Welcome to Christian Robinson Class!

Summer 2

Congratulations to our Prize Day winners who won Sports Personality and Progress Prizes.

The guys from Magic Fest joined us to complete the Magic Fest project by doing some tricks, getting the children to do some close up magic and present the children with their own special deck of cards that magicians use and a Marvin's Amazing Magic Tricks box. They have worked super hard and what a lovely treat for the children to receive.

We enjoyed a session of orienteering around the playground, using our team skills, listening skills and map skills. We had a great fun out in the sunshine.

On Monday 1st July, Robinson Class took part in a final show that they had prepared for this academic year with a team from the Heritage Learning Lancashire and were one of five schools to participate. All of the schools visited a place of Heritage in Lancashire and put this as part of their act. The children rehearsed in the morning and in the afternoon VIP guests were visited to watched the finished show, as well as professional magicians. 

Our children did brilliantly at their class mass this week, including doing reading and prayers too to the rest of the parishioners. Usually we only have year 5/6 do this, but we involved ourselves in Mass more by sharing a theme linked to Refugee Week and shared readings and prayers superbly. 

Today was the last time we will see David, John and Francesca before the big show, so we used this chance to practice our lines and perfect our acts!

In our second lesson for this half term, we discussed mixtures and how we can use sieving and filtering to separate these but depending on the substances, depends on which piece of equipment we use. The children created their mixtures and tested the different equipment to see which one was most suitable.

The children worked in partners to solve five-digit addition and subtraction calculations to complete the crossword puzzle - Mrs Sewell even let the children write on the tables!

In English, we read chapter two of our class novel Street Child. The children created freeze frames based on the family in the story being evicted by their landlord and thought of adjectives to describe their character.

During the second lesson in our Cooking and Nutrition work, the children had the opportunity to taste different bolognese sauces and discussed the taste and texture, in readiness for their own creation.

This half term Year 4/5 are looking at 'Creative Games' and began by using their knowledge of invasion games. We began by discussing what this meant and what games this includes. We used a football, basketball, hockey ball (and stick) and a rubgy ball to practice the dribbling with that piece of the equipment, based on how it is used in its invasion game. In addition, the children played 4v1, with the 1 being a defender and using their skills for that game to invade and retrieve the ball.

We have a thoroughly enjoyable morning at Cardinal Allen to participate in our KS2 Sports Day, where the children completed throwing activities, relay races, skipping, standing long jump and a tug of war (which got very competitive)!

In Year 4/5, we have a prayer wall where the children can add any prayers they wish by tying a ribbon. We have different colours for different types of prayers - sorry, thanksgiving, others and peace.

During Science this half term, we are looking at reversible and irreversible changes. We began with looking at the term 'dissolving' - what this meant and looked like. We tested different substances to see if they could dissolve or not and used scientific vocabulary: soluble and insoluble to describe the results of whether the substance dissolved or not, and created a solution. In addition, we set up an investigation to see if sugar would dissolve quicker being stirred or in water of a higher temperature.

September - May

Pop-Up Books

In the last couple of days of half term, the children looked at how to create their own pop-up books. They have looked at different types of mechanisms - such as pop up boxes, levers and pullies - they then planned and designed their own version of a famous tale, using these to bring their stories to life!

Ducklings! 

The year 1 children have spent the last half term caring for duck eggs and over the holidays they finally hatched into beautiful, fluffy, (noisy) chicks! Thankyou Mrs Cross for bringing them around and introducing us! 

Transition Afternoon

The year 5 children had a fantastic time at the transition afternoon at Cardinal Allen. After a warm up and practice the children enjoyed a few games of rounders and cricket!

Heathy Heads

Our final week of Healthy Heads this week and today we focused on teamwork. Looking at how we can work effectively with others, learning the key teamwork skills to complete group tasks and demonstrating these skills during physical activity! 

STAR of the week! 

Healthy Heads 

This week in Healthy Heads we looked at self-esteem. We learnt what self-esteem means and why it is important, we identified ways our self-esteem can be damaged and how we can improve it. after this we demonstrated how we use it during physical activity.

Magic Fest

Today we ordered our story and acts, picked the music and timings and had our first run throughs of our official St Mary's magic show! 

Healthy Heads (week 2&3)

The past 2 weeks in healthy heads we have been looking at risk and decision making. We gave examples of good and bad risks to take. We shared any risks we may have taken during the week and the outcomes of these, deciding if they were good or bad risks to take. We looked at how risk and decision making work together. we also showed how we may use this during physical activity.

Art

During Art today we have been focusing on architecture and observational drawings!

Magic Fest!

We have had another incredible morning with John, Russ and David from Magic Fest today! We have started mapping out the show we will perform in July, creating a story from information we gathered on our recent trip to the Infantry Museum including things we saw and learnt during our time there. We have decided on the tricks we will perform on the day and the stories we will put with them and put together a cast list so we can start practicing our parts! A few tricks and games were thrown into the mix too for good measure.

Classroom exercise

Unfortunately, the weather kept us inside for P.E today however, we still ended our classroom exercise with lots of red cheeks! 

Healthy Heads 

This morning we were joined by Rob for our first Healthy Heads lesson! We looked at Character - understanding the difference between a good and bad character, identifying which character traits we value the most and demonstrating being a good character during physical activity. We saw lots of honesty, determination and helpfulness during a game of ball tag! 

Spring term P.E

In P.E his term the children have been playing rounders, focusing on their hand-eye coordination, catching and throwing (under arm and over arm) focusing on the power and aim of their throw.

World Book Day 2024

Science Day

The children have had a fantastic and exciting day conducting different science experiments today including, making a lava lamp, making rockets and slime! 

Lancashire Infantry Museum - Magic Fest

We all had a wonderful day at the Lancashire Infantry Museum! The children learnt loads of information about Fulwood Barracks and the army and listened to many stories.

Using what they had learnt throughout the day the children then came up with ideas and stories to use for their magic show in June! 

Lenten Cake Sale

Thank you for your donations! We managed to raise a fabulous £85 for CAFOD!

Lenten Workshop

We all had a lovely time in our Lenten Workshop this afternoon creating stained glass windows. It was lovely to have family and friends joining us!

Yoga

We started the new half term with a session of yoga today.

Spring I

As the children have all worked super hard this half term we thought it was only right to give them the chance to relax and unwind this afternoon, ready for a week off school. Tying in nicely with our English work we all decided to watch James and the Giant Peach!

Have a lovely, well deserved break and we will see you on the 19th February bright and early! :) 

STAR of the week!

Childrens mental health week

This week we have been focusing on children's mental health. In PSHE around school we follow SCARF (which stands for Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience, Friendship) so to end this week the children have worn colourful scarves to show their support for mental health week! 

Valentines Disco 

French Day

We focused on colours in our class for French Day. Singing, puzzles, games and BINGO! 

Spreadsheets 

In Computing the children have started looking at spreadsheets, how they work and ways to use them. They have had a go at inputting data into a spreadsheet as well as creating their own spreadsheet using the 2Calculate system on Purple Mash. They also used the How Many tool to count the variables in a spreadsheet such as counting vowels.

PSHE- Healthy Relationships

The children have been looking at what makes a healthy relationship from friends and families to characters we might see on tv or in books. Using this they created a 'cake recipe' with the ingredients being aspects they would find in a positive and healthy friendship.

STAR of the week!

Music

While looking at the Holi Festival, the children have learnt about synthesia and how it is a condition where you see colours when musical notes are played, using this knowledge the children listened to a few different pieces of music while imagining what colours they can see and what patterns they would make, whether they see different colours and patterns for different notes and rhythms. They then created their own abstract composition.

Art - Mixed Media Portraits

We have been exploring how our drawings can be developed by combining different materials for effect. We can identify the features of a self portrait and have developed ideas towards an outcome by experimenting with a range of materials and techniques.

Using all of these skills we have created our own mixed media self-portraits!

PSHE - Communication & Friendship

The children have been looking at how online communication can be misinterpreted and accepting that responsible and respectful behaviour is necessary when interacting online as well as face-to-face. They have also demonstrated how to respond to a wide range of feelings in others. The children have given & shown some examples of some key qualities of friendship also reflecting on their own friendship qualities

The Planetarium

The Planetarium visited school today to engage us further in science.  During the session, we learned about the sun, Earth, the moon, and space.  We learnt about the NASA space mission to the moon and how the space rockets are built and sustained. 

Epiphany Assembly

Today we have been learning about 'The Epiphany' and how the three kings came to meet the baby Jesus.

Autumn II

CHRISTMAS PARTY! 

What a wonderful last day it has been today! The Children had an amazing Christmas party with a special visit from Santa and his Elves! 

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! 

Miss Cardwell & Miss Reader 

Donkey Day

It wouldn't be Christmas without our Donkey visit! The children loved meeting the donkeys again this year and having a ride around the playground.

GLOW IN THE DARK DODGEBALL! 

What a fantastic opportunity being able to play glow in the dark dodgeball in the hall! The children had so much fun! There were many red and sweaty faces after this.

Active Mile

Our final Active Mile with Lee before the Christmas break! 

STAR of the week!

Children of the World 2023

This year we held our first ever WHOLE SCHOOL nativity and it was wonderful! 

The children had great fun practicing their songs for their chosen country and learning all about how children from all over the world celebrate Christmas in their own ways.

Well done to everyone involved, it was spectacular! 

IT'S CHRISTMAS!!

We had a crafty and festive time this afternoon while the children made their very own 3D Christmas Cards!! 

Santa Dash 2023

Unfortunately the weather put a stop to our plans to join the Santa Dash on the Memorial Park today however, Lee kindly joined us at school and we had our very own mini Santa Dash in the playground! We had Christmas music playing and had loads of fun! 

Thank you all so much for your donations for the food bank! 

STAR of the week! 

Magic Fest Part 2

The children were super excited for their second magic lesson with David and Russ! They had the chance to show off any tricks they have been working on themselves. David and Russ then taught the children a few more new tricks to try out. As always we were mind blown! 

Odd Sock Day!

The children enjoyed wearing their odd socks to raise awareness for Anti-Bullying week! 

Autumn I

STAR of the week!

S.M.A.R.T

The children have been learning all about how to stay safe online. They all created their own comic book via Purple Mash to share information with others about online safety.

Star of the week!

Please welcome our newly appointed Values Ambassador

                    ERIN!! 

Life Education

In our Life Education session we looked at keeping ourselves healthy- not just physically but mentally healthy too. This also included better ways to deal with potentially tricky situations with friends.

And of course, our beloved Gerald the Giraffe joined us too! 

Magic Fest!

This week Christian Robinson class became MAGICIANS!

We were joined by the wonderful John, Russ and David from Magic Fest, where we began the magical journey we will be taking this year. To start our first lesson we all took the Magicians Oath (don't ask how the trick works because we've sworn to secrecy.) Russ demonstrated some jaw dropping tricks that left the whole class in a stunned silence. Following this we learnt our very 1st card trick 'The Three Kings' as well as creating our own story to go along side it. We practiced our story telling, showman-ship and card trickery with our partners.

We cannot wait to share with you all the incredible opportunities this brings us throughout the rest of the year.

Watch this space..

It's going to be MAGICAL!

Yoga

Sadly, this week was our last week of yoga with Wendy! Some of the year 6 children joined us for our last lesson, so we used this as an opportunity to teach them the things we’ve learnt and created our own routines with our favourite poses, ensuring that they transition easily into one another. We then shared our routines with the rest of the class.

Dogs Trust

Today we had a visit from Dogs Trust. We learnt what Dogs Trust is and what they do for dogs all over the country. They also taught us how to approach dogs - whether they are our own, a family or friends or a strangers dog - carefully, and how to care for a dog properly. The children had the chance to role play some situations that they may find themselves in with a dog and how to handle it correctly.

Air resistance experiment

In science we have been looking at air resistance and how different things may affect it. We have planned an experiment with parachutes and made a prediction on whether the bigger or smaller parachutes will fall quicker or slower. Today we conducted this experiment and concluded that our predictions were correct - the bigger the parachute, the more air resistance, therefore the slower it will fall. 

Relaxing in Robinson Class

Unfortunately we had a wet lunch break today so the children opted to relax and watch a movie!

Yoga

This week we have learnt many more yoga positions to add into our routine: Dancer 1&2, warrior 1,2&3, the chair, the sunflower, mouse, pigeon, 3 legged dog, dolphin pose and more! We started the lesson by warming up our muscles and breathing. We incorporated some of our new poses into a partial routine and transitioned using some the the poses we have learnt previously. 

Birdman Assembly 

Today we enjoyed a visit from the bird man, he brought in Sibble a Harris Hawk, Basil a Barbary Falcon, Alaska a Bold Eagle and Sparky a barn owl for us to meet and let them fly around our heads! We learnt an abundance of information about different types of birds and the children also had the chance to ask their own questions too.

STAR of the week!

Yoga

This week in yoga we started by stretching out our muscles and practicing our breathing. We revisited the poses we learnt last week then moved on to some new poses. These included the camel, the bear, the snake, the swan, the shark, the scorpion, the mermaid/merman, the baby bear, the candle and the plow. 

FRENCH

The children have been learning French greetings. They then used this to start a conversation with their partners in French.

"Bonjour, je m'appelle..."

"Bonjour... je m'appelle... Ca va?"

"Ca va bien! Ca va?"

"Comme ci comme ca"

Active Mile

This afternoon we went back to The Mount to practice our active mile.

Creepy Crawly Assembly 

Today we were lucky enough to spend an hour with the Creepy Crawly Man, the children learnt lots of interesting information about all kinds of different creepy crawlies and had the chance to ask any questions they had. Everyone was given the chance to hold a snake, a cockroach, a stick insect or a millipede! 

Yoga

Today the year 5 children enjoyed their first of 5 yoga sessions. We started by learning how yoga benefits our physical and mental health. 
Wendy taught us a few different yoga poses including the mountain, the swallow, the tree, the frog, the cat,  the cow and the down facing dog. We formed these positions into a full sequence along with the breathing techniques we had learnt.

Active Mile

Today we took part in the active mile. Lee spoke to the children about keeping a positive mindset, being the best they can be and to be the best version of themselves, as well as setting goals and working to achieve those goals. After this we took a trip to The Mount where the children were given 10 minutes to see how many laps they could do, learning to keep their pace and setting a goal for our next trip! 

STAR of the week!