This week....

This week we have been busy rehearing our Christmas Nativity. Everyone has enjoyed singing the Christmas songs…you are certainly in for a treat!

I trust everyone has received their requested tickets for the performances? If not pop into nursery a.s.a.p. We would not want anyone to miss seeing their child’s debut.

With regards to children who do not normally attend nursery on the ‘Nativity’ sessions; if you could collect your child immediately after the play has finished from the nursery entrance we would be most grateful. All children on these days should be at nursery no later than 8.45 am

Finally, can we say a big’ thank you’ to all our families who managed join us for Advent mass on Friday. Please come again next week we would love to see you there. Also, there is tea and toast afterwards!!

Year 5 homework to be handed in on Thursday December 5th

Reading

The children have completed their Star Reader test and I am conferencing them one to one on their next targets this Friday. As always those children who have put in the extra mile have done really well. Reading is a gift please continue to create space for the children to read at home every day. Thank you.

Maths

Final mental maths for the moment. Please complete the table of mental maths sums- think carefully about the strategies you are using!

Now complete IXL B4 the commutative law!

Science - Purple Mash

We went through our replies to Sir Isaac Newton and discovered there was a big difference in the quality of response. I would ask that all the children work hard to make sure their homework is well thought out and carefully completed. Sir Isaac replied but most children did not notice- if I have reset your please reply to him again!

I have also set you a describing forces challenge- use the descriptors on the left to help you remember to use the vocabulary we have used in our science lessons: Push pull, forces, energy, weight, friction , sliding friction, rolling friction fluid friction, air resistance and water resistance. We will be printing out the best work for display!!!

Concert practice

Homework to be handed in Wednesday 4th December

Thank you so much for all the hard work and effort you put in to your ‘Save the Manchester Ridge-Back’ Dragon poster- they are truly wonderful and we cant’ wait to put them up on display in the classroom!

READING- Continue to read lots of at home- I am so pleased with the progress the children are making, we need to keep this up!

There are lots of great conversations about books between the children, it would be great if we could put up some reviews to share the books we would recommend to one another. This week, if you finish a book that you have enjoyed, then please complete a book review on Purple Mash- it should be under the ‘2do’ section so it will be easy to find.

SPELLING- This week I have decided, as the spellings are quite tricky and we are struggling with a couple of them, we should have another week to perfect them, but this time can you put the words in to a short paragraph that makes sense- maybe it could be a short story or a news report of a dragon sighting or even a humorous story? It would be great to read some of these out in class …

Probably Woman Therefore Important Recent Various

MATHS - On Purple Mash please complete the Maths to do activities on ‘Fact Families’ and’ Match Related Facts’

Year 6 Home Learning Wednesday 27th November

Please find your homework for this coming week.

Spelling - common exception words

Maths - calculate these multiplication calculations in your homework book. Think about the most efficient way to calculate. What strategy will you use? Show all of your working in your maths book.

RE - this week, we were visited by Mrs Lynam who talked to us about Amnesty International. She has asked us to design a Christmas Card to send to some people who are in need and are being supported by Amnesty International. Complete your to do on Purple Mash.

Why not design your own picture on 2paint a picture and then import it onto your card?

Year 6 Blog - 'It Is not the strongest of the species that survives but the most adaptable to change.' Charles Darwin

Learning really is so much fun in Year 6 at the moment…everything has a purpose and the children are completing every task with determination and pride. They want to do the best that they can do!

This week in class we have continued our Tudor Topic, ready for our trip to Samlesbury Hall next Thursday. The children have been looking at the highs and lows of Catherine of Aragon’s life and graphing it. It is a powerful task, the children really see the impact of her marriage to Henry. We have been using photo manipulation software on the iPads to turn ourselves into Tudor kings and queens. The children looked at the detail in the images and then used the iPad pens to transfer that detail onto the iPads. Why not pop into class and come and have a look at all of our artwork?

The children have really enjoyed the biography unit that we have been completing in class and this week we have completed Outcome 2 - a biography all about Charles Darwin. The children have kept their homework books in class this week so that they can use the facts that they researched within their biography. I think they may need to write an autobiography! Science has continued to explore Darwin’s theories of evolution, fitting in beautifully with our biography unit. This week we have explored vocabulary linked to the topic to get a real handle on it.

In the run up to Christmas, it is so important for the children and ourselves to think beyond what we have and what we want. We have thought about all the times that we have said, “That is not fair!” this week. Mrs Webster segregated the children randomly using lollisticks in class. One group went on the computers and had lots of fun, whilst the other group had to sit their in silence. Whilst this of course, “Is not fair!” it illustrated beautifully the issue that lots of people in the world are segregated, vulnerable or oppressed through no fault of their own. It really made the children think deeply about our world. Next week, the children will be having a visit from Amnesty International to talk to them about their work. Definitely a time to stop and think.

Learning Awards - another great week of learning in Year 6…for everyone. The sense of determination and focus is spine-tingling good!

Our focused learner this week is Baxter. A really focused and consistent half term! Baxter has been focused and consistent in every single lesson and he is really determined to do his best. This focus is resulting in some beautifully presented work. Baxter asks questions in class to really take his learning forward. Your sense of pride this half term has been fantastic and we are so very proud of you too!

Our reflective learner this week is Evie C. Again, another really positive and consistent half term! Because of this, the standard of Evie’s work is fantastic - I love marking her work! Evie is making conscious decisions about her work, she knows that the effort that she puts in will only improve her work. Well done Evie - what a great half term you are having.

Have a really lovely weekend together. We have been learning a Tudor dance ready for the trip and hope to perform it in the grand hall.

Mrs Gregan and Mrs Webster.

Home Learning 22.11.19

ENGLISH

Year 1’s home learning this week is to design their own super vegetable/fruit!

The Superhero must have a name and I would love the children to label their superhero with adjectives.

Please do not feel the need to create this superhero in real life, but of course if the children would like to, that would be SUPER!

IXL - Maths (children to complete as much as they are able to.)

C.19 - C.23.

Geography

Please could the children bring the name of their road and house number, written down. On Tuesday, we will be learning all about where we live.

'You are precious in my eyes' Isaiah 43:4

What a lovely week we have had in Year 3! I must start by saying how proud we were of all the children for their wonderful performance on Tuesday. The children spoke out so confidently and loudly and their acting skills were very impressive, especially as they had so many lines to learn. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed sharing it with you all. What an important message it had too- remembering that we are all different and unique because God made us that way therefore we should all accept and value one another differences, and as Jessica said beautifully on the day as her character Eli ‘and I don’t make mistakes’.

We have had a great week of learning this week, continuing to look at non-chronological reports and the features we need to include once we start our very own next week. In Maths we have been focusing on the commutative law and the whole-part model representation, which the children have grasped excellently. In RE we have looked at The Visitation and focused on the Hail Mary, its meaning and even writing our own version of the prayer. Today we had a visit from Father Peter in preparation of India’s baptism that we will be attending next Wednesday. This is such a special time for India and her family and we feel honoured as a class to be get to be there and be a part of it.

This week Jack, Harriet and Saul delivered a wonderful liturgy in the chapel on how we must help one another- it was so beautiful to see the children praying with such reverence.

It was lovely to see so many of you at our curriculum evening last night and sharing all about how we develop mastery and resilience in Maths during school. There was such a buzz around the school, it was lovely to see!

The awards this week go to …

Thank you Holly for being such a reflective Lizzie Ladybird working so hard to improve your handwriting, spelling and presentation. ,

Stephanie you have been such a Bobby Bee! Showing great enthusiasm and going above and beyond in your learning, doing extra work at home and fully immersing yourself in your learning.

Important Information…

Our Key stage 2 Christmas performance is on Tuesday 17th December at 2pm and again at 6.30pm. The songs they sing are beautiful

Our Advent masses begin next Friday morning - at 8.00am in school. Please come and join us - it is always such a lovely time.

' I opened two gifts this morning - they were my eyes!'

It was lovely seeing so many of you at our curriculum evening which was all about maths! I enjoyed sharing our strategies and teaching children some multiplication and division concepts! There is a real buzz around maths in our class. At the moment, we are revising all of our strategies for addition and thinking about the place value of the numbers to help us. This week, we have looked at number bonds, number patterns and families and also bridging.

We have been noticing the good deeds of others this week and had a lovely worship on Monday all about seeking the Kingdom of God. We have a class gratitude box and children have filled it with things they have been thankful for this week. On Thursday, we were very proud of Adam, Lorna-Jane and Finian who delivered a lovely worship about how Jesus cares for us, reading the story of the Lost Sheep….so it has been a real celebration of thanks to God this week. In our RE lessons, we have been thinking about what trust means to us and times when it is a challenge to trust in God.

Science understanding has sky rocketed this week as children learned all about evaporation, condensation and the water cycle. They have written another explanation text all about this. Some of their vocabulary has been amazing. We are collecting vocabulary from our reading books that we like on the class windows!

Let’s Celebrate!

This week, the learning certificates went to Victor, who has settled in so nicely and tries so hard that he got a Sadie Spider certificate! A Kiki Chameleon certificate went to Lorna-Jane who always puts a lot of thought into all she does - she likes to wonder and use her creativity.

Yoga stars this week, were Harry and Sophie and our Swimming stars were Kaya and Adam. Well done everyone!

Notices:

• Our pantomime is on Friday next week. Children will have lunch at school as normal and should be back at school for 3.30.

• Flute concert for parents: Come and see how your children are getting along! They will be performing a Christmas concert in the hall on Monday 9th December at 2.45pm. You are most welcome!

• Our Key stage 2 Christmas performance is on Tuesday 17th December at 2pm and again at 6.30pm. The songs they sing are beautiful

• Our Advent masses begin next Friday morning - at 8.00am in school. Please come and join us - it is always such a lovely time.

Year 2 Home Learning - 22.11.19

Maths

Spelling

Set 6 from the spelling pack - some come they this there that

The ‘igh’ sound spelt ‘y’ - sky cry fly reply terrify multiply

English IXL

A.1 A.2

B.1 B.2 B.3 B.4

C.1 C.2 C.3

E.1 E.2 E.3

K.1 K.2 K.3

O.1 O.2 O.3 O.4 O.9 O.10 O.11 O.12

Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q.4 Q.5 Q.6

Maths IXL

A.1 A.2 A.3 A.4 A.5 A.6 A.7 A.8 A.9 A.10 A.11 A.20 A.21 A.22 A.24 A.25 A.26 A.27

B.1 B.2 B.3 B.4

D.1 D.2 D.3 D.4 D.5 D.6 D.7 D.8 D.9 D.10 D.11 D.12

Don’t forget regular reading and Nativity parts.

Thank you,

Miss Woodend

"One kind word can change someone's entire day."

To start the week, the children were so excited to have their first time of the big stage! We began our Nativity practise by saying our speaking parts in the hall, using our loud, strong voices. I think we are in for a real treat this year! Throughout the week, we have also met with our Nursery friends for singing practise, which again, has sounded absolutely wonderful. The children are singing with such enthusiasm! Inside the classroom we have been kept very busy. We received a letter from the police regarding the big, bad, wolf. Thankfully, they have managed to capture him, however, when they have spent time talking to him, it is clear that he is still not sorry for what he did to the three little pigs. After having received this letter, the children decided that they would get busy to work and have made brilliant invitations for the wolf. We are hoping he might visit us so that we can help teach him how to be kind to others. 

Certificates

Co-operative Louis for… thinking carefully and helping those around you Louis. We have really noticed an improvement in your self control. This is fantastic to see, particularly during your learning and when playing with your friends. Well done Louis, we are so proud of you.

Focused Lorenzo for … concentrating so carefully this week! We have been very impressed with how carefully you have been listening during our class discussions. Miss Neves and I have really noticed your effort towards being focused and could not be more proud of you! Well done Lorenzo.

Phonics

This week we have learnt the sounds:

qu, x, ng and nk . Please practise saying, hearing, reading and writing these sounds. Next week we will focus on the high frequency word, ‘to’. How many times can you find this word in your favourite story book?

Maths

We have focused our vocabulary and have been exploring weight. We have been using balancing scales to compare the weight of objects. Our new maths vocabulary is: heavy, heavier, heaviest, light, lighter, lightest, same as, equal.

RE

We have been exploring our gifts from God. And how we can use our gifts to help others, particularly when somebody is feeling upset. We listened to the story of a little boy who was feeling rather grumpy. Reception thought of many wonderful ways they could cheer him up and help him to feel special.

Nativity parts

Thank you for spending time at home practising your Nativity parts, please continue to do so as next week Nativity practise will rev up as we prepare for our performances the following week.

We hope that you all have a wonderful weekend together as a family.

Miss Bassett, Miss Neves and Mrs Malley

Pyjama Day and Advent Alms giving

Last Friday the children came to nursery dressed in their pyjamas and donated £1 for Brian House Hospice. I am sure you will agree this is a worthy cause. We are hoping to continue to build this fundraising total as part of our Advent Alms giving as we donate all Foundation and KS1 Nativity ticket sales along with the collection at the back of church during KS2 Reflection.

We are hopeful that we will reach that magic £1,000 with your help!

Year 4 homework to be handed in on Thursday 28th November

Flute

Practise ‘Rocking around the Christmas Tree’ (not literally since it is only November!!!)

Also practise ‘Abie’s Blues,’ and ‘Winter Wonterland.’

Maths

Double maths this week - please complete the double sided number bonds sheet and keep practising your number bonds to 10 20 and 100 at every opportunity.

Also please learn your three times tables for next week - you could use the’Help section’ on our page to follow the process as we used for the 2,s 5,s and 10,s. You could also play the class Bingo game we learned at curriculum evening - and in class!Don’t forget to use facts you already know - so for example, if you know 5 x 3 = 15 then you know you just need to add 3 to this to get 6 x 3. Also if you know 3 x 5 you automatically know 5 x 3.

Here are some other fun games to practise your tables:

Spellings

This weeks spellings are:

pleasure, measure, treasure, leisure, picture, creature,

believe, imagine, material, laugh, special and decide.

Can you write an amusing paragraph, using these words?