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.

The week has flown by and we are now ready for the SATs. They start on Monday and end on Thursday. We have Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling on Monday, the Reading Paper on Tuesday then the three Maths papers on Wednesday and Thursday. The tests last for approximately 1 hour each. The children have worked so hard – I haven’t set any formal homework as I would like to see the children refreshed and ready to tackle the papers next week. All children know their strengths and weaknesses in the two subjects and as a result they could revise the areas they still feel they would benefit from a little more study. Our ‘Class Member of the Week’ goes to Lewis – well done. Have a super weekend and please ensure your children get a couple of good night’s sleep.

We are fast approaching SATs – in three weeks they will all be over! The children are continuing to work desperately hard and I am impressed with their levels of revision and commitment. We have looked at 2D and 3D shapes, symmetry and reflection in Maths and in Literacy we have continued with our discussion study. The children have created a couple of balanced discussions around topics that interest and they have had chance to successfully use the techniques and key features found within the genre. Some children represented the school, and our class, in an external Orienteering Competition – well done Will, Sienna and Annabelle. We are due to go to Theatre Severn tomorrow (Friday) to learn more about the Bookfest 2018 nominations and celebrate with the winning author. Our ‘Class Member of the Week’ goes to Mia. Have a super weekend; fingers crossed for good weather.

What a scorcher it has been this week; it is great to see sunshine again.  It was good to welcome the children back after a restful Easter break.  Our class attendance has been particularly impressive this week and we have covered so much.  We have had two PE lessons, both relating to fielding and batting and the children have started a new unit in PSHE.  In Maths we looked at BODMAS and averages and in Literacy we have looked at debates and balanced viewpoints.  Homework has been marked and more has been set.  We have three weeks left prior to SATs then we have SATS Week itself followed by an exciting but far more relaxing Arts Week.  Our ‘Class Member of the Week’ goes to Ollie.  Have a super weekend.

A short but enjoyable and productive week.  We have now finished our Science Workshop at Belvidere and all rockets were launched!  In Literacy we tried to locate the murderer of the ‘Spag Bol’ critic; clues were given and deductions made!  We briefly looked at ratio in Maths and will progress this area early next term.  We have marked this week’s homework and more has been set.  The SATs start w/c 14th May so we have four full weeks when we return in the Summer Term –  we’ll continue to work hard, in preparation.  This week’s Class Member of the Week goes to Ashleigh.  Have a great and relaxing Easter holiday.

We have now completed our half termly assessments and I can clearly see areas we can celebrate success and areas where we will concentrate on between now and May.  The children continue to work hard and I will continue to motivate them in terms of completing homework – their extra efforts are paying dividends.  We will be offering a Holiday Booster Club in the second week of the holidays.  All are welcome and the sessions will run from 09:00-12:00; details will follow next week in the form of a letter with permission slip.  Please encourage your child to bring the slip home should they forget!  Our ‘Class Member of the Week’ goes to William.  Easter Competition entries are being judged by the Mayor next Monday; entries encouraged and welcomed.  Have a great weekend.

This week has flown; only two more weeks until Easter.  We’ve had another busy week… in Literacy, we are about to complete our Journalistic study and in Maths we have looked at algebra and related formula to area of shapes.  In Science, we have made our rockets and will test fly them a week on Wednesday.  We studied the life and works of Steven Hawkin and reflected on his resilience and outstanding contribution to physics.  We have also started our ‘How we see’ unit.  Please book a time to see me if I haven’t had chance to celebrate and discuss your child’s achievements and please also ensure your child complete their homework – the sat revision booklets are for their benefit and if they don’t complete the work set they are missing out on an important, valuable and independent learning opportunity.  Our class member of the week certificate goes to Matthew.  Have a super weekend.