Blogs at Kings Road Primary School

Pupils in Class JF9 took part in a debate about whether ghosts were in fact real. We assembled in a local village hall (the classroom) and had experts from The Ghost Hunters, The Ghostbusters and Scientists. These experts came from far and wide, Ms Megan C travelled all the way from American and added some local dialect to her contributions.

The issue arose because local residents had spotted some unusual happenings at 32 Vine Street, a deserted, run-down house which was due for demolition. The Town Council representative (Mr Furness) wanted to know if the suspect ghosts would continue to play havoc on the local village after demolition began. He asked the scientists and the ghost experts for their views, which were well argued and thought through. Although everyone contributed to the debate, we didn't reach a conclusion. 

A particularly fierce property developer (Mrs Leslie) joined in the debate and offered her views, the debate, however, continues.....

NOTE: Watch out for further role play...

Mr Furness

A reading buddy system is being trialled at Kings Road Primary School between children in classes JF9 and KW5. We are encouraging a model whereby older children are mentors to younger children to see explore what gains pupils make from the experience. Today, 12 youngsters were involved in this weekly pilot and it was felt pupils benefited, not only through helping each other with the mechanics of reading, but also in understanding and enjoying reading. Whilst some children were heard read, others had stories read to them. At the end of the session, pupils in JF9 gave House Points to the younger children for their efforts in reading. This is also an experience for teachers to gain a greater understanding of working in a mixed age environment and different groups of children. Pupils in JF9 were delighted to give feedback on how well they felt the session had gone. I hope some of them will share their thoughts with you on this blog site.

Mr Furness