BUTTERCUP CLASS (R/1) W/C 16th September 2024
Well done everyone for having such a great first week!
Well done everyone for having such a great first week!
We are super proud of how all the children have settled in and are very excited to see you all achieve great things this year.
On Tuesday afternoon we will be visiting our church to explore some of its amazing features ahead of attending our welcome mass later this month.
In English we are exploring the lovely text 'Clem and Crab', the Y1 children have already produced some amazing writing connected to the book and we have only read the first page! All the children have enjoyed exploring our seaside themed activities on the patio linked to the text, including mark making in sand with sticks. We will be continuing to explore the text over the next few weeks.
In maths the YRs will be continuing their unit on exploring numbers to 5 through lots of practical activities. The children will learn to count reliably to 5 and recognise the numerals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. They will begin to recognise different representations of numbers up to 5, such as those shown in a five frame and on dice, and to understand that even if the order or arrangement changes, the number stays the same. The Y1s are completing a unit on numbers to 10. In this unit, they begun by sorting and grouping objects up to 10. They will count to 10 and focus on ‘one more’ and ‘one less’ before learning how to use a number line to count forwards and backwards.
Our RE topic for this half term is 'Creation and Covenant'. We have begun by learning about The Creation story and this week we will be exploring the first 3 lines of the Nicene Creed.
We are very excited to be beginning our history unit about the Great Fire of London. As part of our learning, we will be creating our our own model of Pudding Lane and re-enacting the Great Fire of London! Please can you save any cardboard boxes (small to medium size) you have for us to use?
Our PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday. Please can all Y1 children ensure they have their PE kits in school for these days. YR children will begin to change for PE next half term.
All children have begun their phonics lessons and have been given reading books to bring home with them. We ask that you spend 10 minutes a day listening to your child read and then date and sign their reading record books. It is really important that your child brings their reading books and reading record to school EVERYDAY. The YR children have been given a wordless book to begin with and this week I will begin to send home sound cards for the sounds they have learnt to practice them at home.
We are looking forward to better getting to know all our families and want you to remember that we are available to answer questions, reassure and support in any way that we can.
Many thanks,
Miss King and Mrs Harvey
BLUEBELL CLASS (Y2/3) W/C: 16th September 2024
We had a great start back to school last week in Bluebell class, the children are already working brilliantly which is great to see.
In English this half term, we are looking at the book 'Tidy' by Emily Gravett. The children are enjoying this book already, including discussing its theme of caring for the environment, ourselves and others. We took part in a litter pick of the playground on Monday as a way of introducing our topic, talking about why we did this and the impact it had on our playground. We have been working on making lists of our routines for keeping clean and comparing them to the characters in the book. For one of our lessons next week, we will be making air dry clay stepping stones similar to the main character from the book and creating a set of instructions so that others can make them too. Children are more than welcome to bring in decorations to go in their stepping stones, such as: coloured gems, bottle tops, small pebbles etc.
In Maths this half term, the children are looking at place value. The unit for the year 2 children focuses on their ability to read and understand numbers to 100. They will use their growing understanding of place value to help them sort, compare and order numbers. The year 3 children will be looking at 3-digit numbers in depth. This work builds on the place value work that they did in Year 2 and they will extend many of the models and images that they have used previously.
Our RE topic is 'Creation and Covenant' this half term, in which we have been learning about the story of Noah's ark and the Covenant between God and Noah. The children have been retelling the story through a storyboard. Next lesson, we will be learning about Noah's actions and how they bought hope to the world. The children will be thinking about how they can bring hope to others.
In our wider curriculum topics and units this half term the children will be learning some french with Mrs Harvey, learning about animals including humans and classifying them in science, taking a trip back through history looking at the Romans and the impact that the Roman empire had on Britain in our History lessons, learning about how to send emails in our computing lessons, and learning about 'Still Life' in our art lessons through learning about the artists Paul Cezanne and Roy Lichtenstein. Through this unit, the children will be able to make their own 'Still Life' artwork through carefully deciding on composition and materials, choosing one of the artists to get their inspiration from.
Cezanne lesson 1 - artwork study
DAFFODIL CLASS (3/4) W/C: 13th May 2024
This week in RE we are completing our RE topic 'To the ends of the Earth'. The children have been learning about the books of the Bible and have created some interesting artwork in their RE books. We have explored the books and the content we would expect to find in both the Old and New Testament. This week the children have also learnt about Pentecost in preparation for Pentecost this Sunday. Your child will have a copy of the Wednesday Word in their bags later in the week which shares the story of the Holy Spirit visiting the Apostles which is recorded in John's Gospel. There are lots of reflection points and fun activities for you to explore with your child and we highly recommend parents and carers look at these with their children.
In maths, year 3 are finishing their unit on time whilst year four have started their new unit on decimals. This will quickly lead to our topic on money and we are encouraging children to think about the value of money.
In English, we have started reading our new story, The Matchbox Diary. We have completed our own 'I wonder' questions based upon the illustrations. In addition to this, the children have explored direct speech and how to use inverted commas correctly.
Many thanks for your continued support,
Miss Reynolds and team
SUNFLOWER CLASS (5/6) W/C: 07th October 2024
This week the children will be starting their ICT. We have had some new chrome books donated to the school and we are very excited to get the children giving them a test drive.
The children have also started doing some research for Black History Month. They have been looking at influential people who have had a big impact on the world.
In Math we have started looking at rounding in year 5 and addition and subtraction in year 6.
In English we are still looking at the book called 'The Brilliant Deep'. The children have learnt so much about coral reef and have created some informative paragraphs about the reef.
In RE we are looking at the story of Abraham. The children will be looking at they journey he went on and how that journey changed him spiritually. In History we are doing the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.
Football is starting this week and we have a parent volunteer coming in to take it. This week we will judge numbers to see how we will carry it forward.
This week in classes
Week beginning: 16th September 2024