Dear Parents,
This week has continued to be a busy week. It has been lovely seeing the children continuing with their topic work and the way this brings excitement into the children’s learning. 

 

I was particularly impressed with the fantastic artwork that Damson were creating on their topic of pointillism.

 

They could certainly give me art lessons!

 

Every time I enter Maple class I have been bombarded (in the nicest sense) with tales of what is going on and what they are learning.  If we could bottle this enthusiasm, we wouldn’t need to ever pay for energy!

It was wonderful to see the children enjoying their dance sessions last Thursday. They certainly didn’t let me down with both their enthusiasm and their moves!

 

Have a great weekend when it finally arrives and I look forward to celebrating with you on Friday when we once again ‘Reach for the Stars’.
 

Maple Class: 
This week we have been learning all about 3D shapes in maths and have been looking around our classroom environment to identify them. In literacy, we have started our ‘Traditional Tales’ unit and have compared different versions of the story. We have also been retelling the story with fantastic expression! 

 

Cedar Class
This week the children have been working extremely hard with their understanding of Anglo-Saxon beliefs. We have followed this with some art and D&T work looking at making Anglo-Saxon Pendants. In addition, our maths learning this week has been focused on shape, both 2D and 3D.
 

Damson Class:
In Damson Class this week, we have been using our place value knowledge to calculate mentally in Maths. Whilst in Literacy, we have been looking at our author’s use of vocabulary and developing our own to become more precise. In addition to this, we have enjoyed painting mountains in a ‘pointillism’ style. 
 

Oak Class:
In Oak Class this week we have been calculating using long multiplication and applying our skills to word questions. In our English work we have written notes while watching a detective programme and we wrote a film review for a detective newsletter. We have enjoyed the start of our new guided reading class text – Fastest Boy in the World.