ETP Blogs - East Tilbury Primary School

MFL

11/10/2019

MFL stands for Modern Foreign Languages and at East Tilbury Primary School and Nursery we make sure that children are enthusiastic about learning languages, particularly French.

On 26th September, we celebrated European Language Day. Each class chose their own foreign language and learnt new, interesting facts about a chosen country. To make it fun, we listened to songs and solved quizzes. Also, we created artwork related to a country and filled in language passports.

Our aim was to raise awareness of Europe’s rich linguistic diversity, which must be preserved and enhanced.

Well done all of you for all your hard work! Please remember:
“One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.” – Frank Smith

4CP Update!

9/10/2019

4CP have been working exceptionally hard this week. In English we have been creating blueprints for robots; the pupils will be creating newspaper reports based on 4CP’s Amazing Creation! Each group of pupils focussed on a different part of the body and we managed to combine all the pieces to create a giant robot!

In maths, the year group have been exploring various methods of addition, we explored: partitioning, column, using practical equipment and contextualising problems.

Year 3

7/10/2019

Year have been busy reading Where The Wild Things Are. We have used the story to support our learning across the curriculum, including geography, DT and English. In our DT lessons we are currently making wild thing cup puppets. We are hoping to use these to create our own Where The Wild Things Are puppet show.
In our computer lessons, Year 3 have learned how to stay safe online through an e-safety lesson. We have also created a powerpoint file about making a Jam Sandwich and saved it in our own personal folders. Year 3 are currently editing the powerpoint, creating a page for each instruction, demonstrating their animation skills to create a sequence.

2SS

7/10/2019

In Year Two, we have started our rehearsals for our Harvest Festival assembly. We have been learning our lines and songs ready for our upcoming performance. In English and Geography, we have enjoyed learning all about Nairobi in Africa. We have been making comparisons between Nairobi and East Tilbury by writing setting descriptions and exploring different features including physical and human. In Maths, we have been revisiting place value and using number lines to help us to add two-digit numbers together. After half term we will be taking part in the school’s Remembrance service. We invite parents and carers to join us alongside Year 6 in the memorial park in front of the school.

6JM Update

2/10/2019

This week we made ‘sweet potato chocolate spread’ in DT when we were learning about rationing in WWII through History. We found out they used readily available food like potatoes as substitutes for other ingredients. To make the spread we were in groups of three and we had to mix sugar, vanilla extract, cocoa powder and… mash potato! We got to try it afterwards on a slice of bread. Some of us really liked it but others preferred the chocolate spread we can buy today.

Science at ETPS

27/9/2019

Children have already been getting excited by science this year as they began their topics for this half term.
Year 1 have been learning about animals and humans and have identified animals based on their footprint. Children have also been using artistry to draw the other half of an animal when given an image of one half. They have also been identifying and labelling human body parts.
In Year 2 they have been learning about what makes a healthy diet. They have been discussing how we can have a little bit of everything that we love and have designed their own healthy meal plans.
The children have been learning about plants in Year 3, including functions of different parts of a plant. This week, they have explored two kinds of roots and their functions. 
Year 4 have been exploring different sounds and how sounds can be produced. They have been listening to various aural stimuli and had to work out what the sound could be and how it might have been formed. The children planned an experiment for this week whereby they will be testing how far sound can travel.
In Year 5 they have been exploring living things and recently discovered the inner-workings of plants by dissecting a lily, in order to identify the various reproductive parts and explain what each does at certain stages.
Year 6 have been investigating electricity and how to make a working circuit. They have created their own circuits and experimented with how different voltages affect the brightness of a bulb.

Crocodile Maths in Year 1

27/9/2019

In maths this week, Year 1 have been comparing numbers by using the greater than, less than and equal to symbols. To help us remember, we have been using crocodile mouths to show what numbers are greater or less than any two given numbers. As a fun activity, we had dice that had the greater than, less than and equal to symbols on. We firstly had to choose two numbers and place them on a table with a space between them. Once we had done this, we rolled the die until it landed on the correct symbol needed to complete our number sentence.

3JP

27/9/2019

The children in 3JP have shown maturity and resilience in how they have returned to school, found their feet and responsibility in acknowledging their own progression. Many of the pupils have been rewarded for looking out for the younger children in Key Stage 1 during break times and around the school. Year 3 have now decided to have a competition to find the ‘best’ class as they leave the playground.
This half term Year 3 have been reading Where the Wild Things Are to facilitate their learning in a range of subjects. In English, pupils have written and created story maps and freeze frames to enable themselves to retell the story. In PE, each class have begun to create a dance of their own based around the story and in Geography they have linked the story to deforestation.
In Computing the children are developing their understanding of algorithms. One lesson involved preparing instructions to create a jam sandwich. Through the rest of the half term they will be using these to create a fully automated animated PowerPoint slideshow.

4BG

24/9/2019

In 4BG we have been reinventing Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes version of The Three Little Pigs. We have created and used our own characters and settings to change the story. In Maths, we have started working on place value, deepening our understanding from previous years. We have also have been solving more complex number problems, showcasing our reasoning skills. In science we have planned our first investigation into sound are ready begin our experiments and during foundation lessons have been researching different inventions, explaining how their benefits to society.

1RS

24/9/2019

1RS have made a great start to Year 1! We have been reading Roald Dahl’s version of Little Red Riding Hood and have had lots of fun acting out the story using puppets. We changed the villain to a different animal and are writing a new version of the story in our English lessons. In maths, we have been counting forwards and backwards which has helped us find one more and one less than a given number. We have been investigating new and old toys in History and noticed similarities and differences between toys from the past and present.

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