Exploring shadows has been so much fun this afternoon. We have used light ray torches and opaque objects to solve the following problem: I like to have a long shadow behind me when I am performing on stage. Where do I need to ask my technical lighting team to place my spot lights to make sure my shadow is just how it like it?
I’m not sure who was more excited about the arrival of our new equipment from the Ogden Trust team, the kids or me!
Special shout out to Joe, Zuzanna and Pheobe who realised that it was darker under the tables. They decided to carry out their investigation on the floor and under a table. This meant that they had blocked as much natural light from outside as they possibly could, meaning their torch light and shadows created were more easily seen.
This week we have been working hard making our final products. We have made and decorated our cupcake boxes, created our party hats and bakes our cupcakes! On Friday we will celebrate with our community at our presentation of learning party! #LovePlover
If any children, families or members of the community would like to donate any gifts, toys for children 0-16 years old. Please drop them off into the school office.
Thank you George and his mum for your generous donations!
Christmas is all about community spirit and we need your help once again to make our 2025 present drive the biggest yet.
We packed a bus full with presents and hit the city’s roads with Santa behind the wheel. As well as our annual visit to the children’s ward at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, we also dropped in at Foster For Doncaster, Eve Merton Dreams Trust and several other worthy destinations to help spread some festive joy.
This year we are determined to make an even bigger impact and, thanks to our partners Pass Logistics, Santa will not be driving a sleigh or a bus – but an entire lorry.
Every child in Doncaster deserves a present this Christmas and, together with Club Doncaster Foundation and our 100Club partners, we are looking to make that happen.
If you can, please purchase a present for a child from newborn to age 16.
You do not need to wrap the present and you can drop it off at one of dozens of locations around the city which are listed below.
Gifts should be dropped off by Thursday, December 11 to allow us time to wrap and deliver before the big day.
We are also collecting non-perishable food items and hygiene essentials to help support local foodbanks at the time of the year when demand is at its most fierce. These too can be taken to one of our drop-off points, which are listed below.
Help us to provide some comfort in our community this Christmas, and spread a little festive joy while we are at it.
Face Painting Consent: Please let me know if your child is NOT allowed facepaint – thank you.
Tickets:Â Remaining tickets will be given out today.
Parent’s who’ve requested one/two more I will let you know by the close of play today.
Costumes  – The children looked so cool in their clothes this morning. We have got plenty for children to wear tomorrow and use accessories if they wish.
Thursday (SHOW DAY) – children come to school as normal in their normal school uniforms. Can all children bring their dance clothes in a bag and packed lunch for the evening. The children will stay at school afterschool at 3.15pm, get changed into their dance clothes at Plover and then we will get picked up by the bus at 3.35pm.
Dance Show –Â doors open for parent/carers at 5.30pm, with the show to start at 6.00pm.
All parent/carers must pick up children at 7.30pm from Hall Cross Upper School.
Well done 4H! Most of us can sort sources of light from non-sources of light! I loved watching you sort these cards and listening to your conversations about why you were placing items in the columns you placed them in. We just need to remember that the Moon is NOT a source of light. It simply reflects the sun’s light down to us on planet Earth which is why we can see it in different shapes at different times of the month. If it was its own light source, it would look the same all of the time!
4H have been working really hard to improve the pace at which they can find words in a dictionary and writing their own definitions for subject specific vocabulary. It’s amazing how a little bit of healthy competition changes the dynamics of a task!
One day you will be able to find words quicker than I can. For some of you, that day might not actually be very far away! Well done everyone.
Year 4 are making some marvellous strides with their use of manipulatives to support the building of their knowledge of multiplications facts and their inverse division facts.
I enjoy teaching this maths groups so much. They really do challenge themselves and support each other at the same time!
Well done every one…you all make me so proud and happy to be your teacher!
This little dude has rocked up again! Yesterday he was quite well behaved, but overnight he’s been climbing the walls and pulling our blinds down! HOW RUDE!?
Perhaps over the next few weeks, we can teach him some manners!
The crazy elf has arrived in 6B but he is no ordinary elf, he is a SPaG expert! He has started his visit by challenging 6B all about adverbials. They had to produce anchor charts and prove they could include of range of adverbials accurately in sentences before he would release the chocolates. 6B smashed it and are well on their way to becoming SPaG experts too! I wonder what he will get up to tomorrow?
We have been counting down, writing to Santa, decorating the tree, drawing Christmas elves and retelling the story of the first Christmas. We love Christmas time!
