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Our Lady- Undoer of Knots, by Miss Waldron

Date: 9th Nov 2017 @ 8:55am

On Our Lady's birthday (Mary) , we remembered and celebrated her by writing prayers to her. She is also known as the 'Undoer of Knots' as she helps us to undo any problems in our lives. We wrote our prayers on cloth and knotted them onto a prayer tree near our classroom. 

Forest School, by Miss Waldron

Date: 9th Nov 2017 @ 8:50am

Last half-term Y6W were lucky enough to experience forest schools! We made campfires,toasted marshmallows,  constructed buildings using natural resources and even made some bow and arrows.

Manchester City in the Community with Coach Lee, by Mrs Hall

Date: 8th Nov 2017 @ 10:51pm

The Nursery have been developing their physical skills with Coach Lee from Manchester City in the Community, Manchester City Football organisation.  The work has centred around our "Space" theme and has involved the children developing their spatial awareness "driving" round planet obstacles, changing height and directions and practising their ball skills.

The chidlren are really developing their co-ordination - thank you Coach Lee!

Poppies and Remembrance in the Nursery, by Mrs Hall

Date: 8th Nov 2017 @ 10:33pm

The Nursery children found out about red poppies for Remembrance and they enjoyed making their own using their cutting and sticking skills.

"Unplugged" a story in the Nursery, by Mrs Hall

Date: 8th Nov 2017 @ 10:04pm

The whole School has been studying  Steve Antony's book "Unplugged" and produced a variety of differet work.   This book illustrates the joy of being offline as well as online!  The Nursery children discussed  plugged and unplugged devices and  they acted out the story using props and had great fun making the main character, Blip, using 2D and 3D shapes and junk modelling.

Meet Blip!

Freddie Fit, by Miss O'Regan

Date: 8th Nov 2017 @ 7:07pm

We had a great time with Freddie Fit! We tried lots of new exercises and learnt about how to keep healthy. 

Music, by Miss O'Regan

Date: 8th Nov 2017 @ 6:51pm

In our music lessons we have been learning how to write and read music. We made patterns for each other to play. 

Welcome, by Miss Handrick

Date: 8th Nov 2017 @ 4:13pm

As part of our RE lessons we explored the theme of Welcome. We discussed how to welcome people into our school community.

Forest School Session 1, by Miss Blackburne

Date: 8th Nov 2017 @ 4:06pm

Year 3 were very excited to start their Forest School Sessions which will be every Thursday until Christmas. The sessions are being led by members of the National Trust along with Miss Parker and Miss Ball. The sessions will vary every week and we aim to develop the childrens knowledge and skills of the great outdoors! This week the children had a fantastic opportunity to explore the site, understand the rules linked to forest school and play exciting games. The children had a great time and are all looking froward to next Thursday!

Unplugged, by Miss Howells

Date: 3rd Nov 2017 @ 10:49am

This week we have had a focus on a new book called 'Unplugged'.

Unplugged is about a robot/computer called Blip who becomes unplugged and makes new friends and does different activities in a new environment (outside).

During the week we have looked at toys which need to be plugged in (or use batteries) and those which don't. As a class we discussed different toys that we play with and which toys we find the most 'fun'.  We voted as a class and the ipad had the majority vote. We discussed however, that the ipad is not fun when it needs to be plugged in and we can't move around with it or when it has run out of battery completely.

Later in the week, we used our phonics to write about what we would do with Blip if he was unplugged again.  The children used some previous experiences such as what they did during the half term. Some children then wrote about something new which they would teach Blip. The children came up with some lovely suggestions such as teaching him to "count so he can play hide and seek" and "swim" because it is really important skill to learn.

Fantastic work Reception!

Look out for our work which will be included in a whole school display very soon.

Autumn in the EYFS , by Mrs Hall

Date: 30th Oct 2017 @ 8:01pm

The children enjoyed exploring Autumn with their senses.

They went on Autumn walks to see the rich, warm colours of the falling leaves,

They felt Autumn treasures such as leaves, conkers and pine cones in a feely box  and they enjoyed exploring pumpkins too.

We enjoyed discussing all that we had found out and then expressing ourselves with art work.

Our work was then displayed in the School Harvest exhibition.

The grid method, by Miss Dobie

Date: 30th Oct 2017 @ 7:15pm

This week, the children are learning a variety of strategies to solve multiplication sums. We are currently focusing on the grid method and recalling multiplication facts up to 12x12.

Fun with percussion, by Miss Dobie

Date: 30th Oct 2017 @ 7:11pm

This children used a range of percussion instruments to repeat a variety of patterns and sequences.

Fun with Freddy Fit!, by Mrs Hall

Date: 24th Oct 2017 @ 9:39pm

We had a fun filled fantastic visit from Freddy Fit.

He discussed the importance of healthy eating with the children and explained the importance of

exercise and how it makes us feel.

We did lots of great aerobic dance exercises and had a lot of fun with Freddy!

Nursery Smiles - with our Dental Nurse, by Mrs Hall

Date: 24th Oct 2017 @ 9:27pm

We were happy to get a visit from our Dental Nurse this week.

She explained how we should look after our teeth and brush them at least twice daily.

We found out how to clean our teeth and how we should visit the dentist.

We also  found out which foods make our teeth happy like fruit, vegetables and milk  and which to eat less of such as sweets and biscuits.

Some of us also dressed up and became the dentist and patient.

We are going to be brushing our teeth at School too.

Forest school session 6, by Miss Dobie

Date: 21st Oct 2017 @ 9:34pm

For our final session this half-term, we created a fire and each child toasted a marshmallow and made their own smore. The children followed instructions carefully and respected the fire and used the correct protective equipment. Everyone was definitely mesmerised by the flames and felt a lot warmer sat around the campfire. Afterwards, the children enjoyed a cup of hot chocolate and reflected on their forest school experience. 

Helicopter Stories, by Miss Howells

Date: 20th Oct 2017 @ 11:19am

In Reception we have brought in a fantastic new idea of Helicopter Stories to support lots of different areas of your child's development. During Helicopter Stories, we act out stories as they are being told. It is up to each child's imagination to how they act out certain characters and objects. Children sit along the edge of the carpet space so that all children get a front row seat along the 'stage'. Helicopter Stories allow more and more children to participate and all the children are really excited to get involved. So far we have been acting out familiar stories such as 'Elmer' and 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?' which we have used during our Big Book sessions. As Reception become more confident in their understanding of story structures we will be making our own stories together, as a class, and acting them out which we hope the children will really enjoy. 

 

Exploring Our Senses, by Miss Howells

Date: 20th Oct 2017 @ 10:34am

Throughout this half term we have been exploring all of our senses to link with our Marvelous Me topic.

We went on a listening walk around school. We closed our eyes and listened carefully for all the different noises we could hear in our environment.

The next week, we explored our sight. We looked carefully for creatures around the bug hotel, in the forest school, using language such as big, long and slimy.

We then explored our taste, smell and touch during circle times. We discussed how objects tasted, smelt and felt, taking turns to listen to everyones opinions. 

Baptism in Reception, by Miss Howells

Date: 20th Oct 2017 @ 10:11am

In Reception we have been learning about Baptism. We have discussed why we are baptised and what happens on this special day. Some children brought in clothing and items from their own special day to share with their friends. To understand what happens during a baptism we visited our local church, St Margaret Mary. We looked at the font which holds the holy water that the priest uses during baptism and said a prayer before returning back to school. 

Harvest in Reception, by Miss Howells

Date: 20th Oct 2017 @ 9:57am

This half term in Reception we have been discussing the festival of Harvest. To celebrate Harvest, we have explored different fresh fruit and vegetables and then placed them on our alters for all to share. We decided that it would be a fun activity to also make hedgehog bread, molding them using our hands and using scissors to add detail by snipping spikes on their backs. 

Freddie Fit, by Miss Howells

Date: 20th Oct 2017 @ 9:48am

This half term we were really lucky to have a visit from Freddie Fit.

We did lots of different exercises to keep our hearts healthy and talked about how important it is to excersise regularly. 

 

Harvest Celebration, by Miss Waldron

Date: 17th Oct 2017 @ 12:53pm

Last week some of our wonderful art work was displayed in an exhibition in the hall. We also had some delicious vegetable soup. Please take a look of some of our beautiful work...

Forest school session 5, by Miss Dobie

Date: 15th Oct 2017 @ 2:27pm

This week, the children were taught how to use a bowsaw safely before creating their own tree cookie. The children followed each of the steps and showed great confidence when using tools. 

Times tables, by Miss Dobie

Date: 15th Oct 2017 @ 2:21pm

In year 4, the children have been learning a range of times times up to 12x12. The children played a dice game involving their knowledge of the times tables. Each week, the children will be given a specific times tables to learn before taking part in a weekly quiz.

Can people with longer legs jump the furthest?, by Miss Dobie

Date: 15th Oct 2017 @ 2:15pm

As part of our Science learning, the children conducted their own investigation to explore whether people with longer legs can jump the furthest. The children made predictions, decided how they would conduct their investigation and then carried out a fair test. The children worked in small groups and measured the length of their legs and how far they jumped. 

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