: Blog items
Date: 13th Jan 2023 @ 2:13pm
This week is Road Safety Week. We have been talking about how to remain safe on our roads; not just as paedestrians, but also as passengers in cars and as bicycle users. We looked at some different scenarios and decided whether people were in a safe or unsafe situation. We did a Kahoot quiz too! Maple and Laurel were very good at discussing Road Safety - they now need to go home and share their learning with their family.
Date: 13th Jan 2023 @ 9:01am
This week we have treated the children to a range of new books for their class reading areas as we love to read at Boundary - we hope you enjoy the new titles.
Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 6:13pm
We begin our PE unit by playing team building and communication games. The children had to work as a team to protect the person who was wearing the bib. After several attempts, they learned how to communiate effectively and move around the hall as a group. We then began to learn two passes used in netball - the chest pass and the bounce pass. After practising each one, the children were challenged will some passing and moving games.
Nursery - Why Did Your Snowman Melt?
Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 4:57pm
Nursery have been talking about winter and what it looks and feels like. We thought about the different types of weather you can get during the winter and of course we started talking about snow. We talked about it being really cold when it snows and when it starts to get warmer the snow will melt. This led us on nicely to an activity where the children created a melted snowman using shaving foam and PVA glue. They then had to think carefully about why their snowman melted. Here are some of the children's ideas; My snowman melted becasue "of the sun" "he had a warm bath" "i put him near the fire". Why did your snowman melt?
Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 3:30pm
In forest school this week the children learnt all about habitats and made their own dens for creatures. They also enjoyed building a fire and exploring the outdoors.
Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 3:14pm
In PE this week pupils in year 5 were asked to create balances. Working in pairs, pupils created a simple routine of rolls and balances, which could be high or low, broad or narrow. Each performance was viewed and then children tried to improve their performances.
Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 3:07pm
This term Year 5 are asking the question: What do Hindus learn from stories about Krishna? In this lesson, pupils reflected on previous learning about Hinduism and recalled things that they know about this popular religion. In groups, pupils had to retell the story of Rama and Sita and discuss what they knew about Ramadan - The Festival of Lights.
Year 4 - Multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100
Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 2:57pm
This week, we learned how to multiply by 10 and 100 and divide by 10 and 100. The children really worked hard to understand the concept and answer some tricky questions. Here's some videos to help you at home if you want to practise:
KS2 Anti Bullying Amasadors attend training with the Diana Award
Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 11:44am
Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 7:51am
Today we learnt that animals come in all shapes and sizes and that we can describe them by looking at their body parts. We discovered that some body parts are common to all animals whereas some body parts are only found on particular animals. We began the lesson by listening to a number of clues and using our prior knowledge about animals to try and guess the animal.
‘I have six legs, I can fly, I am red with black spots…What am I?
We then looked at a number of different animals from each animal classification and identified their key features. We asked and answered questions about why certain animals need these parts, where they live, what animals we could think of that were similar and how many different types of each animal we could name. We then used this knowledge to investigate a range of animals and match the correct labels to each.
We also drew and labeled the key features of our favourite animal.
'My favourite animal is a frog - it has long hind legs so it can jump!'
'My favourite animal is a shark - it has fins and gills to help it swim and breathe under the water'
Date: 10th Jan 2023 @ 9:35pm
This week, the whole School is taking part in Road Safety Awareness week. We begun the week with an assembly by Miss Moyes thinking about all the people that use the roads and pavements and all the things that are in place to keep us safe whilst using them. We then thought about how we need to take responsibility for our own safety and explored some of the ways we could do this.
The children in Reception were visited by Zoe our School Crossing Patrol. She talked to the children about how to cross the road safety and reinforced some of the dangers.
"We need to stay with an adult and not cross on our own" Kit
"Don't run on the road, you might fall over" Michael
:You stop then look and listen. You have to check before you cross the road safely" Lana-Rose.
The children then went out on to Dinmore Avenue and practised crossing the road safely.
When they returned to the classroom the children enjoyed role playing in the outside area, making sure they stopped at the zebra crossing to let people cross and wait at the curb until it is safe to go.
Date: 10th Jan 2023 @ 6:28pm
This week we have begun our art journey 'Flora and Fauna.'
We have looked at artists who use drawing as a way to capture the way plants and insects look, and artists who use their imagination to create their own versions of flora and fauna.
We have spent time engaging in observational drawing to build our drawing skils, alongside experimenting with new materials. We have also practised our cutting and collage skills to explore shape and colour to build images.
Finally we used these skills to create our own individual mini beast collages.
Date: 10th Jan 2023 @ 6:01pm
This week we have begun to read 'The Girl With Two Dads' by Mel Elliott. After discussing the key features of the book we then read and discussed the story.
'The two friends get to know each other and learn about each others lives'
'Pearl is surprised to find out her new friend has two dads, she doesn't know anyone else with two dads'
'Both girls learn that all families are different'
We sequenced the key events from the story and worked on retelling the story with a partner.
Reception - Here Comes Jack Frost
Date: 9th Jan 2023 @ 9:28pm
The story, 'Here Comes Jack Frost' is full of Wintery magic! One cold morning, a lonely boy wishes for something to do. Then someone comes to play that knows what Winter is all about! The striking colours and simple illustrations were copied byt the children in Reception. They created their own picture from the story, using white paint, drizzled with PVA glue and then a sprinkling of glitter.
"The frost was everywhere because it is very cold" Alfie.
"They went sledging on the ice" Dolly- Anne.
"Jack Frost turned everything white- the frost is white" Clio.
"The frost went when the weather got warmer and a flower grew- it melted because it is warm" Halleigh.
Date: 9th Jan 2023 @ 9:24pm
Since returning from the Christmas holidays our Recpetion classrooms have been transformed into a Winter Wonderland. The children have had the opportunity to explore lots of different activities all themes around winter. Have a look at some of the fabulous things we have been doing.
Date: 9th Jan 2023 @ 9:02pm
The children in Reception have been learning about the season Winter. They have been observing changes in the weather, discussing the type of clothes they wear and learning about animals that hibernate during this time of year. We then painted a Winter tree.
They also painted a Winter tree and talked about how trees look different in Winter.
"It is cold in Winter...it might snow or be frosty" William.
"The trees are bare because the leaves have all died and there are none left on the branches" Lennox.
"It is cold that is why we wear a hat, scarf, gloves and boots- to keep warm".Harper.
"Bears and hedgehogs hibernate in Winter- they go to sleep for a long time" Sheera.
Date: 9th Jan 2023 @ 7:22pm
This half term in Maths we have begun by exploring numbers within 20. We have been talking about what we already know about these numbers and learning how to represent these numbers with Base 10. We have then recapped on prior learning to find one more and one less, numbers that are greater then/less than a given number and whether numbers are odd or even.
'Fourteen is 1 ten and 4 ones'
'Twenty is two tens'
'I know 11 is odd because it ends in a number 1. 1 cannot be shared equally between 2'
'15 is less than 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20'
Date: 9th Jan 2023 @ 7:19pm
Today we began to learn about Hinduism by thinking about our roles and the roles of others. We talked about people in the community – nurses, doctors, teachers, police, fire service, care workers, rubbish collectors, postmen/women etc, discussing how they are special and what would happen if we did not have these people. We learnt these people make a difference! They each play an important roe and do extraordinary things for people around them. We then looked more in-depth at police officers, discussing why this role includes special clothing and visual ways of showing people what this person’s role is.
‘Police officers wear a uniform so that people respect them’
‘’Their uniform helps people to know who they are and that they can trust them’
‘’Police people wear a uniform so that people can recognise them in a busy place’
Date: 9th Jan 2023 @ 4:07pm
This week, we were introduced to our Electricity unit. We explored lots of electrical vocabulary and tried to answer questions together as a class. We discovered that for electricity to flow there needs to be a complete circuit – whether that be by battery or mains. We discussed that electricity from the mains doesn’t just come magically, but it comes from substations and power stations. We found out that electricity is created by generators which can be powered by gas, coal, oil, wind or solar. We discussed lots of examples of battery powered and mains powered appliances. We decided that from electricity we can get light, heat (toaster), movement (a fan) and sound.
Date: 9th Jan 2023 @ 3:56pm
Today, we began our Design Technology food journey by fruit tasting so we are aware of the fruits we like and dislike before designing and making our own healthy fruit snack. We tried lots of different fruits including: blackberries, strawberries, mango, pineapple, pears, bananas, kiwi and apples. We realised we all enjoyed different fruits for different reasons and used adjectives to describe each fruits texture and taste.
Date: 9th Jan 2023 @ 3:46pm
This week, the whole School is taking part in Road Safety Awareness week. We begun the week with an assembly by Miss Moyes thinking about all the people that use the roads and pavements and all the things that are in place to keep us safe whilst using them. We then thought about how we need to take responsibility for our own safety and explored some of the ways we could do this. In Year Two, we today explored safe and unsafe places to cross a road; we learnt that it is not safe to cross in between cars or diagonally and where possible we need to use pedestrian crossings with traffic lights or a zebra crossing.
KS2 - Blackpool Schools Football Tournament
Date: 9th Jan 2023 @ 2:08pm
This morning our KS2 boys football team took part in the Blackpool Schools Football Tournament, which they qualified for before Christmas. The rescheduled event saw all schools from Blackpool take part in a couple of fixtures to determine who would go on to represent Blackpool at the finals on Friday.
As always, our Boundary boys put on a great show of character, determination and although they didn't qualify for the final, they came away smiling after a spirited performance.
Well done to all KS2 boys involved in today's event, you've done your school proud!
Date: 6th Jan 2023 @ 2:46pm
This half term we will be completing our Fit2Go programmes with Blackpool Football Club Community Trust. The programme consists of a practical lesson and a theory lesson. Each week there is a different theme to the week.
Week one: Healthy lifestyles
Week two: The Eat Well Guide
Week three: Physical activity
Week four: It's all about balance
Week five: Snacks and label reading
Week six: Teeth and hydration
For our theory about healthy lifestyles this week, we looked at what we need to stay healthy. For example, 9-11 hours sleep, drink water and a balance of foods from different food groups. Then for our practical we did some warm ups and then played dodgeball.
Date: 6th Jan 2023 @ 8:17am
Today we began our French unit - les Vikings. This involved listening to a song and translating the lyrics from French to English. We then worked through slides that introduced the Vikings and key information in French, which we translated again into English. We are now able to translate much larger sections of French because of the work we did during Autumn term.
Year 6 Introduction to Vikings
Date: 6th Jan 2023 @ 8:08am
Today we began our new History unit - The Vikings. We began with a flashback of all the history we have covered during our time here at Boundary. We discussed together where we thought each key event/period of time went on the timeline and researched dates so that we could accurately order them.
Then we had a quick recap on Anglo-Saxons, which we covered in Year 5. We talked about why we learn about Anglo-Saxons and Vikings together. We then looked at who the Vikings were, where they came from and why they came to Britain.
