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Year 4 Summer 2 Week 1
Well done year 4 for completinfg your first week back!
We have had a very busy week!
In English, we have started our new topic 'narrative writing'. We have looked at a WAGOLL and identified the key features of a narrative. We have also learnt how to use and apply inverted commas and pronouns in our writing. Next week we will start planning our own narrative.
In Maths, we have started our new topic statistics. We have looked at interpreting charts, comparison, sum and difference on charts and interpreting line graphs. Next week we will learn how to draw line graphs as well as starting our new topic ' position and direction.
In shared reading, we used evidence from the text to support our answers and to write a prediction. We also ordered events from the text.
We also had a lovely science workshop today!
Also, a massive well done to year 4 for completing their MTC test!
As always ensure your child is reading and going on TTRS 5x a week.
Please find attached the newsletter and homework map for Summer 2.
Have a lovely weekend
Year 1 Summer 2 Week 1
Year 1 have had a fantastic week back!
English
We have started our topic on 'acrostic poems', where children have been learning what this type of poem is, how to write one and also explored skills such as adjectives and verbs to make our poems sound engaging. Next week we will start our topic book 'Chapatti Moon'.
Maths
This week we have been focusing on the concept of 'time', where children have been focusing on 'before and after', days of the week, months and seconds, minutes and hours. For example, how many days of the week do we go to school? Or what month comes after May?
Science Fizz Pop
We have had a special guest arrive to do a lovely fizz pop assembly. Children were super excited and enjoyed all the different bubbles and experiments that were shared!
Geography
In Geography, we have started looking at 'maps'. We have learnt the different types of maps and what they may include such as a compass for direction and a key. We have had the chance to create our own maps together in groups.
Art
Children have started a new topic on 'street view' in art where we have began looking at 'landscape'. Children have had the opportunity to draw their own landscapes based off of what they have observed on their learning walk.
Phonics and Spellings
Please make sure that children are practising their spellings and phonics at home as we approach important times.
Thank you, have a great weekend!
year 2 summer 2 week 1
Year 2 have had a fantastic first week back after half term. It has been a very busy and exciting week, and the children have settled straight back into their learning.
English
In English, the children have started a new book called How Anansi Got His Stories. This text celebrates the rich storytelling traditions of Africa, and the children have really been enjoying exploring it so far. Alongside this, they have been focusing on important grammar skills, including using a range of different suffixes and revisiting how to write exclamations effectively.
Maths
In Maths, the children have continued their unit on direction and have now completed their end-of-unit assessment. We are very proud of how hard they have worked, and their results reflect their effort and progress. Moving forward, we will be focusing on consolidating Year 2 maths content to ensure all children feel confident and secure in their learning.
Topic – Curious Coastlines
We have begun our new topic, Curious Coastlines. The children have started by exploring the different features of a coastline and learning key vocabulary linked to this topic. It has been a great introduction, and the children have shown lots of curiosity.
Science
In Science, we have been learning about marine life found along the coast. The children carried out an investigation and used their findings to create a fact file, presenting their knowledge clearly and confidently.
Special Visitor
We were also lucky to have a visitor deliver an exciting assembly based on science experiments. The children particularly enjoyed the bubble experiments and loved getting involved.
Music
The children have been practising songs in preparation for our upcoming concert. We are learning Three Little Birds by Bob Marley and I'm Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves. Please continue to practise these at home.
Well done, Year 2, for such a positive and hardworking start to the half term.
Rainbow Room Summer 2 Week 1
Welcome back everyone.
Straight back into our usual routine this week and the pupils all did brilliantly.
Our core word of the week was the word 'some'. We used the word regularly throughout our lessons to support the pupil's comprehension.
The sounds in phonics this week were; ou, oy, a-e and ea. This is still a popular part of the day and there is a lot of positive engagement from many of the pupils.
Our topic this half term is plants. We have incoporated this into our other lessons including sensory play. Playdough has been manipulated with different leaves and vegetables, we have created flower artwork using a fork and used leaves to complete some natural painting.
During foodie Friday the pupils got to taste hash browns this week. They have all become very good at ordering their food through the use of the core boards and visuals.
We had an exciting visitor this week, funded by the generous space day donations back in the autumn term, Fizz Pop came and provided exciting activities for all year groups. In the Rainbow Room we experienced a bubbles extravaganza! The pupils all loved it and were incredibly excited and engaged.
Have a restful weekend everyone and we will see you on Monday.
Year 3 Summer 2 Week 1
Well done year 3 for a fantastic week at school!
In English this week, we have started our new topic of biography writing about Boudica. We have focused on our key skills of choosing the correct determiner (a or an) as well as simple past tense.
In maths this week, we started our new topic of shape. We have been learning about turns and angles, specifically right angles and comparing other angles to these.
In science this week, we have started our new topic of 'curious critters' for science week and had a brilliant time making a fact file about either a butterfly, a ladybird or a fly. We gathered information about their habitat, diet and lifespan and presented this in our books.
In history this week, we have continued with our topic 'Emperors and Empires'. We focused this week on the causes of the roman invasions.
We had a brilliant assembly today hosted by Fizz Pop which showed us lots of fun experiments and the science behind them! This assembly was funded by the donations made from Space Day!
As always please continue to read 5 times a week and play on TTRS for 5 minutes a time, 5 times a week.
Please also see attached the spellings for this week and the homework map and newsletter for our final half term of year 3!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Reception Summer 2 Week 1
Welcome back!
This week in Maths, we have started learning about doubling. The pupils have been exploring how adding two of the same numbers together creates a double. They have really enjoyed identifying and making doubles in a variety of ways and have shown great enthusiasm during our activities. Next week, we will be learning about repeating patterns and creating some of our own.
In Topic, we have begun our exciting new topic, 'Marvellous Machines'. We started by identifying products that use electricity to help them work and discussed how different machines do different things. We explored how a microwave works and talked about some of the foods we can cook or heat up in one. The pupils particularly enjoyed watching popcorn being heated in the mircrowave and listening carefully as it popped! Next week, we will be looking at machines from the past.
Today, we also had a very exciting assembly with a visit from Fizz Pop. The pupils watched a variety of fascinating bubble experiments and were amazed by what they saw. They enjoyed learning all about bubbles and were eager to learn more.
We hope you have a lovely weekend and look forward to another week of learning and fun.
Year 4 Summer 2 Week 1
Well done year 4 for completinfg your first week back!
We have had a very busy week!
In English, we have started our new topic 'narrative writing'. We have looked at a WAGOLL and identified the key features of a narrative. We have also learnt how to use and apply inverted commas and pronouns in our writing. Next week we will start planning our own narrative.
In Maths, we have started our new topic statistics. We have looked at interpreting charts, comparison, sum and difference on charts and interpreting line graphs. Next week we will learn how to draw line graphs as well as starting our new topic ' position and direction.
In shared reading, we used evidence from the text to support our answers and to write a prediction. We also ordered events from the text.
We also had a lovely science workshop today!
Also, a massive well done to year 4 for completing their MTC test!
As always ensure your child is reading and going on TTRS 5x a week.
Please find attached the newsletter and homework map for Summer 2.
Have a lovely weekend
Year 1 Summer 2 Week 1
Year 1 have had a fantastic week back!
English
We have started our topic on 'acrostic poems', where children have been learning what this type of poem is, how to write one and also explored skills such as adjectives and verbs to make our poems sound engaging. Next week we will start our topic book 'Chapatti Moon'.
Maths
This week we have been focusing on the concept of 'time', where children have been focusing on 'before and after', days of the week, months and seconds, minutes and hours. For example, how many days of the week do we go to school? Or what month comes after May?
Science Fizz Pop
We have had a special guest arrive to do a lovely fizz pop assembly. Children were super excited and enjoyed all the different bubbles and experiments that were shared!
Geography
In Geography, we have started looking at 'maps'. We have learnt the different types of maps and what they may include such as a compass for direction and a key. We have had the chance to create our own maps together in groups.
Art
Children have started a new topic on 'street view' in art where we have began looking at 'landscape'. Children have had the opportunity to draw their own landscapes based off of what they have observed on their learning walk.
Phonics and Spellings
Please make sure that children are practising their spellings and phonics at home as we approach important times.
Thank you, have a great weekend!
year 2 summer 2 week 1
Year 2 have had a fantastic first week back after half term. It has been a very busy and exciting week, and the children have settled straight back into their learning.
English
In English, the children have started a new book called How Anansi Got His Stories. This text celebrates the rich storytelling traditions of Africa, and the children have really been enjoying exploring it so far. Alongside this, they have been focusing on important grammar skills, including using a range of different suffixes and revisiting how to write exclamations effectively.
Maths
In Maths, the children have continued their unit on direction and have now completed their end-of-unit assessment. We are very proud of how hard they have worked, and their results reflect their effort and progress. Moving forward, we will be focusing on consolidating Year 2 maths content to ensure all children feel confident and secure in their learning.
Topic – Curious Coastlines
We have begun our new topic, Curious Coastlines. The children have started by exploring the different features of a coastline and learning key vocabulary linked to this topic. It has been a great introduction, and the children have shown lots of curiosity.
Science
In Science, we have been learning about marine life found along the coast. The children carried out an investigation and used their findings to create a fact file, presenting their knowledge clearly and confidently.
Special Visitor
We were also lucky to have a visitor deliver an exciting assembly based on science experiments. The children particularly enjoyed the bubble experiments and loved getting involved.
Music
The children have been practising songs in preparation for our upcoming concert. We are learning Three Little Birds by Bob Marley and I'm Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves. Please continue to practise these at home.
Well done, Year 2, for such a positive and hardworking start to the half term.
Rainbow Room Summer 2 Week 1
Welcome back everyone.
Straight back into our usual routine this week and the pupils all did brilliantly.
Our core word of the week was the word 'some'. We used the word regularly throughout our lessons to support the pupil's comprehension.
The sounds in phonics this week were; ou, oy, a-e and ea. This is still a popular part of the day and there is a lot of positive engagement from many of the pupils.
Our topic this half term is plants. We have incoporated this into our other lessons including sensory play. Playdough has been manipulated with different leaves and vegetables, we have created flower artwork using a fork and used leaves to complete some natural painting.
During foodie Friday the pupils got to taste hash browns this week. They have all become very good at ordering their food through the use of the core boards and visuals.
We had an exciting visitor this week, funded by the generous space day donations back in the autumn term, Fizz Pop came and provided exciting activities for all year groups. In the Rainbow Room we experienced a bubbles extravaganza! The pupils all loved it and were incredibly excited and engaged.
Have a restful weekend everyone and we will see you on Monday.
Year 3 Summer 2 Week 1
Well done year 3 for a fantastic week at school!
In English this week, we have started our new topic of biography writing about Boudica. We have focused on our key skills of choosing the correct determiner (a or an) as well as simple past tense.
In maths this week, we started our new topic of shape. We have been learning about turns and angles, specifically right angles and comparing other angles to these.
In science this week, we have started our new topic of 'curious critters' for science week and had a brilliant time making a fact file about either a butterfly, a ladybird or a fly. We gathered information about their habitat, diet and lifespan and presented this in our books.
In history this week, we have continued with our topic 'Emperors and Empires'. We focused this week on the causes of the roman invasions.
We had a brilliant assembly today hosted by Fizz Pop which showed us lots of fun experiments and the science behind them! This assembly was funded by the donations made from Space Day!
As always please continue to read 5 times a week and play on TTRS for 5 minutes a time, 5 times a week.
Please also see attached the spellings for this week and the homework map and newsletter for our final half term of year 3!
Have a wonderful weekend!