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Investigating Pitch, by Ms Patel
Date: 5th Mar 2024 @ 12:56pm
The children investigated various musical instruments and objects to explore the pattern between the pitch of the sound and the instrument’s features.
National Tell a Fairy Tale Day, by Miss Fann
Date: 28th Feb 2024 @ 1:53pm
The children in Beesley class enjoyed celebrating National Tell a Fairy Tale Day. The children have been looking at the stories The Three Little Pigs and The Little Red Hen and have been taking part in activities such as; building a new house for the three little pigs, following instructions to draw pigs and created their own puppets to retell the stories in the puppet theatre.
During 'Drawing Club' the children created their own version of The Little Red Hen, drew a map of the farm and created recipes for some magic bread (baked by The Little Red Hen).
We also read the stories of Jack and the Beanstalk and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Class worship, by Miss Palacio
Date: 27th Feb 2024 @ 4:52pm
The children in Mary class have been taking it in turns to hold a class worship each week.
Yoga day, by Miss Palacio
Date: 27th Feb 2024 @ 4:51pm
We all loved having a go at yoga on yoga day, the children really got involved.
3D structures, by Miss Palacio
Date: 27th Feb 2024 @ 4:48pm
The children in Mary class enjoyed creating 3D structures in DT.
Debating, by Miss Palacio
Date: 27th Feb 2024 @ 4:45pm
In English we have been learning about discusion and debating. The children enjoyed holding a debate about homework, they had some fantastic arguments for why homework should not be banned.
Hot seating and performing, by Miss Palacio
Date: 27th Feb 2024 @ 4:42pm
During our English unit we have been doing a lot of role play, hot seating, freeze frames and performing.
Torch making, by Miss Palacio
Date: 27th Feb 2024 @ 4:39pm
Mary class enjoyed using their knowledge of circuits to design and make their home made torches.
Conscience Alley, by Miss Fann
Date: 27th Feb 2024 @ 4:19pm
During English the children in Finch Class have been taking part in drama activitites today. The children used Conscience Alley to explore the character Little Red Riding Hood further with the question whether she should walk through the woods to Grandma's house or not. The children were split into two groups to share ideas before giving their view to the character, Little Red Riding Hood before completing their writing.
The arrival of frogspawn in EYFS!, by Miss Fann
Date: 27th Feb 2024 @ 8:23am
The children in Barlow and Beesley class had a nice surprise when they arrived at school yesterday- the arrival of some frogspawn! The children are very excited about having them and so far have enjoyed observing the frogspawn in the tank. We have been talking about the different stages of the life cycle of a frog and went to our school library to find lots of books about frogs for us to look at. Some children have noticed some tails growing and moving already. We can't wait to see some more changes over the next few weeks...
Living things and their habitats, by Mrs Hinchey
Date: 23rd Feb 2024 @ 7:56pm
This week we've started a new unit in science - Living things and their habit. To help us understand classification we created our own classification example using liqourice allsorts.
Finding our balance, by Mrs Hinchey
Date: 23rd Feb 2024 @ 7:44pm
In Gymnastics we've been working on different ways to balance as a group. There were a lot of falls, but even more success and laughter.
Poetry recital, by Mrs Hinchey
Date: 23rd Feb 2024 @ 7:32pm
In Spring 1, we learnt about Haiku and Limerick poems. At the end of the unit we enjoyed reciting our own compositions for Mary class.
Exploring sounds, by Ms Patel
Date: 20th Feb 2024 @ 8:04am
The children took part in a carousel of activites to explore how sounds are made.
Chinese New Year, by Miss Fann
Date: 9th Feb 2024 @ 12:17pm
This week the children in Beesley Class have been learning all about Chinese New Year. During 'Drawing Club' the children have been learning the Zodiac story and have created their own animal to take part in The Great Race. The children then went on to design a different race and finally created a potion to wake up the cat.
2024 is the year of the dragon.Throughout the week the children have taken part in a range of different activities including; Mandarin number writing, creating their own individual dragons, making a class dragon from their handprints, junk modelling dragons and food tasting. We have had lots of fun learning all about Chinese New Year!
Creating Interest - Persuasion, by Ms Patel
Date: 5th Feb 2024 @ 11:38am
As part of their persuasion topic, the children looked at a range of products and discussed how the products and their adverts persuade consumers to purchase them.
Making igloos, by Miss Fann
Date: 1st Feb 2024 @ 8:33pm
Over the past few weeks, the children in Beesley Class have been exploring the Arctic. The children have been looking at the animals that live in the Arctic and have been looking at photographs to compare it with our local area, Bamber Bridge. The children noticed how many different types of buildings are in Bamber Bridge and we talked about where people may take shelter from the cold in the Arctic. This led to our exploration of igloos. The children worked together to use the junk modelling materials to create their igloos. The children have been looking at joining by exploring using different types of glue and tape. We found that some types of glue were better at joining materials such as cardboard with another material, whereas some types wouldn't allow the materials to join. The children have started to decorate their igloos and have started to use different textures on their models.
Once the igloos have dried the children are looking forward to putting them in the Small World Area of our classroom and using them in their play. A fantastic example of the children building for a purpose!
Elsa visits Beesley Class!, by Miss Fann
Date: 30th Jan 2024 @ 9:50am
The children of Beesley class were shocked to see that Elsa had paid a visit to their classroom and, not only that, Elsa had used her magical powers and frozen all of the animals! The children had a go at exploring the ice talking about how it felt to touch and what it looked like. The children shared their ideas about how they thought the animals could be rescued. Some of the children's ideas included; "smash the ice", "put water on it" and "get an ice hammer." As a class we then talked about freezing and melting. We explored what happened when we held the ice in our hands and noticed that some of it melted into water.
The children were then given the challenge to rescue the animals from the ice. It was fantastic to see the children share their ideas and exploring throughout the challenge.
We are pleased to say that the children managed to rescue all of the animals.Well done Beesley Class! Great teamwork!
Growing Artists, by Ms Patel
Date: 30th Jan 2024 @ 7:21am
The children in Rigby class have been focussing on the use of shapes, shading, and texture in art to enhance their drawing skills
Year 1 - Marvelous Math's, by Mrs Bancroft
Date: 26th Jan 2024 @ 2:55pm
DT - Making moving models, by Mrs Bancroft
Date: 26th Jan 2024 @ 2:55pm
Year 1 Exciting English, by Mrs Bancroft
Date: 26th Jan 2024 @ 2:54pm
Seminarian Paul's last day in St Mary's parish, by Mr Ballard
Date: 24th Jan 2024 @ 1:35pm
Winnie the Pooh Day 2024, by Miss Fann
Date: 22nd Jan 2024 @ 5:18pm
On Thursday 18th January 2024 it was Winnie the Pooh Day! The children in Beesley class celebrated by listening to lots of Winnie the Pooh stories and had a go at a range of different Winnie the Pooh activities. These included matching the character pairs,role- playing the stories using character puppets, creating a map of Hundred Acre Wood and in the creative areas the children explored creating the different characters using a range of different materials.
Winter Walk, by Miss Fann
Date: 19th Jan 2024 @ 2:29pm
The children in Beesley Class have been exploring the season of Winter. Firstly, we looked at the seasonal changes from Autumn to Winter. The children then got dressed to explore the surrounding school environment. We discussed the importance of staying warm and put on our coats and any hats, gloves or scarves we had. We explored Forest School and saw some berries, holly, some ice and bare trees.
The children then went onto the playground and had a go at breaking the ice. We had lots of fun!
