Good afternoon everyone,
This week marks the feast of St Peter and St Paul, two incredibly important people in Jesus’ life. Both men made bad choices in their lives but were given the chance by Jesus to start again and devote themselves to helping others. We talked about how Jesus always gives us a fresh start if we say sorry and try to change our ways. Being sorry and showing forgiveness are two very important things for us to do.
This Week…
In English, we continued our unit of work on stories with a familiar setting and read the story of Chatterbox Ben. We compared this to the Night Shimmy and thought about how each character would get on if they swapped stories. We made story maps of Chatterbox Ben and used these to tell the story to our friends. We also revisited question sentences in our GPS work.
In Maths, we continued our work on shapes. We learned how to identify the sides on 2D shapes and began drawing them. We learned about symmetry and identified lines of symmetry on a variety of shapes. We learned how to draw the other sides of a shape from the mirror line.
In Science, we learned about a property of some materials: absorbency. We carried out an investigation to see whether paper, tissue, kitchen roll or cloth was best for absorbing water effectively.
In RE, we learned about early Christian communities and the important role that disciples had in spreading Jesus’ message after he had ascended to heaven. We learned about St Peter and St Paul’s important roles in the early church and made crafts about this.
In Geography, we focused upon cardinal directions (compass points). We used maps to label Australian cities and then used compass directions to describe their position in relation to each other.
Sports Day
Thank you all for your attendance and support on Sports Day this week. We were incredibly disappointed with the weather but are glad you got to return to school to see your children compete in some events.
We remind you not to post pictures of any other children than your own on any social media platforms.
RNLI Trip
Next Thursday 7th July we will attend our RNLI and beach trip. There will be no change to drop off or pick up times for this.
Please be aware of the following points
Wear school PE kit on the trip day. You can wear shorts and comfortable shoes but make sure they are suitable for walking.
Please bring a small backpack to carry possessions in. Make sure it is clearly labelled with your child’s name.
Please bring a water bottle and small hand towel in the backpack. Your school bottle is fine.
If you have a bucket and spade please bring this too for our time on the beach.
The RNLI is a charitable organisation so any cash donations, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated.
Children will be given a packed lunch from school to bring with them. If your child usually has school dinners but would like to bring a packed lunch of their own on this day, please let us know.
Homework
Homework this week is to practise the four times tables for a test in a fortnight’s. There is a sheet to help with this.
There is also a maths sheet to practise addition. This can be completed mentally or by drawing tens and ones.
Award Winners
Golden Award - Nevaeh - for her fantastic, expressive work in our practical English lessons.
Writing Award - Emily - for consistently putting her all into her written work.
Maths Award - Willow - for super knowledge of 2D shapes and excellent sorting skills.
Have a lovely weekend,
Mr Whetnall, Mrs Bowdell and Mrs Gibbons
