Today we have been learning about the pollination process and the importance of it and the pollinators for the environment! Sadly, bees are endangered. Can you find out why and explain why this is a disaster for the environment? What can we do to help?
Author Archives: Mrs Hurt
Maths + PE = FUN!!
12 children from Year 3 enjoyed a fabulous sunny afternoon at Whitmore Park Primary School where they participated in fun activities combining Maths & PE. What a great way to develop skills in both areas. What fantastic ambassadors for Broad Heath too! Well done, Year 3!
Making shapes in Reception
Reception had fun this morning working with geoboards and elastic bands this to create 2d shapes and patterns. They created shapes of different sizes and orientations and were able to describe the properties using the words “side” and “angle”. Some created pictures with their shapes and one child made multiple trapeziums (Y4 learning!) This activity […]
Year 3 Maths event at Whitmore Park
The following children have been selected by their teachers to enjoy an afternoon of ”mathletics“ at Whitmore Park Primary School on Thursday 19th May. The afternoon competition will combine all of the skills the children love to exhibit in their PE lessons (running, throwing, endurance etc) whilst incorporating mathematical challenges that provide them with a […]
A “cheerio” morning in Reception!
This morning Reception practised their fine motor skills and maths skills. They counted out 10 Cheerios and one by one transferred them to a spaghetti pole, recalling the number bonds to 10 after each move. Children spoke in full sentences and some moved onto taking away. Great job Reception!
Reception make 10!
Today Reception have been working on the number 10 and making the number in lots of different ways! Have a look at the video and answer the questions as you watch!
Keeping squeaky clean in Year 1!
Today, we acted out different ways of how to keep our bodies clean and healthy. Looking after our bodies is important and we discussed a variety of ways to do this. Have a look at the video and follow our tips to help you live a long and healthy life!
Flood-proof model making in 4 White
On Monday afternoon, 4 White started making their models of flood-proof houses. They worked in teams of three to decide whose plan they were going to follow (most groups chose a mix of designs!), then followed the plan and, using the cutting and joining skills they learnt in DT last half term, started to construct! […]
Florida Schools Thursday 24th March
The focus for our March 24th meeting is: is the UN International Day of Happiness. The theme this year is “Build Back Happier” thinking about the impact of the pandemic on mental health and happiness. We would like children in the club to think about ways in which they can look after their own wellbeing […]
Water fun in Reception!
Today children worked on developing their fine motor skills. They were challenged with drawing out water from a container using a syringe and transferring the water to a different container. This required hand – eye coordination also. They then poured the water into a measuring jug and measured how much they had collected! Great work, […]
Elephant Teacup drama in 4 Red!
This morning in Guided Reading, we used drama to infer the thoughts and feelings of characters at a certain point in the story “Elephant Teacup”. What strategies did you use to find out the thoughts and feelings of the characters? How did you portray these in your drama?
Year 5 Aspire Maths Challenge!
A group of children in Year 5 had a fabulous Thursday afternoon combining their maths knowledge and skills and excellent teamwork to take part in a maths challenge with seven other schools in the Aspire network. Their challenge was to answer questions to climb increasingly difficult ladders to gain access to some tricky tasks and […]
Developing fine motor skills in Reception
This morning in Reception, children have worked hard to develop the strength in their hands and their ability to manipulate small objects. They used multi-link cubes to create patterns from a given model. This activity also developed maths skills looking at patterns and counting cubes. At home please continue to develop children’s fine motor skills. […]
Florida Schools 10th March
The focus for this week is International Women’s Day (which is on Tuesday 8th March). The theme this year is “break the bias” and we would like children in the club to think about a woman / women who have inspired them and who have achieved despite bias! Here is a link to the website […]
World Book Day staff book swap!
Adults in school embraced the opportunity to broaden their reading horizons by bringing in a wrapped book to school and exchanging for another! The secrecy of the wrapping meant that they received a book which they possibly would never have chosen themselves! Here are some of the ”book reveals” which some adults did in front […]
1 Red World Book Day fun!
What a fabulous day! In 1 Red, we celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as our favourite book characters. During the day, we focused on the book, The Tiger Who Came for Tea. We created Tiger artwork, made food for our tea party and acted out some scenes from the book. Take a look […]
Young Ambassadors are trained and ready to go!
What a fabulous afternoon these Year 4 children had at the Coventry Young Ambassador training at Woodlands Sports Centre. They worked with children from other schools to learn about the young ambassador role, the values and skills which are important, and they also had an opportunity to practise their new skills! I was incredibly proud […]
Half term trivia!
Today’s date – 22-02-2022 – is both a pallindrome (reads the same forwards and backwards) and an ambigram (reads the same upside down – try it!) Words can also be pallindromes, e.g. racecar (it is the same forwards and backwards!) What other pallindromes – numbers or words – can you find?
Reception Rock Number!
We had a lovely time outside in Reception this morning completing lots of maths challenges: ordering Numicon from smallest to largest (and looking at the visual difference between odd and even numbers!); using chalk to write numbers 1-10 (3 seems to be a tricky one – please practise at home!); putting number tiles together to […]
Florida Schools – 1 place available!
Our Florida Schools ambassadors have had a great couple of weeks meeting remotely with children at Wilkinson Junior High School in Florida. What a fantastic opportunity to develop their intercultural understanding and their communication skills. We have one space on the programme, so if you are in Year 6 and interested in joining, please see […]
Skint2Mint ambassadors at the CBS Arena
A group of Year 6 children attended the launch of Skint2Mint at the CBS Arena yesterday afternoon. The event was attended by the mayor, the BBC, the CEO of Coventry Building Society and many more celebrities. The children had specific roles to perform: serving refreshments, meeting and greeting guests, make podcasts, modelling the Skint2Mint game […]
Y4 MTC meeting Monday 7th February at 9am in the Studio
Thank you to the parents who have signed up. The meeting will be held in the studio – please enter school through the doors by Year 6 (where the small playground is by Webster gate) from 8.55am. We look forward to meeting with you and letting you know how you can support your child.
Investigating the number 7 in Reception
Today children in Reception practised their counting and number skills looking at the number 7. They played a game using 7 double sided counters, sharing the counters between them, looking at bonds and using the vocabulary more and less to compare their amount with their partner. You could play this game at home using coins […]
Year 4 MTC meeting for parents – IMPORTANT!
The government states that all children in England are expected to know all their times tables up to 12×12. This is the first year that children in Year 4 will take an official test to check whether they can recall their multiplication tables fluently (this means accurately and quickly). Children will be taking the test […]
Children & Money survey – Loughborough University project
Dear Parent / Carer, Loughborough University are carrying out a project to find out about how children are learning about money. We are inviting parents and carers of children aged between 4 and 11 years old to complete a survey about children’s experiences of handling money. The survey can be completed on any device with […]
Super Subitising in Reception!
Today children practised their subitising skills in a fun game. They were each given a card with a number representation and had to roll their die until they had a match! They can subitise so well that they don’t even have to count the dots on the die face to know what the number is! […]
Year 3 Science – it’s quiz time!
Hi Year 3, after a fun afternoon yesterday setting up our plant growth investigation, here are some games and quizzes on BBC Bitesize you can have a go at to enhance your knowledge! Let us know what your score is! Plants – KS2 Science – BBC Bitesize
4 Red light up the afternoon!
4 Red had a fun afternoon applying their scientific knowledge about electricity and their learning from their DT unit this half term on torches. They made a circuit with a switch which lit up a bulb and then created a torch using a plastic bottle. Still some work to do finishing and beautifying their designs, […]
Mrs Hurt’s challenge for Year 6!
Hi Year 6! As I have been unable to work with you over the past couple of weeks, I am giving you a challenge on the blog! Have a go and bring your answers into school on Monday! Anyone can have a go! (a bar model could be helpful!) Have fun!
Mrs Hurt’s Maths Challenge for Year 4!
Hi Year 4! As I have been unable to work with you over the past couple of weeks, I am giving you a challenge on the blog! Have a go and bring your answers into school on Monday! Anyone can have a go! Have fun!