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Date: 5th Mar 2020 @ 2:50pm
What a good day! Children have thoroughly enjoyed World Book Day. From the beginning and discussing our characters, making book marks and drawing character selfies, visiting the library and being given our own book, guessing the stories and listening to stories! We have had a brilliant day!
Date: 5th Mar 2020 @ 4:35pm
Today it is World Book Day, and we have had a very exciting day! We started the day by coming in Nursery, but not in our school uniform! We were all dressed as characters from our favourite story. We had characters from 'Peter Rabbit,' 'Funny Bones' and even 'Harry Potter!' During carpet time we all talked about who we were, and why we liked the story our character was from. We then took part in different World Book Day activities, including making a bookmark to keep our place in our favourite story! We finished off each Nursery session with a story before home time. Everyone in Nursery made a fantastic effort for the day, thank you for your support!
Date: 6th Mar 2020 @ 4:22pm
This week in Nursery we have been exploring different types of transport. We have read and discussed lots of different vehicle books, talking about where we might travel using each type of transport. In our construction area we have made roads using bricks, play dough tools and construction site vehicles. We have also made a track for large vehicles made with planks, that we have explored using the bus and trains we have made using large cardboard boxes. We have investigated the marks different vehicles make using shaving foam, paint and vehicles, as well as setting up our own car wash to wash the dirty vehicles in afterwards! In our Funky Fingers area we have been using nuts and bolts, and putting stickers onto the different types of wheels! We have even explored remote control vehicles, looking at how to turn them on and how we can move them without using our hands!
Date: 5th Mar 2020 @ 8:18pm
What a fantastic day we have had today! We were so excited coming into class this morning. We couldn't wait to see what all our friends were dressed as. Our classes were made up of Marry Poppins, Harry Potters, Gangster Granny, Cat in the Hats, Ron Weasley, Gruffalos, Peter Rabbit, Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood and many more.
We talked about who we had come dressed as, we completed a book review and we also enjoyed re-designing a book front cover for a book that had been read to us with the cover hidden. There were some great designs and a couple even looked like the real thing!
The overarching theme of the day was to share stories .... so we read stories as class, on our own and to our friends. We also enjoyed a visit to the library in our costumes where we all received a book.
It's not all over today, we love reading and we ready every day at school! .... Tomorrow we have Mrs. G Teepee Tales coming in to share more stories with us! The excitement and our love for books never ends!
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” Dr. Seuss.
Date: 5th Mar 2020 @ 7:49pm
When Year 4 returned to school they found out that their new subject was going to be called ' Oh I do like to be by the seaside'. This topic has a focus on Geography, Science and D&T. The children created ocean themed water colour washes onto their paper. They created different tones and shade to show light passing through the water. Once they were dry the children researched different ocean creatures and created silhouettes to add to their ocean landscapes. Children also started to investigate habitats and elements of living things.
Wonderful World Book Day Outfits
Date: 5th Mar 2020 @ 6:42pm
Is this this best year yet? The children in Year 5 made such an incredible effort with their World Book Day costumes today, all to celebrate the wonderful world of books and highlight the importance of reading. The Queen of Hearts, Harry Potter, Matilda, Gangsta Granny and Willy Wonka were just a few of the famous book characters that made an appearance.
Date: 25th Feb 2020 @ 2:29pm
Once we'd made our pancakes we all came back to Reception and had pancake races! It was great fun- trying to run and toss our pancakes at the same time! Look at how we did!
Date: 5th Mar 2020 @ 1:40pm
Today we have enjoyed celebrating World Book Day. The children looked fantastic in their costumes and they enjoyed taking part in lots of different activities. The children enjoyed sharing their favourite story books, making books marks and they even visited the library. All children have received a book token to spend on a book of their choice which are available from local super markets.
Date: 25th Feb 2020 @ 1:24pm
Today the children have enjoyed celebrating pancake day. We visited the school kitchen to make our own delicious pancakes. We needed eggs, flour and milk. Mrs Clark had to weigh the flour using the scales to make sure we had the right amount. We mixed the ingredients up in a bowl to make sure there was no lumps. We then cooked the pancake in the frying pan. Mrs Clark flipped the pancake too! They tasted delicious!
When we got back to class we enjoyed making pancakes in the home corner, reading pancake words and even having pancake races in the garden.
Date: 25th Feb 2020 @ 2:10pm
Hurray for Pancake Day! The children were busy today and very excited because they were going to the kitchen to make pancakes! Here's how to make them :
"First you need to get the eggs, flour and milk" Connor
"Put them in the bowl" Lucas
"Mix them" Hanasa
"Put it in the frying pan to cook it" Elsie
"Mrs McAllister flipped it! " Lexiann
"Then it's ready to eat!" Rosalie
Date: 5th Mar 2020 @ 12:07pm
Reception have been busy exploring in the garden looking for signs of Spring. The children noticed how the garden was changing and new plants, flowers and leaves were beginning to grow.
"Look! I can see a yellow flower...I think it's called a daffodil". Jaz.
"These are growing too... these are smaller pink and purple flowers" Alexander.
Date: 4th Mar 2020 @ 6:00pm
Our Year 5 mini-cadets received a visit from detectives who work in Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this week. During the session, the detectives explained what their job entails and how they work to solve crimes and to keep people safe.
Date: 3rd Mar 2020 @ 8:00pm
As part of Year 5's work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, 14 children had the opportunity to learn and act out a scene from the play 'The Taming of the Shrew' and perform with other schools in the local area. All the children came together at the Grand Theatre in Blackpool and performed on its famous stage. We were extremely impressed with the children's dedication and commitment when learning their lines and also the courage and confidence they demonstrated whilst acting in front of an audience. All of Year 5 children enjoyed watching the play and their experience at the theatre.
Date: 13th Feb 2020 @ 9:59am
Holly class had a great time learning how to balance on a bike. They learnt about being safe, the parts of a bike and how to stop, go and park their bike.
Young Seasiders Art Competition
Date: 4th Mar 2020 @ 12:02pm
School children from right across the Fylde coast have let their imaginations run wild and made this year’s Young Seasiders Arts and Crafts Exhibition another success story and our children were a part of it. Children from across the school took part in a variety of art lessons, creating pieces which were influenced by our local area and created using techniques used by artists across a range of styles.
Two winners were eventually chosen, Joe from Year 6 and Elliah from Year 2. Their artwork, along with all the other final pieces chosen, are on display at The Grundy gallery in Blackpool along with art created by other children from schools across Blackpool and The Fylde. Jo and Elliah were taken to the art gallery to see their artwork on display and to receive their certificates - Well Done and another Well Done to all our children who have created wonderful pieces of art that we are all very proud of!
The Adventures of the Naughty Bus
Date: 28th Feb 2020 @ 4:22pm
This week our story has been ‘The Naughty Bus.’ We started the week by reading and discussing the story, talking about our own experiences of where some of us have been on a bus journey! We have been building towns and roads in our construction area, making stop signs at the writing table, and adding a certain number of people onto the bus in our maths area. We have also painted a big box that we have turned into a bus for our role-play area. We all had a great time, taking it in turns to be different parts of the bus, setting up a bus stop, and handing our tickets to the driver when the bus arrived! Firstly, we painted the bus red, found circle shapes for wheels and cut out some rectangular shapes for windows. We’ve been on lots of bus journeys to different places, giving our bus ticket to the driver and him taking us where we wanted to go!
Date: 28th Feb 2020 @ 4:09pm
This week we celebrated Pancake Day! We read the story ‘Mr Wolf’s Pancakes,’ and talked about what we thought we might need to make our own pancakes. In our special box we then found the ingredients we needed to make pancakes, including some instructions for us to follow from Mr Wolf! We looked at the numbers to help us follow the instructions, starting at number 1, following the words and pictures all the way to number 6, which was eating the pancakes! Yum! We worked in small groups to weigh and sieve the flour, pour in the milk and egg and whisk the mixture together. We all had a turn at each stage until we had made a batter; our teachers then took this into the kitchen to cook in the frying pan. We all tried the pancakes before home time; some of us even tried lemon and sugar as a topping! We also made pancakes in our Play Dough area, which we put into small frying pans to try and flip and take part in Pancake races! In our Maths area we also used dice and different pancake toppings to create a pancake. We rolled the dice and added the correct number of toppings onto each pancake. We had toppings of strawberries, blueberries, orange and even chocolate!
Reception enjoying the climbing frames!
Date: 5th Mar 2020 @ 11:55am
Reception have enjoyed using the climbing frames during PE. The children demonstrated good co-ordination and control whilst climbing on the equipment, placing their feet on the bars to climb and holding some balances for some time. The children were able to jump off the equipments safetly, bending their needs to land.
Date: 27th Feb 2020 @ 8:19pm
Les enfants apprennent les cinq premiers fruits (Children have been learning about the first five fruits) in French. Demandez-leur lequel est leur prefere (Ask them which one is their favourite) Les pomme (apple), Les cerise (cherry), Les banane (banana), Les peche (peach) or Les fraise (strawberry).
Date: 27th Feb 2020 @ 8:06pm
Children have been learning about the value of money. Through role play, children have been working collaboratively through buying and selling, giving correct amounts and calculating change. It is crucial children understand the value of each coin, have the mental ability to count on from given amounts and convert between pounds and pence.
Date: 27th Feb 2020 @ 9:25am
Our new topic, World of Work, was launched with a careers fair afternoon. Numerous volunteers from a wide variety of different professions visited us and answered our questions about their career and path into their field of work. It was a hugely successful afternoon and the children learned lots about the different careers available to them. We would like to say a huge thank you to the volunteers who gave their time to speak to the children.
Date: 27th Feb 2020 @ 8:57am
On our first day back after half term, Year 2 had a great morning experimenting with electricity! We defied gravity by making a balloon stick to the wall and we even made salt and pepper jump from a bowl! We learnt that this was all down to static electricity. We had lots of fun making our hair stand up. We also used snap circuits to make fans and lights. We had a great morning and can't wait to learn more about electricity!
Topic Overview Spring 2 2019/2020
Date: 26th Feb 2020 @ 3:50pm
Balance Bike Bonanza Willow Class!
Date: 29th Jan 2020 @ 12:01pm
This half term the children have enjoyed using the balance bikes. The children talked about the importance of wearing a helmet to keep them safe and identify and name the different parts of a bike. The instructors focused on teaching the children how to stop and start on a bike as well as them developing good balance and co-ordination whilst riding the bike. What great fun they had!
Paws, Claws, Whiskers and Measurement Maths!
Date: 25th Feb 2020 @ 9:15pm
Why were there different animal paw prints all over our classroom floor?
.....For our Paws, Claws and Whiskers WOW we estimated amounts, measured animals footprints using non standard measurements such as multilink, sorted animals into different categories and ordered animals by their height. We are very excited for more animal learning to come!
