: Blog items
Date: 10th Sep 2021 @ 2:35pm
In Mathematics we used 'Now Press Play' to recap key inforamtion from Year Two. This session focused on number bonds and we enjoyed going on a pirate adventure to solve riddels to crack a code and earn our riches!
Date: 10th Sep 2021 @ 11:17am
Year 5 took to the water designing and creating their own rivers! They began by working in groups to decide how to create an accurate river that would eventually hold water. Using a range of materials they had to use their own thoughts, ideas and imagination to construct their river - some even added trees and boulders for extra realism! Ultimately, all groups took to the outside learning area where Mr. Taylor would 'test the flow' and pour water to down their creations to see if they held water! This launched our Geography topic of rivers as the children then came inside to look at some real rivers, begin to discuss their features and record their own questions that they would like to answer during the half-term.
Times Tables Rockstars battles!
Date: 10th Sep 2021 @ 9:51am
Each week, children in Year 5 and 6 will take part in a weekly times tables battle. There will be battles between:
- Year 5 and 6
- Oak and Elder
- Hawthorn and Rowan
Every Thursday we will publish on the class pages which class/year group are the winners. The more you go on TTRS at home the better your class/year group will do. This will also help you all to learn your tables and be able to recall facts quickly. Good luck everyone!
Date: 9th Sep 2021 @ 9:50pm
The children had such a brilliant time during their Forest School session this week.They found blackberries growing on a bush and apples and plums growing on trees! Of course we had to have a little taste and blackberries were the definite favourite! The children loved exploring outdoors and hunted for bugs, made pies in the mud kitchen and made patterns in the playdough using pinecones and sticks. We can't wait to visit the Forest School again!
Date: 9th Sep 2021 @ 8:29pm
Year Two have had a great first week! We had fun combining our Science topic on Living things and our Art topic on Sculpture, to create some interesting animal sculptures. We cut, folded and shaped paper to create some fantastic, colourful creatures. Then we got super sticky when we were challenged to create an animal sculpture from marshmallows and cocktail sticks. We all showed a great Growth Mindset, trying our best and helping each other.
Date: 9th Sep 2021 @ 5:03pm
In today's lesson we recapped over previous learning and the French words and phrases we could remember. We then looked at and listened to common classroom commands in French. We had fun repeating the words and phrases where we came up with actions to go with them. We can't wait to see what else we'll be learning in French in the coming weeks!
Date: 8th Sep 2021 @ 9:08pm
We were so excited to welcome back some of our Nursery children and meet our new starters this week and what a smashing bunch they are! All the children have settled in so well and it seems like we are in for a great year! Over the summer we have had some improvements made to our Nursery outdoor area and the children have been busy exploring it and working together to use the wonderful water wall! What a great start to the new term!
Date: 8th Sep 2021 @ 7:33pm
This half term we will be learning more about French grammar. We started by learning about indefinite articles. In French, indefinite articles are the equivalent of our English words a and an. We learned that the French have two indefinite articles - un and une - and that nouns are either masculine or feminine. You use un when the noun is masculine and une when the noun is feminine. As part of the lesson, we also used bilingual dictionaries to find nouns and their gender.
Date: 8th Sep 2021 @ 6:47pm
As part of our first day back Science WOW we began to explore our five senses. We talked about which part of our bodies we use to listen, touch, see, feel and smell. We then focused on our sense of touch to complete a feely bag activity in groups, using lots of new vocabulary to describe the texture of objects.
“The cotton wool was soft and squishy”
“The pine cone was bumpy and rough”
“The tin foil was smooth and bendy”
We then used some large paper to draw round the outline of our body and worked in groups to label as many body parts as we could!
Date: 8th Sep 2021 @ 4:36pm
In Year 4, We started our science journey in electricity. We worked in small groups to try and make a light bulb light up. We were given 2 wires, a bulb and a battery. We had to think carefully about where we joined our wires to make sure the circuit was complete. Some of us did this successfully without any help!
Date: 8th Sep 2021 @ 3:59pm
For our WOW we solved clues and carried out mini experiments based on forces and magnets to work out a secret code. We tested how many paper clips a magnet could hold, we identified magnetic items, we checked if magnets were attracted to each other and we loved making iron move around our tables!
Date: 8th Sep 2021 @ 9:31am
This week we began our new PE topic Outdoor and Adventurous Activities. Mr Willets, our sports coach, set up a number of team work activities. But there was a twist... we had to do the activities blindfolded! This meant we had to use our speaking and listening skills and put our trust in our peers to guide us through the activities. We had a great time and learnt so much!
Why do we study the Mayan civilisation?
Date: 7th Sep 2021 @ 6:22pm
This half term, we will be learning about the Mayan civilisation in our history lessons. Today, we started our History topic by thinking about why the Maya were so important. We looked for clues around the playground and used our critical thinking skills to decide what made the Maya so special.
An introduction to spreadsheets
Date: 7th Sep 2021 @ 4:01pm
Today we began our new unit in Computing - Spreadsheets. We discussed what a spreadsheet is and why people use them. We were also introduced at the following key vocabulary that we will be using through the unit:
- Data
- Cell
- Input
- Output
- Format
Our task today was to first have a practise at inputting simple data into cells and then add borders, changing text colour and adding colour to cells. We were then taught how to add add formula to cells in order to add, subtract, multiply and divide inputted numerical data.
Date: 7th Sep 2021 @ 7:48am
Date: 6th Sep 2021 @ 7:48pm
What a great first day back we have all had! Our WOW this afternoon was all based around teamwork - we discussed as classes the importance this year of working together and the characteristics we need to demonstrate in order to achieve our goals. Mrs. Hamilton and Mr. Jones planned a series of orienteering courses for us to work through as teams; the aim was to show our teachers just how well we can work together and communicate. It was tricky at times but most of us managed to finish the 8 courses through good teamwork and collaboration.
Date: 16th Jul 2021 @ 1:27pm
Year Two had a fantastic final session with Forest School this week. We had fun mixing potions and making food in the mud kitchen area. We refreshed our knotting skills from earlier in the year by using rope and tarpaulin to create a teepee. We picked and ate our own wild fruits including raspberries, blackberries and goosebeeries. Then we consolidated our Science knowledge of food chains, prey and predators with an exciting game of 'Hungry Squirrel'.
As a special end of year treat, we sang songs around the campfire as we all took turns to melt marshmellows to make delicious s'mores.
Date: 16th Jul 2021 @ 1:17pm
As part of our Computing curriuclum, Year Two have been experimenting with the program Paintz. We have been practising how to use the different tools such as draw, paint, fill and make lines. We looked at different styles of artwork from famous artists including French artist Georges Seurat and Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. We then used these pieces as an inspiration for our own artwork.
Date: 16th Jul 2021 @ 12:35pm
In Art, we have been learning about the work of famous painters including Monet, Turner and Hockney. We looked in detail at how Hockney was inspired to paint lamdscapes using pop art influences. After learning how to create tone and texture using paint, we created our own landscape masterpieces inspired by Hockney's 'Mulholland Drive.'
Date: 16th Jul 2021 @ 10:19am
Today we became historians and celebrated Heritage Day! The focus of the day was to look at how Blackpool trams have developed and changed over time. First we discussed what different types of public transport there are and why we use them. We looked at the similarities and difference between them. Then we looked some photgraphs and videos of old and new trans and discuss how they have changed. The children came up with some fantastic ideas. The children the designed their own trams and labelled them. Finally using a range different meduim and materials at the creative table to make our own trams.
Date: 16th Jul 2021 @ 9:57am
The children thoroughly enjoed taking part in Sports Day. They demonstrate excellent sportmanship by supporting the other children in their house teams. The children tried their hardest when competing in the different races and showed resilence and determination. We are very proud of you all.
Date: 14th Jul 2021 @ 8:46pm
This week we have been making the most of the lovely weather! We have been taking some time to read independently whilst making the most of our last few days in year one and our outdoor area.
We have all enjoyed taking some time each afternoon to enjoy a range of different books, reading independently or with a friend and then sharing what we had found out.
Whilst reading, we have continued to use the skills we have learnt throughout the year to segment and blend unfamilar words and use picture clues to support our understanding.
Date: 14th Jul 2021 @ 8:15pm
This week we have explored two artists, Wassily Kandinsky and Steven Brown. We explored the techniques of both artists, linking our learning with four of the seven elements of art, colour, shape, texture and form. We worked on the key skills of mark making using a variety of tools, think and thin brushes and using primary colours to make secondary colours. We learnt that primary colours cannot be mixed from other colours and that secondary colours are mixed using two primary colours. We then practised the painting techniques of both artists, before using these to complete our final pieces.
Date: 11th Jul 2021 @ 12:03pm
On Friday the nursery children took part in the whole school Heritage Day. We focused on Blackpool Tower and Blackpool Trams. The children really enjoyed finding out about Blackpool Tower and even built their own towers using bricks and straws and playdough!
Date: 9th Jul 2021 @ 8:06pm
Today in DT we created our final playground structure.
We looked back to the design we had created the previous week to recap on what piece of equipment we were going to make, what we needed our equipment to be and the materials and tools we needed to create and decorate our finished product.
We had lots of resources available to create our playground structure and we tried to use them effectively to build a strong and sturdy structure. We we're all very proud of our finished product!
After we had finished we then evaulated our design. We thought about what had gone well with our design, if it was fit for purpose and what we might change if we were to make our design again.
