25/10/19 Week 8

Hello,

It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Halloween performance today. The children had a lovely time and really enjoyed the day.

As some students were absent today, I have created a link to the homework for next week. Please see below.

https://we.tl/t-E7rpdVL07Z

I wish you all relaxing and enjoyable half term. See you when we return.

This week we have been studying:

English

Varjak Paw – chapter 11

Writing – biography (Ibn Battuta)

Grammar focus – recapping independent and subordinate clauses, powerful adjectives

Maths

Multiplication using advanced mental strategies.

Division using formal written methods

Topic

History – Explorers: Ibn Battuta.

Science – reproduction in mammals, plant dissection

18/10/19 Week 7

Hello,

As you are aware, next week we will be having our Halloween parade, with a performance by Primary students and staff. We have begun to rehearse for this, but please see the link below, which you can use to access the music file and a short instructional video for our dance. Please return the reply slip regarding collection of your child on this day.

https://we.tl/t-FzjKoV3Rwn

Also, students should all have been given their school photos. Please remember to return the reply slip (and the photos, if not required).

Over the last two weeks, there have been some issues with students not completing their homework. To help avoid this, please can all parents ensure that they sign the homework record in the reading/homework diary. Many thanks.

Please note: next week in science we will be looking at reproduction in mammals. You can use the link below to access the PowerPoint presentation that I will be using to introduce the concepts and information in the lesson. This is provided to answer any questions you may have regarding the topic and is not intended to be shown to students prior to the lesson.


https://we.tl/t-1tnKyTvZQc

This week we have been learning:

English

Varjak Paw – chapters 9 and 10.

Writing – features of biographical texts.

Spelling focus – words containing ‘ough’ letter string.

Maths

Multiplication using advanced mental strategies.

Topic

History – Explorers: Ibn Battuta.

Science – reproduction in mammals.

11/10/19 Week 6

Hello,

This week we have been learning:

English

Varjak Paw – chapter 8

Independent and subordinate clauses.

Subordinating conjunctions.

Biographies.

Spelling focus – a variety of words, including some exception words from the Rising Stars assessment.

Maths

Multiplying pairs of numbers using a grid.

Calculating perimeter.

Topic

ICT – using Paint.net: manipulating colour, lightness and contrasts.

Geography – making a compass.

RE – Ramadan and Islamic symbols.

04/10/19 Week 5

Hello,

It was brought to my attention today that there was a mistake on the spelling homework sheet. How embarrassing! However, it offered a good opportunity to talk about making mistakes, how we deal with them and how we can use them to help us to grow. If you do spot any glaring errors in the future then please let me know! Thanks.

This week we have been learning:

English

Varjak Paw – chapters 6 and 7.

Using modal verbs to express possibility.

Persuasive writing – using rhetorical questions, powerful adjectives and supporting information.

Spelling focus – a variety of words, including some exception words from the Rising Stars assessment.

Maths

Addition and subtraction.

Converting units of measurement (cm – m, m – km, l – ml).

Topic

ICT – using Paint.net: creating layers, pasting and resizing images

Henri Rousseau Jungle Project – background, middle ground and foreground: use of colour and scale.

RE – an introduction to Islam.