Category Archives: Lower Juniors

Lower Junior Maths Links

Here are the different links the Lower Juniors will be using to study measures in Maths next week.  Feel free to have a go at home! http://www.ictgames.com/weight.html http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/127/reading_scales__capacity_word_problems http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/measures/index.htm  

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Team Cooper Dragon Writer of the Week

This week, in our Big Write lesson, we watched a short film called ‘The Lighthouse’ we had to think about how the man in the lighthouse would feel and Team Cooper told the story of the light going off, from … Continue reading

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Art in the Style of Pete Gilbert

Two weeks ago, an artist from the New Forest came to talk to us about his art work, including the techniques he uses. We were even lucky enough to see a live demonstration. Look at the wonderful examples of Team … Continue reading

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Forces

This term, the Lower Juniors are finding out all about forces. If you have a question you would like to find out about, please post it below and we will get investigating and researching!

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Team Hazel’s Gardening Adventure

Yesterday, Team Hazel took a visit to our school garden. Whilst we were outside, we cleared some overgrown flower beds, moved some fresh compost and discovered some interesting minibeasts! In the picture, can you see what Oakleigh has found? What … Continue reading

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An ‘Egg’stremely Big Disaster!

On Friday, after break, the Lower Juniors settled down to what they thought would be a normal English lesson… Suddenly, they looked out of the window to find smashed eggs and hay scattered all over the floor outside. They had … Continue reading

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Eco Inspiration

What a start to the Lower Juniors! You all made your teachers very proud at Minstead and I hope you enjoyed the experience. Has our residential trip to Minstead  inspired you or your family to make a change at home … Continue reading

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Our Fragile Earth

This week, the Lower Juniors have been writing their own Earth poems, encouraging people to join in and help protect our planet! On Friday, Team Hazel started publishing their poetry. Jamie and Grace wrote poems about the Sun, using figurative … Continue reading

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Team Cooper’s Dragon Writers of the Week

This week, for our exciting Big Write, we had the opportunity to write all about our fantastic school trip. The children worked so hard and all achieved PB’s (personal bests) for their use of adverbs and complex sentences. I was … Continue reading

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Lower Junior Active Planet Homework Task

Your task is to research and find out some interesting facts or case studies about a natural disaster of your choice (e.g flooding, earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes). What fascinating facts did you find out? Post below. Happy hunting Lower Juniors.

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