Miss P STATHERS | Christopher Pickering Primary School

KS1 Deep, Dark Wood Wow Day

2nd May 2017Miss P STATHERS

Our new topic is ‘What would you find in the deep, dark wood?’

To introduce the topic the children came to school dressed as a character you might find in a wood. Do you recognise which story these characters are from?

The children explored traditional tales set in a wood. This involved learning the signifiers and acting out the story.

We then went on a nature hunt to see what we could find in a wood. The children collected natural materials to take back to their classrooms.

The children then use their materials to create a nature collage.

After our collage we went for a picnic on our new enchanted wood. We had a wonderful time!

Key Stage 1 Polar Explorer Exhibition

31st March 2017Miss P STATHERS

This term Key Stage 1 have been investigating the question; What is a Polar Explorer? First we investigated where Antarctica is and what it is like there. We looked at what Polar Explorers might do and what they might find in Antarctica.

Once we understood about what Antarctica is like today, we looked at what Antarctica was like in the past. We also learnt about Hull’s Antarctic heroes; WIlliam Colbeck and Alfred Cheetham.

To showcase our work we decided to put on our own exhibition. Our exhibition including a series of collections.

Our first collection was named ‘Antarctica’ and featured art work, poems and postcards from all of Key Stage 1.

Collection 2 focussed on Captain Scott and was created by Miss Stockton’s class.

Collection 3 was created by Year 1 and included a series of letters and sketches of William Colbeck.

Collection 4 was created by Miss Stathers’ class and featured a range of fact files, diary entries and sketches of Alfred Cheetham.

The children in Key Stage 1 were the official tour guides for our exhibition. They taught the rest of the school all about Antarctica and the different explorers from the past.

After school we opened our exhibition to the parents. They had a wonderful time celebrating the work we had done this term!

Inernet Safety in Year 2!

By Miss P STATHERS9th February 2017

For Internet safety day Year 2 have been helping Smartie the Penguin be safe on the internet. Smartie’s message is ‘Before you tap and click, stop and think … And tell someone!’ Look at the super posters they have designed!

Animals in Antarctica

By Miss P STATHERS9th February 2017

Year 2 have been learning what animals live in Antarctica. They went on investigation to research the animals that live in Antarctica. Then they found out facts about each animal and put it into a non- chronological report!

What is a Polar Explorer?

By Miss P STATHERS9th February 2017

As part of our topic, What is a Polar Explorer? Year 2 plotted William Colbeck’s journey to Antarctica. They labelled the continents and oceans of the world as they went!

Dance in Year 1

By Miss P STATHERS8th February 2017

In PE this week Year 1 have been learning to dance!

Division Problem Solving in Antarctica!

5th February 2017Miss P STATHERS

Miss Stathers’ Maths class have been putting their sharing skills to good use. They needed to help the polar explorers work out how to share equipment equally in Antarctica!

Challenge Hull Week 5: Paper Dreams

By Miss P STATHERS5th February 2017

Our challenge this week was to make something creative out of a piece of paper.

KS1 made snowflakes for their Antarctica environment.

Year 5/6 got a little more creative with their designs!

Challenge Hull Week 4 : Recycled Rhythm

By Miss P STATHERS5th February 2017

Leighton in Year 3 worked really hard at home to create his own musical instrument out of recycled items for this week’s challenge! Well done Leighton!

Challenge Hull Week 3 : Create an inspiring message

By Miss P STATHERS5th February 2017

This week’s challenge was to write an inspiring message for someone else to see. Year 2 wrote inspiring messages for their parents to read at home time!