Weekly Bulletin - 9th December 2022

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have looking at number families, using multiplication and division. In English, they been focusing on developing their reading comprehension skills. At the end of the week, they have been planning their own winter story around the adventures of a snowman. They have started a new Design and Technology topic, learning about different kinds of puppets and how they are made. They have designed their own finger puppets.
Year 4 – have been busy learning lots of new maths skills this week, they have been looking at halves, quarters and their decimal equivalents, solving two step word problems and refreshing their knowledge of shapes. In English, they have finally finished their travel brochures and they are amazing! They should be very proud of the effort they have put into them, especially their concluding page. We could have a year group of perspective travel writers on our hands. In DT this week, Year 4 got to make their seasonal vegetable soups. Not only did they prep and make their own soups but they also ‘filmed’ them as part of their own cooking vlog.
Year 5 – have completed their topic of fractions by subtracting fractions with different denominators. They have even had a go at subtracting multiple fractions with different denominators from mixed number fractions. In English, they have begun writing their festive narratives and have written some really fantastic setting descriptions to kick off their story. They have included lots of expanded noun phrases to add detail and described the North Pole using their 5 senses. Year 5 have also started their new DT topic this week, where they have been exploring how different items are joined and fastened and whether the way they are designed is fit for purpose. Finally in Humanities, we are saying goodbye to the Vikings as Year 5 have completed their learning on the topic, they have delved into how things ended for the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons and thought about the significance of the Battle of Hastings. 
Year 6 – have continued their learning about fractions. They have developed confidence with multiplying and dividing fractions and using the skills they have learnt to solve problems. In English, they have continued to read their class text, 'Floodlands' and begun to predict their own endings for the story which they will write next week. They have finished their Humanities topic by exploring the culture and trade in Brazil.