Weekly Bulletin - 9th September 2022

​This Week In School…
Year 3 – have settled into IVJS brilliantly! They have come in everyday with big smiles on their faces and have tried hard in all of their lessons. In Maths, they have started learning about place value. They have represented numbers to 100 using dienes, compared and ordered numbers. In English, they have been exploring the difference  between a proper noun and a common noun, how to use adjectives and how to form their sentences correctly. In Humanities, they have been investigating what human and physical features are in their local area and have created maps using OS symbols. They have also looked into the River Thames, focusing on the source of the river and the mouth. They have all worked very hard and have had a great first week! Well done year 3!
Year 4 – have been writing setting descriptions for a spooky or a magical forest working hard to use expanded noun phrases and up levelling our vocabulary. They have been reviewing rounding in Maths, rounding to the nearest 10 and 100. They have also been working on counting in 1000s up to ten thousand. In Science, they started looking at solids, liquids and gases and exploring their different properties. In Geography, the children discussed where we are in relation to Africa and found out lots of interesting facts! They have also used their atlas skills to find Africa and all of its 54 countries. 
Year 5 – have been settling in amazingly into their new classes! The children began the week by working out what each of the Roman Numerals represents and used their knowledge to decode some different dates that were written in Roman Numerals. During English, they have been working on a letter to their future selves. They have been thinking about things they are looking forward to in Year 5 as well as what they want to work on. The children are excited to look back on these letters as a memory when they reach the end of the year. In Humanities this week, they have started their very interesting topic all about China. The children have successfully placed China on a map and they are beginning to learn about the different landscapes that can be found there.
Year 6 – have quickly settled back into school life and have worked exceptionally hard. In Maths, they have been focussing on place value and recognising the value of digits in numbers up to 10,000,000! In English, they have begun to retell the story of the 'Dragon Slayer' and started to read the Y6 class text, Floodlands. In Humanities, they have begun to learn about the continent of South America and explored the climate in different countries.