Tulips (Y4)
Mr MurrayWelcome to Tulips
Our teacher is Mr. Murray!
Our class philosophy is to work hard, encourage one another and have fun!
Resources:
LKS2 essential reads
https://play.spellingshed.com/#/login
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fruitshoot/fruitshoot_addition.htm
Important information:
Homework will be given out on a Friday and returned the following Thursday (Maths, Grammar, Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary)
Diaries are to be brought in on a daily basis and signed when your child has read at home. Spellings and times table are expected to be practised regularly over the week.
P.E. is on a Thursday – children are expected to have their kit to participate (P.E. kit will be taken home after use and not left on school premises).
If your child is having a school lunch please ensure that payment is brought in at the beginning of the week.
Classification Chaos!
In science, Tulips have began a new topic on living things and their habitats. Today, they learnt how to tell if something is living or not by using the acronym MRS GREN (ask them what it stands for!) They then moved on to work in teams to group a range of animals in...
Perfect Pop Art!
LKS2 have started a new topic called Perfect Pop Art! It is based on the works of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein and is looking at their influence on the art industry in the 1960s. This week, the children have created their own Comic Style Pop Art in the style of...
Parent Workshop in Tulips
A huge thank you to all of the family members who came to join in with a 3 aims lesson in Tulips today and made it such a success! The children were thrilled to be able to show off their skills and teach their parents and carers a thing or two about how we do maths in...
Super Scientists in Tulips
Tulips have been enjoying their new Science topic on light this week. They investigated whether or not they could bend light using mirrors and torches and had a go at mirror writing. It was really hard! They also carried out investigations into the darkness of shadows...
Butterfly Wall at the Great North Museum
On a recent trip to the Great North Museum, children from LKS2 made donations as part of the cost. These donations allow the Museum to continue its fantastic work. By doing this, we were able to choose four butterflies for the Butterfly Wall which will be on display...
LKS2 Great North Museum Visit
Well, what a day it has been! Tulips, Bluebells and Snowdrop were lucky enough to visit the Great North Museum today to finish off our Ancient Egyptians topic. Tulips had a fantastic time in the workshop looking at a variety of different artifacts matched to a range...
What an end!
Well, what a term it's been! The children have worked amazingly hard during our Ancient Egyptians topic and have produce some fantastic work along the way. Throughout the term, they have been independently working on their own arts and crafts projects at home...
Egyptian Digital Literacy
As an end to our Ancient Egyptians topic, Tulips have began work on a video clip about an archaeologist discovering a hidden gem in Egypt...but all is not as it seems! So far, the children have worked in groups to describe the setting and introduce the characters....
Super Internet Safety Day!
Tulip had a fantastic time last week on Internet Safety Day. We were once again lucky enough to have Amy from OneDay come to The Nook to do a workshop with the children on how to stay safe online. They role played a video game with Lord M and Cyber which was great...
Whole School Christmas Sing Along
The whole school had a great time in the hall this morning at our Christmas Sing Along. There was lots of singing and dancing to Christmas songs and lots of fun was had by everyone. Merry Christmas everyone!!!!
Tulips Parent Maths Workshop
A huge thank you to all of the parents and carers who were able to make it to the maths workshop in Tulips. Everyone got stuck in and tried to get their heads around all of the new and unfamiliar methods that we use. We focused on division but also did a crash course...
Party Party Party!
This afternoon LKS2 had a fantastic Christmas Party! They played Christmas Corners, Pass the Parcel and had a dancing competition. Great fun was had by all.