Weekly Bulletin - 10th January 2025

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have had a great first week back after the Christmas holidays. In Maths, they have been learning to multiply a two-digit number by a one-digit number. In English, they have been reading 'The King who banned the dark', planning a persuasive letter using some of the themes from the story. They have been discussing challenging situations during PSHE, working in pairs to discuss and complete a diamond nine activity, which they then presented to the class. In Music, they have been learning to the glockenspiel, learning how to hold the beater correctly and learning the names of the notes. It has been a busy week!
Year 4 – have had a great start to the Spring term. In English, the children have enjoyed reading different riddles and starting their own riddles about different animals. In Maths, the children have been dividing by 10 and 100. In History, the children were finding out about the Romans place in history and what Iver was like in the period.  In Science, the children were naming common appliances that use electricity and were understanding what is meant by a series circuit. In Computing, the children discovered what copyright and ownership is. They looked at different scenarios and discussed what the problem and consequence is of each one. In Guided Reading, Year 4 have enjoyed reading the first chapter of Varjak Paw. They answered retrieval questions based off this chapter and wrote what they had learnt about Varjak Paw so far.
Year 5 – have settled back exceptionally well into routines. They have been learning all about long multiplication in Maths and in English, the children have been learning about apostrophes and conjunctions. Their enthusiasm and eagerness to learn have been impressive! In Geography, the children started learning about Asia and in DT they explored all about African musical instruments. The children also learnt all about giving first aid to someone in need of it—they were fantastic using the skills they learnt in role-play.  It has been a successful learning week in Year 5!
Year 6 – have had an exciting week as they have started their swimming lessons at the leisure centre, where they also had a PE lesson involving basketball.  In History, the children have started their new topic about the Victorians and have been using primary sources of evidence to infer what the era was like from paintings. They have also started their new topic in Art, based on painting and mixed media: portraits. This week they looked at how artists show what life was like during the period a portrait was painted.  In RE, the children have started to learn about founders and prophets and in PSHE they are discussing their goals for the future.