St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolOur blogs
Date: 8th Nov 2024 @ 4:22pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Reading
Please read out loud every day for 20 minutes. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of any words you don’t know or ask an adult.
Spelling
Here are your spellings this week.
people because different achieve bargain category dragged completely happily limitation
simply limited forgotten information various accept knot peace
Counting
Count out loud in:
2s up to 44 and back again 0,2,4,6, …
60s from 0 to 540 and back again 0, 60,120 …
10s from 1980 to 2210 and back again 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 …
Times Tables
Please practise your times tables every day.
Sumdog
Maths Competition – individual
Spelling Challenge
We have had a fantastic learning week in Year 5.
We all enjoyed our first Happy Minds session together, learning about our brains and the best way to make all the parts of it work together in harmony. We also practised our happy breathing!
In English we started our new novel – Room 13 by Robert Swindells. We have been learning how to build suspense and tension in writing. Well done Year 5 for your fabulous use of vocabulary, ellipsis and rhetorical questions!
We all very much enjoyed a surprise visit by the well known Liverpudlian poet – Levi Tafari. He inspired us all to write a poem about what makes us smile in life!
In Maths we have been practising our subtraction of large and small numbers (including decimals), using exchanging. There has been a lot of progress this week – a great effort by all.
We started a new topic in RE - Prophecy and Promise. We discovered who David was in the Bible, and what it was about David in particular that led God to choose to have him annointed as a king.
On Thursday, we all had a fantastic experience on our school trip to Rock and River in Mawdesley. Everyone really entered into the spirit of it and gave everything a try. Fantastic work Year 5! There are plenty of pictures of the day on the Year 5 gallery section of the website.
Finally, we finished our week with an outdoor art session, creating images inspired by nature.
Year 1 Blog - Friday 8th November 2024
Date: 8th Nov 2024 @ 3:40pm
Welcome to your weekly blog!
Home Practice
Sumdog challenge
Maths - Recognising 3D Shape
Counting - Count to 20 and time yourself. See if you can get quicker each time!
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
We made our own firework poems using the sounds that fireworks make. We even learnt about alliteration and wrote words such as BOOM, BANG and BASH!
Levi Tafari came into school to teach us how to make fun poems. We learnt how to use rhyming words to make our poems more exciting.
Phonics
Some of us have been learning the short oo and long oo sounds.
Some of us have been learning the split digraph sounds a_e, e_e and i_e.
Maths
We identified different 2D and 3D shapes. We talked about how the shapes were different and the same.
R.E.
We learnt about The Annunciation where Angel Gabriel told Mary that she was going to have a baby - baby Jesus. We acted out the story and recorded it on Seesaw.
P.E.
We started out new dance unit. This half term, we are going to be dancing like a robot. We copied different robot dances and danced to our robot music.
Art
We used our hands and fingers to paint a winter tree.
Forest School
We had a go at using vegetable peelers to whittle wood. We talked about how to use the peelers safely. We used balsa wood as it's really soft. By whittling the wood we can change it's shape. We had a hot juice to warm us up, we boiled water in the Kelly Kettle.
My Happy Mind
We explored what our brain looks like and drew a picture of one.
If you would like to learn more about our My Happy Mind learning, please go onto our website, click 'parents' and 'My Happy Mind'.
Reception Blog - Friday 8th November 2024
Date: 8th Nov 2024 @ 3:30pm
Welcome to Reception's Friday Blog!
Phonics
This week we learnt the ck, e and u sounds.
Drawing Club
This week in Drawing Club we read the story 'What’s in the Witches Kitchen'.
We made our own potions.
Maths
This week we visited Number 5’s Garden.
RE
We learnt about Diwali and the festival of lights. We made our own Rangoli patterns.
Understanding the World and Expressive Art and Design
We learnt about Bonfire Night and Remembrance Day this week. We made printed firework pictures and collaged poppies.
Physical Development
This week we practised throwing and catching.
Forest School
We discussed how the weather is getting colder and how it will become more difficult for birds to find food.
We made some bird feeders by threading cheerios onto pipe cleaners. We then hung the feeders on trees in our nature area.
Year 3 Friday 8th November 2024
Date: 8th Nov 2024 @ 2:49pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
It has been lovely having everyone back ready for an exciting half term of learning.
Home Practice
Continue with the fantastic home reading. 15 minutes a night!
We have set 3 Sumdog challenges for you to complete. Make sure you go on. The regular spelling and maths practise make a huge difference for your children.
Your spellings this week revisit some trickier words from Key Stage 1.
would could should hear here night father where mother because were beautiful said people water friend knight children
Practise your counting regularly too. This will help your children become familiar with the number system and finding patterns in number.
This week practise counting up in 3s from any number and back again.
This week in Year 3
On Friday, we had a special visit from Mr Turner from the Royal British Legion to talk to us about Rememberance Day and the poppy. He told us about his family and how his dad served during the war. The children listened brilliantly and asked some thoughtful questions.
This week we started our new My Happy Mind programme. Our first topic is all about meeting our brains. We learned some new vocabulary and talked about how our brain can grow (Neuroplastcity) and what the Hypocampus, Amygdala and Prefrontal Cortex do! You can find more information on our My Happy Mind page on the parents area of the website.
We have been loving our new story Stone Age Boy. We have been adding in dialogue to the story and learning how to write speech sentences. Everyone has done brilliantly with this!
In maths we have been learning new ways to use our times tables to solve trickier number problems. We will be learning lots of new strategies linked to miltiplication over the next few weeks.
In art we started our new topic on collage and 'painting with scissors'. We looked at lots of different collage artists and created some of our own.
In computing we created some fab animated characters. This was to kick off our animation topic where we will be learning some new skills in creating stop frame animation. Check out our gallery.
In forest school, we looked at some art by a Scottish environmental artist called Laurence Winram. We used his ideas to make our own leaf art by sticking leaves on tree trunks using honey as glue.
Have a great weekend
The Year 3 Team
Year 4 Blog - Friday 8th November 2024
Date: 8th Nov 2024 @ 12:41pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home. Discuss what you have read with an adult. Can you spot any conjunctions when you are reading? Are they coordinating or subordinating conjunctions?
Spellings
These are your spellings which will be tested next week – please practise them
would could should because said
hear here where were people
night knight father friend mother
children water too two beautiful
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 6’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 72 and back again
0 6 12 etc 72 66 60 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.
TTRockstars challenge
- A ‘garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
- A spelling challenge based on the words above
- A maths challenge based on the formal written method of column addition
In English, we learnt about subordinating contractions – how to identify them in a sentence, where they are used and what their purpose is. We also learnt an acronym to help us remember some subordinating conjunctions (AWhITEBUS). We then tried to use a variety of conjunctions in our writing. In addition, we were visited by the Liverpudlian poet Levi Tafari on Wednesday and wrote our own poetry. Have a look at the photos in our gallery.
In Maths, we revised and learnt more about the formal written method of addition. We added 4 digit numbers together, including exchanging. We then extended our learning to identify missing digits in column addition calculations, and adding three numbers together with four digits.
In RE, we started our new topic – Prophecy and Promise. We began by researching what a prophet is and learning the names of some of those found in the Bible. Following this, we created a poster on Seesaw to show what we had learnt – have a look in our gallery!
In History, we learnt about the Roman army, and the weaponry and uniform worn by Roman Legionaries. We researched some of the main items of uniform and labelled a Roman soldier using the Latin names for the items.
In Science, we explored our nature area to identify any living things and their habitats. We then draw and labelled them to explain what living things we found and where.
In P.S.H.E, we started our ‘My Happy Mind’ programme. We learnt that there are 3 parts to the brain – the hippocampus, amygdala and the prefrontal cortex (team H-A-P) and that all 3 work together. We will be building on this learning over the coming weeks.
This week, we also enjoyed outdoor learning with leaves. Have a look at the pictures in our gallery.
Have a relaxing weekend
The Year 4 team
Year 2 Blog- Friday 8th November
Date: 7th Nov 2024 @ 11:37am
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (15.11.24):
most old only both told
wild gold cold climb hold
Sumdog: Complete the multiplication challenge.
Counting: At home, count in 2's, 5's and 10's forwards and backwards. See how they relate to the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
Follow the link below to play 'Hit The Button' and practise those times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
We started learning through our new book, The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield.
The bear's beautiful music takes him to amazing and wonderful places in his imagination.
We wrote a description of a place in our imagination using great adjectives.
We also planned our own story which we will be writing next week.
Phonics
We have been revisiting the long i sound, i-e as in shine, igh as in night and i as in lion.
SPaG
The children found out about the four types of sentences - statements, commands, questions and exclamations.
Maths
We learned about arrays. We know that 4x3 is the same as 3x4.
Forest School
This week we went into our nature area. We built shelters. There was lots of resilience and problem solving happening.
Science
We learnt about our bodies. We learnt what things animals and humans need to stay alive.
PSHE
We discussed what is the same and what is different about us. We learnt what the word UNIQUE means.
History/Art
We learnt more about the story of the Gunpowder Plot and
created beautiful Bonfire Night pictures, using coloured tissue paper and crayons.
RE
We read Isaiah (9:1-2) and thought about light and darkness in relation to Jesus and his different titles. The children responded creatively decorationg their own lightbulbs.
My Happy Mind
We had our first lesson in which we learnt about how our brain works and how we can help it work at it's very best. We all have a journal which we use to record our thoughts and feelings.
Year 6 Blog - 8th November 2024
Date: 7th Nov 2024 @ 11:35am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog!
To help with our Art project, we would really appreciate it if the children could bring in any spare, strong cardboard that you have at home for recycling. This is so that we can make our dogs into 3D sculptures next week!
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have started our new novel, Private Peaceful. We have used our inference skills to explore what the themes of the book could be from the front cover and explored the meanings of words 'private' and 'peaceful'. We have also written from the perspective of different characters in the story.
Maths
This week, we have continued to learn how to complete a division by chunking. We have divided four digit numbers by two digit numbers and also learned how to divide by partitioning.
RE
In RE, we have started our new topic 'Prophecy and Promise'. We have shared the story of the Annunciation in both Matthew's and Luke's gospel and compared the intent of each author in their writing.
Topic
This week, we have started 'My Happy Mind' as a school. Our first topic is called 'How to meet your brain'. We have learned this week about three parts of our brain called Team HAP. This stands for:
- H – Hippocampus - Like a scrapbook storing all your memories and things you learn.
- A – Amygdala - Takes control and keeps you safe when there is danger. Fight/flight/freeze.
- P – Prefrontal Cortex - Helps you to make choices, concentrate and solve problems.
For outdoor learning day, we shared the poem 'The Green Man'. We made our own 'green men' in forest school, using the leaves that we could forage!
In Computing, we began to learn about 3D modelling and used Tinkercad to help think about perspective of 3D shapes.
Home practice
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday:
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
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vicious |
conscious |
malicious |
suspicious |
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fictitious |
infectious |
nutritious |
cautious |
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precious |
ambitious |
ferocious |
gracious |
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spacious |
scrumptious |
vivacious |
fictitious |
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delicious |
tenacious |
superstitious |
pretentious |
Please practise these spellings this week. The rule to practise is looking at -cious and -tious endings.
All spellings are on Sumdog to practise for our test on Friday.
Maths Challenges:
Sumdog
Counting:
This week I would like you to practise counting in 0.5 and 0.05, like we have done in class together.
Draw a numberline and choose a starting number, Count in 0.5 or 0.05. How far can you go?
Times Tables: This week there are 100 times table questions to practise on Sumdog!
Maths Task: This week's learning is to practise dividing a four digit number by a two digit number.
Have a wonderful weekend Year 6!
Reception Blog - Thursday 24th October 2024
Date: 24th Oct 2024 @ 4:50pm
Welcome to Reception's weekly Blog!
Phonics
This week we learnt the sounds o, c, k.
Drawing Club
This week in Drawing Club we read the story Funnybones. We designed our own skeleton pet and our own spooky house.
Maths
This week we visited Number 4’s Garden.
We built and compared towers made with 4 cubes.
RE
We talked about being welcomed to the Church's family - a Baptism.
We went to church to visit Father Michael and he Baptised our class baby.
Expressive Art and Design
We created some observational drawings.
Understanding the World
We learnt the human body and named different parts. i.e. shoulder, leg, arm, backbone.
Physical Development
We practised throwing beanbags into hoops and took part in running games.
Date: 24th Oct 2024 @ 4:14pm
Welcome to your weekly blog
Well done to Year 5 for a very successful first half term. Please enjoy your well deserved break.
Reading
Please read out loud every day for 20 minutes. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of any words you don’t know or ask an adult.
Times Tables
Please practise your times tables every day.
Well done to Joe who was our times table rockstar last week.
We have had a fantastic learning week in Year 5.
We finished our Narnia novel and wrote some great summaries of the ending.
In Maths we used the written method to tackle tricky additions.
We enjoyed taking part in a quiz all about our RE topic of ‘Creation and Covenant’.
Finally, we learnt all about the different skills that the Anglo-Saxons brought to England and we made some fabulous brooches based on authentic artefact designs.
Year 3 Blog Thursday 24th October 2024
Date: 24th Oct 2024 @ 4:10pm
Welcome to your end of half term blog
We have had a fantastic start to year 3 and are so impressed with how everyone has settled in and become juniors.
This week we completed our Journey stories and read them to year 2. We looked at how to start our sentences differently to add detail and move the story on. Everyone had a go at drafting their work and publishing it into their own book! Check out our gallery.
In maths we have been practising the formal methods of addition and subtraction and remembering to use our number facts to help us.
On Friday, leading on from our PSHE topic about relationships, we talked about our identity and what that meant to us. We then discussed how it was important not to share too much of your identity on line. We looked at some of our avatars and then created some of our own. Super Learning Year 3!
Year 2 Blog Thursday 24th October 2024
Date: 24th Oct 2024 @ 3:45pm
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: We had a quiz on the 50 spelling words so far, everyone did really well, but please practise any that your child spelt incorrectly.
English
This week we retold the story of Pumpkin Soup and wrote a setting description of Duck's kitchen.
Phonics
We revised the long 'y' sound as in shy, reply and cry.
Maths
We have been measuring length, height and mass, using rulers and balance scales.
The children drew Autumn trees using pencils and crayons.
Forest School
This week we remembered how to be safe around the fire and we made some delicious pumpkin soup.
Have a wonderful holiday.
Year 2 Team.
Year 1 Blog - Thursday 24th October 2024
Date: 24th Oct 2024 @ 12:39pm
Welcome to your weekly blog!
Home Practice
Sumdog challenge
Maths - Mass - heavier and lighter
Counting - Count in twos from 0 to 20. This can be tricky so adult help might be needed!
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
We continued to learn through the Winnie the Witch story. At the beginning of the week, we focused on Wilbur and how he was feeling. Then we sequenced the story and wrote our own versions in our books.
Phonics
Some of us have been learning the igh and oa sounds.
Some of us have been learning the oe and au sounds.
Maths
We used balance scales to compare mass using the words 'heavier', 'lighter' and 'equal'.
We also solved subtraction word problems using our maths resources.
Geography
We sequenced pictures from our trip to the library and created a timeline.
Forest School
We got the tarps, ropes and mats out to build some shelters.
Have a lovely half term!
Year 4 Blog - Thursday 24th October 2024
Date: 24th Oct 2024 @ 8:52am
Welcome to your weekly blog
We have had a brilliant half term in Year 4 and worked really hard!
Our learning this week:
In English, we retold part of a chapter and attempted to use lots of thoughts and feelings as well as a variety of sentence openers. In addition, we wrote a character description of Kensuke. We write words to describe his character and then used evidence from the text to back up our ideas.
In Maths, we drew bar charts to present data. We needed to look carefully at the scale given and draw the bars accurately. Additionally, we interpreted data and solved one-step problems from information presented in bar charts.
In RE, we listened to a story about the life of Oscar Romero. We then considered how his life and work was an example of faith made active in love.
In Geography, we defined what a river is and discussed its features. We also listed some examples and non-examples of a river.
As it is half term, there is no Home Practice. However, please try and read every single day as this really helps unlock your learning.
Thank you to everyone who came to Parent’s Evening over the past two weeks. It was lovely to see you and we hope you enjoyed looking at your child’s work.
We hope you have a peaceful and relaxing holiday and look forward to seeing you all again on Monday 4th November 2024.
The Year 4 Team
Year 6 Blog - 24th October 2024
Date: 24th Oct 2024 @ 8:37am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog!
This week in Year 6
English
In English, we have written our biographies all about Dame Sarah Storey. We have also applied our learning by writing an independent biography. We chose to research either David Wier or Ellie Simmonds, and worked hard to write all about their lives.
Maths
This week, we have been learning how to complete a division by chunking. We began by dividing a four digit number by a one digit number and then divided a three digit number by a two digit number.
RE
In RE, we reflected on our learning from our 'Creation and Covenant' topic. We discussed all of the scripture that we had shared and chose our favourite, giving reasons for our thoughts.
Topic
In Science, we learned how to use a classification key to classify animals. We challenged ourselves to be creative with our questions! We also researched and presented to the class information about different invertebrates. We were very proud of our work!
In PSHE, we learned about why people might choose to get married. We learned that you have to be 18 to get married in England and Wales.
In Computing, we thought carefully about how we could be safe communicating online. We discussed if communication platforms were private or public and learned about age restrictions on some communication platforms.
Home practice
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 6/11/24 :
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
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adorable |
applicable |
considerable |
tolerable |
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changeable |
forcible |
horrible |
noticeable |
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legible |
dependable |
sensible |
comfortable |
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understandable |
reliable |
incredible |
enjoyable |
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reasonable |
possible |
visible |
acceptable |
Please practise these spellings this week. The rule to practise is looking at -able and -ible endings.
All spellings are on Sumdog to practise for our test the first Friday back.
Maths Challenges:
Sumdog
Counting:
This week I would like you to practise counting in powers of 10 - 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000, like we have done in class.
Choose a starting number and a power to count in. Can you challenge yourself to change your power of 10 as you are counting?
Times Tables: This week there are 100 times table questions to practise on Sumdog!
Maths Task: This week's learning is to revise Place Value facts, such as multiplying and dividing numbers by powers of 10.
Have a wonderful half term break Year 6!
Year 5 Friday blog 18th October 2024
Date: 18th Oct 2024 @ 4:10pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Reading
Please read out loud every day for 20 minutes. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of any words you don’t know or ask an adult.
Spelling
Here are your spellings this week.
accept except ball bawl berry bury grate great groan grown knot not mail male
peace piece scene seen
Counting
Count out loud in:
3s up to 42 and back again 3,6,9, …
40s from 0 to 400 and back again 0, 40, 80, 120 …
10s from 980 to 1210 and back again 980, 990, 1000, 1100 …
Times Tables
Please practise your times tables every day.
Well done to Dominic who was our times table rockstar last week.
Sumdog
Maths Competition – individual
Spelling Challenge
We have had a fantastic learning week in Year 5.
In English, we have been writing, using relative clauses for extra information. Well done Year 5!
In Maths, we have been exploring number problems, continuing to use a wide range of addition/subtraction strategies and also trying to answer a variety of arithmetic questions.
We have continued to discover and discuss who our ‘neighbour’ is and how we can help them in our ‘love thy neighbour’ RE topic. We have been writing some lovely prayers to God to help us on our path in life.
In Science, we explored when forces are helpful and when they are unwanted. Everyone came up with great answers for this.
Finally, in Art, we finished our 3D maps of Narnia. They look fabulous displayed in the classroom.
Year 4 Blog Friday 18th October 2024
Date: 18th Oct 2024 @ 12:45pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home. Discuss what you have read with an adult. Can you predict what will happen next?
Spellings
These are your spellings which will be tested next week – please practise them
information preparation adoration sensation floatation
admiration exaggeration hibernation propagation imagination
concentration moderation education differentiation taxation
hesitation litigation isolation invitation
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 8’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 96 and back again
0 8 16 etc 96 88 80 etc
Now try counting in 100’s from 253 to 1753 and back again
253 353 453 etc 1753 1653 1553 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.
TTRockstars challenge
- A ‘studio’ session
Sumdog challenges
- A spelling challenge based on the words above
- A times tables competition
In English, we wrote a letter to our parents in preparation for parents evening. This week, we also researched the meaning of words using both a physical and online dictionary, and then attempted to use them in a sentence of our own. In addition, we enjoyed using description from the novel to draw our own sketch of the island Kensuke and Michael are living on. Have a look at some of our drawings in the gallery.
In Maths, we consolidated our learning about perimeter. We used what we had learnt to calculate the perimeter of rectilinear shapes when some lengths were missing. Additionally, we derived and used addition and subtraction facts for 1 and 10 with decimal numbers (for example 0.1 + 0.9 = 1 and 4.8 + 5.2 = 10).
In RE, we listened again to the story of Joseph and then ‘hot seated’ his character. Following this, we wrote a prayer which helped us to reflect on how the virtues of faith, hope and love help us to be a good neighbour.
In P.S.H.E, we discussed who or where pressure may come from and performed this in role play.
In Science, we created a classification key using post-it notes. Have a look at some examples in our gallery.
In History, we were archaeologists! We looked at some Roman artefacts and then considered what they were, what material they were made from, who might have used them and what it told us about Romans / Roman life.
In Art, we used oil pastels to add some colour to our Very Hungry Caterpillar sketches. Have a look in our gallery to see how this has enhanced the story.
The Year 4 team
Year 1 Blog - Friday 18th October 2024
Date: 18th Oct 2024 @ 12:39pm
Welcome to your Friday blog!
Home Practice
Sumdog challenge
Maths - Part whole models
Counting - Count in ones, forwards and back from 0 to 20.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
We have been learning through the story of ‘Winnie the Witch’. We produced some amazing writing this week, focusing on Winnie’s thoughts and feelings. We acted in role as Winnie and wrote sentences explaining how Winnie was feeling and why.
Phonics
Some of us have been recapping the ai and ee sounds.
Some of us have been learning the ew sound (oo and you) and recapping the wh and ph sounds.
Maths
We continued to use part-whole models in our learning. This week, we focused on using them to complete subtraction number sentences within 10. We learnt that the largest number must be the whole and one part is taken away from it.
R.E.
We shared some Bible stories together and spoke about how wonderful God is.
Geography
We drew a map of our route to the library. Some of us had a go at labelling the places that we walked past.
Forest School
We stayed in the lodge this week as it was so rainy! We decorated sticks with pipe cleaners and string. This is very good for developing our fine motor skills and builds on the knot tying from last week.
Library
We had a fantastic trip to the library. We listened to stories about giants and made our own plate peaches.
We will be changing reading books on Thursday next week so please have your book bag in school!
Reception Blog - Friday 18th October 2024
Date: 18th Oct 2024 @ 12:37pm
Welcome to Reception's Friday Blog!
Phonics
This week we revisited all of our sounds we have learnt so far.
Drawing Club
This week in Drawing Club we read the Story of The Enormous Turnip. We enjoyed designing our own enormous vegetable and retelling the story using pictures.
Maths
This week we visited Number 3’s Garden.
RE
We revisited the creation story, retelling it using different items. We also discussed how we can look after our planet.
Expressive Art and Design
We printed with vegetables and paint.
We revisited the season of Autumn by making Autumn trees.
Understanding the World
This week we discussed the five senses. We focused on the sense of touch.
We also talked about fruits and vegetables and sorted them into groups.
Physical Development
This week played running games on the track and we practised hopping and skipping.
Forest School
We decorated sticks with wool, ribbon, pipe cleaners and wooden hearts.
We practised tying knots and twisting the pipe cleaners. We looked at some nature books and then went on a walk to test out the magical powers of our sticks.
Library Visit
Our walk to Longton Library was fantastic! A big well done to everyone for super listening!
Year 2 Blog Friday 18th October 2024
Date: 18th Oct 2024 @ 11:42am
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Thursday (24.10.24):
Any words from all the previous weeks spellings that you are not sure of.
Sumdog: Complete the 'Properties of 2-D and 3-D Shapes' challenge.
Counting: At home, count in 2's, 5's and 10's forwards and backwards. See how they relate to the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
Follow the link below to play 'Hit The Button' and practise those times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
This week we read our owl non chronogical reports to children in Reception, Year 3 and Year 4. We listened to the story of pumpkin soup and identified the contractions such as it's, didn't, I'll and don't. We also investigated noun phrases such as 'old white cabin'. We used our senses and imaginations to write noun phrases about duck's kitchen.We will be continuing with this learning next week.
Phonics
We revised ie as in pie and i-e as in wide.
Maths
The children have been learning about the names and properties of 2-D and 3-D shapes. We then moved onto measuring length, capacity and mass. The class used metre sticks and rulers to estimate and measure different objects around the classroom.
RE
Next week, we will continue learning about Baptism. It would be great if you could talk to your child about their own Baptism and maybe send some photographs (not precious ones) into school. We will use them to further discuss what happens at a Baptism and the importance of being part of the Church family.
The children had a go at drawing some Halloween pictures by following an artist's instructions.
The results were spooky and fabulous!
History
Year 2 read small extracts from the diary of Samuel Pepys and answered questions about what happened during the fire. They found it interesting that Samuel Pepys buried his precious cheese and wine to stop it from burning in the fire!
PSHE
We had a circle time. The theme was' don't do that'. We talked about strategies we could use and things we could say if someone was doing something we didn't like.
Forest School
This week we went out as a group all afternoon.
We had a discussion about how to keep safe around the fire. We invented our own concoctions from, crumpets, bread, fruit loaf, hot dogs, cheese, pitta bread and wraps. We then toasted them on the fire-delicious!
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Year 6 Blog - 18th October 2024
Date: 18th Oct 2024 @ 9:17am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
Year 6 have enjoyed participating in Bikeability on Monday and Wednesday this week. The children worked hard to hone their road safety skills and all children who participated earned their Level 2 certificates. Well done for all your hard work Year 6, and for showing perserverence in the rain on Wednesday!
This week in Year 6
English
In English, we have been learning all about Dame Sarah Storey, so that we can write a biography about her life. Did you know she is the most decorated female Paralympian in Britain? We have worked hard to research facts about her and started writing our biographies in class today.
Maths
This week, we continued with our multiplication topic. We learnt how to choose the most appropriate multiplication strategy to solve a question. Today, we started our new topic about division and learnt how to use partitioning to divide.
RE
In RE, we created a piece of artwork to help us think about how Jesus restored our relationship with God. We called our artwork 'Jesus the reconciler’ and really enjoyed being creative!
Topic
In Art, we continued to scale up our dogs and worked on adding etchings to our images. We can't wait to make them into 3D pieces of artwork!
In Computing, we learnt all about the different ways we can communicate online. We had to think carefully about what methods of communictation fit different contexts best.
For PE this week, we have been honing our netball skills by playing matches to apply our learning!
Home practice
Please complete the following tasks by next Wednesday:
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
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rhyme |
rhythm |
sacrifice |
secretary |
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shoulder |
signature |
sincere |
soldier |
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stomach |
sufficient |
suggest |
symbol |
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system |
temperature |
thorough |
twelfth |
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variety |
vegetable |
vehicle |
yacht |
Please practise these spellings this week, which are from the Y5 and Y6 spelling list.
All spellings are on Sumdog to practise for our test next Wednesday.
Maths Challenges:
Sumdog
Counting:
This week I would like you to practise counting in decimal steps of 0.01 and 0.02, like we have practised in class.
Draw a line with some marks on it. You could write the numbers as you count up or down, then double check it to make sure you have said the correct numbers.
Start with different numbers and count up 10 numbers then back again in 0.01 and 0.02.
Times Tables: This week there are 100 times table questions to practise on Sumdog!
Maths Task: This week's learning is to practise questions about multiplication and division which will help Year 6 to apply their learning from class this week. For further Maths work, please visit the 'Maths Training' section, where your child will be able to push their learning further with the skills that Sumdog has given them.
Have a great weekend Year 6!
Year 3 Friday 18th October 2024
Date: 18th Oct 2024 @ 8:21am
Welcome to your Friday Blog
We have had a great week in Year 3! We have learned lots of new maths strategies and finished our Charcoal topic in art, using our skills to create some fantastic self portraits.
Home Practice
It was lovely hearing about all the fantastic reading you do at home on parents evening. The children are all making fantastic progress and improving all their reading skills. Keep it up!
In maths this week, we have been learning the formal written method for addition and subtraction. Even though everyone picked up the method really quickly, a lot of us were making mistakes with our number facts. Fluency in these will give your children the best chance to succeed when they meet trickier learning as well as boost their confidence! We have set some number fact Sumdog challenges on Sumdog this week. Accuracy + Speed = Fluency.
Counting Practice - X3
Your spellings this week all have the same spelling rule. Try and practice a little every night.
crystal pyramid bicycle oxygen gym symbol cymbals crypt hymn syrup cylinder lyrics mystery typical gymnast lynx myth Egypt gymnastics syrup
This week in Year 3
In English, we started reading the wordless book, Journey by Aaron Becker. We have ben exploring the scenes and learning how to use different sentence openers to improve our writing. Next week, we will be writing the story and visiting Year 2 with our published work.
Year 2 came to visit us with their non-chronological reports about Owls. We were very impressed with their writing!
In PE, we have almost finished our invasion games unit. We have seen amazing improvement in everyone's tactics and ball skills. Next week, will be playing some games and evaluating our team's performances.
To finish our art topic we have created some fabulous charcoal self portraits. We looked at light and shade to create some 3d effects. Well done Year 3!
In Music this week, we have been composing our own version of The Carnival of The Animals. We worked in teams and will perform for Year 4 next week.
In Science, we learned about the skeletons of different animals and whether they had a back bone or not. We sorted these into invertebrates and vertebrates, and talked about how we knew which was which!
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 3 team.
Year 5 Friday Blog 11th October 2024
Date: 11th Oct 2024 @ 4:04pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Reading
Please read out loud every day for 20 minutes. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of any words you don’t know or ask an adult.
Spelling
Here are your spellings this week.
information adoration sensation preparation admiration poisonous dangerous mountainous
famous various tremendous enormous jealous humorous glamorous vigorous courageous
serious
Counting
Count out loud in:
even numbers from 50 to 80 and back again 50, 52, 54, 56, …
60s from 0 to 600 and back again 0, 60,120, …
8s from 0 to 104 and back again 0,8,16,24, …
Times Tables
Please practise your times tables every day.
Well done to Joe who was our times table rockstar for the second time last week.
Sumdog
Maths Competition – individual
Spelling Challenge
We have had a super learning week in Year 5.
In English we have been writing short stories using co-ordinating and sub-ordinating conjunctions. We are also reaching the climax of our Narnia novel where the queen and Aslan finally meet at the stone table.
In Maths we are continuing to practise addition and subtraction using number lines, compensation methods and partitioning. The children have also been tackling some challenging maths problems and have shown great resilience in searching for the answers. Well done!
Our topic in RE this week was all about loving God and loving all people. We learnt about how much our little acts of love and kindness every day can make a big difference.
Finally, in science, we explored the idea of forces working against each other and how to make things go faster through the air. The children really enjoyed making streamlined paper planes and competing against each other to see whose plane could go the furthest.
Year 1 Blog - Friday 11th October 2024
Date: 11th Oct 2024 @ 3:28pm
Welcome to your Friday blog!
Home Practice
Sumdog challenge
Maths - Place Value - Counting on from a number
Sumdog log ins are in the front of your brown reading book.
Counting - Count in ones, forwards and backwards from 0 to 20.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Please remember to bring book bags in each day.
English
We continued to learn through the story 'How to Grow a Dragon'.
We have focused on using imperative (bossy) verbs in our writing this week, leading up to writing our own instructions about how to grow a dragon.
Phonics
Some of us learnt sh, ch, th and ng.
Some of us learnt aw, wh and ph.
Maths
This week in Maths, we learnt the words 'part' and 'whole'. We used part-whole models to represent different addition number sentences within 20.
We used the 'counting on' method to work out the answers.
R.E.
We continued to explore what ‘prayer’ means to Christians.
We read and explored the letter from Pope Francis about how to look after our world.
Art
We used water soluble pens to sketch objects from the classroom. We then added water to see how it mixes with the ink. Finally we added watercolour paint.
Computing
We recapped the different parts of a computer and laptop. We then used Paintz app and practised typing for the first time! We were amazed that iPads have a keyboard that we can type on.
If you would like to access Paintz from home, the website is www.paintz.app
Forest School
Reception Blog - Friday 11th October 2024
Date: 11th Oct 2024 @ 12:36pm
Welcome to Reception's Friday Blog!
Phonics
This week we learnt the sounds m, d and g. We discussed what sounds we can hear at the beginning of different words, like; mat, dog and goat.
We also learnt the game nice to meet you! See the photos here.
Drawing Club
This week in Drawing Club we read the Story of The Three Bill Goats Gruff.
We talked about the vocabulary "gruesome" and what it meant. Then we drew our own gruesome character.
Maths
We visited Numberland this week and were introduced to our second number - number 2! We built number 2’s garden and we found objects that are 'one and another one' to. Rosie Posie the Problem Pixie came and mixed our gardens up, but we remembered where everything needed to go. See the photos here.
RE
We listened to the Creation Story again. This week we focussed on the animals and the humans that God created.
We sorted animals that live in the sea and on the land and we talked about our families. See the photos here.
Expressive Art and Design
We printed with string this week, using the primary and secondary colours. See the photos here.
Understanding the World
This week we discussed the five senses. We focussed on the senses of hearing and sight.
Physical Development
This week we continued with our dough disco and pen disco to help strengthen our hand muscles.
Forest School
We listened to a story about Firey Fox. It taught us how to be safe around a fire. We watched Mr Corbett light the fire and we watched and heard the popcorn pop!
We also had time for some super child-initiated play.
Also, we would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came to the Phonics Workshop - Please find our presentation here.
Year 4 Blog - Friday 11th October 2024
Date: 11th Oct 2024 @ 9:49am
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home. Discuss what you have read with an adult. Write down the meaning of any words you don’t know.
Spellings
These are your spellings which will be tested next week – please practise them
young touch double trouble country
courage colour couple southern encourage
cousins enough nourish countries rough
cousin doubling touched youngster troubling
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 4’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 48 and back again
0 4 8 etc 48 44 40 etc
Now try counting in 10’s from 146 to 326 and back again
146 156 166 etc 326 316 306 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.
TTRockstars challenge
- A ‘Garage’ session concentrating on the 2, 5, 10, 3 and 4 times tables only
Sumdog challenges
- A spelling challenge based on the words above
- A maths challenge based on perimeter
In English, we read about Michael’s first encounter with Kensuke on the island. We then planned and wrote a diary account from Kensuke’s point of view. We tried to ensure we included lots of thoughts and feelings and made it entertaining for the reader.
In Maths, we measured lengths in centimetres and millimetres, writing lengths to one decimal place eg 4cm 7mm = 4.7cm. In addition, we learnt that perimeter is the measure of length or distance around the boundary of a shape. We then applied our understanding to help us calculate the perimeter of rectilinear shapes.
In RE, we listened to the story of Joseph who was given a wonderful coat by his father. His older brothers were jealous and sold him to passing merchants on their way to Egypt. We then discussed how Joseph’s decisions were informed by his faith, hope and love in God.
In P.S.H.E, we discussed how in different situations we may have different feelings, and described the physical states our bodies may experience. Have a look in our gallery at our pictures.
In Art, we continued with our retelling of the story of ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’ through sketching. Have a look at some examples in our gallery.
In History, we learnt where the Romans came from, when Rome was founded (753BCE) and when the Roman Empire began and ended (27BCE – 476CE).
Have a wonderful weekend
The Year 4 team