Our first week into our final term! It has been brilliant to see the children again, in which they have settled in instantly as soon as they stepped foot back in the classroom. We jumped straight into our new maths topic of mixed number fractions. We have been really impressed with the children’s retrieval skills with their fractions, which has allowed us to jump straight into the work.
In RE, we have continued with our topic of ‘Reconciliation’ and have focused on the theme of forgiveness. We discussed different scenarios of disobedience and the process of forgiveness in order to reconcile our relationships.
We also began our Geography unit of Rivers. The children have been eager to begin this topic and have jumped straight into this. The children can already state the three stages of a river and recall many of the features of a river. The children loved using the geographical resources of the atlas’ to collect data on the rivers of the UK and the world.
We also had some visitors from Life Education for a HRE lesson about friendship and well-being. The children were fully engaged throughout the whole lesson which included film scenarios, discussion and drama.The children showed a real maturity surrounding the whole topic and really understood the importance of this.
Let’s Celebrate
Jay for being an enthusiastic and focused learner: Jay, you have blown me and Mrs Webster away with your excellent maths work this week. As each lesson goes by, you are more and more focused which has led to lots of progression. You are now showing a real enjoyment for maths, especially with fractions, which is a joy to see.
Angel for being a co-operative learner: For constantly showing that you are an excellent classmate, both in and out of the classroom. You are very considerate towards everyone in the class, making you a great learning partner. Your calm and kind temperament really helps diffuse situations and it shows others of how to deal with certain situations, especially during break times.
Virtue butterflies for being generous: This week, our virtue butterfly was actually a special headteacher award which was given to Leon. This was for being generous towards our younger pupils by helping them to tie their judo belts during this morning’s session, which shows that you are being a role model for the school.
Notices
Coronation Picnic- On Friday 5th May, we will be celebrating the King’s coronation by having a whole school picnic. A form has been posted on the main newsletter, which includes how to book a picnic lunch for your child.
Clarinets- Reminder for all children to bring in their clarinets in on Monday’s as this is when we have Music.
Trip to Blackpool Winter Gardens- We have booked a trip to Blackpool Winter Gardens on June 15th for an exciting reading opportunity which is hosted by author Cressida Cowell. More information regarding costs, travel and timing will be released when finalised.