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Fantastic portraits from Year 3

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These three children from Year 3 came to see me today, full of pride at the wonderful way that they had completed these portraits.  They've learned to develop their drawing and observation skills and I think that they have done a great job.

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Stars of the Week - 20th February 2012

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Well done to these children who were awarded the prestigious 'Stars of the Week' award in assembly today. Please comment for their encouragement.

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Electric Learning in Tigers

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These two boys were really proud of themselves at the way they had learned about electricity in Tigers class.  Well done to them both!

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Great Topic Work in Year 6

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Congratulations to this boy in Year 6, who has worked hard on this project about endangered animals.  He was proud to show me the good work he has done.  Please comment for his encouragement. 

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Maths Whizzes in Tigers

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Well done to these children in Tigers class, who came to me to show off their great maths learning.  They have been learning to measure and also have shown great determination in learning mental maths too.

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Shining Stars in KS1

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These children were all named as Shining Stars in this week's Key Stage 1 assembly.  It means that they have worked hard and learned well this half term.  Please encourage by commenting.

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Stars of the Week - 6th February 2012

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These are our Stars of the Week as announced in Monday's assembly.  Well done to all of them.  Please leave your comments for their encouragement.

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Panthers Class Write Stories with Katie Morag

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Well done to these children from Panthers class who came to me today to read their stroes based on the adventures of Katie Morag.  Have a listen and leave a comment. Morgan.m4a Ryan.m4a Joshua.m4a Isobel.m4a Eve.m4a Alice.m4a...

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Wonderful Writing from Three Jaguars

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These three children came to me today with a book of writing from the children in Jaguars class.  It was terrific to see the way that the children in the class had written so clearly and with such beautiful handwriting.

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Indian Henna Hands

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These children came to me with their Indian henna hand designs.  They have found out about these as part of the their topic on India and have done some extremely intricate designs.  One lad also brought me his handwriting to show how much his pencil control has improved...

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Retelling the story of the Good Samaritan

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Well done to these children who came to me with their retellings of the Good Samaritan. They were all able to tell the story to me in some detail. Well done to all of them.

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Massive Improvement in Maths!

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Well done to this girl in Year 6 who saw her test score rocket this week from 6 to 20.5!  She says that it's down to using her maths study book and lots of support from her family at home!  Please leave a comment to say well done.

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Katie Morag's Island!

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Well done to these three children who came to me last week to show me their maps of the island where Katie Morag lives.  Please leave your comments to encourage them.

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Year 1 and 2 Scientists Experiment With Circuits

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I had a great time exploring circuits with these children from Jaguars class.  We experimented with batteries and bulbs, seeing what happened when we added and took them away.  Watch this 3 minute video and leave your comments.

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Three Tigers with Repeating Patterns

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These three children ffrom Tigers class have been learning about repeating patterns.  They came to me to show me the lovely work they had done.  Well done to them!

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How to Care for Pets - Part 2

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After the group of children from Year 3 left me, two more came along, delighted with their work and here they are!

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How to care for pets

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[[posterous-content:pid___0]]These children from year 3 have been learning how to write instructions about how to look after pets.  They've done a great job and would love to hear your comments.

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Great progress in writing

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Well done to this lad in Panthers class whose writing has improved enormously this term!  Well done!

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Stars of the Week - 23rd January 2012

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Well done to these children who were all named as Stars of the Week in this Monday's assembly!  Congratulations.

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Ancient Egypt Fact Book

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Well done this girly from Year 4, who spent a good deal of time at home making this book of Egyptian facts.

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Wonderful Letter Writing from Girl in Panthers

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Well done to this girl from Panthers class, who came to me with a wonderful piece of writing.  She's shown beautiful handwriting as well as some excellent WOW words. 

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Four Boys Become Recipe Writers

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These four boys came to me today to show me how they had collectively written and edited a recipe for Rocky Road.  They explained the whole process to me very clearly and I'd encourage you to listen to them as well as see their smiling faces. Year_3_Recipe.m4a

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Two Children Make a Teacher's Dream Come True

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Revision Leads to Great Result in Maths Test

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This young lady from Year 6 came to me today having worked extremely hard in revising for her maths test this week.  She was rewarded with a great score, which delighted her and her teacher as well. Please encourage her with comments.

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Excellent play on words by boy in Year 6!

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Matisse.m4a The children in Year 6 have been learning about such plays on words as puns and riddles.  Matisse wrote this joke based on his play on words, which I think is really clever.  Have a listen and see what you think!  Please comment.

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Discovering the Steps to Tutenkhamun's Tomb

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Last week the classroom in Year 4 was transformed into a huge pyramid, complete with dark tunnels and sealed doors.  As the children explored this, they thought about walking in the steps of Howard Carter over 80 years ago.  Listen to them read excerpts of their diaries...

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Pyramid Makers Tell Their Story

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These two children made a great model of a pyramid at home over the weekend.  Here they talk to me about what they did and how they set about it.

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Reception Children learn to use a number line!

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These children came to me from Lions class, proud of the way that they had learned to use a number line to add two numbers together.  Well done to all of them.

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Year 5 Children Read Their Stories Based on Wind in the Willows

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Well done to these children who came to me this morning to read excerpts of their stories based on the novel 'Wind in the Willows.'  I think they have captured the feel and style of the book really well.  Have a listen and see what you think! Matthew.wav...

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Stars of the Week - 16th January 2012

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Well done to these children who were named Stars of the Week for last week.  They have all worked really hard and deserve our congratulation.

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