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Greenfields Primary School & Nursery

Greenfields Primary School and Nursery stands proud as an oasis in the community where every child has the right to succeed and feel proud of their individual achievements.

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  • Friday 4 October 2024 Safety First in Grasshoppers Grasshoppers have been developing their gross motor skills and learning to push themselves on a scooter. They did a great job at practicing riding safely by always wearing a helmet.
  • Friday 4 October 2024 Year Three Practice their Football Skills This week in PE Year Three have been practising their football skills. They worked with their partners displaying super teamwork skills to coach each other to perfect passing with their dominant foot. Look out future national football teams and premier league! Year Three are coming for you!
  • Friday 4 October 2024 T T Rockstars Head to Head
  • Friday 4 October 2024 Super Scientists This week, Year Three have been experimenting with variables in science. The children used magnets and different objects and materials to test the strength of a magnetic field. They varied the experiment to see if the use of more magnetic objects creates a larger magnetic field or to see if the magnetic field was purely based on the type of magnet used.
  • Friday 4 October 2024 Plant-tastic Year Two! This term, Year Two children have been learning all about plants. At the start of the term, they planted seeds and have been watering them daily, eagerly watching them grow. Along the way, they’ve explored the different parts of plants and learned about the plant life cycle. They also took a walk around the school, discovering the various plants that grow there. Year Two's love for nature is blooming, and their plant-growing project has been a great success!
  • Friday 4 October 2024 Mr Wiggle and Mr Waggle in Ladybirds The children have had a very busy week in Ladybirds. They have been exploring lots of natural resources inside and outside, creating and mixing in the witch's kitchen with conkers, pine cones and crunchy leaves. They have been printing with vegetables and leaves and looking at the marks they leave behind on the paper. The children were introduced to Mr Wiggle and Mr Waggle, and they are enjoyed learning the story and the actions.
  • Friday 4 October 2024 Year Four Looking at Bones In Year Four the children really enjoyed learning about the human body in science. They have been learning about bones and what happens when a bone is broken. They learnt about the importance of immobilisation to aid recovery. Here the class are having a go at immobilising each other's fingers!
  • Friday 4 October 2024 The Greenfield Sport Headlines On Monday the Year Three and Four football team took part in the DRET Football Tournament where they achieved second place. Mr Hawthorn and Mr Thorne were very proud of everyone for working well as a team.
  • Friday 4 October 2024 Newsletter 4th October 2024 The thumbnail has been assigned to the news item, and for convenience also added to the body here:
  • Friday 27 September 2024 The Sports Section The Year Five/Six boys football team played in their first tournament of the season. The team played really well, winning 2 games and losing 2 games. Great teamwork!
  • Friday 27 September 2024 Real or Fake? Ask Year One! Year One have been exploring the truth behind myths. They tried to separate facts and fiction from the story of Romulus and Remus. The children also acted out their favourite part of the story and explained whether they thought it was a truth or lie.
  • Friday 27 September 2024 Year Six - Dissolving Solids This week in Science, Year Six have been investigating what happens when you add solids to liquids. They have discovered that some solids are soluble and dissolve making solutions, whilst others are insoluble, and either, sink, float or create a suspension.
  • Friday 27 September 2024 Grasshoppers Explore Forest School Grasshoppers had the exciting opportunity to explore forest school this week! They looked at different plants and trees and had a search for mini beasts.
  • Friday 27 September 2024 Year Two have Artistic Flair This term, Year Two pupils have been learning about the famous artist David Hockney. They’ve had so much fun exploring his colorful and creative artwork. They have talked about how he uses bright, bold colors in his paintings, and the children even got the chance to mix their own colors like real artists. They have also been learning to imitate Hockney’s style by creating their own unique pieces inspired by his work.
  • Friday 27 September 2024 Year Five Transport Nutrients This week Year Five have explored the role of diffusion in helping to transport nutrients around the body. They especially enjoyed witnessing this diffusion with some sweet treats and a rainbow of colours.
  • Friday 27 September 2024 The Arrival of Autumn at Greenfields It was just joyful watching the children in Year Six play with the leaves this afternoon. Autumn is here and hopefully the rain heals left us for a while.
  • Friday 27 September 2024 Ladybirds Read the Hungary Caterpillar
  • Friday 27 September 2024 Reception Making Bread Reception learnt how to make bread this week as they prepared for the story of the Little Red Hen.
  • Friday 27 September 2024 Year Four Rock Stars Year Four children have been working incredibly hard on their times tables in class. They have also been going home and improving their recall speed by playing on Times Tables Rock Stars in their evenings. Mrs Black and Miss Mitchell are so impressed by how many children have already improved their recall speed and have already secured a place on the Panthers 'Hall of Fame'. Here are our 'Hall of Fame' superstars! Mrs Black and Miss Mitchell are looking forward to adding more faces next week!
  • Friday 27 September 2024 Inclusive and Supporting Environment
  • Friday 27 September 2024 Newsletter 27th September 2024 The thumbnail has been assigned to the news item, and for convenience also added to the body here:
  • Friday 20 September 2024 Year Three - Learn about Sculpture This week Year Three have been learning all about sculptor Barbara Hepworth. They loved find out facts about the artists and looking at her beautiful art. The class learned that she uses nature as her inspiration in her often curved creations and usually leaves a hole in them for people to be able to nature through her pieces. The class learned that she was friends with many other artists such as Mondrian and Kandinsky due to the time she spent in Paris in her 20s. Year Three are looking forward to creating some of their own Hepworth inspired masterpieces in the coming weeks.
  • Friday 20 September 2024 Tasty Treats for Powerful Panthers
  • Friday 20 September 2024 Year Two - Research into Guy Fawkes
  • Friday 20 September 2024 Reception's First P.E. Lesson Reception loved their first ever PE lesson, exploring different ways they could move and practicing their listening and attention skills as they followed instructions. We can't wait to see how their skills develop over the rest of this term.
  • Friday 20 September 2024 Nursery - Learning to Cook Grasshoppers have been working on their culinary skills. They have been practicing cracking eggs and making dinner. Grasshoppers may have a few future chefs in their midst's.
  • Friday 20 September 2024 Nursery - Motor Skills in Nursery In Nursery this week, we have practiced our listening with some stories and songs. We have challenged ourselves physically with learning how to use scissors , exploring different creative activities and even had time for our very first PE lesson in the hall!
  • Friday 20 September 2024 Year One are Prepared for the Weather! Year One have been looking at the changes in Weather for each season. They have had great fun checking what clothing they can wear in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. The models did a fantastic job!
  • Friday 20 September 2024 Year Five - Heart Functions This week in Year Five we have been learning about the way in which the heart pumps blood around the body. We have created models of the heart and begun to look at the internal aspects of the left and right atriums and ventricles.
  • Friday 20 September 2024 Year 6 - Mountain Troll in the News....
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