Falconer's Hill Academy OUR CHILDREN, THEIR FUTURE, OUR RESPONSIBILITY

Learning Round-up

Maple: Another fabulous week in Maple class this week! We have been continuing our work with fractions this week, finding fractions of amounts and everyone has worked hard on this! In writing we have continued to look at report writing and producing more independent ideas. Our afternoons have also been filled with lots of hard work, including; learning about vitamins and nutrients, farming around the Nile and how computer systems work! We have also been spending lots of time this week practising our Christmas songs for the concert, we can’t wait to see you all there!

Silver Birch: What another fantastic week in Silver Birch! We have been continuing our learning with fractions in Maths, finding fractions of amounts. In Writing, we have been writing our own versions of Kitty’s incident report using our own creatures and events! In Geography, we have been learning about how flooding effects the communities who live around the river Nile. In Science, we are continuing our hard work learning about the digestive system and how it turns our food into energy! We are also beginning to get into the festive mood and are looking forward to lots of exciting festivities over the next few weeks!

Elder: Another lovely week in Elder this week, we had an amazing time at the Methodist Church learning about different roles in the Christmas Story, everyone was very engaged and asked some brilliant questions too. Within History we looked at Caesar and in Talk for Writing we finished our amber write all about stepping through a portal. Have a restful weekend and I look forward to next week.

Pine: We have had another great week in Pine! Our RE lesson consisted of a trip to the Methodist Church where we met some characters and learned about their role in the Christian Christmas Story. It was a really interesting visit that everyone participated in, asking some fantastic questions! We had a case study in Geography for our volcano topic as we looked in more depth about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii. We created some very thoughtful news reports discussing the impact that the volcanic eruption had on the people. We have also worked very hard on our amber writes and have each completed an exciting portal story. We are looking forward to the festive activities over the coming weeks!

Willow: Another great week Willow, well done! They are so proud of all their hard work in Clarinets over the Autumn terms. They really enjoyed sharing their performance with you all. In maths, they have enjoyed comparing and ordering fractions, as well as exploring equivalence. They have enjoyed looking at the number system in history, and how the Mayan’s used it.

Sequoia: We have had another great week in Sequoia. In RE, we looked at another account of the Christmas story and compared it to Lukes account. In science, we looked at a practical representation of weathering using sugar and droppers and then drew a diagram to explain how this linked to real life. In History, we had a look at the Mayan number system and thought about why the Mayans may have created this. We also had the pleasure of performing our clarinets for some of our parents and carers, we really hope you enjoyed. Good work Sequoia.

Acer: This week in Acer, we’ve worked hard to complete our Amber Writes, using the model text and toolkits to help inform our vocabulary choices and writerly style. In maths, we continued to solve problems about time and started to revise our knowledge and understanding of fractions. During the afternoons, we investigated three machines that transfer force: levers, pulleys and gears; discussed possible solutions to help improve favelas, and considered how places like Holly Bank House, a hostel in Cliftonville, Northampton, played an important role during World War Two.

Oak: It’s been a great week, Oak class! We have been continuing our learning with time in Maths, mastering problem solving and conversion of units. Talk for Reading was full off creative buzz as the children were completing their Amber Writes all about coming across a great danger and creating suspense. Children showed fantastic use of onomatopoeias, alliteration, similes, fronted adverbials and powerful verbs in creating their Meeting Tales. In Talk for Reading, we carried on with inferring information using the evidence from the text and applying a timeline to summarise and sequence events. Within science, we looked at simple machines and how they reduce the force needed to lift or move the load. Keep working hard and doing your absolute best, Oak!

Reading

Your child should have come in with their Accelerated Reader book and reading journal. Please remember to record when your child is reading at home. A target of 3 times a week or more is great.

Attendance

Overall Attendance: 95%

Maple: 96.1%

Silver Birch: 92.4%

Elder: 93.2%

Pine: 98.3% - 1st Place

Sequoia: 90%

Willow: 98.3% - 1st Place

Acer: 97.8% - 2nd Place

Oak: 94.3%

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.