Robins: Blog items

Robins week beg. 27th March, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 23rd Mar 2023 @ 5:12pm

Thank you to everyone who came to our Parents' Meetings this week. It was lovely to share books and celebrate the progress that your wonderful children have made so far this year. 

Please remember to read with your child for 10 - 15 mins daily and record in diary if possible. Also take a look at their reading target which is on a sticker in their diary, some children may have the same target for a few weeks to work on. 

We will continue to revise some of the spelling rules that we have already covered in Year 3 so far this year. Spellings for next week will focus on words ending in -tion  temptation, preparation, information, sensation, adoration, admiration, explanation, exclamation

Please note that the spelling quiz next week will be on Thursday 30th March

Remember to encourage your child to have a go at the spelling and multiplication games suggested below. 

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

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

https://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games

The children should have a x8 sheet for homework this week. We have also introduced this website below which they can use at home to self check any of their times tables.

https://www.timestables.co.uk/

Tuesday 28th March - Robins Forest Schools Afternoon

- Please wear in old clothes and bring wellies as we will have Maths and English lessons as normal in the morning and will have our Forest Schools session in the afternoon. 

Wednesday 29th March - KS2 Cake Sale after school

Thursday 30th March - School Disco

PE days for this half term will remain as Monday and Friday. After Easter we will have an extra PE session on a Tuesday as we will have a coach from Cheshire Cricket Board.

RE - we are exploring different religions and focusing in particular on places of worship. This is part of an oracy project and we will be presenting our findings to Year 4 after the Easter holidays. 

HOME- Our new whole school topic 

This week in our Home topic we have been exploring different types of homes and learning about MIGRATION. 

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

Mrs Whittingham, Miss Wilkinson (Friday) & Mrs Taylor

Robins week beg. 20th March, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 16th Mar 2023 @ 5:36pm

Robins have worked so hard to complete all their mid-year assessments this week. They have enjoyed the longer breaks and fun activities that we have done in the afternoons to make up for our busy mornings! I will be able to share their results and progress with you at Parents Evening next week.

We have also completed lots of extra Science lessons to mark British Science Week. They have discussed the concept of connections, made some excellent home structures using spaghetti and marshmallows, researched the scientist Thomas Edison and made food chains that could be found on a farm. 

The children from Year 4 visited our classroom this week to present their posters and work that they have learnt about volcanoes. An excellent oracy experience for all involved. We will present our findings from our RE topic - different places of worships - to Year 4 after the Easter break when we have found out some more information. 

Please remember to read with your child for 10 - 15 mins daily and record in diary if possible. Also take a look at their reading target which is on a sticker in their diary, some children may have the same target for a few weeks to work on. 

We will continue to revise some of the spelling rules that we have already covered in Year 3 so far this year. Spellings for next week will focus on words ending in -ture  adventure, mixture, future, picture, creature, capture, furniture, nature

In class this week the children have been shown how to access the following games on their devices and I was delighted to hear today that so many of them have already had a go at home! They are such superstars! 

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

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

https://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games

The children should have a x4 sheet for homework this week. If they find this too difficult please stick with learning x3. Use the online games suggested above, ask them to write out the multiples and to tell you some key facts. 

On Monday 20th March we will visit church for worship alongside other KS2 classes. 

I am sure you are all aware that Parents Evening takes place next Tuesday and Wednesday. I am looking forward to sharing your children's wornderful work and letting you know how they are getting on, 

Tuesday 28th March - Robins Forest Schools

Wednesday 29th March - KS2 Cake Sale after school

Thursday 30th March - School Disco

PE days for this half term will remain as Monday and Friday. 

RE - we are exploring different religions and focusing in particular on places of worship. 

HOME- Our new whole school topic 

We have completed our work on the Stone Age by comparing and contrasting homes from the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. This has led nicely into the launch of our Home topic. The children have been drawing their home(s) and discussing who keeps them safe. 

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

Mrs Whittingham, Miss Wilkinson (Friday) & Mrs Taylor

Robins week beg. 13th March, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 9th Mar 2023 @ 5:34pm

Robins had a lovely visit to church on Monday to learn about Lent. Vicar Andrew led the worship and told the children all about how Jesus spent time in the desert to reflect and talk to God. The children were encouraged to think about what they could do to help others during Lent. They also enjoyed an amazing Science Workshop this morning to launch National Science week, which will take place next week. We will be doing lots of exciting activites next week to mark this special occasion. I think some of the children have also noticed that we were delivered 'tests' to our class this week. I have spoken to the children that they have nothing to worry about and that next week we will do some of these in the morning. Also we do these activities so that I can check what I need to teach them next term to ensure they are achieving the best that they can in English and Maths. I will also be able to let you know at Parents Evening how your child gets on with them and how they are performing overall in Year 3. Please reassure your child that they must not worry and that these 'tests' are more about helping me!  

Please remember to read with your child for 10 - 15 mins daily and record in diary if possible. Also take a look at their reading target which is on a sticker in their diary, some children may have the same target for a few weeks to work on. 

We will continue to revise some of the spelling rules that we have already covered in Year 3 so far this year. Spellings for next week will focus on the suffix - ly  suddenly, carefully, finally, gently, simply, merrily, humbly, horribly

Remember to have a go at this spelling game to revise spellings. 

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

This week we have been looking at learning our 4 and 8 times tables so it would be useful to play Hit the Button focusing on these times tables facts. We have also been learning the related division facts e.g. 24 divided by 8 = 3

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

Here is a good website to play some Maths games that I'm sure the children will enjoy. 

https://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games

The children should have a x4 sheet for homework this week. If they find this too difficult please stick with learning x3. Use the online games suggested above, ask them to write out the multiples and to tell you some key facts. 

PE days for this half term will remain as Monday and Friday. 

RE - we are exploring different religions and focusing in particular on places of worship. 

HOME- Our new whole school topic 

We have completed our work on the Stone Age by comparing and contrasting homes from the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. This has led nicely into the launch of our Home topic. The children have been drawing their home(s) and discussing who keeps them safe. 

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

Mrs Whittingham, Miss Wilkinson (Friday) & Mrs Taylor

Robins week beg. 6th March, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 2nd Mar 2023 @ 5:01pm

The children have all settled well back into school life after their half term break. It has been lovely hearing about how much they enjoyed the break at home with their friends and family. This week has been very exciting with World Book Day. We had great fun discussing our favourite books and authors, sharing our Stone Age stories to Year 2, learning some new poems and creating new bookmarks which will be laminated and ready to bring home next week. I love how enthusiastic all the children are about reading.    

Please remember to read with your child for 10 - 15 mins daily and record in diary if possible. Also take a look at their reading target which is on a sticker in their diary, some children may have the same target for a few weeks to work on. 

We will continue to revise some of the spelling rules that we have already covered in Year 3 so far this year. Spellings for next week will focus on the suffix - ous  dangerous, mountainous, famous, enormous, jealous, fabulous, generous and perilous.

Remember to have a go at this spelling game to revise spellings. 

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

This week we have been looking at learning our 4 and 8 times tables so it would be useful to play Hit the Button focusing on these times tables facts.

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

Here is a good website to play some Maths games that I'm sure the children will enjoy. 

https://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games

The children should have a x4 sheet for homework this week. If they find this too difficult please stick with learning x3. Use the online games suggested above, ask them to write out the multiples and to tell you some key facts. 

PE days for this half term will remain as Monday and Friday. 

HOME- Our new whole school topic 

After half term we will begin our new whole school topic - Home. This has been planned around the theme of the importance of our homes to us and the human conflicts and natural disasters that result in homelessness for others. We are hoping to use photographs of our children’s homes as part of our displays. If you would like to, please send or e-mail a photo/copy of your home into school after half term. Thank you. 

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

Mrs Whittingham, Miss Wilkinson (Friday) & Mrs Taylor

Robins week beg. 27th February, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 16th Feb 2023 @ 5:45pm

We had an amazing trip to Beeston Castle. It definitely helped to consolidate all the learning that we have been doing in class around the Stone Age and Bronze Age as well as giving us first hand experiences to touch spear heads, arrows, animal skins etc and to imagine what life was really like living in a roundhouse. 

Our trip also inspired the children to produce fantastic adventure stories based on our class text Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura. Your child should have brought home a photocopy of their finished story today so they can share it with you. They have all worked extremely hard on these pieces of writing and have shown how much they have come on since our last long piece of writing before Christmas. 

After half term we will continue to focus on developing new  vocabulary using words from The Iron Man by Ted Hughes as well as ensuring all our reading is done with fluency and expression. We will continue to build on this next week.  

Please remember to read with your child for 10 - 15 mins daily and record in diary if possible. Also take a look at their reading target which is on a sticker in their diary, some children may have the same target for a few weeks to work on. 

You will have noticed last week that we were revising some of the spelling rules that we have covered previously and will continue to do this for a few weeks after the half term break. Spellings for next week are incomplete, invisible, disagree, disappear, unkind, unhappy, unlock, unsafe

Remember to have a go at this spelling game to revise spellings. 

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

Here is a good website to play some Maths games that I'm sure the children will enjoy. 

https://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games

Thank you to everyone who has been completing the x3 times tables homework sheets this half term. We will be moving onto x4 after the half term. We have been constantly revising x2, x5, x10 in class so your child should be secure with these now.  

PE days for after half term will remain as Monday and Friday. 

HOME- Our new whole school topic 

After half term we will begin our new whole school topic - Home. This has been planned around the theme of the importance of our homes to us and the human conflicts and natural disasters that result in homelessness for others. We are hoping to use photographs of our children’s homes as part of our displays. If you would like to, please send or e-mail a photo/copy of your home into school after half term. Thank you. 

World Book Day- Wednesday 1^st March- dress up, own clothes or pyjama day. Please wear whatever makes you happy and comfortable.

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

We hope you all have a lovely restful half term, 

Mrs Whittingham, Miss Wilkinson (Friday) & Mrs Taylor

Robins week beg. 23rd Jan, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 19th Jan 2023 @ 5:45pm

Just a reminder about payment and ordering a packed school dinner, if needed, for our trip to Beeston Castle on Thursday 9th February. I went on a pre-visit last Sunday and it was very muddy on the path up to the castle hence why I have asked for wellies. It is also rather exposed around the castle so please ensure your child has warm clothes and a waterproof coat.  

In Writing this week we have been linking our work with our History unit on the Stone Age and have been writing about the activities that might have taken place at a Stone Age camp. Next week, we will be writing pieces of narrative from the point of view of the little boy in our beautiful class text Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura. 

In our Reading lessons we have been exploring the new vocabulary in The Iron Man by Ted Hughes and have been reading extracts with fluency and expression. We will continue to build on this next week.  

Please remember to read with your child for 10 - 15 mins daily and record in diary if possible. Also take a look at their reading target which is on a sticker in their diary, some children may have the same target for a few weeks to work on. 

Spellings for next week will focus on words with the suffix -tion. action, subtraction, injection, collection, attraction, correction, education, operation

Remember to have a go at this spelling game to revise spellings. 

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

Here is a good website to play some Maths games that I'm sure the children will enjoy.

https://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games

PE days for this term are Monday and Friday. 

In our Topic lessons this term we will continue to prepare for our trip to Beeston Castle on Thursday 9th February. 

In Geography this week we will be learning about where to find Stonehenge. We will also begin to look at the counties in the UK and some main rivers and mountains. 

In Art we will be learning how to print using polystyrene tiles. We will design fossil prints linked to our Stone Age work.  

In DT we will be learning more about the seasonality of food and how pizzas can be made all year around with toppings that are seasonal!

In Computing we will continue using the motion picture app - I Can Animate - and lego building skills to create our own movies.  

In Music we will be listening to and appraising different songs

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

Mrs Whittingham, Miss Wilkinson (Friday) & Mrs Taylor

Robins WB 16.01.23, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 5:35pm

You will all have received an email this week to remind you about payment and ordering a school dinner, if needed, for our trip to Beeston Castle on Thursday 9th February. I went on a pre-visit on Sunday and it was very muddy on the path up to the castle hence why I have asked for wellies. It is also rather exposed around the castle so please ensure your child has warm clothes and a waterproof coat.  

In Writing this week we have been linking it with our History unit on the Stone Age and have been researching how people lived during that time and comparing life then to now. The children have completed lots of research with their partner using books and IPads to find facts and are using these to write their reports which we will finish next week. The children are really enjoying Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura and we are having great discussions around this beautiful book. 

In our Reading lessons we have been exploring the new vocabulary in The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. We have examined the text for evidence to help us explain the new words. 

Please remember to read with your child for 10 - 15 mins daily and record in diary if possible. Also take a look at their reading target which is on a sticker in their diary, some children may have the same target for a few weeks to work on. 

Spellings for next week will focus on words with the 'sh' sound spelt 'ch'. chef, charade, chalet, chute, machine, brochure, moustache, parachute

Remember to have a go at this spelling game to revise spellings. 

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

Here is a good website to play some Maths games that I'm sure the children will enjoy.

https://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games

PE days for this term are Monday and Friday. 

In our Topic lessons this term we will continue to prepare for our trip to Beeston Castle on Thursday 9th February. 

In Art we will be exploring colour mixing and finding out about the artist George Seurat. 

In DT we will be learning more about the seasonality of food. 

In Computing we are going to begin a new unit finding out about motion pictures. 

In Music we will be listening to and appraising different songs

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

Mrs Whittingham, Miss Wilkinson (Friday) & Mrs Taylor

Robins week beg. 9th January, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 5th Jan 2023 @ 5:48pm

Happy New Year!

Thank you kindly for your generous gifts, cards and best wishes from everyone. I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas with your families. It has been lovely welcoming back the children and hearing about the fun times they had over the holidays. They have all settled well back into lessons this week and have worked extremely hard for the first week back! I am sure they will all be exhausted this weekend!

In Writing this week we have started our new unit based on the book Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura. We have written some pieces of dialogue and described the setting. Next week we will be devolping our ideas into paragraphs as well as beginning to plan and write a report. 

In our Reading lessons we have begun our new text The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. This week in class we have been discussing the books that we have read so far in Year 3, our favourite books/authors/genres and building up our stamina to read for longer periods of time. 

Please remember to read with your child for 10 - 15mins daily and record in diary if possible. Also take a look at their reading target which is on a sticker in their diary, some children may have the same target for a few weeks to work on. 

Spellings for next week will focus on words with the 'c' sound spelt 'ch'. chemist, character, chemical, chaos, school, anchor, mechanic, stomach

Remember to have a go at this spelling game to revise spellings. 

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

Maths game to play as usual. 

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

Continue to use this game to revise and learn times tables. The children will continue to be tested on times tables in school so at home they can work on x2, x5, x10 and x3 

These are also some games that I recommend the children play at home to revise key Maths facts. 

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

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

I think everyone got the email this week that PE days are Monday and Friday for this term. 

In our Topic lessons this term we will be doing lots of History and Geography in preparation for our trip to Beeston Castle on Thursday 9th February. 

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

Mrs Whittingham, Miss Wilkinson (Friday) & Mrs Taylor

Robins week beg. 12th December, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 12th Dec 2022 @ 8:24am

In Writing this week we will  finish our final piece of writing before Christmas, a fantasy story based on Winter's Child by Angela McAllister. 

Please remember to read with your child for 10 - 15mins daily and record in diary if possible. Also take a look at their reading target which is on a sticker in their diary, some children may have the same target for a few weeks to work on. 

We have not set any spellings or times tables homework to complete this week.

Here is an online spelling game that your child will enjoy to revise Year 2 spellings and they can also have a go at some of the Year 3 spellings!

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

Maths game to play as usual. 

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

Continue to use this game to revise and learn times tables. 

In class the children have also been using this multiples game to help learn their time tables. 

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

The children have really enjoyed using this train game to revise their addition and subtraction skills. It is lovely to see them challenge themselves as they move through the levels. Continue to just focus on the addition and subtraction carraiges.  

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

Remember our PE days will remain as Monday and Wednesday for this term. 

In Computing we will continue to use the Keynote app to prepare presentations on the Stone Age and we will use Google to research facts on our chosen country for the World Cup. 

Our DT work for this term will focus on the Sustainability of Food. Next week we will continue to explore how it is best to use local ingredients that are in season when cooking. 

In RE we have begun our new Christianity topic on the Creation story and how Christians take care of the world. We will also begin to think about what we can do to look after the world for future generations. 

In ART we will complete our cave paintings and begin to do some Christmas crafts.  

The children will continue to have Ukulele lessons on a Thursday afternoon 

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

Mrs Whittingham, Mrs O'Marah & Mrs Taylor

Robins week beg 5th December, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 4th Dec 2022 @ 9:16am

Robins WB 28.11.22, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 24th Nov 2022 @ 5:02pm

In Writing this week we have been writing letters from Tom to his Dad in Winter's Child by Angela McAllister. We have also been learning about similes and using more conjunctions and adverbs of time in our writing. In our reading lessons based on the book Ice Palace by Robert Swindells, we have been focusing on using the text to find evidence to answer comprehension questions. Please remember to read with your child for 10 - 15mins daily and record in diary if possible. Also take a look at their reading target which is on a sticker in their diary. 

On Monday we are looking forward to making our Christingles and celebrating together in the church in the afternoon. 

Our spellings next week will focus on words ending in -ture. We will continue to focus on 8 spellings each week. Well done to everyone who used the new spelling format in diaries and wrote out each word once in their beautiful, joined up handwriting. 

Spelling Quiz on Friday 2nd December - adventure, mixture, future, picture, creature, capture, furniture and nature.

Remember to make learning spellings fun. Maybe write out words in coloured pen, underline the key sounds, draw around the word with images, draw around the shape of the word, write on pavement in chalk, trace words in sand etc. This week in class we have been doing spelling doodles. 

Here is an online spelling game that your child will enjoy to revise Year 2 spellings and they can also have a go at some of the Year 3 spellings!

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

The children will have times tables homework based on their individual targets. Please return by Wednesday 30th November. The children did really well with their first times tables quiz. They will do x2 again tomorrow in order and then we will have 2 weeks where the x2 will be out of order before we look at the related division facts. 

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

Continue to use this game to revise and learn times tables. 

In class the children have also been using this multiples game to help learn their time tables. 

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

The children have really enjoyed using this train game to revise their addition and subtraction skills. It is lovely to see them challenge themselves as they move through the levels. Continue to just focus on the addition and subtraction carraiges.  

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

Next week in Maths, we will continue to focus on our arithmetic skills in the mornings. We start our first activity at 8.45 so if you could have your child in school for as close to this time as possible it allows them time to complete their morning arithmetic activity before we begin our Writing lesson at 9 sharp. Thanks for your support with this. We will also be working on adding and subtracting using more formal methods. 

Remember our PE days will remain as Monday and Wednesday for this term. 

In Computing we will continue to use the Keynote app to prepare presentations on the Stone Age and we will use Google to research facts on our chosen country for the World Cup. 

Our DT work for this term will focus on the Sustainability of Food. Next week we will continue to explore how it is best to use local ingredients that are in season when cooking. 

In RE we have begun our new Christianity topic on the Creation story and how Christians take care of the world. We will look some more at the Fairtrade logo. Have you got this logo on any products at home? 

In ART we will be using a variety of skills to create some textured cave paintings using mixed media. We will be using paint and sponges to add prints to our cave paintings. 

The children will continue to have Ukulele lessons on a Thursday afternoon 

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

Mrs Whittingham, Mrs O'Marah & Mrs Taylor

Robins WB 21.11.22, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 17th Nov 2022 @ 5:38pm

In Writing this week we have looked at improving our sentences using conjunctions and we have been writing dialogue between the characters in Winter's Child by Angela McAllister. In our reading lessons based on the book Ice Palace by Robert Swindells, we have been focusing on making predictions, using a dictionary to find the meaning of new words and what the text tells us about the main character. You will also notice that this is our reading target for the next few weeks and you will see the sticker label in your child's diary. As you read with them at home ask them Who is the main character? What sort of a person are they? How do we know this? etc. Please remember to read with your child for 10 - 15mins daily and record in diary if possible. 

Next Wednesday we have our Film Night and we are also busy making preparations for our KS2 Production in December. 

Our spellings next week will focus on the suffix -ly. We will focus on 8 spellings as this has worked well this week. I have also told the children that they can just focus on learning the first the first 5 if they need to. Well done to everyone who used the new spelling format in diaries and wrote out each word once in their beautiful, joined up handwriting. 

Spelling Quiz on Friday 25th November - suddenly, carefully, finally, gently, simply, merrily, humbly, horribly

Remember to make learning spellings fun. Maybe write out words in coloured pen, underline the key sounds, draw around the word with images, draw around the shape of the word, write on pavement in chalk, trace words in sand etc.

Here is an online spelling game that your child will enjoy to revise Year 2 spellings and they can also have a go at some of the Year 3 spellings!

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

The children will have times tables homework based on x5 or on x4 based on their needs this week. Please return by Wednesday 23rd November. The children are also beginning to do times tables quizes on a Friday and we will start with x2. 

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

Continue to use this game to revise and learn times tables. 

In class the children have also been using this multiples game to help learn their time tables. 

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

The children have really enjoyed using this train game to revise their addition and subtraction skills. It is lovely to see them challenge themselves as they move through the levels. Continue to just focus on the addition and subtraction carraiges.  

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

Next week in Maths, we will continue to focus on our arithmetic skills in the mornings. We start our first activity at 8.45 so if you could have your child in school for as close to this time as possible it allows them time to complete their morning arithmetic activity before we begin our Writing lesson at 9 sharp. Thanks for your support with this. We will also be working on adding and subtracting using a numberline and exploring patterns and connections. 

Remember our PE days will remain as Monday and Wednesday for this term. 

In Computing we will continue to use the Keynote app to prepare presentations on the Stone Age.

Our DT work for this term will focus on the Sustainability of Food. Next week we will be exploring how it is best to use local ingredients that are in season when cooking. 

In RE we have begun our new Christianity topic on the Creation story and how Christians take care of the world. 

In ART we will be using a variety of skills to create some textured cave paintings using mixed media. 

The children will continue to have Ukulele lessons on a Thursday afternoon 

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

Mrs Whittingham, Mrs O'Marah & Mrs Taylor

Robins WB 14.11.22, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 10th Nov 2022 @ 5:17pm

Super diary writing in Robins this week as we have explored the winter outdoor activities that Tom did in Winter's Child by Angela McAllister. In our reading lessons based on the book Ice Palace by Robert Swindells, we have been focusing on what the text tells us about the main character. You will also notice that this is our reading target for the next few weeks and you will see the sticker label in your child's diary. As you read with them at home ask them Who is the main character? What sort of a person are they? How do we know this? etc. 

Lots to look forward to this term with Non-uniform day for Children in Need on the 18th November, Film Night on the 23rd November and of course our KS2 Production in December. 

Our spellings next week will focus on the suffix -ous. I have decided to set just 8 spellings as the children have been finding the spellings difficult. I have also told them to work on just the first 5 if they need to. I have changed the design of the spelling sheet in the diary too so the children just need to write out each word once in their beautiful, joined up handwriting. 

Spelling Quiz on Friday 18th November - dangerous, mountainous, famous, jealous, enormous, tremendous, hazardous, fabulous.

Remember to make learning spellings fun. Maybe write out words in coloured pen, underline the key sounds, draw around the word with images, draw around the shape of the word, write on pavement in chalk, trace words in sand etc.

Here is an online spelling game that your child will enjoy to revise Year 2 spellings and they can also have a go at some of the Year 3 spellings!

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

The children will have times tables homework based on x5 or on x4 based on their needs this week. Please return by Wednesday 16th November. 

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

Continue to use this game to revise and learn times tables. 

In class the children have also been using this multiples game to help learn their time tables. 

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

The children have really enjoyed using this train game to revise their addition and subtraction skills. It is lovely to see them challenge themselves as they move through the levels. Continue to just focus on the addition and subtraction carraiges.  

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

Next week in Maths, we will be focusing on our arithmetic skills in the mornings. We start our first activity at 8.45 so if you could have your child in school for as close to this time as possible it allows them time to complete their morning arithmetic activity before we begin our Writing lesson at 9 sharp.Thanks for your support with this.

Remember our PE days will remain as Monday and Wednesday for this term. 

In Computing we will continue to use the Keynote app to prepare presentations on the Stone Age.

We have also begun our DT work for this term which will focus on the Sustainability of Food. 

In RE we will continue to work on our new Christianity topic on Discipleship and will be thinking about the birth of Jesus.

In ART we will be using a variety of skills to create some textured cave paintings. 

The children have begun their Ukulele lessons on a Thursday afternoon 

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

Mrs Whittingham, Mrs O'Marah & Mrs Taylor

Robins week beginning 7th November, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 3rd Nov 2022 @ 5:47pm

Robins have had a very busy week back in school this week after the half-term break. We have begun our new writing unit  based on the beautiful book Winter's Child by Angela McAllister and our reading unit based on the book Ice Palace by Robert Swindells.

Lots to look forward to this term with Worship for Year 3/4 in Church on Monday 7th November, Non-uniform day for Children in Need on the 18th November, Film Night on the 23rd November and of course our KS2 Production in December. 

You will have noticed in the homework diary we have a sticker which will provide your child with a weekly reading target for when they read both in school and at home. Please look out for these targets and discuss with your child. Remember reading at home is a daily homework activity. Aim for 10 - 15 mins every night. You might find your child likes to read by themselves which is fine but also ask them to read a page or 2 to you to ensure they can read their chosen book with fluency and expression and ask them about their reading target. 

Our spellings next week will coninue to work on prefixes. 

Spelling Quiz on Friday 11th November - impatient, impossible, impolite, immortal, immature, imperfect, incapable, incomplete, invisisble, incorrect

Remember to make learning spellings fun. Maybe write out words in coloured pen, underline the key sounds, draw around the word with images, draw around the shape of the word, write on pavement in chalk, trace words in sand etc.

Here is an online spelling game that your child will enjoy to revise Year 2 spellings and they can also have a go at some of the Year 3 spellings!

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

The children will have times tables homework based on x2/x5/x10 or on x4 based on their needs this week. Please return by Wednesday 9th November. 

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

Continue to use this game to revise and learn times tables. 

In class the children have also been using this multiples game to help learn their time tables. 

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

The children have really enjoyed using this train game to revise their addition and subtraction skills. It is lovely to see them challenge themselves as they move through the levels. Continue to just focus on the addition and subtraction carraiges.  

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

Our focus this week in Maths has been adding and subtracting 1s, 10, and 100s. Next week we will be exploring Addition and Subtraction patterns. adding and subtracting across 10 and 100.

Remember our PE days will remain as Monday and Wednesday for this term. 

In Computing we will continue to use the Keynote app to prepare presentations on the Stone Age.

We have also begun our DT work for this term which will focus on the Sustainability of Food. 

In RE we will satrt our new Christianity topic on Discipleship and will be thinking about the birth of Jesus.

In ART we will be finding out more about Georges Seurat and will be exploring colour mixing. 

The children have begun their Ukulele lessons on a Thursday afternoon 

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

Mrs Whittingham, Mrs O'Marah & Mrs Taylor

Robins Week beg. 31.10.22, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 21st Oct 2022 @ 12:29pm

It was so lovely to see parents this week and share how well everyone has settled into Year 3 and how they are working so well together. The children have worked incredibly hard this term and are looking forward to a well deserved break. Next half term will be very exciting with our Amazing Light workshop on Friday 4th November, Worship for Year 3/4 in Church on Monday 7th November, Non-uniform day for Children in Need on the 18th November, Film Night on the 23rd November and of course our KS2 Production in December. 

In English we have finished our writing based on the book the Seal Surfer this week with lots of writing in the role of Tom. The children have written a series of letters to Grandad from Tom. After half term we will base our writing on the beautiful book Winter's Child by Angela McAllister.  

Thank you to everyone who has been reading at home this week and recording it in the homework diaries. Aim for 10 - 15 mins every night. You might find your child likes to read by themselves which is fine but also ask them to read a page or 2 to you to ensure they can read their chosen book with fluency and expression. 

It was great to see the children remember more of their phonics sounds in their writing this week. Thank you for your support with their spelling homework. We will now move on to looking at our spellings for Year 3. You will notice that they had these spellings early on in September but I felt they were too difficut at the time for most of the children so we will be doing some work on them again the first week back after the half term. 

Spelling Quiz on Friday 4th November - incomplete, invisible, incapable, independent, dishonest, disagree, disappear, dislike, disapprove, incorrect. 

Remember to make learning spellings fun. Maybe write out words in coloured pen, underline the key sounds, draw around the word with images, draw around the shape of the word, write on pavement in chalk, trace words in sand etc.

Here is an online spelling game that your child will enjoy to revise Year 2 spellings and they can also have a go at some of the Year 3 spellings!

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

The children have worked hard this week on their 4 times tables. We have looked at patterns on the 100 square and made connections with other times tables that they know. Your child will get a x4 activity on Friday but they will also have the option of taking home a x2/5/10 activity if this matches their needs better. Homework can be completed over the weekend or next week and returned by next Wednesday 2nd November.

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

Continue to use this game to revise and learn times tables. 

In class the children have also been using this multiples game to help learn their time tables. 

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

The children have really enjoyed using this train game to revise their addition skills. It is lovely to see them challenge themselves as they move through the levels. Continue to just focus on the addition and subtraction carraige.  

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

After half term our focus in Maths will be Addition and Subtraction. 

Remember our PE days will remain as Monday and Wednesday for this term. 

In Computing we will continue to use the Keynote app to prepare presentations on the Stone Age.

We have also begun our DT work for this term which will focus on the Sustainability of Food. 

The children will have Ukulele lessons on a Thursday afternoon starting after half term until Christmas. 

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

Mrs Whittingham, Mrs O'Marah & Mrs Taylor

Robins week beg. 17th October, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 13th Oct 2022 @ 5:32pm

The children had a wonderful morning at Forest Schools this week. They explored the forest and played a variety of games to build teamwork and reasoning skills. The activities were greatly enjoyed by the children and it was lovely to see their smiling faces, laughter and chatter with their friends as they spent time in the forest. 

Remember Parents Evening is next Wednesday and Thursday so if you have not booked an appointment please do so.

Lots of great paragraph writing in English this week taking on the role of different characters in our story the Seal Surfer. Next week, we will begin to draft and write our end of unit piece - a letter from Tom to his grandad. 

Thank you to everyone who has been reading at home this week and recording it in the homework diaries. Aim for 10 - 15 mins every night. 

It was great to see the children remember more of their phonics sounds in their writing this week. Thank you for your support with their spelling homework. We will continue to work on revising key sounds next week. 

Spelling Quiz on Friday 21st October - make, cake, nice, smile, phone, home, huge, brute, yawn, dawn

Remember to make learning spellings fun. Maybe write out words in coloured pen, underline the key sounds, draw around the word with images, draw around the shape of the word, write on pavement in chalk, trace words in sand etc.

Here is an online spelling game that your child will enjoy to revise Year 2 spellings and they can also have a go at some of the Year 3 spellings!

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

The children have worked hard this week on their 4 times tables. We have looked at patterns on the 100 square and made connections with other times tables that they know. Your child will get a x4 activity on Friday. Homework can be completed over the weekend or next week and returned by next Wednesday 19th October.

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

Continue to use this game to revise and learn times tables. 

The children have really enjoyed using this train game to revise their addition skills. It is lovely to see them challenge themselves as they move through the levels. Continue to just focus on the addition and subtraction carraige.  

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

We have completed out unit on Place Value in Maths this week so next week we will move onto Addition. 

Remember our PE days will remain as Monday and Wednesday for this term. 

In Computing we will continue to use the Keynote app to prepare presentations on the Stone Age.

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

Mrs Whittingham, Mrs O'Marah & Mrs Taylor

Robins week beg. 10th October, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 6th Oct 2022 @ 6:19pm

The children had an amazing day at their Stone Age Workshop making lots of new discoveries about life long ago in the stone age.

Next week we will have another exciting day on Thursday 13th October as we will have Forest Schools in the morning. Please come to school wearing old warm clothes, several layers is a good idea, a waterproof coat and wellies, as we will be definitely getting muddy and probably wet too!! The children can bring in their PE uniform or normal uniform in their schoolbags to get changed into if they get particularly wet. We will check the weather further next week and update. However, they will definitely need spare footwear to change into for wearing indoors in the afternoon.

Fantastic diary writing by everyone this week in our English lessons. We have been focusing on writing in the first person, using the past tense and paragraph writing. Next week we will be doing some role play and looking at the seal's life so far before we commence our narrative writing to end this current unit. 

Thank you to everyone who has been reading at home this week and recording it in the homework diaries. Aim for 10 - 15 mins every night. 

It was great to see the children remember more of their phonics sounds in their writing this week. Thank you for your support with their spelling homework. We will continue to work on revising key sounds next week. 

Spelling Quiz on Friday 14th October - found, rounded, boys, seal, steal, dealing, dream, dreaming, boil, boiling 

Remember to make learning spellings fun. Maybe write out words in coloured pen, underline the key sounds, draw around the word with images, draw around the shape of the word, write on pavement in chalk, trace words in sand etc.

Here is an online spelling game that your child will enjoy to revise Year 2 spellings and they can also have a go at some of the Year 3 spellings!

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

This week we have begun to look at x4 but if you feel your child still needs to revise x2, x5, x10 please just focus on these for now. Remember everyone learns at a different pace. Your child will get another activity on Friday based on our Times Tables work that we have been doing in class. Homework can be completed over the weekend or next week and returned by next Wednesday 12th October.

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

Continue to use this game to revise and learn times tables. 

This week we have also been using the following game - Mental Maths Train. We have been focusing on just addition and the children have been choosing a game appropriate to their level. Please have a go at home. Just click on the first addition carraige and choose maybe the first game to start and then move onto the next games when you feel your child is ready. Next week we will be focusing on the second subtraction carriage in school. 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

Also in Maths, using our Power Maths books we will finish our unit of work on Place Value and continue work on a number of activities to further develop our reasoning skills. 

Remember our PE days will remain as Monday and Wednesday for this term. 

In RE we will be looking at how diffferent Bible stories portray God and getting ready for our Harvest Festival which will take place on Monday 17th October. 

In Computing we will be using the Keynote app to prepare presentations based on the photos that we have been editing so far.

In Science our Topic is about Animals including Humans and we have been looking at life cycles this week and will look at skeletons next week. 

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

Mrs Whittingham, Mrs O'Marah & Mrs Taylor

Robins week beg. 3rd October, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 29th Sep 2022 @ 4:59pm

This week in English, the children have been planning writing paragraphs and writing diary entries from the point of view of Tom in our story the Seal Surfer. Next week, we will begin to plan and write more narrative paragraphs. 

We were so pleased to see our new Reading Diaries arrive this week. Please use these to record reading at home. Aim for 10 - 15mins every night. I will also be keeping a record of the books that they children are reading so I can ensure they are reading a variety of approriate books. 

Hopefully the children found this weeks spellings easier to learn as they were revising key sounds. We will continue to work on these next week alongside our new spellings. 

Spelling Quiz on Friday 7th October - zoomed, zooming, looked, looking, start, started, fair, fairly, whirl, twirl

Remember to make learning spellings fun. Maybe write out words in coloured pen, underline the key sounds, draw around the word with images, draw around the shape of the word, write on pavement in chalk, trace words in sand etc.

Here is an online spelling game that your child will enjoy to revise Year 2 spellings and they can also have a go at some of the Year 3 spellings!

https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

This week in Arithmetic, we will be focusing on revising key concepts from Year 2 as well as beginning to explore x4 times tables. Thank you to everyone who completed the paper copy of the homework last week. Your child will get another activity on Friday based on our Times Tables work that we have been doing in class. Homework can be completed over the weekend or next week and returned by next Wednesday 5th October.

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

This is also the on-line game that we have been playing in school again this week. Just click on Times Tables and choose x2/x5/x10 as appropriate.  

Also in Maths, using our Power Maths books we will continue to work on place value for numbers to 1000. We will look at numbers on a numberline to order and compare them and solve problems around these. We will also be doing a number of activities to further develop our reasoning skills. 

Remember our PE days will remain as Monday and Wednesday for this term. 

The children will have a very exciting day on Thursday 6th October as we will be taking part in our Stone Age workshop. We are so excited about this! This week the children have been looking at fossils and cave paintings and have created some great drawings for their Topic books. They have also been thinking about important events in their life so far to help with their chronological understanding. 

In RE we are focusing on Christianity this term and will be looking at how God is represented in pieces of artwork.  

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 to add digital effects to photographs. 

In Science we our Topic is about Animals including Humans and we have been looking at life cycles this week.  

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

Mrs Whittingham, Mrs O'Marah & Mrs Taylor

Robins Week beg. 26th September, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 5:10pm

This week in English, the children have been focusing on writing descriptive sentences with expanded noun phrases and prepositions. We have also been doing some role playing and putting ourselves in the shoes of the main characters in our book Seal Surfer by Michael Formen. Next week we will continue to build on our writing to plan and edit diary entries from Tom's viewpoint.

We will also continue with our Reading lessons around The Sea Book by Charlotte Milner focusing on the language and structure 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? Unfortunately we are still waiting on the arrival of our new Reading Diaries but I am keeping a list of the books that the children are reading. it has been lovely chatting to the class about their favourite authors this week and what they have liked about the books that they have read so far.   

I know a number of our children in class this week have struggled to learn this weeks spellings. Therefore next week we will revise some spellings that they should be more familiar with from their Phonics lessons last year. I have also identified lots of spelling errors in Witing with these sounds so I feel it is important we learn these thoroughly before we progress further. 

Spelling Quiz on Friday 30th September - played, stayed, keep, deep, sleep, night, fighting, right, cow, bow

Remember to make learning spellings fun. Maybe write out words in coloured pen, underline the key sounds, draw around the word with images, draw around the shape of the word, write on pavement in chalk, trace words in sand etc.

This week in Arithmetic, we will continue to revise x2, x5 and x10, whilst some children will also be moving on to their 3s. Homework for this week is x2 and can be completed over the weekend or next week and returned by next Wednesday 28th September. 

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

This is also the on-line game that we have been playing in school again 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. Some children have said that they have been asked to pay before using this game but that is only if you download it. There is no need, they just need to play it online, accessing it through the Topmarks website. 

Also in Maths, using our Power Maths books we will continue to work on place value for numbers to 1000. We will look at numbers on a numberline to order and compare them.  

Remember 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. We will also be visiting the Church for our Worship on Monday 26th September. 

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 to add digital effects to photographs. 

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

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

Mrs Whittingham, Mrs O'Marah & Mrs Taylor

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

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

Robins Wk beg 14th March 2022, by Mrs Rice

Date: 13th Mar 2022 @ 9:38pm

Hi Everyone

Thank you all for your time last week, it was wonderful to talk with you all either on the phone or in school. The children were really excited to share their work with you. If you didn't manage to come in and would like to have a little look at your child's books, please let me know and we can arrange a time.

This week in Writing, we are finalising our Stone Age stories and editing our work looking at speech punctuation and detailed description through noun phrases and adverbs.

In Maths, we are exploring the connections between multiplication and division. We will embed our understanding of repeated additon and division and look at how to use our times tables knowledge and understanding to calculate with bigger numbers outside of 12 x a number eg 68 divided by 4. We will learn how to divide with numbers that have a remainder and solve problems.

In Reading, we will complete the Iron Man story and discuss if we are happy with the ending. We will use our inference skills to discuss Hogarth's feelings, actions and emotions as well as explore the Iron Man's personality.

We will celebrate British Science Week by exploring the theme of Growth. Robins class will delve into the ocean to see how the growth of pollution is affecting marine habitats. We will conduct simple experiments to see the damage that oil has on the ocean as well as continuing our rocks and soils learning. Our question this week is based around the hardness of each rock. The children will plan a fair test and focus on writing a conclusion.

In RE the children continue their learning under the theme of Discipleship. They will explore times Jesus spent with his disciples and reflect on the messages given and the importance/relavance of these in our lives today. "Christ is the light that guides us."

In PE, the children will be putting the final touches to their Stone Age dance, look out on Twitter for their performances!

Our spellings this week focus on the suffix 'ian'

magician, musician, electrician, politician, optician, mathematician, technician 

OR

school, really, went, through, because, like, they, most

Please continue to read with your child daily and sign their reading diaries. Five minutes of times tables each day is also really beneficial for rapid recall of these key facts. 

Thank you for your continued support, please come into school, email me or call the school office if you have any worries or questions. 

Love from Mrs Rice 

Robins Week Beg 14th February 2022, by Mrs Rice

Date: 10th Feb 2022 @ 10:16pm

Hi Everyone

We have had a super week in Robins class this week. I have been really impressed with the children's atitudes to learning. They help each other, show kindness and have enjoyed working together as a team. We had an enjoyable rock hunt in our church yard as we explored the different rocks that the grave stones were made from. The children impressed me with their Science vocabulary such as permeable and erosion. 

Next week, on Thursday 17th February we will be having a Forest Schools/History day outside. We will be making Stone Age houses from items found in the environment. Please send the children in wearing old clothes that you do not mind becoming dirty, wellies, clean shoes for inside, a warm waterproof coat and gloves. 

Our Writing lessons will continue to focus on the Stone Age Boy story. We will be writing comparisons between nowadays and prehistoric times using compound sentences and conjunctions. 

Mrs Rice's spelling group are looking at what happens to verbs that with an 'e' when the suffix 'tion' is added. 

elation, vibration, location, education, hesitation, concentration, celebration, exaggeration

In Maths, we will explore addition and subtraction problems that involve us working systematically and logically. We will embedd our understanding of the column method of both addition and subtraction. 

The children are totally immersed in our Iron Man story. They are making sensible predictions and showing sound understanding of the characters. Next week, we will continue to make inferences about the character's emotions and motives as well as exploring the impact of Ted Hughes' repeating phrases and powerful vocabulary. 

In Science, the children will be investigating the permeability of rocks by making predictions, carrying out a fair test, making close observations and drawing conclusions based on their findings. 

In RE, we will be learning about Jesus' disciples and the importance they have had on Christianity. 

Please continue to read regularly with your child at home and spend 5 minutes daily learning their times tables. 

As always, please come and see me if you have any queries or questions.

Many thanks

Mrs Rice 

Robins Wk Beg 31st January 2022, by Mrs Rice

Date: 28th Jan 2022 @ 12:15pm

Hi Everyone

This week we will be immersed in our two wonderful texts The Iron Man and Stone Age Boy to help us with our Reading and Writing lessons. We will be using the suffixes er/est to enhance our setting descriptions and learning how to write a speech sandwich! We will also be using our inference skills to explain a character's feelings and actions.

In Maths, we will be problem solving using a combination of addition and subtraction. We will consolidate our written methods as well as deciding which questions we could solve mentally. We will also continue to work on the rapid recall of our multiplication and division facts. 

Mrs Rice's spellings this week are focusing on when the letter 'y' makes the 'i' sound. Our words are:

Egypt, gym, myth, pyramid, cymbals, mystery, myserious and syllable.

Mrs Brennan's spellings are focusing the suffix less and ness. Our words are:

fearless, foolishness, goodnesss, illness, sadness, endless, faultless

Our RE work will provide us with the opportunities to explore how other religions worship. We will learn about Judaism, Islam and Hinduism. We will then compare and contrast these religions. 

Our Science work is focusing on rocks and soils. We will be exploring the properties of various rocks and classifing them based on their properties. 

The children are really enjoying how our book area is organised into author baskets and have asked to vote for a new author to be added to our collection which is really exciting and a good example of the British Value Democracy. Please continue to read at home with your child for pleasure, as this enhances their imagination and vocabulary so much as well as being a wonderful relaxation time. 

Thank you for your continued support. Please come and see myself or Mrs Brennan if you have any questions.

Love from Mrs Rice and Mrs Brennan xxx

Robins 2nd December 2021, by Mrs Rice

Date: 3rd Dec 2021 @ 8:38am

Hi Everyone

We are sending lots of love to everyone who is at home, we miss you and can't wait to welcome you back into Robins class.

We have had an unusual week but have made the most of it and enjoyed lots of fantastic outdoor PE lessons.

Next week we will be concentrating on the use of conjunctions in English to join two simple sentences together. We will use this skill to write a character description of Tom and to write a conversation between Tom and his Mum from our beautiful story Winter's Child.

In Maths we are continuing with our column addition of 3 digit numbers adding tens, we will explore how to exchange when the tens digit totals more than 9. We will also use a number line to help our understanding of what happens as we cross the hundreds boundary. The website mathsframe has some great times tables practice games on for the children to play on at home to increase their rapid recall of multiplication facts. https://mathsframe.co.uk/

In RE, we will explore why Christians support charity work of children around the world and the impact of their actions of others. We will link this to our mission statement "Christ is the Light that guides us."

In Science we will explore how we see things by light travelling in straight lines and reflecting off surfaces into our eyes as well as investigating how shadows are made.

We will hopefully continue with our ukuele lessons as well as enjoying Cricket and PE with Mr Ault. Spare socks are also useful in book bags as sometimes trainers can get wet. 

Our spelling focus for everyone this week is homophones. A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word however is spelt differently and has a different meaning.  

week, weak, no, know, write, right, hear, here, there, their, they're. 

We will encourage the children to use expression when reading out loud, especially when reading a conversation between characters, paying particular attention to the adverbs used by the author to explain how the character is talking. We will continue to use our inference skills to explore characters actions and motives. Thank you for your continued support with home reading.

Please ensure your child has a healthy snack at playtime as we do not receive free fruit in KS2. 

Please come and ask me if you have any questions or queries. Look after each other.

Many thanks

Mrs Rice and Mrs Brennan.