Entries by Margaret Joyce

Friday 12th May

Dear Parents Here are some of the photos from our Coronation Celebrations last week.  Please click here. This week has been busy with the children doing their SATs.  A huge well done to our class who have worked their socks off this week.  Well done to all of them! They had a special surprise this […]

Summer 1 Week 4

This week the children have been multiplying a two digit number by a one-digit number using regrouping and short multiplication. The children have worked hard to develop their skills and it is wonderful to see the children practising their timetables at home. In English, we have started a new topic about adventure stories. We watched […]

Friday, 12th May 2023

The children in Year 4 completed revision activities in Maths and English this week, applying all learnt strategies when calculating and also thinking about grammar and punctuation when uplevelling sentences. They also finished their Coronation Art pieces and started on their ‘crown embroidery’ project. In music, the children came up with percussion ‘call and response’ […]

Summer 1 Week 4

This week the children have been revising 3D shape, the four operations and factions. They have worked hard to develop their skills and use the strategies they had been taught. In English, the children have published their dragon writing and completed comprehension papers. I am extremely pleased with their writing and their inference and retrieval […]

Revision Aids for SATs Week

There will be many opportunities for you to look over areas of your learning to help you prepare for the daily SATs tests that you are doing.   Revision Aids for: Maths     Click the protractor icon to practise your protractor skills! Maths Reasoning Paper  Sample 1 Maths Paper  1 arithmetic Maths R Reasoning […]

Bawdsey Manor May 2023 Day 1

Well, we have arrived at Bawdsey Manor! After having our packed lunches in the beautiful grounds of Bawdsey Manor, we headed off for a coastal walk. We spent the afternoon on the beach.  It was wonderful experience to add to our memories. The children enjoyed playing on the beach: skimming stones, building with the sand […]

5th May, 2023

Although the children have not been in school for the whole week, a lot has happened! The children have continued with their revision sessions this week with great focus and concentration.  We are very proud of them for showing such maturity towards their learning. The Tuesday and Thursday maths enrichment sessions will be available during […]

Year 5 – 05/05/23

Coronation Fever is definitely upon us! This week, we enjoyed finding out about the royal line of succession, what King Charles’ interests are and how tomorrow’s Coronation will proceed. We discussed what the King’s priorities might be then wrote letters to him. We also made nature Coronation collages to link with His Majesty’s love for […]

Friday, 5th May 2023

Although it has been a short week, Year 4 had lots of opportunities to have fun! On Wednesday, they participated in a skateboarding workshop, making their first jumps and zooming around the playground. Special thank you to Gene, who later showed off his amazing skills to the whole school! Very well done, Gene! Later in […]

Summer 1 Week 3

The children took part in a skateboard workshop on Wednesday. I was impressed with how quickly they learnt new skills. In Maths the children have been learning to multiply two digit numbers by a one-digit number by regrouping. In preparation for the Coronation, the children learnt about King Charles III and made a fact file […]