What an incredible start to the year we have had. The children have returned from the holidays engaged and eager to learn. I have been very impressed!
Maths – This week we have been focusing on 4-digit numbers. We have been rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000 and been counting in multiples of 100s and 1000s. We have also been adding and subtracting 10 and 100 from 4-digit numbers. Some of the children became ‘teachers’ and explained to the rest of the class how to solve their calculations.
English – We have started our new topic in English which is about a story called ‘The Bogeymen and the Troll next door’. We explored the summary of the text and created a mind map of what information we knew. We then read the full version of the story and identified the different features it had.
RE – We have begun our new theme of ‘Jesus, the Teacher’. We have been learning about how Jesus was born a Jew and have investigated the different symbols of Judaism. We then compared the Jewish religious symbols to the symbols of Christianity.
Science – We have started our new topic on Sound. We had a discussion about what sound was and went on a ‘Sound Hunt’ around school. We tried to find different sounds and then identified what part vibrated to make the sound.
Geography – We have looked at our new topic ‘Food for thought’. We explored how food has changed over time and created a timeline of the most popular foods.
Notice
From Friday 28th February – Sunday 1st March 2020, Evie will be performing in a fantastic show for all the family. ‘The World At Your Feet 2020’ is a production that celebrates the best of song and dance including Riverdance, Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary and Musical Theatre by the elite students from Blackpool’s Whittaker Dance and Drama Centre (est 1952). Tickets can be bought from The Grand Theatre Box Office either in person, over the telephone (01253 290190) or online at www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk.
Award Winners
Maths Award – There was no Maths award.
Star Writer – This week the Star Writing Award went to Georgina. The vocabulary Georgina used when describing the thoughts and feelings of the characters in our Guided Reading sessions have been fantastic. Well done Georgina.
Golden Award – The Golden Award was given to Jacob. Jacob has blown me away with this positive attitude to learning. His hard work and effort in every piece of work is incredible. Also, his eagerness to do well and achieve is outstanding! Well done Jacob!
Homework
Maths – page 9 (1000 more or less)
English – pages 14 and 15 (Clauses)
Spellings for quiz on 17/01/20
Times tables - 7 times tables for quiz on 17/01/20
Have a lovely weekend
Mrs Cunningham-Kay
