Nearly half way through year 6.....

Well, where has the time gone?! Can you believe that next week we will be half way through the school year? We have had a great year so far, and I am looking forward to what the other half will bring (a lot of challenges, that is for sure!).

This week…

In Maths, we have been interpreting and drawing pie charts. This sounds a lot easier that it is, as when drawing pie charts we have to work out percentages, fractions and precise angles!

In English, we completed our formal letters and now we are gathering content, ready for our guided write next week. We will be using the story of The Wizard of Oz but changing key details, to make it our own. We have already create a classic fiction opening toolkit and an introduction to new characters toolkit, which will help us to do this.

In Science, we have continued looking at animal adaptations, and contemplating the question ‘How could animal/plant adaptations lead to the evolution of a species?’

In computing, we have been making power point presentations on Bletchley Park. These are nearly ready for us to present in out next lesson.

In Our Sports4Champions lesson, we tried out many sports-some for the first time ever! These included archery, boccia, curling and volleyball.

AWARD WINNERS

This week’s Golden Award went to Matthew for being such an eager and enthusiastic learner.

The Writing Award went to Jimmy for his great choice of vocabulary. Jimmy’s written work is also ALWAYS presented beautifully.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Slater, Mrs Murray & Miss Evans

It's been a fruity week!

In our Sports4Champions this week, we have been sampling different fruits. These included strawberries, mango, grapes, pineapple, kiwi and melon. For some of us this was the first time we had tried them…we rated each fruit, in terms of taste, and thought of a word to describe each one. Hopefully this activity will help towards us achieving our 5-a-day, having discovered a new or (renewed)love for a variety of fruits.

In Maths, we have been finding the mean (average) and range from a set of data. We also started to read and interpret line graphs.

In English, we have been writing letters to the Wizard of Oz, in role of Scarecrow, requesting a brain. We had to ensure our letters were written in a formal manner.

In Science, we have been focusing on how animals adapted to different environments and how this, over a long period of time, can lead to the evolution of a species.

In Geography, we have continued to looked at human and physical features across the UK.

In Art, we have continued with our pencils sketches of characters from The Wizard of Oz.

We have not had Golden Assembly this week, therefore I will add the Award Winners to the blog on Monday.

REMINDER: Mrs McVey has requested that anyone that would like to submit a design for the front cover of the Taming of the Shrew programme, which will be given out at the Grand Theatre, hands their entry in by Monday. This design must be portrait A4 and it must not have any text on at all, just pictures. The winning design will be printed on the programme.

I Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Miss Slater, Miss Evans & Mrs Murray.

This Week's Learning....

I have been so proud of the whole of the class this week. They have shown great resilience and determination, and I can assure you, the hard-work IS paying off!

In Maths, we have been converting between miles and kilometres. As miles are not metric measurements, this has proved to be a little trickier than the conversions we were doing last week. We used the fact 5 miles=8 kilometres, to explore what other facts we know, e.g 10 miles must be equal to 16km. This then halp us to solve problems that involved converting between the two. We will revisit this in out Morning Maths!

In English, we have all become budding poets! I have been blown away by the poems, written in free verse, that the class have produced all about the cyclone from the opening of The Wizard of Oz. They have all used figurative language, and carefully selected vocabulary to produce stunning pieces of written work! When fully completed, we will put these on display to be shared with everyone in school.

In Science, we have been looking at Inheritance and Variation. We have compared inherited characteristics with acquired characteristic, and then explored what biological features we have inherited from our parents-it’s surprising how many children don’t know their parents’ eye colour!!!

In our Sport4Champions lesson this week, we got to hold the ACTUAL Olympic silver Medal that Shelly Woods won in the 2012 London Olympics!! Not only have we had the privilege of meeting the star athlete, we got to touch a real Olympic medal-how lucky are we?! We also plated a variety of team sports in our lesson. Don’t forget to keep up with your daily physical activities and eating as many fruit and veg a day as possible-it’s all being recorded in their Sports4Champions booklets, with the opportunity to win some great prizes!

AWARD WINNERS:

This week’s Golden Award went to Olivia for her sheer determination and resilience!

This week’s Writing Award was a tricky one to pick, as I loved so many of the poems. However, I did choose Luke, as he has chosen such powerful language to really paint the image of the cyclone in the Reader’s head!

Have a great weekend all!

Miss Slater, Mirs Murray & Miss Evans

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence." - Albert Einstein

As one of our virtues this half term is to be curious,  we have been trying our best to put this into action! We have discussed the importance of asking questions, as being inquisitive helps us to learn even more. In all areas of our learning this week, I have been encouraging the children to be active in their own learning by asking questions, particularly if they’re not sure about something or if they just want to dig a little deeper. Just accepting what someone says as truth, even when we don’t understand it ourselves, hinders us from gaining a more in-depth understanding of a concept. So please, year 6, ask away!!

Now let’s take a look at the amazing learning that has been taking place this week….

In Maths we have been converting measurements, with a particular focus on grams and kilograms. We looked at the reason we multiply or divide by 1000 to covert between the two….because there are 1000g in 1kg. We then made links with converting other measurements….we multiply cm by 10 to get mm because there are 10mm in 1cm, for example.

In English, we have been focusing on chapter 1 of The Wizard of Oz. We have watched a film clip of the cyclone and answered questions on camera angles and we highlighted any words/phrases/sentences to describe the cyclone, from our Descriptosaurus (this is an amzing book!). We then re-read the chapter to magpie any more descriptive words/phrases about the cyclone. This will help us next week when we write a descriptive piece of writing!

In Geography, we were looking at a map of the UK. At the beginning of the lesson, we had a go at labeling where we thought the boundaries, countries and capital cities were, and any other towns/cities we may know. Following this, we got our atlases out, and used this to label another map of the UK. We compared our two maps to see where we were right and where our misconceptions were…

In Computing, we have been looking at what makes a website secure. This linked in with keeping our private information, private, and what we should do if we are unsure about a website we are on. We looked at signs that tell us a website is secure as well as where to find the ‘privacy policy’ on a website, so we can read up on exactly what that website does with our personal information…

AWARD WINNERS:

This week’s Golden Award went to Riley W for his consistent hard work this week!

This week’s Writing Award went to Kacey-Reece for the high quality of his written work this week!

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Miss Slater, Mrs Murray & Miss Evans

Hitting the ground running.....

I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year…I hope 2020 is just as good, if not better, than last year!!

This week Year 6 have truly shown me that 2020 is going to be a good year, as they have come back eager to learn and determined to succeed! This half term, we are aiming to be more curious and active, which reflects two of the virtues from our Jesuit tree. It is so important to be inquisitive and ask questions in order to learn more and reflect deeply on these ideas. We will also be taking active approaches academically, socially and emotionally, ensuring we do all we can to help ourselves and those around us.

Let’s take a look at what we’ve been up to this week…..

In Maths we have been multiplying and dividing fractions by a whole number (integer). We have also been doing a lot of reasoning questions together, focusing on HOW we can solve the problems-what do we know and what do we need to find out?

In English, we have started our new unit on Classic Fiction. We started off by having an open debate about what we would say classic fiction is. Is it just literature that has stood the test of time, and has been passed on from generation to generation, or could we consider modern literature to be classic too?? I think we were all in agreeance that older and modern novels can BOTH be classic!

In Science, we have observed changes over time and reported on our findings. We left three slices of bread in three different conditions over the Christmas break to observe mould growth. We could clearly see that some slices had grown much more mould than others…but why?? Ask us, we know!!

In Geography, we will be looking at the UK and investigating who we are as a nation. We will be looking at what life is like currently, linking in with current affairs, as well as comparing ourselves with other countries. We will be looking at maps, human and physical features and much more.

In RE, we were reflecting on what gifts we could offer baby Jesus, just like the Three Wise Men offered up gifts on the feast of The Epiphany.

AWARD WINNERS:

This week’s Golden Award went to Kyle for his growth mindset. Even in the face of a challenge, Kyle always gives it all!

This week’s Writing Award went to Cameron for his great exploration of vocabulary.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Miss Slater, Miss Evans & Mrs Murray

Have a happy and holy Christmas!!

Well, I cannot believe we have reached Christmas time already! They do say time flies when you’re having fun…

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to all of year 6 for their hard work and efforts thus far. I am incredibly proud to see how far they have all come since September, and I am exited for what the new year will bring! This term has not been without its challenges, but these have proved to make us even more resilient and determined to succeed.

Next year, we have a LOT coming up, and is more important than ever that we are all prepared to continue to put in the hard work to achieve our goals…EFFORT = SUCCESS!!

I would also like to say a huge thank you to all parents/guardians for your continued support! I really appreciate all that you do to help your child on their learning journey, particularly as this journey is nearing its end!

CHRISTMAS HOMEWORK

Although I have not set any book homework, I have sent each child home with a Classic Fiction Film Bingo Card. As our next English unit is Classic fiction, I thought it would be a fun way to get them to watch as many as they can during the festive period….what makes a ‘Classic’ a classic??

Can I please ask that all of year 6 continue to read as regularly as possible at home as well!

AWARD WINNERS

This week’s Golden Award went to Fayth for her exemplary behaviour and attitude towards school life!

The Writing Award went to Layla for her brilliant independent Biography.

The Maths Award went to Jimmy to acknowledge how well he has been doing with his maths this term!

I wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!! Enjoy the festive period!

Miss Slater, Miss Evans & Mrs Murray

'Advent increases our hope, a hope which does not disappoint. The Lord never lets us down.' -Pope Francis

As Christmas draws near, we have been thinking of how we can prepare for the arrival of Christ. Advent is also a time to be hopeful, faithful, joyful and peaceful. We have all made our Advent promises, which we will make a special effort to fulfill, whether that is being more forgiving, helping those in need or being more faith filled, for example.

We have also been preparing ourselves in other ways this week….

In Maths, we have been preparing ourselves for percentages by looking in more depth as fractions. We will be delving into percentages next week and making connections between the two.

In English, we are preparing ourselves for our biography independent write. This week we have been working together to model what a really good biography looks like, through our guided writes, and they have been having a go at magpie-ing ideas to create their own paragraphs.

In Science, we have been using classification keys to group animals, using questions that will separate our chosen animals into groups. This is in preparation for next week when we will be exploring and classifying broader groups of animals, including microorganisms.

Over the next couple of weeks, we will also be preparing ourselves for the KS2 Carol Service. The Carol Service will be held at Our Lady’s Church, 18th December @ 2.30pm.

HOME READING!!

It has come to my attention that I have (too) many children that are not reading regularly at home-some have not read in months! I cannot stress how important it is for the children to keep up with regular reading. This lack of reading at home is resulting in some children not taking many quizzes, which makes it hard for me to see their progress and/or areas for development. This is my plea for parents/guardians at home to encourage or remind your child that reading at home is SO important and must be done on a regular basis. Hopefully, we can work together to boost the confidence of the readers in this class, and increase the number of quizzes being taken and the number of reading bookmarks being completed. Thank you for your support in this matter.

AWARD WINNERS:

This week’s Golden Award went to Bethany. Bethany is an absolute superstar who ALWAYS shines her light!

This week’s Writing Award went to Joshua for his language choice. Joshua carefully magpied vocab that he really liked from our guided writes but also added in his own choice of vocabulary, that made his writing even better!

Thank you once again for all of your continued support!

Miss Slater, Miss Evans & Mrs Murray

A visit from Dan Worsley!!

Let’s see what we’ve been up to this week, now that we’ve recovered from the action-packed week at Water Park….

We have been so lucky this week, as Dan Worsley (!!) has been in our class, delivering an amazing writing workshop. We have already done some planning, ready to re-write the introduction to one of Dan’s ‘Impossible Tales’. We have been ‘magpie-ing’ some great vocabulary and phrases from the original text, and adding our own ideas to the original too…

As well as doing amazing work with fractions, in Maths, and retrieving and inferring information from our biographies, in English, we have created some fantastic pieces of WW2 related art work. The pictures speak for themselves….

This week’s GOLDEN AWARD winner was Freya. I gave Freya the award this week as she is always so focused, ready to learn, and puts all her efforts into the work she produces!

ADVENT

When we return to school on Monday, it will mark the beginning of Advent. Advent is a really important period of the liturgical year, as we are preparing ourselves for the birth of Christ. Be thinking over the weekend what your Advent Promise will be this year-how can you show that you are preparing for the birth of Jesus, our Saviour?!

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Miss Slater, Mrs Murray & Miss Evans

Waterpark day 3!

We are half way through our week here at Waterpark and we have had another busy day…

Swirlhow: today we have had our journey day and we went in a canoe. we rode it to an island which was about 1 mile away and we played a game and then we went to another island were we met the Whetherlam group. Riley J

Whetherlam: today our group went canoeing to peel island and explored the island and then we played sardines. We went back at Waterpark we went on waterpark’s high ‘n’ low ropes. After that, when we had returned to waterpark, we did indoor ourinteering with our leader Eddie. Riley W & Matthew

Brown Pike: Today we went in the indoor climbing wall, we played lots of games and many of us reached the top! Then we had lunch and went straight out sailing, which was a very very long journey! Although it was not very windy, we persevered and tried our hardest. Mitchell

Conniston: Today was a really fun day. It was sort of scary at the same time because we went into a cave. At first, it was a really tight squeeze and then there was this really big bit. There were 2 paths, one leading into a gate where we went first. Inside there was a really big space and there was some yellow paint on the walls. Then there were massive stone walls and we saw a man abseiling down it. We climbed down a hole which was really fun. We then met another class. Then we went in a dark bit which was really long and lots of movies were made in there. Luke

The children played Aliens tonight and have been sharing their Christmas stories. We are looking forward to a restful sleep so we can enjoy our last full day tomorrow!

Year Six

Waterpark day 3!

We are half way through our week here at Waterpark and we have been very busy…

Swirlhow:

Waterpark day 2!

Our first full day has been jam packed, I will let our stars of the day fill you in on all of the action!

Whetherlam have been canoeing this morning on the lakes. We had to travel to many different points and played different games. After this, we went orienting to find numbers around Water Parks. We had a fantastic day!-Beth

Conniston - First we did indoor rock climbing which was very fun and someone people did there climbing blindfolded . Then we did cannoning in the lake where we had to race each other and go on islands where we played lots of fun games .-Layla

Brown pike have been orienteering all around waterpark. Then we went on a hike to the caves and it was awsome! we had to go in a dark cave and use candles to find our way.Next we went out side to climb to the top of the outside of the cave. It was really high! We also Had our lunch out side on the rocks. we played lots of games and had a lot of fun!-Fayth

Swirl How went gill walking and it was very fun for me and I even got to push some people in the gill! Some of us got very wet and filled our well boots to the brim with water. We also did orienteering in the morning which kept us very busy. We had to really put our map-reading skills to the test.- Kyle

Here are pictures of our day 2 antics….

Waterpark day 1!

We have arrived safely at Waterpark and we were straight into the action…

Whetherlam started to cilmb up the river, it was cold but we got there in the end. We had competitions to swim in the deep part of the river and fall (jump) into it aswell! - Scarlett

Conniston went ghyll climbing, which is where we climbed along the rocks, through the stream. Then we had different challenges, like holding a pebble in your hand whilst scrambling. Then we jumped in at the end! - Jessica

Brown Pike went kayaking, every single one of us was determined to not fall in. We were wobbly at times but kept going. We played games to keep us warm because it felt like we were in Antarctica! We will keep it up for the rest of the week. - Natalie

Swirlhow went canoeing, where we had four boats, two tied together and another pair tied together. Then we went down the lake to Octopus Lagoon, after that we went back to the lake. We played football to the shore. Even though most of our hands felt like were going to freeze completely! - Suzanna

Our evening activity tonight was manhunt. The children loved using their torches and working in groups to find their friends. There was a bonus round for the children, to find the teachers! They did not manage to do that tonight, better luck next time Year 6!

The four children who have written a section of the blog tonight were the stars of their group today, welldone!

We look forward to blogging our activities after a busy day tomorrow and pictures will follow shortly!

Year Six

This week's learning....

In Maths, we have been continuing looking at written method for multiplication. Most of us have mastered multiplying as 4 digit number by a 1 digit number, however, when we multiply them by a TWO digit number, this is where we have found it slightly trickier, Regardless of this, and due to our growth mindsets, we are doing a great job at getting our heads around it. This week we also did a short arithmetic test and I was so pleased with the overall scores from the class!

In English, we have used Walt Disney’s biography to draft a letter of application in response to a job advert from PIXAR. We have had great fun jumping into Disney’s shoes and wooing the head of PIXAR, trying to persuade them to employ us (or should I say Disney!) for the role. We had to pick apart formal letters before we could do any of this, and we used evidence from Disney’s biography to support each bullet point from the person specification.

In History, we have been looking in more depth at the events of ‘The Blitz’. We have used our knowledge to argue for/against the questions ‘Was there a Blitz Spirit?’

This week we have also been drafting Christmas stories, ready to share one cosy evening next week. I think I speak on behalf of the whole class when I say we are all really excited for our residential!

WATER PARK BLOG:

We will be updating this blog daily, along with pictures, next week so please make sure you check regularly to see what we’ve been up to!

AWARD WINNERS:

This week’s Golden Award went to Mitchell for his continued efforts in year 6.

This week’s Writing Award went to Alana for making a great start to her formal letter.

Have a lovely weekend and make sure you are all well-rested, ready for a very active week ahead!

Miss Slater, Miss Evans & Mrs Murray

This week....

Let’s see what we’ve been up to this week:

In Maths, we have been using the long and short written method of multiplication when solving problems. We’re all becoming more and more confident with this by the day!

In English, we have started our new unit on Biographies. We have looked at many different biographies this week, each one with a different reading focus in mind. We have summarised, identified and explored key vocabulary, scanned texts for key information and identified cohesive devices! So may different skills that we are developing!

This week we have also had the opportunity to paint our spitfires (pictures to follow!)-and what fun we had doing this! We are going to display them in a communal area in school so that other classes can see our masterpieces. It is also a nice way for us to commemorate Armistice Day on Monday. We will also be leading an Armistice Day assembly on Monday, to the rest of the school!

AWARD WINNERS!

This week’s Golden Award went to Jessica. Jessica is a shining star that makes me proud EVERY day!

This week’s writing award went to Holly for her consistent punctuation across ALL her written work!

This week’s Maths Award went to Luke for his amazing work on written multiplication!

Have a lovely weekend!

Miss Slater, Mrs Murray & Miss Evans

Mathematicians!

This week we celebrated WORLD MATHS DAY! We had lots of fun playing games AND making games. I was so impressed by the efforts everyone in the class went to…they all looked fab! Here are some pictures of our day…

This week we have also had great fun making model Spitfires and Messerschmitts (German aircrafts!), from clay. Next week we will be painting them too!

It has been a jam packed week, and we sure have started the half term by hitting the ground running!

We also celebrated All Saints Day today, and as a whole school, we went over to Mass. See if you can find out what Saint you share your first or middle name with! You can share what you’ve found out about your Saint in class next week!

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Miss Slater, Miss Evans & Mrs Murray

Time flies when you're having fun....

Well I cannot believe that we are already 1/6 of the way through Year 6….and what a great half term it has been!

I have been so pleased with the work ethos of all of the class-I am very lucky to have a team of hard-workers!

Already, in such a short space of time, I have seen so much progression in Maths and English! Every morning, we do our ‘fluent in 5’ Maths questions, and it has made me so proud to see the whole class become more and more confident with their written and mental methods with arithmetic!

In English, I have been so pleased to see how everyone has tried their very hardest to ensure that their independent Big Writes reflect all the work we have done building up to it, including our GPS focuses!

I have really high expectations for ALL the children in this class, and it has made me so proud to see that they all have high expectations for themselves too-this is a recipe for success!!

DATE REMINDER

Maths Day is on 31st October (first Thursday back!) On this day we encourage the children to come dressed in a Maths themed outfit! It’s going to be a great day!

I hope you all have a well-earned week off, and come back ready for what I am sure will be another fantastic half term. It will be Christmas before we know it!!

Miss Slater, Mrs Murray & Miss Evans

Another week has flown by!

This week’s learning…

In maths, we have been focusing on negative numbers. We have been investigating what happens when we add and subtract with negative numbers, and solving problems in the context of temperature.

In English, we have been looking a journalistic texts such as newspapers, magazines, broadcasts. We had the tricky task of taking a biased text and re-writing it from a neutral point of view. We will be writing our own magazine article next week, using notes we took from a live interview we watched, with Robin Hood.

In Science, we have been concluding our Science Investigation on heart rate. We have been explaining what we found out, and more importantly, why this happen!

In History, we watched a few video clips on the Battle of Britain, including film reels from the actual event itself. This has prepared us to write a letter from a RAF pilot’s point of view, informing his loved ones about what has been happening between Germany and Britain.

This week we also had the privilege of watching The Merchant of Venice, which was performed right here at our school-how amazing!! The class really enjoyed the play, and were able to follow it very well due to drama work we had done on it in class.

AWARD WINNERS:

This week’s Golden Award went to Zuzanna for always displaying exemplary behaviour!

The Writing Award went to Joshua for doing an impressive job at taking a biased text and making it neutral-this was not an easy task!

The Maths Award for last week went to Jessica for her ability to use mathematical language to explain her methods.

Have a great weekend….I can’t believe there is only one more week left of this half term. They do say time flies when you’re having fun!

Miss Slater, Miss Evan & Mrs Murray

A very busy week!

We have been doing so much this week!

In Maths, our big focus has been multiplication. We have looked at both mental and written methods and had a go at solving problems that require us to apply these methods. I have also been very impressed with the times tables test score this week. Keeping in mind there are 30 questions and they are very quick paced, everyone has upped their game and I have seen huge improvements to scores-including many full marks!

Our GPS focus this week has been inverted commas. We have all created information posters all about how to use inverted commas accurately in our writing…there are quite a few rules to remember! Some of us will be venturing to other classes to deliver a mini lesson on inverted commas, to help the younger children know how to use them accurately too!

In History we have looked at the chronology of events that took place during the Battle of Britain. We have also been discussing the question ‘Why was the Battle of Britain a significant turning point in British history?’

In Science we have been investigating how different physical activities can affect our heart rate, and more importantly, why?? We planned and did our investigation and we will be using our results to record our findings. Here are some pictures…

This week we have also started to look at the Shakespeare play ‘The Merchant of Venice.’ We have familiarised ourselves with the overall storyline and the characters. On Monday, we will put our acting skills to the test by performing the play in 10 scenes! This, of course, is all in preparation for the Royal Shakespeare Company coming to our school and performing the play for us on Tuesday afternoon-how privileged are we??!! Tickets are also on sale for the evening performance of The Merchant of Venice, at our school, which starts at 7pm. Tickets are only £5 so please, if you can, come along and see how amazing the play is for yourself!

Award winners:

This week’s Golden Award went to Sadie for being an amazing role model! She always tries her hardest, even in the face of a challenge (and even with a broken arm!)!

This week’s writing award went to Matthew for his well-written piece of writing, from the point f view of Sir Guy of Gisborne. His choice of punctuation and vocabulary was very effective!!

The Maths Award from last week went to Reece for his amazing mental maths!

I hope you all enjoy your weekend!

Miss Slater, Mrs Murray & Miss Evans

Let your light shine!

We have well and truly been shining our lights today….

Well I have to start by saying how proud I was of the class this morning. Along with other year 6 classes in Lancashire, we shared in worship at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church. We are sharing in the mission to be beacons of light, guiding others to follow Christ’s example. The whole class were so respectful during the Mass and this was followed by a workshop delivered by staff from Castle Rigg. This workshop gave us all the chance to think about how we shine our lights every day to guide others, just like a lighthouse that guides ships in the darkness. I had such a wonderful and reflective morning, and it truly did shine a light on just how wonderful this class is!

Here’s what else we’ve been up to…

EUROPEAN LANGUAGES DAY!! We dressed in the colours of the Polish flag and learnt so much more about the country and the Polish culture. We can even say a few words in Polish too! Of course we also got to sample a popular Polish snack, Paluszki….they were very moreish! It was so wonderful to see the whole school looking so multi-coloured in their attire, in celebration of countries from all over the continent!

In Maths, we have had a huge focus on mental and written subtraction. We are all not becoming increasingly more confident when choosing the most efficient method, whether it be a written method or one we can do in our heads.

In English, we completed our first Independent ‘Big Write’. We planned, drafted and editing a piece of writing inspired by the characters and storyline of Robin Hood, I am looking forward to reading over these amazing pieces of writing over the weekend!

OTHER INFORMATION:

The class have now received usernames and passwords for Bedrock, Sumdog and IXL. I have sent the IXL details home with the class today. If they can just have a go at logging in at home that would be great-just to check it works! They do not need to complete any units at home for IXL just yet.

No Golden or Writing Award winners this week, as were at Mass this morning.

A huge well done to our Head Girl/Boy and Deputy Head Girl/Boy, who lead the Reception welcome assembly on Monday morning. It was their first duty in their roles of responsibility and they did me proud!

Date for the calendar-Thursday 31st October World Maths Day!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Slater, Mrs Murray & Miss Evans

Another great week!

Here’s what we’ve been up to this week…

In Maths, we have continued with work on addition. We have looked at what questions we can work out mentally and which ones may require a formal written method. We have also been solving some addition problems. I have been really impressed with our ‘Morning Maths’ results too! Each morning, the class have 5 questions to complete and more and more children are getting all 5 correct. Next week, we’re aiming for 100% of the class getting them all correct!

In English, we have been focusing on colons, semi-colons and dashes, in our grammar lesson. Although many have found this a bit tricky to determine which one to use, we are starting to get the hang of them! We have also started to look at planning a story, inspired by the characters and events in the legend Robin Hood. We are looking at a first person narrative from Lady Marian’s point of view, so we can then plan our own story from another character’s point of view.

In Science, we have been taking a closer look at the heart. We know it has a vital role in the circulatory system, and there are many different parts of the heart. We’ve been using terms such as, atrium, ventricle, aorta, pulmonary veins/arteries.

In History, we have been researching The Battle of Britain, and practised taking notes on key information from the research we gathered. We now have a clearer understanding of the Who, What, Where, When and Whys? of The Battle of Britain.

Other information:

Don't forget that next Thursday 26th is European Languages Day. We will be coming dressed in the colours of the Polish flag-red and white!

HOME READING-please can you encourage your child to read regularly at home, and sign their diary to acknowledge this. I know we have some superb readers in this class, who read almost nightly! I would love to see the WHOLE class now reading on a regular basis. At least four times a week is what I would consider regular!

No Golden or Writing Awards this week. We did not have Golden Assembly due to school photographs.

This week’s Maths Award went to Natalie for her positive attitude towards her maths-always ready for a challenge!

I hope you all have a lovely weekend-make the most of the sun while it’s still here!

Miss Slater, Mrs Murray & Miss Evans