Porchester Junior School Website: November 2009

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November 2009

November 30, 2009: Well done Jessica!

A massive well done to Jessica U for winning the U11's Sportswoman of the year at the Annual Gedling Sports Awards last week. Pictures and...

Categories: Class 1 , Competitions

November 30, 2009: Christmas is Here again...

It's almost that time of year again. December 1st sees the start of the Advent Calendar on the website. Every day, from December 1st until...

Categories: Announcements , Online Advent

November 27, 2009: Saving the World

We've been designing posters to remind people about being eco-friendly. Here are three examples; Download Ecoposter1 Download Ecoposter2 Download Ecoposter3 We hope you like them!

Categories: Class 6

November 27, 2009: Eco Maths Investigations

As the final day of our eco week, class 6 maths group have been trying to answer the question "Is the temperature rising over the...

Categories: Class 6

November 26, 2009: Writing Instructions

Class 1 have been using Comic Life for the first time to give a series of instructions. We chose baking bread - and used the...

Categories: Class 1

November 26, 2009: Worms!

Lower school have been learning all about the wonderful job that worms do to help with recycling. We had fun finding out what items they...

Categories: Class 5 , Class 6 , Class 7

November 26, 2009: Independent Research

Well done to everyone in class six who has been working hard on their research about animals. Some of them have been working in their...

Categories: Class 6

November 25, 2009: Images from Art

Enjoy the images of the artwork that classes 5 and 6 have been creating; Class 6 had a great time using the visualiser to take...

Categories: Class 5 , Class 6

November 24, 2009: Issues with Posting Articles

We are suffering from technical issues at the moment that are preventing staff from creating articles for the website. We are trying to work out...

Categories: Announcements

November 23, 2009: Animal Research Pages

Looking for information about birds, or other animals in your neighbourhood for your research task? Try these sites; RSPB Birds | Grey Squirrels | Foxes...

Categories: Class 6

November 23, 2009: Eco Week

It's Ecoweek at school, so why not visit some of these websites that will help you become a better eco citizen. Eco Games - from...

Categories: Events

November 22, 2009: How Charitable Are You?

Did you settle down on Friday night to watch a host of celebrities providing you with an evening of great, FREE entertainment for Children In...

Categories: Events

November 20, 2009: Storytime!

Class 4 are at it again with their Thinking Skills! This time we used the 5 Pictures below to create a short story. Download Storytime...

Categories: Class 4

November 20, 2009: Class 6 Coordinates Homework

For your homework this week you need to be thinking more about co-ordinates. Download Coordinates (this activity came from primaryresources.co.uk) Using the first sheet, can...

Categories: Class 6

November 19, 2009: Anti-Bullying Posters

As mentioned in this post, this week is Anti-Bullying week. You can make your own posters to make people aware of bullying if you visit...

Categories: Events

November 19, 2009: Persuasive Writing - Skateboard Ramp

Here are some examples of Class 1 work. Download Ramp letter by Mathilda Download Skateboard ramp by Sophie Edit from Mr Widdowson - Mathilda and...

Categories: Class 1

November 19, 2009: The Best!

Class 4 have done another of Mike Fleetham's thinking skills games today called "The Best". Have a look at the game by downloading the link...

Categories: Audio , Class 4 , Creativity

November 18, 2009: What is Litter?

In class 6 we have had a discussion about what litter actually is. Can you describe what litter is? Where do you see lots of...

Categories: Class 6

November 18, 2009: Well Done!

You have all worked very hard on your Persuasive Writing Plan. I am looking forward to your completed letters. I will speak to Mr widdowson...

Categories: Class 1

November 17, 2009: Are Fish in Danger?

In our literacy lessons, we have been watching a video about fish being caught in the oceans, and how it means in the future there...