Year 4 blog: " Church is not something you go to, its a family you belong to."

What a lovely week we have had in year 4! This week we have been reflecting, during our worship, on God’s language of love. Each day we have thought of different ways we can show love for others, such as giving kind gifts and saying encouraging words. We have a whole class of such loving children - they love to be kind and supportive to each other!

We also went to church this week. Since Covid, many of us have stayed away from church to be safe. On Wednesday, we wanted to re-introduce children to church and we prepared a question and answer session for Father Peter! He explained to them why people go to mass and the three main parts - saying sorry, listing to God’s Word and receiving Jesus in Holy Communion. Then children had some time to explore and learn about parts of their church. They listened intently to Father and also improvised with lots more questions! Father Peter loved having them and looks forward to seeing them at church. They will have so much knowledge the next time they go!

Other highlights this week involve creating our own design for our Computer coding program we will make next week, ranking the characters in order of kindness in Charlotte’s Web and getting to grips with ordering, comparing and rounding numbers in Place Value maths. History was exciting - children looked at a source of evidence - a wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, to see if they could interpret what they saw to find out about Ancient Egyptian life. Super little historians! Children have been set some exciting work on Pyramids for homework and have learned the meaning of these words: interpret, evidence, source, tomb, artefact, irrigation, reservoir, provide and crops. Why not ask them what they mean and see if they can remember.

Let’s Celebrate!

This week, Evan has received a Bobby Bee certificate for always engaging with every subject and putting his absolute all into lessons. Evan, you are an absolute star. Owen received a Kiki Chameleon certificate for giving everything his best go and putting so much effort, care and thought into all his work. However, both brothers could have had either certificate - you both try so incredibly hard and your enthusiasm is endless. Thank-you!

Music stars this week were: Lily-Mae, Ruby-Lilly and Connor-Sean.

PE stars this week were:

Notices

• Please could children bring in a pair of wellies in a plastic bag, to keep in school. Please put their names in. We can then use our outside area more during the inclement weather.

• Please do not forget that all children need art shirts to keep in their tray as in past years. This can be an old t-shirt or shirt - anything to ensure uniform is kept clean!

RHE

This week in our Kidsafe session, we have thought about Bullying - what is it and how can we stop it. Please read the following letter:

Year 3 Home Learning 12.11.21

Spellings:

 This week’s strategy is Drawing around the word to show the shape.

Draw around the words making a clear distinction in size where there are ascenders and descenders. Children need to look carefully at the shape of the word and the letters in each box. Then try to write the word making sure that you get the same shape.  

This weeks spelling rule: Adding ‘im’ to root words beginning with m or p to make their opposites:

1. polite

2. impolite

3. mobile

4. immobile

5. mature

6. immature

7. impatient

8. impossible

I will be interested to find out how you found this strategy!

Maths IXL:

Please complete A.12 ‘counting forward’ and A.13 ‘counting patterns’

History:

This week you decide on which homework you want to complete, choosing one (or more if you are really a Bobby Bee) of the following ideas from below. We would love to see what you have done, whether this is through a photograph sent by email, in your books or if you have carried your work out on a piece of paper (we could even display this). We can’t wait to see what you choose to do …

Year 3 blog 12.11.21 - '95% of what a child learns is through direct experience'

Wow what a week we have had in Year 3! We started the week in the woods, where we learnt so much about the Stone Age way of life, learning through play and experience, giving the children a broader approach to their History topic. We were all so impressed with the way they all worked together to build their shelters, communicating, planning and reflecting on how they can make their shelters strong enough. Just a few of our favourite pictures below …

Year 3 Learning this week …

We really don’t think we could have fit any more learning in to one week… the children have been so engaged and focused, that we have been able to fill our timetable of exciting learning! In History this week, we have been finishing off our History topic before we move on to our Geography topic of the Arctic. This week the children have studied evidence that was found at an Iron Age settlement in Danebury in Hampshire and have been detectives on a mission to find out and report who and why 52 bodies were found at an Iron Age Fort, Maiden Castle. The children worked in groups to study evidence carefully placed around the room, where they had to fill in a report and come up with their own theories…

In Maths this week we have been using representatives and models to make 1, 10 and 100 less or more than a three digit number. In English we have started looking at Non-fiction texts in preparation for our non-chronological report writing. The children have analysed texts, looking at their purpose, audience, language and structure. Year 3 are loving their music lessons with our music specialist Mrs Mallinson, last half term they were learning about how to hold a pulse and beat, take a look at the videos below to get a sneaky peak of what they have been learning in class …

Let’s Celebrate!

A reflective and focused learner Jacob :

You are such a beautifully behaved member of our class Jacob. Alongside this you are also so incredibly focused, and we are loving hearing you wonderful ideas more during our discussions. Keep focusing carefully and reflecting on your learning… you are going to continue to go from strength to strength. Well done Jacob!

A determined learner Ola :

A huge well done for always showing such determination and focus during your learning. You have been determined to master cursive handwriting, showing  such care towards the presentation of your work, your cursive handwriting in now beautiful!  Well done Ola, we are so proud of you!

Notices…

• WELLIES… we are trying to use our outdoor space more, which means that some playtimes we might be using the field. Could children please bring in a pair of wellies that they can keep in school? Could all wellies be clearly labelled with their names and in a plastic bag that is also labelled with their name, that they can hang on their pegs.

• You may remember that a month or so ago, we placed a letter on the blog explaining all about our HRSE curriculum in school and stated that Year 3 will be starting the Kidsafe HRSE programme after the Christmas holidays. However, due to having such a great impact on the children in Year 5 who started it this term, we have decided as a school that each class will deliver the sessions in Autumn 2. Year 3 will be starting this next week, so please take time to read the information in the attached letter if you haven’t done so already, many thanks.

Such a busy week!

Phew, this week has been really busy! We are all so tired!

We started the week by finding out why all the nursery ladies were wearing poppies. We watched a beautiful and evocative animation that sees war as experienced by animals in a WWI battlefield. We all found it very moving. This inspired us to look closely at the poppy flower and to paint our own version. The children created the most beautiful poppy pictures. Look out for them in your child’s book bag! If you would like to watch the video click here.

We have started to explore the number three. We watched the number 3 Numberblocks and then investigated our number 3 sack. Click here to watch Numberblocks. See if you can find three objects at home….Can you tell something that is the same about your objects? Can you tell something different about your objects?

Everyone has been practicing our m, a, s, d and t sounds. We have explored our sound bags and founds lots of resources in nursery starting with the corresponding sounds. Have you watched Geraldine the Giraffe yet?

Click here for m

Click here for a

Click here for s

Click here for d

Click here for t

Why don’t you see if you can find objects at home beginning with these sounds. Have fun!

On Thursday we had a BIG mixing colour day….it was FABULOUS! We his the paint under huge blobs of shaving foam then we started the magic mixing. First we mixed with our finger, then two fingers three fingers and then our whole hand!!! We found out that by mixing two or more colours together that we could make a new colour!!

Also on Thursday we made an orchestra. We got all the instruments out and played and sang. It’s the Albert Hall for us next!!

Worship

This week we are thanking God for his wonderful gift of animal life!

Together we made a list of how many animals we could name. The children real impressed the nurseries because they named 85 different animals, with only the minimum support from the nursery ladies!  How blessed are we to live in a world so full of interesting animals. You may want to make your own list at home as a family, I think you will be surprised just how many different animals you can count.

A group of friends drew animals to place into ‘Our friend Jesus book’, another group made a spectacular animal home for the small world animals in nursery and others drew animals outside with chalk.
Together we all thanked God for his gift of animals.

We watched a couple videos all about animals. Afterwards we named as many animals that we could think of… we named forty animals!!!!

Click here to watch the animal video. We also enjoyed the camouflage animal video. We have learnt a new word too! Click here

And now for you favourite part of the blog….the photos. We hope you enjoy them.

I’m sure you will agree, it’s been a very busy week in nursery! Try and have a good rest this weekend because next week we are starting to organise the Nativity!

Barbara, Clare, Colette and Hannah

Year 5 Home Learning to be handed in on Friday 18th November

Reading

A number of children have set off on our reading progress chart! All the children have an astronaut and they have to jump to the percentage stars to reach the moon 100%. Please ensure that your child reads every day.

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Maths

I know a number of children are focused on getting through their decimal units on IXL - please complete.

Other children: make sure you are working through all of IXL unit D - multiplication fluency

If you have all these complete the logic reasoning IXL P3 and polish of F1

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English - word work

This week in history we have explored how Greek language is everywhere in our everyday vocabulary. Please complete IXL ENGLISH U2 and U3 - Exploring Greek and Latin roots.

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History - retrieval (show what you know)

In Purple Mash you will find a 2do for a Greek man. Please complete the mashcam. Imagine you are Herodotus (father of history). Inside the speech bubble - using accurate grammar and punctuation explain aspects of live in Athens. Use your research form last week.

This work is to be added to our display in school it needs to be really well thought out.

Have fun!

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Year 6 Home Learning - Wednesday 10th November 2021

Spelling - Please practise these spellings for next week.

direction, explanation, competition, cautious, especially, appreciate, ancient, delicious, subtraction, politician, infection, international

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Maths - Please can you continue to learn these fraction, decimal and % equivalences

IXL - Maths L4 and L5 - Equivalent fractions

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English - The Nowhere Emporium Book Review

Please can you complete the Purple Mash template on The Nowhere Emporium. I would like you to write a book review on The Nowhere Emporium. Look at the prompts that you have been given and use the details.

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Our Stone Age Trip to Brockholes ...

Year 3 had a wonderful school trip yesterday, where we really experienced what life was like in Stone Age times. I think you can tell by all of the smiley faces what a fantastic day we all had! We worked as a team to build a shelter, made fires using flint and steel, tried out our hunting techniques using wooden stars and did our very own cave paintings on rocks.

Mrs Harrison’s group …

Miss Bassett’s group …

Miss Woodrow’s group …

Mrs Russell and Mrs Carr’s group …

Year 4 blog: " Let your faith be bigger than your fears."

May I begin by saying how much I enjoyed meeting with you all virtually and sharing your child’s learning journey so far. It is such a joy to be able to work in partnership with you to help your child develop academically, emotionally and socially. Thank you.

What a lovely week back! We began the week by learning about ‘All Saint’s Day’ and ‘All Soul’s day.’ We remembered those who have died and children had lots of questions about Saints. Also in RE this week, we have been looking at quotes from the bible such as, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in me.” and reflecting on how we can use these words from the bible to help us in our lives.

In PE, we practised aiming and scoring against our partner in a game called, ‘Are you Ready?’ These children look ready to me!

This week, we spent time retrieving all of the vocabulary we have learned in our Geography topic and in our novel so far. We also examined the issue of Deforestation in the world. Now we have started learning all about Ancient Egypt. We began by thinking about the difference between the hunter-gatherer, like stone age people and the move to civilisation and society. We also examined the meaning of BC and AD and highlighted key events in British history, World history and Ancient Egyptian history. We could then place the Ancient Egyptian civilisation on our timeline. We have learned all about the importance of the River Nile for those first settlers.

In English, we are continuing with our learning of key skills through Charlotte’s Web. Children could use text evidence to infer characters’ feelings and also to justify their own opinions. We have also learned how to write and punctuate dialogue correctly and examined the prefix, ‘ex.’ We had a game of ‘conscience alley,’ where we had to decide whether Wilbur should be told of the plot to butcher him at Christmas time!

Let’s Celebrate!

This week, A Sadie Spider certificate went to Matilda who always works so hard and strives to make work high quality. A Bobby Bee certificate went to Ruby-Lilly. We love your enthusiasm for everything. You are such a hard-worker and don’t give up until you get something! A Lizzie Ladybird certificate went to Leo who is striving to improve in every way.

Music stars were Harvey, Charlie and Dominic this week.

PE stars were Iris and Rosa for improving their forward rolls!

Notices

Please could all children have Art shirts for next week to keep in school in their trays.

Children’s reading targets have been set for this half term. Please encourage them to read and quiz often so they have the best chance of meeting it.

RHE

This week, we have started our ‘Kidsafe’ programme which helps children learn how to keep themselves safe. Please read the letter below explaining what we did in our first session.