Belle Vue Infant School

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

2012-01-23T14:13:00.000Z

Early Years wish you a Happy Chinese New Year as we have travelled to China! We have had lots of fun this week learning all about Chinese cultures and beliefs as we celebrate Chinese New Year. We have talked about the Chinese symbols of good luck - the colour red, tangerines and gold coins. We have created dragon dances and listened to Chinese music. We have practised our scissor skills, cutting

Fire! Fire! Fire!

2012-01-18T14:07:00.001Z

Year 1 had lots of fun hopping on board the fire engine which came to our school as part of our topic Fire! Fire! Fire! The fire fighters talked to us about keeping safe at home. We learnt the rhyme 'Get out. Stay out. Call 999' to help us remember what we need to do to stay safe if there is a fire.

Welcome to Africa!

2012-01-16T14:01:00.000Z

Welcome to Africa! This week we are learning all about Africa and the animals that live there. We travelled by boat from Italy. We went on a Safari and talked about the different animals and their patterns. We looked at non-fiction books to find out interesting information about the animals and then wrote our own fact sheet, practising writing the words ‘it’, ‘is’ and ‘has’ without an adult when

Olympic curling

2012-01-11T14:53:00.000Z

With the Olmpics not far away, we have been learning about the different sports that we will see. Year 2 were very lucky when Mr Munnings came in yesterday to teach us all about curling.

Bonjour! Early Years are in Europe!

2012-01-09T13:43:00.000Z

This week we have travelled to Europe - looking closely at France and Italy. We discussed the similarities and differences between our school and a school in France that Miss Harris visited. We decided we are very lucky at Belle Vue because we have computers and toys in our classrooms everyday. We looked at the special buildings in France and Italy and used 3D shapes to recreate them. We talked

Around the World in 30 Days!

2012-01-04T13:27:00.000Z

This half term Early Years are going on a journey around the world. We will be 'travelling' using different kinds of transport and exploring a variety of countries to learn about their cultures and beliefs. This week we are preparing for our journey, writing a list of what we need to pack and counting items into a suitcase. In our shared area, we can role-play being in an aeroplane and go to

Come to the circus!

2011-12-01T10:27:00.001Z

This half term as part of our Colours of the World topic, the children in Early Years had a circus filled day. We saw lots of brightly coloured dressed children in their circus outfits, ready to spend a day with trained skillsmen from Shooting Stars. We had lots of fun spinning plates, balancing a peacock feather on out finger and we even had a go on the tight-rope!

Intech

2011-11-10T15:27:00.000Z

On Tuesday, Year 2 went to Intech Science Centre and Planetarium. The first thing we did when we got there was visit the Planetarium where we got to take a closer look at the planets and stars around us. It was fascinating! We decided to explore forces, electricity and materials whilst we were there. Here are some of the experiments we took part in. It was so much fun!

Colours of the World!

2011-11-03T10:39:00.011Z

Early YearsThis half term our topic is 'Colours of the World.' During the topic we will be learning about colour, pattern and light and thinking about why these things are so important in celebrations all over the world.During the first week, we learnt about Diwali and Fireworks. We made diva lamps using salt dough.We also created firework pictures in the style of Jackson Pollock by splattering

Book week

2011-10-21T16:30:00.003+01:00

On Thursday Mrs. Balsom came in to read a story book with a difference. The children had to listen very carefully to follow the story because it was not in English but in German.The story was all about a little girl called Marie and her black cat. Every time the children saw a picture of Marie's cat, they said the German word Katze. Well done Whitebeam class - we are learning how to say words in

Weald and Downland Museum

2011-10-19T11:42:00.005+01:00

On Monday Year 1 visited the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum as part of our topic about materials and houses.We set off in two coaches and were very excited when we went through the new tunnel at Hindhead. When we arrived at the Weald and Downland Museum it was a beautiful, sunny autumn day.Some of us enjoyed a building blocks workshop where we looked at the materials used to make houses in

Mr. Waller's visit

2011-10-19T09:49:00.010+01:00

On Tuesday morning, Year 1 had a visit from Mr. Waller. He came in to talk to us about his job as a builder.Mr. Waller showed us the hard hat he wears on the building site to keep himself safe. He showed us the special boots with steel toe caps, just in case something falls on his feet. We loved the bright yellow high-visibility jacket he wears so that everyone on the building site can see him

In a dark dark cellar, some skeletons lived...

2011-09-29T09:12:00.005+01:00

This week in Early Years we have been learning about our bodies.We have read the story Funny Bones by Janet and Alan Ahlberg to inspire our work this week. We have used the lightbox to look at x-rays, and used white chalk and black paper to draw skeletons. We looked at our similarities and differences to sort ourselves into groups such as boys and girls, our hair colours and if we wore a jumper,

Fitness Fun!

2011-09-28T16:57:00.003+01:00

Year 2 had great fun with Tony and Ollie getting fit. Tony and Ollie are football coaches who popped in to give the Year 2 children a workout. The children played lots of games to develop their fitness, agility and team work. Olympic points were awarded to several children who displayed the Olympic values of friendship, respect, excellence, determination, inspiration, courage and equality.Go Year

Knock! Knock! Who's there?

2011-09-28T10:12:00.010+01:00

Year 1 had lots of fun building different types of shelters as part of their topic work this half term about houses and homes.We made shelters using different materials. We talked about which materials would make the best shelter. We had fun putting up a tent. It was big enough to fit 20 of us inside.We made a shelter using different types of plastic. We needed pegs and a goal post to help it

Welcome to Early Years!

2011-09-22T10:39:00.007+01:00

We have settled well into our classes in Early Years. The children have been enjoying lots of fun and exciting activities inside and outside the classroom, as they learn through play.This half term we are looking at ourselves in our 'Good to be Me' topic. We have painted self-portraits, looked at baby pictures of ourselves and talked about things we are good at. We have also helped our class

Healthy Living afternoon

2011-09-21T09:01:00.007+01:00

Year 1 children and their parents learned all about keeping healthy when visitors came to our school last Thursday afternoon.We tasted a rainbow of coloured fruit and vegetables including strawberries, peppers, mango, peas and grapes as part of our five a day. Shannon from Oak class tried all of these and thought they were "yummy". We had fun being active outside playing netball, hopscotch and

Welcome to Year 2!

2011-09-13T14:43:00.004+01:00

What a wonderful start to the year Year 2 have had. Everyone has settled in well and the children are already working very hard. Last week in Maths we were problem solving. We were told that numbers ending in 6 are even. We then had to find out whether this is always, sometimes or never true. Here are some of the ways we worked out our answers. What do you think the answer is?

A Special Visit from some Firefighters

2010-12-14T15:33:00.007Z

Today, Year 1 had a visit from 3 Firefighters, Nick, Dave and Paul. They taught us all about fire safety. We saw the special uniform they would wear to keep them safe. We also got to take a ride in their fire engine! We enjoyed the flashing lights and loud siren. Some of us even got to drive the vehicle. Finally, we had a go at using the hose to put out a fire.Now if we see a fire we will

Schools OPEN!

2010-12-05T22:20:00.002Z

Monday 6th December 2010Both Belle Vue and Newport Schools will be open as normal today.We are looking forward to sharing your poems and pictures from your snow days. Bring your work in to share with your class - the best examples will go on display!

Belle Vue and Newport Schools Closed Today

2010-12-02T06:21:00.005Z

Friday 3rd December 2010Unfortunately, due to continuing adverse weather, both Belle Vue School and Newport School will be closed today.A new date for the Newport Christmas Fayre will be posted here soon as will any further updates.Well done to the following children who have already submitted excellent poems through wizkid: Kyle, Kaitlyn, Shannon. Aimee, Arran, Christian, Ellie and Rhiann. Log

Newport and Belle Vue Schools OPEN

2010-11-30T06:10:00.004Z

Wednesday 1st December 2010Both Newport and Belle Vue Schools are OPEN as normal today.

Wildlife Area

2010-10-14T20:37:00.020+01:00