SPAG 

We have been learning to spell words that have apostrophes to show possession. 

Autumn 2 - Towers, Tunnels and Turrets

This term we will be learning about Towers, Tunnels and Turrets. We will be using blocks to create castles and towers. Throughout this term we will be learning about the history of castles over time and placing them on a timeline. We will be making…

The children were dressed as superheroes this week to begin our new topic. With the superman theme tune playying the children came into the classroom to find a series of challenges that they had to complete. When completed the superhero in charge checked their answers and presented them with the…

To finish our dinosaur topic, the children created a museum and presented the information they had learnt during the topic to Year 2 Penguins. At the end of the museum the children showed year 2 how dinosaurs became extinct with a real life volcano. They enjoyed experimenting with food dye to…

First day back at school after half term and we have started a new fun topic called Towers, Tunnels and Turrets.

The children have started off with an engaging activity to remind them of  a great memorable expeirence of the topic.

We looked at the definitions of towers, tunnels and…

Well... Year 4 starfish have been working very hard with the building of their models to be able to put a circuit into.  We were split into groups with different groups looking at different landmarks:

• San Francisco - Golden Gate Bridge
• Florida 1 - Roller coaster for Universal World
• …

Times Tables Challenge

On Friday, five children from Year 5 and Year 6 took part in a times tables challenge at Elm Wood Primary School.

Following the success of the tables challenge hosted at Boarshaw in the summer term, we were invited to Elm Wood for round two.

The then reigning…

Separating Mixtures

Year 5 looked at ways to separate different mixtures. We began by discussing what we know about separating different materials and discussed equipment that we might use at home. The children were familiar with a sieve but could not specify another method of…

Exploring Multiples, Factors and Primes

Year 5 used coloured stacking counters to identify multiples of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Children recorded their colour choices for each multiple. After completing each multiple we discussed the height of the towers and decided why the towers…

Times Tables Challenge

On Friday, five children from Year 5 and Year 6 took part in a times tables challenge at Elm Wood Primary School.

Following the success of the tables challenge hosted at Boarshaw in the summer term, we were invited to Elm Wood for round two.

The then…

Today in Penguin Class we celebrated World Food Day. We learnt that World food day is a day of action against hunger.

Every year people from around the world come together to raise awareness and to make a difference by moving towards ending hunger.

In class we created World food day posters…

This week we have been celebrating Kipper's Birthday!

After reading the story, we received a letter and parcel from Kipper. We were so excited to see what he wanted to tell us. He needed our help to make his friend, Tiger's, birthday party extra special. First we had to make party hats for…