This Week In School…
Year 3 – have settled well and are working hard on writing a diary entry using their text based story, The Tin Forest. In Maths, they have been working on their number bonds and adding and subtracting in 10s and 100s. In Science, they’re looking at plants and will be growing their own ones in the week!
Year 4 – have started the new term positively and have been working really hard from day one. In English, they have started reading the first book of the year, Varjak Paw. They’ve started writing an informal letter from Varjak to his grandfather, Elder Paw. In Maths, they have been refreshing their knowledge of place value and have been working with four digit numbers. In Science, they have been learning all about the digestive system and what each part does. They’ve even carried out an experiment visualising the digestive process and ended up making “poo”!
Year 5 – have been looking at Place Value and can now read really large numbers accurately.  They have started looking at The Journey in Literacy and will be writing a poem over the next couple of weeks based on it.  They have been enjoying reading and listening to some amusing poems too!  They have also started learning about China!  Ask Year 5 what they have learnt this week!
Year 6 – have started their year with a great attitude to learning and have already been working hard.  In English, they have been writing story openers for different genres and in Science, the children have started their topic on Evolution and Inheritance.  They have also started their new Humanities topic - Brazil.

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been looking at perimeter in Maths and using their measurements to plan out a suitable cage for a dinosaur! In English, they have been completing their instruction manuals about how to build a den. They have also been looking at ancient Stone Age cave paintings in Art, creating their own using pastels.
Year 4 – have worked really hard to complete their final narrative of the year. Their fantasy stories tell the tale of three children's journey to a new land and the events that take place on their battle to return home. Not only have they published their story but they have also designed a front cover and a blurb to accompany their writing. In Maths, they have continued to work with coordinates and have been looking at translation of a shape on a grid and plotting coordinates to form different polygons.
Year 5 – have finished up their news report videos in English and watched them as a year group (they are absolutely brilliant). In Maths, they mastered decimals and finished off their last learning objectives of Year 5, woooo! In DT, they tried and evaluated delicious breads and came up with ideas of how they could change it next time! Overall they've had a fantastic week wrapping up all of their subjects (and having a little fun in-between).
Year 6 – have had a huge week and should be very proud of themselves after their fantastic performances for their end of KS2 production.  We are certainly very proud of them all for all the effort they have put in and it has been great to see them singing, dancing, acting and even performing circus tricks as they showed us their Greatest Show!  In Humanities the children have been finishing off their information leaflets about the Mayan Civilisation; and in Science they have completed an investigation measuring their heart rate before and after exercise.

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been finishing their instructions on how to create a cool den for the main characters in their class story, Gregory and Lennox. In Maths, they have been practising finding the perimeter of different shapes, they also really enjoyed their first ever Sports Day at IVJS! Thank you Mr Hawkes!
Year 4 – have been busy writing their very own fantasy story based on the book Bird Mouse Snake Wolf. They have taken the three main characters and taken them on a brand new adventure across different lands. In Maths, they have been practising their skills plotting and reading coordinates on a grid. They've even been outside and drawn large scale grids on the playground and written their own set of coordinates for each other to plot! In PSHE, they have discussed the importance of money and why we should keep track of spending then refreshed their knowledge about road safety as a result of the road resurfacing outside of school.
Year 5 – have completed their DT unit by baking some delicious bread (with all sorts of different add-ins!) They have also worked very hard on their news reports for their book The Princess' Blanket, which they are going to start recording next week! In Science, they have been continuing their final projects by adding some more amazing facts about the life cycle to their information pages! Year 5 have had a very exciting week of projects, and they still managed to do an amazing job at Sports Day!
Year 6 – have been working hard putting the finishing touches to their production, 'Our Greatest Show'.  We are really impressed with how hard they have worked and how they have come on in rehearsals; we look forward to seeing the final production next week.  The children have also finished learning about the Mayans this week and are in the process of doing their last piece of work linked to this, a leaflet detailing all they have learnt about this ancient civilization.

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been practicing and performing their class assembly this week and what an assembly it was! In Science, they have been looking at the 7 different ways of dispersing seeds and have been looking at time in Maths.
Year 4 – have begun investigating the genre of fantasy writing in the lead up to writing their own fantasy narrative. In Maths, they have been exploring symmetry and trying really hard to replicate patterns across the mirror line.  In Science, they have explored what will happen if a predator is removed from a food chain and what happens to the chain next.
Year 5 – have begun exploring decimals in Maths; they are learning to add and subtract different numbers below 1. In Science, they have been continuing to work on their yearend projects about the life cycle of humans (and so far they are looking beautiful). In English, they started a fun class project where we will be making live action news reports based on the story, "The Princess' Blanket". They are starting to wind down and prepare for Year 6 (which everyone is really excited about)!
Year 6 – have spent a day at their new secondary schools as part of their transition from Primary to Secondary education; they came back with stories of lessons they had taken part in and new friends they had made. The children have also continued with rehearsals in preparation for their production and they enjoyed two Design Technology mornings where they looked at Chinese and German cookery as part of our Global Food topic.  These mornings culminated in the children making spring rolls and pretzels!

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been consolidating their learning in Maths by revising the four operations, ready for assessments next week. In English, they have been enjoying writing a biography about the fictional character Gregory from the book Gregory Cool.
Year 4 – have begun learning about the properties of triangles and been working hard to compare them in Maths. In English, they have written some tricky Who am I riddles, where they have been using lots of description and similes to hide the identity of the animal they have written about. In PSHE, they have written letters to family members trying to persuade them to buy fair trade bananas. 
Year 5 – have been working hard as Mathematicians, converting between metric units; so far they have converted measurements of length, volume and weight and applied this to word problems. In English, Year 5 have been hands on and have felt the four different blankets form our book. They are now in the process of creating a poem using all of their fun adjectives and poetry features. They have also been busy working with salt dough, creating their designs ready for bread making later this term.
Year 6 – have been working hard on rehearsals for their production, with the singing and acting starting to come together.  Now just for the dancing...  In Science this week, the children have been researching healthy lifestyles in preparation for creating a fact sheet.  As part of Clean Air Day, most of the children took part in a Science investigation to measure the capacity of their lungs compared to their height.  They will be using the results in further science lessons. They have also learnt about Mayan writing and the Mayan calendar in Humanities and have been making their own calendars, as well as learning to write numbers as the Mayan people did.

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have started reading their new class book, Gregory Cool and are planning a biography about him. In Maths, they have been looking at money and finding change. They have also explored Stonehenge, how it was built, it’s purpose and relevance today.
Year 4 – have been completing their non-chronological reports based on their chosen animal and inspired by their book this term, Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf. In Maths, they have been converting between seconds, minutes, hours, months and years. In Humanities, they have been re-enacting the Roman invasion of Britain using their knowledge of the structure of the Roman Army. For Science, they have been exploring how to use a classification key to sort animals into groups like mammals, reptiles etc.
Year 5 – have been creating alternative endings to their class book, The Princess’ Blanket, working really hard to include all the features from their success criteria. They have also been investigating measurement, comparing the scales we measure by and converting between them.
Year 6 – have worked hard to produce some great leaflets about the environment and the effect of pollution on the planet.  They have continued learning about the Maya civilisation in Humanities and have looked at the journey nutrients and water take through our bodies when learning about the digestive system in Science.  The children have also started proper rehearsals for their upcoming production: Our Greatest Show.  It's early days but they are already looking good and sounding great!

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been finishing off their information texts about how the Earth was formed using the knowledge they have picked up in their Science lessons. In Maths, they have been revising statistics and data collection and using the data to create tally charts, bar charts and pictograms. They also spent a lovely day on Thursday at Collings Hanger Farm, learning about farming,
Year 4 – have been exploring non chronological reports and planning their own report on their chosen animal. In Maths, they have been investigating how to tell time using both the 12 and 24 hour digital clocks and converting these to analogue. In Science, they have begun to explore how to classify organisms into different groups using Venn and Carroll diagrams. In Humanities, they have been learning about the life of a Roman soldier.
Year 5 – have re-capped their knowledge on multiples and factors and are ready to move on to measurements. In English, they have begun their new book: The Princess’ Blankets and are writing a new ending to their fantasy themed story.
Year 6 – have again been working hard on their writing and have been finishing and publishing their Dragon Slayer stories.  The children have continued learning about the Mayan Civilization in Humanities by researching everyday life within the Mayan community.  They also had a great day on Thursday when they had a DT Day linked to their new topic, Global Food.

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have had a very exciting week making sandwiches in DT to learn about how to make a healthy lunch. They even got to take their sandwiches outside for a picnic! In English, they finished their non-chronological leaflet based on the book Pebble in my Pocket while in Maths, they have expanding their learning by starting to investigate the properties of shapes.
Year 4 – have travelled to Kew Gardens to take part in an exciting outdoors Maths lesson that had Y4 collecting leaves then measuring the lengths and perimeters, comparing the data on a line graph. Back at school, they have been busy completing their money topic in Maths and finishing off their narratives of Edward Tulane in English. In Science, they were inspired by their trip to redesign the courtyard to make it not only more environmentally friendly but to make it the ideal place for lots of plant and animal habitats.
Year 5 – have become co-ordinate whizzes this week - they have learned how to reflect and translate shapes to certain points on a grid. They even had the opportunity to play battleships - it was a very competitive game for some! In English, they have been writing a poem in the style of Philip Gross; they learned all about each other’s favourite animals through their poems. In Science, Kipling spent a lot of time working hard on their documentaries, they had a great time (and a giggle) watching these as a class! Finally, Year 5 have created their Van Gogh inspired painting, which have made the classrooms feel that extra bit summery! A great half term.
Year 6 – have been renewing their focus on their writing and have produced some lovely poems about Spring at IVJS.  They have now started writing a fantasy story about a dragon slayer and everyone is looking forward to reading the finished stories.  The children also took part in auditions for the end of year production this week and we were exceptionally impressed with the quality of the singing and acting we saw.

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have written a descriptive poem about a pebble in English and in Maths, they have been looking at measures including capacity, length and weight. In Science, they have been learning about the famous palaeontologist Mary Anning while in Humanities, they are continuing to learn about prehistoric Britain.
Year 4 – have been writing a narrative in English for the next chapter in their book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. In Maths, they have been investigating decimals in relation to money and have been creating their perfect playground based on a budget.
In Science, they have been writing a persuasive letter to try and minimise the negative effects on habitats from HS2.
Year 5 – have been busy reflecting shapes in Maths and have become whizzes at using co-ordinates! In English, they have been learning all about the Tardigrade and created a fantastic character description. Alongside this, their knowledge on China is expanding and they have learned all about the various festivals that are celebrated in the Chinese culture.
Year 6 – have worked really hard this week as they have finally completed their SATs - we are very proud of all the effort they have put in.  Well done Year 6!  As well as completing their tests, the children have continued with their Art topic and have produced their own versions of an Andy Warhol picture.