Great Coates Primary

'Success and happiness for all’ - proud to be part of the Harbour Learning Trust. Our values #DANCE are prominent in all we do!

[Great Coates Primary @PrimaryGreat]

Here's a snapshot of our fabulous school! @HarbourLearning #DANCE

[GreatCoatesducklings @GCADucklings]

As a bonfire treat, the children made chocolate apples! The children compared the chocolate before and after we melted it and the decided how they wanted to decorate it. @PrimaryGreat

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The children are enjoying learning about bonfire night this week. They have been expressing their creativity by creating fireworks using different medias. @PrimaryGreat

[GreatCoatesducklings @GCADucklings]

The children have been busy this week making a Diwali lamp out of salt dough, we used our fine motor skills to mould the dough before leaving it to dry. We then decorated it with bright colours and glitter!
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[GreatCoatesducklings @GCADucklings]

To finish our week celebrating Diwali, The children have experienced having some beautiful Henna designs created on their hands, some of the children even decided to have a go at painting themselves. @PrimaryGreat

[GCPYear1 @GcpYear1]

Today we talked about Speak out. Stay safe in our KS1 assembly @NSPCCLearning @GCPYEAR2 @PrimaryGreat

[GreatCoatesducklings @GCADucklings]

As part of our Diwali celebrations, the children practiced mark making in our Rangoli sand.
They showed great control creating straight lines, spirals and some beautiful stars. @PrimaryGreat

[GreatCoatesducklings @GCADucklings]

The children enjoyed creating flags today for Grimsby's 'town of culture' bid. We spoke about different things that we can find in Grimsby, We searched for photos for inspiration before making our individual masterpieces.
We then made a collage to display our work.
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[GCPY2 @GCPYEAR2]

Today we’ve been using Rekenreks to add by making 10 @PrimaryGreat #gcpmaths

[GCPYear1 @GcpYear1]

This afternoon in #gcpscience, we looked for signs of Autumn. @PrimaryGreat

[GCPY2 @GCPYEAR2]

We’ve been researching in our English lesson this morning ready to write fact files this week @PrimaryGreat #gcpenglish #gcpcomputing

[GreatCoatesducklings @GCADucklings]

The children went on an autumn scavenger hunt!
We found lots of different items including pine cones, sycamore seeds and different colour leaves. Back in the classroom, the children had to use their fine motor skills to match these to our clipboards using pegs. @PrimaryGreat

[GreatCoatesducklings @GCADucklings]

Today, we have been exploring colour using the leaves we found on our scavenger hunt. We think our Autumn pictures look beautiful! @PrimaryGreat

[GCPYear1 @GcpYear1]

This week in #gcphistory, we compared the toys we play with with our grandparents toys. @PrimaryGreat

[GCPYear1 @GcpYear1]

In #gcpscience this week, we talked about the seasons and observed an oak tree. We noticed some leaves had started to change colour and fall to the ground. However, the temperature was still very warm. @PrimaryGreat

[GreatCoatesducklings @GCADucklings]

The children enjoyed celebrating 'Hello Yellow' day today. They took part in a variety of different yellow themed activities. We spoke about the colour yellow and the children told us "Yellow makes them feel happy!" @PrimaryGreat

[GreatCoatesducklings @GCADucklings]

Last week, The children created a beautiful picture of their homes.
This week, We have started a garden for our houses.
We planted some seeds and predicted what we thought was going to happen. What do you think will happen?
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[GreatCoatesducklings @GCADucklings]

To finish our week learning about families, the children created a beautiful family photo frame. We discussed all the different colours and patterns we used to decorate our frames. We think they did a fantastic job!
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[GCPY2 @GCPYEAR2]

In Art we have been using sketching pencils to create different types of lines, we even had a go at a continuous line drawing @PrimaryGreat #gcpArt #delightandjoy

[GreatCoatesducklings @GCADucklings]

This morning, we had a visit from our local police officers. They explained to the children what they do each day to help us and keep us safe. We then popped to see the police car. They showed us the blue lights and sirens, they were very loud! @PrimaryGreat

[GCPY2 @GCPYEAR2]

We’ve started a new book in our English lessons this week @PrimaryGreat #gcpEnglish