Boothferry Primary School
Following on from learning about the Great Fire of London last week, we have been thinking about adjectives and which words we could use to describe the fire. The Bakery in Pudding Lane was recreated in our classroom for our writing master class, allowing the children to consider what they might smell, see, hear and
'On Wednesday the 7th October, 3P and 3W went to the Library to learn more about Scavengers and Settlers. The first activity was we had to go upstairs and we learned about stones called fossils. The next activity was we had to draw a picture to go with a caption. The last activity was the
On Tuesday 6th October our school took part in a fantastic football tournament hosted by Goole AFC. Children from Year 5 and Year 4 played five games and won three of them! They did particularly well as other teams were mostly made up of pupils from Year 6! Following the tournament lots of children and
On Thursday 1st October (EYFS and KS1) and Friday 2nd October (KS2), Boothferry Primary School celebrated Harvest with a variety of poems, songs and hymns. Over 400 parents attended the celebrations and thoroughly enjoyed seeing their children perform to such a high standard. We were overwhelmed with everybody's kind donations of food; our school entrance
In Year 1 this week we have been learning about the Great Fire of London. We have extended our knowledge of timelines by sequencing the key events from the fire. “The fire was in 1666.” Angel “The houses were made of wood.” Keiran “The fire spread quickly because of the big wind.” Ethan “They went
For our writing masterclass Year 2 enjoyed being a part of George's Marvellous Medicine, our class book for the half term. The children enjoyed making different medicines, watching potions fizz and bubble and watch smoke creep across the classroom. This lead to some wonderful 2A descriptions about George's Lab.
The key stage 2 Harvest Festival was a great success. It was a lovely opportunity to share the children's hard work with their families and with each other. Every class had spent time considering what harvest is and why we celebrate. We heard a great selection of work, from harvest raps to mystery vegetables!
Reception, Years 1 and 2 proudly presented their Harvest Assembly to parents on Thursday 1st October. The children sang songs, read poems and told parents about different harvest festivals around the world. A great time was had by all and we would like to extend our thanks to parents for all the fantastic food donations.
Year 6 visited Goole Academy for a Science Workshop on Wednesday 29th September. They got the opportunity to use Bunsen burners to investigate what colour flames glow when different chemical solutions are burned. We also learned about chromatography and fingerprints when investigating 'Who shot Mr. Burns?'
On September 29th Kirsty from the NSPCC came to our school to talk to children about Childline. We met Buddy, who is in the shape of a speech bubble as we are allowed to talk to Childline about anything. We learnt a great way to remember the number using our fingers. It's 0800 1111. We
