Weekly Bulletin 12th January 2024

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have settled back into school for the Spring term very well. In English, they have been writing a letter to the 'King who banned the dark' to persuade him to change his mind. They have thought of some excellent ideas to support their argument. In Maths, they have been learning how to multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number. In Humanities, they have been researching continents of the world, with a focus on major rivers and mountain ranges. They have really enjoyed using atlases to aid their learning. In Music, they have begun to play glockenspiels to accompany their singing.
Year 4 – have been coming up with different clues to write their own riddle about an animal. In Maths, they have been multiplying by 10 and 100, dividing by 10 and 100 and started multiplying a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number. In Science, year 4 have been enjoying our new topic 'Electricity'. They created a complete circuit using different components and were able to turn a light bulb on. In Geography, we have been looking at the different weather and climates across Africa. Year 4 were interested to find out that Africa has different climates, depending on the location. In Guided Reading, they have been excited to start our new text 'Varjak Paw' where we have been developing our reading skills to retrieve information from a text.
Year 5 – have begun writing character descriptions based on a video - Rock, Paper, Scissors. They worked hard to incorporate details in their writing to bring the characters to life. They also started exploring the world of Mayans in Humanities, imagining themselves to be Spanish explorers discovering Mesoamerica. In Maths, children have started to apply their times table knowledge to multiply 4-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers. They also started learning about forces in Science and started to gain an understanding of what forces might act on an object. In addition to this, Year 5 had a visit from NSPCC to talk about child safety, which was insightful - they learnt about Childline and how and when to use it. It has been a busy week in Year 5!
Year 6 – have begun writing their own narratives inspired by the story of Skellig by David Almond.  They are working hard to include features from the Year 6 writing success criteria, mainly: convey atmosphere, describe characters, describe settings and integrate dialogue to convey character and advance the action.  In Maths, they have been solving problems involving converting units.  In Humanities, Year 6 have begun their new geography topic about North America.