Dear Parents,
It has been a lovely start of the week with the sun shining on us which was certainly better than the wet weekend!  It has been great to see all of the children outside enjoying their playtimes and having the opportunity to play outside rather than having wet play. 

The children have been really motivated in their learning and I must admit I am really enjoying the dough disco in Maple class and hearing about the amazing fact file writing that has been happening in Oak class this week.  It is a real delight to see the commitment that the children demonstrate across the entire school to their learning.

It is coming up to that time of year when teachers start writing the children’s reports for the year.  It is a very special time when I get to read lovely feedback on the progress the children having been making.  We still have a few months to go, but there is already such a lot to celebrate from their learning this year.

Education is more than filling gaps, it is about ensuring the children have a journey within education and life that helps them discover, develop and flourish.   This is so important and is demonstrated by the wonderful learning opportunities that the children have each and every day.

I look forward to celebrating the children’s achievements with you all at the end of the week. Have a wonderful weekend when it finally arrives. 
 

Maple Class: 
We have been very busy creating a brand new adventure for the ‘100 decker bus’! We have some fantastic story tellers and future authors in our class. In Science, we have been learning about the different parts of a plant and what their job is. We created some fantastic posters to show this!
 

Cedar Class:
Cedar have loved continuing to learn about Bob Marley and have been practicing playing and singing ‘Three Little Birds’. Year 2’s have been practicing pulling out maths facts from word problems, while year 3’s are looking at multiplying and dividing by 10/100. Additionally, we have been reviewing our charcoal art, discussing our favourite parts and challenges we faced.
 

Damson Class:
This week in Damson Class we started our music unit Mamma Mia, based on the popular songs from the band, ABBA. The children have been exploring pulse and rhythm to learn and perform these songs in small groups. In addition, we have been exploring coordinates in maths and finishing the writing of our new chapter of the Hobbit.
 

Oak Class:
This week in Oak Class we have researched Ethiopia – the setting of our class text and created fact files with our findings. We have also started a new unit of work – Journalistic writing. In maths we are revising particularly focusing on word questions.
In our Coastlines topic we have been learning about the water cycle.