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Goldfinches WB 26.9.22, by Mrs Evans

Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 4:49pm

Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog

Thank you for all your enthusiasm this week Year 4.

 

Friday Superstar: George

Top Table: Ella and Alexia

This week we have:

…loved researching facts about gorillas and categorising them. We have worked brilliantly on our understanding of 4 digit numbers, place value and partitioning and have shown a super understanding of the vibrations made by sounds in science. We impressed Mrs Evans by showing such respect and love in our reflections about the late Queen Elizabeth.

Petty Pool: Our visit to Petty Pool is this Wednesday (28th September.) Please send your child in to school wearing their PE kit – tracksuit bottoms, hoody, and trainers with wellies and waterproofs in case of wet weather. We will be outside all day. Please send a names water bottle, snack and packed lunch unless you have ordered a Cat Bag.

Forest Schools: Our first forest school session will be the morning of Thursday 6th October. Please send your child in to school in old, warm clothes, old trainers/wellies and a waterproof coat. Please send in their uniform to change in to for the afternoon in case we end up very wet and muddy.

 

Next week we will:

Writing: Use our research on gorillas to write in paragraphs and use conjunctions to link sentences.

Reading: we have a wonderful selection of reading books which we will support your child to choose from and read both in school and at home. We will continue to read and discuss stories from ‘A World Full of Animal Stories’ and use questions to support our understanding.

Reading homework: Please support your child to read for 10-20 minutes daily and to sign their diary once they have read. In year 4 it is fine to have a mixture of your child reading aloud to you and them reading quietly to themselves.

Spelling: Our spelling focus this week is the suffix ‘sure’ and the rules associated with adding ing, ed, ly and ment. We have learned to use a spelling pyramid to help us practice this week.

Spelling words to learn for our test on Friday 30th September:

treasure, measure, pleasure, leisure, enclosure, measuring, measurement, measured, treasured, leisurely

Maths:  We will consolidate the 4x table and look at the links between the 2x and 4x facts using doubling and halving to help us.

Maths Homework:  4x table board game (paper copy in bags) and click on the link for this week’s online game: Coconut Multiples. Use this to be as fast as possible with the 2x table and to practice the 4x table. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples

PE: Our PE day is Friday morning. Please come to school wearing appropriate PE kit- White t-shirt, black/blue plain hoodie and tracksuit bottoms or shorts, hair tied back and earrings removed or covered. As the grass might be wet first thing, please send your child with spare school shoes and socks to change in to after.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child.  admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk     01606668270

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Evans, Mrs Judge and Miss Wilkinson.

Toucans W.B. 26.09.22, by Mr Corkill

Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 2:28pm

Welcome Back to Toucans’ Weekly Blog ?

 

We have had another fantastic week in Toucans class, where the children have been working so incredibly hard in all lessons. Their passion and enthusiasm for learning has been evident across the curriculum. 

 

Praise: Savannah

Top Table: Anthony and Toby

 

Next Week (W.B. 26.09.22)

 

Reminders:

  • Thursday 29th September will be our trip to Petty Pool. Please ensure to send your child into school in warm clothing, with a waterproof coat, and suitable trainers to take part in the activities. The children will need to bring their lunch and snack with them in a disposable plastic bag; labelled with their name. If your child needs an inhaler, please ensure that they bring this along too.
  • Year 5 and Year 6 will have an assembly on Monday 26th September with the headteacher of Rudheath Senior Academy. 
  • PE will take place on both a Monday and a Friday each week, so please send your child into school wearing their PE kit on these days. PE kits should either be school kits or plain black/navy.

 

Curriculum:

In English, we will finish reading our story Star of Fear, Star of Hope. We will be focusing upon writing a thank you letter in role and making predictions about what may have happened to one of our two main characters. We will also write an informal, chatty email to tell a friend about our Petty Pool trip. 

In maths, we will continue with our 4-a-day arithmetic questions each morning, and look at factors, multiples, and prime numbers. 

In science, we will be investigating how the size of a shadow changes when a light source is moved closer or further away from an object. 

In our history/geography lesson, we will discuss how the Wars of the Roses ended and their significance in history.

In art, we will continue to create our Paul Nash inspired conflict paintings using our sketches as a foundation.

In RE, we will produce an informative poster about ‘the golden rule’. 

 

Homework:

Children in Year 6 will be set a weekly maths homework that they should complete and mark at home using the answers provided in the back of their homework book. If your child is finding the homework challenging, I will ensure that supervision is provided one lunchtime each week where your child can ask any questions or receive the support they need to complete the homework.

 

Children should complete page 9 of their maths homework book this week and return it to school by Thursday 29th September.

Please also encourage your child to read for 15-20 minutes each evening and practice their spellings and times tables. Children need to record their reading in their homework diaries/planners. The following website is great for times tables practice: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Our spellings for the quiz on Friday 30th September will again focus on suffixes and will be: achievement, beautiful, careless, definitely, flavourful, government, laziness, speedily, thoroughness, wriggly. 

 

Please remember that if you have any questions or queries, do not hesitate to get in contact!

 

Mr Corkill ?

Skylarks WB 26.9.22, by Miss Beattie

Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 8:20am

Hello everyone and welcome to Skylarks weekly blog! ?

What a great week we have had in Skylarks Class. I am particularly impressed with the effort the children have put into their writing this week! 

 

Next week (W.B. 26.09.22)

Thursday 29th September 2022 – Y5 Forest Schools – The children in Skylarks Class will be taking part in forest schools on this day (morning). Please send your child to school in old, comfortable clothes; trainers and a waterproof coat. The children may also bring wellies in a plastic bag if they have them (weather permitting). Children should also bring their uniform and school shoes which they will get changed into should they get wet or muddy during our forest school morning.

In our English lessons next week, we will read more of our book ‘Queen of the Falls’. We will be focusing on writing in role as we write letter to Annie Edson Taylor as one of her friends. We will also analyse the different viewpoints that people held of Annie, including her friend and her manager.  

In our shared reading lessons, we will be reading about the inspirational women in our text ‘Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls’. We will continue to focus on drawing inferences and justifying our answers with evidence.

In maths we will continue to focus on the place value of numbers to 1,000,000. We will be learning how to partition, order and compare these numbers. We will also continue to consolidate our knowledge of the four operations through daily 4-a-day activities.

In science we will be learning about thermal insulators and conductors. We will be learning how to analyse a set of results to write a conclusion.  

In RE we will be thinking about the Sermon on the Mount. We will read ‘Salt and Light’ from Matthew 5:13-15 and explain how these verses help people to follow Jesus today.   

During our topic day we will continue to look at our Year 5 theme of ‘Identity’. We will be learning about the counties of the UK, using maps and atlases to locate both Cheshire and Northwich.

Our PE days for the first Autumn term will be Thursday (Cricket) and Friday with Mr Ault so your child should come to school in their PE kit on these days. Please remember PE kits should either be school kits or plain black/blue.

 

Homework

In year 5 the children will be set a weekly maths homework that they should complete and mark at home using the answers in the back of the homework book.

If your child is finding the homework tricky, please do let Mr Beswick or myself know so that we can offer them support in school. 

The children should complete page 8 of their maths book to be returned by Friday 30th September. This homework is looking at place value.   

 

Please also encourage your child to read for 20 minutes each evening and practice their spellings/times tables. The following websites are both great for times tables practice:

https://ttrockstars.com/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Our spellings for the quiz on Friday 30th September will continue to focus on words with the silent letter b:

climb, subtle, bomb, lamb, doubted, plumber, crumbling, numbing

 

Please remember that if you have any questions or queries, do not hesitate to get in contact ?

Miss Beattie x

 

Owls WC 19.09.22, by Miss Dalby

Date: 16th Sep 2022 @ 8:25am

Top table: Emilios and Kaisie

Friday superstar: Imogen

This week we have…

Everyone has settled beautifully into our routine in Owls Class, for our first full week in school I could not be prouder of how respectful and enthusiastic the children have been, getting involved with every activity we do.

We have been exploring counting to 10 and beyond by helping the Worrysaurus to get ready for his yummy picnic and discussing what we would put in our Worrysaurus tins to help us chase away the butterflies when we feel nervous.

Our morning rainbow challenges and the dough disco has been a fantastic way for the children to get ready for their Phonics lessons by waking up our writing muscles! This week we have covered the following sounds:

m, a, s, d, t 

(Friday 16th: Today we will send out a homework sheets in the children’s bag to practise their new sounds over the weekend as we are still awaiting our reading diaries).

 

Thank you to everyone who attended the ‘Meet the Teacher’ meeting on Wednesday evening, it was lovely talking to you about the fun things we are cooking up in Reception! I have attached the PowerPoint used for those who were unable to attend. Please get in touch if you have any questions about the information provided at the meeting.

 

Next week we will…

As part of our ‘Magical Me!’ topic we will be looking at the different parts of our bodies.  Using our words of the week in Literacy to describe our very own colour monsters! As our key text for this week is 'The Colour Monster', we will be creating new colours by mixing different paints together.

In Maths we will be practising our super speedy subitising skills in a game of snap! In phonics we will be continuing to practise our sounds from the previous week as well as learning 5 new sounds. 

Please remember the school will be closed on Monday 19th September due to the Queen’s Funeral.

Update: Unfortunately I am still awaiting verification of our Class Dojo howeer as soon as I have this I will be sending out the invites for you all to access this. 

And finally, have a lovely weekend! As always if you have questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact or speak with us. 

Many thanks, 

Miss Dalby, Mrs Hoskins and Mrs Rathbone. 

Robins Week beg. 19th September, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 15th Sep 2022 @ 5:21pm

Thank you to everyone who made it to our Meet The Teacher meeting this week. It was lovely to see so many of you and to meet many of you for the first time. I have uploaded the PowerPoint that I shared onto our class blog for your reference. 

This week the children have been focusing on writing a paragraph about seals and next week we will be writing pieces of dialogue using speech marks based around the characters in our book the Seal Surfer by Michael Formen. We will also continue with our Reading lessons around The Sea Book by Charlotte Milner focusing on the features of a non-fiction book. Your child should now be bringing home their own reading book so could you please spend 10 - 15 mins reading each night with them and chatting about the book. What do they like about the book? Who are the main characters? What has happened so far in the story? What do they think will happen next. Hopefully we will have our new Reading Diaries next week so you can sign when your child has read at home.  

This week in Maths, we will continue to revise x2, x5 and x10. The children have taken home a x2 game which I would like them to play at home as part of their Maths homework. They can also practise their cutting skills! I have given them some ideas of the sort of games that they can play e.g. simply match the multiple of 2 (2, 4, 6 etc.) with the number sentence (4 X 2), or they could colour match the pairs, turn them upside down, play a game of snap etc. Just have fun with it.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

This is also the on-line game that we have been playing in school this week. Just click on Times Tables and choose x2 to begin with and then advance to other multiplication facts when you feel your child is ready.  Using our Power Maths books we will continue to work on place value for numbers to 1000. We will partition numbers into Hundreds, Tens and Ones practically with resources and pictorially. 

I know you are all well aware as your children have been looking so smart for PE but just a reminder that our PE days will remain as Monday and Wednesday for this term. 

We are so excited to begin our Topic work by finding out about the Stone Age. If your child attends your local library encourage them to look out for books about the Stone Age which they could enjoy reading at home. This week they have been coming up with questions that they would like to find out about the Stone Age. Next week we will be looking at timelines and finding out about where Stone Age people lived. 

In RE we are focusing on Christianity this term and in particular looking at symbols that are used to represent God. 

In Computing we are learning to take photos and edit them using various apps on the IPAD. We are currently using the app Prisma which your child might like to experiment with at home. 

In Science we have begun our Topic about Animals including Humans by finding out what we know already. 

Please feel free to get in touch if there is anything we can help you with,

Mrs Whittingham, Mrs O'Marah & Mrs Taylor

Goldfinches WB 19.9.22, by Mrs Evans

Date: 15th Sep 2022 @ 5:01pm

Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog

We have been settling in well to the Year 4 routines this week.

 

Friday Super star: Jacob H

Top Table: Alexa and Daisy

 

This week we have…

Enjoyed starting our new writing and reading books ‘Gorilla’ and ‘A world full of animal stories’. Shown Mrs Evans how beautifully we can read around the class during shared reading. Achieved our first recognition board treat.

Thank you to all who attended our meet the teacher evening- it was lovely to put names to faces and meet you in person. I have saved the power point onto the Goldfinches’ class page. If you were unable to attend and want to pop in and have a chat, please contact me via the office to arrange a suitable time.

Diaries: We are still waiting for diaries to arrive so please bear with us and the post its we are using in the meantime!

Forest Schools: Our first forest school session will be the morning of Thursday 6th October. Please send your child in to school in old, warm clothes, old trainers/wellies and a waterproof coat. Please send in their uniform to change in to for the afternoon in case we end up very wet and muddy.

Next week we will…

Writing: use expanded noun phrases to add detail to a setting description.

Reading: use questioning to support our understanding of a story.

Reading homework: Please support your child to read for 10-20 minutes daily and to sign their diary once they have read. In year 4 it is fine to have a mixture of your child reading aloud to you and them reading quietly to themselves.

Spelling homework: We are learning words with the prefix ‘dis’ ‘mis’ ‘un’ ‘in’ which give a word the opposite meaning. Our test will be next Friday 23rd Sept. I have sent home a copy of ‘roll and spell’ which is a fun way to practise spellings.

disable, disagree, misunderstood, mistreat, unfair, unlikely, inhuman, inactive, misspell, mistrust

Maths: we are working on place value activities with 4 digit numbers, number lines and using practical equipment to make, partition and order numbers.

Maths Homework:  We have spent time recapping the 2x, 10x, 5x tables and using these facts to support our learning of the trickier ones. Homework is a 5x table pairs game (which your child will have in their bag. (Also attached to the bottom of the blog) Please cut up the fact cards and play pair/snap/match. The focus is on fluency and speed. If your child is really secure and fluent- add in the division facts and include the commutative way of asking the fact e.g. 3x5 and also 5x3…… 7x5 and also 5x7

Here is a link to Hit the button which is a fun way to practise any of the times table facts. Again please focus on answering the 2x, 10x and 5x with speed both in order, mixed up and division facts.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

PE: Friday mornings. Please come to school wearing appropriate PE kit- White t-shirt, black/blue plain hoodie and tracksuit bottoms or shorts, hair tied back and earrings removed or covered. As the grass might be wet first thing, please send your child with spare school shoes and socks to change in to after.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us via a note in your child’s diary or through the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child.  admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk     01606668270

Mrs Evans, Mrs Judge and Miss Wilkinson.

Skylarks WB 19.09.22, by Miss Beattie

Date: 15th Sep 2022 @ 4:30pm

Hello everyone and welcome to Skylarks weekly blog! ?

We have had another super week in Skylarks Class. The children have worked so hard and produced some super work. 

 

Next week (W.B. 19.09.22)

School will be closed on Monday 19th September 2022.

In our English lessons next week, we will read more of our book ‘Queen of the Falls’. We will be focusing on the use of varied sentence starters to make our writing more cohesive and engaging.

In our shared reading lessons we will be reading about the inspirational women in our text ‘Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls’. We will continue to focus on drawing inferences and justifying our answers with evidence .

In maths we will be focusing on the place value of numbers to 1,000,000. We will be learning how to partition these numbers and how to find 10, 100, 1000 and 100,000 more/less. We will also continue to consolidate our knowledge of the four operations through daily 4-a-day activities.

In science we will be learning about thermal insulators and conductors. We will be learning how to analyse a set of results to write a conclusion.  

In RE we will be thinking about what we can learn from Jesus’ teachings. We will be exploring how Jesus wants Christians to live their lives today.  

During our topic day we will continue to look at our Year 5 theme of ‘Identity’. We will be thinking about our own personal identity and what makes us unique.

Our PE days for the first Autumn term will be Thursday (Cricket) and Friday with Mr Ault so your child should come to school in their PE kit on these days. Please remember PE kits should either be school kits or plain black/blue.

 

Homework

In year 5 the children will be set a weekly maths homework that they should complete and mark at home using the answers in the back of the homework book.

If your child is finding the homework tricky, please do let Mr Beswick or myself know so that we can offer them support in school.  

The children should complete page 7 of their maths book to be returned by Friday 23rd September. This homework is looking at place value.   

 

Please also encourage your child to read for 20 minutes each evening and practice their spellings/times tables. The following websites are both great for times tables practice:

https://ttrockstars.com/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Our spellings for the quiz on Friday 23rd September will focus on words with the silent letter b:

Thumb, numb, crumb, debt, doubt, limb, combed, tomb

 

Please remember that if you have any questions or queries, do not hesitate to get in contact ?

Miss Beattie x

 

 

 

 

 

Swallows Wk Beg 19.09.22, by Mrs Rice

Date: 15th Sep 2022 @ 3:31pm

Hi Everybody

It has been wonderful getting to know all of the children in Swallows class. We are going to have a super year. Thank you for coming to meet me last night, it was great to chat with you all.

The children are coming into school so sensibly and independently which is great. I am really proud of them for this.

Just a reminder that school is closed on Monday 19th September due to the Queen's funeral.

Next week in our Writing lessons we will be continuing to use adjectives to write noun phrases to describe Timothy and Tabitha, the characters in our story Troll Swap by Leigh Hodgkinson.

In Maths we will be learning to partition 2 digit numbers as well as learning the value of each digit in the number.  We will also be learning our ten times tables.

In Science, the children will be exploring the properties of materials.

In Geography, we will be making our travelling class maps, locating the 4 countries of the UK and locating London and Northwich on a map of England.

In History, we will use our chronology skills to place the sinking of the Titanic on our class time line and use artefacts to explore the event.

PE with Mr Ault will be on Monday and the children will have their second cricket lesson on Thursday. Please can all long hair be tied back and earrings taken out or plasters provided to cover them, thank you. 

Reading books will come home on Friday, this follows the same routine as last year. 

Please come and see us if you have any worries or concerns about anything, we are always here to help.

Many thanks

Mrs Rice and Mrs Southern

Toucans W.B. 19.09.22, by Mr Corkill

Date: 15th Sep 2022 @ 1:22pm

Welcome Back to Toucans’ Weekly Blog ?

 

We have had another fantastic week in Toucans class, where the children have been working so hard in all areas of the curriculum!

 

Praise: Jake

Top Table: Riley and Mason J

 

Next Week (W.B. 19.09.22)

 

Reminders:

  • Monday 19th September is a Bank Holiday and school will be closed that day, with it reopening on Tuesday 20th September. 
  • PE will take place on both a Monday and a Friday each week, so please send your child into school wearing their PE kit on these days. PE kits should either be school kits or plain black/navy.

 

Curriculum:

In English, we will continue to read our story Star of Fear, Star of Hope and will build our writing skills through writing a recount of the story events so far, along with further work on writing in the passive voice.

 

In maths next week, we will be starting a new unit focusing upon the four operations. We will continue with our 4-a-day arithmetic questions each morning, along with solving problems involving addition and subtraction. 

 

In science, we will be investigating how the size of a shadow changes when a light source is moved closer or further away from an object. 

 

In our history/geography lesson, we will begin to look at the events of the Wars of the Roses with a focus on when and who was involved in this conflict. 

 

In art, we will begin to create our Paul Nash inspired conflict paintings using our sketches as a foundation.

 

In RE, we will continue to explore what it means to live in a religious diverse world and look at how different religions celebrate the birth of a child. 

 

We will also be having a 'forest schools' session in the morning of Thursday 22nd September. 

 

Homework

Children in Year 6 will be set a weekly maths homework that they should complete and mark at home using the answers provided in the back of their homework book. If your child is finding the homework challenging, I will ensure that supervision is provided one lunchtime each week where your child can ask any questions or receive the support they need to complete the homework.

 

Children should complete pages 7 and 8 of their maths homework book this week and return it to school by Thursday 22nd September. 

 

Please also encourage your child to read for 15-20 minutes each evening and practice their spellings and times tables. The following website is great for times tables practice:

 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Our spellings for the quiz on Friday 23rd September will again focus on suffixes and will be:

 

appreciation, cycling, faded, grizzly, joker, nicest, observant, persuaded, sensible, slimy. 

 

Please remember that if you have any questions or queries, do not hesitate to get in contact!

 

Mr Corkill ?

Starlings WB 26th September, by Mrs Esling

Date: 12th Sep 2022 @ 7:18pm

Welcome to Starlings weekly blog.

 

 

What a lovely week we have enjoyed.

As always, thank you for your support.  It is much appreciated.

 

 

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Friday Superstar: Heidi

Top Table: Logan and Grayson

 

 

 

 

This week:  

 

Writing: We have changed text and are now looking at 'Lost and Found' by Oliver jeffers. we hve predicted what we think the story is going to be about using the clues we had.  We think a penguin is going to be lost and the boy is going to take him home.  We are going to be looking at why the penguin is lost using our investigative skills

Spelling:The spelling quiz will take place on 30th September.

for he your said you

Maths:   In maths we will be looking at whole and parts of numbers up to 10.

PE: Our PE days  are Wednesdays and Fridays . Please come to school wearing appropriate PE kit- White t-shirt, black/blue plain hoodie and tracksuit bottoms or shorts, hair tied back and earrings removed or covered. 

 

Reading

Please spend 10 – 20 minutes reading each day. This can be a combination of Read Write Inc and bedtime story books. Please remember the importance of your child listening to YOU read during this time too. 

Read Write Inc 

Our RWI lesssons start promptly at 9am.  If you are able to drop your child off as near to 8.45 as possible it would be very beneficial.

The children will continue to bring home a Read Write Inc book, a book bag book and a bedtime story each week. This provides them with a variety of familiar, new and challenging texts to read. Bedtime storybooks are to be enjoyed with an adult. Reading TO the children ensures that they experience the magic of a story coming to life and have a purpose and love of reading.

 Please check your child’s diary to find out which group they are in, which sounds they have learnt that week and which books they have in their book bag.  Each time they move to a new group they will receive a RWI book mark.  On this book mark are the ‘red’ words that are practised in that group.  These words inform our spelling quizzes and regular practise supports fluency and confidence in writing. 

Snack

Children in KS1 receive free fruit.  Children do not have to bring a snack from home but if you wish to do so we ask that it is a healthy option and just one item, please.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us via a note in your child’s diary or through the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child.  admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk     01606 668270 

Many thanks Mrs Esling and Mrs Westland

Robins week beg. 12th September 2022, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 10th Sep 2022 @ 7:11pm

We have had an amazing first week together in Robins! The children have all been superstars and have settled well into their new class. It was lovely to see their smiling faces every morning and their enthusiasm for their learning. 

This week we will continue with our Writing lessons based on the beautiful book Seal Surfer by Michael Formen. We will also be basing our Reading lessons around The Sea Book by Charlotte Milner. Your child will also come home with their home reader this week so could you please spend 10 - 15 mins reading each night and record in their homework diary. 

Last week in Maths, we revised number bonds to 10 and 100 as well as x2, x5 and x 10. This week we will begin to use our new Power Maths books and begin our work on Place Value within 1000. We have decided that Maths homework will focus on learning times tables so your child will take home a paper copy of an activity which we would love you to do with them and return completed by the following Thursday. Maths homework will be given out on a Friday, beginning Friday 16th September. 

Thank you for sending in your children so smartly dressed in their PE uniform. Our PE days will remain as Monday and Wednesday for this term. 

We are so excited to begin our Topic work by finding out about the Stone Age. If your child attends your local library encourage them to look out for books about the Stone Age which they could enjoy reading at home.  

We look forward to meeting you all at our ‘Meet the Teacher’ Evening at school on Wednesday 14th September at 3:15pm, 3:45pm, 4:45pm or 5:15pm so you can learn more about what your child will be learning in Year 3. 

Please feel free to get in touch if there is anything we can help you with,

Mrs Whittingham & Mrs O'Marah

Starlings WB 12.09.22, by Mrs Esling

Date: 8th Sep 2022 @ 8:23pm

Welcome to Starlings weekly blog.

 

What a fantastic week we have had.

Mrs Westland and I are so proud of how well thay have all adapted to the changes in Year 1.

 

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Friday Superstar: Isla

Top Table: Henry and Lily

 

 

We have enjoyed spending time getting to know each other this week and we especially enjoyed the activity we did based on 'The Invisible String'.

 

This week:  

Wednesday 14th September: Please sign up for one of the four slots on our Meet the Teacher evening. 3.15pm, 3.45pm, 4.45pm or 5.15pm - these are for parents and there will be a creche available for your children to attend on the evening.

We will continue to have lots of lovely activities to support getting to know each other and the classroom and to help us all settle quickly into our routines. 

Writing: We continue to enjoy our new class text 'The Storm Whale.we have identified nouns and joined them using the conjunction 'and'.  next week we continue with the text and we will be completing activities on verbs in the past tense.

Spelling: We will set our first set of spellings to go home to learn next Friday 16th September. This will be explained to you in more detail at the meet the teacher evening.

Maths:   Our focus will continue to be on measure.  We will be comparing groups of items using our class resources.

PE: Our PE days  are Wednesddays and Fridays . Please come to school wearing appropriate PE kit- White t-shirt, black/blue plain hoodie and tracksuit bottoms or shorts, hair tied back and earrings removed or covered. 

 

Reading

Please spend 10 – 20 minutes reading each day. This can be a combination of Read Write Inc and bedtime story books. Please remember the importance of your child listening to YOU read during this time too. 

Read Write Inc 

The children will continue to bring home a Read Write Inc book, a book bag book and a bedtime story each week. This provides them with a variety of familiar, new and challenging texts to read. Bedtime storybooks are to be enjoyed with an adult. Reading TO the children ensures that they experience the magic of a story coming to life and have a purpose and love of reading.

 Please check your child’s diary to find out which group they are in, which sounds they have learnt that week and which books they have in their book bag.  Each time they move to a new group they will receive a RWI book mark.  On this book mark are the ‘red’ words that are practised in that group.  These words inform our spelling quizzes and regular practise supports fluency and confidence in writing. 

Snack

Children in KS1 receive free fruit.  Children do not have to bring a snack from home but if you wish to do so we ask that it is a healthy option and just one item, please.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us via a note in your child’s diary or through the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child.  admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk     01606668270 

Mrs Esling

Goldfinches WB 8.9.22, by Mrs Evans

Date: 8th Sep 2022 @ 7:50pm

Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog 

We have had a super start to Year 4. 

 Friday Superstar: Archie

Top Table: Ethen and Lydia

Mrs Judge, Mrs Evans and Miss Wilkinson have enjoyed getting to know all of our lovely Goldfinches. Highlights have been creating our own lunchtime and end of the day prayers, sketching our beautiful Goldfinches, beginning our gorgeous Pathways to Reading book 'A World of Animal Stories' and learning the words to Mamma Mia in our appraising music lesson.

Mondays: Mrs Judge  

Tuesdays-Fridays: Mrs Evans 

Miss Wilkinson is our Teaching assistant.  

 

This week:  

Wednesday 14th September: Please sign up for one of the four slots on our Meet the Teacher evening. 3.15pm, 3.45pm, 4.45pm or 5.15pm - these are for parents and there will be a creche available for your children to attend on the evening.

We will continue to have lots of lovely activities to support getting to know each other and the classroom and to help us all settle quickly into our routines. 

Writing: We look forward to beginning our new Pathways to writing book.  

Reading: we have a wonderful selection of reading books which we will support your child to choose from and read both in school and at home. We have begun to read and discuss stories from ‘A World Full of Animal Stories’ 

Reading homework: Please support your child to read for 10-20 minutes daily and to sign their diary once they have read. In year 4 it is fine to have a mixture of your child reading aloud to you and them reading quietly to themselves.  We are still waiting for our order of reading diaries to arrive so as soon as they do we will issue your child with one.

Spelling: We will set our first set of spellings to go home to learn next Friday 16th September. 

Maths:   Our focus will be on place value and we will spend time recapping the  10x and 5x tables and using these facts to support our learning of the trickier ones.

Maths Homework:  There will be a weekly times table homework. This might be an activity or game on paper or a link on the class blog to an online game. 

PE: Our PE day is Friday morning and we have a lovely long session. Please come to school wearing appropriate PE kit- White t-shirt, black/blue plain hoodie and tracksuit bottoms or shorts, hair tied back and earrings removed or covered. As the grass might be wet first thing, please send your child with spare school shoes and socks to change in to after. 

Please don’t hesitate to contact us via a note in your child’s diary or through the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child.  admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk     01606668270 

Mrs Evans, Mrs Judge and Miss Wilkinson. 

Owls Class 08.09.22, by Miss Dalby

Date: 8th Sep 2022 @ 5:17pm

Hi everybody! 

Welcome to our first Owls blog post of the school year! What a wonderful start for our new Owls Class!

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Highlights from this week:

I am absolutely blown away with how well Reception have settled into the school routine! This week we have been getting to know our new teachers, friends and Year 6 buddies, the children have even created a new class prayer!

Dear God, 

Thank you for our school, for the fun we have with our lovely toys.

Help us to be kind like Jesus and look after our friends, families, animals and plants. 

Amen.

General info for next week:

On Wednesday 14th September, we have ‘Meet the Teacher’ sessions which will be held at 3:15pm, 3:45pm, 4:45pm and 5:15pm, come along to see what we do in the Owls Reception Class!

Complete the form to inform us which slot you’ll be attending and whether or not you’ll require the crèche facility.

Our wonderful week ahead:

Next week we will be starting our ‘Magical Me!’ topic. We will be looking at the book ‘The Worrysaurus’ by Chris Chatterton and talking about some of the things we can do when we feel a bit nervous, like cuddle our teddy or read a book. Phonics will also begin on Monday where we will be introducing Fred! 

In Maths we will be counting 1 to 10, making sure that Worrysaurus has enough food in his picnic for all of his friends.

Finally, Autumn is here! Poor Mr Kettle has been tidying up fallen leaves from our outside area everyday this week. This weekend maybe you can look for other signs that autumn is here with your grownups to share with us next week. 

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If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to get in contact and thank you all for a wonderful week. 

Have a lovely weekend!

From Miss Dalby, Mrs Hoskins and Mrs Rathbone

Skylarks W.B. 12.09.22, by Miss Beattie

Date: 8th Sep 2022 @ 2:36pm

Hello everyone and welcome to Skylarks first weekly blog! ?

The children in Skylarks Class have had a FANTASTIC first week back in school and I am so proud of how quickly they have settled back into school routines and how hard they are working.

 

Next week (W.B. 12.09.22)

There will be a ‘meet the teacher’ evening at school on Wednesday 14th September at 3:15pm, 3:45pm, 4:45pm or 5:15pm for anyone who would like to find out what goes on in Year 5.

In our English lessons next week, we will find out more about the daredevil feat carried out by Annie Edson Taylor and will use this to help us write a first-person recount from the viewpoint of one of the anxious bystanders. We will be focusing on using commas after fronted adverbials and organising paragraphs around a theme.

In our shared reading lessons we will be reading about the inspirational women in our text ‘Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls’. We will focus on drawing inferences and justifying our answers with evidence .

In maths we will be focusing on the place value of numbers to 100,000. We will place these numbers on a number line and will compare them using more than and less than symbols. We will also continue to consolidate our knowledge of the four operations through daily 4-a-day activities.

In science we will begin to explore our new topic all about materials. The children will plan their own investigations to help them explore the properties of a variety of everyday materials.

In RE we will be thinking about what we already know about Jesus’ teachings. We will consider what the bible says about how Christians should live, which will lead us into our new topic about the sermon on the mount.

During our topic day we will begin to look at our Year 5 theme of ‘Identity’. We will be thinking about our own identity and the identity of Northwich by sharing what we know already.

Our PE days for the first Autumn term will be Thursday (Cricket) and Friday with Mr Ault so your child should come to school in their PE kit on these days. Please remember PE kits should either be school kits or plain black/blue.

 

Homework

Please encourage your child to read for 20 minutes each evening and practice their times tables. The following websites are both great for times tables practice:

https://ttrockstars.com/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Spellings and maths homework will be set for the first time on Friday 16th September 2020.

 

Please remember that if you have any questions or queries, do not hesitate to get in contact ? Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Miss Beattie x

 

 

 

Toucans WB 12.09.22, by Mr Corkill

Date: 8th Sep 2022 @ 1:51pm

Welcome to Toucans’ Weekly Blog ?

 

I hope that you all had a wonderful summer holiday and are feeling ready and refreshed for the year ahead. 

The highlight this first week back has been getting to know a little bit more about each and every special pupil in Toucans class.

 

Next Week (W.B. 12.09.22)

 

Reminders:

  • PE will take place on both a Monday and a Friday, so please send your child into school wearing their PE kit on these days. PE kits should either be school kits or plain blue/black.
  • There will be a short ‘meet the teacher’ presentation evening taking place at school on Wednesday 14th September at 3:15pm, 3:45pm, 4:45pm and 5:15pm for anyone who would like to meet me and learn a little bit more about what life for your child will be like in Year 6. 

 

Curriculum:

In English, we will continue to read our story Star of Fear, Star of Hope and will be writing a diary entry as one of the main characters. Additionally, we will also look at changing from the active to the passive voice. 

In maths next week, we will continue our work on place value by developing our rounding skills and look at negative numbers. 

In science, we will focus on how light enables us to see objects and the importance of reflection. 

In our history/geography lesson, we will be continue to investigate the Battle of Hastings and its significance.

In art, we will continue to look at our artist Paul Nash and begin to create war sketches in his style. 

In RE, we will continue to explore what it means to live in a religious diverse world and undertake a class debate about discrimination. 

 

Homework

Children in Year 6 will be set a weekly maths homework that they should complete and mark at home using the answers provided in the back of their homework book. If your child is finding the homework challenging, I will ensure that supervision is provided one lunchtime each week where your child can ask any questions or receive the support they need to complete the homework.

 

Children should complete page 6 of their maths homework book this week and return it to school by Thursday 15th September. 

 

Please also encourage your child to read for 15-20 minutes each evening and practice their spellings/times tables. The following website is great for times tables practice:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Our spellings for the quiz on Friday 16th September will focus on suffixes and will be:

Asking, fastest, floated, jumped, lightening, loudly, prouder, sprinter, sweetest, yawning. 

 

Please remember that if you have any questions or queries, do not hesitate to get in contact!

 

Mr Corkill ?

Goldfinches WB 5.9.22, by Mrs Evans

Date: 5th Sep 2022 @ 10:25am

 

Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog 

We are so happy and excited to see you and hope you have all had a wonderful summer. 

Mrs Judge, Mrs Evans and Miss Wilkinson can’t wait to continue to get to know you in these next few weeks. We are going to enjoy lots of new learning together.  

Mondays: Mrs Judge  

Tuesdays-Fridays: Mrs Evans 

Miss Wilkinson is our Teaching assistant.  

This week: We will have lots of lovely activities to support getting to know each other and the classroom and to help us all settle quickly into our routines. 

Snack: Please support us to continue to be a healthy school by sending in a healthy snack (e.g. fruit, cereal bar, cheese and crackers) and a named water bottle each day. 

Reading: we have a wonderful selection of reading books which we will support your child to choose from and read both in school and at home. 

Reading homework: Please support your child to read for 10-20 minutes daily and to sign their diary once they have read. In year 4 it is fine to have a mixture of your child reading aloud to you and them reading quietly to themselves.  

Maths:  We will spend time recapping the 2x, 10x, 5x tables and using these facts to support our learning of the trickier ones. 

PE: Our PE day is Friday morning and we have a lovely long session. Please come to school wearing appropriate PE kit- White t-shirt, black/blue plain hoodie and tracksuit bottoms or shorts, hair tied back and earrings removed or covered. 

Please don’t hesitate to contact us via a note in your child’s diary or through the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270 

Mrs Evans, Mrs Judge and Miss Wilkinson. 

Starlings WB 05.09.22, by Mrs Esling

Date: 4th Sep 2022 @ 12:58pm

 

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A huge welcome to Starlings class.  We hope you all enjoyed a wonderful summer break and feel refreshed for the new school year ahead. 

Mrs Westland and I are so excited and looking forward to this new exciting year.

This week we will initially be spending time getting to know each other and settling back into school life.

 

Writing

In our writing lessons, we will be making predictions based on our new class text ‘The Storm whale’.  What will our story be about?  Where will it be set?

Look out for us on twitter when we explore the clues left for us.

Maths

Our maths focus this week will be comparing measure.  Who is  taller / shorter?

Which is longer / shorter? Which is heavier / lighter?

 

Reading

Please spend 10 – 20 minutes reading each day. This can be a combination of Read Write Inc and bedtime story books. Please remember the importance of your child listening to YOU read during this time too. 

Read Write Inc 

The children will continue to bring home a Read Write Inc book, a book bag book and a bedtime story each week. This provides them with a variety of familiar, new and challenging texts to read. Bedtime storybooks are to be enjoyed with an adult. Reading TO the children ensures that they experience the magic of a story coming to life and have a purpose and love of reading.

Please check your child’s diary to find out which group they are in, which sounds they have learnt that week and which books they have in their book bag.  Each time they move to a new group they will receive a RWI bookmark.  On this bookmark are the ‘red’ words that are practised in that group.  These words inform our spelling quizzes and regular practice supports fluency and confidence in writing. 

Snack

Children in KS1 receive free fruit.  Children do not have to bring a snack from home but if you wish to do so we ask that it is a healthy option and just one item, please. Please also make sure that your child brings a named water bottle with water in it daily.

 

Uniform

Please make sure your child's uniform is clearly marked with their name.  

Goldfinches WB 18.7.22, by Mrs Evans

Date: 18th Jul 2022 @ 1:58pm

Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog 

The final blog for the class of 2021-2022! 

Friday Superstar:  Samuel 

 Top Table children: Amy and Harriet 

We would just like to say what a pleasure it has been to see our wonderful Goldfinches grow and mature over the past year. We are proud of each and every one of them in their journey through the Year 4 curriculum and their own personal development. They are more than ready to fledge up to Skylarks and start their Year 5 adventure but we still want to see them popping in to Goldfinches to say hello next year! 

This week:  

Please remember we finish at 1pm on Thursday 21st July. 

DT: We will use our Scientific knowledge of electricity and circuits to make our own working torches. Please send in any clean and empty plastic bottles, yoghurt pots/packaging for us to recycle. 

Science: We will be setting up and carrying out our own Science experiments. Again, we would be grateful if you could raid your recycling bins for clean/empty packaging. 

Reading books: Please ensure all school reading books are returned. 

Reading: The Library Reading Challenge is on once again and it would be lovely to hear how well our children have got on with it over the summer holidays.  

Times Tables: Continue to use the websites you love to keep the tables ticking over. 

https://ttrockstars.com/ 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples 

PE: Final PE session for Y4 on Monday. 

Geography/Art: We will add the final touches to our lovely river collages. 

Thank you also to all of our lovely Goldfinch parents and families for your support over the past year. Have a wonderful, safe and relaxing summer.  

Mrs Evans and Mrs Judge. 

Toucans week beg. 11th July, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 8th Jul 2022 @ 12:54pm

We had a quiet week in Toucans this week with so many of our children out on Transition Days. We look forward to them sharing their experiences with the rest of the class when we are back together on Monday.
The children who were in created some fantastic artwork based on our History Topic - The Mayans. 
Toucans will have their cricket lesson next Thursday morning instead of Wednesday afternoon but the after school cricket club will be on as usual on Wednesday. 
If your child is involved in bikeability next week they can wear their PE kits as we are not sure which day their group will have their session on. Please make sure they have their bike and helmet in school. 
 
Here are a list of some special activities and dates for our lovely Toucans. 
 
Leaver's Picnic
On Monday 18th July between 3pm and 5:30pm, Toucans class are invited to stay after school to have a special picnic tea together. They will be able to play their favourite sports with Mr A and we will make them a picnic tea. They will also have a visit from the ice-cream van!
 
Leaver's Service
On Tuesday 19th July at 9:30am, the Year 6 Leaver's Service will be held in church which you're all welcome to attend. The service is expected to last about an hour and families are invited back to school following it for tea and coffee and biscuits. 
 
Leaver's Lunch
On Wednesday 20th July, Mrs Macy will be cooking a special leaver's lunch which has been fully chosen by Year 6!
 
Signed T-shirts
On their last day Thursday 21st July, your children will have the chance to get their school t-shirts signed by their friends and teachers. Please can they come to school with a sharpie/permanent pen.

Goldfinches WB 4.7.22, by Mrs Evans

Date: 3rd Jul 2022 @ 7:24pm

Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog 

What superstar performers this week! 

Friday Superstar:  Gracie 

Top Table children: Tilly and Alexa 

This week:  

Tuesday afternoon- Forest Schools. If wet weather please bring a raincoat and old trainers/wellies. If hot, please bring a sun hat and suncream. 

Wednesday is Transition day, where Goldfinches will visit Miss Beattie and Mr Beswick in Skylarks class. 

Tuesday and Wednesday – Please feel welcome to pop in after school to look through your children’s work books and celebrate their work with them. 

Writing and Reading: We will introduce our final Y4 writing book alongside the new shared reading text. 

Reading homework- Please continue to support your child to read for 10-20 minutes daily and to sign their diary.  

Spelling homework: This week’s words are more words from the Y3/4 statutory spellings. These will be the last set of spellings this year. 

Spellings: minute, natural, naughty, notice, occasion, occasionally, often, opposite, ordinary. 

Maths: we will continue to learn about equivalent fractions. 

Times Tables Homework:  Keep working on TTRock stars to increase your fluency in recalling the times tables.  

https://ttrockstars.com/ 

Or Hit the Button and Coconut multiples are always good fun and support quick thinking skills: 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples 

Science: We will be starting our final topic ‘Changing State’ 

RE: We will learn about the importance of the book of Exodus in Judaism. 

Geography: We will learn about the water cycle and its importance to our world. 

PE: Monday and Friday - striking and fielding games. 

German: We will have a go at a listening comprehension.  

Computing: We will complete our computing topic ‘Reading Power’ 

Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. Have a lovely weekend, 

Mrs Evans and Mrs Judge. 

Starlings WB 4.7.22, by Mrs Esling

Date: 30th Jun 2022 @ 8:42pm

Hello everyone and welcome to Starling's weekly blog ?

What another busy week we have had.

The children may have told you all about the video we have been watching as part of our Global Goals project. Some have asked for me to send it to their mums and dads so here it is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn9PhiDJp-A

 

Thank you so much for taking the time to enjoy sharing stories with your Starling at home.  If your child has received new books recently that you think other children will enjoy and you are happy for them to be in school we would love to share them with the whole Starlings class.

 

Reading

The children will continue to bring home a Read Write Inc book, a book bag book and a bedtime story each week. This provides them with a variety of familiar, new and challenging texts to read. Bedtime storybooks are to be enjoyed with an adult. Reading TO the children ensures that they experience the magic of a story coming to life and have a purpose and love of reading.

 

 

As part of our Explorers, theme Starlings class will be Environmental Explorers this half term. In our history and geography lessons, we will continue with our whole school 'Global Neighbours' project where Starlings will explore Global Goal number 15 'Life on Land.

Starlings will be exploring how we can reduce, reuse and recycle our unwanted items.  We will also be exploring how we can protect, restore and promote our planet's insects, animals and plants. We will also be exploring ways of how we can reduce the number of single use plastic items we use particularly in our lunchboxes.  We have carried out our survey and once we have collated our responses we will be investigating alternatives to single-use plastic in our lunchbox

English

This week has seen us continue with our new class text ‘ toys in space’.  We have been comparing toys using the -er and -est prefixes.

 

Maths

This week we have been looking at halves and quarters.

 

Here are the you tube clips we have been enjoying to help us.

Counting in 2's

Counting in 5's

Counting in 10's

 

The children also love coconut multiples which helps them with their multiples of numbers facts.

Science

In Science, we are exploring different materials, what their properties are and what they are best used for.  We have carried out an investigation to find out which material is best for keeping our sandwiches fresh and dry. We discovered that a reusable plastic container was the best item for keeping our sandwiches fresh.  However, one of our Super Starlings said that we could use a washed-out butter container, that way we save money and the environment!

Geography

This week we have been learning about the compass points North, South, East and West.  We have tested out our knowledge outside and we have also followed instructions to find items on grids.

Reading

 Please spend 10 – 20 minutes reading each day. This can be a combination of Read Write Inc and bedtime story books. Please remember the importance of your child listening to YOU read during this time too. 

 

RWI

Please refer to your child’s diary for information regarding the sounds that your child has been taught and also the titles of the books they will have at home. Your child will also have come home with a set of alien words which focus on the sound they are working on.

Spellings

During the Summer term, our spellings will remain focused on the Year One Common Exception words. These are words that the children will come across frequently in both their reading and writing. We will complete a spelling quiz in class every Friday. Please use your spelling whiteboard to help you to learn your spellings each week. We will write your child's score in their diary each week. This will be written next to the spellings they have been tested on that day. This will be on the page of the previous weeks. 

Spelling Quiz Friday 8th July

what why when who where

Our PE  sessions are Wednesdays and Fridays so your child should come to school in their PE kit on these days. Please remember PE kits should either be school kits or plain black/blue. Can we also ask that your child has a drink bottle that is clearly named and contains only water. We also request that if your child wears trainers with laces they are able to independently retie them if they become undone otherwise can they please wear trainers with a Velcro fastening.

 

 

 

Toucans week beg. 4th July, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 29th Jun 2022 @ 12:36pm

A big well done to Toucans for putting on such a fantastic performance of Hoodwinked this week. We were so glad to get the opportunity to do this in front of our families.

Next week, a lot of our children will be out at Hartford High for 3 days Transition. We wish them the best of luck and hope they enjoy it. 

On these days the rest of the children in Year 6 will be doing some Art and History lessons based on our topic - Mayans. 

Also on Wednesday, the children will have an extra PE session with Mr A whilst the teachers will be meeting their new classes for next year. 

Cricket as usual in the afternoon and Friday PE with Mr Ault. 

Praise Star this week is  Mia for excellent research in RE to find out about Sikhism.

Top Table is Finley and Jack for showing good manners. 

Wishing everyone a great week,

Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham, Mr Corkill, Mr Beswick 

Skylarks WB 27.06.22, by Miss Beattie

Date: 24th Jun 2022 @ 4:19pm

Hello everyone and welcome back to Skylarks weekly blog ?

What a fantastic week we have had! The highlight of the week has to be Northwich Sings on Tuesday evening. The children behaved exceptionally all day and sang so beautifully. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

 

Next week (W.B. 27.06.22)

 

Reminders:

Please send party-wear costumes into school ASAP for the KS2 production.

Tuesday 28th June: KS2 performance 1.30pm and 5pm.

Thursday 30th June: KS2 performance 1.30pm and 5pm.

 

In English this week, we will continue to publish our persuasive information texts on landfill. The children worked so hard on their first drafts and I can’t wait to read their final pieces of published writing.

In maths this week, we will be extended our understanding of fractions and decimals to include thousandths. We will also consolidate our understanding of the four operations through daily 4-A-Day activities.

In science we will focus on the question: What causes day and night? We will use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky.

In our topic lesson, we will be working on the project set for us by the Refill Shed in Davenham: to design their new window display to help spread their message and encourage more people to visit. We will also consider what we can do to become more sustainable in our own lives.

In art we will continue to look at the artwork of our focus artist: Leonardo Da Vinci. Next week, we will analyse his artwork including the techniques he has used and we will consider how his sketches make us feel.

In RE, we will continue with our learning on Islam, extending our understanding of how Ramadan and Eid are celebrated.

In PE, we will continue to learn our dance for the KS2 production.

Our PE day this term is on Friday so your child should come to school in their PE kit on this day. Please remember PE kits should either be school kits or plain black/blue.

 

Homework

In year 5 the children will be set a weekly maths homework that they should complete and mark at home using the answers in the back of the homework book.

If your child is finding the homework tricky, I will ensure that supervision is provided on a Thursday lunchtime for your child to ask any questions or receive some support to complete their homework.

The children should page 34 of the homework book this week to be returned by Friday 1st July.

 

Please also encourage your child to read for 20 minutes each evening and practice their spellings/times tables. The following websites are both great for times tables practice:

https://ttrockstars.com/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Our spellings for the quiz on Friday 1st July will be the next 10 words from the Y5/6 statutory word list:

symbol, system, temperature, thorough, twelfth, variety, vegetable, vehicle, yacht, restaurant

 

Please remember that if you have any questions or queries, do not hesitate to get in contact ?

Miss Beattie x

 

Goldfinches WB 27.6.22, by Mrs Evans

Date: 23rd Jun 2022 @ 4:10pm

Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog 

What creative singers, dancers and presenters we have been this week! 

Friday Superstar:  Jake 

 Top Table children: Samuel and Frazer 

This week: We are so excited to finally be performing Hoodwinked on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon and evening. Please ensure all costumes are in school by Monday.  

Writing: We will continue write and present our own non-chronological report on forests and deforestation after making a wonderful start last week. 

Reading homework- Please continue to support your child to read for 10-20 minutes daily and to sign their diary.  

Spelling homework: This week’s words are words from the Y3/4 statutory spellings. 

Spellings: interest, island, knowledge, learn, length, library, material, medicine, mention. 

Maths: we will learn about equivalent fractions. 

Times Tables Homework:  Keep working on TTRock stars to increase your fluency in recalling the times tables.  

https://ttrockstars.com/ 

Or Hit the Button and Coconut multiples are always good fun and support quick thinking skills: 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples 

Science: We will be applying our knowledge of food chains to creating food webs. 

Geography: This will be linked with English to create our own written report on forests. 

PE: Monday and Friday -We will practise our dance for Hoodwinked and play striking and fielding games. 

Music: We will practise the Hoodwinked songs ready for our KS2 performance. 

German: Reading comprehension on descriptions 

Computing: We will start our new computing topic ‘Reading Power’ 

Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. Have a lovely weekend, 

Mrs Evans and Mrs Judge. 

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