Year 6 have been busy this week preparing for the Stations of the Cross service; we have no doubt they will be amazing on Wednesday evening. The children have been told what they should be wearing for the night. For most of them, they should wear all black (no trainers) and this outfit should be in school on Monday for our dress rehearsal. Home Learning for this week, as last week is for the children to learn all the songs.

In English, the children have been building up their knowledge of how to provide a point backed up with evidence and developing their grammar skills. In maths, we have continued to consolidate concepts in shape, volume, perimeter and area.

On Tuesday Year 6 led the liturgy alongside Year 5 at the Parish Mass for the Feast of the Annunciation. Thank you to Loui, Sophie, Francine, Chloe A and Jon-jo who read and Nathan and Raylan who served.

Wednesday was World Maths Day! Ms Varga led an interesting and interactive assembly for the children and following that, the children took part in timed, team engaging maths games and challenges  to celebrate and improve their skills.

Take a look at the photos to see what they got up to:

A BIG thank you goes to: Sarah, Isabelle, Maddie, Tiya, Sophie, Teddy, Rian and Zach who led the maths dice games at lunchtime in the Main Hall.  Many children from both Key Stage One and Key Stage Two took part and enjoyed competing against their peers!

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Next week, we will have our class photograph on Thursday. All children should be in winter school uniform for this.

On Tuesday and Wednesday– the children have been asked to bring in a clean soft toy that they do not need any more and later on Wednesday, swap it for a new one. This is part of our Whole School Lenten charity fundraising  organised by members of the School Parliament.

On Friday- it is the Easter Egg hunt (in school time).  Please log onto school comms to contribute towards this event.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Wishing all our mothers, grandmothers and god mothers a wonderful Mothers Day On Sunday!

 

Mrs McNamara and Mrs Lines

 

Home learning:

Learn the songs for our Way of the Cross Service.  Click here to see get to the link.

Mathletics

TTRS

Maths.co.uk

Literacy Gold

 

 

Due to the lovely weather, Year 1 have spent lots of time learning outdoors this week!

In Science, the children learnt about birds, as part of their topic about animals. Part of their lesson was  to take part in a bird watch. The class decided that the best spot would be close to the Peace Garden, as there were bird feeders and bird boxes in there. After not much action, the class came to a joint agreement to leave the garden and sit facing out towards the field, and this did not disappoint! From their new seating position, Year 1 spotted pigeons, red kites, sparrows, magpies, parakeets, black birds, crows and blue tits! They each kept a tally and drew conclusions about the most and least frequently seen bird, when they returned back to class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Wednesday, Year 1 celebrated World Maths Day with some fun challenges and activities. Along with Year 2, the class competed in small groups to fill a matchbox with as many items as possible. The winner was the group who managed to squeeze the most items in! This was lots of fun and required lots of team work! The class also learnt about Tangrams. (A Tangram puzzle focuses on the objective to rearrange the seven separate pieces into a complete image of various shapes) The children then had a go at making their own pictures using shapes and chalk on the KS2 playground floor.

Today in RE, Year 1 heard the Good Friday story and also learnt that on Good Friday, Catholics all over the world remember the story of Jesus’ passion in many different ways. In some places like Antigua and El Salvador on Good Friday, many people decorate the streets of the city with ‘Alfombras’ which are carpets made from coloured sawdust, sand or salt in patterns or pictures. The pictures are often of Jesus and tell the story of His life, death and resurrection. People spend many hours creating these beautiful images .

Inspired by this, Year 1 made their own Alfombras using chalk on the KS1 playground.

The children have brought home another phonics practice home learning sheet to complete as well as a phonics mat. Once again, please keep these at home to refer to.

Spelling Shed has been set; the focus this week is ‘Words where the digraph ‘er’ is stressed’.

Wishing you all a wonderful Mother’s Day and a lovely weekend,

Ms Pemberton and the Year 1 team

What a fantastic week we’ve had in Year 4!

On Wednesday, we celebrated World Maths Day by diving deeper into the world of fractions, finding fractions of amounts and tackling some really challenging maths problems. The enthusiasm was contagious!

In English, we’ve spent time planning exciting narratives, that we will finish next week. We also used drama in RE, to freeze frame and discuss key moments in the trial of Jesus.

We learnt new playground games during PE and have worked hard to create thoughtful Mothers Day Gifts, which I’m sure you’ll love. It’s incredible to see the creativity blossoming in our class.

Have a lovely weekend

Miss Pringle

Home learning 

Spelling – words where a suffix is added to words ending in ‘y’ – use EdShed to help you learn these words please.

merriment
happiness
plentiful
penniless
happily
prettiest
nastiness
beautiful
pitiful
silliness

Maths – TTRS online please.

English – Story writing.

 

The children in Year 2 had a lovely week in class engaging in various practical Maths activities.

On Monday and Tuesday, the class moved on to measurements and spent time outdoors to experience measuring using a meter stick. Inside the classroom, the children used normal rulers to measure smaller objects. They revised units of measurements such as mm, cm and m whilst also making sure that they notice how starting points differ from equipment to equipment.

On Wednesday, we launched World Maths Day with an assembly following practical activities outside. First the children drew animal pictures with chalks using only 2D shapes. Then, they participated in the 1 minute challenge, where in house teams they raced against each other, depositing bean bags in hoops; all under one minute! Later in the afternoon, we joined forces with year 1 and completed the Matchbox challenge where teams had to fill their boxes with as many things as they could. The team with the largest number of objects won.

At lunch time, some of the children participated in competitive dice games in the hall led by Year 6 helpers.

On Thursday, the class carried on the theme and created Tangram pictures, before participating in the £1 challenge, where the winning team had to find the most number of different ways to make £1 using coins.

Please note, there are a few things happening next week:

Tuesday and Wednesday– the children can bring in clean soft teddies that they do not need any more and later on Wednesday, swap it for a new one. All part of a Whole School Lenten charity event organised by members of the School Parliament.

Thursday- Class photos – full winter uniform please.

Friday- Easter Egg hunt (in school time); early pickup: school finishes @1pm!

Have a lovely weekend and Happy Mother’s Day!

Ms Varga

Home Learning:

Spelling- Words where ‘-ing’ is added to words ending in ‘e’ (consolidation),  Challenge words (next week)

https://www.edshed.com/en-gb

Mathletics- Please complete the assigned activities, all centred around measuring length.

https://login.mathletics.com/

https://ttrockstars.com/