Our school in the Summer sunshine
Monday, 21 March 2011
Monday at Robinwood
We arrived safely and so far so good! We've been very busy and we've eaten loads. I am very proud of all the children as they are a credit to Bardsey School. They have all risen to the challenges and everyone has had a go at everything.
Monday, 14 March 2011
Literacy is fun in Reception!
"I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down!"
The children have been really interested in traditional tales and fairytales in Reception recently so we decided to look at the story of the 'Three Little Pigs' in detail.
We enjoyed orally re-telling the traditional tale using story maps to support us. A story map shows the structure of a story by depicting each part in pictures. These will soon be displayed in our classroom.
By working together as a team we discussed the characters of the story and even had the pleasure of meeting the Big Bad Wolf! The wolf managed to give some good excuses for blowing down the pigs' houses which made some of us wonder whether he was so bad after all.
At the end of the week the children were adapting the story in different ways. We extended the ending of the story by sharing our ideas of what the three little pigs would do to the wolf who was stuck in their cooking pot. This led to the children writing fantastic speech bubbles for what they thought the characters would say at the end of the story.
Lots of creative activities also went on during the mini topic. Thanks to Mrs Larking's help some of the children produced great models of the three little pigs houses and during stay and play some brilliant pig masks were made! Finally, we had to use our own 'huff and puff' to paint through straws....very messy!
This week is Book Week and we started with a bang...Reception received a mysterious gift. Can they tell you all about it??
Thanks for your continued support. Please remember the door is always open if you have any questions or concerns about your child.
"I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down!"
The children have been really interested in traditional tales and fairytales in Reception recently so we decided to look at the story of the 'Three Little Pigs' in detail.
We enjoyed orally re-telling the traditional tale using story maps to support us. A story map shows the structure of a story by depicting each part in pictures. These will soon be displayed in our classroom.
By working together as a team we discussed the characters of the story and even had the pleasure of meeting the Big Bad Wolf! The wolf managed to give some good excuses for blowing down the pigs' houses which made some of us wonder whether he was so bad after all.
At the end of the week the children were adapting the story in different ways. We extended the ending of the story by sharing our ideas of what the three little pigs would do to the wolf who was stuck in their cooking pot. This led to the children writing fantastic speech bubbles for what they thought the characters would say at the end of the story.
Lots of creative activities also went on during the mini topic. Thanks to Mrs Larking's help some of the children produced great models of the three little pigs houses and during stay and play some brilliant pig masks were made! Finally, we had to use our own 'huff and puff' to paint through straws....very messy!
This week is Book Week and we started with a bang...Reception received a mysterious gift. Can they tell you all about it??
Thanks for your continued support. Please remember the door is always open if you have any questions or concerns about your child.
Monday, 7 February 2011
Chinese New Year in Reception
In Reception we have been joining in with the festivities and celebrations of Chinese New Year. To welcome the year of the rabbit we have explored textures whilst making dragon masks and created a dragon dance in the playground.
We have also learnt the story of the 'Great Race' which explains the animal name given to each year in China. Can your child remember which animal came first in the race across the river? This story has helped us to learn ordinal numbers in maths.
After our Chinese dinner gave us a taste for their tasty cuisine we enjoyed trying other Chinese treats on Friday. I think egg fried rice was the favourite!
This week, we will be encouraging the children to have a go at making a brilliant puppet dragon, brought in by Sophie. In P.E. we will watching a lion dance before creating our own in groups to finish off our fun Chinese celebration.
Photos to follow!
Thanks for your continued support,
The Foundation Stage Team
We have also learnt the story of the 'Great Race' which explains the animal name given to each year in China. Can your child remember which animal came first in the race across the river? This story has helped us to learn ordinal numbers in maths.
After our Chinese dinner gave us a taste for their tasty cuisine we enjoyed trying other Chinese treats on Friday. I think egg fried rice was the favourite!
This week, we will be encouraging the children to have a go at making a brilliant puppet dragon, brought in by Sophie. In P.E. we will watching a lion dance before creating our own in groups to finish off our fun Chinese celebration.
Photos to follow!
Thanks for your continued support,
The Foundation Stage Team
Sunday, 6 February 2011
A busy week for Year 5!
It's going to be a busy week this week for Year 5! We are off to Boston Spa High School to have a 'taster' morning, playing different sports with pupils from other local schools then we will be performing our Class Assembly on Friday. We'll hopefully be posting some photos at the end of the week.
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