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• Burton Green Academy Newsletter 27th April 2022

  Wed 27 Apr 2022

  Dear Parents,
  Welcome back after what I hope has been an enjoyable Easter break for all. It was so lovely to see some ‘sun’ and it has really set the scene for our summer term!
   
  On another lovely note I have seen a few excited faces this week as the children starting school in September have now received their special letters. We look forward to welcoming them into school for induction visits later in the term.
    
  I’m sure that you don’t need reminding that we are quickly approaching end of Key Stage Assessment in both Year 2 and Year 6. Teacher Assessments take place throughout May for Year 2 and it is important that the children are in school every day to enable us to group them most appropriately. Year 6 SATS week begins 9th May.

   

  On the 12th May we look forward to welcoming Mrs B back from her maternity leave as she joins us to teach Damson each Thursday and Friday.  Mrs O will continue teaching Monday-Wednesday, so this will give great continuity and the experience from two excellent teachers.
   
  I hope you all enjoy the forthcoming bank holiday weekend and I look forward to celebrating with you on Friday when we ‘Reach for the Stars’.
   

  Maple Class: 
  Maple Class have really enjoyed sharing their exciting Easter holiday news! We have started our new topic – On the Move. This is all about transport and we have really enjoyed our new story – The Naughty Bus. We have been using adjectives to describe his adventure and are even making up our own stories about where he goes next. In maths we have been learning to find 1 more, 1 less, 10 more and 10 less from a given number. 
   

  Cedar Class: 
  This week we have welcomed the children back and got straight down to business in maths learning how to find fractions of amounts as well as adding and subtracting fractions in year 3. Our new topic is ‘The Seaside’. We have enjoyed using our atlas to name and locate the seas and oceans surrounding the UK and looking excitedly forward to what we have planned for this topic.
   

  Damson Class
  Damson Class begin this term with a new topic on Ancient Greece. Many of the children are really enthusiastic and we look forward to utilising their existing knowledge, particularly on Greek Myths. In Literacy, we are writing persuasively and in Maths we are looking at fractions and decimals.
   

  Oak Class:
  In Oak Class this week we have been revising maths key areas in preparation for our SAT’s tests in two weeks' time. Everyone is working very hard to clarify their knowledge. In literacy we have been analysing features of balanced arguments and revising cohesive vocabulary. We are learning how beaches are formed in our topic – Coastlines.

• Burton Green Academy Newsletter 6th April 2022

  Wed 06 Apr 2022

  Dear Parents,
  It has been such a busy term with so much happening.  As I look back it is hard to believe we only have one term left of this academic year.

   

  I am so impressed with how our children have developed over this year and am so impressed with how the children in Maple class have grown in confidence.  This week I have seen them working with money and making different amounts and also writing fantastic instructions on how to make a crown.

   

  Within Oak class the children have demonstrated such maturity and I know the secondary schools will be so pleased to welcome these fantastic young people next year.
   

  I am very excited to see the Easter performance by Damson class tomorrow.  The children and team in Damson class have worked tirelessly in difficult situations, to ensure they are ready for a great performance.

   

  There has been some confusion regarding Mathletics awards.  Mathletics always calculate the scores at the end of the week on a Sunday evening.  This has caused some confusion on knowing whether a child has achieved a certificate, I hope this provides clarity.

   

  I hope you all have a restful and relaxing Easter break where you get a chance to spend some quality time with your families.
   

  Maple Class: 
  This week we have been continuing our unit on instructions and wrote our own instructions to make crowns for the Queen! We are also going to be testing out the instructions we wrote to make sandwiches tomorrow and will enjoy eating the end result. We are really looking forward to decorating easter bonnets on Friday for the Easter Eggstravaganza! 

   

  Cedar Class: 
  In what has been a tiring last week of term the children have worked extremely hard in their learning. We have finished our last piece of recount writing after ‘re-telling’ the story for Quest (a wordless book) from the characters perspective. As well as, concluding our Roman topic. After focusing on Roman art, we have created our own mosaic coaster. This has certainly challenged the children’s fine motor skills. After Easter we will be learning about 
  the seaside. 
   

  Damson Class
  In Damson Class this week we are doing our final preparations for our Easter production. We are very excited to perform it to you all! 
  Aside from this, we are making rain sticks in DT, this will be our last activity in our Rainforest Topic. After Easter we will be learning about Ancient Greece. 
  We are also enjoying our ICT module on Data Logging in ICT. Have a happy and restful Easter everyone!
   

  Oak Class:
  In Oak Class we have been calculation ratio and proportions this week as well as revising reasoning questions using past papers. In literacy we have written letters of complaint using powerful vocabulary and persuasive language. We have used artist dummy models to help us draw people in action and proportion. We are all looking forward to a well-earned Easter break.