Final few days...

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Wednesday 17th July - Children will be bringing home any final books, pieces of work and their kits – please send in a named carrier bag.

Thursday 18th July - Children are allowed to bring into school toys/colouring in books of their own to play with in school. Please label your games and send in a named bag. (Please encourage your child to think carefully about the toys that they bring in. Will they be easily broken? Or pieces lost? Are they expensive? Board games are more easily shared, whilst electronic gadget lead to children playing by themselves.)

 Friday 19th July - We will be watching a film. The film that I have in mind is a PG film, if you have any concerns about your child watching a film rated PG, please do not hesitate to contact me before next Friday.

Finally, a HUGE thank you from me for all of your support this year. Your children are amazing and I have enjoyed teaching them very much – who knows, I may just meet them again in a couple of years! Enjoy your summer. Mrs A :O)

Fairy Challenge!

Our school elves were not very pleased that we had discovered their hide out, so they asked whether we would make them a new place to live....out of biscuits!!

It was tricky using our imaginations and working as a team! Fairy Challenge on PhotoPeach

We have been fairy hunting!

We heard a rumour that there are fairies and elves living in our school grounds. We discovered that these magical creatures are attracted by the sound of laughter and small children. We looked for secret tree doorways, toadstools and fairy rings.....we found quite a few!

After we had explored we took back our evidence and thought about what the fairies and elves might look like.


Going on a Fairy hunt..... on PhotoPeach

Sports Day

We certainly escaped the rain from Tuesday and enjoyed the fantastic facilities that UCLAN has to offer. Despite the odd hiccup, the children enjoyed the day and we must congratulate Calder on their splendid win.

Sorry about the sideways shots!

Florence Nightingale on PhotoPeach

Year 2 had lots of (tasty) fun creating their own fruit salad today. We have created a set of instructions for you to follow should you like to make your own at home!

You will need:
Fruit; banana, orange, strawberries, apples, kiwi, mango, pineapple, blueberries, summer fruits,
Orange or lemon juice,
A sharp knife,
A chopping board,
A bowl

Top Tip: Recycle your peelings to make your own compost.

Our Limericks

Here is a selection of some of the limericks that we created in our Literacy lessons last week.

There was an old man named Jake,               There once was a man called Sam,
Who took a trip to Fairhaven Lake,               Who went to visit his lovely old Mam,
He got in a boat,                                             She looked in the bin,
But it didn't float,                                            Which then made her spin,
So that was a silly mistake.                      As she'd run out of strawberry jam!

By Alisha & Archie                                         By Heather

There once was a man called Jake,                  There was a young girl from Crewe,
Who liked eating chocolate cake,                     Who bought a young kangaroo,
He got right stuck in,                                        He went for a hop,
Pulled himself out of a bin,                               And went to a shop,
That was a horrendous mistake!               So she sent him back off to the zoo!

By Amaan                                                        By Erin & Ebony

There once was a man named Jake,                 There was a boy called Clever Jake,
Who fed the ducks on the lake,          Who had friends, who had friends near a lake,
He saw a cute dog,                                        Though he had massive brains,
thought it was a frog,                                        He fell asleep in some drains,
and shouted out 'for goodness sake!"            So fell over to keep him awake!

By Sophie & Eva                                              By Harleigh

Harris got Talent!

What a fun evening! The sun shined and the children were fabulous. The PTFA put on a great show and thank you to everyone who helped us out.

I must add, however, that no video or photographic evidence of the band 'Wrong Direction' should ever appear on the internet and I must sadly announce that they split up after their debut last night ;o) !

Newsletter

Look to the pages on the right for this half term's newsletter. :o)

Science

Science with Year 6 on PhotoPeach

Harris Got Talent & Disco

What a fantastic time that we have had this afternoon.

Firstly we watched the excellent auditions from classes 2, 3 and 4 for our school show 'Harris Got Talent'. There was a vast array of talent on show and we insist that you buy those tickets soon as it is bound to be a cracking show!! The finalists will be revealed tomorrow.

After school, we really enjoyed throwing some shapes on the dance floor! Thank you to the PTFA and DJ Hunter for a really enjoyable time.

HOMEWORK

ALL OF YEAR 2 WILL HAVE NO SPELLINGS SENT HOME THIS WEEK - The children must complete a summative SAT spelling test and this will be given over the next week or so.

There has been an extra maths homework sent home today (10.5.13), this is for you to talk through with your child. If you would like to help your little one then please practise adding, subtracting, counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, money, time and the kinds of questions that are included on the homework sheet.

Thank you for all of your support. :0)

Chatterbox

I must say that I really enjoy seeing and hearing all about the items your children select for the Chatterbox. It's always lovely when children come in with big smiles, excited for their turn.

The Magic Pebble.

We have been trying very hard to write some super stories this week. We all imagined that we found a magic pebble and that the pebble whisked us away to somewhere new and exciting. Ask your child to tell you where their magic pebble adventure took them.

We enjoyed painting our own magic pebbles.

All's quiet on the western front.

Don't fret that we've gone quiet, we are busy beavering away to produce our best. We will be doing some important work over the next couple of weeks.

Web links

A great first week back in. The children are quickly settling back down and starting to work hard again.

Here are some links to websites that you might want to visit. These sites focus on reading, spelling and maths games.

Phonics games

Spelling Bee

Reading practice

Guided reading activities

Lots of literacy and numeracy games

Lots of fun reading activities

A fun site for the children

Summer 1 Newsletter

Look to the Newsletter tab on the right for an overview of the work for next half term.

Easter

Have a fantastic Easter. After our break comes the hard work - we will be looking at completing our SATs.
Talk about stories with your child, it will help! We will be planning a special story after the break.
Also practice mental maths, counting coins, asking children to halve and double, odds and evens. Any reinforcement at home is useful.
Don't eat too many chocolate eggs!

Trip day

We had a wonderful (if a bit chilly) day out today. A HUGE thank you to Mrs Devine, Mrs Jones, Mrs Harmer, Mrs MaCleod and Mrs Dunnagan who came along to help us - we really can't do such exciting things without parental help and we are very, very grateful. 

See our photos below.

A brrrrrrr-illiant day out!

A Brrrrrrr-illaint trip out! on PhotoPeach