I welcome the children back to school. I hope you all had a fantastic and relaxing Summer. The children have returned invigorated and fully prepared for their last year at Crowmoor. We have spent part of the week baselining/assessing and learning new class routines. We started our history topic (WW1) and I look forward to continuing it next week. Our 5 week swimming programme starts next Friday and PE will take place on a Wednesday afternoon. Homework and the maths challenge go out on Fridays and spellings on a Tuesday with the test the following Monday. I look forward to the year ahead and meeting you all at the Autumn Term Parent’s Evening in November. In the meantime, please catch me on the playground if you have any queries. Have a great weekend.
Author: Hardy Wilmot
Willow Newsletter w/c 16.07.18
Where has this week gone? The highlight had to be our ‘Darwin Rocks’ performances. The showings went very well and I was proud of all who took part. Thank you for supporting the children and your help with their learning of lines etc. We watched ‘The Greatest Showman’ and enjoyed our last game of rounders together. The class enjoyed their final assembly and sharing their memories of their time at Crowmoor. Thank you to the Friends – the children liked their leaving gifts. Thank you also for my end of year presents – they were not expected or necessary but were gratefully received :-). The school year has now ended and the children move to their new respective schools. I am confident each child will thrive in their new environment and I wish them all the very best. Have a fantastic and restful holiday.
Willow Newsletter w/c 09.07.18
Another week comes to a close; the penultimate week of term! The weather is slightly more comfortable at the moment but set to rise again. Well done to the Cricket Team – they came third in the competition at Belvidere on Monday. We have finished our Sex Ed program and have started an Ancient Greek study. We have also rehearsed for our play – if you haven’t booked tickets please do so as soon as possible. Showings are on Wednesday afternoon at 2pm and Thursday evening at 6pm. The children have their costume requests – in the event of query please do not hesitate in contacting me. Have a great weekend.
Willow Newsletter w/c 02/07/18
Another hot week but what an exciting one it was. The children thoroughly enjoyed Arthog and it proved to be a fantastic opportunity for the children to work together, problem solve, carry out different activities and was a chance to spend time with children from another school. The children all faced and conquered fears and their behavior was exemplary, as always. We have spent this week rehearsing for our play (flier to follow shortly) and we started our Sex and Relationship Education program. We will complete the program early next week and this will be developed further in Year 7. Have a fantastic weekend – enjoy the match and cool refreshments!
Willow Newsletter w/c 18.06.18
We have had a great week learning the songs for ‘Darwin Rocks’. Arthog is fast approaching, I recommend packing early to ensure everything on the checklist can be ticked off and to enable time for those last minute item purchases. We have looked at Global Goal 17 and tried to think about how we can help reduce crime around the world and how what we think governments can help. Our Anglo-Saxon topic is nearing an end – we learnt about Alfred the Great, runes and the ruling of England after the Viking invasion. Have a super weekend.
Willow Newsletter w/c 11.06.18
A busy but very enjoyable week. We started a new history topic – the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. We contributed to the school Float for the forthcoming Carnival and we created artistic interpretations of what deforestation means. We practised for Sports Day and managed to squeeze a great game of Rounders in earlier in the week. In Maths we are in the process of solving another murder; the current murder is being solved using code, sequences and symmetry. Have a great weekend, if you have chance please go into town and watch the Carnival – look out for our float!
Willow Newsletter w/c 04/06/18
The weather has certainly improved and it feels like Summer. The week was punctuated by our Crucial Crew visit. The children learnt about how to keep safe and how to avoid dangers. The day is always an important part of the Y6 calendar but it also gives invaluable advice prior to increasing independence and transition. We progressed our Science study looking at light and how we see and I plan to continue this topic by experimenting with shadows next week. We solved a murder in a Maths investigation and created another written output to aid in providing a writing assessment confirmed grade. We will start rehearsing for the play soon, details to follow. In the meantime, have a great weekend.
Willow Newsletter w/c 21/05/18
We have had a great Art’s Week. We started the week converting ‘The Coming of the Surfman’ into a cartoon then we created large group paintings of the illustrations within the story. In Maths/Art we drew 3D pictures, created mazes and tried to replicate Celtic patterns. Our Science/Art related to symmetry within nature and we produced our own versions of symmetrical insects. We also designed and painted our rocks for ‘The White Garden’. The rocks will surround the contemplation and reflection garden at Shrewsbury Hospital. Have a great Half Term and enjoy the predicted sunshine.
Willow Newsletter w/c 14/05/18
I am very happy to report that SATs are now over. All the children in Willow worked so hard and all applied themselves fully during the tests. SATs are a stressful time for the whole class. We now await the results; in the meantime we intend enjoying the final couple of months of term and your child’s closing time at Crowmoor. It will be a busy time; we start with Art Week next week where everything we do relates to Art then we have Half Term – a well-deserved rest. After Half Term we go to Crucial Crew and Arthog. We will also concentrate on our end of year production – details to follow! I plan on studying the Ancient Greeks and will relate this History/Geography topic to the Arts and DT. In view of the recent levels of homework it would be unfair to set more until after Half Term. Subsequent homework will relate to the memorising of lines and songs associated with our production. Our ‘Class Member of the Week’ was a particularly hard choice but this week it deservedly goes to Rheya and Raniee. Have a fantastic weekend.
