Entries by Margaret Joyce

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 […]

Summer 1 Week 3

To celebrate National Sports week the children took part in a scooter workshop on Wednesday. I was impressed with their control, speed and confidence. Well done. They have also enjoyed swimming and doing the daily mile. The children have learnt about King Charles III  in preparation for the coronation. They have made succession family trees, […]

May 5th, 2023 Spot the Misconceptions!

Have a look at the following SATs Papers below.  Each paper has many errors based on common misconceptions. You have become the marker, rather than the test taker. Can YOU easily identify and correct the mistakes? Good Luck!! 2017   Arithmetic Paper 1 Reasoning Paper 2 Reasoning Paper 3

Wednesday 3rd May Revision Aids

Revision Aids for today Arithmetic Test:  Starter 1.   Click HERE 2.  Click here Focus: Coordinates Click here for the main activity  Extension:  Click here    answers Pie Charts    Click here Revisit these areas below:   Reflection    Activity click here Missing Numbers    Click here Missing Lengths    Click here Volume    Knowledge Organiser Click here

Summer 1 Week 2

This week the children finished writing their poems on The Magic Box about their own memories. Then they wrote the poems in neat for our class display. The children followed the structure that Kit Wright used by adding alliteration, prepositions and expanded noun phrases. In Art the children followed instructions to draw a treasure chest. […]

Friday 28th April 2023

Year 6 have continued with their revision programme and have been pleased with the progress they have made. Well done to the whole class for maintaining such great focus throughout the activities. On Tuesday, Year 6 took part in a PE session with Miss Pringle where they developed their rounders skills. On Thursday the children […]

Friday, 28th April 2023

The children in Year 4, moved on to adding and subtracting fractions beyond whole using bar models and consolidated that learning in different playful ways throughout the week, for example by creating their own board games.  In English, they practiced using causal conjunctions and prepositions to sequence their explanations whilst also thinking about possible inventions […]

Year 5 – 28/04/23

This week, we began our new English unit based on Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poem, The Jabberwocky. The children have enjoyed performing it and trying to make sense of the nonsense words, and even had a go at writing their own nonsense poem on Wednesday! We also began our new Art unit, Mixed Media Land And City Scapes, […]