On the Way Home Display

Next time you come to Golden Book Assembly, why don't you have a look at our writing display in the hall.  I am so proud of our Y1 and Y2 Children!

Autumn Half Term Homework!

Autumn Half Term Homework.

Well done everyone for an amazing half term.  I’m really proud of you all.

Next half term our topic will be “Let’s Celebrate!”

Why don't you try these games and see if you can get a high score! (Ages 5-7) (thanks to Mr Gamage in Y5)

Also have a go at ordering words into sentences here

Have a lovely half term holiday and stay safe around fireworks

Autumn Half Term Homework

A very Happy Eid al-Adha

Happy Big Eid to all of our children and families celebrating today.  

What are you doing to celebrate this weekend?

Dear World

Dear world,

We are learning how to halve things. 

Mr Murphy has asked us what the imaginary line accross the middle of the globe is called?

Can you help us? If we find out the answer, Mr Murphy will give us 5 CWR!

Help us please!

Anansi Base.

100 Class Wide Rewards... AGAIN!

Wow.

Anansies you have done it again.  We got our 100th CWR this week so this Friday (26th), we will finish this half term with a small party in the afternoon after we have finished all of our jobs.

Parents, please don't need to bring anything in for this party, and it will be in normal school uniform.  

What games could we play?

Parent and Carer Evenings

This week we have our Parent and Carer evenings on Tuesday and Wednesday.  I sent your appointment time home in your child's bookbag this week, however if you didn't get them, please pop in before Tuesday and I can tell you your time.  Look forward to seeing you all this week!

On the Way Home writing

Every term we will publish one big piece of writing on our blog so readers can see how amazing our writing is.

This term's writing is a piece that was similar to "On the way home." The only rule was it couldn't be exactly the same as it.  Everyone's work is here except for OA and LC which we will publish on Monday. 

Please let us know what you think of our stories!

One day I was walking home from school when I met Mr Murphy and I said look at my bad knee. What happened said Mr Murphy. Well I saw a Zombie and big mean woodcutter came and chopped his head of but he also chopped me, and that's how I got a bad knee. Oh No! said Mr Murphy. Then I went home and Mum said are you ok?   By RCW Year 1

On the way home I saw someone and said Look at my bad knee How did you do it said Clare. A wolf came and got me and dropped me and that's how I got my bad Knee.  Then I saw M.  Look at my bad knee said M.Then I told my Mum the truth. I fell of the slide.  By TG Year 2

Once Clare had a bad leg and she saw her friend M. She said how did you do that? I was walking across the road to the shops and there was a slithery snake. The snake caught her and grabbed her and then dropped her, and that's how I got a bad knee. by NM Year 2.

I saw a snake and poked him and ran away.  By KS Year 1

I saw a blue, big crocodile. It made me scared so I ran. LDR Year 1

Well a big dinosaur threw me when I was walking past it, and I saw my friend J. SK Year 1

One day F had a bad knee and went back home. On the way home F met M and F said look at my bad knee. How did you do that? Said M.  Well, there was a witch and she had a bag and in the bag was a spider that bit me knee and that's how I got a bad knee.  Then F met E and said, look at my bad knee! How did you do that? Well, there was a Wolf and the Wolf wants me for tea. I got some scissors and chopped his head off and that's how I got my bad knee.  When I got home I went back and said to my Mum can I have a plaster and she said yes.  By FS Year 2

Well, a dinosaur picked me up and an axe man chopped his leg off, and that's how I got my bad knee. By JS Year 2.

Well, a big Giant got me, and took me for his tea and so I punched him on the nose and he kicked me, and I fell and that's how I got my bad knee.  Then there was a big snake sitting in a tree, and he went around my body, so I tickled him and he laughed, and I fell, and that's how I got my bad knee. By AA Year 2

Well, I was going to the park when a snow fox got me.  By GF Year 1

Well I went home from the park when a Wolf got me. By KH Year 1

E was walking down the street and a gigantic, enormous slithery snake grabbed me with his tail and threw me down on the floor. I landed on my knee and that's how I got my bad knee. Then a big bad wolf almost took me home but luckily I had a snake so I put it in his mouth without him noticing. So he grabbed his hands around me and threw me down onto the ground, and that's how I got a bad knee.  So when I got home I told the truth, I fell of a fireman's pole. By ES Year 1

Well, a fox ate me.  By AH Year 1

J was walking home she had a bad head. On the way home she met her friend M.  Look at my bad knee, how did you do that? said M. Well a witch put me in a bag with spiders in there and a spider bit me.  That's how I got my bad head.  She was almost there and then she got home.  She told her mum the truth, that she fell on the slide. Her Mum said, lets put a bandage on your leg, then the bandage fell off.  By JJ Year 1

Well, a crocodile came to bite me. By CT Year 1. 

One day, Jafjaf hurt his thumb. He said ouch it hurts. He stopped at R. R said What happened? Well, a ninja threw a sword at me and R said Are you ok? Yes said JafJaf. JafJaf stopped at Y. Y said are you ok? well a wizard hurt me with his magic. By RF Year 2.

I saw a big shark. Then a snake in the water.  I can catch them.  By SA Year 1

On the way home C fell over and she went to tell her Mum but then she met her friend T.  Look at my bad knee said M.  How did you do that said T.  Well, said M, a bit Giant pushed me and fell over that's how I got my bad knee!.  Then M saw Mr Murphy. Look at my bad knee said M. How did you do that? Said Mr Murphy.  Well a big bad wold tried to eat me and a bird scared it, and that's how I got my bad knee.  Then M saw S.  Look at my bad knee. How did you do that? Well, said M, A big black snake with sharp sharp teeth came and bit me, and that's how I got my bad knee.  Oh my gosh! said S.   Then M saw F.  Look at my bad knee. How did you do that? Well, said F, E came and pushed me over, and that's how I got my bad knee.  Oh no said F. Then M went home and told her Mum the truth. I fell off the swing.  by MT Year 2

Well I was going back home when there was a Witch. That's how I got my bad Knee.  By FS Year 1

R had grazed her knee, so she set off to show her Dad. On the way home she met her teacher, Mr Murphy. "Look at my bad knee!" She said. "How did you do that?" asked Mr Murphy. "Well a gigantic green alligator with sharp teeth tried to gobble me up but I kicked its jaw and it bit my knee and that's how I got a bad knee. "Wow!" said Mr Murphy. R got home and told her dad. "what happened? asked Dad. Well, I was playing in the playground and I fell over". Said Ruby.  "Can I have a plaster Dad?" By RN Year 2

Ben10 was walking home when he got attacked. An alien got him. By TS Year 1.

Well, when I was sleeping I woke up and scratched my leg. That's how I hurt my leg. By RA Year 1

One day M was walking home and on the way she met S. Look at my bad elbow said M. Gosh said S, how did you do that. Well I was walking past some blue deep water and wrapped its green slimy tale around my legs and then I smacked it on the head and it hurt so much he dropped me and I tripped over a rrock and I crashed to the ground and that's how I got my bad elbow.  Gosh said S.  Next M met E and said, look at my bad elbow how did you do that? Well I was running in the woods and there was a giant snake.  I wasn't looking so went to sit down.  I put my arm down on the bench and a snake bit it.  M went home and told her mum the truth, that she fell off a Merry go Round. By MW Year 1

On the Way Home by Jill Murphy

This week all of KS1 (Anansi Base, The Bears and The Gruffalos) are writing similar stories.

We want all of our children to write a story like "On the Way Home" by Jill Murphy.

This is a fantastic story about a girl who walks home after hurting her knee, but she tells everyone the most fantastic tales on the way.  Today we spoke about our story, and started to plan it.

Please tell us what you think about our stories!

Insect writing

We have had some fantastic writing this week.  Here are some of the highlights!

A Creepy Spider by RW

All spiders have 8 legs, but did you know spiders can eat fish? 

Also, did you know not all spiders are friendly?

What they look like

Spiders look very furry, so they can scare different creatures.

The butterfly by SK

A butterfly looks like a caterpillar when it is a baby, it lives in the woods.

The tarantula by AH

The tarantula eats mice and frogs

The spider by CT

The spider is scared of people.

The tarantula by KH

Tarantulas lay eggs.

The spider by KS

Spiders have eight legs.

Things to be proud of

In Anansi Base we have been sharing what we are proud of this year so far.
  
We all had the chance to share, and we didn't have to if we didn't want to. 

Unfortunately  the microphone didn't record all of our work so here is a snippet of what we are proud of so far this year.

Creepy Crawly Spiders

Hello everyone.

Last week Mrs Critten and Mrs Wallis made some plasticine and pipe cleaner spiders that we would like to share with you.

  Which one looks the most like Anansi?

RWI Meeting

Hello

Can I remind parents about the parent reading workshop this Thursday in Burnaby Hall. The workshop starts at 3:30 and runs until 4:15. It will hopefully really help you to support your child's reading at home.

Many thanks, looking forward to seeing you.

Mr Wallis

Letter attached

MW's Story.

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share MW's story on our blogs.  I won't scan a picture in as I have marked it, and it's covered in red pen.  Unfortunately it doesn't have Anansi in but it is so good I have typed it out for you to read.

 The following story was written independently by MW (with spellings and punctuation changed)


One scary night there was a glamorous princess.  She lived in a tower that was grey.  One day, when she was sleeping a witch stole her.  The King searched and searched but deep inside the tower the witch raised the princess as her own.

The princess said, "Why can't I go outside?" and the witch said, "The outside world is a dangerous place, you must stay here where you are safe! Do you understand Flower?"

The princess said "Yes Mummy."

The next day the princess said to the witch "Today is a pretty big day, I'm just going to tell you it's my birthday!"

The witch said, "no no NO!  I distinctly remember your birthday was last year!"

...  To be continued!

Infant Researchers?

This week our class are going to be detectives, investigators and researchers!  Bannerdale library has loaned us lots of insect books, and we are going to look through them and find lots of facts out about our favourite mini beast.

What is your favourite mini beast? Why do you like it?  Where does it live?  What can it do?

A Spider in the woods

Hello everyone.  Here are the first pictures of our work from the Big Write last week.

 Here is MT's work.  I love this story, it's so interesting.  I wonder what a furious Princess would look like?

This is RF's.  He is trying his best to use finger spaces! RF even has some speech in his writing. What type of punctuation do you need if you are using speech?

And this is ES's work.  ES asked for more time to finish her work, and I'm so glad she did!  She is definitely going to use more full stops next time though!

Dear World,

I hope you will come to our school one day.

We have new school dinners and they are delicious and yummy.

We have lots of fun in Anansi Base.
Love the children of Anansi Base
(Typed by Mr Murphy)

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Big Write: A Spider in the Woods

Who remembers our Spider Description?  And who remembers our Description of the Spooky Woods?

Our Big Write this week is story about the Spider in the Woods!  What could it be doing? Who could it meet? What happens to it? 
Tomorrow we will be planning our story, and on Friday we will write it, and share it with the class and the blog.  Now, what's a good way to start a story?

Class Representatives

Congratulations to AK and ES who were elected as Anansi Class representatives on the Walkley School Council. 

9 children put themselves forward as a candidate and every child had a secret vote in our class.

Walkley Culture Week 2012

This week, children from all over KS1 will be moving into different classes to experience and celebrate the different cultures that make up Walkley Primary School.
Children from the Bear Class and the Gruffalo Class will be mixing with children from our class to experience Eastern Europe, Arabic and African culture.
If you are lucky enough to come into Anansi Class, you will be treated to a Swahili version of Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.

Head – kichwa 

Shoulders – mabega

Knees – Magoti

Toes – vidole

Eyes – Macho

Ears – Masikio

Mouth – kinywa

Nose - pua

Then you will try to make your own Kente repeating pattern.

Finally, you will have a go at the Ghanaian Dance, Azonto. 

I will put up the best work this week!  I wonder if anyone in Africa is looking at our blog, and wants to tell us what they think of our work.