Blog by Tag: my thinking and problem solving

On Monday in maths we worked really hard and did some great problem solving. We also had a look at picture news and talked about the pros and cons of self driving taxis. Not many of us were keen on the idea of getting into a taxi without a driver. In the afternoon we practiced more computer skills…

We have enjoyed exploring shape in Rowan Class this half term.

Learning about the names and properties of both 2D and 3D shapes.

We have been on shape hunts, made shapes from straws and playdough, and printed with shapes.

Well done everyone!

Mrs Down and the Rowan Class Team

7A have had a busy time in the run up to Easter.

We have continued to practice our music skills in My Creativity, playing along to Three little birds’ on the xylophone and recorders. We have really enjoyed this and have mastered playing and singing all together.

Mr Welsh joined us for lunch…

We have been working on capacity this week. The children have focussed on capacity vocabulary , more, less , empty and full. Some of the children have worked really hard and moved onto measuring with millimetres in one’s , fives and tens. Some really good work and the children are building a great…

On Monday Lee was in again and this week she talked about employability. She showed some jobs on the whiteboard and asked if they were fake jobs or real jobs. There were some very funny jobs that people get paid for.  The pupils did a questionaire about their School and Home Habits and why these…

7A have had a very busy couple of weeks.

We have worked exceptionally hard on our Thinking and Problem solving, using cubes to measure different things and solving number problems.

In My Creativity everyone has been learning to play ‘3 Little Birds’ on the xylophone and more recently, the…

Willow class have had a super busy two weeks. They have completed amazing math work and really pushed and challenged themselves. We made pancakes for pancake day and our learner’s chose their own toppings and decorated their pancake. Our learner’s absolutely love our sensory stories, our new one…

Welcome back!

7A have settled back into school life exceptionally well after the holidays.

On Monday, they got back into their swimming lessons at Hindley swimming pool. 

In music, in the afternoon, Miss Troughton introduced us to a new song, ‘Three little birds’ by Bob Marley.…

Willow have had a great first week back and have been super busy!! The learner’s really enjoy our sensory story of ‘The Hungry Catepillar’ pretending to be caterpillar’s then to transform into butterflies. They have completed really good maths work and shown good engagement and their work has…

Well done 7P. Today we learnt all about the NSPCC in line with NSPCC number day. First we listened to a story all about the NSPCC and then watched a video all about a child that needed extra support and how this charity helps them. We then were very sensible and chatted all about the different…

This week, we have had two very important SMSC events: NSPCC Number Day and Safer Internet Day. 

We learnt about Safer Internet Day using a PowerPoint about the importance of online safety. We also discussed what online threats there could be and discussed the importance of not talking to…

What a busy half term we have had. Well done 10A you have worked super hard. 
 

On Monday morning we did Maths and after break we did an English quiz. We all worked independently and quietly. 
In the afternoon some of us went to Tesco to buy our breakfast things. We walked to Tesco and we…