The performances are over and the costumes have been tidied away, but never fear, I was able to take some photos during the Tuesday evening show so you can relive the experience! Click here to see the slideshow. I know I will have all the songs going around in my head for many months to...Read More
Well, Enterprise Week is here and we’re ready to go with our Hotshot Photography Project. Production photos of the ‘Robin Hood and friends’ cast can be ordered from Class 8 from this evening onwards. Please see our amazing display in the foyer, then fill out an order form and send it along with your payment...Read More
The rehearsals for the Year 5 and 6 play are drawing to an end. Here is a sneak peek before the performances on Monday and Tuesday. We hope you’ll enjoy it! Read More
Robin Hood, Robin Hood. Superhero of the Poor! Our rehearsals are going very well indeed. Which part of our performance are you enjoying the most?Read More
We had a spectacular Science Enrichment Day with plenty of experiments and explosions! Which activity did you find most exciting or intriguing?Read More
We’re honing our pitch for the upcoming Park Grove Dragons’ Den extravaganza. We’ve decided on our class project but if you could pitch any business idea, invention or service to the Dragons, what would it be?Read More
We’ve been inspired by one of the 500 Words winning entries today. If you could write a diary entry from the point of view of a misunderstood story villain, who would it be and why?Read More
We had a fantastic Design and Technology afternoon yesterday. We researched different types of shelter, looked at the materials they were made from and discussed their purposes. Then we had a go at some practical reinforcing and joining tasks. What practical project did your group work on, what skills did you use and how successful...Read More
We’ve been interviewing each other this week and have been using lots of different types of questions in order to get the most interesting responses. If you could interview anyone at all, who would it be and what would you like to ask them?Read More
The finished Alice in Wonderland collage looks amazing. I can’t wait to see it on display. Well done for all of your artistic efforts Class 8!Read More
We’ve been collaging in the style of Matisse this week (inspired by the ‘Cut-Outs’ exhibition at Tate Modern). Which of your own pieces are you most pleased with and why?Read More
A big thanks to Max for leading our PE warm-up so expertly today! We’ve been working on athletics and circuit activities (including skipping) recently – what skills have you gained?Read More
Following Mrs Hearson’s fantastic KS2 assembly last week, we have been researching special days (such as May 4th which is International Star Wars day). Please read on to see some of the ideas we’ve had for our own special days and events…Read More
I’ve been inspired by the Park Grove quiz team’s tremendous performance to see if you can pose some general knowledge quiz questions for your classmates. Why not blog a tricky question with a choice of four possible answers then see who will be able to answer correctly? Good luck Class 8!Read More
Now our latest homework project is underway, why not let us know which letter of the alphabet you drew out of the hat and which famous person you’ll be researching?Read More
Your linocut prints look absolutely fantastic now that they’re completed. Did you enjoy creating them? What did you find most challenging about the process and would you like to do more printing in the future?Read More
As we’ve started our new topic on Famous People this week, I wanted to ask if you have ever met anyone famous? If not, who would you most like to meet and why?!Read More
We’ve had a week filled with brilliant food in Class 8 (some of you could easily take part in the next series of the Bake Off)! What are your all time favourite recipes?Read More
What a truly magnificent afternoon, Class 8! From magic tricks to amazing musical performances, smooth dance moves to brilliant poems. Thank you all for creating such a happy classroom. What were your highlights?Read More
We had fantastic fun playing hockey games in small teams today and I overheard some pretty tall tales about how you’d scored your goals! Who can come up with the most exaggerated, amazing and downright spectacular report on how their goal was scored?Read More
I’m really excited about your happiness homework projects and a great big thanks to Huw for making us all so happy with his cake today! What are you planning to bring along next week? Is it a dance, a song, a poem, a work of Art? Or perhaps it’s a surprise?!Read More
What is the most imaginative feature or character in your version of Numberland? Why not post some of the trickiest maths problems you’ve written for Alice or Harris?Read More
Before Half Term we had a visit from one of our local Police Community Support Officers. What did you enjoy most about the visit and what did you find out that you didn’t already know?Read More
I am so very impressed by the writing you’ve produced for the Radio 2 500 Words Competition! Can you write a brief synopsis of your entry to let others know what your story was about? We’ll also be making a book of your stories so that you’ll be able to read each others’ writing.Read More
Well done Dragonologists! We’re feeling so very proud of you all; you performed wonderfully this morning, were incredibly enthusiastic and showed off some magnificent costumes and accents! Miss Slater and I have had a great deal of fun with our Dragons project and it was great to be able to share the super writing you’ve...Read More
I thought that this might be a good place for you to show off your newfound semicolon skills! Can you blog a sentence that contains a correctly used semicolon?!Read More
Here is the latest newsletter with some tricky -ology words to learn. Can you find some fiendish ones to share with the class? Class 8 newsletterRead More
We’ve been working hard on our written methods for multiplication and division this week. Can you blog some multiplication and division word problems for us to solve in class?Read More
We’ve been given a very special task this week as we’ve been asked by Readathon to review a sample chapter from the book ‘The Last Wild’ by Piers Torday. We’ve all had a great time being professional reviewers and have been keen to express exactly how we felt about the chapter. Have any of you...Read More
I am delighted to announce that after much deliberation, we have decided to name our class goat…Bertha! Although our real Oxfam goat will not be living in our classroom, we have a mascot to remind us of her.Read More
You’ve all worked incredibly hard this term so please have a lovely holiday with your families and friends! Remember that you’ll be needing your PE kits on Mondays in the New Year and why not start thinking of a name for our goat?! Enjoy Christmas, With Best Wishes from Ms Campbell and Miss SlaterRead More
Thanks for a fantastic Tudor themed party today, everyone! Your costumes were amazing, your space hopper skills second to none and your Tudor conga line was spectacular! Here are the lyrics to our revised Twelve Days of Christmas should any of you want to impress your families over Christmas… The Twelve Days of Tudor Christmas...Read More
This week I’d like you to let me know what books you would recommend as Christmas gifts? They don’t have to be books about Christmas, just ones that you think others your age might enjoy… My personal book recommendation for this time of year has to be ‘The More the Merrier’ by Anne Fine –...Read More
What an incredible day we’ve had; we’ve been shipwrecked on an island filled with strange creatures and a powerful enchanter! Thank you so much to my ‘The Tempest’ group – you were, without exception, absolutely fantastic. What did you enjoy most about our Shakespeare Day?Read More
Mrs Steel and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing George’s performance in Richard III last weekend and it led us both to wonder what your talents outside of school might be? I’m not sure that many of you know this, but I play the trombone and Mrs Steel is fantastic at sewing!Read More
Some of you have already brought in your wonderful Macbeth Art projects and I’m so excited to see them all! What have YOU chosen to do for your project?Read More
Our school choir showed their considerable talent during our Key Stage 2 Good Work Assembly this morning and were absolutely brilliant! They have only had one rehearsal so far, but tackled ‘Stars Hide Your Fires’ (a song about the play Macbeth) really confidently. Well done choir – I’m already looking forward to our next rehearsal!Read More
A reminder to all of you that the Song for Park Grove Competition ends today (at midnight precisely)! All entries received will be passed onto our expert judging panel and the shortlisted entries will be announced shortly…Read More
Hello all, I hope you’re having a wonderful Half Term holiday! Please remember that you’ll need your swimming kits on Mondays during this half term and please make sure you bring in your permission slips on our first day back if you’ve not done so already…Read More
We’re thrilled to welcome Mr Furey as our new Class Governor. We’ve been writing letters to introduce ourselves and will be posting them on our blog very soon. Watch this space!Read More
You are all invited to write a set of lyrics for a song to celebrate Park Grove Primary School. The winning entrant will have their lyrics set to music and so your lines should have a good rhythm and preferably rhyme. Your lyrics should include what you think is special about our school. The closing...Read More
Miss Sawyer will be teaching English in our class during the last week of the half term! What would you like to let her know about our English lessons or your favourite piece of writing so far?Read More
We’ve been working on Kennings with the Year 5s over the last couple of weeks and here is a fabulous example from Ellie B… Bamboo basher Ginormous gnasher Background camouflager Fairly larger Lazy sleeper Silent creeper Idle ponderer Monochrome wanderer Can you work out which animal the kenning is about? Why not post...Read More
It has been fantastic to have the Year 6s back in class this week and to hear all about your adventures. Going to High Adventure introduces you to lots of amazing new experiences, so my question this week is… What has going to High Adventure taught you?Read More
I’d like to say a big “thank you” to all of the children who responded to my Singing Assembly question with the correct answer, which was… The White Stripes (one of my favourite bands) Well done to Betsy and Ellie, who were the first children to come to me with their answer this morning. From...Read More
Thank you, Year 5s, for a brilliant couple of days. We’ve had a great deal of fun in PE this afternoon and you’ve shown what a fantastic team you can be (well done to those of you who tackled the two hula-hoops challenge)! Over the next few days we’ll be learning some more poems about...Read More
Due to popular demand, our Author of the Month will be Anthony Horowitz. If you’ve read any of his books, please get ready to write a review for our display board. If you’ve not tried his books yet, why not have a look in the library on Friday? My particular favourite is ‘Scorpia’ from the...Read More
A big thank you to all of the children who applied to be our Class 8 School Council representatives. We’ve just had some fantastic presentations from our candidates who all spoke very confidently about their ideas for our school. The votes have been collected in and the chosen boy and girl will be announced shortly…Read More
I’m delighted that you’re all remembering to bring your Reading Records in every day and that so many of you have already filled them in at home this week. While we’re talking about reading, I’d like us to nominate our favourite writers to be our Class 8 Author of the Month. We’ll spend time each...Read More
I’ve had a wonderful week getting to know you all! My highlights so far have been our Science experiments and your fantastic writing. What have you enjoyed most?Read More
Hello Class 8, We hope that each and every one of you has had a fantastic summer holiday and we’re looking forward to seeing you bright, early and ready to learn tomorrow! Ms Campbell and Miss Slater Read More
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