We all had such fun in our fantastic Viking-based drama workshop on Tuesday! How did you feel acting in role using the masks? What was your favourite memory of the day?Read More
It has been fantastic reading and listening to all the excellent entries for the 500 word competition. Which story did you listen to? What did you enjoy about it?Read More
Phew, what an action-packed half term we’ve had! We’ve done some body percussion, turned adults into frogs, have explored Viking artefacts and have been rehearsing the songs for our upcoming class assembly. In addition, we’ve been exploring forces, reading a lot of Jeremy Strong and have told Viking sagas. After all of that, you deserve...Read More
We will be very sorry to see Sara, one of our classmates leaving today and we wish her and her family luck in their travels! Sara, it has been lovely to have you as part of our class and we will miss you!Read More
Thanks for being such willing participants on Tuesday. The students really enjoyed working with you and asked me to say so! You covered quite a range of music, didn’t you? Grieg, Handel and contemporary composer Anna Meredith. You must be steeped in musical ideas now. Why not try composing something yourself!? Ms LambRead More
We have had an amazing wooden chest delivered to our class this week, packed full of amazing objects for our Vikings topic. We’ve investigated all of the objects, asked questions about what they might be and who might have used them and have spent some time doing observational drawings. Which was the most intriguing object...Read More
We had a great time mixing and taste testing different drinks during our lesson on ratio this week. Which was your favourite cup and what was its ratio of juice to water?Read More
We’ve been writing all kinds of poetry recently, based on Sigurd the Viking from the Jeremy Strong books. We’ve been exploring metaphors, similes, alliteration and kennings. Here are some of the lines from our favourite poems…Read More
The children of class 7 were in cahoots with Harry Potter in our maths lessons this week and the aim was to turn Ms Campbell, Mrs Sellers, Mrs Martindale and Mrs Wijeratne into frogs! How did you get on with mixing your ‘potions’ and how many amphibians did you create?!Read More
Our new class book ‘There’s a Viking in my bed’ by Jeremy Strong is keeping us all thoroughly entertained. What have been your favourite parts of the story so far and why?Read More
We’ve completed a multiple choice general knowledge quiz this afternoon. Can you blog a general knowledge question with four multiple choice answers so we can have fun trying to answer them? Make sure you choose a subject that you’re really interested in (and that you know the correct answer yourself!).Read More
We started our new topic on Vikings and Anglo-Saxons this week and thought about what we already knew and what questions we’d like to find out the answers to. What are the questions you’d like to research this term?Read More
We had a brilliant time in our P.E. lesson today (made all the more special by a visit from a certain rotund, white-bearded, red-suited inhabitant of the North Pole)! What did you enjoy most about our Zumba session, Class 7?Read More
We’ve had a fabulously musical time in Class 7 and the sounds of Bizet, Dave Brubeck and Pharrell Williams (amongst others) have been drifting from our classroom. We’ve shared classical, jazz, rock and pop and have had some tremendous instrumental performances, powerpoint presentations and poems. Class 7, which presentations did you find most surprising or...Read More
The children of Class 7 are proud to announce the ultimate redesign of Santa’s sleigh! As part of our writing this week, we’ve been creating techno sleighs packed with gadgets and gizmos to help make Santa’s dash around the world on Christmas Eve a little bit easier! Here are some of our ideas…Read More
There were plenty of tens from Len this afternoon as we performed our gymnastics routines in pairs and groups. We had scorecards, festive music and gave marks for balance and musicality. A huge congratulations to everyone – your routines were a-mazing!!Read More
We had a really informative assembly led by PCSO Harris yesterday where we learned how to keep safe when using the internet. What are your top tips for enjoying the internet safely?Read More
This week we have been working on our scary stories unit in English. We’ve been trying to use a range of sentence openers while building a sense of suspense. What were you favourite openers and can you share some example sentences?Read More
We had a fantastic time playing Maths games devised by students from St Johns University this morning. We’d like to say a big “thank you” to all of the students who visited our class because the games were really good fun! Here are some of the things we enjoyed or found out…Read More
We have some amazing poets in Class 7 who showed off their writing and performance skills in our Key Stage 2 assembly this week. How did you describe fireworks in your poem?Read More
We’ve been thinking about what it means to be members of a group or community recently and have also been researching Diwali. What aspects of our R.E. lessons have you particularly enjoyed?Read More
We had a great time meeting our new class governor, Mr Jacobi, this afternoon. We had the opportunity to share our work with him, to talk about how we all try to live by the core values of Park Grove and to ask him about his role as a governor at our school. If you...Read More
We had a fantastic team-building PE lesson yesterday. What did you enjoy most about playing our team games and what tactics were most successful?Read More
We introduced the BBC 10 Pieces project in Assembly on Wednesday. Can you name any orchestral instruments and say which instrument families they belong to?Read More
Our fantastic dinosaur researchers have been sharing their projects this week! Which homework presentation have you particularly enjoyed and why?Read More
We’ve been working hard to solve addition word problems in maths this week. Can you write a dinosaur related word problem for your classmates to solve?!Read More
Last week we took decibel readings at different distances from a sound source and this week we’ve been playing African drums as part of our Music lessons. Which musical instruments do you think could make the loudest or quietest sounds?Read More
We’re really looking forward to seeing your dinosaur projects next week. Can you post here what your presentation will be about or what you will be bringing in?Read More
We’ve been honing our villainous voices this week (mwa-ha-ha) and have been writing adventure stories. What is your favourite line from your ‘Salesse and the Dinosaur’ story? Perhaps it’s a line spoken by the villainous Plotnik? Or maybe you’re particularly proud of an action-packed sentence you’ve written? Why not post your amazing writing here so...Read More
Congratulations to all of our Ambassadors who went to today’s performance of ‘The Princess and the Pea’ at the Theatre Royal – it sounds as if they had a wonderful time! We’ll be writing and posting reviews soon so watch the website and the fantastic display in the foyer if you’d like to find out about the...Read More
We’ve had some wonderful presentations from our prospective School Council reps this afternoon. Well done to everyone who took part – you were confident, clear and had lots of fantastic ideas! What were your highlights, Class 7?Read More
We’ve received lots of applications from classmates who are interested in becoming our School Council reps and we will be voting next week. What qualities do you think a School Council rep should have?Read More
We had a great problem solving lesson today and posed the question ‘if each person in class had to shake hands with every other member of the class, how many handshakes would there be in total?’ Each group came up with a different way of beginning to solve the problem based on how many handshakes there...Read More
She sells seashells on the seashore… We’ve been researching the amazing life and achievements of fossil hunter Mary Anning in our Topic lessons this week. Which facts did you find most interesting?Read More
What a fun-packed first week we’ve had in Class 7! We’ve made ‘fossils’, played place value games and written some fantastic poems about a boastful knight. What have been your highlights, Class 7 and what are you most looking forward to this year?Read More
Hi all, I thought I would share with you one last photo. You all put such effort into your bee puppets last week. It was great to see you all pretending to be bees! I think you learnt lots about pollination (and Wotsits!) Here’s the photo. Mr Hodge.Read More
Hi everyone! Here’s our penultimate newsletter of the year! Please note a request for a plastic bag and a pair of old black socks! Many thanks, Mr Hodge 🙂 C7 Homework 36 11th July 2014Read More
If any of your manage to get really good photos of the Tour coming past wherever you manage to watch it, please don’t forget to plug your camera into the computer and BLOG! Have a lovely weekend folks! Mr Hodge 😀Read More
Hi everybody! Have a lovely weekend! Make sure that you watch a little bit of the Tour de France / Football / Tennis / Formula 1! Other than that, make sure you have a cracking weekend! Also, PLEASE READ THIS! Mr Hodge 🙂 C7 Homework 35 4th July 2014Read More
Hello everyone, Please remember that your project is due in on Monday 30th June. Have fun with your creative writing if you are finishing it off this weekend. Remember to have lots of fun playing outside in the sunshine too! Mr Hodge 🙂 C7 Homework 34 27th June 2014Read More
WAHOO! It’s only just the actual school fair this evening! Make sure that you bring all of your family along and have a go at all of the stalls. There will be lots of lovely things to eat and prizes to be won too! It would be lovely to see lots of you there! Why...Read More
Hi all, Here’s the latest homework. Please see the message about permission slips at the bottom. It is very important that ALL reply slips are in before we go. Have lovely weekends everyone! Mr Hodge 🙂 C7 Homework 33 20th June 2014Read More
I am very excited about our Dragon’s Den proposal for tomorrow! Fingers crossed you get the money because you all worked so hard on your pitches! Well done to all of those Year 4 children who made a ‘Freeze Frame’ (TM) to show the Dragons tomorrow. Well done to all of you for decorating them!...Read More
It’s Friday the 13th and a full moon too! This probably means a pink bunny will trip you over in the playground. But hopefully not! Here’s the homework for the week everyone. Mr Hodge 🙂 C7 Homework 32 13th June 2014Read More
This week we will start to explore some famous people riding in the Tour De France. Dave Brailsford, the Team Sky manager, is rumoured to have dropped Bradley Wiggins from the Team. Do you think he should have done that? Message me with your opinions! Mr Hodge 🙂Read More
Hi all, Welcome back to a new half term! Last one before the holidays folks. Loads to be excited about on the horizon: sports day, enterprise week, science day and the Year 5 / 6 production. That’s only the beginning of the list too! A paper copy of the homework has been sent home tonight....Read More
Can you remember Miss Land’s amazing assembly on bikes? Well we are going to be exploring all things bikes for the next few weeks. We will be writing information texts all about bikes and in topic we will be exploring the Tour de France and two British athletes. Can you find out any facts about...Read More
Have you all seen our amazing Gansta Granny book cover on the wall in the downstairs corridor? Make sure that you show your parents! Also show them the artwork we have done in the classroom! Invite them in to show off your work! Mr Hodge 🙂Read More
Lots of you were asking me to put this on-line so you can explore the rest of the letter calligrams. Here it is folks! http://www.bemboszoo.com/ Enjoy, Mr Hodge 🙂Read More
The rockets are ready for Tuesday afternoon subject to weather! We have 3 different sizes of rocket engines and we can investigate how high each one will go! I am very excited!! Mr Hodge. 🙂Read More
Struggling with your famous person homework? Don’t know who to write about? Well look no further than this page of ready made facts about different famous people! Mr Hodge. (Click the link.)Read More
Hi all, here’s a website that will let you practise all of the instant recall facts you have explored over the year. Click on the conker! Mr Hodge. Read More
We have been exploring substances that dissolve in Science this week. Can anyone in class 7 find a different substance that dissolves in water? There will be a prize for anyone who replies with their ideas! Even better, can anyone take a photo of themselves experimenting at home? Get exploring! Mr Hodge.Read More
The digital leaders meet every Wednesday at 12.30pm in my classroom. Last week they were set a challenge to take 10 photos that show a movement sequence of some kind (like the pages of a cartoon flip book). If you are in digital leaders, please remember to bring your 10 photos to the workshop this...Read More
Before the Easter holidays, I had a lovely afternoon with all of the children in class 7. One of the challenges I gave the children was to make a construction from marshmallows and spaghetti! They were all really up for the challenge and made some fantastic constructions. I thought I’d add the photos of their...Read More
Jaimie’s story is through to the next round of the BBC 500 words competition. Well done to her and 4 others from school. This is what they said: Congratulations! A close encounter by Jaimie Farquharson is through to the next stage of 500 WORDS! We received over 118,000 entries and this story has been picked...Read More
Lilliana wrote a poem about everyone in class Hello class seven, how do you do? I’ve written this poem just for you, First on the list is Allison, Holly, She looks like my favourite dolly, Next on my list we have Sasha, Wow, she really is a dasher, Next, here, we have...Read More
Printable: C7 Homework 23 Project For your next project I would like you to come up with a way to cheer up someone up! What could you do to make someone feel better? A stunning picture that you have created or a story to read might help. How about a song or playing an instrument? These...Read More
Printable version: C7 Homework 21 Project Fabulous maps everyone! We had ones marked with extra information, all sorts of colour coding and even one that was upside down (for a very good reason). 500 words I hope that everyone will enter the 500 words competition for story writing from the BBC. Ideas from the class are...Read More
Homework printable C7 Homework 19 Project As part of our work on Natural Disasters this term, we’d like you all to have a go at creating a world map (you could draw your own, download an outline to fill in or ask me for a copy). Your maps should include oceans, continents and European countries please,...Read More
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