Yesterday, we were lucky enough to travel back in time to the Stone Age! We were even luckier that the weather stayed dry and the skies remained (mostly) blue.
On our trip we got to make shelters, watch how people in the Stone Age made fire, learn more about Stone Age tools, make a Stone Age ‘salad’ using kale, rosemary and mint, gather a range of wild plants and we even go to go hunting using our practice spears!
Thank-you very much to the parent helpers and to all of the parents for your support.
The Eco team want to inform you of an opportunity where you can earn your very own Blue Peter Badge!
Blue Peter are giving out Green badges for Eco Warriors all across the country.
Green badges are awarded for sending in letters, pictures that are about the environment, conservation or nature.
You can apply on the link below. Remember to include a message at least 50 words long, explaining that you’re applying for the Green badge and why you deserve to be awarded one.
Also, on this link, there are some examples of brilliant Green badge posts, to inspire you to get yours!
So, why not try and apply for one today! When you get one- remember to tell your class Eco Reps so we can share the amazing news.
Thank-you to all of you who were able to attend this mornings presentation. For those who couldn’t make it or for those who would like to look at it again, I have uploaded the presentation for you to look at.
The Summer Reading Challenge 2019 theme is Space Chase, an out-of-this-world adventure inspired by the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.
Children taking part in the Challenge will join our super space family, The Rockets, for a thrilling mission to track down books nabbed by mischievous aliens!
Space Chase will feature bespoke artwork from top children’s illustrator, Adam Stower, and will celebrate adventure, exploration, reading and fun!
The Summer Reading Challenge is aimed at children aged four to eleven and it is run in almost all libraries in the UK.
Visit your local library during the summer holidays to sign up – the sooner you go, the longer your child will have to read six books!
Staff will register your child for the Challenge and give them some fun materials to get them started.
Many libraries will also offer pre-school activities suitable for under-fours, including specially designed Summer Reading Challenge materials. Visit your local branch to find out more.
The Summer Reading Challenge is the UK’s biggest free reading for pleasure event for children. It is run by the national charity The Reading Agency in partnership with the UK public library network.
The aim of the Challenge is to encourage children to read any six books of their choice from their library during the summer holidays.
Children receive special rewards each time they finish a book and there’s a certificate for everyone who completes the Challenge.
Today we had a Thanksgiving mass in school to celebrate many of the Year 3 class members taking their First Holy Communion recently. It was a lovely chance for the children to celebrate this special occasion with each other. I also think they enjoyed getting to wear their special clothing and share it with their friends. They all looked so smart and grown-up!
Thank-you to the parents for sending in their outfits and for the kind donations of food and drinks for our celebration afterwards!
When you return to school on Tuesday you may notice a new addition by the gate in the playground … it is our new recycling bin!
As you can see, it clearly states which materials are accepted and we would love for you to get involved by donating some clothes, towels, sheets, blankets, curtains or even shoes. The bank holiday weekend is the perfect time for a spring clean and all donations are greatly appreciated!
Thank you in advance, Miss Costello and the Eco Council
I know that a few parents have asked to see the methods we use in class so they are better able to support their child’s learning. I have put together a document that shows an overview of each method and some examples for the four operations: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division. I have also included the method we would use in class to approach word problems.
I hope that you find it helpful. If you have any further questions, please ask!
Some of the children will be working on their life-saving skills in swimming this week and have been asked by their swimming teachers to bring in pyjamas for their lesson.
Thank you to Katy in Year 5 for coming up with a strategy to better your chances of winning: leaving the bigger numbers to your opponent. Do you agree? Why not give it go!
Our second ‘Fluency Teaser’ is a wonderful activity called ‘Shape Times Shape’. See how good your working mathematically skills are by following the link and solving the problem.
We’ve been celebrating World Book Day this week with special assemblies where teachers have taken it in turns to share favourite stories or poems with the children in their key stage.
We hope that the stories we share will inspire the children to read on and read the books for themselves or find other stories by those authors.
We will list the books we have share on this page.
Monday
Mr Hayes (whole school):
Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, from Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl
Mrs Hayes (key stage one):
Mrs Wobble the Waitress by Allan Ahlberg
All Join In by Quentin Blake
Mr Hayes (key stage two):
The Rise of Wolves by Kerr Thomson
Tuesday
Mrs Teixeira (key stage one)
Chocolate Cake by Michael Rosen
Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg
Miss Costello (key stage two)
Little House in the Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Wednesday
Mrs Ruffell (key stage one)
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Mr Sallis (key stage two)
‘Infinity and Me’ written by Kate Hosford and illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska
