Shrove Tuesday

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Today we learnt all about Shrove Tuesday and of course enjoyed some delicious pancakes!

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Martisor-Little March

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Thank you to Camelia for telling us all about Martisor today.  Martisor is an old tradition celebrated throughout Romania and Moldova every year on March 1st.  It is believed that people who wear red and white string on this day will enjoy a prosperous and healthy year!

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Allegro Dance Show!

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What a fabulous morning we had watching the Allegro Dance Show!  We enjoyed watching Swan Lake Ballet as well as Spanish, Italian, Hungarian, Polish, tap and contemporary dancing!  We were also treated to some amazing musical theatre performances.  Special thanks to our Year 6 buddies who walked…

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We love to play!

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Twosday

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We had lots of fun thinking all about the number 2 today!  

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Our Science investigation!

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Today when we arrived at School we found some frozen animals.  Our job was to help them escape from the ice as quickly as possible.  We came up with some fantastic ideas such as putting the ice blocks on the radiator, pouring hot water on the ice, putting salt on the ice and of course smashing and…

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Collaborative art!

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Matching 6, 7 and 8

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This week in Maths we have been working on composition of 6, 7 and 8 and matching 6, 7 and 8.

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Chinese New Year Celebrations

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Today we celebrated Chinese New Year, we were very lucky to have Mr Kilroy come to tell us all about how he lived in China, his family’s celebrations and teach us a song called ‘Xin Nian Hao’-Happy New Year.  We also read the story ‘The Great Race’ and we tasted noodles, prawn crackers and took…

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Chinese New Year’s Eve

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We have been learning all about Chinese New Year.  Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, we have been painting dragons and practising using chopsticks! We have decorated our home corner with lanterns and good luck messages.

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Tinkering and Constructing in the Workshop

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The children in Reception were busy in our outdoor Workshop today.  Some children enjoyed ‘tinkering’-exploring possibilities of working with tools and wood and some children were confident enough to construct their own designs! 

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Urmston Library

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Today we went on a wonderful winter walk to Urmston Library.  We looked for signs of Winter along the way and we also talked about the changes in the season from our Autumn walk to the park.  We chatted lots about our local area and community and we especially enjoyed when we passed some of our…

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