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Friday 18^th September 2020

This week the children have enjoyed having the opportunity to eat outside during lunch times and play on the field.

Thank you for all the wonderful entries for our ‘caught reading in an unusual place’ competition. We had lots of great entries which have been judged by Mrs Edwards and we can reveal the results:

3^rd Place – Flossie, reading on a tractor

2^nd Place – Max, reading underwater

1^st place – Navah, reading while doing a front flip on a trampoline

Important Notices

• Please ensure your child has a fruit snack to eat following the daily mile each morning.
• Please ensure you child has a named water bottle in school every day.
• 6M need their swimming kits in school for Tuesday 22^nd September.

Our Learning Next Week

English

We have made a good start in our short story unit and the children have really enjoyed hearing a wide range of stories. Next week, we will be exploring how authors use vocabulary effectively and what information they might withhold when writing an effective spooky story.

Maths

Next week we are learning how to round numbers and developing our understanding of how to read and manage negative numbers

Geography

During the first lesson of our geography unit we will be learning about population density and how population is distributed with an area

History

Next week we will be continuing our unit on the Tudors, learning about how a monarchy changes from one house to another and the events surrounding the start of the Tudor period.

Science

In science we learning to how light reflects off different surfaces and why some surfaces produce a reflection.

RE

In RE, we will be continuing our unit on creation and the fall. Next week we will be exploring the events in Genesis 1:1 to 2:3.

Friday 11^th September 2020

We have an enjoyable first full week back. We have spent time completing getting to know you activities, learning socially distanced games and reminding ourselves of the routines and expectations for Upper Key Stage Two. In addition, the children have been working very hard to prepare their speeches for the upcoming house captain elections. 

The children have been very enthusiastic about taking part in the daily mile each morning. They now have a grid so they can keep a record of how many laps they have completed during each session and, once completed, we are looking forward to giving out certificates to recognise their achievements.

Important Notices

• Please ensure your child has a fruit snack to eat following the daily mile each morning.
• Entries for the ‘Caught Reading in an Unusual Place’ challenge close on Monday, so please send in our email your child’s entry by then. (You can find more information in our new home learning section.)
• Please ensure you child has a named water bottle in school every day.

Our Learning Next Week

English

Next week we will be starting our new unit focusing on short stories with a particular focus on ones with a 'spooky' setting. We will be reading a range of short stories and learning techniques to help use describe the setting in a way that impacts the reader before moving on to write our own stories at the end of the unit.

Maths

Next week we will be consolidating our knowledge of place value, learning how to read and write numbers up to ten million.

History

In History we will be starting our new unit studying the Tudors. During our first session, we will be finding out what the children already know and would like to learn about this eventful time in history.

Science

During this term we will be investigating and developing our understanding of light, starting with an exploration of the key vocabulary relating to this subject.