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READ ACHIEVE SUCCEED DAY

Date: 8th Oct 2021 @ 3:43pm

Watch our video from our amazing READ ACHIEVE SUCCEED DAY...

 

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Learning in Class 8

Date: 8th Oct 2021 @ 8:22am

Class 8 had a super Read Achieve Succeed day. We were very grateful for the free book and couldn't wait to start reading. 

We made our own story videos and added special effects on the Ipads. 

We enjoyed making a Book in a Box and had some lovely creative ideas. The winner was Tayba with her Harry Potter box. 

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Read Achieve Succeed

Date: 7th Oct 2021 @ 4:57pm

This week class 5 have had a fantastic week exploring our new book 'The Jungle Book'. We have been retelling the story using the app 'Chatterpix'. We had to make sure we used lots of amazing adjectives, terrific time connectives and wonderful verbs. Please scan the QR code to below to listen to our retell of The Jungle Book.  Capture.JPG

 

On Thursday, we had a fantastic time going into Greenhill's book shop and choosing our own books to take home with us.One of our favourite part of the day was using the ipad to follow step by step videos on youtube to draw some of our favourite characters from the stories. 

 

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We have also loved sharing our wonderful book in a boxes that we have created at home. Thank you so much to all of our families who spent alot of time making their brilliant book in a box.

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Year 6 Blog week ending 8/10/21

Date: 7th Oct 2021 @ 1:59pm

What an amazing week we have had in Year 6.  We have been reading the book the Harmonica in class and have been using the text to produce some descriptive writing.  This has not been easy as we had to understand the hardships and suffering that the Jewish people had to live through during the Second World War.

 

In Maths we have been looking at Algebra.  Can anyone solve this equation?

 

5x+10 = 2x+31

 

The highlight of our week has been when we had our Read, Achieve, Succed day.  We loved the reading activities and we also got the opportunity to choose a book from Madeline Lindley.  Thank you to the Harmony Trust for making this happen.

 

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Week Ending 8.10.21

Date: 6th Oct 2021 @ 5:01pm

This week, in Class 9, the children have been working on using their iPads and they have been researching information and developing their knowledge.

In English,  the children have been developing alterate endings for their Greek myth story and they have subtracting in Maths !

Well done class 9

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What we've been learning about in Nursery (27/09/21)

Date: 1st Oct 2021 @ 4:25pm

This week in Nursery we have been learning about a story called 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'. We had our own bear hunt outdoors as we looked for the hidden bears and chanted the story. In the writing area we drew our favourite part of the story using feltips. In the Maths area we tried to finish the pattern, by looking for the missing bear. 

In the small world area we acted out the story pretending to be the family, going through the different environments singing the rhyme out loud!

 

Learning - week ending - 1.10.21

Date: 1st Oct 2021 @ 4:15pm

The children have used the pobble picture 'polar bears on the snow and ice'.

They described what the polar were doing and where they were going. 

They read Concepts in Print words and made them into sentences. 

 

Reception Weekly Blog WB 27.9.2021

Date: 1st Oct 2021 @ 1:48pm

Reception have had lots of fun this week learning about houses in the 1940s as part of our English learning about the book Peepo. We looked at the different rooms in a house and said what was the same and different to our own houses. We saw record players, radios and toilets that were very different from what we are used to! We also shared lots of ideas about who is in our familiy.

In maths we have been very busy matching and sorting lots of different sets of objects.

Next week everyone in Reception will be going on a Local Area walk and we will be talking about what we can find in our local community.We will be comparing quantities and sizes in maths as well as singing lots of counting songs.

What another fantastic week of learning Year 6

Date: 1st Oct 2021 @ 11:00am

What a fantastic week of learning we have had in Year 6!

 

This week we have been learning all about fractions, decimal and percentages. The children have used their previous` knowledge of fractions, decimals and percentages to find equivalences and work out fractions of amounts. 

For our English session, we focused on a text called 'The Harmonica' and collectively wrote a playscript. The children identified themes of a playscript, wrote thier own  versions and had the opportunity to act out their scripts. 

During our science session, we researched adaptations and created our own animal, thinking about what the animal would like and how it would behave in order to survive and adapt. 

Have a lovely weekend. 

Mrs Khalil and Mr Bottomley 

 

 

 

Another fantastic week of learning in Class 5!

Date: 30th Sep 2021 @ 7:44pm

This week we have had a fun filled week of learning in class 5! We started the week by imagining we were walking through a jungle. We worked in groups to think about what noises we might hear from the animals, lagoon and waterfall around us. Then in groups we worked together to create a setting box of the jungle thinking carefully about the important physical features of a jungle. How creative we are!

 

We have also continued our coding unit of work in computing this week. We have been creating algorithms to create our own programs on purple mash. Why not ask us what an algorithm is? 

 

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Forces in Y5

Date: 30th Sep 2021 @ 4:45pm

 

Year 5 have been working on their science unit on forces this week. Earlier in the week we explored friction and later we went onto looking at water resistance.

We compared the time a ball of plasticine took to fall through the air and through water. We found out the ball falling through the water took longer than the one in the air.

Year 5 then carried out an experiment to test how the shape of the ball would affect the time it took to fall through water. We found that more streamline shapes helped the ball to fall quicker.

Another amazing week in Class 3

Date: 29th Sep 2021 @ 8:05pm

This week Class 3 have had so much fun reading the story 'The Gingerbread man.'

On Tuesday we even received a letter from the gingerbread man explaining that he wanted a different ending to his story! Class 3 came up with lots of super ideas and even used their super acting skills to act out different parts of the story and coming up with some brilliant sentences. 

In maths this week we have been learning all about addition. The children have been adding different amounts using the part-whole model, using a range of different methods to support their learning. We were so impressed with everybody's counting skills.

In Topic this week we have been exploring our local area using lots of different maps and interactive resources, as well as thinking about where we live and writing down our own address. 

We have had such an amazing week this week in Class 3, and we can't wait for next week where we will take part in even more fantastic learning! 

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Learning in Class 8 28.9.21

Date: 28th Sep 2021 @ 9:37pm

This week Class 8 have shown great listening skills and focus during their iPad training. They have set up passwords, changed avatars, found their way around all the function buttons, explored different Apps and read and quizzed on how to look after and keep their iPad safe. Once they have completed all 5 trainingiPad photo.jpg lessons they will be bringing their iPad home.

Week Ending 1.10.21

Date: 28th Sep 2021 @ 10:41am

This week, we have been working very hard to devlop the children's Metacognition so they are "Thinking about their Thinking" before, during and after lessons, to understand how they are learning.

They have also continued to learning all about Theseus and the Minotaur and they have written a detailed retell of the story!

In Maths, the children have been rounding up or down to make quick estimations and in PSHE they have been thinking about responsibilities at home and school.

Maybe you could give your child a responsibilty at home, that they could talk about in the classroom?

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The children have also been continuing to  learning all about Hinduism, Electricity and Travelling in PE.

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Date: 27th Sep 2021 @ 5:15pm

The children have been developing their climbing and jumping skills. We were very impressed with the increase in confidence.

Creating Sensory toys in Class 3

Date: 26th Sep 2021 @ 4:15pm

This week in Class 3 as part of our Science learning, we had the amazing opportunity to make our own sensory toys!

Using cardboard tissue rolls and tissue paper we carefully wrapped and decorated our toys, to make rain 'shakers' adding in cloves to make sure they smelt especially nice, as well as producing a lovely relaxing sound. 

Have a look at some of our designs below. 

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Learning - wk end. 24/9/21

Date: 24th Sep 2021 @ 5:43pm

The children in Learning Base 2 have had a fantastic week. 

They have decorated hundreds of biscuits to sell to raise money for new resources. 

The children are working together to decide what to buy for their classroom to support their learning. 

Click to see what Year 6 have been learning this week...

Date: 24th Sep 2021 @ 5:21pm

This week the children continued thier learning of Rose Blanche and had a go at writing their own alternative ending to the story. It was such a pleasure to see the children capture such an important time with great sympathy and imagination. Well done Year 6!

In maths the children worked on further reinforced their knowledge of fractions to build on next week’s learning where we will be looking at decimals and percentages. 

In our comprehension session we read a text based on Ruby Bridges. This was a great opportunity for the children to discuss racism and encourage being tolerant and respectful of one another.

Lastly, for RE the children discussed what they were grateful for and displayed this on our class tree. 

It has been a great week of learning, see you next week.

Mrs Khalil 

 

What we've been learning about in Nursery 20/09/21

Date: 24th Sep 2021 @ 4:30pm

This week we started our new topic which is 'I Wonder All about Me'. We read a story called 'My Mum and My Dad Make me Laugh. We looked at different patterns and talked about them being the same and different. We also looked at animal prints and tried to draw them, using the matching colours. 

In the creative area we painted spots and stripes just like from the story. In the investigating area we made different patterns using natural materials.

Since our new topic is all about family, as a class we looked at family potraits our friends and talked about who we live with.

Gogi Saroj Pal

Date: 24th Sep 2021 @ 2:15pm

This week we loved learning more about our Indian artist... Gogi Saroj Pal! We used her techniques to help us understand primary and secondary colours in art and applied this to create different tones and shades of colours to begin our final piece of art for our class gallery. 

We also loved exploring the character of the Tiger Child and wrote some amazing descriptive sentences to describe him. We look forward to exploring the setting of the story next week! 9A807082-A826-4105-81FC-BB2655AD4D92.jpeg

Manners, courtesy and respect in Year 5.

Date: 24th Sep 2021 @ 5:50am

In PSHE sessions, Year 5 we have been exploring the importance of manners, courtesy and respect. To begin with, we looked at what each of these meant. We also used role play, small group and peer discussions to look at a range of different scenarios in which we would need to use our manners or show respect towards others. It was amazing to hear how positively many of our children would respond in different situations.

Later on, our focus shifted towards looking at what would make a good leader. The child came up with an array of characteristic and because great minds think alike, there were many points that every group of children came up with such as being a positive role model, a good listener, being fair, being democratic, and showing respect and much more.

Throughout the rest of the term, Year 5 will be setting themselves personal goals to ensure that they use their manners, courtesy and respect. We also look forwards to seeing the children conduct themselves as good leaders.

Our learning journey about... India

Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 8:01pm

This week we have spent lots of our learning time understanding what life is like in India! We have learnt about how the season are different to those in England. We then developed our our seasons wheels where we drew what you would see during those seasons.  Why not ask us the names of the four seasons?

 

We then used our artistic skills to create collages of the Indian landscapes and made our own maps of India including the Ganges River, Thar Desert, Himalayas and New Delhi. 

 

PSHE in Autumn 1 2021

Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 7:42pm

Please see the letter for information about what we are learning in PSHE this half term. /uploads/533/files/PSHE Aut 1 Parent Newsletter.pdf

Learning in Class 8 23.9.21

Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 7:27pm

Class 8 have had a mind blowing Science/Topic lesson. We learnt about the magnetic force of the earth and how a compass works as part of our Forces and Magnets topic. We then went on to make our own compasses using a magnet and a paper clip. We used these on a map of the UK to describe where cities and towns are on the map. Such an exciting afternoon!

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Reception Weekly Blog WB 20.09.2021

Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 3:40pm

This week in Reception we have done lots of great learning about the traditional story of Little Red Riding Hood. We have drawn story maps and listened to lots of different versions of the story and told it ouselves using puppets. We had lots of fun baking cakes for Grandma too!

We have been looking at some paintings by the artist Picasso and have created our own self portraits in the style of his 'Weeping Woman'.

In Maths we have been singing lots of counting songs and counting movements and objects. In phonics we have focused on the sounds 'i' 'n' 'm' and 'd' learning how to make the sound accurately and form  them correctly in our writing.

Next week we will be reading Peepo and we look forward to hearing lots about the childrens homes and families!

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