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Seal Certificates, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 18th May 2017 @ 5:15pm

Well done to our Seal winners. Eboney Jump was nominated by the class for being kind and helpful. Olivia Helsby, was nominated for doing something that she was proud of.  

Well done

P5's SEAL cetificate winners, by Miss Stubbs

Date: 18th May 2017 @ 5:13pm

Well done to Ava McCarten and Olivia Lievesley. These two girls should be extremely proud of themselves because they were nominated by their peers for the SEAL cetificate award. 

Olivia was nominated as others were proud of her achievements.

Ava was nominated for being kind and helpful to others.

This is wonderful girls, keep it up. 😊

Francovision, by Mrs Taylor

Date: 12th May 2017 @ 5:39pm

After completing SATs I felt Q6 deserved a French treat lesson. So with it being Eurovision weekend we did our own version with a French twist. Pairs of children used a bilingual dictionary to look up a country's name that they wanted to be the judges for. We listened to current French pop as well as classics by Maurice Chevalier and Edith Piaf then rated with numbers upto 'douze points'. The children annotated a copy of the lyrics with their translations and evaluations. The winning song was this year's French Eurovision entry 'Requiem' by Alma.

Year 5's pledge to stand up against cyber bullying, by Miss Stubbs

Date: 12th May 2017 @ 1:59pm

Year 5 have been discussing the consequences and impact on how cyber bullying might affect them. 

Together, the children of year 5 created their own pledge.

Take a look at content of the year 5 pledge and see what great ideas the children came up with to prevent cyber bullying. 

Week Beginning 8th May, by Mrs Potter

Date: 12th May 2017 @ 12:23pm

Hello everyone,

This week, we have been getting everything ready for our SATs next week. We have been practicing our handwriting as well as reading comprehensions and maths.

We have also continued looking at our plants as they are still growing. Some of them are huge!

Congratulations to Leon Whitfield who has won this weeks star badge for using excellent lead in lines in his much improved handwriting. Keep it up Leon.

Just a reminder that next week we do start our SATs next week so if the children could be in promptly, it would be much appreciated so that we can keep to the timetable

Have a nice weekend!

Squash Year 5, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 11th May 2017 @ 2:31pm

Year 5 squash session.

Guest blogger Abbie Hamilton Q5.

Hello, my name is Abbie Hamilton. On every Thursday of this half term, we have had the amazing Jim and John, they are our teachers in Squash. They help us all improve our skills and learn new games. In Squash, we start in groups of 5 or 6 and we play sets, once we have finished we play Donkey.

Donkey is a fast paced game and to keep in you HAVE to listen carefully as well as keeping your eyes on the ball at all times.Thank You for reading. 

 Written By Abbie Hamilton

Week beginning 1st May, by Mrs Potter

Date: 5th May 2017 @ 12:13pm

Hello everyone, hope you're all well!

With SATS fast approaching, we have spent time this week doing some past papers on preparation for the real tests. We are all very proud of what you have all done far. Keep up the hard work, not too much longer now. Well done to all of the children who got 100% on any of the tests. You are all amazing!

In Literacy, we have been reading 'Tadpole's Promise' and have made our own story about two other animals which share promises.

In Maths, we have been starting column addition and subtraction. You have all tried very hard on this difficult topic.

We have continued learning about and watering our plants in Science. Some of the plants have grown to nearly 30cm!

Well done to Frazer Sweeney who got our star badge for his hard-working attitude this week. Well done Frazer.

We have also visited Reception this week to visit the new chicks. They are so cute and we loved looking at them.

Also, Joshua Roberts and Ethan Clarke built this awesome race track in nurture. Have fun racing boys!

Have a good weekend everyone.

Mongolia, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 5th May 2017 @ 11:28am

After reading the Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell Boyce, the children then went on to research facts about Mongolia. Next week, we will write a guide to visit Mongolia.

A super writing session with lots of star writers this week.

Mrs Atherton

Judo assembly, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 5th May 2017 @ 11:23am

In our Judo assembly, the man came up to choose people to demonstrate the type of fun you can have at the Judo club.First, he taught us about his opposite game.The aim of the game was to do the opposite of what he told you to do.An example is; if he told you to sit down you would stand up (etc).He also taught us how to get people out of the game.The first way, was to thow someone and them to stay on the floor.The second way,was to pin someone fo 20 seconds.I love this Judo session. I was second to sign up.

Kyle Montieth (Q5)

Tennis , by Mrs Atherton

Date: 1st May 2017 @ 1:44pm

Q5 had a great time at Ruskin sampling the new new tennis courts. There were some excellent tennis stars of the future. The children will be bringing fliers home to tell you about the taster sessions.

Y5 tennis, by Mrs Taylor

Date: 28th Apr 2017 @ 5:34pm

Today I saw some budding Andy Murrays and Virginia Wades when P5 went to Ruskin Drive for their tennis taster session. All children got involved and I was struck by some good sportsmanship. I particularly enjoyed watching them play the 'jail' game.

A very French start to the day!, by Mrs Taylor

Date: 26th Apr 2017 @ 10:46am

Q5 started the day with a class assembly on the French celebration of L a Fete du Muguet when best wishes are sent to others . We discussed how the scent of the lily of the valley (le Muguet) can stay with you just as we hope our best wishes to those facing stressful times in May stay with them. We brainstormed words for the wishes we would like to send to Y6 in doing their SATs tests and looked up these words in French in our 4 dictionary corners. We also sang a song about the children of the world which taught us how to say 'hello' in several different languages. This led on nicely to the exciting news that we have heard back from our penpals in Velles, France! The children started to reply and will complete their letters next week.

Science, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 25th Apr 2017 @ 5:53pm

Q5 had a very interesting Science lesson today. They used slopes to test which materials caused least friction. They had to work in groups using effective communication skills, they measured the distance of their vehicle, found the average after three tests and then recorded their results in a table. Finally, they wrote a report to explain their findings. A super afternoon, well done. 

Week beginning 17th April 2017, by Mrs Potter

Date: 21st Apr 2017 @ 12:18pm

Welcome back everyone! We hope you have had a good holiday!

This week, we have started reading 'A nest is noisey' by Dina Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long. We have been learning about all of the animals that live in nests.

Happy Birthday to Keiran Urnevitch who turned 7 this week! 

Congratulations to Macey Williams who earned this weeks star badge for getting 100% on her practice reading paper. Keep it up Macey!

Thank you to everyone who donated today and wore their pyjamas to school. Here are some pictures of our class in their pyjamas.

Have a good weekend.

Q5 , by Mrs Atherton

Date: 20th Apr 2017 @ 2:45pm

This week the children have looked at forces in Science and had a really enjoyable time in squash with Jim and John.

An excellent first week back, well done Q5.

Mrs Atherton

P5's Science investigation , by Miss Stubbs

Date: 20th Apr 2017 @ 1:52pm

P5 had a great time in Science yesterday.

The children worked extremely well in groups as they investigated two universal forces (gravity and friction). 

Week beginning 27th March , by Mrs Potter

Date: 31st Mar 2017 @ 12:25pm

Hello everyone!

This week, we have continued looking at fractions in greater depth as well as making our own story about the magic carpet at the end of 'The Journey'. 

Today, we were lucky enough to go and visit The United Reform Church to learn all about Easter. We have really enjoyed our time at the church and the activities that we did there. You have all done the school proud with your bevaviour.

Congratulations to Leah Cannon for earning this weeks star badge!

All of us from P2 hope you have a wonderful Easter! Stay safe, we'll see you after the holidays.

Attendance, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 31st Mar 2017 @ 11:33am

Well done to our 100% attendance winners; Mia Francis, Maisy Roberts, Ruby Friar, Jaden Dawson, Jessica Melia and Kyle Monteith. Not a day of learning lost this year. Well done.

A special message to our 99.9% winners as you have really worked hard to stay in school; Isla Unsworth and Keiron Williams.

Let's see if you can keep it going, it might be you who wins the bike next time. 

Year 5 attendance winners , by Miss Stubbs

Date: 31st Mar 2017 @ 11:24am

Well done to Vaughn Halliwell, Ava McCarten, Sophie Ruscoe, Gabriella Tabern and Ellie-May Lawton who haven't missed one whole day during the Spring term. 😬

This is fantastic, keep it up! 

Lets try to double or triple this amount of children next term :) 

Trust and Betrayal, by Mrs Taylor

Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 6:17pm

Today in Q4 we brainstormed questions that we would like to ask Judas and Peter regarding their roles in the Easter story. In our RE books we listed our questions before a hot seating session where various children acted in the roles of Judas and Peter. The children impressed me with their sensitivity and awareness when discussing trust, betrayal and forgiveness.

Cricket, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 2:28pm

Who knew that Q5 has such amazing cricketers?

Q5 had a great session with Chris, they really have improved their skills this half term. Today, we worked on our bowling skills. Mya Francis has the most amazing bowling technique, although a little different to begin with.  Great skills, well done Q5.

Easter in France and Germany , by Mrs Taylor

Date: 28th Mar 2017 @ 12:29pm

This morning the French and German clubs came together to lead an assembly on how Easter is celebrated in France and Germany. After only 2 practices the children did me proud. 

SEAL cetificate winners, by Miss Stubbs

Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 5:38pm

Well done to Chloe and Evie for being nominated by their peers for the SEAL certificates. 

Chloe was recognised for never giving up no matter how hard it gets.

Evie was recognised for setting her own goals and achieving them. 

Well done girls, you should be extremely proud of yourselves.

Seal Certificates, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 5:28pm

Well done Kacey and Callum for receiving the recognition of their peers by winning the SEAL awards.

Callum Start for setting his own targets and achieving them.

Kacey Gillespie for never giving up, no matter how hard it gets.

Well done, Q5 are very proud to have you as part of our class.

Week beginning 20th March, by Mrs Potter

Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 12:14pm

Hello everyone!

This week, we have been learning about 'The Journey' by Aaron Becker. We have been writing about the lonely girl who went on an adventure through her bedroom wall.

In Maths, we have started to learn about fractions. We can now tell when a shape is cut into halves, thirds and quarters.

We have also continued learning about William Shakespeare following on from last weeks Arts Week.

Congratulations to Lola Shaw for earning the star certificate for this week for always keeping her eyes on the prize!

Happy Birthday to Liam McGuire who turned 7 this week.

Also, A huge well done to Lexi Hand and Harley Smith who won our SEAL Certificates for this half term. Lexi won hers for setting her own goals and achieving them and Harley won his for never giving up no matter how hard it gets. You are both a credit to the school! 

In more upsetting news, we say goodbye to Ethan Halliwell today. Ethan is moving schools so today is his last day with us. Good luck Ethan, you will be missed!

Have a good weekend!