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Learning Round-up

Maple: We’ve had another great week in Maple! We have continued to look at the squeaky story, using inverted commas and verbs in our writing. In maths we have continued to look at place value we have been ordering numbers in ascending and descending order, in science we have been looking at magnets and forces, in PE we have been working on our throwing skills. Well done, Maple.

Silver Birch: Another brilliant week had by all! We continued working with ‘A squeaky Story’ in our writing and looked at using verbs and inverted commas in our writing. In maths we have continued looking at place value using lots of different recourses to help our understanding. Next week we will move on and start learning more about addition and subtraction. Our class novel this week is ‘A Tiger Who Came to Tea’ which the children have been loving. Have a lovely weekend and see everyone next week.

Elder: Elder class have had another fab week. We have been text mapping in Talk for Writing and practising counting in steps of sixes in Maths. In History we have been learning about the legend of Rome and PE has involved learning how to pivot in basketball. Well done Elder!

Pine: What a great week again! We have now revealed all of our Talk for Writing text: Adventure at Sandy Cove. We have been working hard to identify the grammar techniques in the story and applying them to our own work. We have also been enjoying The Firework-Maker's Daughter and learning how we can improve our reading fluency with this text. Across the curriculum we have been sequencing lots of events, we have looked at familiar children’s stories and in history we put the events of the Legend of Rome in order. Keep up the great work Pine!

Willow: This week Willow have been exploring the Mayan calendar and how it is different from our modern calendar. In talk for writing, we have been writing relative clause and applying these to a set of instructions. This week we began our clarinet lessons. They have really enjoyed learning a new instrument and I am looking forward to hearing their skills progress. Thank you Willow for another great week!

Sequoia: This week, Sequoia have been concluding their Place Value unit in Maths, looking at multiplying by 10, 100 and 1,000. In Science, we have explored the functions of each part of the circulatory system and how it works in conjunction with the respiratory system. In History we have explored the Myan calendar, comparing it to modern day. Talk for Writing has included using relative clauses and using this in short burst writing. Alongside this, we have been very lucky to have begun our clarinet lessons which will happen every Thursday! Good work Sequoia.

Acer: We have had another busy week in Acer! In maths, we’ve enjoyed battling Oak class on Times Tables Rockstars, as well as developing our knowledge and understanding of counting in powers of 10 and identifying numbers using number lines. We have been reading detectives - gathering evidence to determine what kind of person Shrike from Mortal Engines is and we have written letters detailing the discovery of a new creature! In the afternoons, we’ve started to explore the solubility of different materials, used climate graphs to draw conclusions about a region and discovered why the River Nile was significant to those who migrated there. Well done, Acer. Keep up the good work!

Oak: Another busy week in Oak class! In maths we have continued to deepen our knowledge in the field of place value in numbers up to 4 million. We have learned to count in powers of 10, identify numbers on a number line and round numbers to 10, 100, 1000, 10,000 and 100,000. In writing, the children have written letters about the discovery of an extraordinary creature, using ambitious vocabulary and variety of sentence types. We have, also, had a heated discussion what did we like and dislike about our model text, The Mountain Troll. In reading, were exploring chapter 13 of our book, Mortal Engines, discussing the personality of Shrike, one of the characters, and finding the evidence in the text to support our thinking.

Attendance

Overall Attendance: 96.5%

Maple: 98.6%- 2nd Place

Silver Birch: 97.3%

Elder: 98.9%- 1st Place

Pine: 98.2%- 3rd Place

Sequoia: 96.6%

Willow: 88.9%

Acer: 96.2%

Oak: 97.3%

Healthy Eating Award

We are working towards out Healthy Schools Award. Please take a look at our draft Healthy Food and Physical Activity policies. Please remember to send your child in with water in their water bottle and a healthy packed lunch. Don't forget to consider the fresh cooked balanced meals from Caterlink.

Reminder - snacks at playtime must be healthy e.g. fruit, low sugar/salt bars. This should not be crisps. Water bottles need to contain water and not squash OR fizzy drinks.

Allergy awareness - we are a nut-free school. Please ensure Nutella sandwiches and Celebrations and other sweets containing nuts are not brought into school.