Book Sale!

Finally!  The children were able to put all their new skills into practice.

Today saw the children's book sales and both Mrs Freeman and myself were very proud of all the effort that they put into designing and running their book shops.

The children showed that they were very knowledgeable about the books that they were selling and were tested by many parents!

The children really showed off their customer service and were praised for their friendliness and politeness!

And... of course there was my favourite emporium! 

DITCHFIELD'S !!!

Maths week!

What a busy week!

On Monday we completed our Maths trails.  The children loved putting their maths into action, solving real problems outside of the classroom.

On Tuesday, year 3 and 4 were visited by Nicky from Waterstones and she helped us to design our book shops.  The children learnt a lot about how to present books, how to entice people in to buy their stock and all about customer service.

Year 5 Maths through books

Today, we looked at the book 'How many Jelly Beans'? The children looked at estimating, counting, averages, mass and length, and putting jelly beans into criteria. We had so much fun - parents enjoyed it too!

Monday Maths Trails

On Monday, the whole school were out and about around the grounds, looking for Maths in our environment. Every class tried out a trail, and are now designing their own.

Here are some highlights from Year 5 and 6 - we hope the trails will be available for classes to try out by the end of the week!

Year 5/6 are inspired by Johnny!

On Monday morning, Year 5 and 6 joined St Denys Primary School at Chamberlyne Secondary School to hear an inspiring lecture by TV personality and mathematician extraordinaire Johnny Ball.

He demonstrated everything from Fibonacci to Newton's Law, and showed us just how Maths affects our everyday lives.

Look out for more photos and information in this weeks Daily Echo!

Johnny shows us the rule of Fibonacci.

 Miss Blightman was a little star struck and had to get a photo!

Maths Week 2014 kicks off!

Maths Week 2014 has kicked off in style with a Teachers vs Children Maths competition!
2 brave Year 6's took on Mr Adams and Mrs Ditchfield in a head to head.The children won ... THIS TIME!

We also launched a competition for each year group:
KS1: Design a logo or character to represent Maths at our school.
KS2: Design a slogan or 'strapline' to show what Maths means to us at Bitterne Manor.

All children have got competition entry forms, there will be prizes awarded! Entries to Miss Blightman by Friday 11th July please!

Everyone is really looking forward to the week, a quick reminder about what is happening:

MONDAY  -Maths Trails, Year 5/6 visit to Johnny Ball

TUESDAY - Shops- each class will become a different shop and learn about marketing, advertising, stall design and costing. You can see the results of this at our Maths Sale on Thursday at 3pm - come and buy fruit and veg, ice cream, books (both new and pre-loved!), soft toys and day out packs. Many thanks to Waterstones, Sainsburys and International Foods for helping with this!

WEDNESDAY - Maths Trails/class based topic maths

THURSDAY - Maths through books. Parents invited to drop in between 9 and 12 to work alongside the class and see Maths going on! Please then visit our sale at 3pm.

FRIDAY - INSET day

We hope you all have a brilliant week- enjoy and HAVE FUN!!!

Sports Day Winners 2014!

Congratulations to Superstars - this years Sports Day team winners!