Parkfield Primary School

Spanish Culture Day Photos

The whole school enjoyed learning about the culture and traditions in Spanish speaking countries today.

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Maths Calculation Drop Ins - Parent's Views

Maths Calculation Drop In Sessions Parent Views

September & October 2016

102 parents and carers attended the sessions over the 2 days from classes across the school (Y1 – Y6).

100 % of parents found the drop in session useful.

100% of parents would come again to a similar session.

 

What did you like about the session?

• The session really helped me to understand the different methods used now to work out sums. It also helped me so I can help my son improve in maths.
• Spending time with X in class.
• Getting the feel of the classroom atmosphere & meeting their new teacher. The children were really excited & wanted to really show how clever they were.
• How relaxed the lesson was and just how fun it was and how much fun the children have.
• It was fun! It suited all children, the Numicon are a great idea and fab for learning visually and adding sums together to make larger numbers as was the aid on X's pencil to help him gain control.
• Interesting to see what methods our children are being taught and lovely to learn alongside them.
• I liked seeing how my son is being taught.
• How it was taught.
• I was very impressed with such a calm, orderly classroom. Mrs Whalen used her Victorian yard stick to count brilliantly in 4s and 50s!
• It was nice & relaxed. Was good to see how maths is being taught.
• It helped me to understand how my child works out the maths questions that he is set, and also provided an insight into how the class works together in lesson.
• I wouldn't have understood the way maths was now taught so by coming to the session I will now be able to help heaven a lot more.
• Enjoyed the card task and the calculation structure, meeting the teacher and seeing the classroom space
• Great interactive session with the children. A good chance to see how they're learning and ways to help them.
• Made to feel welcome and involved, and nice to see relationship between teacher and class...everybody seemed happy!
• I really liked the methods used to work out answers.
• Learning the techniques my child is using.
• Getting insight on how my child is thought.
• It was fun & interesting.
• Gaining an understanding of what and how our children are learning. Spending time with my son in class. Thank you.
• Being able to see the 'new' methods taught was very different than when I was taught & wouldn't want to confuse my child when helping them at home.

Is there anything we could do to improve future sessions?

• Other lessons could be useful, longer amount of time perhaps.
• Could you do a literacy session?
  • We will be repeating later in the year for writing and reading.
• Provide child care for those parents who bring younger children along.
  • This is something we will look at in future but does depend on staffing and number of children being looked after.
• End of session question and answer time for parents with questions around teaching methods/concerns.
  • This is a great idea and is something that we will incorporate in future.

Year 1 Eureka Trip Photos 2016

Year 1 had a great time at Eureka! where they visited the ‘My Body’ exhibit and pretended to be: doctors, dentists and nurses to help them learn about how their bodies function. They also took part in a workshop about healthy eating, in which they investigated fruits and vegetables.

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Y1 lunchtime @ Eureka

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Science Week 2016

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Everyone had an exciting time this week developing their scientific investigation skills:

• Year 1 learnt about the Jurassic world of dinosaurs - sorting them into sets based on different physical characteristics (e.g. neck size and teeth shape) using a Venn diagram and they even went hunting for their own fossils!
• Year 2 discovered ways to keep their bodies healthy, such as by planning mini exercise routines and by eating a balanced diet.
• Year 3 did lots of investigations with sweets: classifying them using different diagrams, observing chemical reactions with them and finding out the best material to wrap them in so they don't melt or get wet.
• Year 4 learnt lots of properties of water: how its molecules are structured, how it can transport through materials and what surface tension is.
  
• Year 5 became CSIs to solve the mystery of who stole the classroom plant, comparing different suspects and investigating if there is a correlation between arm length and throwing distance. They also visited the Young Scientist Centre where they saw where their DNA has come from by staining their cheek cells and viewing them under the microscope.
• Year 6 investigated what physical characteristics an Olympic athlete has, such as a high lung capacity, a healthy heart and a good diet with no performance enhancing substances.

As well as all this, the whole school enjoyed watching a performance of a science-themed show called Robin and the Withering Wood in which the children had to help solve the mystery of why all the trees were dying by learning about food chains, the characteristics of living things and photosynthesis.

Summer Term Learning Logs 2016

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KS1 Sports Day

Years 1 and 2 enjoyed having a mini Sports Day this morning hall, doing races like: beanbag throwing, egg and spoon and running.

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KS1 Computing - Debugging

Years 1 and 2 have enjoyed learning about debugging this week. The have had a go finding and correcting errors in programs before programming their own games, remembering to test them before sharing them with others.

End of Year Report Feedback

You will have received your child's annual school report today (8th July) and we'd like to know what you thought. Please let us know by clicking here.

A reminder that you are able to discuss the report with the class teacher at a parent drop in on Wednesday 13th July between 3.15 and 4.15pm.

KS1 Computing - Internet Safety Fridge Magnets

Years 1 and 2 enjoyed designing fridge magnets about how to stay safe online today.

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Spelling Bee 2016 - Years 1 and 2

Well done to the ten children who competed in this morning's Spelling Bee and congratulations to our first ever Year 1/2 champion who won a golden bee trophy!

 

KS1 Computing - QR Codes

Years 1 and 2 enjoyed learning how to: use, scan and create QR codes this afternoon.

KS1 Computing - Image Searching

KS1 enjoyed learning about the different parts of a web browser this afternoon and how to search for images sensibly and effectively using a search engine.

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Lovely feedback

Staff at Clayton Hall praised our children "it was great to meet you & your lovely class today...they really are a credit to you & themselves!"

Year 1 Clayton Hall Trip

Year 1 enjoyed visiting Clayton Hall on Tuesday where they dressed up in Victorian-style costumes and learnt about the different jobs that used to be done by children in the: cold store room, kitchen, dining room, wash house and bedroom. They even got the chance to make their own Zoetropes in the afternoon!

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90th Birthday Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II

The school celebrated the 90^th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II with a day of royal-themed activities, including decorating pebbles for a commemorative path to put in the Friendship Gardens.

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Buckingham in Year 1

Finally, this afternoon, Buckingham made their fantastic crowns and bunting!








✏️ Posted by Miss Cummins for Year 1.

Clarence in Year 1

Clarence group have made even more great crowns and bunting in Year 1 this afternoon!









✏️ Posted by Miss Cummins for Year 1.