Blog by Tag: English
Outdoor Learning Assembly
To conclude such a wonderful Outdoor Learning Day, the children in KS2 all came together to share their outdoor learning experiences from the day.
Falcons started by explaining how they completed mathematical equations using natural resources. In the afternoon groups of children worked with Mrs…
Category: Falcons
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Hawks fracking debate
For or against fracking? You decide!
In Hawks, we have been learning about fracking in our local area. We debated to see if our class were for or against fracking.
Are you for or against fracking? Explain your reason with evidence.
Category: Hawks
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The Titanic disaster continues
We are loving learning about the Titanic!
This week we have created newspaper articles, written the day after the disaster and have begun to write menus for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd class passengers.
Have a look at our work so far. We have not only written articles and menus but we have…
Category: Hawks
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Ducklings and Little Chicks are Detectives
We returned after Christmas to find that someone had been in our classroom and left us some clues as to who they were! We found a blue cloak, a mirror, a bottle of poison, an apple with a bite out of it, 7 dwarfs, a small spade, some diamonds and a bow and arrow. The children were very excited and…
Category: Ducklings
Hawks teach Ducklings their songs
Hawks have been studying song lyrics and features of songs and poems. They wrote their own songs with gestures to teach Ducklings about anti-bullying. Together they sang the different songs with the actions.
Category: Hawks
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*Owls' Class worked with Dan Worsley
The children in Owls class loved having a writing workshop with Dan Worsley this week. He supported the children in highlighting a text to 'magpie' words and phrases that caught their attention and guided them their planning of their own story. The children created some excellent stories with…
Category: Owls
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Biographies
Last week we researched our favourite British musicians and artists.
Who is your favourite musician? Why? What was the most interesting fact you found out about your musician/artist?
Category: Hawks
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Owls' Predict the Next Chapter of Why the Whales Came Through Drama
The children in Owls have been enjoying the story Why the Whales Came to link in with our Water, Water, Everywhere theme.
Category: Owls
Synonyms and Antonyms in OAA
In OAA today, Hawks had to work as a team to unscramble letters to find a key 'survival' word. They then had to find the matching synonyms and the corresponding antonym.
Which synonyms did you find for survival, discovered, abandoned, wondered, alarmed, sturdy, mysterious and…
Category: Hawks
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Hawks Hot-Seat
In Hawks this morning, the children got the opportunity to hot-seat characters from their English book, Kensuke's Kingdom.
What did you ask Mum, Dad, Michael and Stella? How did they feel? What did they think? What were their motives and actions?
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Owls' Poetry Performance.
The children in Owls all wrote a poem using lots of descriptive words. We all discussed how to make our poem interesting for the reader by using expression and voice intonation. Everyone read their poem out in class and did a fantastic job. Well done Owls.
Category: Owls
The Carleton Green Dragon Visits on Reading Day
We had a fantastic Reading Day!! First we listened to an exciting story told by Dan Worsley. After that, we listened to Mr Cooper tell us about his experience of the CG Dragon that morning. At break time we discovered that a dragon's egg had been discovered and there was real CCTV coverage of the…
Category: Owls