: Blog items
Mindfulness , by Mr Pearson
Date: 13th Oct 2017 @ 11:33am
Today we completed an experiment, the children had a choice of a minstrel chocolate or a blueberry. Two of the minstrels were place in front of the children, the first minstrel the children just consumed straight away.
The second minstrel, the children had to look at it first, turn it over, then smell it, touch their lower lip with it, then place it on their tongue and roll it around their mouth, finally they had to bite it in half and slowly saviour the taste.
The children will be doing this with their food over the next and have encouraged to train their parents.
The hippocampus part of our brain were used to take in all of the senses of eating the minstrel.
The hippocampus was then explained to the children as it links our memories together, when we sleep our brain files them away. An amazing lesson from Tanya once again.
Yoga Friday , by Mr Pearson
Date: 13th Oct 2017 @ 11:15am
Today we have been studying how to work on our balance in yoga, warrior 3, flamingo.
Mr Pearson joined in, no photographic evidence exists though. 😀
Projects, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 12th Oct 2017 @ 9:39pm
Wow, what a creative bunch you are Bongos. We have had a whole variety of projects this week; times tables, shadow posters and investigations, biographies, map work, French vocabulary to name just a few.
Well done
Enterprise, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 12th Oct 2017 @ 8:59pm
Last Friday was a busy day. The Bongos spent the morning preparing for our enterprise event. Thank you to Mrs Gray and Sandye for supporting the children in the kitchen.
The marshmallows sold quickly with only a few left. The children were amazing and ran their stall with very little support.
We made £134.20 profit. This money goes directly to the class to spend on items to support their learning. We are hoping to use some of it as part of an exciting trip which I am arranging for later on in the school year. As a class we will discuss what else we would like to purchase.
Thank you to everyone who came and supported the event.
Longton Village, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 12th Oct 2017 @ 6:42pm
We walked in to Longton today and had a look at the shops and street furniture . We drew some great pictures and had lots of fun as people waved to us (a lot!) and trucks honked their horns, we loved it!!
Song for the class assembly, by Mr Pearson
Date: 12th Oct 2017 @ 9:56am
Please find below the song for our class assembly next Friday 20th October.
Verse 1
From many sources it’s brought to life,
The result electrifies!
Sent out through cables, to all our homes,
Bringing daily power suppli-i-ies.
Chorus It’s got the power, it’s got the strength.
It’s a current energy!
Let’s get connected, let’s get switched on
To e-lec-tric-i-ty-y-y!
Verse 2
It uses circuits, to make its rounds!
Flows through wires to plugs and more!
We find a socket and turn it on,
Powering gadgets we ad-o-o-ore!
Chorus It’s got the power……
Verse 3
Conductors like it, let it pass through.
Insulators like to block!
Electric power, treat it with care!
Or you’ll get a nasty sho-o-ock!
Chorus It’s got the power……
Repeat E-lec-tric-i-ty-y-y!’
E-lec-tric-i-ty-y-y!’
Homework, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 12th Oct 2017 @ 7:26am
Hello! Homework is going out today - Mrs Woolley has got it. 
Sorry I didn't get round to writing this last night because of parents evening!
The English homework is resisiting being uploaded I'm afraid - but it's just a sheet working on adverbs to recap what we've been doing in class.
Maths is working more on perimeter of rectilinear shapes and the spicy challenge is being given out with the normal homework this week (on the back). I'd really love it is everyone could have a go at some of it - even if it is just 1 question! We did the pentagon one in class, so you can just do that one if you like! Remember there are two rules for regular shapes - 1) All the sides are the same length and 2) All the angles are the same length. It's not regular if it doesn't follow BOTH rules!
Also, there will be a dojo point for everyone who gets their homework in before the weekend.
Leaflet research, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 11th Oct 2017 @ 8:41pm
The Penguins enjoyed finding out about leaflets this afternoon.They looked at them and then we discussed what we could see on them e.g. photos, maps, directions, writing. We wrote out a check list for when we are writing our own leaflets about Longton.
We are looking forward to finding out more about Longton tomorrow🙂
This Week In the Penguins, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 10th Oct 2017 @ 10:05pm
We are thinking about:
English- practising our cursive handwriting, non- fiction , looking at leaflets and making a leaflet about Longton.
Maths - number bonds to 20, adding 3 and 4 numbers together, problem solving- missing numbers
PSHE - what makes a good friend
Music - exploring instruments
PE - gymnastics - combining moves to make a sequence, throwing and catching games
Geography. - walk to Longton village, stand by St Andrews church and observe the shops and street furniture they can see ( Thursday morning)
Art- make sketches of different places in Longton , combine and choose an image that sums up Longton, start to create their printing tile
Thank you for your support with projects , the children have been very proud to show and share them and we have all enjoyed listening🙂
Dance with beyond sport , by Miss Leigh
Date: 10th Oct 2017 @ 9:26am
A little bit of dancing to start our day.
This week 9th October , by Miss Leigh
Date: 10th Oct 2017 @ 9:11am
This week we are completing some assessments. These will take up most of our mornings.
Afternoons we will be focusing on comprehension and spelling as well as getting ready for our assembly on Friday morning.
We hope to see you there.
Switches around school, by Mr Pearson
Date: 9th Oct 2017 @ 9:39pm
The Giraffes went on a mission to find different types of switches about school to help our understanding of electricity.
Do you recognise any?
More projects, by Mr Pearson
Date: 9th Oct 2017 @ 12:49pm
In science we have been investigating electricity ⚡️,some of us have done electricity projects and others have done James and the Giant Peach🍑Some of us have been doing French🇳🇱 and some of us have done relaxing 😌 products.
The mixed up chameleon, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 8th Oct 2017 @ 7:41pm
This week we are reading the mixed up chameleon and so our focus will be colour mixing! The children are really doing very well with number work and we have already learnt doubles up to 6 + 6....In phonics we are learning e r u ck and starting the tricky words , I , no, go, to the, into.
Its parents evening on Monday and Wednesday so I will hopefully see our then.
Week beginning the 9th October, by Miss Reynolds
Date: 8th Oct 2017 @ 6:10pm
I am away on a course all day on Thurday and Friday - so I will be teaching all day Monday & Tuesday, instead of having Mrs Fletcher in those afternoons. Then someone else will be covering me on Thursday and Friday. It also means that I'll be sending homework home on Wednesday instead of Thursday and, as always, I'll put up a Maths spicy challenge on the website. If you need it printing out for you, just ask Mrs Woolley reaaaaaallly nicely and I'm sure she'd be happy to do it for you.
I'm really looking forward to seeing all of you at 'Parents Evening' this Monday and Wednesday and discussing how your children are settling into year 5 - See you then!
Miss R
This week will look like this:
English: Writing persuasive letters
GPS: Revisiting adverbials
Maths: Geometry - Perimeter of rectilinear shapes (for a bit of spicy maths fun - try this little game at home! Don't worry about the area stuff yet, but the perimeter will definitely come in handy!)
Geography: Map reading/Orienteering
Computing: Research using search engines and considering relevance of websites
PSHE: Jigsaw - British Values
French: Making visual vocabulary lists
PE: No gymnastics this week because the hall will be filled with our projects for parents evening. So, on Monday, we will be going outside and playing some sporty halloween themed games! 
Friday cricket will still be on.
If you have any artefacts/special skills/holiday pics etc. that would help us with our learning - please feel free to volunteer them! We would love to have some visitors to our class this year and learning always works best when it is contextualised!
Week Beginning Monday 9th October 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 8th Oct 2017 @ 11:38am
Hello all :)
I hope that you are enjoying your weekend.
This is what we are doing this week:
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English |
We are writing and performing poetry. |
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Maths |
We are working on addition and subtraction. We are solving missing number sentences, solving number stories and making addition sentences that balance using Numicon. |
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Phonics |
Miss Adamson's phonics group has completed phase 3 and 4 review. We are focusing on ay (e.g. may I play), ou (e.g. shout it out), ea (e.g. a cup of tea) and oy (e.g. toy for a boy). Mrs Thomson's group are focusing on oa (e.g. goat in a boat), oo (e.g. poo at the zoo), and ar (e.g. start the car). |
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Handwriting |
We are practising cursive letter formation in our special handwriting books and ensuring we are writing using the tripod grip. |
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Jigsaw |
We are making freeze frames in groups that show us making good choices. |
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Design and Technology |
We are designing, making and evaluating superhero hand puppets. |
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PE |
We are learning about balancing and running. |
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A note about spellings |
With your children's spellings, do not worry about getting a new set every week. We are also reviewing their old spellings on a Friday as we find that otherwise we remember the most recent and forget the old. Some of the lists are very tricky so it will take longer than one week of practise to ensure that children are confident in spelling them. Thank you for all your effort. We have been pleasantly surprised by how well the children are doing in the weekly check! |
I look forward to seeing you all in the week.
Many thanks,
Miss Adamson
Jigsaw Jenie, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 6th Oct 2017 @ 10:00pm
As part of our PSHE curriculum we have a friend called Jigsaw Jenie he stays in our class and helps us to follow the class rules. This week we have been thinking about gentle hands. We read a story called hands are not for hitting. We then thought about how hands can be kind and gentle. We waved hello and goodbye, we shook hands, we held hands to keep safe when crossing the road and we thought of much more....we decided that we would not hit or push as a class and if someone did something we didn't like in school we would say "please don't do that we don't like it."
Water fun, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 6th Oct 2017 @ 9:48pm
We have had fun inside and outside with water. We have had a dinosaur wash... And yellow water inside just for a change. We have washed and scrubbed and filled and emptied!
KS 2 event, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 6th Oct 2017 @ 4:10pm
Well done to some Year 3 and 4 children ,who took part in a KS 2 event at All Hallows. They were awarded the 'Spirit of the games' certificate , which made us very proud. Thank you to those parents who supported.
Projects, by Miss Adamson
Date: 6th Oct 2017 @ 4:10pm
Thank you ever so much for your projects. We are just astounded! Cannot believe all the work that has gone into them. I hope you enjoyed making them! Some boys and girls showed their project to the class this afternoon but we didn't all as we didn't have time. We will share the rest on Monday!
ps the cake and biscuits went down a treat - thank you Alice and Amelia!
Talk task, by Miss Adamson
Date: 6th Oct 2017 @ 4:08pm
We had to do lots of talking in maths today! We read some subtraction sentences and proved that they were correct using counters. We had to explain our thinking.
End of a busy week., by Mrs Pratten
Date: 6th Oct 2017 @ 4:06pm
The Penguins annoyed exploring percussion instruments with Mrs Bolton. Some amazing musicians 🎵🎶
We enjoyed completing our maps after the Brickcroft visit using the ordnance survey maps to help us.
Today we're estimating using metres, finding things longer , shorter And about the same.
The Penguins have also started to share their amazing projects. They are all so proud of them , it's lovely to see. thank you for your support and you will be able to see them next week during parents evening.
Have a great weekend!
Weekly winners, by Mr Pearson
Date: 6th Oct 2017 @ 2:02pm
This weeks golden ticket winners are
Jakson Leigh
Evie Winstanley
Oliver Scanlan
Jasmine Harley
Our projects , by Mr Pearson
Date: 6th Oct 2017 @ 1:54pm
The amazing Giraffes have produced an amazing range of projects for this term. Please find the photos of them.
More to be added on Monday
Story Massage, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 5th Oct 2017 @ 10:31pm
The Bongos had a lovely afternoon on Wednesday with Mrs Thompson and Mrs Gray. They took part in a story massage session. This builds on the peer massage work that is carried out in school. The children learn a range of movements which are used to help tell a story. As I walked through the hall there was calm and a lovely atmosphere between the children.
