Mossley C.E Primary SchoolEarly Years Foundation Stage Mrs Arnold & Mrs Swift: News items
European Day of Languages, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 10th Oct 2024 @ 8:43am
European Day of Languages
On Thursday 26th September, we celebrated France during European Day of Languages.
The celebrations began with an assembly discussing what European Day of Languages is and why we celebrate it. The children were taught some conversational elements and how to ask for a selection of pastries ahead of our patisserie sale at break time.
During break time, children had the opportunity to speak French in our ‘French Café’ where they bought croissants, pain au chocolat and brioche. The café was very busy and children could be heard confidently trying out their French skills, including bonjour and merci.
Here are some activities that the children took part in:
Reception
In reception, the children responded to their name in the register with Bonjour! They learnt what the French flag looks like and chose to paint or colour their own. The children looked at some French landmarks and then used construction toys to build or draw their own version.
Year 1
In Year One, the children learnt the name of some animals in French (cat, dog, goat, bull and donkey). They started to learn to sing Old Macdonald in French and put actions to the animal names to help them remember.
Year 2
Year 2 researched French artist, Henry Matisse and used oil pastels to brightly colour abstract shapes, which the children then arranged the shapes to create their own artwork. They created interesting shapes and images and some people even had a story to match their artwork!
Year 3
Year three read a story in French about a rabbit who was scared of the dark and watched a video on French culture/ family life. They also explored the fabulous cave art that has been discovered in the Chauvet Cave in France and discussed what these markings may tell us about life back during the Stone Age in France. They then created their own examples of Palaeolithic Stone Age cave art using charcoal.
Year 4
Year 4 learnt about France and then created a fact file about France on the computers. They also listened to "The Gingerbread Man" in French and discussed the similarities and differences to our version of the fairy tale.
Year 5
Year 5 children learnt about Bastille Day ahead of our French revolution History topic later in the year. They also learned about Georges Seurat, who was a French pointillism artist. The children then created their own pointillism art based on the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. Both of which were built in celebration of Bastille Day.
Year 6
Year 6 learnt about the life of French artist - Claude Monet. They looked at numerous examples of his art and then created their own based on The Water Lily Pond.
We were so pleased that French day was a real success. Children and staff entered into the spirit of the day and lots of children told us how much they had enjoyed themselves. We hope it has really ignited their enthusiasm for learning a language and that French in our school will go from strength to strength.
World Book Day, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 12th Mar 2024 @ 2:23pm
Worship focusing on Influential Figures, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 21st Oct 2022 @ 3:39pm
In worship today we have celebrated all of the children's amazing learning about Black History Month, focusing on key influential figures and their impact on the wider world.
Harvest, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 18th Oct 2022 @ 2:48pm
The donations for Harvest were amazing and will be gratefully received at the foodstore.
We really enjoyed group worship at Holy Trinity Church to celebrate our Harvest.
Inter house Cross Country Event, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 17th Oct 2022 @ 2:06pm
The children took part in their first inter house competition of the year. So many children joined in and demonstrated great togetherness and team spirit. We are so proud of them all!
The individual winners are photographed below. This puts House Of Water in the lead!! Congratulations!
House Captains, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 7th Oct 2022 @ 10:01am
Congratulations to our newly appointed house captains who are all hoping to lead their house to victory!
European Day of Languages, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 23rd Sep 2022 @ 10:16am
We celebrated European Day of Languages with in school. All of the children dressed to impress! We learnt about different cultures and enjoyed a themed lunch.
Wellbeing and Worship Ambassadors, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 14th Sep 2022 @ 11:29am
We are very excited to have had our Wellbeing and Worship Ambassadors chosen for this year.
They had their first meeting yesterday with Mrs Utteridge and Mrs Schofield and drew up their Charter which is:
To spread happiness and peace throughout the school.
To promote our Christian values.
To always treat others as you would want to be treated yourself.
To follow God’s word.
To promote and put in place the “Five Ways to wellbeing”-Connect, Take Notice, Give, Keep Learning, Be Active.
To welcome new children and staff into our school
Town Sports Champions, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 7th Jul 2022 @ 11:11am
Our athletes were incredible at the reent whole town sports competition. They blew us out of the water and were winners of the girls events, boys events and whole overall competition. We are so proud in how they performed in such a huge competition but we are also so proud of the way they conducted themselves.
Queens Jubilee Celebration, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 27th May 2022 @ 12:45pm
We have enjoyed a fabulous week celebrating our Queen's Platinum Jubilee. See our pictures for a snipet of what we have been up to, including our afternoon tea, street party lunch, crafts, fair and dressing up in different decades.
Creative Builders Workshop, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 6th May 2022 @ 12:48pm
Children in Reception, Year 1 & 2 have had an amazing time in their creative builders workshop. They have learnt all about the Queen's Jubilee; famous London landmarks; the origin of Lego and it's history. They have developed their team work and problem solving skills
Comic Relief, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 18th Mar 2022 @ 12:19pm
We have had a great day raising funds for comic relief, we all wore something red or patterned, had a fabulous cake sale and held a head and spoon race.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiZAr2Hr8k8
World Book Day, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 3rd Mar 2022 @ 10:55am
Everyone came dressed as a word, we learnt so many new words!
Jingle Bell Jog raises , by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 7th Feb 2022 @ 2:50pm
Following on from our Jingle Bell Jog in December the money has been counted and we have received our certificate of thanks for raising a whopping £3743.75. The children had so much fun taking part and we are over whelmed by the generosity of thier sponsors.
Children In Need, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 19th Nov 2021 @ 10:25am
What a fantastic effort for Children In Need! A phenomenal amount of cakes have been received for our cake sale, thank you all.
Show Racism the Red Card, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 22nd Oct 2021 @ 11:32am
Harvest, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 21st Oct 2021 @ 10:51am
We had a great response to our Harvest, thank you so much for all of the donations. All donations are sent to the Storehouse foodbank.
National Smile Day, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 1st Oct 2021 @ 12:24pm
On National Smile Day we all wore something that makes us smile. I am sure you will agree, they all put smiles on our faces!
Modern Foreign Languages Day, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 24th Sep 2021 @ 10:18am
We had a great day celebrating Modern Foreign Languages Day. The children dresssed to impressed, spoke several languages and ate lots of local treats.
Police Inspectors, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 12th May 2021 @ 9:30am
Do NOT panic! We have had a major incident and Humpty Dumpty is sadly no more. The crime scene is being inspected, the wanted posters are being created and our Reception detectives are on the case.
After lots of hard work our Reception detectives cracked the case and the suspect was remanded in custody, much to their delight!
Many thanks to the Police for everything that they do and their support on this project!
Reception celebrate Diwali, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 20th Nov 2020 @ 1:45pm
Reception had great fun learning about and celebrating Diwali.
Reception love a trip to the Library, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 30th Jan 2020 @ 11:10am
The children all went on the bus (paying their fee to the bus driver and receiving their return ticket) to the library. They looked at the way the library works, got to read books and enjoyed a drink and a biscuit.
Chinese New Year celebrations, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 23rd Jan 2020 @ 11:50am
Our Reception class really enjoyed an amazing chinese banquet very kindly supplied by GO East.
Celebrate Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday, by Mrs Knibbs
Date: 6th Mar 2019 @ 11:23am
The children spent time celebrating Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. Oh what fun they had!
Reception singing beautifully in French!, by Mrs Webb
Date: 1st Mar 2019 @ 11:40am
Reception classes have been learning French since Christmas and are already able to sing their welcome song without Madame Webb’s help! Super participation and enthusiasm from all pupils! Bravo!