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What a week, Flying machines, Multiplication and rain - lots of rain! This week, we have been working on Multiplication and Division in Maths, in English, we have been working on our text Farther, which explores dreams and relationships, this week, the children have planned and are writing their own sequel to the story. In Science, we enjoyed a session with Sarah Augbaya from Devon Wildlife Trust, she will be with us every Thursday until half term, so wellies and coats every Thursday please. Next week, we are completing our English text Farther, starting our new History topic of Anglo-Saxons and our new Science unit on We are also continuing to practise our Times Tables. In terms of home learning, can I remind everybody that the expectation is that children read for at least 10 minutes at home everyday, this can be magazines, newspapers, manuals, cookery books, as well as their reading books, as it is all reading. I would also like children to spend time working on their times tables, which are vital in so many areas of the Maths curriculum, I have set them 25 minutes worth of TTRS time as home learning. This can be done as a block, or it can be spread across the week, so that the children do 5 minutes a day. I have been really pleased to give out lots of Dojo points to people who have been completing their time! Spellings are out for the test on Friday. The Wider Curriculum home learning sheet for this half term, will be out next Friday, look out for this please. Have a great weekend, let's hope it's a bit drier. See you on Monday Mr F Happy Friday! What a week, First Aid, Christmas Dinner, Christmas Parties and creating our own sequel stories! This week has been a real blast of Christmas, Christmas Dinner, Christmas Gymnastics with Mr Madden, a Carol singalong and Christmas Parties today! The children have worked really hard and deserved their treat today, they have completed work on the Rock Cycle, Rivers and have planned their own sequel to the story Farther, which we will write in the first week back. They also had an exciting first aid session, where we learned to bandage a wound and how to do chest compressions for CPR. In terms of home learning, can I remind everybody that the expectation is that children read for at least 10 minutes at home everyday, this can be magazines, newspapers, manuals, cookery books, as well as their reading books, as it is all reading. I would also like children to spend time working on their times tables, which are vital in so many areas of the Maths curriculum, I have set them 25 minutes worth of TTRS time as home learning. This can be done as a block, or it can be spread across the week, so that the children do 5 minutes a day. I have been really pleased to give out lots of Dojo points to people who have been completing their time! Don't forget FONTs are running a Santa Dash on Sunday 17th December, it will be great fun! Make sure that you all have a fantastic time over the Christmas holiday sharing time together and making new special memories. Have a great Christmas. See you on Monday 3rd January 2024! Mr F Happy Friday!
What a week, Flying machines, Multiplication and war! This week, we have been working on Multiplication and Division in Maths, in English, we have been working on our text Farther, which explores dreams and relationships, this week, the children have designed their own flying machines and have written expanded noun phrases about their invention. In Science, we looked at how sedimentary rocks are formed, whilst on Tuesday and Thursday, we enjoyed energetic P.E. sessions, thinking about tactics and teamwork. We also enjoyed Christingle on Thursday in St Peter's Church, which always makes me me feel Christmassy and was led brilliantly by the year 6 children. Next week, we are continuing our English text Farther, our Geography unit on Rivers and our Science unit on the Rock Cycle. We are also continuing to practise our Times Tables. In terms of home learning, can I remind everybody that the expectation is that children read for at least 10 minutes at home everyday, this can be magazines, newspapers, manuals, cookery books, as well as their reading books, as it is all reading. I would also like children to spend time working on their times tables, which are vital in so many areas of the Maths curriculum, I have set them 25 minutes worth of TTRS time as home learning. This can be done as a block, or it can be spread across the week, so that the children do 5 minutes a day. I have been really pleased to give out lots of Dojo points to people who have been completing their time! Spellings are out for the test on Friday. There is also a Wider Curriculum home learning sheet, on Dojo, here on the web page and the children have already brought a paper copy home with them. There are various activities on this, I will expect the recommended read sheet back ASAP and one of the other activities (more if you want to) completed by next Thursday, the 14th December. So far, I have had fantastic volcanoes videos and experiments, some fabulous art and some super river work. There are a few events coming up next week, including a First Aid session on Monday, for which, the children will need to bring in a pillow or cushion please; a Foundry hub assembly on Tuesday and Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Dinner on Wednesday 13th. There is also a Carol sing along in the school hall on Thursday 14th at 2.30pm - all welcome, we will have Christmas events for the children on Friday 15th for the last day. and FONTs are running a Santa Dash on Sunday 17th December, it will be great fun! If you haven't, why not book your place now! Have a great weekend. See you on Monday Mr F Happy Friday!
What a week, poetry, Multiplication and dreams! This week, we have been working on Multiplication and Division in Maths, in English, we have been working on our new text Farther, which explores dreams and relationships. In Science, we looked at how igneous rocks are formed, whilst on Tuesday and Thursday, we enjoyed energetic P.E. sessions, thinking about tactics and teamwork. We also enjoyed an exciting assembly on Thursday with Mr Cutler, thinking about Advent. On Wednesday, we had a day with no pens, enjoying story telling and oracy, practical Maths, theological discussion and Christmassy music on the hand bells. We have also created some fantastic botanical art and written some superb poems based on our Book Club book The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander (see photos) Next week, we are continuing our English text Farther, our Maths unit on Multiplication and Division; our Geography unit on Rivers and our Science unit on the Rock Cycle. In terms of home learning, can I remind everybody that the expectation is that children read for at least 10 minutes at home everyday, this can be magazines, newspapers, manuals, cookery books, as well as their reading books, as it is all reading. I would also like children to spend time working on their times tables, which are vital in so many areas of the Maths curriculum, I have set them 25 minutes worth of TTRS time as home learning. This can be done as a block, or it can be spread across the week, so that the children do 5 minutes a day. I have been really pleased to give out lots of Dojo points to people who have been completing their time! Spellings are out for the test on Friday. There is also a Wider Curriculum home learning sheet, on Dojo, here on the web page and the children have already brought a paper copy home with them. There are various activities on this, I will expect the recommended read sheet back ASAP and one of the other activities (more if you want to) completed by Thursday 14th December. So far, I have had fantastic volcanoes videos and experiments and some super river work. Due to the Christmas Fair and technical issues, I was unable to post last week so I have included a few photos of the children enjoying biscuit tasting and making. There are a few events upcoming including the Nativity on Wednesday and Friday next week, Christingle on 7th December at 2pm in St Peter's Church, Christmas, Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Dinner on Wednesday 13th. There is also a Carol sing along in the school hall on Thursday 14th at 2.30pm - all welcome, we will have Christmas events for the children on Friday 15th for the last day. Have a great weekend. See you on Monday Mr F Happy Friday!
What a week, inventions, Area and dancing with Pudsey! This week, we have been working on Multiplication and Division in Maths after completing the assessment for Area with pleasing results, in English, we have been writing our end of unit piece based on our text Until I met Dudley, which explores inventions and how they work. In Science, we begun our unit on the Rock Cycle, whilst on Tuesday and Thursday, we enjoyed energetic P.E. sessions, thinking about why raising our heart rate is good for us and the types of exercise we need to do to do this. We also enjoyed an exciting assembly on Thursday with Mr Cutler, thinking about things that matter to us. We finished the week with a day of non-uniform and a dance party with Pudsey for Children in Need. A huge thank you for all your donations for the Christmas Fair and Children in Need. Next week, we are going to be starting a new English text, watch this space for more details, continuing our Maths unit on Multiplication and Division; our Geography unit on Rivers and our Science unit on the Rock Cycle. We will also be cooking on Thursday and possibly Friday, in preparation for the Christmas Fair. This year, we are baking chocolate chip cookies, so please come along and sample the Christmas Elves from Ash class' cooking! Friday 24th November straight after school until 5.00. Please come and support our school. In terms of home learning, can I remind everybody that the expectation is that children read for at least 10 minutes at home everyday, this can be magazines, newspapers, manuals, cookery books, as well as their reading books, as it is all reading. I would also like children to spend time working on their times tables, which are vital in so many areas of the Maths curriculum, I have set them 25 minutes worth of TTRS time as home learning. This can be done as a block, or it can be spread across the week, so that the children do 5 minutes a day. I have been really pleased to give out lots of Dojo points to people who have been completing their time! Spellings are out for the test on Monday. There is also a new Wider Curriculum home learning sheet, both on Dojo and the children have a paper copy with them today. There are various activities on this, I will expect the recommended read sheet back next week and one of the other activities (more if you want to) completed by Thursday 14th December. Have a great weekend. See you on Monday Mr F Happy Friday!
It's been a long week. Thank you to all the parents whom I have seen this week, I have seen most of you now, it was really good to further cement those strong home school relationships, so that we can work together to give our children the best possible educational experiences. This week, we have been working on Area in Maths after completing the assessment for Addition and Subtraction with pleasing results, in English, we have begun our new text Until I met Dudley, which explores inventions and how they work. In Science, we begun our unit on the Rock Cycle, whilst on Tuesday and Thursday, we enjoyed energetic P.E. sessions, thinking about why raising our heart rate is good for us and the types of exercise we need to do to do this. We also thought about Remembrance on Thursday during our assembly with Reverend Spence, before this we thought about peace and wrote a class prayer for peace. (See photo) Don't forget, there is a Remembrance Service at St Peter's Church on Sunday, where many of our local community will parade through the streets in recognition of selfless people and their heroic deeds. Next week, we are continuing our new English text, Until I met Dudley, starting a new Maths unit, continuing our Geography unit on Rivers and our Science unit on the Rock Cycle. In terms of home learning, can I remind everybody that the expectation is that children read for at least 10 minutes at home everyday, this can be magazines, newspapers, manuals, cookery books, as well as their reading books, as it is all reading. I would also like children to spend time working on their times tables, which are vital in so many areas of the Maths curriculum, I have set them 25 minutes worth of TTRS time as home learning. This can be done as a block, or it can be spread across the week, so that the children do 5 minutes a day. I have been really pleased to give out lots of Dojo points to people who have been completing their time! Spellings are out for the test on Monday. There is also a new Wider Curriculum home learning sheet, both on Dojo and the children have a paper copy with them today. There are various activities on this, I will expect the recommended read sheet back next week and one of the other activities (more if you want to) completed by Thursday 14th December. Have a great weekend, I hope the weather allows you to get out and about. Mr F Happy Friday!
What a week - You've heard of Earth, Wind and Fire, well we've had - Wind, rain and Romans! This week, we have been working on Addition and subtraction in Maths and have completed the unit, in English, we have written our own legends based on the the story of The Mermaid of Zennor. In Science, we continued with our work on States of Matter, thinking this week about temperature and how solids, liquids and gases change. when we heat a solid, liquid or gas. I have received a great array of home learning from our storm day yesterday, thank you to the cookie bakers, they were delicious! (See photos) In terms of home learning, can I remind everybody that the expectation is that children read for at least 10 minutes at home everyday, this can be magazines, newspapers, manuals, cookery books, as well as their reading books, as it is all reading. I would also like children to spend time working on their times tables, which are vital in so many areas of the Maths curriculum, I have set them 25 minutes worth of TTRS time as home learning. This can be done as a block, or it can be spread across the week, so that the children do 5 minutes a day. I have been really pleased to give out lots of Dojo points to people who have been completing their time! Spellings will be out again after half term. Next week, we are starting on a new English text, a new Maths unit, a new Geography unit and a new Science unit, which are all going to be very exciting. Parents evenings will be next week, on Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th November (3.40-6.30 both evenings), sign up sheets are up to sign up outside the classroom. Alternatively, send me a message vis Dojo to check availability and secure a slot Have a great weekend, I hope the weather is better than today! Mr F Happy Friday!
We've made it to half term, after a very busy few weeks. This week has been an action packed week of Mer-creatures, adding and subtracting and Romans. This week, we have been working on Addition and subtraction in Maths, in English, we are writing our own legends based on the the story of The Mermaid of Zennor. In Science, we continued with our work on States of Matter, thinking this week about what happens when we heat a solid, liquid or gas. We have worked on balance in our final gymnastics session and weaving these together to create sequences (see photos). On Thursday, we had an extra gymnastics session in the hall with our Sports coach Mr Madden because of the weather. In terms of home learning, can I remind everybody that the expectation is that children read for at least 10 minutes at home everyday, this can be magazines, newspapers, manuals, cookery books, as well as their reading books, as it is all reading. I would also like children to spend time working on their times tables, which are vital in so many areas of the Maths curriculum, I have set them 25 minutes worth of TTRS time as home learning. This can be done as a block, or it can be spread across the week, so that the children do 5 minutes a day. I have been really pleased to give out lots of Dojo points to people who have been completing their time! Spellings will be out again after half term. Wider Curriculum home learning is slowly coming in. Remember, I would like this in on the Monday after we come back (30th October)x. Could the children do one activity really well and return it to me after half-term, you can do more if you want to, but I will expect one in. I have had a great story and a recipe as pieces of writing, I am waiting for some awesome science and art. Parents evenings will be on Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th November (3.40-6.30 both evenings), sign up sheets will be up after half term to sign up. Alternatively, send me a message vis Dojo to check availability and secure a slot Have a great half term, I hope the weather is better than today! Mr F Happy Friday!
An action packed week of Mermaids, adding and subtracting and Romans. This week, we have been working on Addition and subtraction in Maths, in English, we are writing in role as people who would have been there, in the time that the story of The Mermaid of Zennor was set. In Science, we continued with our work on States of Matter, thinking this week about what happens when we heat a solid, liquid or gas. We have worked of body tension and posture in our gymnastics session (see photos). On Thursday, we had a multi-sports session in P.E. and on Friday, we found out about the Roman invasion of Britain and Boudicca's response. In terms of home learning, can I remind everybody that the expectation is that children read for at least 10 minutes at home everyday, this can be magazines, newspapers, manuals, cookery books, as well as their reading books, as it is all reading. I would also like children to spend time working on their times tables, which are vital in so many areas of the Maths curriculum, I have set them 25 minutes worth of TTRS time as home learning. This can be done as a block, or it can be spread across the week, so that the children do 5 minutes a day. I have been really pleased to give out lots of Dojo points to people who have been completing their time! Spellings will also start next week, so spellings have come home with the children to learn, as well as their Wider Curriculum home learning. Could the children do one activity really well and return it to me after half-term, you can do more if you want to, but I will expect one in. I have had a great story and a recipe as pieces of writing, I am waiting for some awesome science and art. Next week, the children will be having P.E. on Tuesday and Thursday, so send them in, in their P.E kits on both of these days please. We will continue our work on addition and subtraction in Maths, as well as this, we will be writing our own legend style story, using our text the Mermaid of Zennor as inspiration, continue with States of Matter in Science, Romans in History and Drawing in Art. Have a great weekend, it's looking sunny! See you on Monday. Mr F Happy Friday!
An action packed week of Mermaids, football and rounding. This week, we have been working on Place Value in Maths, in English, we are immersing ourselves in our new text The Mermaid of Zennor, with some pleasing results. In Science, we continued with our work on States of Matter, thinking this week about what happens when we heat a solid, liquid or gas. We have worked of body tension and posture in our gymnastics session (see photos). On Wednesday, we enjoyed our photographs and also wrote some fabulous descriptions of the Mermaid from our English text. On Thursday, we ended our Football sessions in P.E. with a mini tournament, the teamwork was fantastic. In terms of home learning, can I remind everybody that the expectation is that children read for at least 10 minutes at home everyday, this can be magazines, newspapers, manuals, cookery books, as well as their reading books, as it is all reading. I would also like children to spend time working on their times tables, which are vital in so many areas of the Maths curriculum, I have set them 25 minutes worth of TTRS time as home learning. This can be done as a block, or it can be spread across the week, so that the children do 5 minutes a day. Spellings will also start next week, so spellings have come home with the children to learn, as well as their Wider Curriculum home learning. Could the children do one activity really well and return it to me after half-term, you can do more if you want to, but I will expect one in. Next week, the children will be having P.E. on Tuesday and Thursday, so send them in, in their P.E kits on both of these days please. We will complete our work on Place Value in Maths, as well as this, we will begin our next unit in Maths - Addition and Subtraction, work on the Mermaid of Zennor in English, continue with States of Matter in Science, Romans in History and Drawing in Art. Have a great weekend, it's looking sunny! See you on Monday. Mr F |
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