St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolOur blogs
Date: 7th Jun 2024 @ 9:22am
Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. Children will get 10 house points for every book they read at home this week!
Spellings – Common Exception Words reviewed in class so no spelling quiz next week
Times Tables/Number Facts – A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday/Thursday.
Counting - Practise saying your 5 times tables out loud forwards and backwards.
Sumdog Challenges Maths – 2D shapes
Sumdog Challenge Spellings – Common Exception words
This week in Year 2
PE
We enjoyed a lovely yoga session on Tuesday with Katie from South Ribble.
English
This week we started our new novel 'Fantastic Mr Fox' by Roald Dahl. We wrote descriptions about the main characters and used dictionaries to explore new vocabulary will come across in the books. We also wrote a lovely piece of writing about the anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Maths
This week we started learning about 2D shapes and lines of symmetry.
RE
This week we started our new branch of learning called 'Dialogue and Scripture'. We read scripture from Luke (10: 25-37) The The Parable of the Good Samaritan. We explored the statement ' Love your neighbour as you love yourself' and wrote a reflection about 'who is my neighbour' in my own life.
Forest School
Geography
In Geography this week we learnt about human and physical features in Africa. We learnt some of the countries names from Africa and the flags associated with them.
#30 Days Wild
Please could you send a plastic yoghurt/milk tub in with your child - we are going to make some recycled bird feeders for 30 days wild.
Year 5 Blog Friday 7th June 2024
Date: 7th Jun 2024 @ 8:40am
Happy Friday and welcome to your Friday Blog
As part of a whole school project, we are going to be completing a piece of writing called – My Special Place. Please have a think about your special place at home in preparation for our writing in school. Your special place could be a room in your house, a place you have been on holiday, etc. You could share ideas with people at home and draw or look for pictures.
Please also bring your favourite fiction book into school next week to have a look at in our English lessons.
Reading
Read out loud every day for 20 minutes.
Please bring your favourite book into school on Monday – we are going to spend next week looking at how to write a good first chapter.
Spelling
Here are your spellings this week.
necessary prejudice environment competition changeable dependable herd guessed aisle guest heard isle island compliment
Try to use the strategy of writing the words without vowels and then rewriting with the vowels.
necessary n_c_ss_ry
Counting
Count out loud in:
Quarters from 0 to 2 and back again one quarter, two quarters, three quarters, one whole, …
Fifths from 0 to 2 and back again one fifth, two fifths, three fifths, four fifths, one whole, …
Thirds from 0 to 2 and back again one third, two thirds, one whole, …
Times Tables
Please practise your times tables every day.
Remember, you can now compete and have lots of fun on Times Tables Rockstars.
Well done to Elliott who was our rockstar last week.
Sumdog
Maths Competition – individual
Spelling Competition – individual
It has been a great week in school this week. It is clear that everybody is now getting ready for Year 6 – excellent role models at all times.
In English we finished reading our class novel Varjak Paw. We started to think about a sequel to the novel and are looking forward to writing the first chapter of our very own sequel.
In maths we have been using a protractor to measure and calculate angles. We recapped the names of different angles including acute, right angle, obtuse, and reflex.
In RE we have been looking at the Ten Commandments. We spoke about reasons why Christian’s still follow God’s Law so many years later. We also compared which of the commandments we all consider to be the most important.
In geography we examined different maps of Europe to learn about different countries. One map told us which countries have the highest annual income. We spoke about what it would be like to live in a country which has a high income in comparison to a country with a low income.
In PE we had a practice of the relay race ready for Sports Day next week. We also practised some tennis skills and played a really fun game. Everybody was so kind encouraging others.
Have a happy weekend.
Reception Blog - Friday 7th June 2024
Date: 6th Jun 2024 @ 4:18pm
Phonics
This week Mrs Stone's group have been revisiting the oi and ow sounds. Mrs Robinson's groups have been revisiting the tri-graphs air, ur and ear. Mrs Cliffe's group have been revisiting our phase 3 digraphs and tricky words.
Drawing Club
We have been watching clips from the TV show Wacky Races. We have loved this!
We have designed our own wacky car and refilling station and we have written about them.
Maths
This week we have been investigating the numbers 18 and 19 in more detail.
R.E.
This week we have been learning about being a good neighbour, which is one of the ten commandments.
We talked about what a good neighbour is and how we can be one.
We also sorted some pictures of how we can be a good neighbour with others.
PSHE
This half term we will be focussing on transition from the end of Reception to Year 1.
This week we talked about our time in Reception. We talked about what we remembered and looked at pictures and videos on seesaw.
Physical Development
We started our PE unit of dance.
We have all been moving as different animals, exploring the bottom, middle and top space and travelling to music.
Understanding the World
To start our new topic, we discussed what vehicles are. We then went onto our school car park and made a tally chart of the different vehicles that we saw coming past school.
We also started a new topic about London. We looked at a map of the UK and found where London is. We shared what we know about London now.
*If you have anything London related at home or you have been to London, please feel free to send them in with your child for our interests table.
Expressive Art and Design
We made a special card for next weekend, but it is a secret, we will bring it home next week!
Forest School
We went for a walk to look at all the different types of grasses and flowers growing. We picked a few and made a piece of natural art by weaving through card. We were so focused on our weaving and we concentrated really hard.
Year 4 Blog Friday 7th June 2024
Date: 6th Jun 2024 @ 3:59pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home. Can you spot any co-ordinating conjunctions in sentences?
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
centre probably separate library occasionally
peculiar straight remember possible question
famous difficult increase interest ordinary
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 7’s
For example, start at 7 and count to 84 and back again
7 14 21 etc 84 77 70 etc
Now try counting in 0.7’s
For example, start at 0.7 and count to 8.4 and back again
0.7 1.4 2.1 etc 8.4 7.7 7.0 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
Sumdog challenges
- A spelling challenge based on the words above
- A maths challenge to identify quadrilaterals and triangles
TTRockstars challenge
- A ‘garage’ session
Over the next couple of weeks, we will be completing a piece of writing called "My Special Place". Please have a think about your special place in preparation for your writing in school. Your special place may be your bedroom, another room in your house, a place you have been on holiday, or somewhere you feel totally relaxed and can be yourself. It could be anywhere! Try and share some ideas with people at home. If you wish you could draw a picture to help.
In English, we started our new class novel, King of the Cloud Forests by Michael Morpurgo. We were introduced to the main character, Ashley, and found out how he came to be living in China. This week, we consolidated our understanding of co-ordinating conjunctions and then tried to use these in our writing. We are getting more proficient at using these words to extend our sentences.
In Maths, we learnt the names of some quadrilaterals and how to recognise these shapes according to their properties. We also learnt what a diagonal is (a straight line which joins vertices of a polygon that are not next to each other) and how to draw them onto shapes. Our learning this week has also involved describing and plotting coordinates on a grid.
In RE, we started our new topic, Reconciliation – Building Bridges. We started by asking questions about our own and others’ experiences and feelings about what breaks and mends friendships. We decided that a friendship is like a bridge between people which needs to be strengthened, maintained and repaired.
In History, we discovered how Alexander the Great built his empire. We acted this out in groups and made a recording which showed what we had learnt.
In Science, we started our new topic, Sound. We completed a pre-assessment to see what we already knew. Then we listened for sounds in the classroom and outside. Following this, we discovered that vibrations cause sound and these vibrations can travel through solids, liquids and gasses. Have a look at us experimenting outside.
In PSHE, we continued our topic about ‘plastic pollution’. We learnt about the uses of plastic and how it has changed our lives. However, we also learnt that plastic finds its way into the sea and can pose a threat to marine life. Following this, we created our own poster to encourage readers to stop or limit their use of plastic.
This week we also had a super yoga session provided by Katie from South Ribble Sports Coaches. During this session, she taught us how to practise ‘candle breathing’. This helped us to relax and is something which we can continue practising at home.
We had a fantastic sports day on Friday! Many thanks for being such supportive spectators. Watch out for the video - coming soon to St Oswald's TV.
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 4 team
Year 1 Blog - Friday 7th June 2024
Date: 6th Jun 2024 @ 12:23pm
Welcome to your Friday blog!
Home Practice
Phonics - le words OR a_e words OR o_e words
Maths - comparing measurements
Counting - Count in 2s, 5s and 10s starting at different numbers, 12,22,32 and so on.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
English
This week we have been learning through the stories of katie Morag. We found out lots of facts about her. We wrote a letter apologising to her mum when the parcel delivery went wrong. We also role-played being Katie Morag.
Phonics
Some of us have been revising all the split digraphs.
Some of us have been learning the different l spellings: l in like, ll in grill, le in table and al in medal. Also we've been learning the different z spellings: z in Eliza, zz in buzz, se in noise and ze in freeze.
Maths
We have been measuring using cubes. We have worked extremely well together and recorded our results accurately.
We then measured different shapes using a ruler.
R.E.
We have been learning how to be a good Christian by following the Ten Commandments. We focused on 'Love Thy Neighbour' and read the story of The Good Samaritan. We then identified who our neighbours are and made a whole class doll paper chain to show that we are all each other's neighbour.
Science
Some of us started to learn about the different seasons. We identified each one and drew pictures of what we can see in each season.
History
Some of us started to learn about what an 'explorer' is. We were history detectives and used evidence to work out the answers to some questions.
Forest School
In our first session we went for a walk and noticed many changes. We collected different flowers and grasses. We used elastic bands to make a weaving frame and explored how we could make a piece of natural art.
Our other session was all about butterflies. We described butterflies and noticed different patterns, colours and shapes. We then made a butterfly using lolly sticks, pipe cleaners, wool and beads. We learnt the names of the parts of a butterfly. We tried to drink from flowers without touching the flower- it was impossible until we used the straw. The straw represented the part of a butterfly called the proboscis. This enables the butterfly to drink water and collect nectar.
Date: 5th Jun 2024 @ 12:59pm
WOW! We are amazed at how well every single one of you came into school this morning.
Everyone had a great time exploring the classroom and having a go at the different activities.
We read the story 'Owl Babies' and sang lots of different nursery ryhmes.
The children had banana for snack today.
Reminders: If you have not returned your 'All About Me' poster please send it in next week, along with your permission slips for photos on the website and the pond.
We can't wait to see everyone again next week :)
Reception Blog - Friday 24th May 2024
Date: 24th May 2024 @ 2:03pm
Phonics
This week Mrs Stone's and Mrs Robinson's groups have been revisiting all the phonics taught so far. Mrs Cliffe's group have been learning the new tricky words little,what and out.
Drawing Club
We have been reading the story Dear Zoo this week.
We made our own page for the story, with a flap hiding the animal.
We also designed our own scary animal.
Maths
This week we have learnt about sharing amounts.
R.E.
This week we have been discussing the word fellowship and its meaning. We all know that it means together, we talked about how we are together as a class, as one big team.
Physical Development
We have been continuing to practise our bat and ball skills. We have also been practising our Dance From the Heart.
Understanding the World
We had a fantastic visit to Blackpool Zoo, finishing our topic of animals. We explored the enclosures and animals, recapping our learning about extinct animals, fossils, habitats and maps! A fantastic trip and the children were totally golden, showing their excellent listening skills and beautiful manners.
Forest School
This week we read the story of Firey Fox again and discussed the ways we keep safe around the fire. We worked in pairs to prepare our campfire quesadillas. We organised ourselves to spread the tomato sauce and cheese on the tortillas. We watched Mrs Corbett light the fire and discussed how the fire is started. The quesadillas were fried in a pan on the fire. They were delicious!
We also had time for our own play and showed great communication, teamwork and imagination.
#30 Days Wild
As a school we are going to take part in a celebration of everything nature has to offer. This is an initiative set up by The Wildlife Trust. In June, we will be providing opportunities for all children to experience and learn about the wildlife on their doorstep, helping to nurture happier, healthier children, and create allies for our precious natural neighbours.
Date: 24th May 2024 @ 1:04pm
Over half term there will be Sumdog challenges to complete but no spellings or time tables.
Please try to read your books over half term.
This week in Year 2
English
This week we finished our novel 'Greta and the Giants' by Zoe Tucker. We learned more about non-fiction writing and wrote about Greta Thunberg. We researched all about her using I-pads, created a fact file about her and her work and discussed the importance of her actions. We also re-told the story of 'Greta and the Giants'.
Maths
This week we have used the skill of exchanging for addition and subtraction.
RE
This week we learnt all about Mary, the Mother of Jesus and her importance to us. May is the month we remember Mary.
Art
We created a beautiful art canvas using acrylic paint during our topic of expressive painting. We all enjoyed painting a meadow and mixing the paint to create new colours.
Reminders
The children who are attending football club with Mrs Sheen on Monday (starting after half term) are to wear their PE kits. Please bring trainers if they are not already in PE bags.
Have a lovely half term - ready for our final half term in Year 2!
Year 2 Team
Year 5 Blog Friday 24th May 2024
Date: 24th May 2024 @ 12:57pm
Happy Friday, happy Half Term and welcome to your Friday Blog
We have had a fantastic half term in Year 5.
Everybody has worked so hard.
Have a look at our galleries to see some of our learning.
Have an amazing week off, try to spend some time outdoors enjoying the nature.
There are some Sumdog and Times Tables Rockstars competitions and challenges if you would like to have a go, and try to keep up with some reading.
#30 Days Wild
As a school we are going to take part in a celebration of everything nature has to offer. This is an initiative set up by The Wildlife Trust. In June, we will be providing opportunities for all children to experience and learn about the wildlife on their doorstep, helping to nurture happier, healthier children, and create allies for our precious natural neighbours.
Attached to this blog are the lyrics to the songs you need to know for Bugsy Malone. Please practise them at home.
Date: 24th May 2024 @ 11:09am
Welcome to the final blog of the Summer 1 Half term!
We have had a lovely half term and met lots of new learning along the way. We are loving our Egyptian learning and our animated art.
In English, we have been learning how to write speech sentences, including all the correct punctuation. We started out with some script writing and even did our own table reads. We then retold a chapter from our Cliffhanger story using speech and action.
In Maths we revisited some of the trickiest learning we met this half term. We found fractions of numbers and revisited our division strategies.
On Thursday, we had a visit from Lancashire cricket who put us through our paces. They were very impressed with our striking and fielding skills.
We also completed our final animated art projects. Have a look in our galleries at our final videos. We used stop animation to animate our art and then added sound effects in iMovie.
#30 Days Wild
As a school we are going to take part in a celebration of everything nature has to offer. This is an initiative set up by The Wildlife Trust. In June, we will be providing opportunities for all children to experience and learn about the wildlife on their doorstep, helping to nurture happier, healthier children, and create allies for our precious natural neighbours.
Have a lovely half term holiday
The Year 3 Team
Year 4 Blog Friday 24th May 2024
Date: 24th May 2024 @ 8:52am
Welcome to your last blog of this half term
Reading
Please keep reading over the half term holiday. Reading is the key to unlocking your learning.
Please try and read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home. Try and use lots of expression in your reading and different voices for the different characters.
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your tables using TT Rockstars, Hit the Button or timestables.co.uk
Remember you have your Multiplication Tables Check coming up after half term.
In English, we read ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ by Drew Daywalt. We wrote an argument between the yellow and the orange crayon using speech bubbles. Following this, we wrote what the crayons said to each other using inverted commas (speech marks). We also thought of lots of different word to describe how the crayons spoke to each other (eg bawled, roared, questioned etc). We then recorded ourselves performing our speeches with our partner.
In Maths, we consolidated our learning about horizontal and vertical symmetry. We then used this knowledge to help us complete symmetrical figures. This week we have also learnt the names of triangles according to their properties – these were equilateral triangles, scalene triangles and isosceles triangles.
In RE, we finished our ‘New Life’ topic with a thoughtful collective worship led by some of Year 4. During this worship, we thought about ways in which we can spread the Good News – either in words or in actions.
As part of our outdoor learning, we consolidated our knowledge of the layers of the rainforest and recreated a rainforest outside using natural items. Have a look at our finished pictures in our gallery.
In Art, we used our perseverance, determination and inventiveness to create a ‘nest’ out of different materials. We worked hard to create a nest shape and then our instinct and intuition to create the sculpture. Take a look at our pictures in our gallery.
This week we were also lucky enough to have a cricket session provided by Lancashire Cricket. First, we practised throwing and catching a ball, and then bowling to a partner. Following this, we played mini games of cricket. We all had great fun and enjoyed honing our cricket skills.
#30 Days Wild
As a school we are going to take part in a celebration of everything nature has to offer. This is an initiative set up by The Wildlife Trust. In June, we will be providing opportunities for all children to experience and learn about the wildlife on their doorstep, helping to nurture happier, healthier children, and create allies for our precious natural neighbours.
Have a super half term
The Year 4 team
Year 6 Blog Friday 24th May 2024
Date: 23rd May 2024 @ 3:41pm
A great week, well done Year 6.
Half Term Home Practice
Reading
Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every day.
Spelling
When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.
Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at this game!
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.
Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/
Reminders
Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.
In English this week, we have been enjoying our new novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross welford. We have focused a lot on our writing in preparation for High School.
In Maths, we spent time doing Nrich problem solving activities, these required a lot of thought and patience.
In RE, we wrote information texts about Deacons and how they serve in the Catholic Church.
In PE, we worked on our cricket skills and played mini-games. We thoroughly enjoyed the extra cricket session on Thursday - amazing batting, bowling and catching skills!
In French, we learnt and practised the vocabulary necessary to order food and drinks. For example, voici le menu, vous avez choisi? Je voudrais, l'addition, s'il vous plais.
In Art, we created imaginary landscapes using sketching, painting and collage skills.
In History, we wrote diary entries from the perspective of the witches in the Pendle Witch Trials. It might be worth a visit to Pendle Hill!
In Music, time was spent learning the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents below, please learn the words!
Outdoor Learning - last week we spent time in the nature area and made beautiful nature sticks.
Enjoy your Half Term Holiday.
Year 6 Team.
Year 1 Blog - Friday 24th May 2024
Date: 21st May 2024 @ 5:20pm
Welcome to your Friday blog.
Home Practice
Phonics - are (air sound) words OR i_e words OR ay words
Maths - telling the time
Counting - Count in 2s, 5s and 10s starting at different numbers, 12,22,32 and so on.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
English
Some of us have been learning how to use different suffixes and prefixes in our writing.
Some of us have been finishing our Enormous Crocodile stories.
We also made a card for all the staff at Martin Mere.
Phonics
Some of us have been revising a as in space, ay as in tray, ai as in chain and a-e as in cake.
Some of us have continued to learn the air spellings:are in spare, eir in their and ere in where.
Maths
We started to learn how to tell the time. We made o'clock and half past times on our own clocks.
R.E.
We continued to read the story of Pentecost but delved deeper into how the disciples might have felt as the Holy Spirit came. We made paper plate faces to show how they felt and then identified the different symbols that represent the Holy Spirit (a dove, wind and flames).
Science
We learnt about how to identify different trees, especially the ones that we have on our school grounds. We started by understanding the difference between evergreen trees and deciduous trees, then we focused on using their leaves to identify which tree it is in particular. We went outside into the nature area and made our own tree bark rubbings to celebrate the varying types of trees that we have.
Geography
We made our own maps of Martin Mere. We learnt how to draw our own key to make our maps more simple and easy to read.
Forest School
We remembered all the rules about how to be safe around a fire. We made s'mores. They were so good!
#30DaysWild
As a school we are going to take part in a celebration of everything nature has to offer. This is an initiative set up by The Wildlife Trust. In June, we will be providing opportunities for all children to experience and learn about the wildlife on their doorstep, helping to nurture happier, healthier children, and create allies for our precious natural neighbours.
Martin Mere
We had a very enjoyable day at Martin Mere. We impressed our leader with our knowledge of mammals. We looked at some real otter teeth and learned why they are so sharp. We learned how moles and otters have adapted to their habitats. The otters came out to see us when the rain eased off-they are brilliant swimmers and we learnt this is due to their body shape and the way their fur lies.
We played some games, in one of the games we had to rely on our other senses because we were blind-folded. In another game we found our animal families and made the noises those animals make, some of us were amazingly good at animal noises!
We went for a walk in the Eco Garden. We spotted many different plants- we knew the names of some of them.
We observed flamingos, ducks, moor hens, storks, swans and spoonbills as we walked around.
Then it was time for the pond dipping. We listened carefully to the instructions and then we started dipping. We found pond snails, water boatmen, leeches, pond skaters and a newt!
We closely observed what we'd caught and identified many of the creatures.
After lunch we had time in the play area.
We went into an hide and observed the birds. We also enjoyed spending time in the aviary where we saw different species of birds.
The Martin Mere staff commented on our fantastic golden listening and our manners. We showed resilience and a positive attitide in the rain-It didn't dampen our experience !
Year 3 Blog Friday 17th May 2024
Date: 17th May 2024 @ 3:54pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
We have had a great week of new learning in Year 3!
Home Practice
We have been very impressed with all the book changing that has been happening this term. We have seen lots of progress in everyone's reading. Keep it up!
On Sumdog this week we have set 3 challenges. If you finish or find them too tricky, you can access Sumdog Training which will set questions to practice weaker skills.
Your spellings this week are the first 20 statutory Year 3 spellings. Have a go and do lots of practise!
accident(ally) actual(ly) address answer appear arrive believe bicycle breath breathe
build busy business calendar caught centre century certain
For your counting practise this week, go back and practise counting in 4s forwards and backwards! Have a sing along at home to practice counting in 4s.
This week in Year 3
In English, we have started Cliffhanger by Jacqueline Wilson. It's an exciting story that's keeping us all on the edge of our seats! We have been acting out parts of the story and writing our own play scripts.
In Maths, we have been solving time problems, honing our skills in reading clocks and calculating durations. We have also been solving problems with the calendar and learning the months of the year.
In History, we have been learning about hieroglyphics, exploring the fascinating writing system of ancient Egypt.
Our Art lessons have been equally exciting as we evaluated our animated drawings and planned our final projects, which will be ready to show next week.
In PE, we have continued with our cricket practice and have also been gearing up for Sports Day, working hard to improve our skills and teamwork.
In RE, we started our new topic on choices and how our beliefs can influence the way people feel.
It’s been a busy and productive week, and we’re looking forward to more learning and fun next week!
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 3 team
Year 6 Blog Friday 17th May 2024
Date: 17th May 2024 @ 2:24pm
Fantastic effort during SATS Week Year 6.
You did so well this week and have worked incredibly hard all year.
Enjoy a lovely weekend with family and friends. Make sure you do all the things you love to do and have a good rest.
See you next week.
Year 6 Team.
Date: 17th May 2024 @ 10:54am
Well done to Year 2 on their Sports Day today!
Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. Children will get 10 house points for every book they read at home this week!
Spellings – Spelling Quiz Monday 19th May
children's animal's car's computer's people's
even everybody Christmas because again
Times Tables/Number Facts – A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday/Thursday.
Counting - Practise saying your 10 times tables out loud forwards and backwards.
Sumdog Challenges Maths – addition place value
Sumdog Challenge Spellings – apostrophes
This week in Year 2
English
This week we started our new novel 'Greta and the Giants' by Zoe Tucker. We have written setting descriptions for the forest using great vocabulary, written a WANTED poster for the Giants and speech bubbles for their feelings.
Maths
This week we finished our measuring unit and started place value.
RE
This week we discussed all the scripture we have read and explored so far and created a story map.
Forest School
We went on a circular walk around our top field and noticed lots of changes. If you are on a walk and you trip over a root or something falls from a tree near you it might be the woodland Boggards, very mischievous creatures from folklore.We collected natural materials which we used to make a Boggart. We used clay on a stick to make the head of the Boggart.
Science
We planted seeds in different environments. We have our own bean diaries where we are writing the changes each day.
Reminders
Year 1 and 2 Football club with Mrs Sheen after half term. Monday's at 3.15-4.15 for 4 weeks. Slips on Newsletter.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 5 Blog Friday 17th May 2024
Date: 17th May 2024 @ 8:21am
Happy Friday and welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Reading
Read out loud every day for 20 minutes. Pick 3 words you haven’t used before and say them in your own sentence.
Spelling
Here are your spellings this week.
Try to use the strategy of writing the word once, tracing over it, and then copying it.
exaggerate yacht physical serious nature adventure jealous famous hideous television invasion aloud wary allowed weary
Counting
Count out loud in:
0.25s up to 2 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, ...
0.5s up to 4 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, ...
0.3s up to 2.4 0.3, 0.6, 0.9, ...
Times Tables
Please practise your times tables every day.
Remember, you can now compete and have lots of fun on Times Tables Rockstars. Well done to Maizie who was our rockstar last week.
Sumdog
Maths Competition
Spelling Challenge
We have had a fantastic week in Year 5.
In English, we have been learning about the features of a newspaper report and then writing our own about the mysterious vanishings from our class novel Varjak Paw.
In maths, we have been solving problems involving measures. These were tricky but everybody tried really hard. We have also been learning at reflecting shapes, and fractions.
In geography, we continued with our new topic all about Europe. We used maps of Europe to so that we could identify the countries we have visited. We also used an atlas to locate the countries which have qualified for the Euros 2024. Come on England!
In PE, we played different games to practise our underarm throws. Everybody is getting very good at this! We finished off our PE lesson with a game of cricket which was so much fun!
In RE, we spoke about the gifts of the Holy Spirit and how we can use these gifts for good. We then wrote prayers for the Year 4 children who will be doing their First Holy Communion this weekend.
Have a happy weekend!
Reception Blog - Friday 17th May 2024
Date: 16th May 2024 @ 8:25am
Phonics
This week Mrs Stone's and Mrs Robinson's groups learnt the new sound er. Mrs Cliffe's group have been revisiting sounds already taught.
Drawing Club
We have been watching and discussing clips from the TV programme Mr Benn.
We have been thinking how to make the zoo animals happy in their enclosures and creating new zoo animals.
Maths
This week we have continued to revisit addition and subtraction using different games. We have also revisited 3D shapes and repeating patterns.
R.E.
This week we learnt about Pentecost being the birthday of the Church and we discussed how the Holy Spirit helps us.
Physical Development
We learnt bat and ball skills. We also played our first team game.
Expressive Arts and Design
We have been investigating and describing animal patterns, trying to finish the patterns ourselves.
Understanding the World
This week we continued to learn about maps. We have been exploring Blackpool Zoo's map, ready for our class trip next week!
Forest School
We went for a circular walk around our top field and noticed many changes. We saw some butterflies and listened to all the different bird songs.
We used clay and natural materials to make forest faces. We all showed great imagination and creativity.
Year 4 Blog Friday 17th May 2024
Date: 16th May 2024 @ 8:14am
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home. See if you can spot any dialogue / speech when you are reading. Look carefully at the punctuation and any words used instead of ‘said’.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
corrode corrosion intrude intrusion conclude conclusion
suspend suspension decide decision erode erosion
expand expansion comprehend comprehension
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 4’s
For example, start at 4 and count to 48 and back again
4 8 12 etc 48 44 40 etc
Now try counting in 8’s
For example, start at 8 and count to 96 and back again
8 16 24 etc 96 88 80 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
Sumdog challenges
- A spelling challenge based on the words above
- A maths challenge to identify acute and obtuse angles, and compare and order angles according to size
TTRockstars challenge
- A ‘soundcheck’ session
In English, we perfected our speaking parts for our Parent Assembly. We also wrote an article about a job we would like to do when we are older. We told the reader what the job was and why we liked it, explained what the job involved, and mentioned any problems or disadvantages we could think of.
In Maths, we identified and learnt the difference between acute and obtuse angles. In addition, we compared and ordered angles where one of the lines was either vertical or horizontal. This week, we have also identified vertical and horizontal lines of symmetry in a variety of shapes. We found this tricky, but showed great resilence!
In RE, we read ‘Paul’s happiness’ based on 2 Corinthians 6:3-10. We talked about how Paul felt and what kept him going. We then chose our favourite line from the passage and explained how we can relate this to our daily lives.
In Science, learnt about the structure of a tooth. In addition, we learnt how plaque is formed and tooth decay is caused. We then consolidated our learning about how to keep our teeth and gums healthy.
In PSHE, we continued our topic about ‘plastic pollution’ and considered who is more or less responsible for polluting our oceans. It was an interesting discussion and we decided that it is everybody’s responsibility to be environmentally aware and make thoughtful choices.
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 4 team
Year 1 Blog- Friday 17th May 2024
Date: 15th May 2024 @ 3:41pm
Welcome to your Friday blog.
Home Practice
Phonics - ear words (air sound) OR aw words OR e_e words
Maths - Quarters of shapes and amounts
Counting - Count in 2s, 5s and 10s starting at different numbers, 12,22,32 and so on.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
English
This week we continued our learning through the story of The Enormous Crocodile. We loved discussing all the wonderful adjectives used by Roald Dahl.
We planned and wrote our own version of the story. We are concentrating really hard at making our writing look beautiful on the page and using correct spellings.
Phonics
Some of us have been revising ph as in photo and or as in thorn and aw as in prawn.
Some of us have started to learn the different air spellings: air in chair and ear in bear. We have also been revising the split digraph sounds.
Maths
We continued our learning about halving. We also learned about quarters of shapes.
R.E.
We read the story of Pentecost and learnt about how the Holy Spirit is represented in the Bible. We talked about how the disciples witnessed blowing wind and how flames appeared. We then used the iPads to search for the word 'hello' in different languages, as the disciples began speaking in new languages.
Art
We made our birds! We chose a piece of cardboard for the body, sketched feathers and glued them on, then twisted paper clips for the feet. We were all so resilient, especially when it got a bit tricky!
Computing
This week we have been learning how to code. We learnt how to log onto the code.org website using our new passwords. We then began following simple coding instructions.
Forest School
In one session we used the new slack line and rope ladder.
We also looked closely at a wasps nest which was given to us by a local farmer.
We played a game in two teams, one team had to hide and then get back to base without being spotted by the other team. We quickly developed some effective strategies to win!
In our second session a dragon called Sneezy had left us a letter. We had to help him find all the wool from his house which he'd sneezed away. We then had a bug hunt and demonstrated fabulous problem- solving and teamwork when making obstacle courses.
Reception Blog - Friday 10th May 2024
Date: 10th May 2024 @ 2:24pm
Phonics
This week Mrs Stone's group learnt the new sound oi. Mrs Robinson's and Mrs Cliffe's groups have been revisiting sounds already taught.
Drawing Club
We have been reading the story Dinosaur Department store.
We drew our own dinosaur department store and we drew what our dinosaurs would do if they escaped.
Maths
This week we have been learning about addition and subtraction.
R.E.
We continued to learn about Pentecost.
We talked about the coming of the Holy Spirit and it feeling like the wind again, finishing our poster together.
Physical Development
We have been balancing, jumping, developing our racket skills and playing cricket.
Expressive Arts and Design
We have started an art project about landscapes.
This week we painted pieces of paper, we then tore them to make our landscapes and dinosaur land.
Understanding the World
This week we continued to learn about maps. We made a map of last week's trip to the library.
Forest School
We remembered how to use the hammers safely. We used them to make patterns on cardboard by hammering nails and screws on their side.
We also had a great time playing behing the hedge, making up stories, climbing trees and running free!
Date: 10th May 2024 @ 12:54pm
Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. Children will get 10 house points for every book they read at home this week!
Spellings – Spelling Quiz Monday 13th May
fiction section option emotion fraction
mention notion action potion caution
Times Tables/Number Facts – A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday/Thursday.
Counting - Practise saying your 5 times tables out loud forwards and backwards.
Sumdog Challenges Maths – measuring
Sumdog Challenge Spellings – tion
This week in Year 2
English
This week we have written poetry about the Earth and the Ocean. We discussed climate change and thought about important changes we need to make.
Maths
This week we have been learning about measuring. Today, we explored different equipment used for measuring.
RE
We read and explored new scripture this week from Galatians 5 22-23. We created beautiful artwork to represent the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
Forest School
We have been celebrating the month of May. We made willow crowns. We discussed which flowers we could pick. We practised our knot-tying skills.
Computing
We created a program for our friends to step carefully around the classroom on a large grid on the floor whilst using directional language.
Reminders
Year 2 Sports day is Friday 17th May.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 3 Friday Blog 10th May 2024
Date: 10th May 2024 @ 11:25am
Welcome to your Friday blog
This week we have enjoyed the sunshine and finally got onto the field for sports!
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Home Practice
Continue with your regular reading. With the nice weather, why not create a nice outdoor reading nook with some cushions and blankets.
This week we have set an addition and subtraction practice challenge as well as your times tables practice. We have set the times tables challenges to typed answers from now on to help with recall.
Continue to practise your counting. This week practise counting in fractions to see what you can remember from our fractions learning.
This week your home spellings end in -gue and -que.
league fatigue tongue rogue vague torque cheque antique plague unique mosque barbeque
Reminders
Please make sure all PE kits are in school every day! We are getting ready for Sports Day and will be taking part in lots of sport in the coming term.
This week in Year 3
This week has been jam-packed with exciting learning opportunities in our classroom. We finished reading the thrilling mystery story, 'The Deathwood Letters', and were inspired to retell the story in our own words. We also interviewed each other and recorded our own book reviews.
In maths, we have been learning about position and direction, focusing on positional vocabulary and following intructions. We also started our time topic, learning how to read time to the nearest minute. Try and practise telling the time at home this week.
In Computing this week we have programmed our very own flappy bird games. Check out our gallery to play these on your devices at home.
In RE we have been learning about Pentecost and the gifts of the Holy Spirit this week. We also went to mass on Ascension Thursday and celebrated the feast day with Fr Michael.
In History this week we looked at ancient Egyptian artefacts and tried to figure out who might have used these in Ancient Egyptian society. Have a look in our gallery.
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 3 Team
Year 4 Blog Friday 10th May 2024
Date: 10th May 2024 @ 8:54am
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home. If you find any new words you don’t know the meaning of, either look them up in a dictionary or ask an adult.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
quarter purpose enough bicycle experience
exercise knowledge special appear breadth
busy calendar favourite opposite particular
Counting
This week, please practise counting in ½ ’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 10 and back again
½ 1 1 ½ etc 10 9 ½ 9 etc
Now try counting in 1/3’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 7 and back again
1/3 2/3 1 etc 7 6 2/3 6 1/3 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
Sumdog challenges
- A spelling challenge based on the words above
- An times tables competition – Girls v Boys
TTRockstars challenge
- A ‘garage’ session
In English, we have been busy writing parts and learning them for our Parent Assembly next week. In addition, we have been listening to the class novel.
In Maths, we learnt how to find quantities of amounts. We used bar models/ pictorial representations, counters and base 10 to help us with this learning. To begin with, many of us found this tricky, however, with a little more practise, we showed a good understanding. In addition, we used bar models to help us add and subtract fractions with the same denominator, when the total crossed a ones boundary.
In RE, we learnt about some of the places Paul travelled to in order to spread the Good News and how he put his life in danger by undertaking such hazardous journeys. We also went to mass on Thursday to celebrate the Feast of the Ascension.
In Science, learnt about the different types of teeth found in humans and their functions. We also discussed ways to look after our teeth and ensure our mouths and gums are healthy.
In Art, we created some beautiful artwork for our Parent Assembly.
We look forward to seeing you at our Parent Assembly on Thursday 16th May 2024 at 2.40pm.
Have a sunny weekend
The Year 4 team
Year 6 Blog Friday 10th May 2024
Date: 9th May 2024 @ 3:46pm
Another very hard working week, excellent effort Year 6.
No Home Practice this weekend. Please rest, relax and spend time with your family and friends doing the things you really enjoy. Eat well, sleep well and we will see you bright and early on Monday morning.
Reading
However, if you want to read for pleasure, that would be very worthwhile.
Spelling
There will be no spelling list to learn for next week, but if you want to take another look at the year 5/6 spelling list and the glossary in your study book that would be useful.
Maths
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
We have just recently received passwords for Times Table Rock Stars which is another great way to practise your times tables.
Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/
Reminders
Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.
We had a lovely day, Mr Mears sent a good luck message from Australia! We did some yoga and had some quiet meditation time. We also read, completed some mindful colouring and spent time outdoors making nature sticks.
Year 6 Team.