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Next Week in Class 7

English Next week in English we are going to continue writing in the style of a book by Philip Pullman called ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter’ Maths In maths next week we will be looking at addition and subtraction Other Notes Remember to bring in any plastic,...
Posted On 16 Sep 2016
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Homework

Remember that we’d really like it if you could customise and decorate your new homework books to reflect your personality or interests.  Perhaps you could decorate your book with pictures of your favourite hobbies?  Maybe you could cover your book with pictures of famous...
Posted On 15 Sep 2016
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Our latest art project

We’ve started work on a new art project with Miss Slater this week.  We’ve been finding out about the work of Dale Chihuly (a glass blower) and have been decorating filter paper with felt tips.  The filters will later be sprayed with starch to create...
Posted On 15 Sep 2016
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Spectacular Sentences!

Linked to our work on ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter’, we have been experimenting with a range of different sentence structures and language features this week.  We’ve been trying to include drop in clauses, alliteration, personification, similes and lots...
Posted On 15 Sep 2016
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If the World were a Village

We have been completing some maths work linked to our ‘Save the Planet’ topic this week and have been thinking about what the world would be like if only 100 people lived there.  What languages would be spoken amongst those 100 people? Which countries and continents...
Posted On 15 Sep 2016
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Homework

We’d really like it if you could customise and decorate your new homework books to reflect your personality or interests.  Perhaps you could decorate your book with pictures of your favourite hobbies?  Maybe you could cover your book with pictures of famous explorers and maps,...
Posted On 08 Sep 2016
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Firework Maker’s Daughter

We have been enjoying our new class book ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter’ by Philip Pullman.  We’ve already created some alternative openings for the story in our English lessons and have been exploring the characters (including a talking elephant called...
Posted On 07 Sep 2016
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Save the Planet

We have begun our new ‘Save the Planet’ topic this week and have been learning about the seven continents.  We’ve carried out some map and research work and have each designed a flag based on what we know about one of the continents.
Posted On 07 Sep 2016
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Our First Week

We have been having a lovely first week back at school so far.  We’ve been enjoying hearing all about the children’s holiday adventures and have been discussing our hopes and aims for the year ahead!
Posted On 07 Sep 2016
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School’s out for Summer!

Have a wonderful summer everyone and thank you for all of your hard work this year.  We’re looking forward to hearing all about your holiday adventures when we return to school on 6th September! Ms Campbell and Mrs Sellers
Posted On 20 Jul 2016
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Our Memories of the Year

In our final week together, we’ve been sharing our favourite moments from Class 7.  Highlights have included our Year 5 trip to Joseph Rowntree, visits to the Theatre Royal, our class assembly and the topic work we’ve covered.  We presented our projects in lots of...
Posted On 20 Jul 2016
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Cookery Class!

We have enjoyed an absolute feast in our classroom this week! We prepared and cooked roast vegetables and couscous, flatbreads, falafels and a lovely fruit salad. We’re now ready to show off our culinary talents at home over the summer holidays!
Posted On 18 Jul 2016
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Race for Life

We had such a fantastic time running the Race for Life in aid of Cancer Research on Monday. Each member of our class completed their laps and collected their medals as well as helping the younger children in Class 2.  What a brilliant achievement!
Posted On 18 Jul 2016
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Next Week in Class 7

On Monday next week we will be taking part in our ‘Race for Life’ event on the school field.  Make sure you have your PE kit with you and if you would like to, please bring in a £1.00 donation. We will be cooking in class next week so please make sure that you have...
Posted On 13 Jul 2016
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Homework

For your final project of the term we would like you to create a page of memories about the academic year 2015-2016. What events could you include? Which lessons were particular highlights? How have you felt throughout the year? Who have been the special people for you this year?...
Posted On 13 Jul 2016
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Comic Book Adventures

This week we have been designing and writing comic books based on our own super-hero and villain characters.  We’ve been applying the conventions of comic books to our work and have been studying Marvel and Beano comics for inspiration.  We might well have the next world...
Posted On 11 Jul 2016
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Finished Fish

Our fish for the foyer fountain are finished!  We’ve glazed them and now they’re ready to be fired – fingers crossed that they survive the kiln!
Posted On 11 Jul 2016
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Sporty Problems

This week our maths lessons have been linked to sporting events.  We’ve been solving problems linked to Wimbledon and the Olympics using our area and perimeter, co-ordinates, time and measurement skills.
Posted On 11 Jul 2016
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Next Week

English In English next week, we will be creating our own Superhero comic books Maths Our maths lessons next week will have an Olympics theme! Other notes Thank you to all of the parents who have helped us on our various trips over the last few weeks; we have really appreciated...
Posted On 07 Jul 2016
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Homework

For your final project of the term we would like you to create a page of memories about the academic year 2015-2016. What events could you include? Which lessons were particular highlights? How have you felt throughout the year? Who have been the special people for you this year?...
Posted On 07 Jul 2016
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Summer Reading Challenge

Our Key Stage 2 assembly this week was all about the Summer Reading Challenge. The Summer Challenge 2016, will be celebrating 100 years of Roald Dahl.  The Big Friendly Read will be happening in every library from 16 July, and children will be challenged to read 6 books over the...
Posted On 07 Jul 2016
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York Theatre Royal

It was wonderful to have chance to look around the new Theatre Royal building this week.  We had a brilliant tour which included visiting the dressing rooms and backstage areas, going right up to sit in the highest seats, and even getting to go on stage!
Posted On 07 Jul 2016
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Year 5 Trip to Joseph Rowntree

We look part in some fantastic activities on our trip to Joseph Rowntree School last week.  Some of the highlights were the huge games of rounders, writing about a film set in the Arctic, and creating slime in the science labs!
Posted On 07 Jul 2016
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Next Week

Next Week in Class 7 English We will be continuing our work on superheroes Maths We will be honing our problem solving skills Other Notes On Monday afternoon we are off for our tour of the new Theatre Royal building.  Make sure you are dressed for the weather! Please remember...
Posted On 30 Jun 2016
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Homework

For your next homework project, we’d like you to design a sporting mascot. As we’ve been finding out about Euro 2016 and the Rio Olympics this half term, you might like to link your mascot to one of these events. You could, however, create a mascot for any sport or sporting event...
Posted On 30 Jun 2016
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New Olympic events

We have been having fun designing our own new Olympic events this week.  We gave thought to the rules of our new sport, who could play, what special equipment might be needed and what people might wear.
Posted On 30 Jun 2016
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Digestion Drama

In our Science lesson this week, we acted out the digestion system.  We split into teams and explained the functions of each part of human digestion.  A big thank you to George for acting out the part of the food being swallowed!
Posted On 30 Jun 2016
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Fabulous Fish!

The clay fish we made on Art Enrichment Day are drying nicely and we’ll be glazing and putting them in the kiln soon.
Posted On 30 Jun 2016
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Next Week

Next Week in Class 7 English Next week in English we will be continuing our writing about superheroes. Maths In maths next week we will be looking at fractions and solving word problems. Other notes Please remember to bring your yellow Reading Records into school each day. On...
Posted On 23 Jun 2016
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Homework

For your next homework project, we’d like you to design a sporting mascot. As we’ve been finding out about Euro 2016 and the Rio Olympics this half term, you might like to link your mascot to one of these events. You could, however, create a mascot for any sport or sporting event...
Posted On 23 Jun 2016
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Digestion Question

In science, we have been continuing to find out about human digestion and have carried out an investigation into what happens when we chew and swallow food.
Posted On 23 Jun 2016
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Our Marvellous Music Marathon

We had a tremendous time on Tuesday for our sponsored Music Marathon.  Highlights of our day included becoming a kazoo orchestra, composing 12 bar blues songs, teaching playground songs and rhymes to the younger children at break-time and, of course, classroom karaoke!  Thank you...
Posted On 23 Jun 2016
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Atlas skills

In our topic lesson this week, we completed a quiz based on our knowledge of European countries.
Posted On 23 Jun 2016
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Next Week

Next Week in Class 7 English Next week in English we are going to be writing biographies linked to our work on Olympians and Superheroes Spellings This week we have looked at homophones. Please complete the activity on your spelling sheet, ready for your test next week. Maths In...
Posted On 16 Jun 2016
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Homework

A reminder that your current homework project is to find out about the capital city of one of the countries taking part in the 2016 Olympics. You should research your chosen capital city carefully and could include details about the population, geographical features, places to...
Posted On 16 Jun 2016
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Euro 2016

We’ve been researching Euro 2016  this week and have been giving presentations about the teams and their players.
Posted On 16 Jun 2016
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Terrific Teeth

In our Science lesson this week, we’ve been investigating the different functions of human teeth.  We sampled a range of foods and made careful observations about exactly which teeth were used to eat them and why.  We agreed on all of our results but had a few discussions...
Posted On 16 Jun 2016
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A groovy time at ‘Horrible Histories’

On Tuesday, we had a brilliant trip to the Grand Opera House to see ‘Horrible Histories Groovy Greeks’.  We had a great deal of fun finding out even more about the ancient Greeks and to make it especially fantastic, got to wear 3D glasses for part of the performance! ...
Posted On 14 Jun 2016
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Our Class Assembly

We had such a fantastic time performing our class assembly this morning and we hope you enjoyed it! Thank you to all of our Class 7 families for helping out with costumes and learning lines.
Posted On 10 Jun 2016
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Next Week

English and Maths Next week will be our assessment week in Class 7 and we will be completing maths, reading and spelling assessments. Other notes On Tuesday we are going to the York Opera House to watch The Groovy Greeks. Please remember to bring a packed lunch and dress sensibly...
Posted On 09 Jun 2016
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Homework

As our current KS2 topic is Going for Gold, your next homework project will be to find out about the capital city of one of the countries taking part in the 2016 Olympics. You should research your chosen capital city carefully and could include details about the population,...
Posted On 09 Jun 2016
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Our Class Assembly

Medusa and the minotaur are feeling very excited about our class assembly on Friday!
Posted On 08 Jun 2016
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Brilliant Biscuits

Our Year 4s have been taking part in a fantastic DT project based on biscuits. They have been designing, baking, decorating and tasting biscuits and the results were delicious!
Posted On 08 Jun 2016
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Olympics Research

We have started our new topic on the Olympics this week and have become experts in particular sporting events. We now know about rowing, canoe slalom, athletics, tennis, pentathlon, volleyball and lots more besides!
Posted On 08 Jun 2016
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Have a lovely holiday!

Thank you for a brilliant half term, Class 7!  As it is the holidays, there will be no homework this week. We hope you all have a lovely week off and we will see you back in school on Monday 6th June… From Ms Campbell and Mrs Sellers
Posted On 25 May 2016
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Maths Enrichment Day

We had such a tremendous time on Maths Enrichment Day on Tuesday. We carried out lots of investigations based on the mathematical ideas of Pythagoras, and then went on to make nets to construct our own Trojan horses and Greek temples.
Posted On 25 May 2016
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Evaporation Investigation

We have been working in groups this week to devise our own fair tests linked to our understanding of evaporation. We have been trying to find out what factors might influence how quickly a liquid will evaporate and have been choosing how to collect and record our results.
Posted On 25 May 2016
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Greek Myths play script

We have written our own play based on a range of Ancient Greek myths and we can’t wait to perform it at our Class 7 assembly on Friday 10th June.  See you there, Class 7 parents and families!
Posted On 25 May 2016
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Next Week

Next Week in Class 7 English Next week in English we will be continuing to write our time-slip stories and will be rehearsing for our Class 7 assembly Spellings We have given you 10 more spellings to learn. Please also complete the Look Say Cover Write Check activity on your...
Posted On 19 May 2016
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Homework

The Ancient Greeks were famous for their clever thinking and we still remember and use many of their ideas today. Examples include Pythagoras, Aristotle and Hippocrates.  For your next homework project, we would like you to create an Ancient Greek word search for your classmates...
Posted On 19 May 2016
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Stupendous Shields

We’ve been sharing our brilliant homework projects and now that we know how the hoplites fought, have been getting into battle formation with our shields!
Posted On 18 May 2016
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Ancient Greek Warfare

We’ve really enjoyed researching the battle tactics, weaponry and armour of the Ancient Greeks this week.  We’ve created Greek urn designs showing how the Greeks fought and have found out all about hoplites, triremes and battering rams!
Posted On 18 May 2016
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Book Sharing Session

We had a lovely time at our KS2 book sharing session on Tuesday.  Parents had the opportunity to look through our wonderful books and we shared and evaluated our own work with our classmates.  What a lot of topics we’ve covered!
Posted On 18 May 2016
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Next Week

English Next week we will be beginning to write our own time-slip stories including characters from Greek myths Maths Next week we will be collecting, presenting and interpreting data in tables, graphs and charts Other Notes As it’s starting to get warmer, please make sure...
Posted On 12 May 2016
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Homework

The Ancient Greeks were famous for their clever thinking and we still remember and use many of their ideas today. Examples include Pythagoras, Aristotle and Hippocrates.  For your next homework project, we would like you to create an Ancient Greek word search for your classmates...
Posted On 12 May 2016
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Practical Science

We’ve been carrying out a variety of science investigations this week linked to our changing states topic.   We’ve found out if a gas can be made from a solid and a liquid, discovered what happens when a gas is heated, and even created a mini water cycle in our classroom!
Posted On 12 May 2016
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Calculating area

We had a fun and practical maths session on area earlier this week when we investigated how to calculate the area of triangles and parallelograms
Posted On 10 May 2016
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Sing up Class 7!

We had a wonderful, energetic singing assembly this week.  We’ve finished learning the song ‘Reach’ and loved joining in with the rest of the school on all of the actions!
Posted On 10 May 2016
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Next Week

English In English next week we will be exploring the story of Arachne and Athena.  We’ll be looking at why the Gods often behave so badly in Greek myths and will also be creating character profiles. Maths In maths we will be calculating the area of triangles and...
Posted On 05 May 2016
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Homework

This half term we’ve been looking at the Ancient Greeks, and have learnt about some of the Greek armies, such as the Spartans and Athenians. For your next homework project we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek shield. This could be for a Spartan, Athenian or...
Posted On 05 May 2016
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Line Graphs

Our maths work has been linked to our Science investigations over the last few days.  We have been working on creating neat and accurate line graphs to show the results of our experiments.
Posted On 04 May 2016
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Speedy Liquid Science

Last week we planned a fair test very carefully in groups and this week we carried out our investigation.  We set up experiments to see the distance particular liquids would travel during a given time.  We tested liquid soap, water, oil, salad cream and honey having first made...
Posted On 04 May 2016
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Gods and Goddesses

We had a tremendous time on Tuesday afternoon looking at all of the wonderful Class 7 Gods and goddesses. Among the fantastic deities created for our homework projects were Alpha, the Goddess of Numbers, Giselle, the Goddess of Fun and Athleticus, the God of Sport!  Thank you all...
Posted On 04 May 2016
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Homework

This half term we’ve been looking at the Ancient Greeks, and have learnt about some of the Greek armies, such as the Spartans and Athenians. For your next homework project we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek shield. This could be for a Spartan, Athenian or...
Posted On 28 Apr 2016
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Next Week in Class 7

Maths In our maths lessons next week we will be using written methods for division and will be calculating the volume of cubes and cuboids English In English we will be continuing to study Greek myths and legends.  We’ll be writing plays based on ‘Daedalus and...
Posted On 28 Apr 2016
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Handwriting and Presentation

We’ve been thinking very carefully about the presentation of our work and using our best handwriting for final pieces of writing.
Posted On 28 Apr 2016
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Drama and Storytelling

We’ve been expanding our knowledge of Greek myths and legends this week and have been creating freeze-frames of important scenes to help with our storytelling.
Posted On 28 Apr 2016
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Geography of Greece

As well as studying Ancient Greece as our topic, this week we have been using our map and research skills to find out about the physical geography of Greece.
Posted On 28 Apr 2016
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Next Week

English Next week in English we will be continuing to look at the Greek myth ‘Theseus and the Minotaur.’  We will be imagining what it must be like for the minotaur to be trapped in the labyrinth and will also be writing from King Minos’ point of view.  ...
Posted On 21 Apr 2016
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Homework

As our topic this half term is the Ancient Greeks, we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek god or goddess. Your new Greek god/goddess could have an exciting power or have a special feature. Think of the different symbols and animals that represent the gods and...
Posted On 21 Apr 2016
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Greek Urns

In our Art lessons, we have been studying patterns used in Ancient Greece and have been designing our own Greek urns.  We found that we had to take care with all of the intricate patterns and had a great deal of fun!
Posted On 21 Apr 2016
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Mapping a Myth

We’ve been exploring Greek Myths this week and have mapped the myth of ‘Theseus and the Minotaur.’  We made sure that we included all of the key events along with the characters of Prince Theseus, Kings Aegeus and Minos, Princess Ariadne and, of course, the...
Posted On 21 Apr 2016
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Drumming

On Tuesday we took part in a fantastic drumming workshop with a student from York University.  We created our own rhythms, played games and gave call and response challenges to each other.
Posted On 20 Apr 2016
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Ancient Greece

This week we began our topic on Ancient Greece. We know that the Ancient Greeks were the first to hold an event that has evolved over time into our modern Olympic Games. We found out more about the Olympics in Miss Land’s fantastic assembly on Tuesday. Can you name any...
Posted On 15 Apr 2016
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Next Week

English Next week in English we will be exploring Greek Mythology. Spellings Next week you will be tested on the words we looked at with double letters. Maths In maths next week we will be using our addition and subtraction skills to work with measures, money and solve a rang...
Posted On 14 Apr 2016
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Homework

Our topic this half term is the Ancient Greeks so for your next homework project we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek god or goddess. Your new Greek god/goddess could have an exciting power or have a special feature. Think of the different symbols and animals...
Posted On 14 Apr 2016
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2D Shapes

We played a really fun game to help us learn the properties of 2D shapes.
Posted On 14 Apr 2016
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States of Matter

We learnt about solids, liquids and gases in science this week. We acted out how the three states of matter behave and drew and wrote about our learning in our books. Here we are ‘being’ a solid a liquid and a gas.
Posted On 14 Apr 2016
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Midday Supervisory Assistant

We currently have a vacancy for a Midday Supervisory Assistant. Please see below for an application form and further information. MSA advert January 2016 MSA Job description Support staff application form
Posted On 31 Mar 2016
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Happy Easter

You’ve all worked incredibly hard this term so please have a lovely holiday with your families and friends! As it is the Easter holidays, there will be no homework set this week. Please remember that you come back to school on Monday 11th April.  
Posted On 24 Mar 2016
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Peer evaluation

Here we are evaluating the work of our friends. When we complete a peer assessment we write it in purple pen and when we complete a self assessment we use a sky blue pen.
Posted On 24 Mar 2016
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Drama

We enjoyed a really fun activity where we found out more about medical advances in Victorian medicine.
Posted On 24 Mar 2016
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Castle Museum

We had a very exciting visit to the Castle Museum to bring our Victorians topic to life! We were able to see the difference between a wealthy and poorer Victorian’s house and we even got to explore a Victorian street with the little alley ways, a Victorian school, a Victorian...
Posted On 24 Mar 2016
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Next Week…

Maths Next week in maths we will be learning about angles and shapes. English                                                                                                                                     In English, we will write persuasively and relate our writing to work...
Posted On 17 Mar 2016
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Homework Project

Remember our last homework of the half  term relating to the Victorians and the many inventions that they created during this period. A lot of these inventions were very successful and we still use them nowadays, such as railways, cars and rubber tyres. For your next homework...
Posted On 17 Mar 2016
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Oliver!

Wow – what a fantastic production of Oliver by the Year 5s this week!  You all did an absolutely fantastic job and should be so proud of yourselves!
Posted On 17 Mar 2016
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Solving problems!

What if…? What if we take away some batteries? What if we add more wires? What if we add two bulbs? What if…?  
Posted On 17 Mar 2016
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Conscience Alley

We have continued to read “Street Child” by Bertie Doherty and started to think about what life was like for Jim in the workhouse, particularly after the tragic death of his mother. All the children took part in a conscience alley drama activity where there were two lines facing...
Posted On 17 Mar 2016
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Next Week

Maths In Maths we be exploring angles and properties of angles. English                                                                                                                                     Next week in English we will be continuing to write persuasive and balanced...
Posted On 11 Mar 2016
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Homework Project

This term you have been learning about the Victorians, including the many inventions that they created during this period. A lot of these inventions were very successful and we still use them nowadays, such as railways, cars and rubber tyres. For your next homework project, we...
Posted On 10 Mar 2016
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We’ve done it!

The sense of achievement this week when we found ourselves able to multiply fractions by whole numbers was tremendous!
Posted On 10 Mar 2016
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Fractions

We really enjoyed solving some puzzles this week involving fractions. It took a lot of concentration and team work but we got there in the end!
Posted On 10 Mar 2016
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Disagreements

This week we have been think carefully about how we should react when we disagree with some one. It is really important that we feel free to express our own opinions but also very important not to upset someone if we disagree with their opinion.
Posted On 10 Mar 2016
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Next Week

Maths In Maths we are continuing our work with fractions, decimals and percentages. English                                                                                                                                     Next week in English we will be continuing to write...
Posted On 03 Mar 2016
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Homework Project

Remember that for your next homework project, we would like you to design a bright and eye catching poster to warn other children of the dangers of electricity. Your poster could be about a specific danger such as overhead lines or pylons or it could be about the general dangers...
Posted On 03 Mar 2016
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Core Values

This week we looked again at the core values of our school. We thought carefully about how the core values are part of our life in school and why they are important.
Posted On 03 Mar 2016
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Confident Cat

Confident Cat made an appearance in Class 7 this week. He will be visiting each of the Key Stage Two classrooms looking for confident children. The children in Park Grove are amazing and we love to see their confidence developing.
Posted On 03 Mar 2016
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New discoveries in LOGO

We continued our work with LOGO this week. We all helped each other out and discovered new ways to use the program.
Posted On 03 Mar 2016
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Next week

Maths In maths we are looking at using equivalences between fractions, decimals and percentages to solve problems as well as calculating time-based problems. English                                                                                                                 ...
Posted On 25 Feb 2016
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Homework Project

In science you have been learning about electricity. As you know, electricity can be very dangerous if people don’t use it safely and with respect. For your next homework project, we would like you to design a bright and eye catching poster to warn other children of the dangers...
Posted On 25 Feb 2016
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