Happy New Year!
Welcome back and Happy New Year to you all! I do hope you all managed to have a wonderful Christmas and New Year…let’s make 2022 the best year yet!
This Thursday 6th January, marked the Feast of the Epiphany. The Solemnity of the Epiphany celebrates the arrival of the Magi — also known as the Three Wise Men or Three Kings — who came with gifts to worship the Child Jesus shortly after his birth. They travelled afar in acknowledgement that Jesus was a true King and Saviour. In our RE lesson this week, we also offered up three gifts to Christ. We reflected on what gifts we would like to give to Jesus to show Him that we too believe that he is our King and Saviour. We then explained our choices of gifts, using Jesus teachings from the bible to support this. It was so lovely to see gifts such as charity, tolerance, courage and forgiveness being offered to Christ.
Here is what else we have been up to this week…
In Maths we have been focusing on angles. We have calculated missing angles on a straight line and around a point. We have also revised quarter, half, three-quarter and full turns and their corresponding degrees.
In English we have continued with our Classic Fiction unit. We started the week innovating sentences from Frank L Baum’s ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ and ended the week completing a shared plan for our guided write next week. This is all in preparation for the independent write they will all be completing the week after next. We are sticking close to the original story line of the Wizard of Oz, but changing some events, characters and settings.
In Science we set up our mould investigation. As we were classifying microorganisms last term, we are going to observe the changes in mould-growth on slices of bread, but with a variable. In small groups we decided what our variable would be…this could be storing slices in different temperatures, having a dry slice and a slice or even keeping some in the dark and some in the light. We will observe any changes over the next few weeks.
In HRSE we started a new Unit with the focus on the understanding that we were created individually by God who cares for us and wants us to put our faith in Him. We watched and discussed The Calming of the Story, and focused this week on how we can show others that we care for them, just as Jesus shows us how much he cares.
In Computing we were introduced to a computing programme called Logo. Logo is a stepping stone to Python. We used coding to create basic 2D polygons, starting with a square. We looked at how important it is that we input our coding perfectly because doing something as simple as leaving a space or not leaving a space, can cause a bug.
In PE we continued with our gymnastics. Independently, we created a gymnastic sequence that incorporated a balance, jump, turn, travel and a roll. Next week we will create partner sequences!
In Spanish we have recapped colours and have started to describe different flags using colours.
This week’s Award Winners….
The Golden Award went to Nathaniel for his growth mindset in class this week.
The Writing Award went to Evie for her superb innovated sentences.
The Maths award went to Jensen for his great work on angles.
School Uniform
Miss Haggerty has asked all of the teachers to talk to the pupils this week about the importance of looking smart and wearing the correct uniform. Here are just a few reminders - please see expectations of school uniform, which is in the school prospectus. This is something ALL staff have addressed with their classes this week.
No nail varnish or make up can be worn for school
Earrings must only be a plain studs (no hoops or ‘dangling’ earrings)
Please keep hair accessories small and long hair must be tied back
Boots cannot be worn for school - only black, sensible shoes
The only jewellery to be worn in school is a watch and plain stud earrings. Necklaces and bracelets must not be worn to school, even if they are not on show.
Covid-19
Unfortunately, we start the new school term very much still the grip of the Covid pandemic. None of us want to see schools closing and remote learning back in place, so we must ALL play our part to keep one another safe. The new Omicron variant has symptoms that are very similar to the common cold - if your child is showing any cold symptoms PLEASE test them for Covid using a lateral flow test and if in any doubt, please go for a PCR. We must all do what we can to ensure this does not spread through school - we all know how quickly germs spread among children and although they might not be badly affected, those around them may well be. Many, many thanks for your continued support on this issue.
Thank you, Year 6, for a wonderful first week back-it has certainly been a great way to start the New Year. I hope you all have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Murphy & Mrs Owen
