Guest Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 hi i need some help, i have to choose a new name for my new class, it has to be an animal, there are so many to choose, cant have some of the names already chosen for obvious reasons, can i have some suggetions, want something interesting. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Why not let the children choose the name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 What are the existing names, Clare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Is there a theme to the other classrooms? Farm animals, zoo animals???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wolfie Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 (edited) Do you have any knowledge of the "characteristics" of your class as a group yet? Do they remind you of any particular animal?!?! Edited July 13, 2007 by Wolfie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Ooooh Wolfie how very tempting.......! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 i cant let the children choose as the school need to know before i get my class. im also starting this school september coming from another school, so will not have chance to meet them. it follows no theme other than any aniaml, classes they have had this year are bears, ducklings, lions, otters, bees, dophins, badgers, penguins, i think thats it. i thought of a few and my mum suggested meerkats i quite like this its orginal. what do think any other sugetions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running Bunny Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Our Nursery was called Woodland Lodge and we had Dormice, Moles, Red Squirrels and Squirrels. Moles merged with Squirrels and we became Chipmunks - not stritly evolutionary, but we liked it as it was different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Owlets or is that birds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 My current nursery have pandas, parrots, monkeys and lions. Can you have an endangered animal and then adopt one for the class to cover during the year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I Like your idea Rea, apologies for being a spoilsport but why do the 'powers that be' want to call a group of children after an animal????? This has always bewildered me, likewise I don't particularly like the term 'kid or kids' ( baby goats). Whats wrong with R1, R2 etc ( ie Reception 1) I know its not your choice so trying to be helpful, if I had to I would choose owls, or owlets, for no other reason than Owl Babies is one of my favourite childrens stories. Peggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 .................or maybe even a fictional animal name ????? something with humour. Peggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 .................. a fictional animal name that defies all synthetic phonics Peggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 .................. a fictional animal name that defies all synthetic phonics Peggy Klares Klass! Possibly with the addition of a green grocer's apostrophe just to really hit all my punctuational pedant's buttons... Maz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 What about 'Gruffaloes' Peggy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 What about 'Gruffaloes' Peggy? hmmm, as long as the children don't 'grump' all the time. ( now I'm worried I've got the wrong story, I always mix Gruffalo up with another similar story which title is evading me at the moment) or should it be Gruffoli, what is the plural for Gruffalo ? Peggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 I wasn't sure about the plural either! I just hope none of the children resemble the Gruffalo in appearance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Being an addict of Meercat Manor I have to go with your mum They live as a large supportive extended family group with a matriarch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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