Week beginning 30th April 2018
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#c6fde8″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Dear Parents
We would very much appreciate your donations of sweet and savoury baked treats for another legendary Reception Bake Sale at the end of the week. There has been a huge demand for homemade baked treats so if you enjoy baking please send in your treats. Look out for letters in bookbags for more details tomorrow.
Thank you for visiting our ducklings last week. They will be with Reception until the end of the week. If you would like to see how they are doing you are welcome to visit them in Grosvenor Class all week.
Also, please take note of the cold weather forecast for the coming week and dress your children accordingly.
Kind regards
Miss Pillay [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#fa9283″ ]PLEASE NOTE: We have asked the children to remove all bag tag toys from school book bags as this has become the cause of much distraction these past weeks. We would be grateful for your support in ensuring these tags are removed.[/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#8385f5″ ]THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:
SUMMER TERM 1 TOPIC: Caring for Animals
LITERACY:
Book Focus: non-fiction books about the life cycle of egg laying animals
Phonics: Group Phonics will focus on reviewing previous sounds and speedy blending of cvc and multisyllabic words
MATHS: This week the children we will practise correct number formation and orientation and revise skills for addition and subtraction.
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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#83f5f1″ ]HOMEWORK: 27th April 2018. Due Wednesday, 2nd May 2018
Adult and Young animals
Can you name 5 different animals? What is the name of each adult and their young? Draw or find a picture of each one
READING BOOKS and WORD LISTS: These will be checked on group days only [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#3df9a9″ ]A few useful videos:
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Southwark News Week Beginning 30th April 2018
Our Learning this week
In English, we will continue developing our narrative writing with our text The Firemaker’s Daughter by Phillip Pullman. Next week we will be using the features we have identified in the quality texts we looked at last week in our own writing. We particularly enjoyed reading an extract from Creakers by Tom Fletcher which can be found at this link Kidnapped! Somebody was coming up the stairs and Adventure and Camberly park
Southwark class have been given a writing challenge for homework which can be found at this link setting homework
In Maths, we will continue working on decimals, focusing on hundredths learning how to divide one or 2 digit numbers by 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 been revising equivalent fractions and finding non-unit fractions of an amount using a mental Maths game called Daily 10 which you can find a link to below
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
On Wednesdays, with ppa teacher Ms Symes, we will be continuing to learn about Sound in Science as well as learning about Judaism in R.E.
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, Tiana, Joshua,Daniel and Ayan alongside Roshan and Emmanuel who were awarded the rare privilege cards for their outstanding commitment to following our school ethos-the 5 cs-Commitment,Care, Courtesy,Consideration and Cooperation.
Well done to our many readers of the week this week who were all awarded ten marbles-Vishal. Kiana,Anomiga, Limar and Jaida. These children read on a daily basis at home and are making excellent progress with their reading as well as their writing as a result. 
A huge thank you for all the time and effort many of you are putting into your independent work project on Ancient Egyptians. The results are amazing. I will post images of some of the fantastic work next week. Thank you for your continued support with your child’s learning in year 4.
Week beginning 30th April 2018
We really enjoyed our Roman Banquet day on Friday. Many thanks to all parents and carers for providing the children with costumes and food contributions. This week our learning will be as follows;
- In mathematics we will be measuring mass and capacity. We will also learn to add and subtract measurements.
- In English we will be completing our narrative poems then moving on to looking at Roman Myths.
- In science we will investigate what plants need to grow.
- In topic time we will learn about Queen Boudicca’s revolt.
- In RE we will learn about the importance of Guru Gobind Singh to Sikhs.
- In PE we will work on athletics and African dancing.
The children in Waterloo Bridge class work hard on completing their weekly spelling and grammar homework and on learning their times tables. Most of the children read regularly at home. I would like to remind parents that completing tasks on mathletics is also part of the children’s homework and they should be logging in regularly.
Our visit to the Museum of London is on 14th May. Letters will go out early in the week. There will be no charge for this visit.
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 beginning 30th April 2018
Week beginning 30th April 2018
Thank you for all your hard work in preparing costumes for the Roman Feast Day. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and learned a lot about Romans.
In Maths, we are going to learn to read mass and capacity. We will also add and subtract mass and capacity.
In English, we will complete our narrative poems about the Roman invasion of Britain.
In R.E, we will continue our study of Guru Bind Singh.
In Science, we will complete our investigation of what plants need to grow. Please provide your child with an empty 1.5 to 2 litre bottle that we can use to grow plants.
Please encourage your child to use Mathletics and to read every day.
We thank you for your continued support.
Week Beginning 30th April, 2018
Our school will be celebrating our 120th Anniversary in June.
If your child attends an After school sports club and takes their P.E kit home, kindly return the P.E kit the next day. A lot of the children have been upset and disappointed as they have missed their P.E sessions as a result of not having kits.
Thank you for supporting your child to do their homework , spelling , handwriting as well as Mathletics. However, there are some children who consistently do not bring in their work. Your child is able to consolidate their skills by doing their homework, so please send it in weekly. Your support is much appreciated.
Our Mathletics Champions for this week…
Bronze award
Lambeth Class : Maximillian, Rebeka, Tanush, Martin, Zofia, Alvin, Zuzanna, Alexandru, Monae
Vauxhall Class : Ablgail, Yashal, Taliyah
Super Mathlete
Lambeth Class : Tanush ( 3087 points)
Vauxhall Class ; Abigail ( 1980 Points)
Our topic for this term is called ‘Let It Grow’ linked to our science curriculum about plants.
English
In English, we will continue to learn about ‘instructions’ – What is an instruction, when do we need to use instructions and how – learn about ‘bossy words and time connectives (first, next, the, after that, finally)’, listen to, read and write some simple instructions.
Maths
In Maths we will be looking at measuring weight and capacity and using the related vocabulary – heavy, light, heavier than, lighter than, heaviest, lightest, full, empty, half full, more, less, gms, kg, l, ml
Science
We will continue our learning about different plant and tree parts as well as naming and identifying flowering plants and trees in the local area.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3wpsbk
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/
Art
In Art we will be exploring making different shades of grey as well as identifying primary and secondary colours.
P.E
Children will continue developing their throwing and catching skills using a ball or a beanbag. They will practise dribbling, rolling, under arm throws, over arm throws and catches using correct posture and skills.
PSHE
Our topic is called ‘Relationships’ and who is special / important to us and why.
Music
We will continue to sing using our voices creatively and learn about rhythm and tempo.
R.E.
We will be continuing our learning about different religions focusing on basic principles of Hinduism.
Home work
Homework is sent home every Friday and should be promptly returned on Wednesday please. Homework is also set weekly related to the concepts children are learning. Children can earn bronze, silver and gold certificates as they earn the points. Please check the back of your reading record for your child’s username and password.
Week beginning 30th April 2018
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Maths-We will be continuing our revision ready for SATS-This week we will be focusing on fractions, decimals and percentages.
Writing-We will be writing letters of complaint
Reading-We will be continuing to read ‘A boy in striped Pyjamas’
Science-We will be continuing our work on the human body
Geography-We will be starting our Geography topic on Scandinavia
R.E-We will be continuing our work on Christianity.
Art-We will be studying silk paintings and making our own
P.E-There is no longer any swimming. Instead we will be having 2 PE lessons in school-Kwick cricket and Tennis
Computing-We will continue to develop our understanding of On-line safety and APP design
PSHE-We will be looking at setting ourselves goals and looking for ways to achieve them.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#21cef2″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Important Information[/dropshadowbox]
Look out for the letter that your child will be bringing home regarding SATS week.
Week beginning 30th April 2018
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Maths:
Over the next few weeks, we shall be revisiting our work with fractions and decimals. This week’s focus: rounding decimals, decimals as fractions,
English:
We shall be editing our independent biographies and then starting our new unit, portal stories.
Reading:
Children should be reading at home every evening. They are expected to complete a book review, using the Y5 grammar expectations, once completed. If they don’t already, please encourage your child with their reading at home as it is hugely important. We shall soon be starting our new class novel, Alice in Wonderland. You can purchase a copy here.
PE:
Your children will have taken a letter home on Thursday 22nd February, detailing which swimming group that they are in. Below is a reminder of the key dates and swimming kit that they will need.
Group A Tuesday 27th February-Tuesday 27th March
Group B Tuesday 17th April-Tuesday 22nd May (No swimming on the 15th May)
Group C Tuesday 5th June – Tuesday 3rd July
Please can you make sure that they bring a swimming costume (preferably NOT a bikini for girls and NOT long shorts for boys), towel and, if they have long hair, a swimming hat all in a bag that can be easily identifiable. Children will be taught how to swim by 2 qualified swimming instructors including a teacher from Whitgift school and no prior knowledge of how to swim is needed. Children will be assessed the first week and then put into suitable groups with no child entering the deep end unless they can swim a length unaided. A trained lifeguard will also be present.
Children who are not going swimming during this time will still have a PE lesson. All children will continue to have their Thursday PE lesson.
This week the children will have a sports leaders session, led by a sports coach, on Tuesday afternoon and Thursday afternoon.
Music:
We shall be continuing our Soundstart lessons with Mr Regan.
Art:
We shall be designing a class tablecloth, representing Greek patterns, using the paste resist process. This week, we shall be tracing our designs onto cloth, using paste to repeat our designs.
Writing
We are continuing with our focus on a losing tale where a character loses a precious item. We will be using Julia Donalsdon’s story Monkey Puzzle as a stimulus for our writing.
We will be innovating a prequel and sequel for the original story. For example, what were baby monkey and mummy monkey doing before they lost one another. The ending will focus on how they intend to stay safe and together in the future.
Reading
We have come to the end of Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White. Hungerford Class absolutely loved the story. Our next class read will be Why the Whales Came by Michael Morpurgo.
Maths
We have come to the end of our work on fractions and will be moving onto measure. Please see some examples relating to our fractions work below.
Our learning objectives will be as follows: to measure length in cm, to measure length in metres, to compare lengths, to order lengths and to use the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) to problem solve about length.
PSHE
Zippy’s Friends- we will be moving onto a new unit.
P.E
Monday: basketball.
Wednesday: skipping skills.
Week Beginning 30th April 2018
Writing
This week we are writing our own innovations based on Monkey Puzzle; we will be writing a prequel and sequel to the story.
Here is an example of a losing tale toolkit. We will be keeping the middle part of the story the same and the children will be using the toolkit to innovate their own prequel and ending.
We are also focusing on using conjunctions in our writing to make it more interesting & using adjectives & adverbs to extend our sentences.
Reading
We are still really enjoying Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White. We are able to talk about the story & characters and are able to make predictions about what may happen in the text.
Maths
We are continuing to learn about time. This week we will be looking at how to read time to the 5 minute (counting in 5’s will help support this), durations of time and comparing durations of time e.g. understanding that 35 minutes is longer than a quarter of an hour.
ANY pre-teaching of recognising these times on a clock that you could do at home would be of real benefit to your child.
PSHE
We will be continuing with our new module of Zippy’s Friends.
P.E
We are going to be doing skipping on a Monday and doing tennis skills on Thursdays.
Science
We will be moving on to look at ways we can keep ourselves healthy.
Important information
There is a Year 2 parent’s meeting next Tuesday 1st May in the dining hall at 9 am.
We will be chatting about the upcoming Year 2 SATs and what can be expected.
It would be fantastic to see you all there 🙂