Analysing data in Expedition!

By Miss Blackham25th January 2021

Today in Expedition, we have been looking at how many mining collieries there were in Doncaster and when they opened/closed. Many children were shocked to find that Hatfield main only closed in 2015! The children had lots of questions when presented with the data such as why were so many mines opened in 1911 and why some mines were combined- you can see more questions on our Jamboard above The children then went to find out which mine had been opened for the shortest period of time in Doncaster.

Ask your children which were the longest and shortest standing mines in Doncaster!

-Miss Blackham

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Well done Year 3/4

By Mrs Graves22nd January 2021

At the end of another busy week I would just like to say a few ‘thank yous’.

Firstly, to the tireless staff in Year 3/4, who have been working so hard to plan and deliver lessons online and in person, to support children emotionally and academically, to make phone calls and ensure everyone is safe and well and to guarantee that our expedition continues to capture the children’s imagination.

Secondly, to all you lovely supportive parents – we know many of you are juggling the roles of parent, teacher and worker all from home, trying to sort out IT problems and encourage children to learn, even when they are reluctant.

And finally, to the the children of year 3 and 4 who continue to brighten our days both in person and online. It has been a real pleasure seeing how much enthusiasm they have had for their learning and the positive attitudes they have had. They have been supportive of each other and resilient to the difficulties of trying to learn when videos keep buffering or they can’t write on a document.

Well done guys, it is a real team effort and through these challenges we will grow stronger.

From a very proud Phase Leader

Mrs Graves

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E-Safety Poster Competition

22nd January 2021Mrs Graves

A very big well done to everyone that entered the E-Safety poster competition. I was so impressed with your posters and how much you have understood about staying safe online.

Here are the winning entries:

UKS2

Marley Y6

Shang Y6

Marley Y6

George Y6

LKS2

Y3 Daniel

Y4 Floyd

Y4 Riley B

KS1

Peyton

Mia

Scarlett

EYFS

Nursery Collaborative Poster

F2 Charlotte; Hasty; Emma

Well done everyone and keep staying safe online!

Mrs Graves

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6B pride of Plover winners!

By Miss Blackham22nd January 2021

A huge shout and and well done to the lovely Maison and Chriso for winning the yellow t-shirt award this week. I am so, so proud of you both! You really are shining examples of what being kind, working hard and getting smart looks like! Keep it up superstars!

-Miss Blackham

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This weeks superstars

By Mrs Price22nd January 2021

This weeks F2 Pride of Plover winners are George and Hasty. They have both worked very hard in school and have been very kind and helpful.

We are very proud of their learning this week.


Congratulations also to Paisley for being the F1 Pride of Plover winner this week. She has done so much learning at home. It has been amazing.

Well done to all of you.

Mrs Price

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Amazing artwork in Year 3 and 4

21st January 2021Mrs Graves

It has been a great week of learning for so many of our children in year 3 and 4. So many children have been logging on and completing their work, it is great to see.

I have been particularly impressed with the artwork that has been produced during the Thursday afternoon art sessions with Mrs Foster.

They have been learning about the Japanese artwork ‘the Great Wave’ by Hokusai, to link with our expedition theme of Natural Disasters and today’s lesson moved on to using a tsunami as a subject to study using perspective in their drawings.

I am blown away by the quality of the drawing and the care and pride they have put into their work.

Have a flick through our gallery below (swipe left and  right) and who knows, one day, some these pupils might be displaying in real art galleries!

Enjoy our art!

Mrs Graves

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Plover postcard winners in years 5&6

By Miss Blackham21st January 2021

Well done again years 5&6 for a fabulous day of online learning. I particularity enjoyed our scavenger hunt online this morning, finding multiples of our 7 times tables! Thank you to parents /siblings for supporting your children to join in with this activity during crew! We will continue to work on improving our times tables as a phase crew target next week!

The following children have really impressed their teachers today and therefore have won the Plover postcard:

-Munzer, for fabulous progress in maths today.

-Ella G, for working hard to achieve her ME in maths.

-George, for always giving 100% and being extremely fast with his times tables this morning!

-Ruby, for being a little ray of sunshine and always striving to achieve her ME’s

-Jenson, for always leading his own learning and challenging himself to be the best version of himself!

Well done you lovely lot. As a celebration of your hard work, tomorrow, during Plover praise time, we will be having a virtual film night between 2-3pm. Children in school are welcome to bring their PJ’s to change into in the afternoon and children at home, of course you can be in your PJ’s too! We hope to see you all there!

-Miss Blackham

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Awesome critique and green pen work on Jamboard!

By Miss Blackham21st January 2021

I must give a shout out to all of the lovely year 6’s who have been working hard, peer and self critiquing their reading comprehension answers using Jamboard. I am extremely impressed with the effort Harrison and Chriso have put in to not only giving their friends very specific critique but also for acting on the feedback they had been given and editing it in green pen on Jamboard! I am so proud of you both and it has been great to see that other year 6’s are now acting on their feedback using the green pen too! Well done superstars and please keep it up!

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Online Safety Poster Competition

By Mrs Graves20th January 2021

Have you entered the E-safety poster competition? You still have time, send your entries or photos of your entries to your phase leader or myself [email protected]

Winners will be announced in Pride of Plover assembly on Friday.

Thank you for the entries already received.

Mrs Graves

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Tips for supporting your child’s well-being during lockdown.

By Mrs Graves20th January 2021

During this current Coronavirus Lockdown, the well-being of our children remains very important to us. We understand that children are dealing with the restrictions in different ways, and that some children are finding it hard-going.

If you have concerns, this resource may help, there are a selection of tips:
https://ssscpd.co.uk/education/parentsandguardians/child-mental-health-10-tips-for-parents

The resource is available as a document and short video presentation.

Please do speak to your class teacher too, as there may be more support we can offer.

This link will also be in the Parent Support Centre area on the front page of the school website.

Mrs Graves

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