Thank you all so much for supporting our Children In Need collection today. The children enjoyed being in their own clothes and it has given us the chance to talk to the children about all the wonderful work the charity does to support young people.

Our learning this week…

In English the children have put themselves in the astronauts moon boots and have been describing how the astronauts must have felt and what they thought. They have also been exploring new vocabulary and have creatively described the moon in contrast to the Earth to create a contrast poem.

In Maths the focus has been developing their ability to count forwards and backwards in steps of 10, 100, 1,000 and 10,000.

In RE the children have learnt about the covenant made between God and Noah and have reflected on our part in the covenant.

In Science the children have identified the effects of air resistance through an experiment comparing the effectiveness of parachutes.

In PE the children have continued to work on group dance steps to a space theme.

In art the children have worked in the negative using graphite sticks to create a portrait in the style of Frank Auerbach.

In music the children have listened and appraised the bossa nova song, 'Desafinado' (a Portuguese word that means out of tune), composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim. The children have then performed the Three Note Bossa, by Ian Gray, on the glockenspiel.

Our award winners:

Golden Award - Ruby

Maths - Isabella

Writing - Hallie

Star Award -

Bedrock Competition

Bedrock’s competition will run till the 18th December. The children will need to complete their Bedrock lessons to earn 140 points, by this date, for a chance to win fantastic prizes (points will be checked starting 31/10/22). We will also continue our own in class competition.

Here is our TOP 5 on the scoreboard this week:

1 Ola. 289 points

2 Mickey 279 points

3 Jacob 186 points

4 Charlotte 120 points

5 Hallie 117 points

Well done to all the children who are on our leader board this week.👏🏻

To read this week’s Good News Gospel reading, please follow the link to share the Gospel at home with your family. These are really child-friendly resources to share at home. https://www.paperturn-view.com/uk/wednesday-word/half-term-holiday-special?pid=MTA101634&v=72.4

Swimmers in groups 1 to 3 - life saving lessons

Those children who are in groups 1-3 (NOT group 4) in our swimming lessons on Tuesday, will need to bring in extra clothing to do some life saving training in the water next week. The swimming instructor has asked that they bring in a long sleeved top and long pyjama style bottoms - light weight tracksuit bottoms or leggings can be worn but nothing too heavy. I will send a text message home to those children who are in these groups.

Thank you again for your support in our Children in Need non-uniform day, it is much appreciated. Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Mrs McVey, Miss Evans, Mrs McCooey and Mrs Hodgkiss