Year 3
There has been lots of lovely learning in Year 3 this week!
In maths, the children have really impressed us with their ability to find fractions of quantities, from unit fractions (e.g. one third of 12) to non-unit fractions (e.g. two thirds of 12).
They have begun writing sentences persuading the reader to buy or visit a location and identifying the features of persuasive texts in English, as well as whole class reading and comprehension about a luxury hotel and focusing on the homophones there, their and they’re.
Our new topic in science is forces, so we began by finding out that force is needed to create motion, and that it can be a push or a pull.
In DT, they practised running stitch, learnt about God as King in RE, continued creating digital book trailers in computing and distinguished between ‘j’ai’ (I have) and ‘je’ (I am) in French.
We rounded off the week learning about King James I, who built his first palace in Newmarket between 1606 and 1610, and the reasons why he was taken with this area (for entertainment and sporting pursuits). So much so, that he had to be petitioned by his government to returned to London! Have a great weekend from the Year 3 team.
Year 4
‘What a week we’ve had in Year 4! We all thoroughly enjoyed our time at the Jarman Centre building friendships and learning lots of new skills. It was fantastic to build our independence by staying a night away from home and taking responsibility for washing and cleaning up. We will not forget the memories made whilst learning archery, joining in with parachute games and roasting marshmallows around the campfire (without forgetting the song Bungalo!).
We’ve also come back to school incredibly well in spite of our tiredness and completed some lovely work including a personal tale in English, decimal work in Maths and exploring our Titanic topic question.
I hope everyone has a great rest this weekend and is able to reflect on all the ways you’ve learnt and grown.
Quick practical note from me too: 1) Maths Homework is due on Monday. This should be in your child’s bag. 2) There will be a spelling test as usual next Tuesday. Spelling test sheets should also have been given out.
P.S. Someone has lost a night light. It has fibre optic strands on top and glows like a lava lamp. Please get in touch if your child has taken it home by accident.
Year 5
This week in Maths, we have been adding fractions. Most of adding fractions involves multiplying! The children have been brilliant at this – all their hard work in previous weeks has paid off.
In English, we have begun looking at Oliver Twist. We have investigated an extract from chapter 2. If you are familiar with the story, it’s the part where Oliver has to ask for more gruel! Today, children have investigated what Victorian workhouses were like by looking at photos and diagrams from the time.
On Tuesday, we hosted a game-showcase where we invited other classes to play the games Y5 had made on Scratch. The classes and adults who came to play the games were very impressed. Some of the games were very tricky. Mr Coldwell spent quite a long time trying to crack one of the games. I’m pleased to say that after about 15 minutes, he completed it!
The children might be tired later on – they did lots and lots of swimming this morning! The deep end group were working on their back stroke and the shallow end group were working on their front crawl using flotation devices. Last week, a member of the public contacted the school to say how polite and well-behaved Y5 were at the pool. They said they knew the children were from Moulton before she even saw the badges on their jumpers!!
Joanne Rutter
Year 6
It's been a busy week in Year 6.
-In maths, we have been busy revising the concepts of angles, shapes, fractions, decimals and percentages. The children worked hard!
-We have had a 'grammar rich' week and are revising some of the more challenging concepts.
-In history, we looked at whether Mary really deserved her name of 'Bloody Mary'.
-In art, the children have been designing a Victorian-style vase.
-PSHE, we have been thinking about the difference between teasing and bullying and how the former can lead to the latter.
-In RE, we have been exploring how the word 'unit' was conveyed in the Bible and is shown in how we live our lives.
Have a great weekend!
Nuala Gilmore
When are SATs 2024?
The KS2 SATs dates fall as usual in the second week in May, so SATs in 2024 will be administered from 13th to 16th May 2024.
- Monday 13th May 2024: Spelling, punctuation, and grammar (Grammar/Punctuation Test) – 45 minutes
- Monday 13th May 2024: Spelling, punctuation, and grammar (Spelling Test) – 20 minutes
- Tuesday 14th May 2024: Reading Paper (English) – 60 minutes
- Wednesday 15th May 2024: Maths Paper 1 (Arithmetic) – 30 minutes
- Wednesday 15th May 2024: Maths Paper 2 (Reasoning) – 40 minutes
- Thursday 16th May 2024: Maths Paper 3 (Reasoning) – 40 minutes
Homework this week is for children to complete as much as they can and indeed want to (if using more time) of some shape, space and measure questions.
