Author: Mrs Taylor

Fruit surprise

The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch has been a popular book as part of our learning in English.  Today we created a fruit surprise for Mr Grinling.  We also learnt some facts about fruit and keeping healthy.  Did you know your 5 a day can be from fresh, dried, tinned or frozen fruit?  Peeling, chopping, scooping (using a melon baller) and using a lemon squeezer were some of the food technology skills we learnt, too.

We also thought about important table manners when we tasted the fruit surprise and as it was so delicious there wasn’t much left for Mr Grinling!

‘I loved it because the raspberries were so delicious.’

‘We learnt how to use a lemon squeezer and we made a nice salad.’

‘I think Mr Grinling would love it!’

‘We learnt to chop a banana and we put it in a bowl.’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A sentence looks like this.

This was one of the key messages from the theatre production today based around the Gruffalo story.  We, as the audience, helped to create a story by choosing the correct punctuation and looking at when to use it.  Some great adjectives, for characters and settings, were suggested to improve the writing.  We also learnt an important message about cheating – the best story rightly won in the end.

Hopefully this will inspire lots of budding story writers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Super scientists

Year 1 have been biologists, physicians and chemists as part of our themed week.  We can predict, question, plan, discuss our results and conclusions.

What will happen when the lemon juice invisible ink pictures are dried and placed in the oven?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Will the water and marbles stay in the bucket?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You could try these at home!

Maths all around us

Maths can be found all around us and Year 1 completed a maths trail as part of our themed week.

  • Can you find an array?
  • What shape is the bench?
  • What is the height of the bin?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puzzling puzzles

Reception class and Year 1 began our current themed week with some problem solving mathematical puzzles with The Happy Puzzle Company.

With lots of teamwork, thinking skills and resilience, we enjoyed the challenge of all the puzzles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06 February 2015

For all children in Year 1 – Year 6, the homework this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 11 February.

I can prepare a speech (School Council elections).

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I know the importance of voting.

It’s time for children to consider if they would like to stand for election for our new school council.  With two representatives from each class, chosen democratically by their peers, all children at Moortown Primary are encouraged to take an active part in pupil voice.

Elections for our new school council will take place next Thursday 12 February with our polling station and ballot boxes at the ready.  Candidates will have the opportunity to give their election speech to their class on Wednesday 11 February.

What makes a good school councillor has been considered by our current school council.

  • ‘Communicating with others – pupils and adults.’
  • ‘Having good listening skills to know what to contribute in meetings.’
  • ‘Thinking of realistic ideas to suggest in meetings.’

Hints for your speech include:

  • What skills and abilities would a good school councillor have?
  • What are you particularly good at that would help you to be a great school councillor?
  • What do you think would make the school better? What could you do that people would really like?
  • Think of things that are realistic, maybe that you could do yourself, rather than having to ask other people to do?

Thank you to our current school councillors for all their ideas and contributions over the last year.  We hope you have enjoyed this role and responsibility and you are welcome to stand again for election.

Good luck to all children who decide to stand in the elections.  Results will be announced in our assembly on Thursday 12 February.

If you choose not to stand in the election then you should consider the importance of voting.

School council elections

Our annual school council elections will be held on 12 February.

Our current school councillors held their final meeting recently as we prepare to elect our new school council.

Children from every class, including Reception, are encouraged to prepare a speech to present to their class as part of the election process.  Our whole school homework before the election date will give children the chance to plan their speech.

Thank you to our existing school council who have been involved with many decisions and discussions throughout the year.  Most recently they have selected books for our library and pupil prizes as rewards in class.

Time travel

Our new whole school Big Topic, Time Travel, got underway today with Year 1 and 2 focussing on houses and homes.

The first challenge was to work as a group to put the different types of houses in chronological order according to when they were built.  There was lots of discussion about what the houses looked like and what they were made of.  The next task was to match the inside of the house to the outside.

The first types of houses we investigated were Celtic houses and we concluded that houses certainly have changed over time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Talented Year 1

This half term our SEAL theme is Good to be me.  For homework, this week, Year 1 have been asked to discuss, Why is it good to be you? What is your talent?

We will be discussing this homework in our SEAL lesson on Wednesday and it would be great if your child could bring in anything to support this homework (for example: a recorder, swimming certificates) on Wednesday as this will feed into our upcoming class assembly on Thursday 22 January.

We’re looking forward to hearing all about these talents.