Entries by Margaret Joyce

Autumn 1 Week 3 w.b. 18.09.2023

RE In Re this week the children looked at the four parts of Mass. There were some great discussions about what happens at Church and particular focus on the order of events. They enjoyed sharing their ideas and moved onto ordering the main parts in their books. English In English, the children have enjoyed exploring […]

Year 5 – 22/09/23

The highlight this week was watching Alice in Wonderland performed by a theatre company this afternoon! I expect there’ll be many sore throats tomorrow morning!   The objective of this week’s PE lesson was to practise receiving the ball from a side-on position: In Art this week, we looked at landscape artist Kittie Jones, and […]

Autumn 1 Week 3

The children started their week by designing their own alien and writing descriptive paragraphs about them. They later edited this writing and published it for display. I’m sure you’ll agree that they have worked very hard on these.  Next week, they will be introduced to the world of poetry. In RE they have learnt about […]

Thursday 21st September

Timetable for today:     Reading  Focus: Roald Dahl Click here for the   English Direct Speech  Click here Activity Sheets: 1 2 3   Maths Maths Mystery Activity  (work in pairs!)  Click here   Science Explorify Activity:  Click here Vocabulary:  colour, size, texture, context Use this vocabulary to help you explain what the picture […]

Friday 15th September, 2023

It was lovely to see many of you at Meet the Teacher meeting yesterday afternoon.  The information shown and handed out yesterday is on the Year 3 Class Page. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions. This week, the children have been busy with their learning! In Maths, the […]

Year 6 Week Beginning 11.6.23

It’s been another week of wonderful learning in Year 6 this week! It was lovely to see so many of you at the Meet the Teacher session on Monday. Don’t worry if you couldn’t make it as the information will be added to the class page on the school website. In Maths, the children have […]

Year 5 – 15/09/23

It’s the end of another week, and once again it has been busy busy! We have cracked on with our English, exploring and discussing the theme of refugees, which is central to our novel The Boy at the Back of the Class. Maths has seen a continuation of place value, including ordering and comparing numbers, and […]

Autumn 1 Week 2 w.b. 11.09.2023

RE In Re this week the children discussed what the word Initiation means. In pairs they spoke about a time they welcomed someone and also a time that they were welcomed somewhere. In pairs the children then did some fantastic role playing, thinking about their gestures and words they use to make people feel happy […]

Friday, 15th September 2023

The children in Year 4 this week looked at Place value as part of their Maths learning, focusing on representation. They played strategic games to create 4 digit numbers and reason about their game using specific mathematical vocabulary. In English, the class worked on writing an effective advertisement in M&S style to promote the often […]

Week 2

I am sure you will have tired children this weekend after their first full week in school! The children have been a delight to have in the class and are all settling in extremely well. This week we have been thinking about our families. We read the story Owl Babies  by Martin Waddell. This beautiful […]