Attendance

58 pupils have good attendance. 30 pupils have low attendance. 14 pupils have persistently absent attendance.  

This week Wrens have been celebrating Valentine's Day and have been thinking about love, kindness and respect.  We have enjoyed some lovely heart shaped artwork activities, been creating Valentine's Day treats in the role play and play dough area and using our writing skills to create some cards.

In maths this week we have been exploring 2D shapes. We investigated their different properties and enjoyed a 2D shape hunt around school. It was amazing how many we found! Perhaps you could try this at home. We'd love to see your photos.

In phonics we have been undertaking our half termly assessments. The children did really well recalling the phase 3 digraphs and trigraphs and blending words containing these sounds. Next half term we will be continuing to consolidate this knowledge and the first sheet for next half term's learning is in your child's orange book. There are no reading books over half term as we are currently restructuring our reading groups following the assessments.

In PSHE today we revisited the goals we had set ourselves earlier in the term. All the children had made progress against their goals and in some cases achieved them. They were rightly very proud of their achievements.

Finally on a housekeeping note, please could you check whether your child has borrowed any of our spare clothes (particularly jumpers and socks/tights) over the last few weeks as our supplies have become somewhat depleted! Thank you!

I hope you all have a lovely half term and it finally stops raining. Your child will be bringing home a "Proud Peacock" sheet in their book bag as we would love to hear all about their adventures!

This week in English, the children have been stepping into the role of Hermelin the Detective Mouse to write a letter. They have planned and written the first two parts of their letter as Hermelin to Mrs Mattison to help her find her missing handbag. The children have done well and have been confidently using new vocabulary and techniques that we have recently learned.

In maths this week, the children have been learning how to add across a ten and subtract to a ten. These important strategies are helping them build strong foundations to start to solve calculations using a more mental method.

In geography, the children pulled together everything we have been learning about hot and cold climates. They then used this knowledge to decide whether they would prefer to live in a hot place or a cold place. They justified their choices using the knowledge and key words learnt during this topic.

After half term, PE will still be on a Tuesday and Thursday. However, Outdoor Learning will now be on a Wednesday. Please ensure your child brings appropriate clothing on this day.

Have a great half term!

Timetable

Tuesday & Thursday: PE kits - please can those with longer hair have their hair tied up ready

Wednesday: Wellies and appropriate clothing for outdoor learning

This week in English, we began our new book, ‘The Rhythm of the Rain’ by Grahame Baker-Smith. The children explored the beautiful illustrations and made thoughtful predictions about what the story might be about, showing imagination and inference skills. They also wrote short kenning poems inspired by one of the illustrations, using creative language to capture its mood and meaning.

In maths, we moved on to our new topic, measurement, focusing on metres, centimetres and millimetres and practising how to read these accurately on a ruler. The children confidently applied their prior knowledge of multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100 to help them convert between units.

In art, the children added the finishing touches to their “dropped ice cream” sculptures, carefully using their original designs to include final details – the finished pieces look fantastic and they should be very proud of their hard work.

In PE, Kestrels completed their final gymnastics session with Annie, combining everything they have learned over the past five weeks to perform a circuit that showcased their improved technique and skills. They have thoroughly enjoyed the sessions and have made great progress.

There will be no homework over half term. The children are encouraged to keep on reading daily and should try and complete their reading record book.

Timetable

Every day: Reading book and reading records

Tuesday: Outdoor PE kit

Thursday: Indoor PE kit

Friday: Reading record books marked

In maths, we have continued our learning on decimals. This week, the focus has been on rounding decimals to the nearest whole number, the nearest one decimal place and the nearest two decimal places. The children have shown great perseverance as they tackled increasingly challenging questions.

In DT, we reflected on our playground designs, considering how well they met the design criteria and completed our end-of-unit assessments. It was fantastic to see how thoughtfully the children evaluated their work and suggested improvements.

Geography has been a very busy subject this week. The children completed their persuasive speeches about how humans use the desert, then wrote letters to a family planning to move there, explaining both the benefits and challenges they might experience. We finished the week by comparing the desert to Abberley and discussing whether it would be somewhere we would personally choose to live, based on everything we have learned.

This week, Year 6 have been completing a series of assessments. These have provided us with very useful information that will help us plan and deliver any supportive interventions that may be needed in the lead-up to the SATs tests in May. The children have all worked incredibly hard and I am very proud of the determination they have shown to complete each test to the very best of their ability.

In science, we investigated friction testing a variety of different shoe types to find the grippiest shoe.  We also looked at water resistance by looking at the body shapes of different animals that live in water. We created different shapes to test in water to see which sunk the quickest.

In the French lesson, we started to think about planning a holiday to France including key information such as the dates of travel, how to travel to France and what to pack in our suitcase.

Thank you for all your support this half term. We hope you have a restful and enjoyable break and we look forward to welcoming the children back afterwards.

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