We have been busy in Y3 this week preparing the vegetable and flower beds. In English, we completed and published our Tin Forest stories. In Maths, we started interpreting data from pictographs and bar charts. Please see the School newsletter for details about arrangements for daily learning. Packs of books and resources have been sent […]
Dear Year 6, I am very much hoping that this hasn’t just been our final week as a class, but I want to thank you for everything you’ve brought to this class. Thank you for your continued efforts in all your learning – even during this turbulent week, you have shown such high focus during […]
There were plenty of busy bees in Year 2 this week, working hard, preparing the vegetable beds and flower beds. In English, we completed our final piece of writing on The Tin Forest. The children put some wonderful twists in their versions of the story. In Maths, we looked at doubling and halving and the […]
Our caterpillars are growing and have nearly formed a chrysalis. The children enjoyed observing the changes. In PE we have been practicing throwing and catching a ball. Home Learning – With a ball count how many catches you can do with a partner in 1 minute. Spellings – short, born, morning, more, score, before, […]
Subject Activity Maths Fluency questions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. BODMAS Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAgfnK528RA Questions: English Revision of semi-colons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_O0RN7cup0 Questions: Q1. Insert a semi-colon in the correct place in the sentence below. Frank would like to go to Cornwall next summer he might also visit France in the spring. 1 mark Q2. What is the name of the punctuation mark used between the two main clauses below? My […]
To celebrate Science Week, the children have embraced the concept of dunking biscuits with enthusiasm and to see more about what they got up to, click on the link below. Science Week Celebration Morning final We met Vicky Dearing, a lady scientist. It was really interesting to find out about her work on DNA. Our […]
This week has been British Science Week, so at Pope Paul everyone has been investigating the dunkability of different biscuits: Hobnobs Digestives, Ginger Nuts, Rich Tea and Nice. Some groups looked investigated whether the thickness of the biscuit affected how quickly it disintegrated when dunked, whilst others investigated density and amount of sugar. We increased […]
What an exciting week of science learning Reception have had! The class started the week with a science problem set by Mrs Heymoz. She told the children that she enjoyed dipping her biscuit in her tea, but she was tired of her biscuits breaking apart and dropping to the bottom. She asked the children to […]
Biscuit Dunking Along with the rest of the school, Year 5 took part in putting some biscuits to the dunking test. We worked hard to ensure the test was fair and put measures in place to ensure only one variable was changed. Year 5 had different ideas about the best methodology. Some children wanted […]
We are mad about science in Y3 and to celebrate science week we have taken part in many different activities. We have completed many explorify activities, which has really tested our observation, questioning and classifying skills. Thank you for helping us complete some of these challenges during celebration morning. Throughout the week the whole school […]
