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Super Scientists Observation Forms
Date: 30th Apr 2019 @ 8:23pm
Today we became real scientists by filling in mini-beast observation forms. We used observation skills by looking carefully at photos of minibeasts, by counting how many legs and wings and then writing about the colour of the minibeasts.
Then, at the end of the day, we shared our knowledge with each other by reading out the questions on the form and the answers we had written. As you can see we are very proud of our work!
Date: 26th Apr 2019 @ 2:11pm
This week Year 1 have been learning about the names of old and new toys by pretending to buy and sell them in our very own shop.
Date: 25th Apr 2019 @ 10:43am
Can you guess what we are making today?
We decided to create a learning area in our classroom because it wasn't how we wanted it to look. We are really interested in minibeasts so we are going to create an area that we can learn about them in. The first step is to create the kind of habitat we think they need to live in.
What do you think the box will become?
Date: 24th Apr 2019 @ 1:11pm
This afternoonn we played a game of Who? Where? How?
First you play a sound and then you close your eyes and imagine who is making the sound, where they are and how they are making the sound.
Can you guess our sound?
Weighing and Measuring in the classroom
Date: 23rd Apr 2019 @ 8:51pm
Today our classroom challenges were to use our measuring skills.
We used the balance scales to find out about lighter and heavier objects, we compared the length of the 'green water snake' with our models and we created towers that were shorter or taller than Ruby Rabbit.
Date: 23rd Apr 2019 @ 8:43pm
Today Lainy brought some fun games in to class to play with. We've been creating maths games using her ladybird resources.
Date: 23rd Apr 2019 @ 3:03pm
As part of our topic about plants we have created collages of flowers. We used paint to create the background and magazines to the create the flower itself. Take a look at some of the collages we created.
Date: 23rd Apr 2019 @ 8:21am
Welcome back to school!
Keep working hard on these spellings every week. Tests will be on Monday.
All your hard work at home really makes a big difference!
Date: 8th Apr 2019 @ 9:05am
We have been learning all about transport this term. For holiday homework we would like the children to make something linked with transport. You can be as creative as you would like!
Some potential ideas:
Make a new type of transport
Make an information poster about a type of transport
Use junk modelling to make a form of transport
Research an old type of transport and compare it to transport today
Write a story about a time of transport
Tell us about a time that you used a type of transport
We can’t wait to see what you create!
Date: 5th Apr 2019 @ 11:53am
What a busy week we have had!
On Tuesday we had the Easter Bonnet Parade and the Easter Craft Competition, it was lovely to see so many parents coming to support the events. I haven't forgotten that we said we would do an Easter Bonnet Parade for parents next year!
As part of there Connected Curriculum topic the children in Y4 organised a cake sale to raise money for Water Aid and Y5 organised an art auction to raise money for Refugee Action.
Today we had three assemblies to celebrate outstanding attendance. Any child who had 98% attendance or above presented their grownup with a certificate to say thank you for getting them to school every day.
I can't believe we are nearly in the Summer term, this year is flying by.
Have a lovely Easter and we will see you all on 23rd April.
Date: 4th Apr 2019 @ 10:13am
For our Roman experience, we were lucky enough to meet 2 Roman soldiers! We found out what Roman soldiers and Celtic warriors wore and we got the chance to try on some Roman armour. It was really heavy! One of them even led us into battle and taught us different battle formations! It was a battle between the boys and girls. Girls were not allowed to join the Roman army but the girls at Ravensbury won!
Raising money for Refugee Action!
Date: 4th Apr 2019 @ 9:51am
On Tuesday, we held an Art Exhibition to raise money for Refugee Action by selling framed prints of our Greek landscapes artwork, inspired by Nikolas Georgoudakis. As part of our study of Greece, we found out that many refugees go to Greece in order to find safety from their own countries where they may experience war or religious persecution. We watched some CBBC Newsround interviews with two boys who are refugees in Greece and found out a bit about their story. We thought it would be a brilliant idea to try and help refugees who are finding safety in Manchester by raising money for this charity.
We managed to raise a grand total of...
*** £231.12 ***
At the beginning of the Summer Term, we will have a representative from Refugee Action visit the school to meet the children and collect the donation.
Thank you SO MUCH for your support in helping us raise money for this brilliant charity.
Date: 2nd Apr 2019 @ 9:22am
We are so excited to perform our songs to the grown ups in the hall today. We have two songs to share with you.
'Spring is Here' - our fun and funky rock n roll dance click here to listen to the video
'A Tiny Seed was Sleeping' - a song to show off our beautiful singing voices. click here to listen
Date: 31st Mar 2019 @ 3:56pm
Did you know about Nursery challenges?
Each week children are given three challenges in various areas around the classroom that they must complete independently. When each challenge is completed the children place a coloured button on their photo. When three buttons are placed the children get a treat on Friday afternoons. This week the treat children chose was to make some chocolate krispy nests. Have a look at the 'My Learning at home' sheet which gives you details of what will be provided in each area in the nursery.
Date: 31st Mar 2019 @ 3:51pm
In Nursery we have been preparing our Easter Bonnets to wear at our Easter celebration next Tuesday. We used a paper plate bunny ear design and used our 'Talking Fingers' to scrunch tissue paper and decorate our hats. Don't forget to come and see our Easter celebrations on Tuesday 2nd April at 9.15am in the hall.
Date: 29th Mar 2019 @ 3:46pm
We have been learning all about our amazing Mums this week. Mother's Day is a chance for us to show them how special they are.
First we read a book called 'Superhero Mum' by Tim Knapman and that made us think about all the brilliant things our Mums do for us every day. Then we wrote about why our own Mum is a Superhero with Mrs Ganner. Finally we made a garden of flowers picture independently.
This got us thinking... How can we make a bunch of flowers for our Mum? Superhero Miss Conway came to the rescue by showing us how to use our scissor skills and fine motor folding skills to create a very real looking, opening heart flower,growing in grass. We are so creative in our class that some of us made more flowers independently too! There was even a ladybird sitting in one bunch!
We hope all of you amazing Mums out there have a restful day on Sunday. You really deserve it.
Date: 27th Mar 2019 @ 8:36pm
We have been reading The Three Billy Goats Gruff. The goats went 'Trip trap, trip, trap over the wooden bridge...' Out popped the Troll and growled 'Who's that trip, trapping over my bridge...'
Nursery Phonics - Listening Walk
Date: 27th Mar 2019 @ 8:33pm
This half term we have been listening out for Environmental Sounds around school. We went for a listening walk using our 'Listening Ears.' We heard lots of sounds around school. Ravensbury is a very busy and buzzing place to learn!!!
Date: 27th Mar 2019 @ 8:01pm
This half term we have been reading The Three Little Pigs. We have created the three houses using printing, gluing shapes and sticks. We have created some 'Huff and Puff' paintings using straws to imagine that we were the Big Bad Wolf.
Date: 27th Mar 2019 @ 7:57pm
Date: 27th Mar 2019 @ 7:54pm
On World Book Day, children in Nursery came to school dressed in a variety of costumes. We had Matilda, Stickman, Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood to name a few. On the day we read lots of stories, made some props for some traditional tales and even had a visit from Year 6 who read us some stories!!
Date: 27th Mar 2019 @ 5:19pm
We have been using our knowledge of circuits to create useful equipment that Anne Frank could have used to protect her diary during WW2.
Can you work out what she might have used these boxes for?
Date: 27th Mar 2019 @ 5:14pm
In Year 6 we have been looking at electricity. We challenged ourselves to work out why a bulb was/wasn't lighting up in a circuit.
Can you see what we needed to do?
Date: 27th Mar 2019 @ 5:13pm
It was lovely to see so many of you at Parent's evening last week. Don't worry if you didnt manage to make it, we will be in touch to arrange an appointment with you. Josie Elson, Chair of Governors, was delighted to talk to so many of you about your child's learning, she felt that the children took their learning seriously and that they were very proud of what they had achieved.
I look forward to seeing you at the Coffee and Cake meeting next week where we will talk about Assessment for Learning (AfL).