Maths This week we have learning to use decimals. We also learned how to times and divide by 10,100 and 1000 (also using decimals.) We have been using abacus textbooks. Lewis has been a great partner to work with. Emily Saunders has been fun to learn with and blog with. By Kyle I.C.T In I.C.T … Read more
This week we have been learning how we can challenge ourselves. We have been making purple pants to put on our wall to remind us about challenge. In maths we have been learning about shape, we went on a shape hunt and found a big semi-circle, rectangles, circles and triangles. On Wednesday we made Pizza, … Read more
We move towards half term at a quick pace and it seems like the children have been in Year 6 for ever! Here are some of their comments: “When I came to Year 6 I thought the maths would be really hard and now I find it shocking how easy it is!” “I thought algebra … Read more
In English this week, we have started our work on Persuasive writing. We have looked for features of adverts and we thought very hard about slogans that companies use. We were also given the fictitious scenario of whether a new multi-million pound hotel should be built next to the pyramids in Egypt. We gathered our … Read more
This week Class Three children have written their own stories. They have focused on using description about the setting and the five senses to describe the atmosphere of the setting. Here is a preview of some shared writing the children created as a class earlier on in the week ‘Class 3’s shared writing – writing … Read more
In Class Two we have had great fun making silly vegetable characters by drawing funny faces on real vegetables and attaching googly eyes. We worked in groups of four to create mini-plays and performed them to the rest of the class. We have also performed our plays to the children in Class R and Class … Read more
In our topic work this week we have been using non-fiction texts to find out about the Titanic and to sequence the events of the fateful night that it sank. We have also continued our work on descriptive language by using our best ‘wow’ words to describe stormy weather at sea. Mr and Mrs Pollard … Read more
This week class R have opened a ‘Pants Shop’. We were inspired by our visit from Giles Andreae last Friday. We re-read the story ‘Pants’. The children made a shop sign and have been selling and buying spotty pants, stripy pants, coloured pants as well as many other designs of their own. They have been … Read more
The time is just flying by. We are already in October and half term is just a few weeks away. The school has been full of excitement and enthusiasm for learning. Both the children and the staff seem to be buzzing with eagerness for knowledge and challenge. There has been lots of traffic on our … Read more
This week Class Three have been working hard in English. They have continued to create interesting writing linked to stories with familiar settings. The focus has been on including character’s feelings, using wow words and similes to grab the reader’s attention. Next week they will be planning and writing their own stories. In Maths we … Read more
