​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have finished their newspaper reports about the Iron Man who flew into Iver (landing in our playground of all places!) and began to apply their mathematical understanding to the written method of multiplication.
Year 4 – have been looking at newspapers and the key features used to write newspaper reports. In Maths, they have been using the expanded method of multiplication to solve increasingly more difficult calculations. They have also been working hard on their Christmas production!
Year 5 – have been learning about Ancient Greece! They learned about the differences between Athens and Sparta, and continued reading about the great journey of Odysseus. They also continued to explore Greek art and music, to help them gear up to their Greek Day in December!
Year 6 – have been working hard on writing a newspaper report linked to their book, 'The Last Wild'.  In Guided Reading, they have also been reading a book called 'Line of Fire', which is a diary written by an unknown French soldier during two months at the start of World War 1.  They have found this book really interesting as we approach the centenary of the end of World War 1.  They also did their shared assembly this week, giving the rest of us an insight into what the children did whilst they were away at PGL or whilst they did activities in Iver.

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been investigating crime scene found out Tuesday morning in our playground! Look out for their newspaper reports about the situation next week. In Maths, they have been learning the expanded method of column multiplication for 2 and 3 digit numbers.
Year 4 – have begun reading their new class book, Varjak Paw. They have written an informal letter to Elder Paw asking for his advice. In Maths, they have begun looking at multiplication and finding factor pairs of numbers. In Art, they’ve learned about the importance of Remembrance Day and have created a special poppy piece of work.
Year 5 – have been learning all about the timeline of key events, which has related well to their Power of Reading book: Odysseus. In Maths, they have been learning about statistics, it's been great understanding exactly how to interpret graphs and start to create their own, based on data that they have collected themselves. They have also been lucky enough to have a special visitor from the Iver Parish council in this week, who explained all about Remembrance day -  they spent the afternoon looking at pictures, old uniform and even some medals from old soldier! 
Year 6 – have started to write a newspaper report linked to their Power of Reading book, The Last Wild.  Prior to this, they spent some time analysing newspaper reports and identifying the features of newspapers.  In Maths, they have been looking at the recent tests the children completed in order to address any misconceptions they may have had.

This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been finishing their Tin Forest poems and working hard to include expanded noun phrases, similes, metaphors and rhetorical questions.  In Maths, they have been solving addition and subtraction word problems using the expanded method for addition and the formal method of subtraction.
Year 4 – have written their adventure stories in English, taking their plastic bag from the sweltering heat of Gambia on a world tour before being recycled. In Maths, they have been concentrating on subtraction and inverse operations. In Science, they have concluded their scientific enquiry into tooth decay and written up their experiment.
Year 5 – have been working on word problems in Maths this week and applying their knowledge of addition and subtraction to real life. In English, they have completed their news report on the crisis of the Syrian Refugee camps. Kipling class have had great fun creating our Lyre's, they can't wait to learn more about the Ancient Greek traditions next half term! 
Year 6 – have either been away on their PGL trip or here, having a great time.  Those who have remained in school have been taking part in various activities including: a technology challenge where they had to create a fashion outfit out of black sacks; designing their own t-shirts; sporting activities; graffiti and pop art; and learning about the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's decades and then producing a mood board linked to one of the decades.  They also had a great morning out at the local Wingrove Farm where they were able to learn about the vegetables produced on the farm and even picked some vegetables to bring home. 

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have explored the features of poetry and begun to plan a descriptive poem about the changes of the Tin Forest. In Maths, they have continued to practice their written methods for calculations and begun to apply them to different situation including finding change.
Year 4 – have continued looking at addition this week in solving problems using both the formal method and the expanded method. In English, they have been exploring narrative description using fronted adverbials and expanded noun phrases. In Science, they began their scientific experiment, questioning the effect of different drinks and liquids on teeth. They’ve even begun discussing the Christmas production (shhhh… we know it’s early).
Year 5 – have started to research the Syrian Refugee crisis and how it has affected many children and families. They used that research to begin writing newspaper articles related to their class book - The Journey! They're also continuing to work on materials in Science, subtracting in Maths and mountains in Humanities! This week, we also did a project on kindness in our classroom, where we learned how far a little kindness can go.
Year 6 – have been working hard with their assessments in Reading, SPaG and Maths.  They have also been completing their own escape stories, which so far have been very pleasing to read.  They enjoyed taking part in the Inter-house dodgeball and some of the children have put themselves forward for House Captain roles; well done to all of those who gave their speeches in front of the rest of their house.

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have finished their letters to the local MP explaining how we all can improve the environment in Iver. In Maths, they have learnt the formal method of subtraction. They also really enjoyed making their leek and potato soup!
Year 4 – have been writing to the local MP in English trying to convince him to help us improve recycling in Iver. In Maths, they have been using the expanded column method to add 3 and 4 digit numbers. They have also made some amazing chicken noodle soup (with handmade pasta noodles!)
Year 5 – have been busy practising our narrative writing skills in English and making real life estimations in Maths. In Science, they have been exploring materials, they carried out an investigation into the best thermal conductors and insulators. The results have given them some great tips on how to keep warm this winter! To add to this busy week, they have also started to create their class letters ready to send off to their pen pals, they are so excited for their response!
Year 6 – have been enjoying reading their Power of Reading book, The Last Wild, by Piers Today and have started to write their own escape stories, linked to the story plot.  They were very lucky to have representatives from Heathrow Airport come in on Wednesday morning to deliver a computing activity in the form of a coding challenge.  The children also enjoyed making bread for the Big Soup Share on Wednesday; all of which seemed to go down very well with those who were lucky enough to attend the event on Wednesday evening!

This Week In School…
Year 3 – have persevered with learning the expanded column method of addition in Maths and in English, they have been writing to local MP to persuade them to help the local environment of Iver.
Year 4 – have been looking at writing a persuasive letter and what they need to include to write one. They have also travelled back to ancient Rome to learn about Roman numerals in Maths and have started looking at teeth in Science.
Year 5 – have been learning all about Roman numerals, they even learned how to write the date and their birthdays! In English, they have started their narrative writing on The Journey, especially focusing on expanding their descriptive vocabulary. Kipling have had great fun designing their own Ancient Greek Lyre in DT (which they begin constructing next week!), whilst Morpurgo have been working equally as hard in Art creating designs for their Ancient Greek pots.
Year 6 – have had a busy week this week! In English, the children have worked hard to publish their story openings from a variety of genres and in Maths, they have been developing their skills using addition and subtraction.  On Wednesday, Year 6 represented the rest of the school when they accompanied the Infant School to Iver Village Church for Harvest Festival, delivering all of the donations from our school.  They have also learnt more about online safety after watching a short production from a Theatre company.  As well as this, a few of the children have been taking part in Bikeability where they have improved their cycling skills. Phew!

This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been working on number bonds, sequences and rounding up and down in Maths. In English, they have enjoyed writing a diary entry using the Tin Forest story using the Year 3 writing criteria.
Year 4 – have been writing and editing their leaflets about recycling and the impact of waste on our environment in English. In Maths, they have continued looking at place values and been learning how to add and subtract thousands. In Science, they’ve had a class competition to see who can identify all eleven parts of the digestive system the quickest!
Year 5 – have been working on how to solve calculations using negative numbers as well as rounding 4 and 5 digit numbers, both up and down. In English, they have been writing their own poems based on The Journey, while in Science, they have been learning about different materials and their states of matter; they carried out a fun experiment by dissolving various substances in water to see what type of solution they created (many of us loved the smell of coffee!).
Year 6 – have made a great start to the year and have been working hard in English to produce some exciting story openers focusing on different genres.  Their Science topic of ‘Evolution and Inheritance’ was given a great start when Zoolab visited last Friday, giving the children a chance to handle some interesting creatures!  They have also enjoyed tasting and evaluating different bread from various parts of the world as part of their new DT topic.

This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been looking at money and how to find correct change in Maths. In English, they have been writing narrative poems.
Year 4 – have been writing a letter to their new teachers in English. In Maths, they have been recalling facts about division and multiplication as well as looking at different strategies. They have even had a teaching take over day where the children became the teachers!
Year 5 – have had an exciting week filming and editing their very own news report which included: news readers, reporters and witnesses, as well as creating their own props for the 'show'. In Maths, they have been revising through adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions.
Year 6 – have been working hard on their Leavers' Assembly this week, as well as putting on their final performance of their production, Cinderella Rockerfella.  They did a great job and everyone really enjoyed the show - well done Year 6!  They have also done a bit more work on transition ready for their move to secondary school and we wish them all the best for this new stage in their education.

This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been writing Gregory Cool's biography from researching the book Gregory Cool.  In Maths, they have been revising all the concepts taught in Maths throughout the year, concentrating mainly on time and roman numerals.
Year 4 – have been working on their creature poems in English. In Maths, they have been applying their understanding of money to reasoning problems.  They have also continued to build their bug hotels in DT/Science. 
Year 5 – have been growing their brains this week in Maths when investigating percentages and fractions of amounts. In English, they having been finishing off their news script which we will perform in class next week. 
Year 6 – have finally performed their production of Cinderella Rockerfella for the rest of the school (and Year 2 children from the Infant School) as well as the first performance for parents on Tuesday afternoon - which was great!  Well done Year 6.  Everyone is looking forward to the final performance next Wednesday evening. The children have also been undertaking some transition work in preparation for their move to secondary school and have started working on their Leavers' assembly, still lots going on in Year 6!