Bitterne Manor Primary School

Thursday, 5 February 2015

Fishbourne Roman Palace

Year 4 had a great time at Fishbourne today looking at how our (wealthy) Roman/Celtic ancestors lived.

We looked around the impressive mosaics and hypocaust heating before taking part in a Roman school lesson.

The mosaic floors

Grrr

We then got to see how the poor slaves of the palace were treated in our afternoon workshop!

Thanks to all the adults who helped out.

Spinning wool

Slaves working in the kitchen!

Learning about the history of the palace.

Aurelia's mosaic

Roman school lesson

The prince and princess with their...staff

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Do You Want To Build A Snowman...?

A little snow and a little excitement today as a consequence. Luckily, not enough snow to make us close and not quite enough to make a snowman either at break time. Please keep an eye on the weather forecasts and our website in case the weather does get worse. Take care on your journeys to and from school and make sure that children are wearing plenty of warm clothes.

Sainsbury's Active Kids is Back!

It's that time of year again when Sainsbury's Active Kids vouchers can be collected for schools. The more vouchers we receive, the more resources and equipment we'll be able to get. Over the years, parents have collected tens of thousands of vouchers which we've converted into all sorts of useful things for the children - play equipment, goals, cooking and even gardening tools. Please remember to ask for your vouchers at the till.

Monday, 2 February 2015

Husselbee's Hot Shots at it again!

Year 2 have been working hard again in their maths to investigate which is the most efficient method for a take away sum? They tried bead strings, hundred squares, jottings and number lines to solve each problem. We found out that the most efficient method was the hundred square! We are going to use them this week in our maths learning! Well done Year 2!

Maths Progression Documents

A big thank you to all of the parents who came to our Maths book look and helpful hints. We hope you enjoyed looking at your children's work and joining in the activties on offer.

To download the progression documents, go to:

www.bitternemanor.co.uk

Click on 'About Us', followed by 'Curriculum' then 'Maths'.

If you scroll to the bottom of the page, all of the documents are there, along with a glossary/dictionary of Maths vocabulary.

Our next steps in Maths will be to review the number and times tables logs, along with revamping the Home Learning Projects to ensure Maths coverage.

Many thanks again for all your support.

Maths Book Look and helpful hints!

Come along after school from 3.30- 4.30 today (Monday 2nd Feb) for Maths Book look and helpful hints. Make your way to the hall and music room and join in with the activities on offer. Have fun!