Well done to all the children that took part in the Bikeability course. All passed and were a credit to the school. The instructors were impressed with their cycling and listening skills. We continued with our reasoning skills particularly with prime, squared and cubed numbers and multiples and in Literacy we revised the features of a non-chronological report. In History we learnt about the ‘1914 Christmas Truce’ and in PSHE we learnt more about climate control. It is National Anti-bullying Week; we spent a little time discussing what bullying is, what different types there are and what we can do if we experience it. A busy but successful week. Have a super weekend.
Willow Class Bulletin
Willow Newsletter w/c 05.11.18
It was great to meet so many parents on Tuesday and Wednesday evening. It was a chance for me to meet you and celebrate your child’s success and to tell you where I plan on developing their skills further. If I haven’t seen you and you would like an appointment please speak to me on the playground or contact the office and we’ll make a mutually convenient time to meet. We enjoyed a folk concert on Tuesday and on Thursday the children all contributed in the planting of new trees around the large playing field. We looked at the role of animals in WW1, in History, and the causes of global warming in PSHE. In Maths, we started our division unit and in Literacy we concentrated on grammar skills. A busy week! Have a great weekend.
Willow Newsletter w/c 25.10.18
The end of the first term, where have the weeks gone? It has been a productive and enjoyable term. In Literacy, this week, we studied various types of short poems and in maths we revised multiplication. We have progressed our WW1 topic and spent a time looking at women and their imperative role on the Western Front. It is Parent’s Evening on the Tuesday and Wednesday, when we return after half term, I hope to meet you then with the purpose of celebrating your child’s work. Have a great week.
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 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 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.
Willow Newsletter w/c 07.05.18
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.
Willow Newsletter w/c 30.04.18
The penultimate week before SATs start… the children continue to work hard and we have covered some of the areas they feel they need more help with. We appreciate there is a clash in dates between Arthog and the Secondary Induction date and we are trying to arrange alternative Induction sessions – details to follow. In Literacy, we have concentrated on grammar, punctuation and spelling and in Maths we have studied angles within a triangle and using a protractor. We will continue with an intensive revision week, next week, to help ensure children achieve the grade they are capable of, in the meantime, please ensure they have fun and relax over the Bank Holiday weekend. Our ‘Class Member of the Week’ goes to Sienna. Have a great long weekend.
Willow Newsletter w/c 23.04.18
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.
Willow Newsletter – Summer 2018
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