Reception- Summer 2 Week 3

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Reception have continued to learn about mini-beasts this week, with a particular focus on snails and slugs. They used non-fiction books to find out about ideal living conditions for them and then created a class snail and slug world, filling it with creatures found around the school grounds.

Reception also had a special treat when Charlie brought in some of his own mini-beasts from his collection at home. He told the children what they needed to survive and answered lots of very interesting questions.

The children have also had lots of fun creating their own superhero characters, props and costumes to use in their superhero role play.

Lots of children showed an interest in bubbles this week, after Mrs Pandelli brought some into the classroom on Tuesday afternoon. As a result of this, the staff set up a science experiment the next day, to find out which shape created the best bubble.

This morning, the children participated in the whole school mass and the Blessed Sacrament Procession to the church this afternoon. As usual they made the adults proud by demonstrating reverence and excellent behaviour at all times.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend,

Mrs Theo and Mrs Gymer

Year 2 Blog Week 34

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Summer 2 Week 3

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This week the children have written and illustrated wonderful poems about The Iron Man.

We have explored food types and how to keep healthy in Science and in Topic we have learnt about and created our own Egyptian Cartouche’s.

The children have also been learning what it means to be virtuous in RE and have carried out good deeds in other classes, including reading to reception and making book marks for everyone in year 4.

It was lovely to see so many people at the Adoration Mass on Friday, the children were very reverent.

Next week we will be making models and collages of The Iron Man – if possible please could your child bring in a cardboard box or tube as well as some newspaper. Thank you in advance.

Have a restful weekend,

Miss Pringle

 

Home Learning:

Spelling – Homophones

heel, heal, he’ll, pane, pain, reign, rain, rein, plain, plane, grown, groan.

Reading 

Please hear your child read and sign their reading records.

Spag.com 

Please complete the task set online by Wednesday

 

 

The Romans

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Year 4 have had a few busy days all centred around the Ancient Romans and their invasion of Britain.

During this week, they have constructed Roman helmets to help them with their creative writing which will continue in to next week. They have also designed and painted Celtic clay pendants.

In class they have read and learnt about Plebeian and Patrician housing and started researching for their Roman vase designs, a D&T project we shall start next week. (Thank you for sending in some plastic bottles and balloons).

They have also continued with their violin and tennis lessons with great success.

We hope to see you all for our Blessed Sacrament procession on Friday afternoon.

Homework this weekend is Mathletics and SPAG.com.

Have a lovely weekend,

Ms Varga/Mrs McNamara

 

 

14th June, 2019

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This week the children have continued with their Roman Topic looking at why the Romans invaded Britain and learning about Boudica.  They have studied sources of evidence about her and have made excellent interpretations of what she may have looked like.

In Maths, the children have continued to focus on the 12 and 24 hour time notation using the stimulus of completing a Tarsia puzzle.  I was delighted by their patience and resilience in completing this tricky puzzle.  For some of the children they began to design their own Tarsia puzzle!

In RE the children focused on the Fruits of the Holy Spirit  and St Paul’s letter to the Galatians and how they can relate them to their life in school.

Homework this weekend:

Spellings, History on Boudica using sources of evidence and Maths (Multiplication).

Have a lovely weekend.

 

Mrs McNamara and Ms Varga

Reception- Summer 2 Week 2

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It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Potters Bar Carnival on Sunday- you all looked amazing and seemed as if you were having lots of fun!

Reception brought their new topic to life, when they went on a mini-beast hunt around the school grounds this week. The children learnt that Pope Paul School is home to many wondrous creatures, many of whom the children and staff struggled to identify!

Our story focus this week has been ‘Superworm’ by Julia Donaldson. The children enjoyed thinking about what else Superworm could use his super long body for and even learnt a Superworm song! Reception also decided to turn the outdoor role play area into a superhero headquarters and are looking forward to spending more time in it next week.

In RE, the children heard the story about The Good Samaritan; they were brilliant at relating it to positive experiences in their own lives and retelling it in a range of different media.

Wishing you all a lovely Father’s Day on Sunday.

Mrs Theo and Mrs Gymer

Year 2 Blog Week 33

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Thank you for supporting your children with the whole school Home Learning on St. Paul. The artwork, posters, fact files and story retellings are fantastic! We have displayed all of this wonderful work on a map which shows St. Paul’s missionary journeys.

This week we continued our learning on St. Paul by focusing on the story of  Paul and Silas in prison. The children thought about how Paul and Silas felt in prison and how they sang songs of praise to God. The children composed their own songs of praise to the tune of Happy. Their songs were brilliant!!!

We finished our week with a special Act of Worship during which we prayed for our Dads.

Wishing you all a very Happy Father’s Day.

Home Learning: Bedtime Sleep Survey.

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss Davey

Summer 2 Week 2

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It was wonderful to see so many of you at our Thanks Giving Mass and at the Potters Bar Carnival. The children lead the Mass beautifully and looked great in their NHS costumes.

We have focused on calculating the perimeter of shapes in maths this week and in English we have been reading The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. Next week we will be writing poems about The Iron Man using adjectives and similes.

Home Learning: 

Mathletics activities have been set on measurement.

Science :

Sleep survey made by Y6 sent home today.

Spelling:

actual, actually, accident, accidentally, business, caught, centre, century, certain, certainly, circle, disappear

Summer 2 Week 2

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This week was Health Eating Week. We have been learning about the importance of being healthy. We have designed a healthy breakfast, learnt about eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day We have also learnt it is important to to drink lots of water, to be active and to sleep well.

In Religion we have been learning about the story ‘The Conversion of Paul.’ The children acted out the story and then sequenced it. They talked about how we can learn from Paul and spread Jesus’ message by the way we act.

In Literacy we have been learning about instructions . We followed instructions and then gave instructions to each other.

In Art we painted pictures of things we like to do with our dads.

Have a lovely Father’s Day!

 

Mrs Carey

 

Year 2 Blog Week 32

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It has been a very busy first week back! This week Year 2 have been focusing on the story of Pentecost which celebrates and remembers the coming of the Holy Spirit. The children acted out the story and created some beautiful paintings depicting the Disciples being filled with the Holy Spirit! Year 2 then wrote up their own newspaper articles for the ‘Jerusalem News’, reporting on the coming of the Holy Spirit.

 

In Maths we have been learning about the properties of 3D shapes. The children had great fun making their own 3D shapes and creating WANTED shape posters.

 

 

 

 

Home Learning: St. Paul whole school Home Learning.

Miss Davey