Year 3 Friday 14th May 2021 “Hard work always pays off, whatever you do” Dustin Lynch

It has been lovely to speak to you all about your wonderful children over the last few days. Thank you.

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The children have been very enthusiastic in their work this week. Maths has been all about reading different scales and measuring. In English this week we have been writing information leaflets all about the Romans. The children have certainly learned lots about the Romans and have worked hard to apply different grammar skills in their writing. Well done everyone. Neat handwriting has continued to be a focus and on Wednesday we celebrated our first Pen Licence - see our celebrations below. I’m sure that there will be more before half term. In RE, we have been thinking about how Jesus friends must have felt after his death and also about Jesus’ ascension into Heaven. More magnet work in science.

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Let’s Celebrate:

This week we celebrate Owen (again), Christian, Matilda and Evan who have achieved their 100% reading target this week. Well done children - keep up the good work!

We have celebrated our first pen licence this week and Matilda is now able to use a pen in her written work. Well done Matilda - keep up the lovely handwriting.

This week we have gone for a cheeky three certificates and we are celebrating Edi, Ruby-Lilly and Alex who receive our class certificates this week. Edi receives a Tommy Turtle certificate for always being such a brave learner and always eager to have a go. You always have your hand up to answer questions and you will always try again if you make a mistake. You have a great growth mindset. Keep up the good work Edi and keep believing that you can do it. Our second certificate goes to Alex, who also gets a Tommy Turtle certificate Well done Alex. You are being such a brave Tommy Turtle with your learning at the moment and you are being so enthusiastic too and having a go with a smile. We are so proud of you. Keep up the good work. Our third certificate goes to Ruby-Lilly. Well done Ruby-Lilly, you are such an enthusiastic Bobby Bee and you always bring a ray of sunshine into our classroom. You love to learn new things and always try hard with your work. You are also a lovely learning partner too and a great help in the classroom. Thank you.

We are also celebrating Edi who gets lunchtime Role Model of the week (Wow Edi what a fabulous week!) and Iris who get Jacqui’s Marvellous Manners. Well done to you both.

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Things to Note:

• Please check the Home Learning page for this week’s home learning. Thank you.

• Edi has misplaced his tracksuit top. Please can you have a look at home and return it to school if you have the wrong one. We have looked in school and haven’t located it. Many thanks.

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We hope that you all have a lovely weekend.

Take care and stay safe,

The Year 3 Team     

Miss Brisco, Miss Edmondson and Miss Woodrow

Contact us at:

l.brisco@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

k.edmondson@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Year 3 Home Learning 14th May 2021

Please make sure that all homework is completed by next Thursday. Many thanks.

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Reading:

Read at home every day. Make sure that you quiz when you have completed a book.

(Parents: Don’t forget you can check on your child’s progress on Accelerated Reader -  this will let you know which books they have read and quizzed on and also their progress towards their reading target.)

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Maths:

TT Rockstars - please keep practising your tables facts. How fast can you get at these?

IXL—the units of measurement units S1 - S8

Play the Mostly Postie games  using the link below:

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/mostlyPostie/index.htm

Can you do some measuring of length, volume and mass? Draw some lines and then measure how long they are using cm and mm. Measure how much water in a jug. Weigh different objects on a weighing scale. Make sure that you read the scales carefully. Don’t forget to use the correct units of measure.

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Spellings:

Spellings—children have been given a spelling sheet to practise. Please make sure that these sheets are  completed using the look, say, cover, write, check method.

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This week....

Box monster came to nursery this week and scared our socks off! Instead of playing ‘What time is it Mr. Wolf?’ and ‘Trollie, Trollie can we cross your river?’ we changed the name of the games to Box Monster, Box Monster can we cross your river?’ and ‘What time is it Mr. Box Monster?’ We had such good fun!

We also had a special deliver of a dragon. It came complete with instructions on how to care for it, what it ate and if it was friendly or not! We hoped it didn’t breath fire and eat children and nursery ladies! The children decorated the box it arrived in to make sure he had a cosy bed to sleep in.

Have you noticed how good the children are becoming with their mastery of number. We are all very impressed. This week Clare played lots of tricky problem solving number games to try and catch the children out….but she couldn’t. We will have to challenge them even more!

The children have been practicing writing numbers. They were inspired after watching an episode of Numberblocks which explained how to write the numbers using simple rhymes. Click here to watch and have a go!

On Wednesday it was so sunny in the garden that we decided to have a building day. We got out the large bricks, small bricks and the waffle bricks. Everyone worked so very hard. We even found the game ‘Jenga’ to build and play, we were fantastic at choosing the correct brick to take out so that the tower wouldn’t collapse. Although it was fun to shout ‘Jenga’ when it fell down!

We have no news to report with regards to our butterflies yet. We have learnt a new word this week...metamorphosis. Click here to find out what it means.

However, we have been looking all over the garden for insects and mini beasts. We have found woodlice, moths, spiders earwigs and slugs. This is clearly going to have to be explored further after the half term break. Watch this space!

As you already know we are never still at nursery. We see every second as an opportunity to learn, explore, discover more about EVERYTHING! Here is collection of learning which is ongoing, has been triggered by the children’s curiosities and fascinations. As you can see we are all interested in different things so life at nursery is diverse and very exciting!

Finally, I would like to finish this weeks blog by sharing some joyous news with you all. Our lovely Sarah has had her baby! I’m sure you will join us in sending Sarah and Liam huge congratulations as they welcome Baby Jude. Everyone here are soooo excited and hope to meet him very soon. Both Sarah and baby are doing well.

Have a lovely weekend and we will see you all on Monday.

The Nursery Team

Year 4 blog "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart." (St Paul, the apostle)

This week I have enjoyed so much sharing your children’s great success on returning to school after such a tumultuous time and yet making such amazing progress! It has been so nice to put faces to names - I feel like I have finally met you all properly, albeit towards the end of the year! If you feel there was anything you needed to ask and didn’t, please feel free to email me and I will do my best to help.

This week in RE, children learned all about Saul and his conversion to St. Paul. This story gave them such a good opportunity to talk about how they have changed and grown this year in so many marvellous ways as individuals and as a whole class team! There is a real atmosphere of love for their work - like he quote above.

Children written with great love of words and enthusiasm this week - character descriptions of the Goddess of the Emerald Lake and Razvani the Fire-Fiend, from our novel. I had to include some below as they are really special and showcase many of the year 4 skills mastered this year, used effectively to impact the reader.

In maths this week we have done all sorts! Doubling, halving, reading various scales, solving lots of number problems using all of our methods… Next we will move on to understanding shape, angles and symmetry.

We have also had a super time learning about weathering and erosion of rocks in Science. We shook different types of rocks for 400 seconds and then observed which had eroded to decide on the rock type which erodes the easiest. Children had a lot of fun shaking!

Let’s Celebrate!

A beautiful, creative worship about the Holy Spirit was led this week by Esme, Kiefer and James. It had a lot of nice touches, such as a minutes silence to talk to God at the end. Well thought out you three!

This week it is Sadie Spider Certificates for facing all the challenges I have set with determination and grit! This week 3 certificates have been awarded to Hollie-Rose, Julia and Saul for persisting at challenges and being determined to succeed. I am very, very proud of you!

Music stars this week were Kiefer and Max.

PE stars this week were India and Kiefer.

Marvellous manners certificate from the lunchtime team went to Hollie-Rose and Thomas.

Notices

Next week on Friday the winning house team will be able to come in their house colours or own clothes. I will let you know the winning team by Wednesday evening.

Please could I ask that all Holy Communion slips be in early next week - we have most of them.

Let’s go for it with the reading targets this weekend- one more week!!

YEAR 4 HOME LEARNING To be handed in by Thursday 20th May

Homework is to be completed in homework books this week

Maths

Please complete the sheet provided revising doubling and halving numbers - and how this is the same as multiplying/dividing by 2. Ask your grown up to give you some halves and doubles to do mentally in your head to practise this skill.

English

This week we have learned what a limerick is! I have included the powerpoint below which we used in class. Can you create your own limericks?

Do one about a member of your family and one about a character from our story, ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter.’ You can do more if you are having fun!

They must follow the rules of a limerick:

5 lines

lines 1,2 and 5 rhyme

lines 3 and 4 rhyme.

See what you can come up with!!!

Spelling

This week, we have been revising spelling words which end with the ‘l’ sound. It can be spelt as the following:

le - like in eagle

el - like in angel

al - like in petal

ol - like in petrol

il - like in fossil

Please take a page of your homework book and make 5 lists of the different ‘l’ words. You can use the internet, a dictionary or just collect with your family. Make sure they are spelt correctly though.

Reading

One more week to meet your target - you can DO it!

Year 6 Home Learning - Wednesday 12th May

Spelling - hyphenated words

Learn these words throughout the week ready for your quiz and dictation next Tuesday.

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IXL - This week we have been working on angles and measuring angles. Can you complete the following strands. They are tricky. Can you complete Level 1 and Level 2?

Level 1

K5 - Add and subtract mixed number fractions with the same denominator.

Level 2

K12 - Add and subtract mixed number fractions with different denominators.

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English - This week we have been writing our own classical fiction stories based on The Wizard of Oz. Thinking about your story, can you design a front cover for your story?

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

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You need to think about the title of the story, the illustrations and including the author.

Think about how you want to format the page; on Powerpoint, Publisher, card/paper or I can set you a to do on Purple Mash…let me know. You can email me your work if you choose to.

I cannot wait to see your creations!

Year 3 Home Learning 7th May 2021

Please make sure that all homework is completed by next Thursday. Many thanks.

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Reading:

Read at home every day. Make sure that you quiz when you have completed a book.

(Parents: Don’t forget you can check on your child’s progress on Accelerated Reader -  this will let you know which books they have read and quizzed on and also their progress towards their reading target.)

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Maths:

TT Rockstars - please keep practising your tables facts. How fast can you get at these?

IXL— Please complete the fraction units W 5 - W 11

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Spellings:

Spellings—children have been given a spelling sheet to practise. Please make sure that these sheets are  completed using the look, say, cover, write, check method.

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Prepositions:

Write sentences using different prepositions. Can you underline the preposition? I have set you a 2Do on Purple Mash.

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Year 3 Friday 7th May 2021 "It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop." Confucius

How the week has flown!

Although it has been a short week, there has been lots of work done. Maths has been all about adding and subtracting fractions. This has been really exciting. In English this week we have been thinking about prepositions and writing sentences using these, finding specific information in text and writing more complex sentences. We are continuing to make sure that we are copying words correctly and checking on our punctuation. Handwriting has also been a focus. In RHE, the children have thought about how God loves us so much and how He knows exactly what we are doing, wherever we are. In RE we have been thinking about how we can see Jesus in both ourselves and in others. More magnet work in science and in Geography the children have been comparing places in England to places in the Arctic.                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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 Let’s Celebrate:

This week we celebrate Millie (double whammy), Rosa, Angel, lily-Mae, Nicola and Connor-Sean who have achieved their 100% reading target this week. Well done children - keep up the good work!

We are also celebrating Iris who receives a Sadie Spider certificate for her resilience and determination when learning. You are really growing in confidence Iris and we are so proud of how you always put so much effort and enthusiasm into your work. You are always such a focused learner and want to get better with your work and to learn new things. Well done Iris. Keep up the good work. Millie you receive a Creative Kiki Chameleon certificate for your beautiful, creative psalm this week.  It was so thoughtful and descriptive. We also celebrate your amazing reading achievement this week. By reading such a tricky book and getting so many points for it, you not only reached your target but you reached it twice in one go. WOW!!! Well done Millie, keep up the good work.

We are also celebrating Matilda who receives Lunchtime Role Model of the Week and Molly-Ann who receives Jacqui’s Marvellous Manners this week. Well done girls

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Things to Note:

• Please check the Home Learning page for this week’s home learning. Thank you.

• I am looking forward to being able to share your child’s progress with you at our virtual parents meeting next week. Miss Hornby’s blog explains how to sign up for this. Please ensure that you have signed up. Thank you.

• Edi has misplaced his tracksuit top. Please can you have a look at home and return it to school if you have the wrong one. We have looked in school and haven’t located it. Many thanks.

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We hope that you all have a lovely weekend.

Take care and stay safe,

The Year 3 Team     

Miss Brisco, Miss Edmondson and Miss Woodrow

Contact us at:

l.brisco@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

k.edmondson@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Year 4 blog "Our similarities bring us to a common ground; Our differences allow us to be fascinated by each other." (Tom Robbins)

It has been a fascinating week in Year 4! We have made Scientific discoveries together when learning about how different rocks are formed and how this affects their hardness, permeability and response to acid.

We have been fascinated by the story of the Prodigal Son in RHE and how God is like the Father waiting to welcome us with open arms. Also, in RE we have learned about the first Christian martyr, St. Stephen and how his great faith in Jesus shaped his life.

We have been fascinated in maths when solving problems which require us to calculate and understand - what part of the calculation answers the problem? We have also been fascinated by analysing the wonderful world of words in all we do. Each time there is a new word mentioned, Dictionary Divas look it up, children may cry out, “That is a homonym!” or “Its a homophone!” Children are seeking to understand with more depth what they read by searching the meaning of new words. Add to that some excellent character descriptions and a lovely shared write together of a setting in class and it has been a great few days.

A lovely worship was presented by Saul, Julia and Thomas this week on the theme of love. What a calm and beautiful atmosphere you created.

Let’s Celebrate!

This week, I have been looking closely at how we work together in partners. I have awarded 2 Roger Robin certificates this week for super partner work and collaborative learning. You treat each other with such respect and kindness! These go to: Abi and Jacob O.

PE stars this week Harriet and Mason.

Notices

1. Holy Communion letters will be sent on Monday. Thank goodness- children will be able to make their Holy Communion before the end of Year 4.

2. Parents meetings on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week - I look forward to seeing you. Please note that the dedicated time slots will begin automatically so please make sure you are prompt, so that we can make the most of the time we have. If you are yet to do so, please see Miss Hornby’s blog to watch the video, explaining how it all works.

Have a lovely weekend full of joy!

Mrs Lyons, Mrs Mather and Miss Forster