Poetry Collaboration - 14.9.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 18th Oct 2022 @ 6:35am

On Friday afternoon, the children enjoyed watching Paul Cookson perform some of his newest poetry around the theme of brothers and sisters. We then completed his follow up workshop to generate our own ideas to use in a poem on the same theme of brothers and sisters. The children enjoyed working in collaboration with some of the children from Years 3 and 4 and came up with some fabulous ideas for us to use.

Maths - 12.9.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 18th Oct 2022 @ 6:34am

In Maths, the children were introduced to part whole models. These are used to help the children break whole numbers down into different parts that will then add together to make the whole. The children used counters to help them to explore the composition of different numbers within 10.

Science - 11.9.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 18th Oct 2022 @ 6:32am

Last week, the children did some super writing in our history lesson about life in the 1950's. It was lovely to see them working so hard to write sentences about what they had learned

Number lines - 6.10.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 9th Oct 2022 @ 11:45am

In Maths this week, we have been using number lines for the first time. We have been exploring how the number lines work and how we can use them correctly. To become more familiar with the structure of number lines, we have been filling in the missing numbers and jumping along the numbers to get from one given number to another.

PE team building - 3.10.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 9th Oct 2022 @ 11:35am

The children enjoyed using their teamwork skills to complete different activities during our team building PE session. 

Maths 29.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 1st Oct 2022 @ 2:13pm

In Maths, we used the art straws and Multilink cubes to physically see if one number is more than, less than or equal to another number. We explained what we could see by using the correct mathematical language.

Number Sense 28.9.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 1st Oct 2022 @ 2:09pm

In Number Sense this week, we have been consolidating our understanding of counting up and back and 1 more and 1 less by creating staircases up to 5 using the multilink cubes.

Reading 28.9.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 1st Oct 2022 @ 1:57pm

The children are working hard to become more confident readers. They help their partners to read unfamiliar words and answer questions about the stories they read in our daily Read Write Inc. sessions.

Writing in RWI 22.9.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 27th Sep 2022 @ 5:38pm

In RWI this week, we have been writing sentences explaining how we can keep safe in a given situation. We wrote about what could happen if we weren't careful in each scenario too. 

1 less 22.9.22, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 27th Sep 2022 @ 5:36pm

We have been using the practical resources from our 'Choose to Use' area in maths to help us to find 1 less than a given number within ten. We understand that when we find one less than a number we take one item away from group of objects and look the the number on the left of our given number on the number tack. 

Maths counting, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 27th Sep 2022 @ 5:19pm

We have been using tens frames to represent the numbers up to ten and matching the correct number card to the amount of counters shown.

Creating 2D shapes, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 27th Sep 2022 @ 5:14pm

The children have been creating 2D shapes to accurately show their specific properties. 

Childhood Museum, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 10th Sep 2022 @ 5:56am

To launch our new Cornerstones unit, I created an exhibition of childhood artefacts for the children to explore and examine. Some artefacts are from today and some were typical examples from the 1950s. We looked at the exhibition, handled the artefacts and made careful observations about them that helped us to decide if each object was a new or old childhood artefact. We had some super discussions and great explanations about their ideas. 

Maths, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 10th Sep 2022 @ 5:49am

In maths, we enjoyed exploring the Numicon pieces. We looked at different shapes, patterns and pictures we could make. We discovered we could make different numbers by fitting some of the pieces together. We sorting them into groups using our knowledge of the properties of shapes and we finished by creating our Numicon staircase and taing number one on a little walk. 

Computing, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 10th Sep 2022 @ 5:45am

The children were all very excited to have their first computing lesson using the iPads. We practised logging onto Purple Mash and talked about how important it is to keep our passwords a secret to protect all our work. 

Art, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 10th Sep 2022 @ 5:43am

We had a lovely start to our art topic and enjoyed exploring what colours can be made using only the three primary colours. 

Maths, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 10th Sep 2022 @ 5:42am

In our first place value lessson in maths, we worked together to sort a range of objects into groups using different criteria. We had lots of good ideas and suggestions and used brilliant reasoning skills to explain our mathematical thinking. 

Science, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 10th Sep 2022 @ 5:40am

The children went on a walk around teh school grounds in their first science lesson this week to be science detectives looking for different materials being used in our school. 

DT, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 15th May 2022 @ 12:59pm

6.5.22

In DT, we have been looking at the different techniques that can be used to prepare food such as chopping, slicing, peeling, mashing, tearing and grating. We learned the correct way to safely perform all of these food preparation techniques this afternoon and took the opportunity to taste each of the foods too. We tried sliced cucumber, chopped celery, mashed avocado, peeled carrots, grated cheese and torn lettuce. Then we evaluated how each of these foods tasted so we know which ones we might want to include in our salads next week.

Reading, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 15th May 2022 @ 12:51pm

3.5.22

The children enjoy practising reading words for our phonics screening check in June. They like the challenge of reading our familiar sounds in multisyllabic words and think it’s great when they get to ‘be the teacher’ for their partner.

Grammar, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 1st May 2022 @ 12:22am

29.4.22

In our grammar lesson this week, we have been using the prefix un- to change the meaning of words. We looked at how to spell a selection of words correctly and then used to words in sentences to match the pictures shown. We made sure we punctuated our sentences correctly and we read through each one to check it made sense. 

The history of our school, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 30th Apr 2022 @ 1:03pm

28.4.22
We made an interesting start to our new topic School Days this afternoon by looking at the history of our school. We looked at some original registers from 1910 when the school first opened and spotted some of the original features of the buildings when we went for a look around. Then we had a visit from Mrs Cleary who told us about what the school was like when she came to the school as a little girl. She showed us photos of the school uniform that she had to wear, what the playground used to look like and where the stage used to be in the KS2 building. We learned lots of interesting things about our school and how it has changed over the past 112 years.

Maths - sharing equally, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 23rd Apr 2022 @ 2:11pm

20.4.22
Today in maths, we have been making equal groups by sharing. We use ten frames, plates and circles to share out a given number of objects. We had to say if they could be shared equally or not. To make sure they were shared fairly we had to work systematically by giving one object to each group and keep going round the groups in turn. 

Being Our Best in PSHE, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 23rd Apr 2022 @ 2:07pm

19.4.22
In PSHE today the children were looking at the different food groups and how they help to keep our bodies healthy. We looked at how much of each type of food group we should eat so we can stay fit and strong. We talked about eating a rainbow of fruit and vegetables because we get different nutrients from different coloured fruit and vegetables. The children enjoyed listening to the funny story 'Vegetable Glue' by Susan Chandler to finish the lessson. 

DT moving vehicles, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 18th Apr 2022 @ 1:40pm

8.4.22
The children had a great time this afternoon creating their moving vehicles in our DT lesson. They all had a go at sawing the wood to create their axles for the wheels. Then added detail to their painted boxes to make them look like double decker buses from London. The children made good use of their plans to ensure they included the necessary features on their vehicle.