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• Burton Green Academy Newsletter 28th February 2024

  Wed 28 Feb 2024

  Dear Parents,
  It has been another busy week in school with lots of preparation for Mother's Day Assembly next week!

   

  Next week we are also looking forward to our World Book Day and another fantastic opportunity to celebrate this with ‘Dance Days’.  I can’t wait to see what characters we have coming into school next week!

   

  It was so good to have an update on the residential that Year 5 enjoyed last week.  It certainly seems like they had a lot of fun, overcame their fears and really developed as a group.

   

  I am genuinely so grateful to the staff (Mr Nailor and Mrs T) who volunteer to go on these residentials and give up yet more of their precious time.  It is a huge commitment, but this does allow the children to have added experiences.

   

  I look forward to seeing some of you on Friday when we once again ‘Reach for the Stars’.

   

  Have a lovely weekend when it finally arrives!
   

  Maple Class: 
  We are super story tellers this week and have been retelling Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We have also started to read some other traditional tales too and have been comparing different versions. In maths, we are continuing to explore odd and even numbers and will be finding half of amounts and shapes at the end of the week. 
   

  Cedar Class:
  Year 2’s have continued to progress in Maths, looking at numbers being smaller and larger than each other, while Year 3’s have been working hard on tricky subtractions. Cedar have also continued to really enjoy their swimming lessons, growing in confidence and being great representatives for the school. Finally, we have continued to enjoy learning about the Romans this week in both Topic and Guided Reading sessions.
   

  Damson Class:
  Year 5 children have done an amazing job at the Pioneer Centre and were extremely well behaved, I couldn’t be more proud of their achievements. Fears were faced, and ziplines were conquered. This week we have begun to look at tribal artwork as well as the work of Georgia O’Keefe, an American artist that links to the rainforest.
   

  Oak Class:
  In Oak Class in maths we have been revisiting our knowledge about the properties of shapes, calculating change and calculating with decimal numbers. In English we have started our Graffiti unit of work – appraising graffiti and giving our opinions of it. We have also been creating some graffiti art as well as researching graffiti artists.

• Burton Green Academy Newsletter 21st February 2024

  Wed 21 Feb 2024

  Dear Parents,
  Welcome back to another busy half term, I hope you managed to enjoy some quality family time together during half term.

  
  I am sure many of you will have spotted the additional building that is by the school hall.  We are delighted to say that our meals are now cooked onsite by our cook Sara.  We have received really positive feedback from the children who are enjoying the fantastic meals that Sara is cooking and we looked forward to enjoying many more!

  
  There is a real buzz of excitement from our year 5 children who are looking forward to their residential this Thursday and Friday.  It is a great opportunity for the children to challenge themselves and enjoy overcoming their fears and conquering challenges.

  
  I am keeping my fingers crossed that the weather improves for them!

  
  I look forward to seeing some of you on Friday when we once again ‘Reach for the Stars’.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend when it finally comes!
   

  Maple Class: 
  This week, we have started our ‘Traditional Tales’ unit in English and have enjoyed reading ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’. We have explored different versions of the story and have sequenced pictures to retell it too. In maths, we have been learning all about odd and even numbers.
   

  Cedar Class:
  This week Cedar have been working really hard on their times tables, Year 3’s have been focussing on 8’s, while Year 2’s are looking at 2, 3, 4, and 5’s. In literacy we have been working on editing and improving writing. Using adjectives, adverbs, and wow words to make simple sentences interesting and exciting. Year 3’s have been continuing to investigate shadows in science, while Year 2’s have been starting to learn about living things and their habitats.
   

  Damson Class:
  Year 4 children will be undertaking a project on rainforests and what we can do to look after these places in our world. During this time, Damson will be taking an overnight trip to the pioneer centre, undertaking some fantastic activities! Year 5 certificates will be distributed next week.
   

  Oak Class:
  This week in Oak Class we have been calculating using long division in our maths work, in our Ancient Maya history topic we have learned about the game ‘Pok-a-Toc' which was played sometimes with success resulting in human sacrifice! It has also been a week of mid-term progress assessments.

• Burton Green Academy Newsletter 7th February 2024

  Wed 07 Feb 2024

  Dear Parents,
  It has been a very busy half term with lots going on and a real buzz of excitement within school. It was lovely to have so many of you coming to our parent consultations last night to find out about the great progress your children have made over this term.   I look forward to seeing more of you this evening when you will get to share that same joy.

  
  It is a real team effort and I know the staff really appreciate the time to share your child’s achievements. As we finish the first half of the year, I would once again like to thank all of you for your tremendous support through this year.

  
  Working together allows us to offer the very best education for all the children within the school. We have a staff training day across the Trust on the 19th February so the children will be welcomed back on the 20th February. 

  
  Some of our children in year 5 and 6 will once again be embarking on cross country this weekend.  We wish them every success and hope that the weather is kind to us all!

  
  I would like to wish you all a restful and enjoyable half term (when it comes) where I hope you will enjoy quality time together as families.
   

  Maple Class: 
  We are enjoying learning all about Lunar New Year in Maple Class this week and have been busy making dragons as it is the Year of the Dragon. We are also learning all about how to keep safe on the internet and have discussed who we can go to if anything makes us feel worried. To top off our busy week, we have had a D&T project to make our own dinosaur moving pictures!
   

  Cedar Class:
  This week Cedar have been working really hard on their times tables. In literacy we have been looking at Chinese New Year, learning about traditions that take place this time of year and working on our descriptive vocabulary. We have also been learning about Internet Safety, and reminding ourselves how to stay safe online. We also have enjoyed a session watching our Volcano videos from last week!
   

  Damson Class:
  This week the children have made their rainforest Dioramas. Thank you for your support in donating shoeboxes and other resources. They had designed and made them to exemplify the different layers of the rainforest. 
   

  Oak Class:
  In Oak Class this week in English we have been writing our own detective style stories – we are creating a class compilation book of these. In maths we have used protractors and rulers to draw shapes to scale with given angles. We have also revised addition and subtraction skills focussing on accuracy. On Tuesday we watched a live ‘Internet Safety Lesson’ - online and we completed activities connected to this to help us to stay safe online now and in the future.