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September 26, 2016

Catalogue Change…

We have been applying our learning of addition and subtraction this week in a real life context, as the children in pairs calculated change from £20,£50,£100 and even £1000 after choosing items to buy from a classic Argos catalogue. I was very impressed with your precise calculating Class 8!   
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September 26, 2016

Around the World…

On Monday afternoon, Class 8 learnt about the names of several capital cities from across a range of countries and continents. Class 8- What new information did you learn from this session?   
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September 26, 2016

Measuring

In maths this week, we are learning about how to measure the length of different objects. Some of us built cube towers then counted the cubes to find out how long the object was, whereas others used rulers to measure in centimetres and millimetres. Here are a few pictures of us working hard…         ...
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September 26, 2016

Academy consultation

Please keep your questions coming! We hope to see you for the drop in meeting tomorrow.
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September 26, 2016

Radius and circumference

Today some of the children looked at circles and what the maths words ‘circumference’ and ‘radius’ mean. The children, many for the first time, practised using a compass to draw accurate circles. It’s very tricky making the pencil move around whilst drawing a neat curve! Well done for doing well with this piece of maths...
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September 22, 2016

Halloween

Halloween – it’s on the way. Watch this space for the Halloween Disco and Cake Stall dates which will be announced very sooooooooooon.
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September 22, 2016

Next week in Class 6

English Next week in English we will be looking at punctuation and linking this to our current topic of ‘save the planet’. Maths In maths next week we will be looking at shape and symmetry. Spellings We sent your spelling lists home with you on Monday. Please practise your spellings over the weekend ready for...
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September 22, 2016

Homework Project

For your next homework project, we’d like you to plan a meal using seasonal ingredients (as part of our ‘Save the Planet’ topic). Your project should be presented neatly in a way that can be displayed in our class and could include a straightforward written menu, a recipe, or if you’re feeling adventurous, some photographs...
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September 22, 2016

Designing flags

We had great fun designing flags for each continent. What features did your flag have class 6?
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September 22, 2016

Homework!

What fantastic homework books! Such varied covers and designs, we look forward to all the creative homework we will see in them over the coming months.
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September 22, 2016

Next week…

Maths Next week we will be starting to look at fractions. This will include ordering as well as simplifying fractions. English Next week we will be planning and writing our own version of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves from the perspective of Morgianna. Other notes Please complete your spelling homework task ready to bring in on Tuesday....
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September 22, 2016

Next Week…

Maths Next week we will be starting to look at fractions. This will include ordering as well as simplifying fractions. English Next week we will be planning and writing our own version of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves from the perspective of Morgianna. Other notes Please complete your spelling homework task ready to bring in on Tuesday....
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September 22, 2016

Save the planet!

We are really enjoying our topic and sharing our class book. What would you do to save the world by lunchtime?
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September 22, 2016

Homework

For your next homework project, we’d like you to plan a meal using seasonal ingredients (as part of our ‘Save the Planet’ topic). Your project should be presented neatly in a way that can be displayed in our class and could include a straightforward written menu, a recipe, or if you’re feeling adventurous, some photographs...
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September 22, 2016

Homework Project

For your next homework project, we’d like you to plan a meal using seasonal ingredients (as part of our ‘Save the Planet’ topic). Your project should be presented neatly in a way that can be displayed in our class and could include a straightforward written menu, a recipe, or if you’re feeling adventurous, some photographs...
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September 22, 2016

Buzzing Bees!

On Wednesday afternoon, Class 8 learnt about inheritance and variation as part of our topic on evolution. The children were asked to draw a family of bees to show these processes in action. It is fair to say the children were buzzing with delight by the end of this session!
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September 22, 2016

Exploring Ali Baba…

This week in English, we delved into our new unit of stories from other cultures, starting with the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. In groups, we explored the story and identified the features that told us it was set at a different time and in a different culture.
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September 22, 2016

Missing Numbers…

On Thursday morning, Class 8 applied their addition and subtraction skills to find out a range of missing numbers in different calculations. All the children had great fun with this!
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September 22, 2016

Next week

In maths next week, we will be learning about measuring length and using rulers accurately. We will also be spending a few days learning about patterns and directions too. In English, we will be reading the story ‘On The Way Home’ and completing activities based on the text including retelling the story then planning and...
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September 22, 2016

Homework

Spellings will be sent out for the first time this week. Your child’s spelling book will have words which contain particular phonemes which we have practised in phonics that week. This week, we have practised ch, sh, th and ng so the words they will practise will reflect this, such as cheese, ship, think and king....
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September 22, 2016

World’s Biggest Coffee Morning 

We hope you can pop in next Friday to support this fantastic fundraiser. Members of the PTA committee will be helping out so do come and say hello or ask if you have any PTA related questions.
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September 22, 2016

Next Week

Next week in Literacy we will be looking at the book ‘The Shopping Basket’ and thinking about writing our own lists. We will also be continuing our jolly phonics with four new sounds. In maths we will be thinking about what time of day things happen – in the morning, afternoon, evening or night. We...
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September 22, 2016

Next week

In English the children will be looking at story structure and writing their own.  In maths we are focusing on length, patterns and direction. Reading records need to be brought in daily but home reading books only need to be brought in on a Tuesday. Spellings and homework will be going out on Friday and...
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September 22, 2016

Spellings

Spellings will be going out for the first time this week and will have a focus on the ‘sh’, ‘ch’, ‘th’ and ‘ng’ phonemes.
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September 22, 2016

Drama

This week the children were lucky enough to have a workshop run by a group from The York Theatre Royal who described the story of Peter Pan told through the eyes of Wendy Darling called ‘Underneath a Magical Moon’.
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September 22, 2016

Next week 

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...
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September 22, 2016

Ordering numbers to 20

We are getting very good at ordering numbers to 20. 
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September 22, 2016

Music making in our outside classroom.

We enjoy making music outside because we can be as loud as we like! 
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September 22, 2016

Spellings

Our sounds of the week are ‘sh’ ‘ch’ ‘ng’ ‘th’. Spellings will go out with your child on Friday and we ask if you can return the spelling book on Wednesday along with their orange homework book. Thank you. 
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September 22, 2016

Counting sets of numbers.

We are comparing sets of objects to see if they are the same number. Great counting and comparing.  Well done! 
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September 22, 2016

Reading records and reading books.

Could you please make sure your child brings their reading record and reading books to school every day. Thank you very much. 
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September 22, 2016

Next Week in Class 5

English Next week in English we will be looking at punctuation and linking this to our current topic of ‘save the planet’. Maths In maths next week we will be looking at shape and symmetry. Spellings We sent your spelling lists home with you on Monday. Please practise your spellings over the weekend ready for...
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September 22, 2016

Homework

This week is the first time that we have work in our homework books. We have learnt the sounds s, a, t and p so it would be fantastic if you could have a go at saying and writing them at home. Can you think of any words that start with those sounds? 
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September 22, 2016

Phonics

We have started phonics this week so we have been learning lots of new sounds. Everyone has had a really good go at writing labels for things in our classroom such as pegs, pens, books and bags. We have been thrilled to see the writing area full of busy authors and illustrators!
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September 22, 2016

Next Week in Class 7

English Next week in English we will be finishing our work on ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter’ and will be finding out more about the book’s author, Philip Pullman Maths In maths next week we will be measuring and converting units of measurement as well as telling the time Spellings Your new spelling lists to learn...
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September 22, 2016

Homework Project

For your next homework project, we’d like you to plan a meal using seasonal ingredients (as part of our ‘Save the Planet’ topic). Your project should be presented neatly in a way that can be displayed in our class and could include a straightforward written menu, a recipe, or if you’re feeling adventurous, some photographs...
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September 22, 2016

Homework

For your next homework project, we’d like you to plan a meal using seasonal ingredients (as part of our ‘Save the Planet’ topic).  Your project should be presented neatly in a way that can be displayed in our class and could include a straightforward written menu, a recipe, or if you’re feeling adventurous, some photographs...
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September 21, 2016

New Starter Books

We recently enjoyed visiting class 1 to hand out the new starter books. Every child in reception received their own personally named book funded by the PTA. There was a lovely selection of books distributed and we discovered that Jo Sawyer had a particular soft spot for Tiddler of which she then delighted us all...
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September 21, 2016

What makes a good School Council representative?

As part of our PSHCE work this week, we have been considering the qualities needed to be a good school council representative.  We thought carefully and discussed what each of us could bring to the school council and whether we would like to be considered for the role of Class 7 rep.
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September 21, 2016

Fantastical Instructions

As part of our continuing work on ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter’ we have been writing instructions for fantastical quests.  Highlights from our writing have included ‘Once you’ve passed the cat (whatever colour it may be) pull out your torch, for the darkest part of the forest is just in front of you..’ and ‘If an...
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September 21, 2016

Marvellous Music!

In our music lesson this week we’ve been finding out about cyclic patterns.  We have been rehearsing and performing a range of rhythms and patterns on African drums and other percussion instruments.  Over the next few weeks we will be building up to composing our own drumming patterns and performing in small groups.
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September 21, 2016

Pedestrian Training 

On Wednesday we participated in our second session of pedestrian training. We walked down to monk gate and learnt about different types of crossings such as zebra crossings and pedestrian crossings. We are now confident at crossing roads safely but we know we can still ask an adult for help. 
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September 21, 2016

Exploring Ali Baba…

As part of our topic exploring the world this term, in English we delved into stories from other cultures, starting with the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. In groups, we explored the story and identified the features that told us it was set at a different time and in a different culture....
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September 21, 2016

Drama workshop

We were lucky enough to have a visit from the director and actors of the upcoming performance of ‘Under the Magical Moon’, soon to be performed at the York Theatre Royal! We spent a full hour with them joining in with all sorts of different activities including becoming the characters such as Peter Pan, Tinkerbell...
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September 20, 2016

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?
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September 20, 2016

Happy dancing! 

We’re learning about dance in PE this half term and we have been following different movements with guidance from a BBC podcast. Unfortunately we had some technical difficulties and this wouldn’t work so instead we spontaneously made up our own lesson! First we paired up and mirrored each other’s movements, making sure we stayed in...
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September 20, 2016

Money

In maths we have been looking at the concept of money, in particular the value of coins (not too easy to get your head around!). They have worked well and added different coins to reach the same value.
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September 20, 2016

Exciting Writing

Monday saw the children taking part in their first session of Exciting Writing where they have the chance to show off how well they can work independently.
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September 20, 2016

Forest Schools

Today in Forest Schools we got our wellies on and went to explore. We found some big sticks to make a picture frame and then created masterpieces using our imagination. There were some ice castles, monsters, houses and faces. Well done to everyone for joining in, despite the drizzle!
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September 20, 2016

York Theatre Workshop

On Tuesday Julian from the theatre in York came into school to work with our class. We did lots of drama games, including pretending to be objects on a beach and in a bedroom. We had lots of fun and learnt lots of new things surrounding drama. 
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September 19, 2016

Identity 

On Monday in RE we began looking at what the term identity means and then we created our own identity wheels. We discussed the importance of everyone being unique and having their own beliefs with regards to religion. 
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September 19, 2016

Information for Class 6 parents

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September 19, 2016

Identifying coins

We’re learning about money this week and started off by identifying different coins. We ordered them from smallest to biggest then named each coin stamp in our books. We then rolled a coin dice and found the plastic coin to match. Great work Class 4!                   
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September 19, 2016

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?
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September 19, 2016

Counting Animals

Today in Maths we have been practising recognising our number symbols. Everyone has worked really hard and impressed me with their recognition up to 10. We then practised carefully counting out the correct number of animals.
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September 19, 2016

Welcome to Class 6

In PSHCE the children worked in groups to create welcome packs for any new children that may start in Class 6 over the coming year. They needed to include information about Park Grove, KS2 and Class 6 in their packs. The pack should make any new people feel welcome and included. The end results were...
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September 16, 2016

Next week

In English we are looking at retelling a story and looking at the characters. In Maths we are looking at money and the value of different coins.  Next week Spellings will be sent out on Friday and our first weekly Newsletter for Class 2 will be available. Just a reminder: Please check your child’s book...
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September 16, 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 the special thing about these activities were...
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September 16, 2016

Happy Weekend 

Happy weekend Park Grovers
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September 16, 2016

Next week

In maths we will be learning about money by recognising coins and using coins in different ways to make amounts. We will also be learning about the time and reading o’clock, half past and quarter to or past times. In English we will be reading the story of ‘Oh Borris’. We will then retell the...
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September 16, 2016

Next Week in Class 7

English Next week in English we are going to continue writing in the style of a book by Philip Pullman called ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter’ Maths In maths next week we will be looking at addition and subtraction Other Notes Remember to bring in any plastic, cardboard etc. for Miss Slater’s art lessons. All recyclable...
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September 16, 2016

Homework

Homework books are being sent home on Friday 16th September. They will be handed out every Friday and can be brought back on Wednesdays. Spellings will start being sent out at the end of next week. 
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September 16, 2016

Independence

It’s been really nice to see such good independent work carried out. Y the children in Class 3! They all appear to be growing in confidence and independence already which is a pleasure to observe.
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September 16, 2016

Next Week

Next week we will be starting guided reading so reading books will be going home with a reading record for you to record when you have read at home. We will be thinking about writing labels in Literacy and starting our new phonics sounds. We also have an exciting assembly about the Theatre Royal in...
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September 15, 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 into our groups and swapped around...
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September 15, 2016

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 read on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in...
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September 15, 2016

Ice Creams 

Freezy Fridays are back throughout September and we have a great selection of ice creams on offer. The stall will be in the amphitheatre (or outside of Class 3 if wet).  Hope to see you there.  The PTA
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September 15, 2016

PE

We had our first PE lesson today where we put on our PE kits! Everyone joined in really well and had lots of fun playing the games. We are very proud of everyone for trying something new.
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September 15, 2016

Repeating Patterns

This week in maths we are learning about repeating patterns, we used the chain links to create    the repeating patterns with two colours. Everyone had a really good try at connecting the tricky chains.   
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September 15, 2016

PTA Books

We were very lucky today in Class 1 as we all received a special gift from the PTA. We were very excited to see our surprise and all said a big thank you for the new books. Miss Sawyer read us the story ‘Tiddler’ and we all listened brilliantly.
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September 15, 2016

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 read on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in...
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September 15, 2016

Homework…

Remember that 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...
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September 15, 2016

Digit Delights…

On Thursday morning, the Year 5’s used their number skills to generate a range of four digit numbers . They then subtraced these numbers together to try to get as close to the target total of 1000 as possible.   
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September 15, 2016

Homework Project

Remember that your first homework project is to customise and decorate your new homework books to reflect your personality or interests. You could decorate your book with pictures of your favourite hobbies and interests or maybe you could cover your book with work by your favourite artists or a range of your own drawings? Please...
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September 15, 2016

Next Week in Class 6

Next Week in Class 6 English Next week in English we will complete our stories about saving the world. Spellings Spellings will start next week. You will be given spelling homework on Monday which we will explain to you then. We will start by looking at the suffixes such as ‘es’ and ‘ed’. Maths In maths next...
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September 15, 2016

Homework

Remember that 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...
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September 15, 2016

Our latest art project

We’ve started work on a new art project with Miss Slater this week.  We’ve been finding out about the work of Dale Chihuly (a glass blower) and have been decorating filter paper with felt tips.  The filters will later be sprayed with starch to create ‘macchia’ bowls in Chihuly’s style.
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September 15, 2016

Spectacular Sentences!

Linked to our work on ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter’, we have been experimenting with a range of different sentence structures and language features this week.  We’ve been trying to include drop in clauses, alliteration, personification, similes and lots of other features to make our writing more exciting and interesting!
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September 15, 2016

If the World were a Village

We have been completing some maths work linked to our ‘Save the Planet’ topic this week and have been thinking about what the world would be like if only 100 people lived there.  What languages would be spoken amongst those 100 people? Which countries and continents would the villagers be from?  Would each of the...
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September 14, 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 day’s...
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September 14, 2016

Next week in Class 5

Next Week in Class 5 English Next week in English we are going to continue writing our stories in the style of a book by Jo Readmen called ‘George Saves the World by Lunchtime’. Maths In maths next week we will be looking at addition and subtraction. Other Notes Remember to bring in any plastic,...
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September 14, 2016

Homework Reminder

You have taken home your new homework books which are to 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 pictures...
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September 14, 2016

Pedestrian Training

On Wednesday, class 5 ventured out of the school grounds to participate in their pedestrian training. This included learning what to look out for when crossing a road and how to cross a road safely. We are looking forward to learning more in our second session next week.
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September 14, 2016

Netball

This half term in PE with Miss Clayton we are doing netball. Our first lesson went very well and we learnt how to pass the ball correctly. We are working towards being able to play a match by the end of the half term. 
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September 14, 2016

Number bonds

The children worked hard today making number bonds to 10. They used cubes and bead strings to help them . Great effort Class 2. 
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September 14, 2016

Hats and water bottles

Just a quick reminder! Since we are enjoying wonderful hot weather, could you please ensure your child has a sun hat and a water bottle. Thank you. 
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September 14, 2016

Homework

The children will receive their homework books on Friday which contain a variety of English and maths activities which they can complete in their own time. They will also be receiving their reading record with a book inside to read at home. We look forward to seeing the comments you write about your child’s reading!...
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September 14, 2016

Our school art

As part of our topic ‘Our School’, we’ve been sketching pictures of Park Grove. We’ve been using watercolours and activating our pieces using water. Here are some examples…   
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September 14, 2016

Class 6 Save the World by Lunchtime!

Class 6 have planned and have started to write their stories based on the book we have recently read, “George Saves the World by lunchtime”. Today the children wrote the opening to their stories by closely following their plans. It will be interesting to see how our class members hope to do their bit, saving...
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September 14, 2016

Prepositions…

This week the Year 5’s from Class 8 and 9 have been learning all about prepositions. This learning culminated in each child writing a creative poem using a range of prepositions accurately.   
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September 14, 2016

I’ve got the knowledge!

The Year 5’s played a variety of fun scientific games across a range of different science topics. These games revolved around remembering important facts and explaining key concepts within a time limit. All the children worked really hard and learnt a lot of new knowledge too.   
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September 13, 2016

Problem solving

In maths today, we applied our number bond skills by solving missing number problems. Some of us used bead strings to find the remaining number and some of us didn’t even need the bead strings at all!                     
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September 13, 2016

Welcome back!

Hi everybody. I’m sorry there hasn’t been a blog from me before now this term. I have been posting them as usual on my IPAD but didn’t realise that a technical hitch meant that they haven’t been uploading to the website. Our website providers are working on fixing the issue but until then, there won’t...
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September 13, 2016

Number bonds

The children have been focusing on number bonds to 5, 10 and 20 so far this week and are getting faster and faster at recalling them! Keep practising at home.
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September 13, 2016

All about me!

Today the children used a mirror to write a list about their appearance. Once finished, they thought of adjectives to use in order to develop their list even further!
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September 13, 2016

Continents, countries and cities!

Today Class 6 continued their topic learning by finding major capital cities on maps and in atlases. Here are some of the children proudly showing their work! Which capital cities have you visited Class 6? 
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September 12, 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!) After lunch, all groups sets off...
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September 12, 2016

Turning ourselves into superheroes

On Monday in class 5 we began the planning stage of writing our own stories, similar to the book we have been looking at (George Saves the World by Lunchtime). Firstly we had to create a main character who would be the superhero. We used ourselves to create these heroes and we are going to...
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September 12, 2016

Number bonds and Chromebooks

What a busy Monday we had! In the morning we worked on our number bond skills and used bead strings to find numbers which added together to make 10 or 20. Then in the afternoon, we were introduced to the new Chromebooks! We worked with a partner and learned how to log on and began...
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September 12, 2016

Invasion games

On Monday afternoon Class 6 started their school PE lessons by practising the important skills of accurately throwing and catching netballs. The children tried really hard and then played lots of games to put their skills into action!
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