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Date: 27th Sep 2022 @ 6:45pm
Today we worked practically to count forwards within 10 from any given number. We found given numbers on our number lines and learnt how to use them to find the number after, stating the oral sentence, ‘the number after __ is __.’ We looked at different representations, including number lines and tens frames, to find missing numbers and explain the mistakes.
Date: 27th Sep 2022 @ 5:27pm
Monday 26th September was European Day of Languages. Miss Ashton started the day with an assembly, which focused on the characteristic of perseverance. This links to learning a new language, as you need to persevere when learning a new skill. She talked about the benefits of learning a new language including communicating and developing a better understanding of different cultures. In class the children have been learning some simple phrases in European languages such as Polish, Spanish, Romanian and German.
Date: 27th Sep 2022 @ 8:31am
The 26th September is European Languages Day! We celebrated by discussing why we have different languages and how many there are across Europe. We had a go at saying Hello and Goodbye in numerous languages and then we focused on Spanish phrases. The children were brilliant!
Date: 26th Sep 2022 @ 7:29pm
Today in Science we focussed on our sense of taste. We learnt about the different parts of our mouth and what these are used for. We also learnt new vocabulary to describe how things taste. We then tasted a range of foods, using these new key words to explain what we could taste and to enable us to categorize them.
Date: 26th Sep 2022 @ 4:58pm
In this week's science lesson, pupils in Hawthorn and Rowan continue to learn about the properties of different materials. Pupils carried out an experiment using water as a solvent, to find out which materials were soluble and which were insoluble. We also noticed that the soluble substances were edible.
We also melted and solidfied white chocolate, dark chocolate and milk chocolate by heating and cooling it. We obseved that it it was still the same substance after these changes in state - they were reversible changes. The chocolate looked and tasted the same too!
YEAR 5 (A Very Wet) Forest Schools Session
Date: 26th Sep 2022 @ 12:34pm
On Thursday, pupils in Hawthorn and Rowan had to show resilience and toughness as our Forest School sessions were interrupted by heavy rain. Pupils built dens (which were tested by the weather), made tie-dyed strips of material, and had a snack of apple and soft cheese. We were proud that the children persevered in the challenging conditions and still had an enjoyable time.
Date: 23rd Sep 2022 @ 5:00pm
We started our Computing journey today and the children impressed Miss Crystal and Mr Bamber immensely! They listened extremely carefully and followed instructions so well. The children learned how to use Google Slides to make a Stop Motion Animation. They used one slide per frame of animation to create an animation of the sun rising and moon.
Date: 23rd Sep 2022 @ 4:12pm
Throughout Autumn term, we will be exploring the key question 'How does Music help us to make friends?' So far, we have listened to two contrasting pieces of music- Music is in my Soul and Bolero. We have practised keeping the beat of these songs and thought about what we liked and disliked about them. During our music sessions, we have been learning to sing the song 'Music is in my Soul' and have practised the chorus and first verse trying to keep in time with each other as well as sing in tune. Lastly, we have been improvising to the song using the glokenspiels which has been lots of fun!
Date: 23rd Sep 2022 @ 2:13pm
There are always lots of opportunities for children to develop their gross motor muscles in nursery. This is so important as it has a big impact on their fine motor muscles and how they can grip a pencil. There are many ways for children to do this from climbing, jumping, stretching a pouring. The children always have a great time!
Nursery Meet The Colour Monster
Date: 23rd Sep 2022 @ 2:02pm
Nursery have been enjoying the story "The Colour Monster" this week. The story is a great way for children to explore all the different emotions they might feel including happy, sad, frightened and angry. We talked about when we might feel certain feelings and what we can do to make us feel better. Have a look at the photos below to see if you can spot the different emotions!
Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 8:35pm
This week Reception have enjoyed listening to the story No Bot - The Robot, an uplifting story of friendship.
Bernard is a robot with a very unusual problem- he has lost his bottom! Luckily, Bernard's friends offer to help him look for his bottom- but it is not an easy job!
The children then enjoyed making their own robots at the creative table, using loose parts and play dough, as well as continuing robot shape patterns.
Take a look at our photos!
Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 8:31pm
For our final day we took part in activities such as: low ropes, challenge course, survivor and trapeze. We have all had a great time on our residential and have made memories that will stay with us for a long time!
Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 8:21pm
Day 2 saw a range of activities, including: canoeing, archery, den building, low ropes and the children's favourite 'Giant Swing'.
Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 7:54pm
We have a had a great few days at PGL. Here you can find photos of what we did on our first day, which included Jacob's Ladder, challenge course and trapeze.
Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 7:41pm
In our Mastery In Number sessions this week, Year 1 have been exploring ways to make 5. We have spent time learning how to use our Rekenrek correctly and investigated number bonds to 5 with this resource. Later in the week, we also used cubes to show how to work systematically. With a partner, we used STEM sentences to verbalise our findings, e.g. I have 2, you have 3, together we have 5!
Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 4:39pm
This week in Design Technology, we practised our marking out and cutting skills. We drew around an outline to give us the puppet template before carefully practising our cutting skills to make sure it looked like a puppet and had smooth edges. These skills will be important when making our final product.
Year 3 are super seamstresses!
Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 2:51pm
In Design & Technology today we practised the running stitch. This was a stitch we were familiar with and therefore it was good to practise and refresh our minds. Those of us that mastered the running stitch moved on to learning the backstitch. This is in preperation for making our very own cushions!
Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 11:05am
Year 4 did amazing in Rugby this week! Tom (from Wigan Warriors) said that it was a tough lesson because there's some difficult footwork and passing, but we were the best year group he's ever done it with. Well done Year 4! Maybe some future rugby stars on our hands!
Year 3- Our First Royal Ballet Experience!
Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 8:03am
In Year 3, we were lucky enough to have our first Royal Ballet workshop today. We learnt some new French vocabulary and ballet moves. We were accompanied by a brilliant musician to dance to. The children really enjoyed the experience and we are looking forward to the rest of the workshops.
Year 3- Why do our hands warm up when we rub them together?
Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 7:57am
In Science we explore the question 'Why do our hands warm up when we rub them together?' In order to answer this question we carried out a range of activities, exploring friction. We used balloons to create friction, we watched videos, we identified how forces and friction is used in sports and finally we investigated the difference in rubbing our hands when we used rubber gloves. We discovered that friction is created when two surfaces rub together.
Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 7:52am
In DT we explore a variety of cushions, ready to eventually make our own. We evaluated them based on their design, comfort and how well they were joined. As a class we discussed the pros and cons for each cushion and ordered them from best to worst. We will now use inspiration from these when designing and making our final pieces.
Year 5 Exploring Strong sketches
Date: 21st Sep 2022 @ 8:54pm
We explored using heavier, darker pencils and charcoal to sketch onto recylced maps this week, to continue our journey. Our aim was to make our sketches stand out against the print of the maps. We sketched mountains and animals with focus and some people really used the features of the maps to enhance their sketches.
Year 4 Queen Elizabeth II tribute
Date: 21st Sep 2022 @ 1:09pm
On Friday, we learned more about Queen Elizabeth II's love for corgis and horses. Over her lifetime, the Queen had over 60 dogs and numerous horses - her favourite being Burmese a Canadian horse. The children used numerous images showing this love for animals to create collages. We think they look fantastic!
Reception Once they were giants
Date: 20th Sep 2022 @ 8:55pm
Recption have been reading the story 'Once they were giants'. The story is all about a little girl growing up in a supportive and loving family. Throughout the story we discussed the different skills the little girl learns as she grows like sitting up, crawling, walking and talking. As a group we talked about the different things we have learnt since being a baby.
"I learnt to go to the toilet and not in my nappy" Kazimir
"My mummy taught me to eat food and not throw it on the floor" Kayden
"I learnt to ride my bike" Nathanial
We talked about how all these things we had learnt were in the past and discussed what we might learn to do in the future.
"I'm going to learn to read at school" Lana-Rose
"I'm learning to write my name" Miley-Rae
"We are learning numbers at school" Alfie
"I want to learn to drive a car like my dad" Ishaanvir
We then looked at the life of the queen and how she grew and changed over time. We looked at pictures of her as a baby and discussed how she changed as she grew into a child, an adult and then finally an elderly lady. We talked about all the different things she learnt to do and achieved throughout her life and then set some goals for ourselves.
Date: 20th Sep 2022 @ 6:22pm
Today we learnt about the Christian belief that the Church community is like a family and considered why it might be important to welcome new people into the Church family. We listened to the story ‘All Are Welcome’ and discussed the different ways the characters were made welcome and how we make new children feel welcome in our classroom.
We learnt that parents ask for the child to be baptised so that it can belong to this family and develop a relationship with God. We discussed the importance of Christians making new members of the church family welcome. We then completed a task in groups to recognise and name basic artifacts and practices of a Christian baptism.
