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Date: 6th Sep 2024 @ 10:53am
This week year 5 pupils have been back at forest school. We picked loads of fruit from the trees and found plenty of young frogs in the forest area. Pupils made ridge-line shelters, chopped wood and played a variety of games.
Date: 6th Sep 2024 @ 8:55am
To begin the year we have all been thinking about our goals for the year ahead. We discussed what a goal is and how we can achieve them by breaking the goal down into small achieveable steps. We are all going to be working hard this year to achieve social and academic goals.
Date: 6th Sep 2024 @ 8:48am
This week we started our Music unit looking at soul music. We listened to and appraised the song 'Do What You Want To!' and discussed the elments of music surrounding the song: tempo, dynamics, texture, lyrics etc.
Nursery Settle in for a Fantastic Year
Date: 5th Sep 2024 @ 8:42pm
We have had a wonderful week welcoming our new starters to Nursery. We have all spent time getting to know each other and the chidren have made a super start learning all the nursery routines. We've got a feeling it's going to be a brilliant year!
Date: 5th Sep 2024 @ 9:25am
Year 3 started their maths learning by recapping what we remember about 2-digit numbers. We have been looking at how 2-digit numbers are composed of tens and ones and we have also been looking at how we can flexibly partition 2-digit numbers in a range of ways. Our next step is to introduce hundreds and then begin to look at the place value in 3-digit numbers.
Date: 5th Sep 2024 @ 9:12am
We started our Music learning in Year 3 by recapping the Elements of Music. We reminded ourselves of the key vocabulary: tempo, allegro, adagio, texture and melody.
We then listened to a country song called 'Home is where the heart is' and used the listening mats to help us describe what we could hear. We also compared it with the Dolly Parton piece, 'Jolene'.
The next part of our journey will be focusing on pitch and structure as we learn to sing 'Home is where the heart is'.
Year 4 - Should the Romans have invaded Britain?
Date: 5th Sep 2024 @ 9:10am
We started our History unit about Romans by going down to the school hall and looking at our World and British History timeline. We found out that the Romans invaded Britain after the Iron Age and this was one of the reasons they invaded. We then looked at arguments for and against the Romans invading and used our oracy skills to have a debate about it.
Year 4 - KIRFs and dictionary practise
Date: 5th Sep 2024 @ 9:07am
Right back at it this week! We have been practising our numbers to 100 for our KIRFs this half term and we have been practising how to use a dictionary. We remembered that the dictionary is in alphabetical order and that we use the first 3 letters of the word to find it.
Date: 5th Sep 2024 @ 7:46am
This half term in Computing we will be exploring how to take a good photo. We began by exploring different devices that took photographs before thinking how to take a good photo. We agreed that we needed to hold the ipad steady, look through the screen and then press the button. Before we took any photos, we discussed the importance of asking for permission before taking a picture of a person. We enjoyed taking a range of photos including a selfie, buildings and objects close up.
Date: 5th Sep 2024 @ 7:40am
Yesterday, we explored different types of puppets so we can take inspiration from them when we make our own puppets. We thought about what materials were used and how the parts were joined together to gain a better understanding of how they work and how these things make it appropriate for their user.
Reception- Our first few days at school
Date: 4th Sep 2024 @ 8:52pm
It has been lovely welcoming the new children into Reception. The children looked super smart in their new uniforms and we have been very impressed how well the children have come into school . Over the past few days they children have been busy getting to know the staff in school, meeting new friends, exploring the classroom environments and learning the new classroom rules and routines. Have a look at some of the things the children have been doing.
Date: 4th Sep 2024 @ 5:13pm
Acorns have enjoyed their first few days settling into their new learning environment and meeting new peers and staff.
We have been busy exploring lots of different areas and resources as well as beginning to establish our daily routines.
Date: 3rd Sep 2024 @ 7:31pm
We have had a fantastic few days back in our new Year 1 classes! We are very proud of how well our children have adapted to the new routines in school. We have enjoyed hearing about what children have been up to over summer and how much they have been looking forward to coming back to school!
This week we have been getting used to the new routines in Year 1 and settling back into school life. We have also taken part in lots of activites, both indoors and outdoors! We have read 'The Colour Monster,' labelled the characters, retold the story, practised counting and recognising numbers, build models in our construction area and explored different ways to move in our outdoor obstacle course!
Year 6 - Sports and Picnic at Stanley Park
Date: 19th Jul 2024 @ 10:40am
Today we took our Year 6 children for a fun-filled morning of sport at Stabley Park. The rain just about held off enough so that we could enjoy ourselves. A picnic together rounded off the great morning!
Date: 19th Jul 2024 @ 10:40am
Today we spent some of our last day in Year 1 playing collaborative games! We enjoyed having some fun with our friends and celebrating the hard work we have put in this year!
Date: 19th Jul 2024 @ 10:32am
Our Year 6 Disco went down a treat with the children! A perfect way to celebrate a great year and to say goodbye to each other.
Date: 18th Jul 2024 @ 8:19pm
This half term we have been generating ideas through playful exploration and exploring sculpture. Today we completed our final project and created a sea creature. We used different materials, tools and ideas to work towards our outcome.
Year 5 - Final Fashion Designs
Date: 18th Jul 2024 @ 11:31am
Today, pupils in year 5 turned their outift designs into a minature prototype (or toile). They made their outfit on a mannequin before evaulating their final piece and the process of making it.
Acorns - Visit to Farmer Parrs
Date: 16th Jul 2024 @ 1:11pm
This term Acorns have been exploring growth on the farm. We have been learning about different animals and the habitats on the farm.
Acorns have enjoyed their trip out to experience the farm first hand. Acorns enjoyed seeing the variety of animals on the farm, watching them eating and seeing where they lived.
We found the animals a little noisy but loved the opportunity to copy them too!
We even saw some alpacas and deer. What a great day!
Date: 15th Jul 2024 @ 4:52pm
Last week, we had an amazing time visiting the farm animals!
Date: 15th Jul 2024 @ 4:48pm
Today in science, we revisited our 'Sound' topic. Firstly, we completed a flashback about how sound travels. Then, we were asked to move around the room and solve 10 clues which gave us a code to escape a recording studio. All of the clues were based on key concepts that we had learnt in Year 4. Therefore, we had to apply our knowledge of these to answer the questions.
Date: 13th Jul 2024 @ 2:31pm
This week the mobile farm came to visit Boundary Primary School.
The Reception children had a great time looking, learning about and petting the farm animals - they could even use a brush to brush the animals fur.
"I saw a baby cow - it is callled a calf" Esme
"I brushed the horses fur- it liked me doing it" Luca.
"The sheep were big and had white fur which is wool" Mathew
"I stroked the rabbit. It was so soft and cute" Kierah
"The pig was big and black. He was a bit stinky too" Ocean- Blue
"The ducks kept going in the goats cage" Nevaeh
"The chickens tried to escape over the fence. The farmer got them back" Elektra
"The guinea pigs kept running around the cage" Niko
Date: 13th Jul 2024 @ 2:06pm
Thoughout the year, Gardening Club have been busy developing our school grounds.
They have collected and planted seeds from the flowers, planted bulbs for the Spring, planted vegetables and fruit and cleared weeds. They have met every week, for most of the school year, and have not stopped.
"Not as much grows in Winter as it is too cold" Connor
"We take the seeds off the Sunflower in Autumn so we can plant them in Spring to grow in the Summer" Neel
"We need to weed so we can plant the seeds" Charlotte.
"The plants need the sunshine as it is warm and then the strawberries will grow. We will water them if it doesn't rain" Lauren
"We picked the strawberries and ate them at the end of the club- they were so juicy and sweet" Gracie
Date: 12th Jul 2024 @ 1:46pm
Today we completed some Geography fieldwork at Stanley Park! Despite the weather being wet and rainy, we enjoyed exploring how Stanley Park has changed throughout the seasons and looking at the deciduous and evergreen tree and different types of plants.
Date: 11th Jul 2024 @ 2:57pm
Today we had a visit from a local farm and we had a great time. We got to see and pet a range of farm animals: goats, sheep, cows, chickens, rabbits and a pig! We were told how to safely pet/handle the animals and were allowed to groom and brush some of them.
