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Date: 17th Oct 2019 @ 4:23pm
This half term on No Pen Day we explore Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice'. We enjoyed role playing different scenes and discussing how characters felt and acted. In Maths we investigated place value when carrying out efficient subtraction and how exchanging takes place. In History we investigated Tudors inventories and how this linked to their social class.
PE - Teamwork and Problem Solving
Date: 17th Oct 2019 @ 4:16pm
This half term we have been working on our ability to work as a team to solve a range of different problems. We have worked in a range of different groups and linked our skills from a a variety of sports. Throughout PE we have reflected upon our learning and how this links to the characteristics.
Date: 17th Oct 2019 @ 4:00pm
Every half term, children in Boundary will be learning about an area of Eco. Eco is short for ecological which means the relations of living organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. Year three's theme this half term was Climate Change. Children watched videos, played games and created a poster to demonstrate awareness of how we need to change the way we are to help our planet.
Date: 17th Oct 2019 @ 4:02pm
This half term in Year 4 we learnt about democracy and had a visit from MP Paul Maynard. He gave our applicants advice on how to write a successful manifesto. Once our applicants had written their manifestos they presented them to their class. Once all the children had read their manifestos the children in Year 4 voted for their new school councillors. We now have two successful new councillors who have already attended their first council meeting.
Date: 8th Oct 2019 @ 12:39pm
This week were lucky enough to have a fantastic visit from SMJ Falconry who brought 4 owls; Midge, Molly, Ollie and Spud. We found out lots of interesting facts about the owls and even had the opportunity to hold on wearing a special glove. Back in the classroom we read the story Owl Babies, uses props and puppets to retell the story orally, made owls out of recycled materials, used play dough to make our own owls and built nest out of natural materials. We also drew the owls from the story and labelled them with the initial sound. What a busy week we have had!
Date: 17th Oct 2019 @ 9:44am
Year 3 had a great time on No Pen Day, especially in Science! We have been learning all about magnetic forces and we used iron filings to create our own magnetic fields. We also had to work together to create our own magnetic maze, using rolled paper - a technique we have been looking at in our Design Technology lessons. It was interesting to see all the different designs. At the end of the lesson, we were able to show how the magnets don't need to be touching the magnetic object, in order to move it.
The One With Electricity At Aspire!
Date: 17th Oct 2019 @ 9:38am
Today, Year 6 went to Aspire to take part in an electricity workshop to link in with work we have done in our Science topic. The children were tasked with carrying out an investigation into what would make a bulb brighter/dimmer in a circuit. They all agreed that adding more cells to a circuit would make the bulb brighter as there was more electricity being supplied to the bulb.
Date: 17th Oct 2019 @ 9:19am
Autumn is in the air! We have had a very busy last week of term at Nursery, exploring how things change in Autumn and why. Our BLT for the week was to go for an Autumn walk and collect Autumn treasures in a paper bag for us to explore in Nursery. Lots of us found leaves of all different colours, some of us found sticks and conkers, and some of us even found pinecones, acorns and 'helicopter leaves!' We have used the leaves for craft activities, we have counted and rolled the conkers and acorns, and we have been mark making with sticks! We all enjoyed exploring our Autumn treasures! We have also created Autumn transient art pictures, made button trees and created leaf characters! This week we have also been looking at recognising the letters in our name, and some of us have been practising hard to write our names! Keep practising over half term everybody!
Date: 7th Oct 2019 @ 8:46am
Year 2 were excited to see the Book Bus arrive, we looked at a range of different books from many genres and read one together as a class. Children then choose to buy one to take home. Remember reading is very important but it is also very fun when you have the right book. We hope everyone enjoys reading their new books and Miss Ward and Miss Hooson look forward to hearing all about them.
Date: 16th Oct 2019 @ 8:39pm
On Wednesday morning, Gemma from 'Little Zoo to You' brought some of her animals in to meet Year Two. Some of the creatures we were lucky enough to meet were Michelle the African Land Snail, Colin the Madagascan Cockroach and Zeus the American Corn Snake. Gemma told us all about the habitats in which these animals can be found and how they have adapted to survive and thrive in their environments in the wild.
Date: 26th Sep 2019 @ 8:31am
Year 2 spent the morning voting for their new Class Councillor representative. Candidates read their manifestos to the class to help the children make some very important decisions. We then went and placed our very important votes into the ballot box. Congratulations to Callum and Talon who were elected. I'm sure they're going to do a fantastic job.
The One Where Year 6 Go To Church!
Date: 14th Oct 2019 @ 8:34pm
Year 6 ended their R.E. unit of work with a visit to St.Mark's Church. The Vicar and Matt (Church Army) answered the children's questions all about life as a Christian and Baptism.
Date: 14th Oct 2019 @ 7:09pm
When we came back into class after lunch we had a shock .... our classrooms looked like this!!! It was 'horrible', 'dirty', 'full of rubbish' and 'a mess'. What had happened???
Miss James and Mrs Hopwood had done an experiment to show us what the world would be like if we didn't look after it and take care of it. They had dropped rubbish everywhere to show us what littering is. We then watched a video which helped us further understand the impact of littering on our environment both for us and for lots of animals too. It was horrible.
We decided we wanted to see if there was any litter in our local environment, so on our trip to the library we used our observational skills to see if we could spot any litter. We hoped we wouldn't, but we did.
Remember always put your litter in the bin. We want to live in a clean, happy environment!
Date: 11th Oct 2019 @ 7:07pm
This week we had a very exciting visit from Midge the owl! We all listened carefully to the lady who looks after Midge. She told us lots of exciting facts about owls! Some of us were lucky enough to hold Midge. We had to wear a special glove and be very brave and gentle with the owls. When we got back to Nursery we used the facts we had learnt and pictures of us and the owls to make information books. We have also taken part in lost of activities relating to owls this week. We have built nests for owls, made patterns with owl feathers, and we even made salt dough owls!
Date: 11th Oct 2019 @ 3:45pm
No pen day was great fun! We did all our learning without using a pen. In writing we learnt about instructions. We were given a set that was all in the wrong order and our challenge was to correct it. We thought about what should go first, next, after that and what would come at the end. Maths was exciting too ... we used objects to create the part part whole method of addition. Some of us even got up to 20! In the afternoon we carried on our 'No Pen Day' learning in PSHE. We learnt about the characteristics needed to be a good friend and what friendship means. We had a go at various activities and challenges which tested our friendships skills and we were all very sucessful. A couple of children asked if we could have no pen day every week!!!Â
The One Where No Pens Were Allowed!
Date: 10th Oct 2019 @ 1:52pm
On Tuesday 8th October, the whole school took part in No Pen Day. The aim of the day is to communicate with others and to work collaboratively on set tasks. The day was full of interesting conversations, which allowed the children to think more deeply about their learning.
The One With The Harvest Assembly!
Date: 10th Oct 2019 @ 1:46pm
Today Year 6 led the school in the annual Harvest assembly. The children explained the history of harvest and how we should be thankful for the food we have to eat. We also discussed World Food Day and how we should work together to help put a stop to world hunger. We were joined by Matt Rowley from the Church Army, who also spoke of the importance of helping others and being thankful for what we have. After the assembly, we delivered all the items that had been donated to Vincent House - a charity which helps and supports the homeless in our local area.
Date: 6th Oct 2019 @ 8:30pm
This week Reception enjoyed the visit from the book bus and we all had the opportunity to have a look at the book available. Some of the children were lucky enough to buy their own books. We counted out our coins and paid for the book by ourselves. We can't wait to share our new books with our grown ups when we get home.
Date: 4th Oct 2019 @ 1:11pm
We were very excited about the Book Bus coming to school. There were so many books to enjoy and we all managed to find a favourite. Morgan said 'the book bus is huge and has lots of books'. Logan said ' I bought a Toy Story book to read at bed time' and Jacob said 'I've got a Roblox book because I love Roblox'
The One Where Year 6 Teach Year 1!
Date: 4th Oct 2019 @ 12:18pm
This morning, Year 6 planned and taught an R.E. lesson to Year 1 all about Baptism. By the end of the lesson, the children could describe what happens during a baptism service in church, name the special objects needed for a baptism and explain why it is an important ceremony for Christians.
Date: 1st Oct 2019 @ 4:51pm
This week Nursery enjoyed a visit to the book bus! We all had a look at the different books available. Some of us were lucky enough to buy a book! We gave our money to pay for the book ourselves, and counted out the coins in our change. We are looking forward to reading our new stories!
The Tiger Who Came to Nursery!
Date: 3rd Oct 2019 @ 3:51pm
This week we had a visit from a tiger! We read the story 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea,' talking about all the different foods he eats, and if they are healthy or unhealthy. Later on in the week we came in to Nursery one morning to find all the food had disappeared! But...the tiger had left some pretty obvious clues! We found four big tiger prints on the carpet in Nursery, alongside an empty milk, an eaten banana, and a empty Jaffa Cake box! We became super detectives, investigating around Nursery to see if anything else had been disturbed! We've also spent time this week writing invitations to invite people to tea and making tea for tea parties. We have also made tigers using different materials in Nursery, focussing on the tigers stripes and looking at the patterns they show!
Date: 1st Oct 2019 @ 6:48pm
Today the Book Bus came to visit. Each class had a 20 minute slot to visit the bus and peruse the shelves!! Children were invited to bring £10 so they could buy a book or two. As a school we will receive a percentage of what we made on the day - we will then be able to buy more new books for the school.
Date: 1st Oct 2019 @ 6:39pm
Today the school held its annual class council representative elections. Any child who wanted to put themselves forward for the position was asked to write a manifesto that included why they wanted to be considered for the role and what they thought they could offer. They then had to read these out to their class. Each class then took turns going into the hall to make their vote. The votes were counted by lunch time and in assembly this afternoon the winners were announced.
Congratulation to Charlie and Millie who will be representing their classes this year.
The One Where They Play Hockey!
Date: 1st Oct 2019 @ 6:32pm
Our PE unit this half term is hockey. Over the past few weeks we have been practising keeping control of the ball, dribbling the ball into positions and push passing to a partner. This week we have progressed to playing competitive matches against each other. We are learning to mark a player and intercept the ball when it comes near us. We still need to work on getting into a space and not all crowding around the person with the ball!
