @ 6:55am

Well done and a big thank you to all the children ( and parents) who made fantastic Easter bonnets they were all eggscellent!  Grace was our overall winner 🐰

Bonnets 2, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 22nd Mar 2018 @ 9:29pm

Easter bonnet parade, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 22nd Mar 2018 @ 9:28pm

Take a look at the fantastic bonnets.

Science Week Day 4, by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 22nd Mar 2018 @ 2:09pm

This morning we have had lots of fun with eggs. we made hypotheses about whether or not it is possible to crack an egg by holding the egg in your palm or between your thumb and forefinger. We found out that it wasn't. We then wrapped our eggs in cling film and applied force to one area of the gg and they cracked. We discovered that eggs have strong points where the pressure is equally spread so they don't crack.

Our next eggsperiment was to answer the question will an egg float in tap water? We discovered that they do t . We then aasked will an egg float in salty water? We made up a salt solution which we topped up with tap water. The egg sank through the tap water but when it reached the salty water at the bottom of the jug it floated. This is because salt water is denser that tap water.

The morning finished watching a fantastic sho called Journey To The Bottom of The Earth. 

After lunch we discussed healthy diets and thought about vegetarianism before designing science lab coats. 

Music with Mrs Bolton, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 22nd Mar 2018 @ 9:26am

Take a look at some of our amazing pictures from this mornings concert. We have had a really lovely time. Thank you for coming along x

Animals, by Mrs Coxhead

Date: 21st Mar 2018 @ 5:24pm

We have been learning about animals - their diets and groups. We made a meal for a pet and designed our own zoo where animals were organised according to whether they were a mammal, reptile, amphibian, bird or fish.

Wonderful Wednesday, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 21st Mar 2018 @ 5:07pm

Today we learnt about seed dispersal - how seeds travel and are carried to different places. We also planted our seeds, please let me know how they grow! The children have been busy inventing their own new plant, designing a seed , the plant and thinking about how the seeds will be dispersed. Some creative ideas!

We have also set up an experiment with celery and white carnations put in purple water, we have predicted what we think ,we will let you know if we were right👍

Science Week Day 3, by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 21st Mar 2018 @ 12:09pm

This morning we have been investigating sound

we have done the following investigations: The rice drum, balloon voices, twanging rulers, tapping spoons and clapping 

We finished the morning with more music by making straw oboes.

Musical moment , by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 21st Mar 2018 @ 10:43am

This morning Year 3 and Year 4 performed a concert for their parents and grandparents. We had flutes, recorders, glocks and voices. It was a fantastic occasion. Thank you to Mrs Bolton and Mrs  Gray for all of their hard work with the children. 

Tremendous Tuesday, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 20th Mar 2018 @ 9:03pm

The Penguins finished cooking for their enterprise this morning.A big thank you to Grace's grandma who came in and helped again and a big thank you to parents and children who helped after school. All our pizza slices went  and there were lots of great comments about how delicious they were - well done Penguins! Linda is counting the money for us and I will let you know our profit. I know some people are keen to have a go at making the pizzas at home, Iwill let you have a copy so you can have a go over Easter.

The Penguins enjoyed looking for the shortest and longest leaves around school and measuring them and then recording the results.The longest was actually the leaves on the spider plant in the classroom. 

More science fun tomorrow 🙂

Birds’ nests, by Mrs Coxhead

Date: 20th Mar 2018 @ 5:23pm

We made our own nests using clay and materials we could find outside. We tested the nests for sturdiness in the wind, using a hairdryer.

Science week- day 2, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 20th Mar 2018 @ 11:30am

Today we had a WOW moment starter we added milk, a few drops of food colouring and a magic drop of dish soap. We watched in amazement. We then talked about the first day of Spring and thought about signs of Spring. We went on a walk around school to look for any signs of Spring.

PE, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 20th Mar 2018 @ 11:25am

This half term we have been using the huge apparatus in the hall. We have learnt how to get on the rope safely. We can climb up the apparatus and make wide, long and tall shapes. We have had a go at doing a forward roll.

Science week - day 1, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 20th Mar 2018 @ 11:20am

WOW- Mrs Catterall showed us all some really amazing science activities in assembly. Then we went back to class and found out what was in our big box. We found chicks, caterpillars, ducklings, lambs, calves......baby animals. We are going to find out about life cycles and new life.

Science week Day 2, by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 20th Mar 2018 @ 9:49am

The Giraffes started the day with a what if question to think about . The question was What if there were no clocks ? They came up with some great ideas .

Next the children discussed in pairs what food chains are, revising work from last term. Following a quiz , using scientific vocabulary: producer, consumer, prey and predator the class have been set the task of creating paper chain food chains. 

Science week, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 19th Mar 2018 @ 6:55pm

We launched our Science week with an exciting assembly delivered by Mrs Catterall, lots of things to make us think. We took one of the challenges back to the classroom ,which was to see how long we could stretch the putty before it snapped. I think we need to practise more tomorrow! 

A big thank you to the helpers who came in today to help with our enterprise, the pizzas are looking yummy and the smell was delicious too, I'm sure we will be well supported tomorrow after school.

Don't forget we are potting up our seeds on Wednesday , the children will need to bring a small container to take them home, along with the grass heads.Some have started to sprout grass in some random places!!! Please keep them growing over the holidays I would  love to see some funky hairstyles!

More Science, by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 19th Mar 2018 @ 2:15pm

This afternoon the Giraffes have investigated black holes using balloons, tin foil, their hands and a drawing pin.

They have also learnt that the famous artist Leonardo davVInci was an inventor as well as an artist. He did many technical  drawings of things such as tanks, helicopters, calculators and contact lenses to name a few . 

Giraffes do Science, by Mrs Fletcher

Date: 19th Mar 2018 @ 12:03pm

Science week started with a super assembly where Mrs Catterall gave us  lots of interesting things to think about and see.

Back in class we predicted what might happen to some black seed like things Mrs Catterall had given us in a pot of water.

Next we worked in threes to think about famous scientists we know, scientific inventions and scientific facts.

After play we learnt about the life of Professor Stephen Hawking, a person we believe is a true inspiration.

One of Professor Hawking's main areas of study was Black Holes. As individuals we thought about what we think of when we hear those words, what they look like, how we know about them and how sat here in our classroom we could investigate black holes. 

A great mornings work 

Week Beginning Monday 19th March 2018, by Mrs Coxhead

Date: 17th Mar 2018 @ 11:24am

Hello :)

I hope that you are enjoying your weekend. 

This week we are celebrating British Science Week. There are lots of exciting things happening in school. Our timetable will be a little different than usual so I have split it up according to each day's main events as opposed to subjects. Guided reading and phonics will happen everyday as usual so I have not added them to the timetable.

Reading books - we will not have all our reading teachers in on Thursday and Friday so books will be changed on Wednesday this week. Children will received four books for the holidays. Apologies for this change - things will be back to normal after the Easter break.

I look forward to seeing you all next week!

Many thanks,

Mrs Coxhead

Divison, by Mrs Coxhead

Date: 17th Mar 2018 @ 11:13am

We practised divison as sharing on Wednesday. We used counters and whiteboards to help us. It looks like we are really concentrating!

Storyville Story Writing, by Mrs Coxhead

Date: 17th Mar 2018 @ 11:12am

We chose a setting and characters that took our fancy to write our own story about.

Hothersall Pictures, by Miss Reynolds

Date: 16th Mar 2018 @ 7:56pm

Ok, I don't know why getting photos up is such a battle! So I've set up a Dropbox account and we're going to upload pictures to there on Monday. I've uploaded the photos from my group, but there are plenty more to come from the other groups and whole group activity. At least it'll give you an idea of what we've been up to this weekend. 😊

Click here for access to the Dropbox file. 

Miss R

Handas Suprise, by Mrs Hothersall

Date: 16th Mar 2018 @ 4:58pm

We have been learning about Handas suprise. We tasted different fruit from different countries in the world. We have done lots of fun activities and we have an igloo and snowballs in our class. We have also thought about animals from the Arctic.

Hothersall fun!, by Mrs Pratten

Date: 16th Mar 2018 @ 4:55pm

We have all had a fab time at Hothersall,  the Tigers have been brilliant. Some photos to give you a little taste of what we have been up to, more to follow. Enjoy some family time this weekend, see you all on Monday, Mrs Pratten