: Blog items
Date: 14th Sep 2023 @ 9:17am
As part of our science journey into space, we have learned about the different planets in our solar system and how they orbit the Sun. In this lesson, we went outside and made a scale model to represent the distances between the planets.
Date: 14th Sep 2023 @ 8:53am
In Science, Year 3 have looked at investigating forces and looking at friction in action. The children did a range of activities to see how friction worked and what happened when they rubbed their hands together.
Year 3- Perfecting programming!
Date: 14th Sep 2023 @ 8:41am
In Computing, Year 3 have been looking at using the program ‘Scratch’. We looked at how the blocks moved the sprite and when we looked inside the program we throught about how we could improve it.
Year 2 - Flexible Partitioning
Date: 13th Sep 2023 @ 8:47pm
Year Two have been using the Base 10 and part-part-whole models to partition 2-digit numbers in different ways. We tried to do this in a systematic way so we could spot the patterns occuring with the tens digits. We started to record our calculations with addition senetences and this also helped us to see the patterns in the digits.
Date: 13th Sep 2023 @ 8:36pm
As part of our Reading into Writing journey, Year Two have been learning how to use conjunctions effectively to join clauses. We enjoyed working in small groups to match clauses with appropriate conjunctions. Once matched, we had to re-read the sentences carefully to make sure that they made sense with the chosen conjunction. We will continue to develop our understanding and start to use a wider range of conjunctions in our next piece of writing.
Year 2 - Computing - Budding Photographers
Date: 13th Sep 2023 @ 8:21pm
For our first Computing unit of the year, Year Two are focusing on Digital Photography. We have been learning the steps needed to take a good photograph and how we can adjust the way we are holding our devices to improve the photographs we take. We have also been learning the difference between portrait and landscape images and experimenting with these, thinking carefully about which option a photographer might prefer depending on the subject of the photograph.
Date: 13th Sep 2023 @ 4:03pm
In our History lesson today, we have had the opportunity to look at various Mayan artefacts including a replica calendar. The children asked and answered lots of interesting questions and used their critical thinking skills to talk about what each object told us about the Maya.
Year 6 - Computing: Spreadsheets
Date: 13th Sep 2023 @ 3:53pm
Today we began our new unit of spreadsheets in Computing. Today's session involved inputting data into a given table. We did this by rolling a dice 5 times and repeating the task. We then added each roll to the table.
Date: 12th Sep 2023 @ 10:52pm
This week in History, we found out about Queen Boudica. Boudica was a fierce, brave warrior queen who had enough of the Romans mistreating her and her fellow Britons, so she decided to fight back!
Year 4 - Knowing all the places
Date: 11th Sep 2023 @ 8:12pm
Since returning to school we have had a huge focus on Place Value in Maths. Today, we focused on representing numbers to 10000.
Date: 11th Sep 2023 @ 8:09pm
Today, we focused on performing. To start the lesson, we recapped the elements of music focusing on our vocabulary words. Learn to sing the Hoedown again, recap context. Then after a little warm up of our voices we learned to sing ‘Hoedown’.
We focused on:
- Learning to sing the song as part of an ensemble/choir
- Following a leader/conductor
- Understanding the meaning of the song
- Demonstrating and maintain correct posture and breath control
- How do we sing at our best? Standing and with air in our lungs. How can we sing in unison?
Date: 11th Sep 2023 @ 6:29pm
This week the children have been learning about the similarities and difference between them and their friends. We have been reading some different stories about our families and talking about who lives in our house. The children have been using mirrors to identify the different features on their face and identify what makes them and their family unique.
"My dog is called Roxy" Elisha
"My mummy is older than me and she has pink hair" Nikola
"I have a baby in my house" Sahiti
"In my house I have mummy, daddy, Prudie, Shaloe, Isaac, Elliot and me. Prudie is my baby sister" Oliver J
"I have yellow hair" Summer
Date: 11th Sep 2023 @ 6:16pm
Today all the children in Reception enjoyed picking their lunches and staying at school for dinner, THey have been learning the importance of waiting in line, asking the dinner staff clearly what they would like, how to use the salad bar and how to sit nicely at the table and use their knives and forks. The children were also trying hard to remember to say please and and thank you. Have a look at some of the pictures of the children enjoying lunch with their new friends.
"The pasta is yummy" Isla
"I've eaten all my dinner" Oliver J
""Can I have my biscuit please?" Elisha
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Date: 11th Sep 2023 @ 6:11pm
Today Year 6 continued the grammar unit in their French lesson. First, we recapped on last week's learning - the gender of nouns and indefinite articles. We moved on to learn about definite articles and found out that in French there are four words for 'the' (le, la, l' and les). We then used French dictionaries to find out the gender of nouns and write the nouns with their correct definite article.
Date: 11th Sep 2023 @ 5:36pm
Today we began to explore our five senses by naming each sense and the part of the body that is to do with each sense. We then focused specifically on our sense of touch. We recapped on the different parts of the hand, including thumb, palm, skin and wrist. As a class, we then discussed what is touch? What happens when we touch something? And is it only our hands that we touch with?
‘We touch with our skin!’
‘Your sense of touch tells you if something is hot or cold.’
We talked about what is safe and unsafe to touch, completed ‘I can feel’ sheets, labeled the properties of these objects and completed a mystery box feely activity.
Date: 10th Sep 2023 @ 4:47pm
During our first week in Year 1 we have explored our new provision, both inside and outside the classroom. We have enjoyed making the most of the nice weather and spent lots of time outside practising our counting, making numberlines, writing lists and captions and grouping and sorting objects.
Reception Learning Rules and Routines
Date: 10th Sep 2023 @ 1:47pm
This week the children have been busy learning their new classroom rules and routines. The have been learning to stop put their hands up then an adult shakes the tamborine, tidy away the resources they have been using, getting changed into their water proofs, lining up on the grid to listen to instructions and sharing with thier friends. They have a made a super start!
Reception Our first week at school
Date: 10th Sep 2023 @ 1:13pm
The children have had a great first week at school. We have been making new friends, learning out rules and routines, exploring the different classroom areas and playing outside in our garden. What a great start to school life.
Year 3- Exploring explanation texts!
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 4:08pm
This week we have started our new Reading into Writing journey looking at explanation text. We identified and located features in a range of texts and thought about which we may use when writing our own.
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 4:04pm
Today we started our DT journey. This half term we will be designing, making and evaluating our own pillows. We started the journey by taking inspiration from others. We looked at a variety of pillows and evaluated them based on their purpose, fabric, design and decorations.
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 3:55pm
This week we started our 7 weeks with Wigan Warriors. We learned to tig each other and run with the ball.
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 3:53pm
This week, we started to look at figurative language. We focused on similes, personification, metaphors, onomatopoeia and alliteration.
Date: 7th Sep 2023 @ 7:27pm
Alongside the rest of the school, Year 1 have been thinking about our goals for the year. We discussed how we needed to choose a sensible goal and think of ideas to make a plan for how we are going to get there. We had lots of good ideas and are looking forward to taking small steps towards our goals!
Date: 7th Sep 2023 @ 3:01pm
This week, the children in year 5 have had the first of their three summer Forest School lessons. After exploring the wild area and picking all of the fruit from the trees, pupils worked together to build dens, clear the pond area and find small animals that have moved in over the summer. Pupils had a great time and can't wait until next week!
Date: 7th Sep 2023 @ 2:56pm
This week, the pupils in year 5 have begun their art journey which is all about typography and maps. Typography is the creation of aesthetically pleasing and legible letters. In this lesson, pupils learned about how printed letter fonts have evolved over the past 2000 years. We then created our own letters using a variety of shapes.
