Millennium
Week commencing 25th June
Our topic for this term is called ”Temples, Tombs and Treasures’ linked to our HISTORY curriculum about Ancient Egypt.
Your child has taken home a homework sheet to cover the homework for the whole half term. Please choose another activity to complete for homework this week. We have had some fantastic work so far! I have attached an electronic copy of the homework below in case the paper copy is lost Homework-Egyptians
In English, we will be continuing to work on our new story Jimmy and the Pharaoh and begin to look at and write our own playscripts.
In Maths, we will be moving on to a unit of work on Geometry, covering properties of shapes and position and direction, plotting of coordinates and simple translation of position.
We have also started to use a mental Maths game called Daily 10 which you can find a link to below
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
I have also asked those children who are less confident to continue to practise time (including digital, analogue and 24 hour time) and money, including coin recognition, for when we revisit these units.
P.E will continue to be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, please ensure your child has their kit for every lesson. In addition to this we will continue to run the Daily Mile to help promote the fitness of our children.
As I’m sure you all know, reading daily is essential in helping your child progress with reading and writing. Please enjoy reading a range of fun books as well as your child’s school reading books to promote a love for reading. Please remember to write a comment or sign your child’s reading record regularly. Remember that your child can keep a book for as long as they need in order to finish it. We appreciate your support to enable your child to be a fluent and competent reader.
In Science, children are enjoying a unit on Electricity with Mrs Grundey.
In RE- the children are learning about Judaism.
Successes- Well done to William, Kiki, Erin, Kendra and Malachi who all achieved merits this week.
Additional information- A big well done to Erin and Kendra for representing the school at Croydon Athletics. We are extremely proud of you!
Week commencing 18th June
Our topic for this term is called ”Temples, Tombs and Treasures’ linked to our HISTORY curriculum about Ancient Egypt.
Your child has taken home a homework sheet to cover the homework for the whole half term. Please choose another activity to complete for homework this week. We have had some fantastic work so far! I have attached an electronic copy of the homework below in case the paper copy is lost Homework-Egyptians
In English, we will continue developing our narrative writing with a short film called Origins; The Story of a Lone Robot in order to develop show not tell methods of writing.We have nearly finished the alternate ending and we will then be moving on to some work on playscripts.
In Maths, we will be continuing to look at formal written methods for multiplication and division, so it would be helpful for children to continue to practise their multiplication tables and related division facts. Please encourage your child to use Mathletics to revise these skills.
We have also started to use a mental Maths game called Daily 10 which you can find a link to below
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
I have also asked those children who are less confident to continue to practise time (including digital, analogue and 24 hour time) and money, including coin recognition, for when we revisit these units.
P.E will continue to be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, please ensure your child has their kit for every lesson. In addition to this we will continue to run the Daily Mile to help promote the fitness of our children.
As I’m sure you all know, reading daily is essential in helping your child progress with reading and writing. Please enjoy reading a range of fun books as well as your child’s school reading books to promote a love for reading. Please remember to write a comment or sign your child’s reading record regularly. Remember that your child can keep a book for as long as they need in order to finish it. We appreciate your support to enable your child to be a fluent and competent reader.
In Science, children are enjoying a unit on Electricity with Mrs Grundey.
In RE- the children are learning about Judaism.
Successes- Well done to AJ, Deon, Sophie, Raya, Chanyiah and Aishu who all achieved merits this week.
Additional information- Thank you to Gabby M’s Mum, who has single-handedly supplied us with plenty of paper for Art.
Week commencing 11th June
Our topic for this term is called ”Temples, Tombs and Treasures’ linked to our HISTORY curriculum about Ancient Egypt.
Your child has taken home a homework sheet to cover the homework for the whole half term. Please choose another activity to complete for homework this week. We have had some fantastic work so far! I have attached an electronic copy of the homework below in case the paper copy is lost Homework-Egyptians
In English, we will continue developing our narrative writing with a short film called Origins; The Story of a Lone Robot in order to develop show not tell methods of writing. We will then be moving on to some work on playscripts.
In Maths, we will be continuing to look at formal written methods for multiplication and division, so it would be helpful for children to continue to practise their multiplication tables and related division facts. Please encourage your child to use Mathletics to revise these skills.
We have also started to use a mental Maths game called Daily 10 which you can find a link to below
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
I have also asked those children who are less confident to continue to practise time (including digital, analogue and 24 hour time) and money, including coin recognition, for when we revisit these units.
P.E will continue to be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, please ensure your child has their kit for every lesson. In addition to this we will continue to run the Daily Mile to help promote the fitness of our children.
As I’m sure you all know, reading daily is essential in helping your child progress with reading and writing. Please enjoy reading a range of fun books as well as your child’s school reading books to promote a love for reading. Please remember to write a comment or sign your child’s reading record regularly. Remember that your child can keep a book for as long as they need in order to finish it. We appreciate your support to enable your child to be a fluent and competent reader.
In Science, children will begin a unit on Electricity.
Additional information- I hope to do some papier mache with the class so I would appreciate if you could send in any old newspapers we could use.
I am starting 2 after school clubs next week, teaching the children a little Latin or Ancient Greek. If you are interested in your child taking part, please let me know and I will give you a letter.
Week commencing 4th June
Enjoy your half term break. Hope you have a lovely holiday and come back ready for the last push towards the end of the year!
Here’s a look ahead to the first week back.
Our topic for this term is called ”Temples, Tombs and Treasures’ linked to our HISTORY curriculum about Ancient Egypt.
Your child has taken home a homework sheet to cover the homework for the whole half term. Please choose another activity to complete for homework this week. We have had some fantastic work so far! I have attached an electronic copy of the homework below in case the paper copy is lost Homework-Egyptians
In English, we will continue developing our narrative writing with a short film called Origins; The Story of a Lone Robot in order to develop show not tell methods of writing.
In Maths, we will be starting to look at formal written methods for multiplication and division, so it would be helpful for children to continue to practise their multiplication tables and related division facts. Please encourage your child to use Mathletics to revise these skills.
We have also started to use a mental Maths game called Daily 10 which you can find a link to below
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
I have also asked those children who are less confident to continue to practise time (including digital, analogue and 24 hour time) and money, including coin recognition, for when we revisit these units.
P.E will continue to be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, please ensure your child has their kit for every lesson. In addition to this we will continue to run the Daily Mile to help promote the fitness of our children.
As I’m sure you all know, reading daily is essential in helping your child progress with reading and writing. Please enjoy reading a range of fun books as well as your child’s school reading books to promote a love for reading. Please remember to write a comment or sign your child’s reading record regularly. Remember that your child can keep a book for as long as they need in order to finish it. We appreciate your support to enable your child to be a fluent and competent reader.
In Science, children will begin a unit on Electricity.
Please remember that Monday 4th June is an inset day, children return to school on Tuesday 5th June.
Thursday 7th June is Sports Day at Croydon Arena, if you haven’t done so, please return the slip indicating whether your child will be travelling to and from the Arena with the class.
Week commencing 21st May
Our Learning next week
Our topic for this term is called ”Temples, Tombs and Treasures’ linked to our HISTORY curriculum about Ancient Egypt.
Your child has taken home a homework sheet to cover the homework for the whole half term. Please choose another activity to complete for homework this week. We have had some fantastic work so far! I have attached an electronic copy of the homework below in case the paper copy is lost Homework-Egyptians
In English, we will continue developing our narrative writing with our text The Firemaker’s Daughter by Phillip Pullman. Next week we will be boxing up the chapter about Lila’s meeting with Razvani the Fire Fiend, starting to create our own villain and working towards writing our own fiery scene. Please feel free to read along with your child. Copies can be bought for £3.99 at the Book People.
In Maths, we will be continuing work on time and using timetables before moving on to statistics, revising bar charts, pictograms and tables. It would be helpful if children could practise telling the time in both analogue and digital and twelve and twenty-four hour time and also using money to improve their coin recognition. Please encourage your child to use Mathletics to revise these skills along with games on free websites like
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals
We have also started to use a mental Maths game called Daily 10 which you can find a link to below
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
In P.E sessions, we will be starting athletics and a dance/aerobics unit. P.E will continue to be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, please ensure your child has their kit for every lesson. In addition to this we will continue to run the Daily Mile to help promote the fitness of our children.
As I’m sure you all know, reading daily is essential in helping your child progress with reading and writing. Please enjoy reading a range of fun books as well as your child’s school reading books to promote a love for reading. Please remember to write a comment or sign your child’s reading record regularly. Remember that your child can keep a book for as long as they need in order to finish it. We appreciate your support to enable your child to be a fluent and competent reader.
Well done to all children who were awarded a merit card this week, Yuliana, Gabi V and Atif!
In other news, Mrs Adams will no longer be covering Millennium class during my planning time out of class. As of Tuesday, Mrs Grundey will be covering the class once a week. We of course wish to send Mrs Adams off to maternity leave with all our support and best wishes!
Next week is national Walk to School Week. We will be giving children a walk to school diary to complete with daily activities, they will be able to see their progress on a wall chart and there is a prize draw which can be entered by planting the sunflower seeds we will also be sending home. It is recommended that all children are active for at least 60 minutes per day and walking to school can be part of that.
Thank you, as always, for the support you have shown for our royal themed afternoon. The children looked amazing and had lots of fun. Thank you also to Princess Raya and Prince Eddie who were good sports about being our ‘royal couple’ for the afternoon.
School photos are taking place on Friday 25th May
Week commencing 14th May
Our Learning next week
Our topic for this term is called ”Temples, Tombs and Treasures’ linked to our HISTORY curriculum about Ancient Egypt.
Your child has taken home a homework sheet to cover the homework for the whole half term. Please choose another activity to complete for homework this week. We have had some fantastic work so far! I have attached an electronic copy of the homework below in case the paper copy is lost Homework-Egyptians
In English, we will continue developing our narrative writing with our text The Firemaker’s Daughter by Phillip Pullman. Next week we will be boxing up the chapter about Lila’s meeting with Razvani the Fire Fiend, starting to create our own villain and working towards writing our own fiery scene. Please feel free to read along with your child. Copies can be bought for £3.99 at the Book People.
In Maths, we will continue working on decimals, moving onto using decimals in money and problem solving. After that we will be starting a unit about money so it would be useful for children to have gained an understanding of money at home which may help them in class. Please encourage your child to use Mathletics to revise these skills along with games on free websites like
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals
We have also started to use a mental Maths game called Daily 10 which you can find a link to below
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
In P.E sessions, we will be starting athletics and a dance/aerobics unit. P.E will continue to be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, please ensure your child has their kit for every lesson. In addition to this we will continue to run the Daily Mile to help promote the fitness of our children.
As I’m sure you all know, reading daily is essential in helping your child progress with reading and writing. Please enjoy reading a range of fun books as well as your child’s school reading books to promote a love for reading. Please remember to write a comment or sign your child’s reading record regularly. Remember that your child can keep a book for as long as they need in order to finish it. We appreciate your support to enable your child to be a fluent and competent reader.
Well done to all children who were awarded a merit card this week, Xzenecia, Oliver, Kofi and Aishu!
In other news, Mrs Adams will no longer be covering Millennium class during my planning time out of class. As of Tuesday, Mrs Grundey will be covering the class once a week. We of course wish to send Mrs Adams off to maternity leave with all our support and best wishes!
Please remind your child that SATS take place next week for both Year 2 and Year 6. They will need to be patient and considerate during this time and quiet as they move around the school. We would like to say good luck to all involved!
Also, we will be having a small class party next Friday in celebration of both the end of SATS and the royal wedding. Children will be allowed to wear their own clothes with a red, white and blue theme. Further details to follow at the start of next week!
Week commencing 7th May
Our Learning next week
Our topic for this term is called ”Temples, Tombs and Treasures’ linked to our HISTORY curriculum about Ancient Egypt.
Your child has taken home a homework sheet to cover the homework for the whole half term. Please choose another activity to complete for homework this week. We have had some fantastic work so far! I have attached an electronic copy of the homework below in case the paper copy is lost Homework-Egyptians
In English, we will continue developing our narrative writing with our text The Firemaker’s Daughter by Phillip Pullman. Next week we will be boxing up the chapter about Lila’s meeting with Razvani the Fire Fiend, starting to create our own villain and working towards writing our own fiery scene. Please feel free to read along with your child. Copies can be bought for £3.99 at the Book People.
In Maths, we will continue working on decimals, learning how to multiply one or 2 digit numbers by 10 or 100, comparing numbers to 2 decimal places and rounding decimals and comparing and ordering decimals. Please encourage your child to use Mathletics to revise these skills along with games on free websites like
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals
We have also started to use a mental Maths game called Daily 10 which you can find a link to below
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
In P.E sessions, we will be starting athletics and a dance/aerobics unit. P.E will continue to be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, please ensure your child has their kit for every lesson. In addition to this we will continue to run the Daily Mile to help promote the fitness of our children.
As I’m sure you all know, reading daily is essential in helping your child progress with reading and writing. Please enjoy reading a range of fun books as well as your child’s school reading books to promote a love for reading. Please remember to write a comment or sign your child’s reading record regularly. Remember that your child can keep a book for as long as they need in order to finish it. We appreciate your support to enable your child to be a fluent and competent reader.
Well done to all children who were awarded a merit card this week, Kimi, Eddie and Gabby M!
In other news, Mrs Adams will no longer be covering Millennium class during my planning time out of class. As of Tuesday, Mrs Grundy will be covering the class once a week. We of course wish to send Mrs Adams off to maternity leave with all our support and best wishes!
Week commencing 30th April
Our Learning next week
Our topic for this term is called ”Temples, Tombs and Treasures’ linked to our HISTORY curriculum about Ancient Egypt.
Your child has taken home a homework sheet to cover the homework for the whole half term. Please choose another activity to complete for homework this week. We have had some fantastic work so far! I have attached an electronic copy of the homework below in case the paper copy is lost Homework-Egyptians
In English, we will continue developing our narrative writing with our text The Firemaker’s Daughter by Phillip Pullman. Next week we will be thinking about the way to create suspense in a story. Please feel free to read along with your child. Copies can be bought for £3.99 at the Book People.
In Maths, we will continue working on decimals, learning how to multiply one or 2 digit numbers by 10 or 100, comparing numbers to 2 decimal places and rounding decimals. Please encourage your child to use Mathletics to revise these skills along with games on free websites like
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals
We have also started to use a mental Maths game called Daily 10 which you can find a link to below
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
In Science, we will be continuing a unit about Sound with Mrs Adams.
In P.E sessions, we will be starting athletics and a dance/aerobics unit. P.E will continue to be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, please ensure your child has their kit for every lesson. In addition to this we will continue to run the Daily Mile to help promote the fitness of our children.
As I’m sure you all know, reading daily is essential in helping your child progress with reading and writing. Please enjoy reading a range of fun books as well as your child’s school reading books to promote a love for reading. Please remember to write a comment or sign your child’s reading record regularly. Remember that your child can keep a book for as long as they need in order to finish it. We appreciate your support to enable your child to be a fluent and competent reader.
Well done to all children who were awarded a merit card this week, Yuliana, Oliver, Harley, Kiki and the whole class for their amazing homework about the Egyptians!
Week commencing 23rd April
Our Learning next week
Our topic for this term is called ”Temples, Tombs and Treasures’ linked to our HISTORY curriculum about Ancient Egypt.
Your child has taken home a homework sheet to cover the homework for the whole half term. Please choose another activity to complete for homework this week. We have had some fantastic work so far! I have attached an electronic copy of the homework below in case the paper copy is lost Homework-Egyptians
In English, we will continue developing our narrative writing with our text The Firemaker’s Daughter by Phillip Pullman. Next week we will be thinking about the way to create suspense in a story. Please feel free to read along with your child. Copies can be bought for £3.99 at the Book People.
In Maths, we will begin working on decimals. Please encourage your child to use Mathletics to revise these skills along with games on free websites like
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals
In Science, we will begin a unit about Sound with Mrs Adams.
In P.E sessions, we will be starting athletics and a dance/aerobics unit. P.E will continue to be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, please ensure your child has their kit for every lesson. In addition to this we will continue to run the Daily Mile to help promote the fitness of our children.
As I’m sure you all know, reading daily is essential in helping your child progress with reading and writing. Please enjoy reading a range of fun books as well as your child’s school reading books to promote a love for reading. Please remember to write a comment or sign your child’s reading record regularly. Remember that your child can keep a book for as long as they need in order to finish it. We appreciate your support to enable your child to be a fluent and competent reader.
Well done to all children who were awarded a merit card this week, Kimi, Sophie, Raya, Deon, Leon and Aishu!
Week beginning 16th April
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Thank you very much for all your support this Half-term. Have a lovely Easter break! We look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday, April 16th, 2018.[/dropshadowbox]
All our children enjoyed the visit from the Nite Owls and learning about different types of owls as well as taking their photographs with an adorable 18 year old owl called Tango. For further information look at the link below. their website below. We will inform you about how to buy your child’s photos after the Easter break.
Our Learning next term
Our topic for next term is called ”Temples, Tombs and Treasures’ linked to our HISTORY curriculum about Ancient Egypt.
Your child has taken home a homework sheet to cover the homework for the whole half term. Please choose 2 activities to complete over the Easter holiday and complete a choice of the remaining activities to bring in over the following weeks. I have attached an electronic copy of the homework below in case the paper copy is lost Homework-Egyptians
In English, we will continue developing our narrative writing with our text The Firemaker’s Daughter by Phillip Pullman. Please feel free to read along with your child. Copies can be bought for £3.99 at the Book People.
In Maths, we will continue to focus on fractions and decimals. Please encourage your child to use Mathletics to revise these skills along with games on free websites like
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals
In Science, we will begin a unit about Sound with Mrs Adams.
In P.E sessions, we will be starting athletics and a dance unit. P.E will continue to be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, please ensure your child has their kit for every lesson. In addition to this we will continue to run the Daily Mile to help promote the fitness of our children.
As I’m sure you all know, reading daily is essential in helping your child progress with reading and writing. Please enjoy reading a range of fun books as well as your child’s school reading books to promote a love for reading. Please remember to write a comment or sign your child’s reading record regularly. Remember that your child can keep a book for as long as they need in order to finish it. We appreciate your support to enable your child to be a fluent and competent reader.
Well done to all children who were awarded an attendance medal, there is still time to earn one if you haven’t so far!
I can’t believe that I am saying this already, but have a lovely Easter and we look forward to seeing you in the Summer Term. Thank you for your continued support.