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Learning Round-up

In Silver Birch we have had another amazing week. We’ve loved learning about our healthy plate and digestion in science. We have started learning about fractions and have been taking part in our ‘time challenge’. In Silver Birch we love identifying the time of the day (hour) where we point out when it’s quarter past / quarter to or half past an hour. A great way for children to remember what the time is! I am so impressed with the attitude children have had towards this challenge and learning time! Well done to all!

We've had another busy week in Maple class. In science we looked at the different food categories and made healthy plates. In Talk for Writing we have been planning and writing our amber write, implementing all the new skills we have learnt. In geography this week we have started learning about The Great Wall of China. In Maths we have started learning fractions. Everyone has worked very hard this week, well done all!

This week Pine class have done some wonderful writing, firstly looking at writing a website article about whether it would be a good idea to ban mobile phones for under 13’s, and then in our Amber write for an instruction text. We have been really impressive with our imagination! In Science, we enjoyed conducting a fair test into how much carbon dioxide is in some popular fizzy drinks. We have also started our new unit in maths and so far have worked really hard at grasping decimal fractions, well done!

This week Elder have been working very hard. We conducted a fair test to see which popular fizzy drink contained the most carbon dioxide and wrote confession notes in the role of Macavity in Talk for Reading, which were very imaginative! We also have been planning our final pieces in art, working with textiles and practicing our newly learnt stitches. Elder have also been enjoying learning ‘Do, Re, Mi’ from The Sound Of Music, along with the musical hand signs; some children have even gone home to watch the film!

Sequoia have had a fantastic week with an exciting trip! We were able to travel to London and visit the Royal Opera House to watch the opera The Magic Flute. It was a really memorable experience and was especially fascinating to hear the opera sung in German as it was originally written! Even in a different language we managed to recognise the melodies of some of the songs that we have been learning in our music lessons.

This week, Oak class have been learning about the cycle of an insect. The children used plasticine to represent the four stages which are: egg, larvae, pupa and adult. The children enjoyed comparing the life cycle of a insect to other life cycles they have learnt about such as mammals and amphibians. In addition to this, children have been learning about how WW2 began and how it was announced to the people of Great Britain. The children enjoyed listening to Neville Chamberlin’s announcement that was broadcasted on the radio in 1939.

This week Acer have worked really hard to complete their assessments, they approached them with positivity and should be very proud of themselves. In Talk for Writing, they wrote diary entries about the night they saw The Captain at the beach, they wrote about how they felt using their senses and adventurous vocabulary.

Dates for your diary

• Bikeability Y3 & Y4 January 2023
• Bikeability Y6 February 2023
• Mid- year reports 10th February 2023
• Solve-it Y5 & Y6
• SSF Y5 - 15th March 2023
• Parent drop-in catch ups 27th & 28th March - 4-5pm
• Primary Music Festival 29th April 2023
• Class photos 21st April 2023
• SATS - week commencing 8th May
• Parents Evenings 22nd & 23rd May
• Y3 Hazard Alley 6th June 2023
• Sports Day 3rd July (provisional weather permitting)
• Y6 Residential 10th July
• Annual reports 11th July
• Transition week 11th July

Developing experts visits- personal development

Natural History Museum 22nd February 2023

Science Museum 7th March 2023

Hampton Court Palace 15th March 2023

Victoria & Albert Museum 29th March 2023

Healthy Eating Award

We are working towards out Healthy Schools Award. Please take a look at our draft Healthy Food and Physical Activity policies. Please remember to send your child in with water in their water bottle and a healthy packed lunch. Don't forget to consider the fresh cooked balanced meals from Caterlink.

Reminder - snacks at playtime must be healthy e.g. fruit, low sugar/salt bars. This should not be crisps. Water bottles need to contain water and not squash OR fizzy drinks.

Allergy awareness - we are a nut-free school. Please ensure Nutella sandwiches and Celebrations and other sweets containing nuts are not brought into school.

House Points

King 465

Parks 392

Gandhi 489

Pankhurst 494

Star of the week

Photo below !

Silver Birch - Emily

Maple - Joshua

Pine - Tobie

Elder - Sarah

Sequoia - Jake

Willow - Mateo

Acer - Gabriel

Oak - Evie

Reading

Your child should have come in with their Accelerated Reader book and reading journal. Please remember to record when your child is reading at home. A target of 3 times a week or more is great.

My Family Coach -

We use My Family Coach to help our parents and carers understand their children’s behaviour. My Family Coach is a free website written by behaviour experts with 20 years’ experience working with over 5,000 schools. My Family Coach will support you through the tough times, inspire you with new ideas, and share practical tips to make parenting that little bit easier.

www.myfamilycoach.com

Being a parent or carer is wonderful, but it’s also hard work! We can get physically and emotionally drained when life feels challenging. And there are times when things can feel really tough, especially if you’re finding your child’s behaviour difficult.Our latest podcast episode features expert guest Dr Pooky Knightsmith talking about what we mean by “self care” and why it’s important to prioritise this as a parent/ carer, particularly when things feel hard. The second part of this episode will be coming out soon.You can find more information in our new Podcast episode

We also have a new selection of free parent classes running over the next few months. We do hope you can join us.

Understanding Tantrums, Wednesday, 1st February 2023, 8pm

Sibling Wars! How to Help Your Children Get Along With Each Other. Wednesday, 15th February, 7:00pm

Making Friends and Friendship Fallouts. Thursday, 30th March, 7:30pm

No Problem at School, But at Home..! Thursday, 20th April, 7:00pm

Jonathan and the My Family Coach Team