Weekly Bulletin - 2nd October 2020

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​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have completed their poems and have continued to show off their writing skills using descriptive language including adverbs, adjectives, metaphors, similes.  In Maths, they have been learning all about money and finding change using counting on strategies.  In Science, the children have carried out an investigation on water transportation in plants. 
Year 4 – have been very bossy! They’ve been using their imperative (bossy) verbs to write instructions for how to turn a pile of recycling into an exciting robot! In Maths, they have focused on their 8 times tables and begun their next topic of addition. They have also been introduced to Times Table Rock Stars and are looking forward to starting their rock journeys. Donaldson class have made a start on their art projects this week, recreating their own Tingatinga animal paintings and making Benin inspired clay relief tiles. Meanwhile, Dahl class have been busy on the laptops using Purple Mash and brushing up their typing skills and publishing a piece of work. Next week, it’s the two classes will swap tasks and Dahl class will get to explore their creativity.
Year 5 – have started writing a narrative based on the book, 'The Journey'.  They have been focusing on using speech and a variety of sentence openers. In Guided Reading, they have written informal letters, imagining they have to leave their home in a hurry because of war.  They thought about what they would take with them and how it would feel.  Year 5 have also learnt about how intonation can help with their understanding of a text.  In Maths, they have looked at using the formal written method for addition and answered word problems related to this. They have also carried out an experiment in Science, learning about which materials dissolve in water.
Year 6 – have continued reading their book, ‘Floodland’ and in English have been writing an informal letter in character.  The children have been revising strategies for solving multiplication calculations in Maths and have started their Science topic for this half term: Evolution and Inheritance, where they have been looking at characteristics passed down to offspring and how various organisms are adapted to survive in their environment.

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