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Atlas antics!
This afternoon we’ve been continuing to explore the world by looking closely at atlases and the different geographical features of each continent. Class 9 – what interesting facts have you learnt?
Posted On 20 Sep 2016
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Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming!
This afternoon, class 9 were excited to be heading out to their first swimming lesson of the year this at the brilliant Yearsley Pool. Class 9 – what do you enjoy most about your swimming lessons?
Posted On 19 Sep 2016
The final countdown…
Well the final day at High Adventure arrived, which brought its own challenges with it…packing bags, finding the owners of the mountain of clothes left in the drying room and cleaning rooms! After all this, we had one last morning of activities to enjoy with our groups, and...
Posted On 16 Sep 2016
Day Four…
The morning of day four seemed a little quieter than normal (the exhilarating yet exhausting activities seem to finally be taking its toll!) but we were soon in full swing, and even before splitting into groups we started off with an exciting game of old skool hoops! We split...
Posted On 15 Sep 2016
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Next Week…
English Next week in English we will be starting to look at stories from other cultures. Maths In maths next week we will look at a range of written subtraction methods. Other notes Spellings will start again next week. Please bring your Reading Records into school next week. We...
Posted On 15 Sep 2016
HA Day 2 and 3!
After our first night at High Adventure, everyone was eager to get started on their first full day and see what was in store! We filled our bellies with a yummy breakfast of cereal or toast or even sausage and beans (or a bit of them all!) before getting into our groups for the...
Posted On 14 Sep 2016
First day of High Adventure…
This morning, the excited Year 6’s waved goodbye to mums and dads and Park Grove to set off to the awe-inspiring High Adventure! Once we arrived, we were shown our rooms and faced the first challenge: making our own beds! (The most fearful of all activities here it seems!)...
Posted On 12 Sep 2016
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Next week…
Next week the Year 6’s are at High Adventure. Have a great time! The Year 5’s will be spending the week in Class 8 with Mr Mastrelli and will be doing a variety of English, maths and topic activities.
Posted On 08 Sep 2016
Homework Project
For your first homework of the new school year, 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...
Posted On 08 Sep 2016
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Fun with numbers
This week in Maths, we have focused on place value with numbers up to seven digits. This morning, we explored numbers in pairs, working collaboratively to compare numbers according the value of the digits and place a range of six digit numbers onto a number line. Class 9 –...
Posted On 08 Sep 2016
Bug-sy ma-hunt!
This afternoon we went outside to explore the wild life in the school grounds. We have started learning about evolution in science, so we wanted to explore livings things today and think how they have evolved. It was exciting to see so many different animals and plants and sketch...
Posted On 07 Sep 2016
Welcome back!
A very big, bright and bubbly welcome to all new class 9 members! Well done for all coming in with a smile this morning and for getting stuck right in on our busy first day back. I’m sure will be a brilliant year together! Class 9 – what are you looking forward to...
Posted On 06 Sep 2016
Schools Out!
Summer has definitely arrived here at Park Grove, with everyone enjoying the gorgeous sunshine over the past week. That also means school is over for the summer holidays…but before you all leave, let me just say a huge WELL DONE and THANK YOU to all you wonderful Class 9...
Posted On 21 Jul 2016
Marvellous Midsummer Magic!
This week all the Year 6’s enthusiastic efforts and dedication to our play rehearsals were finally shown in our school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I think it is safe to say that they definitely created one of the most memorable and amazing school...
Posted On 21 Jul 2016
Race for Life!
Following on from a spectacular sports day, Monday morning saw the whole school take part in Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life. Class 9 joined forces with Class 4 to complete the mile for a worthy cause, and all children tried their very hardest in the sweltering heat to...
Posted On 18 Jul 2016
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Sports Day!
Friday was our Key Stage 2 sports day, and thankfully the sun stayed shining for us all morning! What a fantastic morning showcasing some of our very talented athletes competing in a range of different sporting events from triple jump and shot put to climbing and beat the goalie,...
Posted On 16 Jul 2016
Next week…
Next week are the Year 6 performances of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. We have really enjoyed the rehearsals and know you have too. Everyone has a great smile on their faces and is really getting in to the spirit of the play. Well done to all those children who have learnt their...
Posted On 14 Jul 2016
Homework Project
Remember your final homework project for this year: 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...
Posted On 14 Jul 2016
Olympic Maths Challenge!
Continuing the Olympic theme, today in Class 9 we all took part in an Olympic Maths Challenge – and it definitely was a challenge! There were three different tasks to complete that stretched our mathematical skills in various ways: we had to create a pie chart from data...
Posted On 14 Jul 2016
Bonkers for Brazil
As the Olympic Games in Rio is creeping closer, we spent this afternoon researching Brazil using atlases to find important information about its physical and human geography. Year 5 – what did you find out about Brazil? Did anything surprise you?
Posted On 12 Jul 2016
Crazy cubes!
Today, the Year 5’s investigated the nets of cubes and cuboids, exploring the different range of nets that work and don’t work. Year 5 – what did you find out from your investigation? What features of a cube net do you need to have?
Posted On 11 Jul 2016
Next week…
The Year 5’s will explore the ending of “The Adventures of Odysseus” in more detail and will develop their skills to work mathematically to solve problems. The end of year play is getting closer for the Year 6’s so we will be continuing to hone our singing and acting skills to...
Posted On 07 Jul 2016
Homework Project
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
Midsummer mayhem!
As we get closer towards the end of the year, we also get closer to our (sure to be!) fantastical Year 6 production! The set, costumes and props are getting ready, and the Year 6’s are developing their singing and acting skills to become a group of perfect...
Posted On 07 Jul 2016
Book reviews: The Adventures of Odysseus
Today, the Year 5’s finished reading the epic Adventures of Odysseus and wrote their own reviews of the book. See below for some brilliant examples! Year 5’s – what have you enjoyed most about the book? Would you recommend the book to a friend?
Posted On 07 Jul 2016
Hot seating…
As the Year 6’s practise for their upcoming production, the Year 5’s have been enjoying reading more of The Adventures of Odysseus, and in this session explored the roles of Odysseys and his son Telemachus through drama. Year 5’s – if you were Telemachus,...
Posted On 01 Jul 2016
Next week…
The Year 5’s will continue to explore “The Adventures of Odysseus” and will develop their skills to work mathematically to solve problems. The end of year play is getting closer for the Year 6’s so we will be continuing to hone our singing and acting skills to produce a fantastic...
Posted On 30 Jun 2016
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Homework Project
Remember that 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...
Posted On 30 Jun 2016
Speeches…
While the Year 6’s have been busy rehearsing for their end of year play, the Year 5’s have been reading more of the story “The Adventures of Odysseus”. Their task on Monday morning was to write and perform a speech in pairs from the viewpoint of Eurylochus describing...
Posted On 27 Jun 2016
Rounders!
The sun shone down on another of our Class 8 and 9 rounders tournaments this afternoon. The classes are confident in stretching and warming up before the big games, which must be having a positive effect on their rounders skills as the quality of the games were fantastic! What...
Posted On 27 Jun 2016
Art Enrichment Day
It was our Art Enrichment Day today which has been fantastic – we have enjoyed a whole morning utilising our clay making skills! We have a grand idea for our clay masterpieces: we all created our own clay fish and, after we have them fired and glazed, these will work...
Posted On 24 Jun 2016
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Next week…
English Next week we will be producing a non-fiction piece of writing based on our play. Spellings This week we looked at words using suffixes to turn them into a verb. For your homework, please write some sentences (at least 4) using these verbs in them. Please also practise and...
Posted On 23 Jun 2016
Homework Project
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
VIP tour of the new Theatre Royal!
This morning, Class 9 went on an exciting and extremely interesting trip to the newly refurbished Theatre Royal! We were shown around the brand-new facilities as well as older ones that had been re-done. Our tour guide lead us around many fascinating rooms. First of all, we...
Posted On 22 Jun 2016
…and blindfolded bonanza!
Monday afternoon we continued the fun with our fundraising events. We used some of our buns baked in the morning to decorate, we had an obstacle course to complete, and a drawing challenge – all to do blindfolded with our partner! It was a fun afternoon for a great cause...
Posted On 20 Jun 2016
Bun baking…
Monday morning was a very busy one in class 9! It was our DT food enrichment morning so we started the day by preparing to bake some buns. After ensuring our hands were thoroughly cleaned, we got started, with some groups preparing the ingredients for baking, and others thinking...
Posted On 20 Jun 2016
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Next week…
English Next week in English we are going to be writing a set of instructions based on our upcoming production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Spellings This week we looked at words using prefixes to transform them into negatives. For your homework, please practise and learn these...
Posted On 16 Jun 2016
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Homework Project
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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Ready for Euro 2016…
Euro 2016 started last week, and already it’s been a hot talking point in class 9. We’re doing our own sweepstake so everyone is involved in supporting it in some way! (Fingers crossed for Iceland, Miss Platts’ team!) We’re also very lucky to be able to...
Posted On 15 Jun 2016
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The show must go on!
This afternoon the year 6’s got to read through the production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the first time. Excitement was rife as the cast list had been given out on Monday, so there were lots of eager actors and actresses ready to get to grips with their roles....
Posted On 15 Jun 2016
Groovy Greeks!
All of KS2 have recently been on a thrilling trip to the Grand Opera House to watch Horrible Histories: Groovy Greeks. The performance was spectacular and the actors was exceptionally good! It was great to see parts of the Ancient Greeks we have learnt in class on stage, and also...
Posted On 14 Jun 2016
Maths Games
This week in maths we have developed our mental multiplication skills by learning a method to calculate quickly and mentally. In order to extend our multiplication facts recall, develop other areas of maths and link into the upcoming Euro 2016 Football championship, we spent part...
Posted On 11 Jun 2016
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The enchanted forest
This morning in English, we imagined we were travelling through the enchanted forest from A Midsummer Nights Dream as different characters to get our creativity flowing in describing the forest through our senses. Class 9, what descriptive and expanded noun phrases did you think...
Posted On 11 Jun 2016
Democracy and the EU referendum
Wednesday afternoon saw Class 9 develop their understanding of democracy, comparing Ancient Greek democracy with the modern day. This gave opportunity to lots of interesting discussion, including a debate on the oncoming EU Referendum! Class 9, what did you learn from this...
Posted On 11 Jun 2016
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Homework Project
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 11 Jun 2016
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Next week
English and Maths Next week Year 5 will have their assessment week in maths, reading and spelling. Remember this is a good chance for you to show all the wonderful skills you have learnt this year. Year 6 will be writing a narrative from an intriguing video clip you will find out...
Posted On 11 Jun 2016
Happy Half Term!
Well done for a great – and extremely busy – half term Class 9! Please keep your focus and great attitude for learning for the last half term of year, and make sure you’re relaxed so you are refreshed for the following half term; we will be faced with new...
Posted On 26 May 2016
A Midsummer Night’s Dream…
This week we re-introduced some work earlier in the year that we all really enjoyed: Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Getting our head around the tangle of lovers, we empathised with a character to write a persuasive letter to another. Class 9 –...
Posted On 26 May 2016
Real life refraction!
Early this morning, some vibrant and vividly colourful visible spectrums were seen inside Park Grove! All the colours of the rainbow could be seen dazzling the walls and even over our bags! Can you remember why the spectrum would be visible?
Posted On 24 May 2016
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Next week…
English Next week in English we will be revisiting our persuasive writing skills to write a persuasive letter. Maths On Tuesday, it is our maths enrichment day which will be focused on our topic of the Ancient Greeks. Spellings This week we looked at some more of the spellings...
Posted On 19 May 2016
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Homework Project
Don’t forget your last homework project for this half term! We have been studying the Ancient Greeks, who 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...
Posted On 19 May 2016
Super spectrum spinners!!
Today we had a super fun science lesson all about the visible spectrum. We learnt that light is made up of all the rainbow colours and if you look through a glass prism you can see the visible spectrum. We then created some awesome colour wheels that when spun really fast,...
Posted On 18 May 2016
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Stretching in the sun
Following on from our first very successful rounders tournament last week in the sunshine, classes 8 and 9 conjoined again to stage the next round. Before any exercise though, it is important to warm up and stretch the muscles you will be exercising. In small groups we...
Posted On 16 May 2016
Shocking shields!
Miss Platts loves seeing all the homework projects come in because class 9 are so brilliant at producing creative, thoughtful and original projects to share! The latest homework was no different; we had an array of shields to explore, all with their own interesting ideas...
Posted On 13 May 2016
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Next week…
English Next week we will be writing and editing our own explanation text based on winged shoes. Maths Next week in maths we will be developing our problem solving skills using a variety of different operations. Spelling Today we looked at some more of the spellings from the...
Posted On 12 May 2016
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Homework Project
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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Breakfast club!
To help get our brains working at full capacity for the SATs this week, we have been enjoying our own Breakfast Club in the hall before school. It’s been so great to see the year 6’s smiling faces and healthy appetites first thing on a morning and see them ready and...
Posted On 12 May 2016
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Storyboarding…
This afternoon we continued exploring the story of the Trojan Horse by creating our own storyboard of events. We summarised the myth into 6 different scenes, identifying the key events and drawing a visualisation of what the scene could look like. This is all working towards a...
Posted On 11 May 2016
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Rounders fun in the sun!
This afternoon we enjoyed the lovely sunshine at Park Grove by playing a wonderful game of rounders with classes 8 and 9. The quality of the games were fantastic and it’s safe to say all involved enjoyed competing within their different teams on this beautiful sunny...
Posted On 09 May 2016
Next week…
English Next week the Year 5 children will be continuing to look at Odysseus and the Year 6 children will be doing their Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation test. Reading Next week the Year 6s will be completing their SATs reading papers – good luck everyone! Maths Next week in...
Posted On 05 May 2016
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Homework Project
As you know, 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,...
Posted On 05 May 2016
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Exploring Greek artefacts…
This afternoon, we had the opportunity to explore some Greek artefacts and discuss what we had learnt about Ancient Greek gods and heroes with one another. It’s amazing how much we can learn from each other! Class 9 – what did you find interesting about the different...
Posted On 04 May 2016
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Amazing Arrow!
In science this afternoon we looked further into how light travels, especially how light travels through transparent materials like glass or water. We did this by undertaking an investigation: the amazing arrow! We drew a horizontal arrow and put it behind a glass full of water....
Posted On 03 May 2016
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Working out wages
In maths this morning, we developed our mathematic skills by multiplying numbers with up to 6 digits to find out the wages of certain jobs. It was very challenging as we were working with large numbers using long multiplication – but we also had a limited amount of time to...
Posted On 03 May 2016
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Next week…
English Next week in English we will be exploring a range of instruction and explanation texts. Spellings Today we looked at some of the spellings from the years 5 and 6 National Curriculum spelling list. For your homework, please practise the spelling of these words and write a...
Posted On 29 Apr 2016
Homework Project
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 29 Apr 2016
Recreating recounts (through drama)!
We had an exciting, dramatic morning in class 9 as we thought about the important features of a recount. In groups, we had to make an advert explaining about this topic and each group presented all the features in a creative way! Class 9 – what are the features of a...
Posted On 27 Apr 2016
Eye spy…
Continuing our work on light in science, this afternoon we have focussed on how light is reflected and used our knowledge to create our own periscopes. It was fantastic that they all worked and we were able to spy out of the big window! Class 9 – when are/were periscopes...
Posted On 26 Apr 2016
Going back in time…
This afternoon we had a closer look at the Ancient Greeks and how the Ancient Greek empire grew by ordering a timeline to show the chronology of the Greek empire from 776BC to 146BC. Class 9 – why did the Greek empire change and grow? What happened at the end of the Greek...
Posted On 25 Apr 2016
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Next week…
English Next week in English we will be continuing to write our own Greek myth and also explore recount writing. Spellings This week we looked at some of the spellings from the years 5 and 6 National Curriculum spelling list. For your homework, please create a spelling page in...
Posted On 21 Apr 2016
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Homework Project
As you already know, 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...
Posted On 21 Apr 2016
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Creating our own myths…
Today in English, we started developing and planning our ideas for our Greek myths. We unpicked the structure of a myth and identified important features, whilst also thinking of ways to improve our writing to ensure our myths are exciting and maintain the interest of the reader....
Posted On 21 Apr 2016
Sun = summer!
The sun shines in beautifully into Class 9 on a morning, and it definitely seems to make everyone a lot smilier and happier! Miss Platts is looking forward to what the sun, and Summer term, will bring. Class 9 – what are you looking forward to in the rest of this term?
Posted On 20 Apr 2016
Groovy Greek myths
In class 9 we have explored some different Greek myths in preparation for writing our own. And what are two of the most important elements to a Greek myth? The hero/heroine and mythical beast of course! We designed our own characters for the myths we will be writing in English...
Posted On 19 Apr 2016
Next week…
English Next week in English we will be delving deeper into Greek Mythology by planning, writing and editing our own Greek myth. Spellings This week we looked at the different ways hyphens are used to make writing clear. Please can you write each of the hyphenated words from your...
Posted On 14 Apr 2016
Homework Project
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
Greece is the word!
This week we have started our new topic: the Ancient Greeks! Already we have delved straight in, researching some of the different gods and goddesses the Ancient Greeks worshipped and exploring the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur in English. We have also thought about key...
Posted On 14 Apr 2016
Let there be light!
This afternoon we learnt all about light and how we are able to see. After finding out some facts, we created our own science show to explain how light travels and how that enables us to see. Class 9 – what can you remember about light? How can we see? What key vocabulary...
Posted On 12 Apr 2016
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When in Rome…use Roman numerals!
Today in maths we built upon our knowledge of Roman numerals by completing different challenges in groups. Do you know any Roman numerals? Can you write any calculations using Roman numerals?
Posted On 11 Apr 2016
Happy Easter Holidays!
Next week in maths we will be… no, wait a minute, it’s the holidays! It’s been a brilliant second term in Class 9, well done to you all for all your focus and effort. We’ve had such a busy term, with the Year 5’s rehearsing for Oliver and the Year...
Posted On 24 Mar 2016
Tremendous Toy Day!
At Park Grove we have a day where you get to bring in toys and play with yours and other people’s. We have a toy day at the end of every term and we all look forward to them! Here are a few quotes of what people have said about toy day and how we appreciate it. “Toy...
Posted On 24 Mar 2016
Class 9’s crazy inventions!
As the last homework project related to our Victorians topic, we challenged the school to think like Victorians and consider creating their own unique inventions. They were all definitely original, some a bit wacky and others purely ingenious! Class 9 – Which inventions did...
Posted On 23 Mar 2016
Victorian medicine, diseases and poison!
Today 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...
Posted On 22 Mar 2016
Tell us, Rosie!
In English today, we read some more of our exciting class book Street Child and found out where Jim went after he escaped the workhouse. He found Rosie, who helped his mum and sisters, and found out what happened to her… We explored her story through hot-seating and asked...
Posted On 21 Mar 2016
Next week…
Maths Next week in maths we will be revising Roman numerals and negative numbers. English In English, we will use our drama skills relating to work...
Posted On 17 Mar 2016
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
The man with the bowler hat…
This week we visited the De Grey Rooms for a fantastic theatre workshop, and I think we can all agree it was tremendous fun and we all enjoyed it immensely! After starting with a few warm up excercises, we sat down to hear our first ghost story of the day…the story of the...
Posted On 16 Mar 2016
Illuminating the dangers of ELECTRICITY!
This week we have shared our science homework projects all about electricity. For this homework, we had to design and create our own poster about an aspect of electricity of our choice. Some of us described how to be safe around electricity and some about the dangers of...
Posted On 15 Mar 2016
Oliver!
Wow – what a fantastic way to start this week by watching the fabulous Year 5s perform their entertaining and original version of Oliver to the whole school! You all did an absolutely fantastic job and should be so proud of yourselves! A huge good luck to you all from the...
Posted On 14 Mar 2016
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Next week…
Maths Next week in maths, Year 5’s will be focussing on properties of angles. It’s also chance for the Year 6’s to show off everything they have learnt this year so far in some assessments. Wow us with what you can do! English ...
Posted On 10 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
Smarties + scarecrows = science!
We’ve had a super science afternoon today continuing our work on electricity. We created circuits, sabotaged circuits and remade them again; we created our own human class circuits using smarties to act as the voltage running through a circuit (and we enjoyed eating them...
Posted On 09 Mar 2016
The Workhouse…
In English this morning, we continued reading Street Child by Berlie Doherty to develop our understanding of life in Victorian Britain for the poor. The chapters we read were all about the workhouse…and it does not sound like a very nice place! The main character, Jim,...
Posted On 08 Mar 2016
PSHCE play!
This afternoon, we were playing a lot of board games in Class 9, but it wasn’t just all fun and games! These board games were to help us understand how to act in different social situations, how to deal with different emotions and how to get along with others respectfully....
Posted On 07 Mar 2016
World Book Day!
We’ve had a fantastic time in Class 9 celebrating World Book Day 2016! We started the day with a in drama activity inspired by an official World Book Day book: The Boy who could do what he liked, by David Baddiel. The elderly Mrs Stokes was a very amusing character to act...
Posted On 04 Mar 2016
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Next week…
Maths In maths we will be starting to explore algebra by looking at simple formula and equations. English Next week in English we will be continuing...
Posted On 03 Mar 2016
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
Class 9 debate: Should animals be kept in zoos?
In English, we’ve extended our skills in creating balanced arguments and thinking of for and against statements by staging our own class debate about a very important topic: should animals be kept in zoos? We had two teams – the ‘for’ team, who had to...
Posted On 02 Mar 2016
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A lesson in arguing!
This morning we’ve been looking balanced arguments in more detail, playing a game to get us thinking of arguments for and against a range of different topics. What are the important features of balanced arguments that you need to include?
Posted On 01 Mar 2016
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What a bright idea!
This afternoon, we continued our electricity work with an investigation into the brightness of a bulb in a circuit depending on the amount of voltage or cells in that circuit. We thought about it fully, considering the different variables we could change and the variables we...
Posted On 29 Feb 2016
BBC News – Education
- Birthday card delivered almost nine years lateA father says his 10-year-old son was "gobsmacked" to receive a birthday card almost nine years late.
- Going to university 'transformed my life'Dr Suzella Palmer dropped out of school aged 14, but returned to education and is now a lecturer.
