Weekly Bulletin - 15th November 24

This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been completing their narratives based around the 'Marshmallow' video clip. They have been focusing on including speech in their work. In Maths, they have been focusing on multiples of numbers, counting backwards and forwards and making equal groups. In Design and Technology, they have been designing their glove puppets; thinking carefully about the detail of their characters, the equipment they will need and which type of stitch they will use to join the fabric. During Geography, they have been finding out about mountains in the United Kingdom, looking at their location and heights. All of Year 3 thoroughly enjoyed the New Mozart concert on Wednesday afternoon. They were able to learn about a range of instruments from the orchestra and listen to some new and familiar music. 
Year 4 – have travelled to a deep dark forest in a land far, far away during English. Year 4 have been writing a twist on the classic fairy tale 'Little Red Riding Hood'. What would happen if the story was told from the Wolf's point of view? London and Lisbon have told this very story. In Maths, they have been learning all about area and using squares to help them calculate the area of different shapes. In PSHE, Year 4 were learning that sometimes we make assumptions based on what other people look like. In Science, the children were investigating sound and understanding what volume is. They created a bar chart of the different sounds around the school during the day. In DT, Year 4 worked in groups to plan what seasonal vegetables they want in their soup. 
Year 5 – have written fantastic character description of Odysseus and they were exceptional - they have managed to include powerful adjectives and adverbs to make the character come to life. In Maths, the children started a new unit - fractions. The budding mathematicians have learnt about equivalent fractions and have applied their skills to reasoning questions too! In Science, the children also explored burning, they learnt about the difference between burning and heating. The children explored what commitment is in RE and in Humanities, they learnt how and when England became a unified country. The highlight of the week was the New Mozart orchestra, who played very skilfully and the children enjoyed their inspiring performance. It has been a busy but fun week in Year 5!
Year 6 – have had a busy week and have been very fortunate to be able to be participate in a New Mozart Orchestra workshop. They enjoyed learning all about the different orchestral instruments and also got the opportunity to try a few! In English, the children completed their PGL and Non-PGL recounts - they included lots of details about the activities they carried out whilst also remembering to include many of the Year 6 writing success criteria features.  In Maths, Year 6 have continued working and solving problems involving fractions.  This week they have focussed on multiplying fractions by integers and multiplying fractions by fractions.  In Science, the children are exploring organisms and living things and this week they concentrated on the different kingdoms and how to classify animals based on characteristics.