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Year 6 Pathfinders - Day 3, by Mrs Harris
Date: 17th Nov 2022 @ 3:20pm
Year 6 Pathfinder - Day 3
Yesterday, Miss Houghton’s Class enjoyed a visit from Gautby Road community centre. Gautby Road is home to over 60 reptiles from snakes to spiders to stick insects. We are so impressed with how brave all the children were (and staff)!
All children were given leaflets with different clubs they can attend at Gautby Road.
Yr3 Stig of the Dump, by Mr Glen
Date: 17th Nov 2022 @ 12:25pm
'Stig of the Dump' by Clive King.
Today we looked at the characterisation and relationship between four main characters within the text- Stig, Barney, Lou and the Grandmother.
In groups of four, the children had to choose one of these characters and tried to think as them (what would they say, think, do, how would they sit and react etc.)
The children then got into role and acted out the conversation between characters.
Well done Y3, excellent.
Year 4 Anti-Bullying Week 2022, by Mrs Harris
Date: 16th Nov 2022 @ 8:55pm
Year 4 (Mrs McGunigall's class)
Y4 took part in our ‘Reach Out’ Anti-Bullying Week workshop this afternoon. The children learned about identifying different types of bullying and what to do if it happens to themselves or to others.
They played a game which taught them about empathy and anti-bullying then they created a variety of freeze frames which showed different types of bullying
#antibullyingweek2022
Year 6 Pathfinders - Day 2 afternoon, by Mrs Harris
Date: 16th Nov 2022 @ 8:39pm
Year 6 Pathfinders
Yesterday afternoon Miss Houghton’s class enjoyed a session learning about the dangers and risks of Loan Sharks. We even had a visit from Sid the Shark! There is a competition that we are entering with Amazon vouchers up for grabs! The poster that wins but inform adults about the risks of loan sharks and where to get help.
Yr6 Goodnight Mr. Tom, by Mr Glen
Date: 16th Nov 2022 @ 3:28pm
"Goodnight Mr Tom" by Michelle Magorian.
Today we started to look at the characterisation and relationship between four main characters; William, Zach, Mr Oakley and Mrs. Beech. In small groups, the children mind mapped what they knew about each character and tried to empathize with them.
As a group, we then hot seated the characters and asked the open questions relating to the character in the 'hot seat'.
We also read through and discussed a playscript which had been written based on our text. The children were given 3 minutes to prepare a short piece of drama, using the stage directions in the script. The children then performed their section to the class. Collectively, we reviewed the performance using WWW (What went well?) and EBI (Even better if?).
Well done Year 6
Year 3 come and share, by Mr Woodland
Date: 15th Nov 2022 @ 4:25pm
Today we welcomed our parents in, to join us creating cave art and helping with weaving.
Yr1 Percy the Park Keeper, by Mr Glen
Date: 15th Nov 2022 @ 3:29pm
Year One have been exploring the book ''After the Storm” by Nick Butterworth. Over the last few sessions, we have looked at the park and what you might find there. We discussed the damage the wind in the story may have caused and the children acted out the jobs that Percy would have to complete in order to restore the park.
We discussed how the animals might have felt after their homes had been destroyed and made a list of emotion words to include within our writing back in class.
We also looked at the main character- Percy. We used nouns and adjectives to describe what he looked like and what his personality was like.
Each group had to label an image of Percy. Firstly, they wrote nouns like; hat, coat, boots, wellies etc. The children then added adjectives such as flat (cap/hat), thick (jacket), warm (coat), smelly (wellies). We also played the game “What am I? An adjective or noun?” to reinforce the ideas that we had been looking at.
As part of our non-fiction topic, we looked at some facts about hedgehogs and where they get their name from.
Yr3 and 4 Lunchtime Choir, by Mr Glen
Date: 15th Nov 2022 @ 2:19pm
Today in choir we continued to learn our Christmas songs. Yr3 and 4 sang “Jingle bells” really well, adding in the extra verses.
Using a colour reference chart, we learnt added in bells to accompany our singing. I was amazed at how quickly the children picked it up and in no time were able to sing and play in time with each other.
Absolutely brilliant. Next week we are looking at “Silent Night” and “Away in the Manger”.
Year 6 Pathfinders - Day 2, by Mrs Harris
Date: 15th Nov 2022 @ 1:38pm
Year 6 Pathfinders - Miss Houghton’s Class
Children have enjoyed a morning participating in a Level 1 First Aid Course. Children learnt about different emergency services and when to call different services. Children also learnt how to perform CPR, how to save a person when choking and how to call 999. It was a very important session, all children listened and participated well.
Certificates will be given out at the end of the week.
Year 6 Pathfinders - Day 1, by Mrs Harris
Date: 14th Nov 2022 @ 6:36pm
Year 6 Pathfinders!
Miss Houghton’s class have enjoyed their first day of pathfinders today, working alongside Merseyside police. We played a board game this morning thinking about making the right choices and what the consequences can be of making the wrong choices.
This afternoon we then participated in a number of sports including: tennis, boxing and football. It’s been a full filled first day!
Yr5 The Explorer, by Mr Glen
Date: 11th Nov 2022 @ 2:22pm
This morning Y5 discussed questions like; How would you survive in the Amazon jungle? What skills and knowledge would you need to survive like the characters in the book?
We looked at some of the skills that you need in the jungle, and what you would need to prioritise be the order to survive in this environment.
Using the S.T.O.P method (Stop, Think, Observe, Plan) we looked at what we need to do first and came up with a plan as if we were characters from the text. This ranged from searching the plane for water and food to finding a map and compass to navigate out the jungle.
We also looked at techniques to find North using the stars, the sun and a watch.
F2 Come and Share, by Miss Kealey
Date: 10th Nov 2022 @ 5:56pm
What a lovely morning we have had in F2! We loved inviting our parents/carers into school for a ‘Come and Share’ session. We had a great time making poppy wreaths in preparation for Remembrance Day. Everyone worked so hard and created some excellent wreaths! We can’t wait to learn more about the meaning of poppies and Remembrance Day tomorrow.
Thank you so much to everyone who came to support the children, they had so much fun!
Yr2 Pumpkin Soup, by Mr Glen
Date: 10th Nov 2022 @ 3:43pm
“Pumpkin Soup” by Helen Cooper
We continued our work from last week by recapping the characters in the story and what happened to cause the three main characters (Duck, Squirrel and Cat) to argue and fall out.
This week we looked at Duck and tried to work out what caused him to go from a happy, friendly Duck to becoming a frustrated, angry and cross duck.
Working on the board we came up with a time line and reasons for the event.
In small groups the children came up with reasons for why Duck had reacted the way he did and reasons why the other animals reacted the way they did.
We then used “hot seating” and the class worked as detectives to ask questions, trying to get to the truth.
Y2 used excellent vocabulary and imagination. I was blown away with Zachary, who really got in to the roll of “Duck” and just seemed to have an answer for any question posed to him. Well done everyone, brilliant work.
F2 We're going on a Bear Hunt, by Mr Glen
Date: 9th Nov 2022 @ 3:10pm
This afternoon, F2 continued to explore our theme- “Going on a journey”.
We explored journeys linked to “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” by Michael Rosen.
After our warm up to “5 Little Joeys” By the Wiggles, I read another story called “Little Bear Won’t Sleep” by Christine Swift. It’s a wonderful story all about a little bear who will not go to bed, so Mother bear takes him on a night time walk to see all of the nocturnal animals in the wood. The children loved it and could remember all of the animals they had seen.
We then looked at another journey song called “Waking in the Jungle” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plvY0quSyJg The children loved prentending to be all of the animals in the song. Excellent session- F2 were amazing!!!!!
Yr6 Goodnight Mr. Tom, by Mr Glen
Date: 9th Nov 2022 @ 12:46pm
"Goodnight Mr Tom" by Michelle Magorian.
We started to look at the characterisation and relationship between the two main characters- William and Mr Oakley.
To explore the theme of evacuation, we looked at reels of children being evacuated and discussed the children's thoughts and feelings.
We then discussed how evacuation was presented to the world as 'an adventure'. We then discussed how this would affect the children and also the adults who had to take children in by law.
The class was then broken in to groups and given 3 minutes to prepare and perform a piece of drama. They were given a short section of dialogue (Willie, Tom, Sammy), which they could use as the source to improvise and also some groups were asked to create dialogue for their group. This was then performed back to the class. We then reviewed the performance using WWW (What Went Well?) and EBI (Even Better If...).
It was amazing to see everyone engage and working with eachother. Excellent work by all!!!
Well done Year 6
Yr4 The Firework Makers Daughter, by Mr Glen
Date: 8th Nov 2022 @ 12:01pm
“The Firework Markers Daughter” by Philip Pullman.
Today we discussed the themes of the book and where the children were in the story so far. The children then made predictions based on what they thought would happen next in the story.
We examined the main characters and their relationship with each other and looked at the dilemmas posed in the book by these main characters.
After this discussion, they were split up in to groups.
Each group was given a one of the following dilemmas- “Should Lila go to the Merapi the fire mountain and meet Razvani the fire fiend?” OR, “Should Hamlet (the white elephant) and Chulak go to bring back Lila from Merapi the fire mountain?'
Each group discussed pros and cons to both dilemmas.
Using 'Conscience Alley', (a drama technique used to explore the mindset of a character in the moment of crisis or dilemma) Lila and Chulak in turn went down the line and heard what each side said. They then came up with their own decision, based on the arguments placed by the sides. Excellent work from everyone in Yr4.
Yr3 Stig of the Dump, by Mr Glen
Date: 3rd Nov 2022 @ 12:49pm
“Stig of the Dump”
Today, Y3 had an amazing time exploring the meeting between Barney and Stig.
We focused on the beginning of the book- when Barney and Stig meet for the first time.
Through improvisations and role play, we recreated the interaction between the pair and performed each group's in front of the class. We looked at non-verbal communication and how we would be able to communicate with someone who does not understand our language. We looked at what a person from the Neolithic period might move and sound like.
Excellent first session Y3. I was blown away with Erin as she really got in to the role of Stig and performing. Good work everyone!!!
Yr6 Good Night Mr Tom, by Mr Glen
Date: 2nd Nov 2022 @ 12:43pm
We had excellent sessions with Year 6 today on their new text "Goodnight Mr Tom".
We explored the historical content of the period of 1st - 3rd September 1939 and discussed the evacuation of over 800,00 children in three days.
The children expressed what they might have felt and how the changes in their life that would occure e.g. changing school, being separated from family and friends etc.
Well done Year 6
Another fantastic home made volcano from Year 4!, by Mrs Harris
Date: 19th Oct 2022 @ 4:45pm
Another fantastic home made volcano from Year 4!
Year 4 Maths, by Mrs Harris
Date: 19th Oct 2022 @ 4:16pm
Year 4 loved investigating angles within shapes this morning. They looked at a range of shapes, and thought about types of interior angles. They then scanned the QR codes on their shape cards to check if they were correct.
Stone Ages in Year 3, by Mrs Harris
Date: 19th Oct 2022 @ 12:32pm
Year 3 Art, by Mrs Harris
Date: 19th Oct 2022 @ 12:31pm
Foundation 1 3, by Mrs McAlynn
Date: 17th Oct 2022 @ 2:12pm
We have had a great first half term settling into our new Preschool class! We have made so many new friends and are building our confidence to try lots of new things. This half term we have been learning about 'Ourselves' and 'Our Families' and have loved sharing with our teachers about our favourite things and what we love to do with our family. We have learnt that families come in all shapes and sizes but are all special!
Y2LW Autumn Homework, by Miss Ward
Date: 15th Oct 2022 @ 10:36am
Some of the children in Year 2 have been hard at work with their homework. The children have loved sharing what work they have been completing from the Autumn homework sheet. We have had some brilliant new flag designs for Europe, Sunlight Soap posters, fact files about Owls, menus for a picnic, playground designs for a village and lots more! We can't wait to see more homework that you complete in the next coming weeks. Well done Year 2!
Art Club, by Mrs Harris
Date: 14th Oct 2022 @ 9:20pm
Art Club ? ?
Last week of art club for this half term! KS1 & KS2 came together to create some halloween wreaths.
We can’t wait for next half term’s art club!!
