Weekly Bulletin - 18th October 2024

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been honing their persuasion skills by writing a letter to the people of Iver in the hopes of getting help to improve the environment. They have included emotive language as well as some impressive rhetorical questions. In Maths, they have refined their subtraction techniques as well as completing more complex addition calculations which require regrouping. In Science, they have explored the world of biodiversity and have looked how planting trees and plants can increase the variety of wildlife in an area. In Geography, they have researched both human and physical features of the River Thames, including that it is 215 miles long and that King Henry III's polar bear used it as a swimming pool! Year 3 have worked really well this week and should be very proud!
Year 4 – have been writing an amazing adventure story about the journey of a plastic bag. In Maths, children have been adding and subtracting 4-digit numbers using column method. The children have been scientists, investigating how temperature can affect the rate of evaporation. In Geography, Year 4 learnt what a mountain is and identified what mountains are in Africa using maps. In DT, they discussed the advantages and disadvantages of eating seasonal foods, ready for when they plan to make our own soup.
Year 5 – have explored factors and multiples and the budding mathematicians have worked hard to apply their knowledge to reasoning questions too. In English, the children have begun to write a narrative based on 'The Cyclops' chapter from the class book - their use of noun phrases and fronted adverbials have been remarkable! In Geography, the children learnt about parts of a river by exploring major rivers in China. In Art, the blossoming artists used different mediums to create some amazing pieces of artwork - they were exceptional! It has been a busy but fun week in Year 5!
Year 6 – have been busy! This week most of the children in year 6 have been away on their PGL activity week.  However, those children who have remained at school have also had a week full of different activities.  They have: designed their own pillowcase and painted their design onto a pillowcase with fabric paints; created a 'nature art bug'; designed and painted stones; learnt about the decades from the 1950s through to the 2000s and then created a mood board linked to one of the decades; had a construction afternoon where they used Lego to create various structures; taken part in some sporting activities; made cards; watched a film; and taken part in a variety of challenges both as individuals and in teams.