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• Year 5 - Getting to Grips with Sewing

  Fri 25 Nov 2016

  Year 5 - Getting to Grips with Sewing

  In DT this half term, Year 5 are using their skills to sew. Last week, the children were practising their blanket stitch and running stitch. They were asked to create a noughts and crosses board to play on, once they had finished sewing. Half the class managed to finish their boards and they put in a lot of effort! Take a look at some of the finished products - very impressive!

   

  

• Year 5 - Terrific Times Tables

  Fri 25 Nov 2016
  

• F1 - Dough Disco

  Fri 25 Nov 2016

  F1 -  Dough Disco

  Dough Disco is a fun activity which combines the use of play dough with a series of hand and finger exercises designed to improve fine muscle control. The movements develop children’s fine and gross motor dexterity, hand eye coordination and self-esteem.

  The children all had a piece of pink sparkly play dough, that Miss Frisby had made, that smelt of strawberries and we all joined in with Shonette Bason Wood to do the dough disco! Take a look at the link and join in with the fun!

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-IfzeG1aC4

  In other news, we have had two very successful parent Numeracy Workshops where a parent or carer made a numeracy activity with their child and Mrs Fenton and myself showed them different ways to use them at home to consolidate and extend their child’s learning. Thank you for all those who attended!

  Tree-mendous Tuesday was a muddy and puddle-filled child heaven! I know the saying is ‘as happy as pigs in mud’ but our children were ecstatic as they stood in the muddiest puddles ever and then in even bigger rain water filled puddles to wash their wellies! We also met a huge slug that a lot of our friends were keen to hold! Also, we spotted lots of fairy houses on the trees. We think the fairies had moved in for winter. However, when we knocked on the doors no one answered, but Miss Frisby did see one fly up to the top of the tree! I don’t think they felt like having visitors that day - maybe they hadn’t cleaned up!       Look on the blog to see our super phonics, fabulous maths, delicious baking and our energetic, sponsored obstacle challenge. Another action-packed week in F1!

   

   

  

• F2 - Making Good Progress!

  Fri 25 Nov 2016
  

• Year 6A - Angles, angles, angles everywhere!

  Fri 25 Nov 2016

  Year 6A  -  Angles, angles, angles everywhere!

  This week, Year 6A have been learning about angles (acute, right, obtuse and reflex). The children were intrigued on Monday morning to find tape all over their tables. Little did they know that this would be their maths work for the next week. The children have found features of angles, practised measuring them and have also investigated angles of full turns, straight lines and triangles.

  During their investigations, the children came across intersecting and missing angles. The children had to use the knowledge to find the missing information. All in all, the children have taken on board a huge amount of information in a fun and engaging way. Well done 6A!

   

  

• Year 6 - Super Spelling Stars

  Fri 25 Nov 2016
  

• Year 6 - Investigating Angles

  Fri 25 Nov 2016
  

• Year 4A - Polar Adventures

  Fri 25 Nov 2016
  

• This Week in Year 4…

  Fri 25 Nov 2016

  This Week in Year 4…

  …it has been assessment week! We have completed an independent write, a reading test, two maths papers and even a French test, so no wonder the kids are exhausted! The good thing about all of these tests is that I can see that ALL of this class have made progress from last year! This means that not only have the first 9 weeks of term been fun… but they have also been very productive!
  In other news, we had a very important day this week, as on Tuesday it was Chastity and Mrs Mallaby’s birthdays! It was safe to say that both people enjoyed their mini party and the whole class loved to eat their own body weight in cake! Make sure you stop by and see Mrs Mallaby’s new spinny-chair as as well !

  Until next week.                                                                                               

  Mr Hays

  Well done to Year 4!

  Many happy returns to Chastity and Mrs Mallaby!

   

  

• Year 3 - Volcanoes

  Fri 25 Nov 2016

  Year 3 - Volcanoes  

  In Year 3 this week, we have been looking at volcano cross sections. We’re now pretty knowledgeable about the Earth’s layers and plate tectonics, but we’re learning to label the parts of a volcano and understand how volcanoes are formed.  Did you know there are extinct volcanoes in the UK? Who can find out where our nearest extinct volcano is? Let Year 3 know if you find out and see if you are right.                                                        

  Kaidi has drawn and labelled a super diagram to show the different layers. Well done, Kaidi!