The children in Class 2 are making good friends and learning all the new routines. We have had a fun packed week enjoying our new class. See you all bright and breezy on Monday. Read More
I am very impressed with how fantastic all of class 1 are at listening. We have played lots of games this week that have really helped us to listen carefully including passing around a tambourine very carefully so that it makes no noise. We have also been carefully listening for words that rhyme in the...Read More
As our topic for the first three weeks is ‘Our School’, we’ve been discussing Park Grove and what we like about it. Lots of us said how they like playing on the huge field at lunch times, some brought up the bright and colourful classrooms and others mentioned us not having any uniform. We recorded...Read More
The children are learning to sequencing and order numbers to 20. Their teachers are so impressed how well they are doing. Brilliant counting Keep it up! Read More
We have all been working really hard with numbers this week. We have practised counting all of our fingers very carefully. Some children have put the numbers from 1 to 10 in order and we have all sung ‘5 Little Speckled Frogs’ and counted backwards from 5.Read More
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.Read More
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. Read More
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 with pictures of famous explorers and maps, work...Read More
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 – What vocabulary were you using when discussing these...Read More
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, work by your favourite artists or a range of your...Read More
Everyone has made a fantastic start in their first few days at Park Grove, we are so proud of all of our new starters! This week has been a busy week full of meeting new friends, learning new names and getting to know the routine of class 1. Thank you so much to everyone who...Read More
In Maths this week we have focused on place value with numbers upto seven digits. On Thursday morning, the children in pairs worked collaboratively to place a range of six digit numbers onto a number line. Read More
Tomorrow you will be taking home your new homework books which will be used for spelling and other homework projects that will be set over the coming 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...Read More
On Wednesday in our topic lesson we began exploring the different countries which are located on our planet. We then used the brand new iPads to research the rivers, lakes, mountains and oceans in the seven different continents. Read More
Next Week in Class 6 English Next week in English we will continue to read our current book, ‘George Saves the World by Lunchtime’. Spellings Spellings and spelling homework will start again during the week of the 19th September. We will explain to you then how this will work this year. Maths In maths next...Read More
Tomorrow you will be taking home your new homework books which will be used for spelling and other homework projects that will be set over the coming 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...Read More
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, work by your favourite artists or a range of your...Read More
As part of our new science topic learning about evolution, we went outside to explore the wildlife in the school grounds as we wanted to explore livings things today and think how they have evolved. All the children were excited to see so many different animals and plants and sketch them from real life.Read More
I have been very impressed with all of you this week! I hope you are all enjoying life in Class 8. What do you like most about Class 8 so far?Read More
Freezy Fridays are back by popular demand throughout September. Come and celebrate the first week back at school by coming down for an ice cream. The stall will be by the field in the amphitheater. Top quality brands of ice creams and lollies for £1. Hope to see you there. Read More
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 Hamlet!)….Read More
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.Read More
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!Read More
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 them from real life. Class 9...Read More
Class 6 started their topic work today by using atlases ? and other information provided to research features of the seven continents. The children used their reading skills to pick out the key information. They then designed a new flag for their continent ??. Read More
In English today we went on a hunt around the classroom to find lots of labels. We then defined what labels are before labelling the objects in our classroom. Some of us went on to add adjectives as well; great work Class 4! Read More
On Wednesday in maths we used dice to help us create three and four digit numbers. We then partitioned them carefully to help us understand the value of each digit. Read More
A big welcome back to everyone in class 5 and well done for a super first day! We enjoyed learning new things about each other today and we particularly enjoyed completing some work for our display on core values. We hope that this display will help us to remember our schools core values of excellence,...Read More
Welcome back to Park Grove everybody, we hope you had a wonderful Summer! We had a fantastic first day back and we’ve really enjoyed getting to know our new classroom and classmates. Firstly, we talked about we’d been up to in the holidays before doing some counting in maths. In the afternoon, we put all...Read More
Well done for a lovely first day Class 6 ? You are all wonderful children and Miss Durkin and I are really looking forward to the rest of the year with you. The children worked hard on our new Park Grove Core Values display for the classroom. Here they are, paintbrushes in hand, decorating the...Read More
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 most this...Read More
Have a great holiday and thank you for all of your support! We have had a record fund raising year. We haven’t been paid to date yet but believe that bags2school raised £120 last week. Read More
Consensus (after much debate, which confirmed the verdict unanimously + 1 person) amongst the Governors, Teachers, Parents and children: Best – School – Fair – Ever!!! Well done to the PTA, to everybody who helped, participated and/or simply enjoyed it. Rumours have it that a second edition (with similar big names, artists and bands +...Read More
What a difference a year makes! I had the pleasure of joining Class 3 on Thursday 7th July for an art lesson. The class were following their seaside theme and painting beautiful scallop shells. I first met Class 3 at the beginning of the year with Mr Gardiner, and I almost didn’t recognise them –...Read More
Have a fantastic summer holiday enjoy doing lots of exciting things. We look forward to seeing you all again in September in your new classes. Happy holidays! Read More
As part of our DT we designed and made some lovely seaside creatures. They are all fantastic and your child should now have brought it home to show you. Read More
Class 2 have had a wonderful year and we are so proud of all they have achieved. Here we are enjoying the outside classroom. A very happy class 2! Read More
The children have all received a ‘Holiday Journal’ in which they can complete any work they wish to over the 6 week break. No spellings to be handed out. Enjoy the well deserved break and I will see you all in September.Read More
And so here we are, the last time you will be reading this blog as a member of Class 3! I’d like to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed teaching all of the children and that you have made my first year at Park Grove one to remember, thank you. I hope you’ve all had...Read More
The children had the pleasure of watching the Year 6 Play and all thoroughly enjoyed it. We discussed our favourite parts afterwards – all the children liked the comical donkey braying! Well done to all the children in Year 6 for putting on a magical performance.Read More
The children all ran spectacularly today as they took part in the all important Race for Life to help raise money for Cancer Research. Well done Class 3.Read More
Well done for a super year Class 5! You have all been fantastic and we have really enjoyed teaching you this year! We will miss you all and we hope you come back and visit us in September! Have a lovely summer and good luck in your new classes next year! From Miss Clayton and...Read More
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 members! It has been a pleasure teaching all...Read More
Have a wonderful summer everyone and thank you for all of your hard work this year. It has been a pleasure to teach you all and we’re sure you’ll come back eager to learn again in September after a well-deserved rest! Mr Mastrelli, Ms Slater, Mr Symonds and Mrs James.Read More
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 performances that everyone enjoyed! It has been an absolute pleasure...Read More
Well done for a super year Class 6. You have all worked so hard and have made us all really proud. We will really miss you all. Have a brilliant and safe summer. We will see you again at school in September! From Miss Land, Miss Durkin, Mrs Smith and Miss FordRead More
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 performances that everyone enjoyed! It has been an absolute pleasure...Read More
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 SellersRead More
Well done to everyone for running a whole mile for cancer research. Even though the weather was warm it was wonderful to see nobody complaining and big smiles and encouragement. Thank you so much to everyone who has brought in a donation. Read More
I can’t believe how fast this year has flown by, thank you so much to every child in class 1. You have made this year a wonderful experience and I hope you all have a well deserved, restful summer holiday. Good luck for year 1, I will miss you all lots.Read More
Today Miss Sawyer brought our class a prize of sweets and books for doing so well in our Bakeathon. We won the prize for the most original idea! Well done for everyone who collected lots of sponsors!Read More
We had an absolutely fantastic day out last Thursday at Scarborough. Everyone was so well behaved on the coach and the journey flew by. We then got straight to the beach and went for a paddle. The water was so cold!! Next we had a sandcastle building competition and some people even made sand angels....Read More
All of Year 3 and 4 watched their recent performances of “Oh the Places You’ll Go!” That they performed at the Theatre Royal. There was much laughter and enjoyment from the children as they watched themselves! Well done again for a brilliant effort from all of you children.Read More
What a year it has been in Class 4! It fills me with great sadness to be saying goodbye to all of the wonderful children who have made my first year of teaching an absolute pleasure. I genuinely couldn’t have asked for a better class and it has been incredibly rewarding to watch them learn...Read More
To celebrate the end of our time in Class 4, we had a board game morning to apply our maths skills in different ways. It was lovely to see how well the children taught their friends how to play the games and how good they were at taking turns. Here’s a few pictures… ...Read More
This wonderful picture created at Grovestock is now proudly displayed in the foyer. Do pop down and have a look. Thank you once again to everyone who helped to create this.Read More
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 creative ways and particularly enjoyed Charlotte’s edible memories!Read More
Bags2school final call The collection is first thing tomorrow 9am. Thank you for your bags so far, there is plenty of room for more. Please bring bags down to the outside foyer. Please NO second hand items (books, jigsaws, toys) – ONLY wearable items are accepted. Ice creams sale Ice creams are on Thursday this...Read More
Class 6 revisited food chains in science this week. New science terms ‘primary consumer’, ‘secondary consumer’ and ‘tertiary consumer’ were introduced in the lesson which the children used well when completing food chain challenges! Well done Class 6! Read More
This week we had another cookie treat in the form of a homework project! Georgia made a giant cookie full of her memories from this year in class 5! We then enjoyed eating the cookie and sharing our own memories of the year! Miss Clayton has lots of memories from this past year and she...Read More
In our science lesson this week we looked at food chains and learnt the difference between a producer and consumer. We then created our own food chains using pictures to help us. Read More
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 complete the mile – some even...Read More
We really enjoyed raising money for Raise for Life this morning by running a mile on the school field! We had the pleasure of sharing the experience with Class 9 and there was a brilliant atmosphere as the children supported one another to complete all of their laps. Once we had completed our ten laps,we...Read More
Class 2 children were amazing! Despite the hot weather all the children ran 10 laps around the field and were given a Race for Life medal. If you wish to donate some pennies to Cancer Research please do so in the next day or so. Thank you. Read More
Class 2 are very thrilled to have won the best poster competition for the Plantathon. We are delighted with our new books and would like to say a big thank you. Read More
On a very bright Monday morning, Class 8 paired up with Class 3 to take part in A Race For Life to raise awareness for Cancer Research UK. Each child ran 10 laps around the field and received a medal for their efforts. Well done! Read More
What a fantastic time we had in Scarborough last week as part of our ‘Beside the Seaside’ topic! The weather was perfect for us and we were so excited to get there. When we first arrived, we began spotting all of the familiar surroundings including the lighthouse, the arcades and the historic castle. Once we...Read More
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!Read More
On Monday everyone from class 5 participated in the cancer research mile! We all ran 10 times around the school field which is the equivalent of one mile in order to raise money for the charity, cancer research. Well done to everyone for participating in such a fantastic cause! Read More
On Monday Class 6 completed 10 laps of the school field for Cancer Research’s Race for Life. The children all completed the challenge and received a medal! Very well done Class 6 for finishing in such hot conditions! Read More
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!Read More
Today starts your last week in Class 8. I have greatly enjoyed teaching all of you, as you have a great attitude to work, are extremely enthusiastic and always willing to learn! What have you enjoyed about Class 8 this year? Do you have a favourite activity or set of activities that were particularly memorable?!Read More
It might not have been Summer as we know it, but the weather just about held up to allow Key Stage 2 Sports Day to take place on Friday morning. Every child displayed a fantastic positive attitude and I was really impressed with the encouragement towards other children, irrespective of what house a child was...Read More
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, followed by some fantastic sportsmanship demonstrated...Read More
Gravystock – On Tuesday 19th July at 7pm, Come on down to the Gillygate for a post Grovestock drink. Everyone is welcome to come along and celebrate. Why Gravystock? (Well ‘Gravystock’ is just about the only obvious word we haven’t used in our advertising). Although Grovestock was no ‘Gravytrain’, the PTA committee are keen to...Read More
Teenage Years Huntington Sept 2016 Many parents find adolescence the most demanding time in their relationship with their child. There are many new challenges to face and it’s often hard to know what to do for the best. Family Matters York are running a (free) 5-week course for parents of pre-teens and teenagers.Read More
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 lines so very...Read More
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 for you this year? What have you learnt and...Read More
We can’t believe that there is only one week left at Park Grove before the Summer! Next week we will be enjoying our final moments together as a class by completing a range of different maths and English activities. One activity will be reflecting on the strengths of our other class members and nominating them...Read More
Spellings this week will focus on the ‘oo’ sound in words. Variations may include ‘ew’ for chew, ‘ue’ for glue and ‘u_e’ split digraph for tube. Read More
It is the final week of the school year so there are a few things to note. Friday 22nd will be a toy day and school will be finishing at 2:30pm. Please bring in all library books as the children will be handing them back in but won’t be getting a new one over Summer....Read More
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside, oh i do like to be beside the sea! We have had an absolutely wonderful trip to Scarborough this week where the sun shone beautifully throughout the entire day. The children started in Peasholm Park sketching different things that they could see. They then went to...Read More
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 lines so very...Read More
The children have recently been focusing on writing recounts in their English lessons and this week were given the opportunity to reflect upon everything they have done as a member of Class 3. They remembered lots of different events, enrichment days and fairs and described which they enjoyed the most and why!Read More
In maths this week the children have been experimenting with new ways to multiply and divide (including finding remainders!) and all worked superbly. Well done Class 3Read More
Thank you so much to all of the parents that have helped on our Scarborough trip, we hope you enjoyed your day. Next week we will have the exciting chance to watch the year 6 production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, we will also be taking part in the Race for Life on Monday so...Read More
We had an amazing time at the seaside. We built sandcastles, paddled in the sea and walked round Peasholme Park. The children behaved so well and we are proud of them. Well done class 2! Read More
We can’t believe next week will be our last week in class 2! But we have lots of fun things planned. First we will finish our finger puppets and make sure our topic books are completed. We have Our Race for Life on Monday and we are watching the Year 5 play on Tuesday. Don’t...Read More
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 about London 2012 medal winning countries, use...Read More
In curiosity club we had a sunflower competition.The winners were mr Mastrelli in 1st place, Becca and Miss Land in 2 place, and pujani in 3rd place. All of these people got a Monsieur Grasshead. Read More
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