This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been writing reports about Tobago as they have read the book Gregory Cool which is about a boy who moved to Tobago. In Maths, they have been recapping the column method for addition and subtraction while both classes have been practising for their upcoming class assemblies!
Year 4 – have been writing their balanced argument in English and in Maths, they have revised dividing by ten and hundred.
Year 5 – have been revising factors, multiples and prime numbers in Maths this week. They have also completed their poems based on 'The Princess' Blankets'. In Humanities, they have been locating mountains in the UK, as well as learning about contour lines on a map.
Year 6 – have been continuing to rehearse their end of year production, Cinderella Rockerfella.  They have also been finalising their Community Cards and have started writing non-chronological reports about the environment.  Some of the children have also received visits from the Year 7 teachers they will be having in September.

This Week In School…
Year 3 – have worked hard learning about angles and turns.  In English, they have been busy writing a non-chronological report about Tobago using their new book for this term - Gregory Cool.
Year 4 – have begun reading their new text 'Mouse Bird Snake Wolf' by David Almond and have started writing a balanced argument in English. In Maths, they have revised their understanding of 'Time' including calendar facts and converting from analogue to digital.
Year 5 – have been working hard learning about measurements and converting them too! In English, they have started planning their poem based on their new half term book called 'The Princess' Blankets'. We have also been learning about mountains and mountain ranges in Humanities.
Year 6 – have been writing some fantastic fantasy stories about a dragon slayer - their writing has really improved over the year and we are looking forward to reading the final stories.  The children have also started rehearsing their end of year production and provided a great afternoon tea for local senior citizens as part of their Community Card scheme.  So many of the guests commented on how polite and friendly the children were and we are very proud of them all!

This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been finding the perimeter of squares, other quadrilaterals and regular polygons.  In English, they have continued writing their story about The Heavenly Elephant.  They have also continued writing and retelling the story of the Heavenly Elephant from the perspective of the Elephant.  
Year 4 – have been looking at time, they have been reading analogue and digital clocks and converting 12-hour time to 24-hour time. In English, they have completed their narratives for the next chapter of Edward Tulane.
Year 5 – have been learning about metric and imperial measurements in Maths. In English, they have finished their newspaper article about the missing spaceship. In Humanities, they have been looking at how land use changes over time. 
Year 6 – have had a fun science day to mark the end of SATs week last Friday, now Year 6 are back to working hard on their writing this week.  They have been writing their own poems about Spring at IVJS and have impressed us with some of the great imagery they have been using.  We also held auditions for parts in this year's end of term production and we were amazed by some of the singing and acting ability of the children.

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been learning about the properties of 2D and 3D shapes in Maths. They have also started to explore perimeter, finding the perimeters of rectangles. In English, they have started to retell the story of the Heavenly Elephant from a different perspective.
Year 4 – have learnt about statistics and handling data in Maths. They have also learnt to draw and interpret both line graphs and bar charts. In English, they have begun to write a continuation of the adventures of Edward Tulane. 
Year 5 – have been learning about translation and rotation of shapes in Maths. In English, they have begun to write a newspaper article about a missing spaceship based on their class reader. They have also been planning routes using co-ordinates in Humanities.
Year 6 – have been sitting their SATs.  They have started each day with breakfast in the Diner, enjoying their teachers serving them!  We are so proud of them all and of the effort they have put in working towards the tests - well done Year 6!

This Week In School…
Year 3 – have finished writing their letters to the princess about the singing ringing tree. In Maths, they have worked on applying formal methods for calculations to a range of problems.
Year 4 – have been finishing off writing biographies in English. In Maths, they have learnt about translation, coordinates and the properties of 2D shapes. 
Year 5 – have completed their persuasive argument based on their reading book in English. In Maths, they have done some exciting things with shapes and polygons including creating their own 3D models. In Science, they have been observing their sunflower seeds developing and have done research on the potato plant. Humanities has proven to be interesting as they are learning about co-ordinates and using maps.
Year 6 – have spent a busy week doing their final preparations for their SATs next week.  They are working really hard in reading, grammar and maths - nearly there now Year 6!  They also had a visit from a community police officer on Wednesday, as part of their community cards project in PSHE.

This Week In School…
 
Year 3 – have read the story of “The Singing Ringing Rain tree” and explored the thoughts and feelings of the different characters. We have started to write a letter from the perspective of the Prince explaining the sacrifices he made throughout the story. In maths, we have worked on developing our understanding of written methods of calculations and applying them in different ways.
Year 4 – have been writing a biography in the role of Edward Tulane. In maths, we have been looking at the properties of 2D shapes including lines of symmetry and different types of angles.
Year 5 – have been creating a persuasive argument based on our book, 'Cosmic' in English. In Maths, they have looked at properties of a rectangles as well as 3D shapes. In Science, they have taken a cut-off from a spider plant and will be observing it’s grown during the next couple of weeks.
Year 6 – have been practising our mathematical reasoning skills in preparation for the SATs. In English we have published persuasive letters using emotive language.
 

This Week In School…
Year 3 – have continued to learn fractions and have completed their Just So stories which proves how great our Year 3s’ imaginations are! In Humanities, they have just begun to look at Europe as a continent while in Science, they have just started looking at how human body works.
Year 4 – have been working on writing a narrative story based on the character Edward Tulane. In Maths, they have been learning about symmetry, 2D shapes and all their properties. 
Year 5 – have created a leaflet about Epcot and all the magical attractions Disneyland has to offer which links in with our book of the half-term. In Maths, they have been learning about angles and how to find missing angles. Year 5 went exploring the playground in search of angles. They have also learnt about keys and symbols in an atlas in geography.
Year 6 – have been producing some great persuasive writing linked to their book, Varmints.  They have also had a big focus on grammar this week in preparation for the upcoming SATs.  Keep up the hard work Year 6!

This Week In School… 
Year 3 – have been working hard on comparing and ordering unit and non-unit fractions.  In English, they have started reading a new book, The Lion and the Unicorn and other Hairy Tales, and have begun writing their own 'Just So' stories.
Year 4 – have been looking at converting measurements in Maths, they have been converting millimetres into centimetres and centimetres to kilometres! In English, they have been introduced to their new Power of Reading book, The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane.
Year 5 – have started measuring and drawing angles which has been quite challenging for year 5. In English this week, they have designed and planned a leaflet on Disneyworld. In Geography, they are learning how to use an atlas and discover the world around us.
Year 6 – have been starting their final preparations for the SATs in just a few week’s time.  They have been looking at various aspects of maths and did their first 'Walking Talking Mock’ test in reading, which talks the children through how to answer specific types of question.

We would like to wish everyone a very lovely break and we look forward to seeing everyone in the new term, on Monday 16th April. 

This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been retelling and writing their own version of the Norse Myth, Thor and his Mighty Hammer, using ambitious words, subordinate clauses and many other language features.  In Maths, they have been consolidating their learning and revisiting place value and formal methods of calculation.
Year 4 – have been looking at how to represent tenths and hundredths as decimals in Maths and in English, they are writing a newspaper report based on the stolen apples from Noah Barleywater Runs Away.
Year 5 – have been looking at percentage of amounts in Maths, Year 5 found this challenging but by the end of the week they conquered these challenges. In English, they have started writing a diary entry as a crew member on Odysseus's boat. In Humanities, they have been looking at how the Ancient Greeks have shaped our world today. 
Year 6 – have enjoyed reading this half term's book, 'Varmints' by Helen Ward & Marc Craste.  They are now working on writing their own diary entries from the perspective of a varmint!  The children have also been spending time revising their grammar skills ready for next week's mock SATs.