Weekly Bulletin - 31st January 2025

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have finished writing their longest narrative yet about 'The King Who Banned the Dark'. They have looked deeply into speech to ensure that the plot is interesting and keeps the reader entertained. In Maths, they have started to explore the world of length and perimeter. They have looked at measuring in m, cm and mm as well as converting between the three. In PSHE, they have discussed the role of the teamwork and have looked at how use the associated skills to reach a common goal. In Science, they have investigated the difference between opaque, translucent and transparent materials and have planned an investigation surrounding shadows. In History, they looked at the artefacts left by the Amesbury Archer and thought about what information they could gather from the objects. 
Year 4 – have performed some role play in class and imagined they were Varjak Paw- a Mesopotamian Blue cat. They have used information from the text to start writing a biography about his life. In Maths, they have finished their multiplication and division topic. They are moving on to length and perimeter for the remainder of this half term. In Science, they completed the planning and investigating of different materials to see which ones were conductors or insulators. They were excited to see the bulbs brightly light up as the energy travelled through the conductors! In French, they recapped the order of Goldilocks and the three Bears- their knowledge of the story in a different language is improving every week. In Computing, they have been collecting notes from different sources (emails, recordings) as newspaper journalists, ready to write their own report about the storm they are investigating. It has been a busy week in Year 4!
Year 5 – have begun to write a narrative based on the video - 'The Dreamgiver'. The children amazed us with their comprehensive description of the characters and settings. The young mathematicians have also worked hard at deepening their knowledge of fractions - learning how to find quantities of fractions. In Science, the children enhanced their knowledge of air resistance by carrying out an experiment using paper helicopters. The children continued to work on their self-portraits in Art by creating the background and in Humanities, the children learnt all about depicting history by using Mayan artefacts. It was a busy week in Year 5!
Year 6 – have finished writing their narrative and have impressed us with their fantastic setting and character descriptions.  They have worked really hard to include as many grammatical features as possible from the Year 6 writing success criteria.  In Maths, the children have applied their knowledge of ratio and proportion to solve problems involving ingredients. In Science, Year 6 have written an information text about how the eye works. In Art, the children have enjoyed applying their interpretation skills to analyse and respond to an abstract painting by the contemporary British painter, Fiona Rae. In Music, Year 6 are continuing to learn how to play the Djembe drums and have enjoyed creating their own beats.