Happy Easter!

As we reach the end of the spring term, I am reflecting on all of the great things that Sycamore Class has achieved. The children have worked particularly hard preparing for their SATs next term, in Maths, reading and SPaG. I have seen excellent dedication and commitment to making progress, and they have all demonstrated great resilience and a positive attitude. After the Easter holidays, we will be focusing our learning on key areas in order to be fully prepared for SATs which are the week of 13th May. I have put a post on Dojo about Easter revision - the suggested timetable and activities are also on the right-hand side of this page.

Something which has been a particular highlight this term has been designing, creating and evaluating model playgrounds in D.T. This was a project which everybody got involved with, and everybody had lots of fun! The effort put into them was superb and everyone should feel rightly proud of their creations. Have a look at the photos below - aren't they brilliant?

This final week of term (or 3 days anyway!) has also given us time to finish our gothic narratives. Again, the whole class should feel proud of these as the writing is fantastic! They worked really hard to create atmosphere and use figurative language to add to their description. We have also been working hard in Maths continuing with our Shape unit, thinking about how to calculate angles in different types of triangles. This unit will continue after the Easter holidays. 
Another exciting piece of writing we did this week was to write penpal letters to some children who attend the school in Normandy which we will be visiting on the French trip. It's exciting to establish this link ahead of the residential as we will be visiting the school and also taking part in a ceremony with the school to mark the 80th anniversary of D-day. Even if children are not attending the residential, we hope to receive some penpal letters back.

All that's left is to wish you all enjoy a fun-filled yet relaxing Easter break. See you in the summer term! It's going to be a busy, exciting and brilliant one!