Weekly Bulletin - 22nd November 2024

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have been travelling in time in English so that they could write a set of instructions to make a Stone Aged Stew. They have used ancient techniques to make the warm meal as well as including time prepositions and adverbs to ensure that people can easily follow the steps. In Maths, they have been developing their knowledge of the 4 times table. They have looked at multiples of 4, dividing by 4 as well as completing word problems that require them to use the 4 times table. In History, they have been investigating Stonehenge. They have researched when it was built, who built it and have been theorising over the reasons why it was built. In PSHE, they have looked at the important steps to take if they witness bullying at any point. They developed good strategies and will hopefully know exactly what to do if they witness bullying of any kind. 
Year 4 – have been using many features of the success criteria to write a Norse Myth about the Viking Gods. In Maths, they have become more familiar with their 3, 6 and 9 times tables and how they are related. In Geography, Year 4 identified volcanoes in Africa and named their key parts. In Computing, the children began to understand that copying the work of others and presenting it as their own is called 'plagiarism' and to considered the consequences of plagiarism. In Science, they explored volume and discovered what pitch is. In PSHE, the children explained what influences them. 
Year 5 – have begun to write a newspaper article on the disappearance of Salim - a main character in our class book 'The London Eye Mystery' - and in Maths, the young mathematicians used their skills to compare and order fractions. The children also carried out an investigation on dissolving - the budding scientists applied their scientific skills to experiment insoluble and soluble substances. In history, the children learnt all about the end of Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, their contributions were exceptional, and in RE they learnt about Christian traditions. It was a busy but fun week in Year 5!
Year 6 – have started a new piece of writing in English.  They have started to re-tell the story of a small robot who finds himself alone in a forest and is trying to find out where he comes from.  They watched a short film clip called Origins which tells the story and started the week by making some great vocabulary suggestions for the setting and character descriptions.  In Science the children have been learning about taxonomy and have looked at the scientific classification of various living organisms.  In Computing, the children have continued to learn how to keep themselves safe online. They have continued learning about the Tudors in History and about South America, focussing on the Amazon river and features of rivers.