Monthly Archives: January 2012

Philosophy question 10: Is it important to make mistakes?

We are becoming very good at responding to philosophy questions, so I’m not going to help you out too much with this one! Who would like to start us off? Remember: Make your POINT, EXPLAIN and give and EXAMPLE.

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Heroes…

Everybody in life has role-models, and at Miriam Lord we all work hard to be effective role-models for each other.  But who is your hero? A hero is someone who inspires you. Someone who you look up to and want … Continue reading

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Punctuation Challenge

I have a writing challenge for the children and families at Miriam Lord.  To help us improve the punctuation in our writing I have copied a short extract from a famous book below, containing no punctuation at all. Have a … Continue reading

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100 Word Challenge

Have you had a go at this week’s 100 Word Challenge yet.  Click on the 100WC link on the right-hand menu called ‘Our Classes‘ to have a try.  You never know, you might even get your entry on the national 100WC … Continue reading

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Quadblogging – Week Three

It’s Week Three of our Quadblogging adventure and this week it’s the turn of St Luke’s CE. This means that we have the perfect chance to look at another school, see how brilliant that  are are as learners, and view … Continue reading

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5WS trip to the European figure skating championships

During the morning we watched the pairs of skaters practising for their event on Friday. The lifts were amazing. We saw the first skater of the day fall! Then we all ate our lunch. Time for the main event ‘The … Continue reading

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Kung Hei Fat Choy!

This week in Reception we have been celebrating Chinese New Year. We made a Chinese Dragon and did some dragon dancing outside to very loud drum music! We also painted some Chinese numbers and letters. We made a Chinese stir … Continue reading

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It’s time to get tough…

I am always delighted to look on the blog and see so many comments from the children of Miriam Lord.  But recently I have been a bit disappointed with the quality of ‘some’ of the comments. The point of our … Continue reading

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100 Word Challenge – Week 18

The new prompt for the 100 Word Challenge is out! You can find it on the separate blog for all of our 100 Word Challenge efforts.  To find the new prompt and enter the 100 Word Challenge click on “100 Word … Continue reading

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Drummond Road Site – Update

Following our hugely successful Consultation Day, Mrs Zito has been working with an architect and our friends at BCEP and Arborscape to come up with a final design for our Drummond Road Community Space.  Click on the plan below to … Continue reading

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