Week commencing 10/03/10

This week Miss Wallis' class have been learning all about money in our maths lessons, we are getting very good at buying things at the class cafe. In English we have been writing recounts all about our school day and what we did during the holidays. As our topic this half term is all about Improving Our School, we are currently designing and building a 3D model of our dream playground and it is looking really exciting. e will post some pictures when it is finished.

Week commencing 22/02/10

This week we have been learning all about Fairtrade as it is Fairtrade Fortnight. Mrs Fox did an assembly and told us all about what Fartrade foods are and how we can help the people that grow many of the foods we eat by buying Fairtrade. At breaktime Mrs Fox and her class have been selling toast with Fairtrade Jam or Chocolate spread on; it is delicious. We are really looking forward to finding out all about how we can help the people who grow our foods.

Week commecing 18/01/10

Miss Wallis's class have started their topic 'Around our school', we have planed some pea and bean plants and they have started to grow. We used some vegetables from our school garden to make a fruity coleslaw and we are looking at ways we can improve our school playground; we have some very exciting ideas so far. In English we have been looking at rhyme and rhythm and we have written our own version of 'The Sound Collector'.

Year 1 and 2 have been looking at the Isle of Struay this week in our topic work. It is a fictional island based on the Island of Coll in Scotland. We have looked on the Internet for information about the Island and looked at pictures. We have plotted its location on a map of the British Isles. Mrs Alderson and Mrs Fox would love to retire there!

Thursday 17th December

Today we had our Christmas Party, we were allowed to come in our own clothes and had lots of fun playing games. This afternoon we had a disco, with Mrs Hutchinson playing DJ and Mrs Fox and Mrs Rivers leading the singing and dancing. We also had a surprise visit when Santa popped in to say hello. We sang the 12 days of Christmas for him and all told him what we would like for Christmas. We are now all very excited about finishing school tomorrow and looking forward to a happy and holy Christmas.

Below are some pictures of our exciting day.

Friday 11th December 2009.

After many weeks of preparation, today we performed our Nativity Play to all our friends and family. We had great fun telling the story of the Sleepy Shepherd and his journey to meet the baby Jesus. There were lots of fun songs to sing and we learnt lots of different actions as well. To really help us get in the festive mood at the end of the performance we all sang some traditional carols and got all the parents to join in too.

Here are some pictures from our performance.

 

Week commencing 09/11/09

 

Year 1 and 2 had a special visitor on Monday. Our visitor was called Dave and he is an archaeologist. He told us what an archaeologists is and described the things he does. Dave finds old objects in the ground. Sometimes he finds bones from people who died a long time ago. Most of the time he finds old pottery. We spent some time looking at broken pieces of pots that Dave and his friends have found. Dave told us that when you are digging you have to do it slowly and carefully; you cannot use big machines in case you damage the object or bones. A few of us think we would like to be an archaeologist when we grow up! (Including Mrs Fox and Mrs Wyrill!).

 

Week commencing 02/11/09

 

Mrs Fox and Mrs Rivers\Mrs Wyrill’s class went on a trip to Temple Newsam. We met Shelly and her team and they worked with us all day. In the morning Mrs Fox’s class took part in the Kings and Queens workshop. First we looked at some mystery object bags that belonged to some people connected with the house, we then looked around the house to find their paintings. Next we made some crowns and we went to the picture gallery to learn some Tudor dancing. Mrs Rivers’ class went on the animal trail they had to find animals in the house, spotting them in pictures, carvings or furniture. After our lovely packed lunches we swapped activities. We had a really fantastic day and think we would make fabulous Kings and Queens.

Week commencing 09/11/09

This week Miss Wallis's class have been learning stories with repeating phrases. We have read and learnt Chicken Licken, The Gingerbread Man, The Three Little Pigs and The Enormous Turnip. We have worked hard to remember the main characters and the repeating phrases and have had great fun re-telling the stories.

Week commencing 02/11/09

On Friday Miss Wallis's class had a very interesting morning when we went to Abbey House Museum to learn all about Victorian toys. We had great fun, learning about different toys and even got to have a go with a 'pop gun'.We walked around a Victorian street and saw lots of interesting things.

Have a look at the slideshow to see what we did.

 

Mrs Fox and Mrs Wyrill's class had a visit from the 'House Hazard' team on Monday. We had to pick out hazards and how we could prevent accidents from happening within the home. We enjoyed their visit and we are really good at identifyng hazards in the home, especially the kitchen!

Miss Wallis's class have started our new topic on Toys, this week we have been looking at toys from the past and also the different materials toys can be made from. We have been using our senses to describe the features of different toys.

 

Week commencing 19/10/09

This week Mrs Rivers and Mrs Wyrill's class have been making banana pops in Literacy and learning about instructions. Our collage of the Virgin Mary has ben completed, and we are learning how to say the Hail Mary during October.

Miss Wallis's class have been busy finding out about all the different things we can do with our leisure time and year one have been busy writing their own stories. We are also looking forward to our first class trip after the holidays to Armley House Museum.

 

Week commencing 12/10/09

Mrs Wyrill and Mrs Rivers class have been planting daffodil bulbs in the school garden ready for spring. We have been collecting signs of Autumn, and we now have a very intersting display of leaves, conkers, pine cones and other interesting objects.

In Reception we have been thinking about our favourite foods. We have been making collage's of our favourite meals on paper plates for our display.

Mrs Fox's class are still enjoying out topic 'Great Fire of London'. We are even making our own booklets at home after doing some research on the Internet.

Miss Wallis' class have been looking at all the differnet ways we can move and transfered these movements into our PE lessons.

Week commencing 28/09/09

This week in English Miss Wallis's class have been writing sense poems.

We used the poem 'I went to the Farm' by John Foster, to write a class poem. We hope you like it.

I went to School

I went to school and what did I see?

Lots of children looking for me.

I went to school and what did I see?

A very busy bee buzzing around me.

I went to school and what did I see?

Lots of children climbing a tree.

I went to school and what did I see?

Hungry children waiting for tea.

Week commencing 21/09/09

On Wednesday of this week all the children in Key Stage One went to visit Our Church, as part of our Welcome to the Mass day. We all had the opportunity to look at the different signs and symbols around Church and we all learnt lots.

This week Miss Wallis's class have been creating self-portraits using lots of different materials, including playdough, paint and collage.

Week commencing 14/09/09

This week we have welcomed our new Reception children into school. They have joined us for the morning and stayed for lunch. Next week they will join us full time and we are all looking forward to it.

We are learning a new subject in Key Stage 1 this year. Mrs Rivers and Mrs Fox are teaching us Spanish. so far we have learnt to say Hola and count to 5. We are having great fun and love practising on the playground.

Miss Wallis' class have been planting in the school garden. We dug up the last of the summer's carrotts and have now planted some leeks and winter lettuce. We will keep checking back to see how they are growing.

Week commencing 13/7/09

Sports day was great fun. We all got a chance to take part in lots of different races. Even the mums and dads took part in a race.

  

  

 

 

Week commencing 15/6/09

Year 1 children have been learning all about tradional tales and fairy tales in their literacy lessons. The children are bringing in their own copies of some traditional tales to show the class. They are also learning about seaside holidays of the past and are busy making Fathers Day cards, which is on Sunday 21st June

Year 2 children in Mrs. Spencers class have written their own version of a famous Spike Milligan poem which is called Ning Nang Nong. They have had great fun writing these nonsense poems and sharing them with the rest of the class.

                            

Week commencing 11/5/09

Next Tuesday and Wednesday, year 2 will be running a tuck shop for the whole school as part of their PHSE topic which is all about looking after money. Any profit made from the tuck shop will go towards the Enterprise funds.

Year 2 are busy working hard towards their SATS next week. We are sure they will all do very well.

In Literacy, year 1 have been learning about dinosaurs. They have made some of their own and put up a display. Reception/year 1 have also been making fruit salads this week which all looked delicious.

Week commencing 4/5/09

This week we have been on a walk around our local area to think how we could make it safer. Year 1 have been reading 'The Gruffalo' and making up their own versions of the story. We are now painting our own Gruffalo monsters.

Mrs. Foxs' class have been practising our throwing and catching skills. Some of us can throw the ball really well, we just need some more practise at actually catching the ball, especially when we stand far away from each other! We will hopefully be ready for a game of rounders soon.

The children in Mrs.Spencers' class visited the Leeds City Museum as a celebration of their work with the Sikh Elders. The Skippko project has ran since February and has involved the children producing a resource for Artemis. The children behaved extremely well throughout the project and have learned a lot about Sikh heritage.

                         

Week commencing 30/3/09

Yr 1/2 have been doing some work on the Easter story, making storybooks and painting pictures of the events of Holy week.We have also been making Easter cards. We are looking forward to making our hats and gardens for next week.

Yr2 children have completed their work with the Sikh Elders. They have produced a Catholic resource for Artemis which will be shown at the Leeds museum. The children will be visiting the museum in April, this will be for a celebration of their work.

           

 

Week commencing 2/3/09

R/1 have been making sliding mechanisms in our DT work. We have also had lots of fun programming our BeeBot robots in Literacy.

Y2 went to the Royal Armouries on Wednesday and had a great day.They worked at the Discovery Centre with Skipko and the interpreter from the project.

1/2NF visited Lotherton Hall this week. We had a great time looking around the house and had the opportunity to look at a dolls house that was made by soldiers during the 1940's.

                

Week commencing 23/2/09

Year 2 have been working with the seikh elders this week as part of the 'skipko' project. We have begun to learn about their heritage.

Mrs. Fox and her year 1 class made pancakes this week, but not just for themselves. They made pancakes for the WHOLE SCHOOL.They were absolutely delicious. Thankyou to all of them.

In Mrs. Wyrill/Mrs. Rivers class we have made our own picture dictionary for our reading corner.We have been thinking about special things we can do for other people during Lent. 

Week Commencing 26/1/09

R/1 class have had an interesting week learning all about the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We made masks and acted out the story. We are looking forward to our trip to Abbey House Museum next week where we will learn all about toys from the past.

The children in year 2 are learning about the Island of Coll in Geography. They have located the island in an atlas and have thought about the modes of transport that they would use to get there. They have also been thinking about why or why not they would like to spend their holidays on the island.