St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolOur blogs
Date: 9th Jul 2024 @ 8:36am
This week we split into our Key Worker Groups with Mrs Stone and Mrs Robinson.
We all shared our 'All About Me' posters in a lovely circle time session.
Our story this week was 'We're going on a bear hunt'
The children had tomatoes for snack today.
Next week: We have our 'Stay and Play' - If the parents let the children come in by themselves first, we will have our short meeting and then Mrs Stone will bring you across to the classroom.
Year 6 Blog Friday 5th July 2024
Date: 5th Jul 2024 @ 4:42pm
This week, we have spent a lot of time rehearsing for our Bugsy Malone production (Tuesday 9th July at 10.00am, 2.00pm and 6.30pm) and preparing for our Leavers Assembly, which will take place in the final week.
The transition day to All Hallows on Wednesday went really well, everyone had a good time, made friends and watched some of the older children performing songs, dances and playing instruments.
It is the Summer Fair tomorrow, so looking forward to seeing you all there!
Have a good rest this weekend, the last two weeks are going to be very busy!
Year 6 Team.
Year 3 Friday Blog 5th July 2024
Date: 5th Jul 2024 @ 3:42pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
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This week in Year 3
This week we finished our novel Finding Alfie. We wrote some fantastic book reviews, our best yet!
In Maths, we revisited our division strategies and found them a lot more manageable! Great remembering and applying your knowledge Year 3!
In RE, we discussed the special places Jesus had in his lifetime. We read some scripture to remember why these places were special to Him.
In Science, we created some quizzes about plants and showed off all the learning we've picked up this term.
In Art, we made some brilliant Cyanotograph prints using natural materials. These are still developing and you'll see them next week! They're brilliant!
This week in DT we deconstructed and reconstructed some sandwiches, exploring the methods we'll need to make our own. On Monday, we will be sending home the sandwich designs we have made.
On Friday, can the children please bring in the ingredients to make their sandwich (x1). We will be then carrying out a tasting session and evaluating our work as a class, Masterchef style!
Have a lovely weekend and we'll see you at the Summer Fair tomorrow at 12.30!
The Year 3 Team
Year 5 Blog Friday 5th July 2024
Date: 5th Jul 2024 @ 12:56pm
Happy Friday and welcome to your Friday Blog
In DT over the next two weeks, we will be making a simple mechanism out of cardboard and other materials. If you have any shoe boxes or cereal boxes at home, please bring them into school on Monday or Tuesday.
Also remember to bring in some black pants or school trousers on Monday for the Bugsy Malone performance.
Reading
Read out loud every day for 20 minutes. Enjoy your reading, it is such a good way to relax.
Spelling
This week for your spellings, please practise any of the Year 5 and 6 spellings that you do not feel confident with. These are attached to this blog and will also be on the Sumdog spelling challenge.
Counting
Count out loud in:
12s from 0 to 144 and back again 0, 12, 24, …
0.12s to 1.44 and back again 0.12, 0.24, 0.36, …
70s from 0 to 840 and back again 0, 70, 140, …
Times Tables
Please practise your times tables every day.
Remember, you can now compete and have lots of fun on Times Tables Rockstars.
Well done to Max N who was our rockstar last week.
Sumdog
Maths Competition – boys v girls
Spelling Challenge
We have had a great week in Year 5.
We had our Moving Up Mornings on Tuesday and Thursday when we spent the morning in Year 6 with Miss Orme. She was very impressed with us and thinks we are definitely ready for Year 6.
In English, we read a poem called The Lion and Albert by Marriott Edgar. This poem is set in Lancashire. We continued the poem in the style of the author and included some vocabulary that you would hear in Lancashire.
In Maths, we revised the properties of shapes and used these properties to identify whether a shape was regular or irregular. We also learnt about measures. We started by estimating the capacity of different containers and then measured the liquid to see how accurate we were.
In Art, we used different patterned paper to design an outfit for the Euros. Everybody came up with amazing ideas including football, tracksuits and dresses in the colour of different flags.
In PE, we practised our football and tennis skills. We worked well in our teams and enjoyed an active afternoon.
Have a super weekend! Don't forget the Summer Fair is on Saturday.
Reception Blog - Friday 5th July 2024
Date: 5th Jul 2024 @ 12:45pm
Welcome to Reception's Friday Blog!
Phonics
This week Mrs Stone's and Mrs Robinson’s groups have been looking at second consonant’s. For example sl (slug), cr (crab) and shr (shrub)
Mrs Cliffe's group have been revisiting tricky words.
Drawing Club
This week we have done our writing with our new teachers, during our transition mornings to Year 1.
We listened to the story of The Koala who Could. We then did some writing about what we can do.
Maths
This week we have revisited number bonds and doubles.
R.E.
This week we have been talking about how Jesus loves us. We sang a song, If I were a Butterfly.
Understanding the World
This week we have been talking about the General Election and how important it is.
We had our own ballot box set up in class and we got to vote for our home time story.
At the end of the day we counted the votes to see which story had won!
Expressive Art and Design
We did a whole class draw along. We explored different ways to hold a pencil and make marks, drawing objects. We chose shells.
Year 4 Blog Friday 5th July 2024
Date: 5th Jul 2024 @ 12:35pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home. If you find any words you are unsure of, look them up in a dictionary or ask an adult for the meaning.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
unfortunate unlikely unbelievable disagree disappear
dishonest independent inaccurate inactive recreate
revisit redo submerge submarine subway
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 11’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 132 and back again
0 11 22 etc 132 121 110 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
Sumdog challenges
- A spelling challenge based on the words above
- A maths challenge to consolidate rounding
TTRockstars challenge
- A ‘garage’ session
In English, we read more of the class novel and then wrote questions about what we had read. We needed to ensure that we wrote ‘open’ questions which needed a thoughtful explanation / answer, rather than a yes or no answer. We also recorded ourselves asking the questions to our partner and answering them in full sentences.
In Maths, we learnt how to draw and measure lines accurately. In addition, we learnt how to convert measurements between cm and mm.
In RE, we finished our ‘Building Bridges’ topic with a beautiful worship led by some children in Year 4.
In History, we learnt about Ancient Greek gods and goddesses and what they are known for. We looked at pictures of different gods and noticed that they had symbols associated with them. We then chose our favourite 3 gods or goddesses and made our own ‘top trumps’ cards which rated their skills or characteristics.
In Geography, we finished our double page spread about rainforests. We are very pleased with our work and feel that our research has helped us to learn a lot about rainforests.
In Science, we investigated how sounds were made by carrying out different experiments. We discovered that sound is made by vibrations.
This week we had our last Yoga session with Katie. We practised balances with a partner and Katie was very impressed with how successful we were.
Have a super weekend
The Year 4 team
Year 1 Blog- Friday 5th July 2024
Date: 1st Jul 2024 @ 5:12pm
Home Practice
Phonics - Compound words OR High frequency words.
Maths - Addition and subtraction problem questions.
Counting - Count in 2s, 5s and 10s, forwards and backwards, from different starting numbers.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
English
We have enjoyed learning through another story about the lighthouse keeper Mr Grinling, his wife and their cat, Hamish. We designed a new menu for Mr Grinling's lunch and labelled it.
Some of us wrote some detailed instructions on how to make a mustard sandwich as Mrs Grinling tried to scare off the seagulls with mustard sandwiches. We then made our own sandwiches and put them outside for any sneaky seagulls on the school grounds!
Phonics
We have been revising the phase 5 sounds.
Maths
This week we have been using part whole models to demonstrate our understanding of addition and subtraction. We have solved some tricky missing number problem questions and have written fact family number sentences.
R.E.
We continued to learn about being a good neighbour. We read about Raphael, a boy who lives in Uganda. We explained how he was being a good neighbour to the people in his community and then wrote about someone who is a good neighbour to us.
D.T.
We have started to learn how to sew. We explored different joining techniques (using glue, staples, sewing and split pins) before having a go at producing our own running stitch. This was quite tricky but we were very resilient!
Draw Along
We had a very exciting drawing lesson via Zoom. We all investigated different marks we could make with our sketching pencil. We looked very closely at a piece of art by Vinvent Van Gogh and tried to make marks like him.
Forest School
This week we chose our own learning. We demonstrated all the skills we have learnt this year.
Moving up mornings
We had a great time in our new Year 2 classroom.
Year 4 Blog Friday 28th June 2024
Date: 28th Jun 2024 @ 2:23pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home. If you find any words you are unsure of, look them up in a dictionary or ask an adult for the meaning.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
unfortunate unlikely unbelievable disagree disappear
dishonest independent inaccurate inactive recreate
revisit redo submerge submarine subway
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 100’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 1500 and back again
0 100 200 etc 1500 1400 1300 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
Sumdog challenges
- A spelling challenge based on the words above
- A maths challenge to practise column addition and subtraction
TTRockstars challenge
- A ‘studio’’ session
In English, we read some more of our class novel. We were left on a cliff hanger and are eager to find out who the ‘man’ is with the coat of long, red hair!
In Maths, we consolidated the written method of addition and subtraction. We reminded ourselves that all the digits need to be carefully lined up in columns and that we needed to start with the units column.
In RE, we read the words of St Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3: 12-15. We then chose our favourite sentence from the reading and explained how it helps us to build bridges.
In History, we learnt about the Battle of Marathon. We then wrote a letter from the Athenians asking the Spartans for help fighting the Persians. Our letters were fantastic and included lots of historical facts. We were very proud of them!
In Science, we experimented with the string telephones we had made. We tested different phones to see if the length and tautness of the string made any difference to the clarity of what we heard. We also investigated whether we could hear around corners!
This week we had another Yoga session with Katie. We practise our balances and our ‘sun salutation’. We also took part in Dance from the Heart during which we were treated to a brilliant display by the amazing Street Monkeys. Have a look at the pictures in our gallery. In addition, we had a ‘super’ day on Thursday during Super Learning Day. Throughout the day, we took part in lots of different activities and learnt lots of new skills. What a fabulous week!
Have a fantastic weekend
The Year 4 team
Date: 28th Jun 2024 @ 1:06pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog!
Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. Children will get 10 house points for every book/chapter they read at home.
Spellings – continue to practise the Year 2 high frequency words.
Times Tables/Number Facts – A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday/Thursday.
Counting - Practise saying your 3 times tables out loud forwards and backwards.
Sumdog Challenges Maths – Fractions
Sumdog Challenge Spellings – High Frequency Words
This week in Year 2
English
This week we finished reading our novel 'Fantastic Mr Fox' by Roald Dahl. The children have started to plan their re-tell of the story.
Maths
This week we finished our new topic about fractions. We are now looking at partitioning numbers in different ways.
RE
This week the children have been learning about Judaism.
Science
The children have been looking at how some plants manage to survive in different conditions.
Art
This week in Art the children have been looking at how different people can see different images in artwork and they made super flower designs, printing with their fingers.
Reception Blog - Friday 28th June 2024
Date: 28th Jun 2024 @ 12:43pm
Welcome to Reception's Friday Blog!
Phonics
This week Mrs Stone's group have revisited all phase 3 Phonics.
Mrs Robinson's group have learnt consonant clusters, focussing on the second consonant, for example fr (from), gr (green), pl (plan).
Mrs Cliffe's group have been revisiting igh and oa and all our tricky words too.
Drawing Club
This week we have discussed what our favourite stories and clips have been from Drawing Club, this year. We each drew and wrote about the beginning, middle and end of the one we chose.
Maths
This week we have been learning about weight and capacity.
R.E.
This week we have been investigating what Jesus looked like, the clothes he wore and where he lived.
Physical Development
This week we completed different games and took part in a team game called rat and cat.
We also took part in the whole school performance of Dance from the Heart.
Expressive Art and Design
We finished our whole class collage of the London skyline. We then chose our own landmark to draw and add to the collage. We focussed on getting the correct shapes. Click here to see our gallery!
We also finished our Under the Sea Matchbox Art! - Click here to see our gallery!
Super Learning Day
We had an amazing first Super Learning Day. We took part in lots of different activities; a beetle drive, a classroom festival, drawing Disney characters, bowling and bracelet making to name a few! We were taken around by the Year 6 group leaders and had a picnic lunch on the playground.
Forest School
This week we chose our own learning- there was mud kitchen cooking, shelter building, digging and game playing.
We went to look at the beans which have been growing in our school garden. We opened a pod to discover the beans inside. We also opened some pea pods and ate a pea!
Year 5 Blog Friday 28th June 2024
Date: 28th Jun 2024 @ 8:04am
Happy Friday and welcome to your Friday Blog
Reading
Read out loud every day for 20 minutes. Look at different ways the author starts sentences.
Spelling
Please continue to practise the spellings from last week.
descent principal bruise sacrifice existence disappoint disobey dissent principle misbehave inactive mislead incorrect country trouble
Counting
Count out loud in:
10s from 56.9 to 156.9 56.9, 66.9, 76.9, ...
100s from 458.22 to 1458.22 458.22, 558.22, 658.22, ...
1000s from 9076 to 19076 9076, 10076, 11076, ...
Times Tables
Please practise your times tables every day.
Remember, you can now compete and have lots of fun on Times Tables Rockstars.
Well done to Max N who was our rockstar last week.
Sumdog
Maths - Shape and Measures Practice
Spelling - Prefix Practice
We have had a very exciting week in Year 5.
We have loved our English lessons this week where we have been discussing, planning and writing our own letters to the Prime Minister. We have some fantastic ideas of things we would like to change in this country.
In art we started to learn about fashion design. We watched some videos of different fashion designers and identified their inspiration. We then came up with ideas for our own outfit that was something to do with the Euros - football kit, a dress in the colour of a country flag, tracksuit, etc. We painted some different backgrounds which we will use next week to create our designs.
In maths we have started our new topic about geometry. We identified regalar and irregular shapes based on their sides and angles. You can practise this on this week's Sumdog challenge.
In RE we discussed the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes help us to live our best lives. We made posters which included our own ideas for the Beatitudes.
On Thursday we had an amazing day for Super Learning Day. We took part in lots of different exciting activities with different teachers around the school. We loved meditation and some of us even fell asleep. How relaxing. We also enjoyed learning about Hawaii and performing a Hawaiian dance and working up a sweat in our skipping challenges. We challenged ourselves to see who could make the highest towers using spaghetti and marshmallows. The Spanish fans we made helped us to cool down after a fun-filled busy day.
We also had our Sports Day on Friday. It was wonderful to see everyone putting 100% effort in, encouraging each other and showing good sportsmanship.
Date: 28th Jun 2024 @ 7:57am
Welcome to your Friday blog
We have had a fun filled week of learning in Year 3 this week. We enjoyed Super Learning day and started to design our own Sandwiches for our Food Technology DT topic.
Home Practice
Continue with your wonderful reading every night. The regular reading this year has really had a huge impact on all your learning this year, across the curriculum. Well done!
Your maths and spelling challenges are live now. Do your best to complete these and challenge yourself with some training!
Continue to practise counting at home. Sing our songs and play our games. Deep understanding of the number system will help your child tackle more complex maths next year and beyond!
Your spellings this week are from the statuatory year 3/4 word list. Do your best with these, and try and learn as many as you can, remembering your spelling strategies.
This week in Year 3
We have been enjoying listening to Finding Alfie this week. We found out that he was a D-Day hero and saved an entire family during the war. Next week we will finish the story and write newspaper reports about Michael and his adventure.
In Maths, we have been fine tuning the grid method for multiplication by using the inverse to find missing numbers. This was tricky, but will improve our understanding of the method for future learning!
On Thursday, we celebrated our annual Super Learning Day, when the children got to take part in a range of activities from meditation, traditional playground games and bowling, to foot golf, forest school and much more. Check out our gallery!
On Friday, Fr Michael invited us to celebrate the parish mass. The children were very respectful and enjoyed Fr Michel's sermon about being a good person.
In Science, we started an experiment to find out how flowers and plants absorb water to help them grow. We are patiently waiting for the results!
Your child's Seesaw account will be made live for a couple of weeks at the end of term. You will be able to access this using a QR which will appear on your child's report.
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 3 team
Year 1 Blog- Friday 28th June 2024
Date: 27th Jun 2024 @ 4:49pm
Welcome to your Friday blog.
Home Practice
Phonics - ow and ou words OR high frequency words OR ch words (revision)
Maths - Addition questions
Counting - Count in 2s, 5s and 10s, forwards and backwards, from different starting numbers.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
English
This week we started learning about a cat called Hamish who lives with Mr and Mrs Grinling. Hamish is a lighthouse cat and he gets up to many adventures. We wrote about where Hamish went when he ran away from home. We also made a poster to alert everyone that Hamish was missing.
Some of us pretended to be Hamish and wrote a diary entry from his point of view. We also wrote a set of instructions identifying how to look after a cat as Hamish believed that he was not being looked after properly!
Phonics
Some of us have been revising ou as in sound, ow as in owl and learning ough as in drought.
Some of us have been learning the different s spellings: ss in pass, se in mouse, ce in dance and sc in science.
Maths
We have been learning about place value. We used the Base 10 equipment to make the numbers. We found 10 more and 10 fewer.
We then started to solve some addition and subraction number problems. We used part-whole models to help us solve the problems.
R.E.
We continued to learn about being a good neighbour. We listened to different stories from the Bible surrounding Jesus performing miracles. We described how He was being a good friend and neighbour to all, no matter what they looked like.
Science
We continued to learn about seasonal change and this week we focused on Autumn. Some of us made some amazing seasonal art using either chalk or paint.
Forest School
We got the blankets out and spent some time looking up at the leaves and the sky. We also listened to all the different sounds we could hear.
Super Learning Day
We all had a great day and took part in 7 exciting learning sessions from natural art to festival dancing and bowling.
Dance From The Heart
What a performance on Wednesday morning! A super effort by everyone.
Year 6 Blog Friday 28th June 2024
Date: 27th Jun 2024 @ 11:25am
We had a really fun week, fantastic effort Year 6.
Home Practice
Reading
Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every evening.
Spelling
When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.
Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at this difference game!
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.
Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/
Reminders
Wednesday 3rd July - All Hallows Transition Day (more info to follow).
Saturday 6th July - Summer Fair.
Thursday 9th July - Bugsy Malone Perfomances at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm.
Thursday 11th July - Y6 Bikeability.
Tuesday 16th July - Y6 Leavers Assembly (9.15), Mass (6.00pm) and Party (6.45-8.30pm).
Wednesday 17th July - Liverpool Retreat Day.
Thursday 18th July - Y6 Bikeability.
Friday 19th July - School closes at 1.30pm for the Summer Holidays!!
In English, we are still enjoying our novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross Welford.
In Art, we started a mini-project where we will be making shadow puppets. We created visual notes to help gather our ideas, made a short storyboard and drew our puppets in preparation for making them next week.
In History, we learnt about what happened in the years leading up to WWII and about what Germany is like now. We sorted some European countries into a table, deciding if they were democracies or dictatorships.
PE - we enjoyed a game of rounders.
In Music, we sang the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents at the bottom of the blog dated 24th May (paper copies were also given). Please keep learning the words thoroughly!
Drama - We spent a lot of time rehearsing and singing the songs. It's going well!
Forest School
This week we made s'mores. We remembered how to keep safe around the fire and we were invited to toast our marshmallow. We then sandwiched our marshmallow in between some biscuits and chocolate buttons. We also made some stick art using wool and pipe cleaners. Some of use had a go at lighting a fire using a flint and steel.
#30 Days Wild
Year 6 Team.
Date: 26th Jun 2024 @ 12:52pm
This week we got to watch the whole school perform their 'Dance from the Heart' dance.
We then came back into our classroom from more choosing time, the children enjoyed playing in our new beach and camping role play areas.
Our story this week was 'Giraffes Can't Dance' - We all had a go at the gummy bear dance together.
The children had tomatoes for snack today.
Next week: We will be splitting into our Key Worker Groups for circle time to share our 'All About Me' posters and to get to know each other even better.
Date: 21st Jun 2024 @ 4:00pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Keep reading your school books for at least 15 minutes a night.
In maths practice counting forwards and backwards. See our previous blog posts. Everyone is showing great improvements with their knowledge of the number system. Keep it up!
On Sumdog, have a go at the challenges. We have set a times tables and a multiplication challenge.
Your spellings this week are...
This week in Year 3
We are loving our novel 'Finding Alfie'. The main character is in France trying to find more clues as to who Alfie was. We have written some brilliant pieces including a letter home from Michael describing his adventure.
In Maths, we have been revisiting the grid method and number sequences. The progress everyone has made in maths this year is amazing. The mental maths and number fluency has really improved. Well done Year 3!
In Art, we have been using natural materials to make collages and pictures. Check out our gallery.
In PE, we have been learning new striking skills in our tennis topic. We practised 'catching' the ball on our racket and then passing it to our partners. We attempted some rallies and a bounce pass with the racket. Super PE!
We have also been practising our dance for the Dance From The Heart Roadshow which is coming soon.
Year 3's Seesaw will be open for the final 2 weeks of term. You will receive a QR code on your child's report to access their Seesaw learning from this year.
Have a great weekend everyone.
From the Year 3 Team
Year 2 Blog - Friday 21st June
Date: 21st Jun 2024 @ 3:59pm
Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. Children will get 10 house points for every book they read at home.
Spellings – Quiz on Monday 24th June
their believe accidentally actually bicycle
breath breathe build busy with
Times Tables/Number Facts – A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday/Thursday.
Counting - Practise saying your 3 times tables out loud forwards and backwards.
Sumdog Challenges Maths – Telling the time
Sumdog Challenge Spellings – Common Exception words
This week in Year 2
English
This week we continued to read our novel 'Fantastic Mr Fox' by Roald Dahl. We described the characters and learnt about speech. We also also wrote brilliant speech bubbles for how Mr Fox was feeling.
Maths
This week we started our new topic about time. We learnt about minutes past the hour by counting in fives.
RE
We have written about people who help in our community. We all wrote about these people and we discussedthe importance of food banks, shelters and care homes.
Forest School
Science
We learnt about the life cycle of a bean plant.
Geograpghy
We identified the similarities and differences between rivers in Zambia compared to rivers in England.
Year 5 blog Friday 21st June 2024
Date: 21st Jun 2024 @ 3:55pm
Happy Friday and welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Reading
Read out loud every day for 20 minutes. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of any words you don’t know.
Spelling
Here are your spellings this week.
descent principal bruise sacrifice existence disappoint disobey dissent principle misbehave inactive mislead incorrect country trouble
Counting
Count out loud in:
Square numbers from 1 to 144 and back again 1, 4, 9, …
25s from 0 to 450 and back again 0, 25,50, …
9s from 0 to 108 and back again 0, 9,18, …
Times Tables
Please practise your times tables every day.
Remember, you can now compete and have lots of fun on Times Tables Rockstars.
Well done to Elliott and Max N who were our rockstars last week.
Sumdog
Maths Competition – individual
Spelling Challenge
We have had a wonderful week in Year 5.
In English, we wrote an opening chapter for a sequel to Varjak Paw. In addition, we all wrote about our own special place. This will be put on display for the rest of the school to see.
In Maths, we continued adding and subtracting multiple fractions with different denominators. Everyone has been trying very hard with this.
We learnt about Islam in RE this week. We found out lots of information about Islam and then created a factual poster which explained some of the beliefs and customs.
In Music, we practised singing the songs for Bugsy Malone. The lyrics to the song can be found on last week’s blog.
Finally, we all enjoyed visiting All Hallows for our taster day. We were all beautifully behaved and the staff were so impressed. We all took part in a PE lesson, explored the school, met Helen the chaplain and took part in some performing arts. We also loved our All Hallows school dinner!
Reception Blog - Friday 21st June 2024
Date: 21st Jun 2024 @ 2:33pm
Phonics
This week Mrs Stone's group have revisited all phase 3 Phonics sounds.
Mrs Robinson's group have started to learn Phase 4. We have been tuning into the penultimate consonant in words, for example must (st), went (nt) and chimp (mp).
Mrs Cliffe's group have been revisiting igh and tricky words.
Drawing Club
This week we have been watching clips from Roadrunner.
We designed our own super-fast friend for roadrunner, and thought of a new way to capture the coyote.
Maths
This week we continued to make different amounts with money.
R.E.
This week we continued to learn about being a good neighbour.
We discussed what we remembered from the story of the Good Samaritan and we drew our own pictures of us being kind to others.
PSHE
This week, as part of transition to Year 1, we thought about different questions to ask the teachers.
Physical Development
This week we completed obstacle courses and team games.
Expressive Art and Design
We continued with our matchbox art this week, adding the different parts, like sand, the sea and sea animals.
We started a whole class collage of a London cityscape.
Forest School
We learnt about the summer solstice. This means that in the northern hemisphere, where we live, the sun is at its highest point in the sky. It's also the longest day of the year - and the shortest night.This day falls on Saturday 22nd June. We made sun decorations using wool.
Year 4 Blog Friday 21st June 2024
Date: 21st Jun 2024 @ 8:48am
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home. Can you use different voices for the different characters? Think about how they might speak.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
fury furious envy envious courage
space spacious fame famous courageous
danger dangerous poison poisonous humour humorous
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 8’s
For example, start at 8 and count to 96 and back again
8 16 24 etc 96 88 80 etc
Now try counting in 0.8’s
For example, start at 0.8 and count to 9.6 and back again
0.8 16 2.4 etc 9.6 8.8 8.0 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
Sumdog challenges
- A spelling challenge based on the words above
- A maths challenge to consolidate our area learning
TTRockstars challenge
- A ‘garage’ session
In English, we planned, drafted and published a piece of writing called ‘My Special Place’. This was a descriptive piece of writing and has been displayed in school.
In Maths, we learnt that area is the amount of space taken up by a shape and that by counting squares we can find out its area. We the used this knowledge to find the area of rectilinear shapes by splitting them into rectangles.
In RE, we learnt about the Qur’an which is the Muslims’ most holy book. Muslims believe that it contains the actual words of Allah spoken to Muhammad by the angel Jibril.
In French, we continued learning words for the weather. We then linked these words to the type of weather we would expect in the 4 different seasons.
In Science, we investigated the relationship between volume and distance. We concluded that as the distance from the sound source increased, the sounds grew fainter.
Have a sunny weekend
The Year 4 Team
Year 6 Blog Friday 21st June 2024
Date: 20th Jun 2024 @ 7:12pm
Another busy week, great effort Year 6.
Home Practice
Reading
Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every evening.
Spelling
When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.
Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at this tangrams game!
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.
Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/
Reminders
Tuesday 25th June - Open Morning.
Thursday 27th June - Super Learning Day and Talent Show evening.
Wednesday 3rd July - All Hallows Transition Day (more info to follow).
Saturday 6th July - Summer Fair.
Thursday 9th July - Bugsy Malone Perfomances at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm.
Thursday 11th July - Y6 Bikeability.
Tuesday 16th July - Y6 Leavers Assembly (9.15), Mass (6.00pm) and Party (6.45-8.30pm).
Wednesday 17th July - Liverpool Retreat Day.
Thursday 18th July - Y6 Bikeability.
Friday 19th July - School closes at 1.30pm for the Summer Holidays!!
In English, we are still enjoying our novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross Welford.
We wrote some excellent playscripts, a description about 'My Special Place', a biography about Charles Dickens and a short dialogue between a father and son, who were whalers.
In PE on Wednesday, we practised for Sports Day.
The Year 6 Sports Day was a great success today, everyone did so well.
In French, we continued preparing for our French cafe.
In Music, we sang the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents at the bottom of the blog dated 24th May (paper copies were also given out last week). Please keep learning the words thoroughly!
Drama - We spent more time rehearsing and singing the songs. It's going well, we are half way through the script now!
Forest School - another great session...
One group learnt about the summer solstice.During the summer solstice, the earth's axis is tilted at its closest point from the sun. This means that in the northern hemisphere, the sun is at its highest point in the sky. It's also the longest day of the year - and the shortest night.This day falls on Saturday 22nd June. We made forest eyes using yarns, beads and wool in sunny colours.
The other group learnt how to use hammers safely. They learnt how to safely hammer nails into a piece of wood then wrap wool around them to make a work of art. The children were very inventive and creative.We also used the Kelly Kettle to boil water for some delicious hot chocolate.
Well done to the Cricket and Netball teams who represented the school exceptionally well at the tournaments.
#30 Days Wild
Year 6 Team.
Year 1 Blog - Friday 21st June 2024
Date: 20th Jun 2024 @ 5:12pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home Practice
Phonics - ge and dge words OR ay words OR tricky words
Maths - Compare numbers to 20
Counting - Count in 2s, 5s and 10s, forwards and backwards, from different starting numbers.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
English
We have been writing about our special place. Everyone in school is writing about their special place. It will all be part of an amazing display of writing across the school. We have tried so hard to make our writing look beautiful on the page.
Phonics
Some of us have been learning the sounds, eigh as in eight, ey as in grey and a as in acorn.
Some of us have been learning and revising the different j spellings: j in jam, g in giant, ge in fringe and dge in edge.
Maths
We have been learning about place value. We have been comparing numbers on a number line, using the words 'most' and 'least'/'fewest'.
We have been using bead strings and base ten to help us with this learning. We have been counting in 2s and 5s.
R.E.
We have been learning about the difference between a cross and a crucifix. We talked about their importance to Christians and then we made our own crucifix collage. We also listened to some Gospel music, understanding and appreciating how music plays an important part in religious life.
Science
Some of us went on a walk around the school grounds to see if we could spot any signs of summer. We used our senses, making sure that we were quiet so that we didn't scare any wildlife!
Forest School
In one session we decided on our own learning. We made some delicious food in the mud kitchen, played hide and seek, climbed trees and used tools safely. We showed superb co-operation, teamwork, imagination and creativity.
We learnt about the summer solstice. During the summer solstice, the earth's axis is tilted at its closest point from the sun. This means that in the northern hemisphere, the sun is at its highest point in the sky. It's also the longest day of the year - and the shortest night. This day falls on Saturday 22nd June. We made sun decorations using yarns, beads, pipe cleaners, willow and wool in sunny colours.
Date: 19th Jun 2024 @ 4:09pm
Today we went on a little walk to see where the playground is and where we will be having our dinner when we start in September.
We met Mrs Speight - she is the cook who will make all our dinners for us. We then had more fun in the classroom making bear masks and playing in our outdoor area.
We read the story 'Goldilocks and The Three Bears' and sang lots of different counting songs.
The children had tomatoes for snack today.
Next week: We are going to watch the whole school perform their 'Dance From the Heart' dance on the playground.
Year 2 Blog - Friday 14th June
Date: 14th Jun 2024 @ 1:12pm
Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. Children will get 10 house points for every book they read at home.
Spellings – Quiz on Monday 17th June
accident address arrive believe answer
appear actual our because their
Times Tables/Number Facts – A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday/Thursday.
Counting - Practise saying your 10 times tables out loud forwards and backwards.
Sumdog Challenges Maths – 3D shapes
Sumdog Challenge Spellings – Common Exception words
This week in Year 2
English
This week we read our novel 'Fantastic Mr Fox' by Roald Dahl. We also planned and wrote our 'Special Place' writing. The children have written some beautiful pieces of writing - well done Year 2.
Maths
This week we started learning about 3D shapes and their properties.
RE
We read scripture from Luke (10: 25-37) The Parable of the Good Samaritan. We reflected on the scripture and re-told the story .
Forest School
Science
We compared seeds and bulbs. We are learning about germination.
History
This week we finished our Kings, Queens and Castles topic. Next week we will start out new topic about technology.
#30 Days Wild
Please could you send a plastic yoghurt/milk tub in with your child - we are going to make some recycled bird feeders for 30 days wild.
Reception Blog - Friday 14th June 2024
Date: 14th Jun 2024 @ 12:45pm
Phonics
This week Mrs Stone's group learnt the ear, air and ure sounds.
Mrs Robinson's group have been revisiting all phase 3 sounds, ready for phase 4 to start next week.
Mrs Cliffe's group have revisited the ai and ee sounds.
Drawing Club
This week we have been writing all about a place that is special to us.
We have all written it beautifully, ready for it to be displayed in school for everyone to see.
Maths
This week we have been learning about money and counting out the correct amounts.
R.E.
This week continued to learn about being a good neighbour. We listened to the story of the Good Samaritan and discussed what happened in the story.
PSHE
This week, as part of transition to Year 1, we discussed what we are looking forward to learning when we move to our next class.
Physical Development
We had a theatre company visit school this week.
We all learnt a dance related to the Olympics.
Understanding the World
We sorted pictures of different vehicles that are on land, the sea, in the air and on tracks.
Expressive Art and Design
We started a new project, making our own landscapes. We decided to make an under the sea landscape. We looked at different pictures on the computer and made our own.
Forest School
In our session we learnt how to use a spade, a hoe and a rake safely. Then we decided on our own learning. We made some delicious food in the mud kitchen, played hide and seek and climbed trees. We showed superb co-operation, teamwork, imagination and creativity.
#30 Days Wild
This week we all took part in our 30 days wild activity. We explored our outdoors and collected items to make our own bookmark.
