Friday 29 August 2014

An Exciting Year Ahead!

I hope you are all enjoying your last week of the summer holidays! I'm looking forward to seeing you all next week and hearing about what you have been up to. We have a fantastic year ahead of us!


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As we get closer to the start of the new school year, it is time to start thinking about getting ready. You might have already bought new school shoes or perhaps a new pencil case, but it's also time to think about what else you can do to be ready.


Have a think about these questions:

What are you looking forward to this year?

Is there anything you are worried about? What could you do to feel less worried?

What do you hope to achieve this year? How will you achieve it?

What might you need to improve on this year? Have you got a target you would like to meet? Perhaps learning all of your times tables, getting full marks in every spelling test, joining a new club or learning to swim a length of the pool?


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These are all great things to think about before coming back to school next week. Perhaps you could talk about these questions with an adult or older brother or sister. Could they help you to achieve your goals this year?

Thursday 14 August 2014

The Great Loom Band Debate!


Here it is... the podcast of our debate: 'Should Loom Bands be banned?'
Dan from Far Shoreline Productions came to interview us about Loom Bands and he put together this fantastic audio recording.

Click the picture below, or follow the link, to listen to the debate as a podcast. Can you hear yourself? What is your opinion- do you think Loom Bands should be banned?

When I was in Hong Kong this week I saw children there making Loom Band bracelets- it's a worldwide trend!


http://podcast.lgfl.org.uk/channels/media/1408013623st-anthonys--loom-bands.mp3 

Fun Summer Games!

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I hope you are all enjoying the holidays! Make sure you are getting outside with a grown up and doing lots of fun things in the fresh air!

When you are spending some time on the computer, you might like to try these cool new games. Click on the pictures to play the games. Remember to check with an adult before you play any other games on the internet.


ROLLERCOASTER RUSH
An exciting theme park game!

http://www.primarygames.com/arcade/action/rollercoasterrush
Source: primarygames

TATE MODERN STREET ART
Create some fantastic street art with this great game from the Tate Modern. Remember that the Tate Modern Gallery is free to visit!

http://kids.tate.org.uk/games/street-art/
Source: Tate Modern

LAUNCHBALL
This is my favourite new game! You can play the 30 levels of this game from the Science Museum, or even create new levels of your own. It's lots of fun and quite tricky! Enjoy! The Science Museum is free to visit too- it's a great day out.

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/launchpad/launchball/
Source: Science Museum