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March 9, 2017
March 9, 2017

So who is Alan Leach?

So who will be running the Speed Quiz?? Alan Leach of course! Some of you (younger ones) may ask ‘who is Alan Leach?’ Well look above – Alan is here second from the left next to Tom Gladwin (another PG parent). These are extreeeeemely busy people currently organising their next Shed Seven tour in December...
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March 9, 2017

Roll up, roll up! 

Speed Quiz tickets are now on sale – outside class 4 every day at 3.15pm. Do contact or message us if you want tickets delivering/ reserving especially if you are unlikely to be on the school run at that time. £10 gets you a fish and chip supper, a fun night out, a free drink...
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March 9, 2017

Next week

In maths the children will be looking at money problems. In English they’ll be introduced to another new, exciting story… Show and Tell next week is Group 3. Please remember to bring reading records to school every day. Year 1 parents – there are still spaces for you to sign up to the phonics stay...
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March 9, 2017

Spellings

Spellings this week will focus on the ‘ee’ phoneme and more specifically the ‘ee’, ‘ea’, ‘e_e’, and ‘ey’ graphemes. 
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March 9, 2017

Time

We have been tackling time this week and some of the children have managed to master 5 minutes past the hour. Keep practising at home to become terrific time tellers!
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March 9, 2017

Next week

In English next week, we will be exploring Oliver’s Fruit Salad and Oliver’s Vegetables by Vivian French which links to our topic of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. We’ll be applying our writing skills by using commas in a list and exclamation sentences linked to the texts. We’re also really excited to get arty by...
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March 9, 2017

Homework

Spellings this week will revise the different ‘ee’ graphemes such as ‘ee’ for free, ‘ea’ for speak and ‘e-e’ split digraph for evening. The children have also loved learning about parts of the body in science so perhaps you could continue this at home by drawing a person and labelling their body parts? 
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March 9, 2017

Time for time!

We have been polishing up our time skills in maths this week by doing lots of practical work with the clocks. To begin with, we identified the minute and hour hands and counted round the clock in fives. We then used this information to help us make different times at the tables for o’clock, half...
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March 9, 2017

Homework

Spellings this week are the sounds Year 1 ‘ee’ ‘ey’ ‘ea’ ‘e-e’ ‘u’ Reception  ‘oo’
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March 9, 2017

Using all the areas of provision

We love our areas of provision and being creative in the painting area. We are learning how to mix colours to create effect. 
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March 9, 2017

Beebots

We have enjoyed using the Beebots this week. We can program them using directional language. 
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March 9, 2017

Wanted Poster

Have you seen Grandma Swaggs? Our Wanted Posters will tell you exactly what she looks like and why she is wanted. Look out she could be anywhere in school. Beware! 
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March 9, 2017

Next week…

In English next week, we will be writing out our fictional obituary from our plans. Next week in Maths we will be revising Roman numerals and using them in different contexts.   Other notes Please remember to bring in your Eden Camp slip as soon as possible, if you haven’t already done so. Our trip on...
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March 9, 2017

Homework Project

Remember that our next homework project will have a P.E. theme. We would like you to write and lead a short warm-up activity of approximately five minutes for a P.E. lesson related to our current hockey unit. You could use existing ideas such as follow the leader or you could make up an activity for...
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March 9, 2017

Next Week…

In English next week, we will be writing out our fictional obituary in neat. Next week in Maths we will be revising Roman numerals and using them in different contexts. In Class 8, you will be teaching your short lesson to your partner on Monday afternoon. Please come prepared! Other notes Please remember to bring in your...
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March 9, 2017

Homework Project

Your next homework project will have a P.E. theme. We would like you to write and lead a short warm-up activity of approximately five minutes for a P.E. lesson related to our current hockey unit. You could use existing ideas such as follow the leader or you could make up an activity for the whole...
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March 9, 2017

Next week 

Maths – We will be looking at money, how to subtract and take away using different coins. We will be using lots of money to buy fruit and vegetables. English – As part of our topic work we will start looking at heathy eating. We will explore the story of Oliver’s Fruit Salad and Oliver’s...
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March 9, 2017

Letters from not so faraway (the day the classroom rebelled) !

Yesterday in Class 9 we received some angry letters from the classroom objects saying they were fed up of being treated unfairly and being used with no care. We got letters from different classroom objects: Mrs English book ? and Mr glue stick. We then wrote our own letters from some of the classroom objects:...
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March 9, 2017

Next Week

Next week we will be moving on to the next story from Oliver which is Oliver’s Fruit Salad! We will be making our own fruit salad and trying lots of different fruit. We will also be having a very special morning of art on Thursday morning related to our theme of Head Shoulders Knees and...
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March 9, 2017

Next Week in Class 7

Next Week Next week we will be continuing to find out about York during the 2nd World War and will be studying first hand accounts We will be having a special maths lessons about the importance of numbers and what they can represent around the world Other Notes It will be our final swimming session...
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March 9, 2017

Homework Project

Remember that your current homework project has a P.E. theme. We would like you to write and lead a short warm-up activity of approximately five minutes for a P.E. lesson related to our current hockey unit. You could use existing ideas such as follow the leader or you could make up an activity for the...
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March 9, 2017

May the Force be with you!

Thank you to everyone who came to our Class Assembly on ‘Forces’ on Tuesday – we hope you enjoyed watching it as much as we enjoyed performing!
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March 9, 2017

Park Grove Log Book

We’ve been learning about the ‘Baedeker’ bombings in York during World War 2 and as well as carrying out historical research and writing our own newspaper reports, we’ve been studying the actual Park Grove log book from the time.  We’ve read how the teachers and children coped with school life during the War and have...
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March 9, 2017

World Book Day

We had a fabulous time on World Book Day, as you can see by the wonderful costumes and props brought in!  On the day, we solved bookish maths problems and wrote a collaborative book of our own based on the marvellous ‘Oi, Frog!’
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March 9, 2017

Next Week in Class 6

Next Week in Class 6 Next week in English we will be combining art and creative writing in a fun mini-project! In our topic lesson we will continue to learn about York in World War Two. In our Science work next week, we will continue to learn about how magnets are used in the world around us. Other...
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March 9, 2017

Homework Project

Remember that your current homework project has a P.E. theme. We would like you to write and lead a short warm-up activity of approximately five minutes for a P.E. lesson related to our current hockey unit. You could use existing ideas such as follow the leader or you could make up an activity for the...
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