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Off we go to Mexico!

The children in Reception have been learning about Mexico. We changed our role play area to an aeroplane so we could fly there to find out more information about the country. The children took on different roles including passengers, pilots … Continue reading

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Trip, trap, trip, trap!

“Who’s that trip trapping over my bridge?” were the words that came thundering out of RGJ’s and RCW’s mouths as we walked under the goat’s bridge on Friday! Unfortunately, the goats didn’t answer us, they just kept on trip trapping … Continue reading

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The Queen visits Miriam Lord.

To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the children in Nursery and Reception held a Jubilee party. In preparation for the big day we made posters to advertise the party and hung them up in our outside area. We also made … Continue reading

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Chicks and ducks in Reception!

Come and look at our new arrivals in Reception…1 chick and 3 ducklings! Steven, Huey, Dewey and Louie quickly made themselves at home, splashing in the water and eating and drinking as much as they could. If you would like to … Continue reading

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Reception eagerly await new arrivals!

Over the past 2 weeks, the children in Reception have been pretending to be Mother Hen, caring for our eggs and eagerly awaiting our new arrivals. We have been keeping the eggs warm in an incubator, checking the temperature, turning … Continue reading

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Making moving vehicles

Reception children have been busy making moving vehicles using bricks, wheels and axles this week. Although some children found this tricky, they persevered and over time revised their work to improve it. The children tested the vehicles for movement, speed … Continue reading

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Our Friends In Milan…

Our friends in Milan have been busy posting on their blog.  If you would like to comment and hear back from our friends in Milan, please visit their blog: http://sjhslowerschool.edublogs.org/  

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Y5 Blogging club

This week its the turn of year 5 for blogging club. Here are a few comments from them…

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Grabber Dan caught red-handed!

Police at Manningham Station have revealed that the jewellery theft in Reception was indeed committed by Grabber Dan. He gave out a short chase but Police Officer Adam was able to apprehend him, as he was faster and slimer than the … Continue reading

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Digital Leaders’ project

On Thursday our Digital Leaders went to Reception to teach the children how to use iPads and access literacy and phonics aps. This is the first teaching project that the Digital Leaders have carried out. Following the session they evaluated … Continue reading

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