Year 3
We are very much looking forward to performing our Easter play next week. The children did a super, confident rehearsal this afternoon. Thank you kindly for providing the costumes.
Thank you, toom for continuing to support your children with reading, times tables and spellings at home. We are seeing some brilliant results at the moment, and all of this practice really supports the children’s learning and confidence.
In Maths, we have started a new unit on mass. The children can explain what mass is and that it is measured in grams and kilograms. They have been learning to read scales, convert between units, and add and subtract amounts. I have to say, their understanding of what intervals scales are counting up in has been particularly impressive.
In English, we used our recall of the text map about Harby to complete plans for a character description about Hargl (Hartgirl). The children came up with some lovely adjectives, adverbs and similes along the way.
In Geography, we learnt about sketch maps and created our own, including a key. At the end, the children checked that they had included all the key features: a key, simple bird’s-eye drawings, a ‘north’ arrow, and the note ‘not to scale’.
In PSHE, Miss Spinks had the children thinking about being active, discussing the benefits of physical activity and some of the challenges people can face when trying to stay active.
In PE, Mrs Crook helped the children improve their goal-scoring and teamwork skills in football.
In Science, the children were quizzed on the features of a flowering plant and the role each part plays in helping a plant to stay healthy and reproduce.
Please also look out for white A5 envelopes in school bags. The children worked hard to produce something special for Mothering Sunday, and we hope you will enjoy their efforts.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Murphy and the Year 3 team
Year 4
Hello all, another week done, another week closer to the Easter break. We have been busy little bees working hard and enjoying the good weather when playing outside, especially as we have been able to be on the field. Just a reminder about spare shoes please. This saves the school corridor and classroom getting covered in mud. It is certainly getting sunnier, but the wind is still chilly, so please make sure your child has a coat appropriate for the weather.
In our learning this week:
Maths – We have continued with short column addition and started looking at short column subtraction, and an assessment with Mrs Murry.
English – This week we have planned, step by step, our invention text. The reading comprehension was about weird and wacky inventions.
Science – This week the children looked at what would harm their teeth.
Computing – The children continued using words to create a poster about an animal.
PHSE – This week the children were looking at making healthy choices based around sleep. Your child will have brought home a sleep diary. This is optional to fill in but might be good for them to see how healthy their sleep hygiene is.
Other activities – 😉
Homework;- Reading, spellings, maths targets, TTR.
Have a lovely weekend. Please don't tire the children out too much, as they will need all their energy for our play next week.
Mrs Chittock and the year 4 team
Year 5
Another week has flown by.
In Maths this week, we have continued practicing finding fractions of amounts. It has been wonderful to see the children use their times table knowledge. See, I wasn't lying when I said we use them all the time! We also recapped multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 using our slider white boards.
In English, we read about another mythical creature, the snallygaster, before planning and writing a text about an ammut. An ammut is key in Ancient Egyptian beliefs regarding the underworld - and it's quite an interesting looking beast too! I haven't had a chance to read them in their finished state yet, but I'm sure they'll be amazing!
In History this week, we learnt about the pyramids. We learnt about why the Egyptians built them, how they built them and why they stopped. The Ancient Egyptians only built pyramids for about 500 of their 7,500-year civilisation. For most children, homework this week is a vocabulary 'dozen'. Please encourage your child to be practising the word and definition before the check on Monday morning.
On Wednesday, we cooked our bolognese recipes! The children worked brilliantly together. They listened to their team members, took turns, and supported each other when something was tricky There weren't any arguments about who did what or which ingredients to include. They were all happy to taste their creation - several children went back for seconds! The classroom does have a rather pungent, Italian aroma now though! A big thank you to Mrs Marsh, Mrs Nichols and Mrs Grosvenor, who between them did all the hoovering and tidying up. Not to parody Baby from Dirty Dancing, but I was busy carrying a microwave.
In Computing, we continued tinkering and developing our Scratch games. Some of us have began to design enemy characters and a few of us have created scoring items for our playable character to correct. In Science, we looked at how different types of non-flowering plants reproduced. Never have potatoes been so fascinating to 9 and 10 year olds! We also learnt about the reproductive parts of flowering plants before having a go at finding them in a daffodil.
Thank you to those families who have returned swimming and bikeability forms already. Some of the skills listed on the bikeability form are hard - children might benefit from some practice at the weekend before July!
Thank you for the cereal boxes – keep them coming! We will make our Tutankhamun style death masks in the last week of this half-term.
Have a super weekend,
Miss Rutter, Mrs Grosvenor and Mrs Marsh
Year 6
It has been another busy and productive week in Year 6.
In maths, we have continued developing our understanding of ratios and proportions. The children have been applying these concepts to a range of problems and thinking carefully about how quantities compare and scale.
In English, we have begun our new unit on Shakespeare’s Macbeth. We will be exploring key scenes using modern English translations, allowing the children to focus closely on understanding the text and learning how to support their responses with evidence from what they read.
In history, we explored how the Wars of the Roses led to the rise of the Tudor dynasty. This will form the starting point for our upcoming history learning, helping the children understand how the Tudor period began and why it was such a significant time in English history.
In PSHE, as part of our Healthy Relationships unit, we discussed the qualities that are important in friendships and reflected on what makes relationships positive, respectful and supportive.
In RE, the children learnt about Moses and why he is such an important figure for Jewish people. We also explored what was achieved during the Exodus from Egypt, considering why this event remains significant within the Jewish faith.
In science, the children have been learning about the functions of the heart. They watched a fascinating dissection of a pig’s heart with Mrs Offley, which helped them understand how the heart works to pump blood around the body.
We have noticed quite a lot of yawning in the classroom recently, particularly at the start of the day. Getting enough sleep is extremely important at this stage, as the curriculum is demanding and learning happens at pace. When children are visibly tired, it becomes much harder for them to engage fully with the learning. Your support in helping them get a good night’s sleep makes a real difference.
Home learning this week is a maths problem-solving task. A small number of children have not yet completed last week’s grammar task, so we are giving them until Monday to finish this.
Finally, we are extremely proud of our girls’ football team. Once again, they are champions, winning with style and grace (quite literally) and representing the school brilliantly.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.
Nuala Gilmore
