Class 6 conducted an investigation yesterday to find out whether certain rocks are permeable or not. The children designed the experiment themselves using a science planner. They decided to use a pipette to drop 10 ml of water on a rock and then observe whether the liquid went through the rock (which they then measured...Read More
Today in class 5 we carried out a Science experiment. We wanted to investigate which rocks are permeable and which are impermeable. We had fun pouring rocks over water and we found that over half the rocks we had were permeable! We also discussed what we could change in our experiment if we were to...Read More
Yesterday in Forest Schools we made a small house for a little animal such as a mouse or an ant. Everyone worked really hard collecting leaves, sticks and feathers and the end results were fantastic. One group even had a television for their ant’s house!Read More
It’s getting to that time of year where we begin to think about our wonderful Christmas play. This week we will be practising the different songs and will be casting for speaking parts. Are you looking forward to it?Read More
Today in class 5 we designed and made a pizza for an Italian astronaut called Samanatha Cristoforetti. We used toppings to create the italian flag on our pizza. Do you like it? Class 5 enjoyed tasting it!!!Read More
A big well done to all five children who managed to get on gold today! We also lots of children on blue as well…what a fantastic start to the week!Read More
Here are members of the PTA Committee presenting a book to every child in reception. The PTA pay for and present a personally labelled and signed book to each child to welcome them as a new starter to Park Grove School. The children were very sweet and excited to receive their books and their faces...Read More
There will be a “bag2school” bag distributed via your child(ren) over the next day. The back of the bag fully explains the scheme and how it works. This has raised much needed PTA funds over the past few years and is a great way for everyone to contribute items. Don’t forget that: The bags are...Read More
Our next meeting is on Thursday 26th November at 9am in the boardroom. We will be talking about our stall at the upcoming Christmas fair! Mr MastrelliRead More
Here is the updated Table Tennis Ladder League table with the last three rounds to be played this upcoming Thursday! 1. Louie 12 36 Lauren, Kyle, Jake. 2. Lucy 12 30 Tom, Mani, Ivy. 3. Ben 12 30 Chelsea, Zuzanna, Betsy. 4. Jake 12 30 Kyle, Aruma, Louie. 5. Kyle 12 24 Jake, Louie, Tom. 6. Tom 12...Read More
The Ladder League has been moving on rapidly in the last few weeks. We now only have three rounds to go! Here are the results from the last six rounds: Week 6 Jake 11 Ivy 1 Ellen 10 Sophie 12 Chelsea 7 Mani 11 Lucy 11 Ben 5 Zuzanna 0 Tom 11 Lauren 2 Lucas 11 Betsy...Read More
We’ve been looking a little bit closer at the Moon this week – in particular the 8 phases on the Moon. Last night we saw the First Quarter and now we are moving into the Waxing Gibbous! Have a look outside now – can you see the Moon? What phase is it in? Look at...Read More
Here is the newsletter for this week. In Class 3 we have been enjoying our last week of looking at fairytale stories. In our science lesson we made our own versions of the Three Little Pigs’ houses and had a visit from the Big Bad Wolf (who looked surprisingly like Mr. Gardiner) who tried to...Read More
We were very lucky in class 1 today as the PTA came to present us with a brand new book for each reception child. We are incredibly grateful for this generous gift and we would like to say another huge ‘Thank You!’. Miss Sawyer also came to see us and read ‘5 Minutes Peace’ which...Read More
Thank you to all the parents who sent in a toy from the past. It was lovely to see such a great selection of old toys. The children loved talking about them and comparing them to toys of today.Read More
Class 6 have started to plan a menu for a day on board the ISS for Tim Peake. The children need to create meals that total 4300 kcals! This is because when astronauts go on a space walk, they need lots of energy as they could be on their walk for up to 8 hours!...Read More
This week we have been writing our own science fiction stories. What is your story about? What real and invented scientific language have you used?Read More
Thursday 3rd November 2015 9 am Agenda Apologies:None Suggestions Children in Need Children in Need Children in Need is coming up next week we need to decide what to do. Peoples suggestions for it :Dress up as Pudsey, do a cake stall, a fun run, £1 donation. Suggestions Clean toilets thoroughly, more lessons outside. ...Read More
The children completed their invitations to the Royal Ball today on their very own scrolls from the King! We are very proud of them, perhaps next time you are in class you could have a read of some of them? Here’s a picture showing how fantastic they all look…. Read More
This week we have been looking at the infamous story of Cinderalla. As well as looking at the characters and an alternative version of the story (where the Evil Stepmother was just an ordinary stepmother), the children have written their own letters inviting the young ladies of the land to the King’s ball – just...Read More
Don’t forget that it is our planning meeting on Thursday. 7pm at the Gillygate Pub We are already planning the Summer Fair which hopefully will be an ‘extravaganza event’ this year. If you want to know more, then come to the meeting. You will be as excited as we are about it – honestlyRead More
On a murky Thursday afternoon, Park Grove played their second league fixture of the season at home against St Wilfrid’s Primary School. In rather tricky conditions, Park Grove started the match strongly with possession football in the middle of the park being the main focal point of the match. However just before half time, a corner...Read More
What an amazing experience we had this afternoon! We were lucky enough to have the Cosmodome from York University at school today, and we had such a fantastic time in the blow up planetarium looking at star constellations in the night sky and exploring the solar system – as if we were in space! Can...Read More
Here is the newsletter for this week. We have had a couple of exciting visits during the week! First of all we all took part in some HGV training making sure that we know how to stay safe on the roads and secondly we had an amazing time in a Cosmodome where we learned a...Read More
Being inside the Cosmodome this morning was out of this world! The children learnt about constellations, planets and the solar system and it was a fantastic 3D experience. Perhaps you could ask your child one fact that they have learnt about Space?Read More
Well done to all of the Reception children for their behaviour this morning on the Library Trip! It was a long walk but nobody complained and we really enjoyed looking at the old maps in the library. Please can I say a massive ‘Thank you!’ to all of the parents who helped us on the...Read More
This half term there is a heavy focus on fairytales and we have been looking at different ones in the classroom. We’ve also been looking at alternative versions of stories such as Goldilocks and The Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs. Do you have a favourite fairytale?Read More
It is the Parent Forum meeting in the morning. 9am in the board room. Do come along if you can as it is a great platform to meet other parents, discuss any ideas and to find out what is happening at Park Grove.Read More
Today we had a visited from two men from a company called Gist. They taught us all about how to be safe on the roads, especially near lorries and other large vehicles. We also got to go in a lorry and see for ourselves what it is like on the inside of a lorry. We...Read More
Yesterday you wrote an instructional text about how to draw an oil pastel picture in the style of Peter Thorpe. What key tips are needed to draw a picture in this style accurately?Read More
This week we have simplified, added and subtracted proper fractions, improper fractions as well as mixed numbers. What have you enjoyed this week? How confident are you feeling about fractions now?Read More
WELL DONE for such super effort and enthusiasm during your assembly this morning Class 6! You were all awesome! Miss Durkin, Mrs Smith and I were so proud of you and all of your hard work. Miss Land.Read More
I recently visited Class 2 for the first time this term to say hello to the children. My goodness what a busy class! It was science enrichment day and the classroom was a hive of activity. Children making planets, writing passports to go to space and designing aliens were just some of the activities taking...Read More
Recently I visited Class 4 and their teacher Aimee Thomas – this is the class that I have been allocated to and I couldn’t be more pleased. I spent playtime and a full English lesson with them and it was a real pleasure. The children were polite, respectful and engaging. The lesson was creative and...Read More
Register Apologies: None Profiles: Shamim, Logan, Layla, Damian no profile. Suggestions AOB Minutes We made sure that each class had a suggestion box. Class 4’s suggestion was a phonics club, Miss Sawyer to go to Mrs Martin to ask if she would run the club. Class 5 did not have any suggestions. Class 8’s suggestion...Read More
Here is the newsletter for this week. Next Friday is Children in Need day so it gives us chance to all have a bit of fun and dress up in our pyjamas for the day! weekly newsletter 6.11.15Read More
Class 4 Newsletter 6th November 2015 Here’s our newsletter. What a lovely first week back after the half term, we’re thoroughly enjoying our new ‘Toystory’ topic. Today we were able to bring in modern toys and group them based on their similarities such as soft toys, vehicles and action figures. We then chose toys from catalogues...Read More
Class 6 started to work on the exciting Astro Science Challenge which will be a KS2 project for 6 weeks, linked to Tim Peake’s launch to the International Space Station (ISS) in December. We enjoyed researching the ISS earlier this week and we will be looking at time related maths to do with the ISS...Read More
Important Dates Friday 4th December – The Christmas Fair – The evening will be called THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS – more magical details soon. If you want to be involved in the planning of future events then this is open to everyone and your input is very much appreciated. Our meetings are always a good...Read More
This afternoon we’ve explored our solar system through a information sharing activity and discovered the key features of the different planets. What do you know about the planets? Can you name them in order from the Sun?Read More
This week we have learnt about equivalent fractions as well as comparing and ordering fractions by finding a common denominator. How confident are you feeling with fractions so far?Read More
Welcome back to Park Grove! We hope you all had a great half term. The children have come back to school ready to learn which is fantastic to see. We’ve been particularly enjoying our new traditional tales unit in English. Perhaps you could ask your child about the two different versions of Goldilocks and the...Read More
There was so much activity in Class 2 yesterday the children never stopped! There was woodwork, making pots out of clay, acting out Jack and the Beanstalk, finding missing numbers and forest schools too!Read More
We hope you all had a very enjoyable half term and are excited to be back at school. The children had great fun yesterday making ‘leaf kebabs’ in Forest School as our outdoor classroom was covered in a carpet of Autumn leaves! Our new role play area is a Toy Shop so we have been...Read More
Today in English we began looking at biographies because by the end of the week everyone in class 5 will have written their own biography on a famous astronaut. Have you ever read a biography? If yes, who was it about?Read More
Today, we took a giant leap into our space topic by exploring an extract from a science fiction piece of writing. We identified many features found in the science fiction genre, which will help us when writing our own. What Sci-Fi features do you know?!Read More
Welcome back Class 3, I hope you have all had an amazing half term holiday…I know I did! What did you do during the holidays? I managed to meet up with lots of different friends, my family and, of course, played and watched so much football.Read More
Thank you once again for all of your support this half term. Combining the Halloween disco and the cake stall profits, that is a GRAND PROFIT OF £885.53 within a week!! Exciting dates/events for your diary: Friday 4th December – The Christmas Fair – The evening will be called THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS – more...Read More
Class 4 Newsletter 23rd October 2015 Our final newsletter for this half term. We hope you all have a great week off, see you all again on the 2nd November!Read More
What an exciting day we had for Science Enrichment Day! The children got to experience a range of activities to help them learn all about space. We wrote postcards from space, created planet artwork and also created our own alien. Our favourite activity had to be trying the astronaut space food! Perhaps you could ask...Read More
I think it’s safe to say we had a fantastic time in Class 9 during the enrichment day on Tuesday! Who and what can you spot in pictures below?!Read More
What’s been going on in Class 9 this week? “This week we’ve been writing a persuasive letter for a potential exciting school project. We’ve been writing to lots of companies to persuade them to help us!” “On Wednesday, we were visited by CEOP and had a very thought-provoking assembly about E-safety. It was very informative.”...Read More
Here is the final newsletter for this half term – and what a half term it’s been! The children have all settled in really well and are hopefully already looking forward to that build up towards Christmas (too soon?). Enjoy your holiday and well deserved break…I know I will! Mr. Gardiner weekly newsletter 23.10.15Read More
The Park Grove new starters are on Page 18 of today’s Press. Don’t forget to buy your copy. Please tell other parents/carers from classes 1 and 2 if you see any. You could even invite them to keep an eye on our PTA blog too as we always keep it up to date with any...Read More
Well done to the School Council for a great meeting today. All of the children came with some excellent ideas for making the school even better.Read More
Class 6 have been busily preparing their class assembly which the rest of the school will see after the half term holiday. We are trying to keep much of it a secret! We hope everyone looks forward to seeing us perform soon… Miss Land.Read More
Class 8 learnt all about Tim Peake the British astronaut who is going to the International Space Station in December. We also tried astronaut food, discussed a variety of facts about Mars and finally created abstract art pictures in the style of Peter Thorpe. What did you enjoy most about this day?!Read More
Our next meeting is on Thursday 22nd October at 9am in the boardroom. Please remember to bring your completed profiles and suggestion boxes. Mr MastrelliRead More
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