Hello, my name is Kerry Quinn and I have recently moved to York from Tidworth. I am however originally from North Wales. I have been a teaching assistant for approximately 14 years and I’ve loved every minute of it. In this time, I have gained a wealth of experience working with SEND children. Most of...Read More
Hi my name is Sue Stone and I am a Teaching assistant at Park Grove. I have worked at the school for many years. I have 2 children who both attended Park Grove. I have previously worked as a florist and accounts clerk and volunteered at Park Grove on my day off. I loved it...Read More
We are learning the value of all the different coins so we can add and subtract the values. This is very important skill to know so we can go shopping! Read More
We love our lessons in the woods. We found lots of signs of Spring, including bluebells and daffodils. We know the days are now getting longer and we will see more sunshine.Read More
English -We are looking at explanation text linked to our senses. Maths -We are looking at finding fractions of amounts and symmetry. Science -We are looking at what happens to our body when we exercise and how to keep healthy. Next Thursday 23rd March is our last ‘Stay and Learn’ phonics session. A big thank...Read More
We are using the Chrome books to consolidate our subtraction skills. We can find the missing number in a sum by using a number line to count back. It’s great to see how many we get right in two minutes. Class 2 are making such good progress. Read More
We love to go shopping and spend some money so we are working hard to recognise and name the different coins we can use. Our next step is to add and take away different values using our money cards. Read More
We loved our nature trail through the wood discovering the first signs of Spring. We discovered bluebells and daffodils. The trees have new shoots and are beginning to wake up. Very exciting! Read More
Have you seen Grandma Swaggs? Our Wanted Posters will tell you exactly what she looks like and why she is wanted. Look out she could be anywhere in school. Beware! Read More
Maths – We will be looking at money, how to subtract and take away using different coins. We will be using lots of money to buy fruit and vegetables. English – As part of our topic work we will start looking at heathy eating. We will explore the story of Oliver’s Fruit Salad and Oliver’s...Read More
In Maths we will be looking at problem solving using addition and subtraction. We will also consolidate our time telling skills. In English we will continue to look at books by Allan Ahberg. In particular, we will focus on the story ‘Cops and Robbers.’ In Science we will start our topic ‘Humans and Animals.’Read More
As part of our healthly eating we planted carrots seeds in our forest garden. We worked in pairs to decide who would dig the hole and who would plant the seed. We can’t wait to see the seeds grow and eat the carrots. Read More
Arrays can be tricky but this did not stop Class 2 being very determined. We used peg boards to start with until we felt confident enough to write arrays in our maths books. On the second try we got it. Well done Class 2.Read More
Class 2 used bossy verbs to give each other instructions to make pancakes. We looked at the recipe and decided what we needed, we then mixed and whisked to make the batter. Of course we had to try our pancakes and they were delicious! Read More
Have a wonderful half term holiday and a good rest. Don’t forget to do your reading and we will look forward to seeing you on Monday 27th February. Read More
The children throughly enjoyed the visit to York library. We listened to a story and had lots of time to explore the hugh selection of different books on the shelves. We all want to visit the library again with our mums and dads.Read More
We decided it was about time we made more porridge for Baby Bear, since naughty Goldilocks ate it all! The children followed instructions very carefully and made some excellent porridge using bossy words. Baby Bear was very happy and told the children it was just right.Read More
We explored properties of 3D shapes using matching cards. We had to decide how many edges, faces and vertices a shape has. We also had to name it correctly. The best bit was discovering all the different 3D shapes in our classroom.Read More
Class 2 are brilliant at using bossy words. Their challenge was to give clear and precise instructions to get their team from one side of the room using some equipment. We had great fun and became very imaginative with our instructions.Read More
Today in science we were great investigators. We wanted to investigate how to turn solids to liquids and back again. We melted chocolate and turned it to a liquid. We melted ice with a hairdryer and watched it slowly turn to a liquid. We decided if we put the liquids in the freezer they might...Read More
We love our topic Happliy Ever After. We dress up as all the characters and act out the traditional stories. The best one so far is Goldlicks and the Three Bears because Goldliocks is so naughty. Read More
We discovered you can pour the same amount of water in different containers and although the container looks different it is still the same amount! We were very careful with our pouring using eye level to help us. Read More
We are using Purple Mash 2Count to look at data and how it is displayed. We can collect data on fruit and construct pictograms. Super work Class 2. Read More
Maths – We will be looking at estimating and comparing capacity as well as different ways to display data using graphs. Don’t forget to have a go at the maths game on Abacus. English – We will continue to explore traditional tales using speech bubbles. We will also write our own exciting story! Read More
Class 2 love working on the IPads during our ICT session. We can chose Maths or Phonics games. We can also choose fun building games where we can construct a city using different Lego bricks. Our teacher is always asking us questions so we have to be able to explain what we are doing. This...Read More
In our Maths groups we ordered pieces of string by length. We decided which was the biggest and which was the smallest. We then measured the length of the string using a ruler. To measure correctly we made sure the string was straight before we measured. Finally we put the whole class in order by...Read More
We loved finding out all about a wonderful scientist called Albert Einstein. We made a fact sheet all about his life but didn’t understand why he never wore socks! Read More
English – We will be exploring the story of Goldilocks and The Three Bears. We will, of course, be making some porridge and writing our instructions. Maths – We will be exploring addition and also looking at recording length. Science – Lots of investigation work and exploring properties of materials. Don’t forgot to logon to...Read More
After lots of hard work with the base 10 rods we can now partition a 2 digit number. We can write it in our books showing the tens and units and the sum to put the number back together again. Brilliant fun. Read More
We are becoming excellent at acting out our stories and using lots of expression in our voices. The wolves in Class 2 certainly know how to roar and our story ended happily ever after. We are becoming very confident at story telling and even invented a new character to live under the bridge. Read More
We used 2d shapes to create repeating patterns using two, three and four shapes. We were able to say what a repeating pattern is and name the shapes too! Read More
Class 2 are learning to use their acting voices clearly and with expression. We acted out The Three Little Pigs using a scary voice for the big bad wolf and a high pitched voice for the three little pigs. Our favourite phrase was ” Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!” We watched...Read More
We used our hands to compare the weight of objects we found around our classroom. Then we used the balancing scales to make sure we were correct and finally sorted the objects into light and heavy. We can say which object is the heaviest and which is the lightest. Read More
Class 2 worked extremely hard today retelling the tale of The Three Little Pigs. They remembered all the key events and phrases and wrote loads! So proud of you all for your amazing writing. Read More
We have had such a busy week making Advent calendars, Christmas paintings, mince pies and to round it all off we had a super Christmas dinner with party hats and crackers. To end the week we had an amazing Christmas party and a visitor from someone who lives in Lapland!Read More
We finally managed to make our moving vehicles. We drew our design and then made our vehicle using wheels and an axle. Finally, we evaluated our product to see if we could improve it. Overall, they are pretty good. What do you think? Read More
The singing was absolutely brilliant. You all looked wonderful in your costumes and there were lots of proud parents. Well done Reception children! The mince pies were delicious too. Read More
We will be doing lots of Christmas activities next week so our classroom will be very busy. As a special treat Class 2 are having a chocolate fountain to celebrate all their hard work. (Lots of fruit too!) EYFS Nativity Concert will be on Thursday at 9.15 and you should have received your tickets by...Read More
In P.E we have enjoyed experimenting moving in different ways using the apparatus. We twisted, turned, rolled and jumped our way around the hall. Read More
We have finally finished our bean diaries and the children have written some very good observations. They understand how a bean changes into a plant and what it needs to grow. The plants are now coming home so hopefully the children will remember to keep watering them. Read More
We are sure you will all agree the children did a fantastic performance and their singing was amazing. Well done Class 2 we are so proud of you. We loved the songs so much we couldn’t stop singing them for the rest of the day. ( but we still got all our work done too!) Read More
English – We are looking at poetry and reading poems using an expressive voice. Maths – We will continue to consolidate our addition and subtraction skills. Nativity Performance. The children have been working very hard and can’t wait to show all the parents their Nativity Performance. The first performance is on Wednesday 7th December at...Read More
Class 2 were very lucky to have some trainee teachers visit and play maths games on Monday. They brought some fabulous resources and the children really enjoyed their learning. Here we are making shapes using different materials. Read More
Using the greedy crocodile to help us we worked with numbers to find ‘greater than’ and ‘less then’. We practised on whiteboards using building bricks before we wrote in our books. Well done Class 2 as this can be abit tricky. Read More
In Forest schools the Reception children made clay faces using various materials they found in the woods. Please come and have a look at them in our classroom. They are amazing! Read More
English We will continue exploring our class story The Polar Bear Express using Talk for Writing. Maths We will be consolidating our counting skills using adding and subtraction. Also, we will be preparing for our Nativity Concert and look forward to sending out our invitations. Science Alongside seasonal change, we are enjoying watching our beans...Read More
We have loved finding out about different coins and their values. We tried adding coins together so we can buy some toys. It was abit tricky but we tried really hard. Read More
The Reception children are finding out how to balance different objects. They have great fun deciding which object is heavier and which way the buckets will move. Great team work as well. Read More
Children in Need Day It is lovely to see so many children dressed in spots today to raise money for Children in Need day. They look great and a big thank you for all your donations. Read More
Following our science lesson last week we are very excited to see our kidney beans beginning to sprout roots. We have started a diary to map their progress and watch them grow into full plants. Read More
Railway Trip. We are looking forward to our trip to the Railway Museum on Monday. Please ensure your child has sensible shoes as it is a long walk there and back. Maths – We will be looking at solving word problems using our calculation skills. English – We will be looking at a new story...Read More
Following our science lesson last week we are very excited to see our kidney beans beginning to sprout roots. We have started a diary to map their progress and watch them grow into full plants. Read More
It is lovely to see so many children dressed in spots today to raise money for Children in Need day. They look great and a big thank you for all your donations. Read More
We collected sticks to make stick men and attached a face using different materials. We had great fun collecting sticks for the legs and arms. We are so proud of our stick men. Read More
Maths We will continue to look at partitioning, adding and subtracting. English We are really enjoying our book ‘The lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ and will use the characters to write our own story. Children in Need Don’t forget it is Children in Need day on Friday. Please send your child into school wearing...Read More
In Maths we are working hard to understand how to partition a number into tens and units. We used base 10 to help us see how a number splits. We think we need a little more practise but super effort all round. Read More
As part of our science topic on observing plants we discussed how we could observe a plant growing. We decided to plant a kidney bean or chickpea in a transparent cup and see what happens. We added a small amount of water and placed the bean in a dark cupboard. We can’t wait to start...Read More
The Reception children took part in our Urban Buzz project and planted spring bulbs for a flower display next year. They all listened very carefully and did some great planting. Well done Class 2. Read More
It is lovely to see Class 2 back rested after the half term break and very excited about Halloween. We had great fun today reading our book ‘Pumpkin Soup’ and exploring the characters. We thought of good questions to ask Duck, Cat and Squirrel. Watch out we are making pumpkin soup later in the week!Read More
Class 2 had a fantastic day at the theatre Royal taking part in a drama workshop. We acted out the story of Peter Pan, we added new characters and explored what happened in the story. Everyone joined in! In the afternoon we watched a production called ‘ Under the Magical Moon’. The children were transfixed...Read More
Half term holidays – hope you all have a peaceful and restful half term. Don’t forget Friday is a training day for the staff and we will see you all on Monday 31st October. Read More
We have loved our story ‘ Mrs Honey’s Hat’ by Pam Adams and finding out all the different things that happened to her hat. We acted out the story, wrote what happened and painted lovely colourful hats to decorate our classroom. Read More
Quick reminder – Next Friday is a training day so please don’t bring your children to school. Class 2 are going on their theatre trip next Tuesday and we are all very excited. Please make sure you have returned your permission slip. Also, we have parents’ eve Wednesday and Thursday and you should have received...Read More
The Reception children worked very hard at using addition. They added numbers together to find a total and know the number gets bigger. They filled a plate full of food and then added more to find the total. Finally they wrote a number sentence. Read More
Well done Class 2! You all sang brilliantly at the Harvest Festival and were so well behaved. Thank you to all parents who contributed to our Harvest Festival table. Read More
English – We will be looking at stories from familiar settings and using a story map to retell our class stories. Maths – We will be looking at odd and even numbers, counting in multiples of ten and 2D shapes. Harvest Festival – On Thursday we will be celebrating our Harvest Festival at St Thomas’s...Read More
We love our science lessons and yesterday had a very interesting class discussion on how to keep healthy. We wrote examples in our science books and decided which was the most popular activity. Read More
Today we were very lucky to have a dentist to come and talk to us about how to look after our teeth. We had lots of sensible questions to ask and discovered lots of food that is good for our teeth and how to keep them heathy. Read More
As part of our Health and Wellbeing week the children took part in a sports lesson taught by Axiom Sports. They loved the games, all the sports challenges and all joined in. Thank you Axiom Sports is was brilliant to see the children so active. Read More
The children are learning to use a number line to count on and add two numbers together. Great for adding number bonds to 10. Super work Class 2! Read More
Next week is our Health and Wellbeing Week. We have lots of exciting things planned involving cooking, exercise and extra sports. English We are looking at instruction writing and thinking about routines. Our story is ‘The Tunnel’. It is an adventure story and we will think of different endings. Maths We will be looking at...Read More
We are writing our version of the story ‘On the way home’. We have started using a story planner and thinking about the beginning, middle and end. We have introduced a new character. We can’t wait to see the finished piece in our English books.Read More
We are loving our new home corner and are busy cooking and taking orders for our friends. Feel free to pop in for a coffee during Early Bird and the children can serve you.Read More
We are investigating repeating patterns using shapes, colours and objects. Some great repeating patterns in our maths books. Class 2 described it as doing it all again.Read More
In English we will be looking at story structure thinking about characters and setting. In Maths we will be looking at length and repeating patterns. In Geography we will continue with our map reading skills. Science is all about seasonal change. In music we will be practising our Harvest Festival song. Hope you all have...Read More
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