What we have been learning about this week .....
Nursery:
This week's nursery rhyme is 'Five Currant Buns in a Baker's Shop'. The children have thoroughly enjoyed role-playing the rhyme by taking on the roles of the currant buns, the customers and the baker. In Maths, we have started our new topic, 'Matching'. The children have been matching buttons and pairs of wellies, and building towers to match pictures. We will continue exploring this concept next week. To support their learning at home, perhaps your child could help you by matching socks from the washing basket or pairing up shoes on the shoe rack.
Reception:
We have had a wonderful week in Reception! We have enjoyed exploring our classrooms and outdoor areas during our choosing time. We have continued to learn some new sounds in phonics and have started to apply our knowledge to read short words. We have thought about special people in our lives and talked about our school family and home families.
Next week, we will be continuing our topic of 'Marvellous Me!' by thinking about what makes us special and also learning even more new sounds in phonics!
Year 1:
Year 1 have had another fantastic week of learning! In Maths, we have been comparing amounts and numbers, using our number knowledge to decide which are greater or smaller. In English, we have been busy writing our very own stories inspired by The King’s Pants and sharing lots of imaginative ideas. In RE, we have been thinking about how we can be good stewards of God’s creation, exploring the ways we can care for our wonderful world and why we should do this.
Year 2:
Year 2 have had a really productive week this week. In maths this week have looked at our 2's, 5's, 10's and 3 times tables. Please practice these at home. We have also explored number bonds to 10 and related number facts. Next week we will be looking at number bonds to 100, adding and subtracting.
In English, we have completed our cold task of writing an information text. We have moved on to our new text 'Lost and Found' we will be exploring the book this week. Next week, we will be continuing exploring the text and writing a senses poem.
In RE, we have looked at baptism and what it means. We will continue to explore this next week
Year 3:
This week in English, we have continued with our Non-Fiction unit. We have been learning how to use fronted adverbials meaningfully. In Maths, we have started our unit on Addition and Subtraction - adding 1s, 10s and 100s. In RE, we have been learning about St Francis' Canticle of Creatures. We wrote our own class Canticle of Creatures and drew some artwork to go with it.
Next week, we will be writing our Hot Task in English - An information text about how to look after the planet and be a good steward. In Maths, we will be learning how to add and subtract across a 10 and 100. In RE, we will be thinking about what we can do to be a good steward and what ecological virtues we can show daily.
Year 4:
In Y4 this week, our children explored the impact of earthquakes on both communities and the natural landscape, considering how these powerful natural disasters can shape the world around us and affect the lives of those living nearby. In English, the children have proudly completed their own earthquake stories, using exciting vocabulary and descriptive writing techniques inspired by our learning. In Science, we have continued developing our classification skills by grouping and sorting living things based on their characteristics. In RE, we learned more about Abraham and how he shared the belief in one God with others. In PE, children focused on improving their hockey dribbling and shooting skills, while in their second PE lesson they put their handball skills into practice through competitive matches. Finally, in maths, we have been rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000 before moving on to the written method for adding 4-digit numbers.
Year 4/5:
This week in English, we have been building our toolkit for writing a tourist guide. We have explored how relative clauses can add extra information for the reader and revised our understanding of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions to improve the flow and variety of our writing. In Reading, we have continued enjoying The Girl Who Stole an Elephant, exploring the actions of key characters and using evidence from the text to make thoughtful predictions about what might happen next. In Maths, we have been developing our skills in column addition and column subtraction, demonstrating increasing confidence when solving calculations. In Science, we have been investigating the properties of materials and considering how these characteristics make them suitable for different purposes. In RE, we have been making links between Abraham and Jesus, thinking carefully about what these connections teach us about faith and God's promises. In PE, we have enjoyed developing our football and hockey skills, showing determination and teamwork throughout our lessons. In Art, we have continued to sketch in the style of Frida Kahlo, focusing on observation and detail. During Spanish lessons, we have been learning how to introduce ourselves using "Me presento" and are becoming more confident in speaking the language.Next week, we will continue developing our tourist guide writing and begin applying the techniques we have learned to create engaging pieces of work. In Reading, we will further explore the characters and events in our class novel. In Maths, we will be using estimation and inverse operations to check the accuracy of our calculations and deepen our understanding of addition and subtraction.Please remember to practise your times tables, complete your KIRFs and spellings, and continue logging your reading on Boom Reader. Thank you for your continued support.
Year 5:
In English, we edited our Hot Task and started our Cold Task based on our non-fiction text. In Maths, we began addition and subtraction, focusing on using the correct methods. In Reading, we explored words in context and used dictionaries to find their meanings. In RE, we learnt about God’s covenant and what it means to become His people. In Science, we explored suitable materials and their properties. In PE, we perfected our hockey push pass and practised using movement and accurate passing to advance towards the goal.
Year 6:
This week we have started our new Non-Fiction unit in English based on 'Animals of the North'. In Reading, we have compared two different settings from the Brightstorm book. In Maths, we have practised multiplication and division methods. In RE, we have continued to look at how we care for God's Creation and have looked at how the Sacrament of Baptism is important when considering our relationship with God. In Science, we carried out an investigation into heart rate and exercise. In Geography, we studied how the war in the Middle East has had an impact on visitor numbers to Petra. This week we also considered why it is important to know about allergies and how we can protect our friends at school.
Certificates:
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WOW |
V&V |
| 1A |
Miss Bayes |
Natania S |
Wojciech Z |
| 1B |
Mrs Chadfield |
Paisley |
Alice |
| 2A |
Miss Archer |
Lena K |
Nnenna A |
| 2B |
Miss Maltby |
Nora |
Leon K |
| 3A |
Miss Illsley |
Sienna Mc |
Lachlan |
| 3B |
Mr Read |
Alicja |
Carolina S |
| 4A |
Mr Salisbury and Mrs Salisbury |
Daniel A |
Jakub T |
| Y4/5 |
Mr Quinn |
Nicola / Niki K |
Jessen J |
| 5A |
Mrs Kular , Mrs Smith |
Riley P |
Milosz |
| 6A |
Mr Mawhinney |
Apollo |
Karolina |
| 6B |
Miss Goodman |
Serenity L |
Zak A |
