Thinking about the future

9th June 2021Daniel Harrison

This week, 6B have been thinking a bit about the future. We’ve read the story A Superhero Like You, which is all about different jobs some people do. The children have talked about the different jobs – which ones they would like to do and what they want from their jobs in the future. We’ve also had a visit from a police officer this week, for which the children wrote some interview questions, some of them practicing the use of question marks and testing their questions out on each other. The children got to ask the police officer all sorts of things about his job, and found out loads of information about being in the police – some of them even got to try on a police helmet and handcuffs!

6B have practiced their reading, writing and spelling in phonics activities as usual, and we’ve had some time to carry out sensory play and team-building activities. The children have also practiced their social skills in turn taking and speaking & listening games. The children have started thinking about our topic for next half term, homes and habitats, and by using Google and some information about the continents, 6B have made lists of countries that they would like to learn about when we return from the half term break.

We’ve recapped the healthy meal plate this week, and the children have made their own healthy sandwiches so that if they’re hungry over half term, they can make a snack for themselves! The children have all worked really hard this half term so hopefully they’ll have a nice and relaxing break and come back refreshed for our final term!

Going Live!

26th May 2021Chloe Downey

This week class 5B have explored famous characters through the ages. We have talked about our favourite cartoon characters and made posters to promote their qualities. We considered how much loved characters have evolved over time and used our knowledge of place value to order creations over time.

We have thought about YouTube and what it means for the world. Can anybody have their own blog?! We talked about our personal interests and each created a YouTube blog video to showcase what we are experts in. Cats? Tractors? Being a good friend? We have you covered!

Over and out…

A Hopscotchy Week in Class 4A!

26th May 2021Jennifer Tatters

This week in Class 4A we have been learning all about the BFG. We have had a whoopsy whiffling (great) week, and have produced some fantastic work! We got off to a delumptious start by baking our own Snozzcumber Swiss roll. It looked revolting – it was meant to – but tasted delicious! We sold one as part of our enterprise, and it was a hit with the adults at Ashdale!

We discussed the BFG’s large ears and how they would help him hear. We went on a sound walk and identified different sounds, and discussed how sound travels to the ear. We also discussed the BFG’s vocabulary and the nonsense words he uses. We created our own nonsense words for different objects in the classroom, which was a lot of fun!

To end the week we discussed our dreams and mixed some dreams together. We created our own dream jars and dream catchers to get rid of the trogglehumpers (nightmares)!

I have thoroughly enjoyed this week in class and you should all be very proud of your hard work! We only have one more week left! Next week we will be learning all about Matilda.

Week 6 – Teachers

26th May 2021Beth Thompson

This week we have looked at the work teachers do. We have been amazing teaching assistants this week, completing daily tasks such as taking the register and dinner order etc. We also loved playing teachers in our ‘school’ roleplay area.

In maths, we continued practicing our counting, adding and taking away. In Science, we explored rocks. We categorised rocks by size, shape and colour. We also tried to break rock, which was really hard. In literacy, we looked at letters, reading and writing some of our own.

We talked about good friends and what that means to us. We also touched on bullying and what is means to be kind. We began our new buddy system where we are in charge of looking out for friends.

Most importantly, we worked on our class rules. We talked about why we need rules and that staff should follow them. We used our ideas to make a ‘golden rules’ wall. Our new rules are:

  • kind hands
  • kind feet
  • kind words
  • good sitting
  • good looking
  • good listening
  • no shouting
  • no swearing
  • sharing toys
  • keep a tidy classroom

So far we have managed to follow these rules very well! Well done.

Next week we will conclude our topic by discussing what we want to be when we grow up. Have a lovely weekend and see you Monday.

Extra! Extra!

26th May 2021Daniel Harrison

This week 6B have finished off putting together their newspapers about Captain Sir Tom Moore. We have continued reading the story of his life, and the children used it to inspire some pieces of work to put into their papers.
They have created information maps of the world, using Google maps to identify where Captain Tom visited when he was in the army and learned a little more about his past life, writing sentences about the places he saw and visited. They’ve also created a model of a countryside scene with their own miniature Captain Toms riding a motorbike, and have taken photographs of this to use in their newspapers.
The children have continued practicing subtraction in maths, applying their knowledge of subtraction to solving word problems, and in phonics the children have continued working on reading, spelling and writing with their targeted sounds. The children have made a vegetable bolognese in cookery and we have had a big emphasis on speaking and listening activities this week, with the children taking part in lots of activities and games to practice their listening, turn-taking and interaction skills.

Read all about it! Read all about it!

20th May 2021Daniel Harrison

This week 6B have continued thinking about modern people we admire, and have started reading about the life of Captain Sir Tom Moore with a view to making their own newspaper over the next couple of weeks. The children have learned about his childhood growing up in Keighley, and thought about how his life as a child 90 years ago compared to their own nowadays. They have found key information from the text about Sir Tom, and used this to begin typing up a newspaper article about his life. The children will continue to research Sir Tom’s life next week, and will create various pieces to put together for their own newspaper.

In art this week 6B have looked at recycling newspaper and using it to create a picture of a natural scene that Sir Tom Moore might have seen as a child exploring the North York Moors, and in cookery they have used fresh British fruit to make a traditional fruit crumble pudding, showing excellent safety skills while using sharp knives and the oven. As well as this, the children have continued with phonics and handwriting as usual, and have spent time thinking about what makes good teamwork and practicing these skills in teambuilding activities.

Week 5 – Vet

20th May 2021Beth Thompson

What a busy week we’ve had! This week we looked at the job vets do, caring for our animal friends.

In literacy we’ve explored different animals and looked at adjectives, describing different animal characteristics. We made poems, describing Woody and other animals. We also wrote a letter to Honey, Beth’s poorly dog. In maths we have been practicing our numbers, counting and adding. We used animals to count as well as practiced our number formation. In science we explored materials, experimenting with what sinks and floats.

As well as making lots of animal art, we got our own desk pets! We were each given a tiny animal and asked to care for them. We made them beds and named them all. We were great caretakers.

Next week we will be exploring teachers! See you then.

Class 4, Assemble!

20th May 2021Jennifer Tatters

We have had a super week in class 4! Our theme this week has been superheroes, and we have produced some heroic work! We researched superheroes and learned all about their powers. We showed real determination to make some fantastic superhero gingerbread, which we sold as part of our weekly enterprise in school. We put our bravery to the test when we made our superhero potions. The question is: did the children decide to add hero serum, villain serum or a bit of both? We even designed a skyline for our superheroes and used magnets to make them fly! We have flown through the week and graduated from Superhero school. Well done Class 4A, I am looking forward to another mighty week next week!

11B

20th May 2021Tracy Park

This week in 11B we have been learning about famous chefs and recipes.  The children have made their own lunch and tried lots of new foods.  Some children were very brave and took themselves out of their comfort zone.  They have looked at all of the foods that they eat and placed them in the food groups.  They have also made Betty Botter’s Butter which they were amazed at how easy it was.  They made some playdough too.

3A Olympics

10th May 2021Ashley Brodie

This week class 3A have been learning all about the Olympic Games and Olympic stars as part of our ‘Famous People’ theme. We have looked at healthy eating and the importance of exercise. We made our own jelly fruit pots to sell to staff as part of our class enterprise, they were a big hit with Mrs Lamb! Then on Friday we had our own Olympic closing ceremony with class 4 and 5. We marched around school with our Olympic flame torches, wearing our Olympic team vets and making lots and lots of noise with the musical instruments!

Next week we are learning about superheroes!

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Class 3A