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Citizenship learning - wk end - 21/10/21
Date: 21st Oct 2021 @ 6:43pm
The children in the Learning Base have had a fantastic week learning all about Citizenship. The children started by watching a news report about ;Pollution'. They discussed how pollution, especially plastic pollution affects the mammals that live in the sea.
They produced a 'Stop polluting our sea' poster.
They read the book 'We are all born free', which talks about the rights of all people.
The children look at the right to have friends and produced a lovely art piece. They made a hand print with their friend and drew what they do together on a heart.
They wrote a letter to Mr.Hughes thanking him for the books that he provided every child at Greenhill with.
The children in the learning bases are putting all their fantastic learning on display. We will add a photo of the learning in the gallery for you to see.
This week we have been learning about in Nursery 18/10/21
Date: 21st Oct 2021 @ 4:17pm
This week was curriculum week in School, in Nursery we focused on how we can be a Greenhill Citizen.
On Monday we talked about our classroom rules and how important it is to follow them.
On Tuesday we talked about about how helpful shop keepers are with in the community. The children thought of so many lovely thank you comments they could next say when they're shopping about with their parents.
On Wednesday looked at pictures from the story 'We are Free'. We had a group discussion about respecting the differences in School.
In the writing are we drew self portraits using a mirror, focusing on our features. We also decorated Greenhill badges using different coloured patterns.
Date: 21st Oct 2021 @ 4:08pm
This week, Year 5 have been learning about what makes a good citizen. They have also looked at how we can be digital citizens when using various devices and communicating online. The children researched good citizens in our country and defined what makes them a good citizen. We also discussed how our school promotes good citizenship and we created posters and art work to represent this.
Date: 21st Oct 2021 @ 2:57pm
What an amazing curriculum week we have had this week!
The children learned all about basic human rights and how they are upheld through a picture book called 'We are all born free.' We understood the importance of citizenship and created a range of learning outcomes, such as Greenhill badges, personal coat of arms and our very own mythical creature with its own set of values.
Have a lovely and safe half term.
Mrs Khalil
Date: 21st Oct 2021 @ 2:20pm
Date: 20th Oct 2021 @ 1:02pm
This week we have learning about our responsibility as a citizen of the world. We used the collaboration feature of 2Connect on Purple Mash to work with our table and mind map what we feel are important qualities as a good citizen.
Look at our AMAZING collaborative learning.
Reception Weekly Blog WB 11.10.2021
Date: 20th Oct 2021 @ 12:26pm
This week Reception had a strange visitor into their singing practice. The Highway Rat barged in and tried to stael all our pastries and puddings. We managed to pursuade him that at Greenhill we only have healthy snacks and that at our school we share not steal !
We have spent the week trying to help the Highway Rat become a good Greenhill citizen by teaching him to be caring and kind. We have shown him how to make bird feeders, thank you cards and biscuits to share.
We have also designed Greenhill citizen badges and made cookies to give to people who help us in school.
Date: 20th Oct 2021 @ 9:45am
This week has been Curriculum Week. Our theme for the week has been, how to be a good citizen.
The children have learnt a lot about what it means to be a good citizen and they have explored what it means to them now and in the future.
They now understand that Citizenship involves people working together to make positive differences to the society in which they live – locally, nationally and globally. ... And that in many countries – where democratic society and its institutions are facing threats – citizenship education is becoming increasingly important.
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Reception Weekly Blog WB 11.10.2021
Date: 15th Oct 2021 @ 3:50pm
This week we have been doing lots of great learning about The Runaway Chapatti which is a traditional Indian tale about a little girl who makes a chapatti which escapes and runs away. He ends up in a tiger's tummy but meets lots of characters along the way!We finished off the week by making chapattis and egg curry with Mrs Ali - it was delicious!
In Maths we have been making repeating patterns using different shapes sizes and colours. We have made patterns inside and outside and challenged our friends to carry them on.
We have been singing lots of songs about Autumn and Harvest - ask your child to sing about the Big Red Combine Harvester and I'm sure you will enjoy listening to them!
Next week we will be doing some exciting learning about The Highway Rat in our Curriculum Week.
What an amazing week we have had
Date: 15th Oct 2021 @ 9:44am
This week we have been doing some very exciting learning. Firstly we kicked off our week with a celebratory Bollywood dance class to celebrate all the amazing learning we have done about India. We developed our maths skills by learning how to subtract larger numbers using our place value understanding and we completed our Indian portraits in the style of Gogi Saroj Pal.
Date: 14th Oct 2021 @ 10:28pm
The children in class have loved exploring their new equipment. They are developing their gross motor skills on the climbing frame and stepping stones.
On the seesaw and spinning top, they are enjoying the sensation of spinning. They also make great seats ?
Date: 14th Oct 2021 @ 7:04pm
The children have done fantastic learning about the 'Arctic'. They have looked at the pobble pictures and spoke about what they could see. They have used CIP words to describe the pictures. They then read different sentences to desribe the pictures.
The children have shared books, read sentences and wrote mini books.
Date: 14th Oct 2021 @ 3:57pm
Over the last two weeks the children have been learning all about 'The Harmonica' written by Tony Johnston.
We had a strange letter appear in our classroom claiming that a harmonica has gone missing - which was a pivotal instrument for the main character (Henry) of the story. This was an engaging day for the children as they had to write a letter to Henry explaining that they had no idea where the Harmonica was and its whereabouts.
However once it was found, this was the children’s reaction. 
What we've been learning about in Nursery 11/10/21
Date: 14th Oct 2021 @ 12:01pm
This week we've been learning about a story called 'The wolf who wouldnt sleep'. We had group discussions about how important it is to go to sleep early and follow a healthy routine. We talked about our Dentist experiences and what drinks and foods are good for us. All about keeping a balanced diet.
In the Maths area we focused on counting and recognising shapes. We also looked at making patterns with different colours using lego. All the children did super with finishing the pattern.
In the Writing area we drew patterns using different colours and shapes. In the creative area we painted self potraits to fill up our lovely Family tree display in Nursery.
We had fun outdoors as the morning children found a furry catterpillar looking for food.
Date: 13th Oct 2021 @ 10:04am
Class 8 have been learning about two different artists this week, W Turner and L S lowry. The children used different art media to create a moody background. Then they added a boat and lighthouse to their image using watercolours and chalk pastels for the waves. The children were amazing and produced some super star results. They had lots of fun too!
Date: 12th Oct 2021 @ 9:59am
This week, in Class 9, the children have been working on develoing their multiplication knowledge and understanding through problem solving. They have also been working on persuation in English and have created advertisements to sell a Mythical Toy.
In Science the children have been making circuits and have checked to see if the materials are conductors or insulators.
They had lots of fun !
Date: 8th Oct 2021 @ 7:18pm
Yesterday was Read, Achieve, Succeed Day at Greenhill. The children had a great time getting stuck in with activities such as making posters for their favourite Shakespeare plays, creating a Tudor family tree and best of all getting to choose a book from the wide selection bought in by Madeleine Lindley.
We were also amazed by the wonderful story books and jars that were bought in. We would like to thank all of our parents for supporting their children with this activity.
Date: 8th Oct 2021 @ 6:51pm
On Thursday this week Class 3 got the opportunity to take part in our 'Read , Achieve, Suceed ' day. The children took part in lots of exciting activities during the day all based around our class text 'The lonely Beast.'
We used our drama skills to act in role as the lonely beast as well as drawing and creating out very own settings for where we thought the beast would live. Lots of us brought in our amazing story boxes too and we got the chance to share them with the rest of the class.
During the day ,we were extremely lucky as everyone in our class got to take home their very own book that they had chosen. We had so much fun taking a look at all of the different books on offer.
What we've been learning about in Nursery..08/10/21
Date: 8th Oct 2021 @ 4:13pm
This week in Nursery we read a story called 'Stickman'. Selected children went on a nature walk to look for children sticks and Autumn coloured leaves, we then used those sticks to make our own stick man, using glue and tape.
In the creative area the children used natural materials to print and observed the different patterns we can make.
For our special Read Achieve Day on Thursday we created a class story box based on the story Stickman. Some children were busy drawing the characters on paper whilst some children decorated the box by painting and sticking to match the environment.
In the writing area we focused on drawing our family members for our lovely Family tree display!
Reception Weekly Blog WB 4.10.2021
Date: 8th Oct 2021 @ 4:09pm
This week Reception went on Local Area walks. We saw lots of different buildings and other features in the local community. Back in school we have made a map of the area using box modelled buildings. We used Google Eatrth to look at how our local community fits into the world.
In English we did lots of great learning about the book 'In Every House in Every Street' and compared the house in the book to our own. We had fun thinking of silly things which we did in each room!
In Maths we have been comparing length and quantities and seeing who is taller and who is shorter.
Next week our story is The Runaway Chapatti - and our treat on Friday will be to make chapattis and egg curry - we can't wait!
Date: 8th Oct 2021 @ 3:43pm
Watch our video from our amazing READ ACHIEVE SUCCEED DAY...
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.
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. 
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.
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.
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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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
