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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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http://www.viddler.com/explore/StJamesCECPSEms/videos/31/ 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...

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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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Mrs Rye's Group Read Their Elmer Book

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These children have been working hard to write their own book based on one of the Elmer stories.  They asked me to come along and hear them read it.  I was delighted to do it and now you can all share in the privilege.  Do please comment. Mrs_Rye's_Group.m4a

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Four Quilts for London Olympic Athletes

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These four girls came to me this morning to show me the quilts that they had made for the London Olympics.  Each of these will go to an Olympic athlete as part of the Quilts4London community project.  This is a great way to get involved in the Olympics and I commend them...

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Traction Man Stories

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Well done to these three children who put a smile on my face this morning with their stories based on the children's book 'Traction Man'.  Have a listen to them reading these excerpts of their writing and let them know what you think by leaving a comment. Maddie.m4a...

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Impressive projects from Year 6

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Well done to the five children who came to me today with their project work.  They have been learning about various aspects of safeguarding our planet and its resources.  Many of the projects can be found on the Year 6 blog here.  Have a look and please leave comments...

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The Kiss that Missed

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Children in Jaguars Class have been reading the book 'The Kiss that Missed'.  They have used the story as a starting point for their own short stories.  Enjoy listening to them reading these excerpts.Also, one girls used this writing as an opportunity to show just how...

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Four Children Mastering Counting Forwards and Backwards in TensIn Tens

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I was summoned the the music room today to be shown the wonderful things that these four children had achieved in Math.,  As well as being able to add on tens for smaller numbers, they have also learned to add on tens to larger numbers and also count backwards in tens...

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Balloon Journey Writing

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Children in Tigers class used their imaginations today to go an a balloon journey. Many of the children wrote about what they saw and this girl came to me because of the great ideas that she had had and the effort that she had put into writing them.  Well done!

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Fantastic Phonics Learning

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This young man came to me today very pleased with the way that he had learned to read and spell quite a list of camera words.  These are common word which don't always sound the way that you might think from looking at the letters in them.  He's worked hard to achieve...

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Number Bonds Blossoming in Tigers Class

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Well done to these two children from Tigers class, who came to me today full of excitement at the way they had been so successful in learning their number bonds.  They are speedy and accurate adders of numbers and they deserve a big 'Well Done'.

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Children in Lions Learning to be Writers

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These children from Lions class came to me today, extremely proud of the way that they are learning to write so well.  They are writing with increased independence so that I could read everything that they had written.  Well done all of you.

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