On Tuesday in Forest Schools we thought about animal habitats changing now that spring is on the way. We all worked in teams to build a birds nest and thought about how to make it comfy for the birds to lay their eggs. The end results were fantastic and some teams got a prize for...Read More
On Monday in the outdoor area we decided to compare the length of our jumps by all standing behind the line and then seeing who could jump the furthest. We marked where we had landed with chalk at the back of our heels and then compared the lengths. Read More
Fish and Chips!!! These will be served at our Speed Quiz night as well as a free drink and oodles of Speed Quiz Fun – all for £10. We would really, really appreciate it if you could buy your tickets asap or ask for them to be put aside so that we have an idea...Read More
Bags 2 School The collection is on Thursday am from the foyer (10th March). This is the last call for any filled bags. Roll them in, burpee them in, bus them in, chauffeur them in, jog them in, send them by pigeon or throw them over the wall. However they arrive, they will be very...Read More
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, faces a dilemma. Does he stay at the workhouse...Read More
Today the children really enjoyed their second session with the parachute in their PE lesson. We played a game of cat and mouse and I was impressed with the children’s sensible behaviour whilst in the gym. Read More
We performed our fantastic assembly today! Miss Thomas, Ms Savoia and Mrs Stone were unbelievably proud of how perfect everything went and the whole school really enjoyed learning about China. Congratulations to every single child for trying their best and being a credit to Park Grove School. We hope you loved it as much as...Read More
On Tuesday morning, we continued reading “Street Child” by Bertie Doherty and started to think about what life was like for Jim in the workhouse, particularly after the tragic death of his mother. All the children took part in a conscience alley drama activity where there were two lines facing each other, trying to convince...Read More
There will be no time for whispering in ears at our PTA Speed Quiz – Fingers on the Buzzers at the ready! Tickets now on sale every day at 3.15pmRead More
The children were able to showcase their ability to write an information text today about staying healthy. They all know that exercise, diet, sleep and being happy are of vital importance to stay healthy! Read More
On Monday in class 5 we acted out a famous scene from the Railway Children. We used our knowledge of the story and characters so far to portray this through drama. Can you guess which scene we are acting out? Read More
This afternoon we looked a range of topics related to internet safety. We discussed important scenarios as a whole class and then worked in groups to give advice to each other if we were in certain situations.Read More
The children worked very hard today writing information about a healthy lifestyle. Lovely to see so many children wanting to eat fruit and vegetables! Read More
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. The games were very interesting...Read More
In Maths this week we’re learning about money. We started off today by looking at different coins and finding ways of making values. Here’s some of the things we used to help us… Read More
We have played some PSHCE games this afternoon all to do with personal safety, healthy living and well-being. We loved playing the games and learning at the same time! The board games had different themes including road safety, Internet safety and home hazards safety. Read More
We have continued to read The Railway Children and today acted out a crucial scene from the story when the three children prevent a train from crashing. We enjoyed using drama to help us understand this part of the tale. Read More
Class 6 are currently learning about decimal fractions. This week the children used Base 10 to visualise whole ones, tenths and hundredths. Here they are showing what certain decimal numbers look like: Read More
Speed quiz – Why is this a bargain? Tickets are now on sale every day after school outside of class 4 Imagine how much the following night out in York would cost: A drink = £5 +++ A sit down fish and chip supper £7 ++ Two hours of state...Read More
Bags to School FINAL COLLECTION IS ON THURSDAY THIS WEEK!! The Bags2school company are collecting bags this Thursday (10th March). Thank you to all who have brought in items and delivered bags to the front foyer. We need much more if possible. Just a thought… If every child brought in just 1kg...Read More
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 out! We then...Read More
What a fantastic time we’ve had celebrating World Book Day! We made book spines of our favourite book, did some drama, read with children from Class 9 and had a fashion parade in the hall! We took plenty of pictures so you could see our brilliant costumes! ...Read More
We had such a fun day on World Book Day! Lots of children dressed up as their favourite book characters. We did a drama activity linked to the Star Wars books, made a book spine to go on a whole school display, read to younger children in Class 1, took part in the school costume...Read More
World Book Day is in full swing and the children are fully indulged with our class story for the day, Roald Dahl’s ‘The Great Mouse Plot’. Thank you to the parents for the effort you have put in to the costumes! Read More
The children all look fantastic and made a super effort with dressing up as their favourite book character. We love reading in Class 2 and throughly enjoyed the day. Read More
Next week English will have a focus on explanation texts – learning about them and writing our own. In maths we will be looking at money and giving correct change. Remember that reading records need to be brought to school every day. Spellings and homework books need to be back on Wednesday to be sent...Read More
Roll up, Roll up – Speed Quiz Tickets are now available Imagine how much the following night out in York would cost: A drink =£5 +++ A sit d0wn fish and chip supper £7 ++ Two hours of state of the art quiz entertainment using hand held devices £15++ Hob nobbing with the drummer from Shed 7 (Alan Leach) £?????????...Read More
A Quick Reminder about COOL MILK. Park Grove is involved in this scheme. It is a great way for you to ensure your child(ren) who don’t get free milk any more to continue to receive milk mid morning. As we know, for children it is a great source of protein, calcium and liquid nourishment. Unfortunately...Read More
Spellings will be going out tomorrow with a focus on the ‘or’ phoneme (sound – the same as last week) but with different graphemes (written representation!). I look forward to seeing the children’s outfits tomorrow for World Book Day. Read More
In English, we’ll be starting to learn about explanation texts and writing our own explanations. In Maths, we’ll be learning about money by finding different combinations of coins which make the same amount and solving money problems. Don’t forget that we will be performing our class assembly on Tuesday 8th February in the main hall...Read More
This week’s spellings will look at the ‘aw’ sound. These will include variations such as ‘au’ as in haunt, ‘al’ as in stalk and ‘a’ on its own as in ball. You could encourage your children to practise writing these with ‘sound buttons’ underneath and reading them using their ‘robot arms’! Read More
Next week we are going to be thinking about the inside of our body such as our skeletons, organs and muscles. We are even going to print some x-rays using our arms and white paint and black paper. In Maths we will be thinking about counting quantities and deciding which one has more or less.Read More
Our homework this week is to practise the tricky words he, she, and we. Remember that we can’t sound them out because the ‘e’ is making a long vowel sound!Read More
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 of electricity around the home....Read More
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 of electricity around the home....Read More
Spellings This week we have looked at words with the /ei/ sound in them. You have been given ten spellings to learn for your test next week. Please practice them in your homework book by completing the activity on your spelling sheet. Maths In maths next week we will be continuing our work on fractions...Read More
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 of electricity around the home....Read More
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 of electricity around the home....Read More
This week we looked again at the core values of our school. We thought carefully about how the core values are part of our life in school and why they are important.Read More
Spellings This week we have looked at words with the /ei/ sound in them. You have been given ten spellings to learn for your test next week. Please practice them in your homework book by completing the activity on your spelling sheet. Maths In maths next week we will be continuing our work on fractions...Read More
Confident Cat made an appearance in Class 7 this week. He will be visiting each of the Key Stage Two classrooms looking for confident children. The children in Park Grove are amazing and we love to see their confidence developing.Read More
Class Six created some fantastic songs and poems using the theme of Victorian school. All of the groups worked really well together and made a great audience for each other. I think we all agreed that we are glad not to go to a Victorian school!Read More
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 of electricity around the home....Read More
This half term in total sports we are learning the skills of netball! Miss Clayton popped in to visit and she was very impressed with the shooting skills of class 5! Keep up the good work! Read More
In Science this week we have been experimenting with electronic kits to build circuits. We had to predict which circuits would light up the bulbs and which wouldn’t then we built them. Read More
We had lots of fun playing in the snow at playtime! Unfortunately there wasn’t enough to build a snowman but we tried our best and had lots of other ideas like making snow angels!Read More
Key Stage 2 were lucky to see another tremendous Table Tennis final between Class 8 members Ben and Louie. In a fascinating battle, both players showed excellent tactical prowess with a range of sensational rallies. Eventually, Louie edged the encounter in two close sets to retain the Table Tennis Tournament trophy. Well done to both players for a...Read More
Although it was only for a brief period of time, a lot of the children were very excited by the amount of snow that fell earlier today. However, after their initial spur of excitement, the children soon calmed down and focused excellently on their maths work which had a focus on using mathematical vocabulary about...Read More
This morning, we had a very exciting class debate using our vast knowledge of persuasive language to argue whether animals should or should not be kept in zoos. It was a very exciting debate with both sides of the argument being really well-presented. Ultimately, the panel, consisting of Mr Mastrelli and Louie Powell, decided that...Read More
What a busy morning we’ve had in Class 4! We’ve been making information booklets about how to stay fit and healthy. Some of us were creating leaflets on Purple Mash too! Then, we couldn’t believe it snowed and we had lots of fun at play time! Read More
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 agree with this, and the ‘against’ team who had to...Read More
We have had great fun at break time outside enjoying the snow. Some of us practised writing our name and we all felt how wet and cold the snow felt as it started to melt. Read More
We could see lots of signs of spring in Forests Schools yesterday including crocuses, daffodils and snowdrops! We thought about the weather getting warmer and how the trees are going to change. We were also very happy to see the two Ducks had returned to our pond. Read More
Park Grove’s fifth football league fixture took place on a slightly murky Tuesday afternoon at home against St Wilfred’s Primary School. After last week’s fantastic results, Park Grove continued their recent goal spree with a direct corner from Louie Powell going right through the keeper to give the home side the lead. Soon after, excellent...Read More
Class 6 experimented with electronic kits in science this week. Having learnt lots so far about how to make a circuit work, they tested different circuits on a challenge sheet using the components in the kits. They gave reasons why the circuit worked and lit up a bulb, or didn’t work. Well done for using...Read More
Well done Class 8! We’re feeling so very proud of you all; you performed wonderfully this morning, were incredibly enthusiastic and showed off some magnificent dance moves! Mr Jones, Ms Slater, Mrs James and I have had a great deal of fun with our class member assembly and it was great to be able to...Read More
Today the children had their first PE lesson (with Mr. Gardiner) this half term which saw the introduction of parachute games. All the children loved the lesson and were all very sensible when it could have been very easy for them to get carried away and become silly. Mega impressed Class 3 – keep up...Read More
Today I was really impressed with the children’s behaviour and work in their English lesson. They had to write a recount of our school trip to see the Snow Child last Thursday and they all created excellent pieces of work. Well done Class 3.Read More
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? Read More
Class 4 are working really hard on their assembly this week. All the children have now received their lines so please encourage them to keep practising at home. We can’t wait to perform to you next week! Read More
We’ve been learning about information texts in English. This morning, we worked in groups to mind map as many different information features as we could – here’s how one of the groups got on! Read More
On Monday we had fun in maths doing different exercises including running and hopping and timing how many times we could do it in one minute. It was great fun and kept us warm when it was chilly. Some of us where also fantastic at predicting how many we could do by making great estimations. ...Read More
Meeting tonight Unfortunately due to work commitments, the committee are rearranging the PTA meeting scheduled for Tuesday 1st March. We will announce a new date very soon via our Face Book Site or on the PTA blog. Read More
Speed Quiz Speed Quiz Tickets go on sale very soon. If you want to order some tickets then do contact the PTA committee – Janet Jacobi is always at school drop off/pick up at Class 3 or you can message the PTA on here or Face Book. Remember £10 for a fab night out of...Read More
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 could measure. In groups, we predicted what would happen...Read More
In computing, Class 6 are currently working on the software LOGO. The children have been writing basic commands such as fd for forward or rt 90 to turn right 90 degrees. They have been challenged to draw shapes and patterns using the commands and have had to work out any mistakes, or debug their algorithms,...Read More
Guess what we have been collating this afternoon? These will be sent out this week so any filled bags are hugely appreciated. Please drop them off in the front foyer. You can use black bags/carrier bags too. The instructions are on the packet along with the final collection date (10th March). This is a...Read More
Next week World Book Day is on Friday so we are dressing up as our favourite book characters. We are looking at fractions in maths, thinking about sharing and halving. In Literacy we will be thinking about which foods are healthy in the very hungry caterpillar.Read More
Spellings this week will be looking at the ‘or’ sound which we have been learning about in Phonics. Words may include variations such as ‘oor’ for door, ‘ore’ for more and ‘our’ for court. Please encourage your child to practise them using neat lead in lines handwriting! Next week we will be writing our own...Read More
We will be looking at money in Maths and in English we are exploring explanation text. We will be able to buy lots of fruit and vegetables and enjoy the story Oliver’s Vegetables. Thank you all for bringing pop up stories as we start our DT topic next week on moving pictures and can’t wait...Read More
In maths next week we will be focusing on fractions and English we will be starting to write our own information texts. Next Friday will be very exciting as it is World Book Day which gives you the opportunity to dress up as any character from a book…I look forward to seeing some fantastic costumes! Read More
Today the children had a very exciting trip to the De Grey Rooms to watch a production called ‘The Snow Child’ which they all thoroughly enjoyed! Spellings are going out tomorrow with a focus on the ‘or’ sound. Read More
Today we had a great workshop with Julian from the theatre who told us about the play ‘snow-child’. We thought about the different characters and imagined what they would like to do. We even pretended to look through a forest and made the sounds of the animals. Read More
We absolutely loved the theatre this afternoon! The Snow Child production was fantastic and all the children were really enthusiastic to talk about their favourite parts and which characters they liked the best! Read More
We all enjoyed our theatre workshop today and acted out the story of the ‘Snow Child’. We can’t wait to find out the ending when we watch the play tomorrow. We are so excited! Read More
Maths In maths we are looking at using equivalences between fractions, decimals and percentages to solve problems as well as calculating time-based problems. English ...Read More
In science you have been learning about electricity. As you know, electricity can be very dangerous if people don’t use it safely and with respect. 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...Read More
Class 7 used their knowledge of circuits and electricity to make a working torch! They worked really well in their teams and were very proud of the results. Can you use your knowledge of electrical symbols to draw the circuit in the torch?Read More
English Next week in English we will be looking in more detail at balanced arguments. Year 6s – Remember to complete page 15 in your CGP English book. Spellings This week we have looked at spellings with the suffixes -ancy and -ency. You have been given ten spellings to learn for your test next week. Please remember to practise...Read More
In science you have been learning about electricity. As you know, electricity can be very dangerous if people don’t use it safely and with respect. 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...Read More
In science you have been learning about electricity. As you know, electricity can be very dangerous if people don’t use it safely and with respect. 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...Read More
English Next week in English we will be looking in more detail at balanced arguments. Year 6s – Remember to complete page 15 in your CGP English book. Spellings This week we have looked at spellings with the suffixes -ancy and -ency. You have been given ten spellings to learn for your test next week. Please remember to practise...Read More
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