Last week/this week

Oaks and Acorns is a community of the (slightly) older generation who visit school once a month to meet and work alongside the children and are rewarded with the children serving a delicious school dinner to them.  All Year 4s met with their new friends and as we have been looking at timelines chatted about the lives of our visitors.  This was a wonderful experience for all with both ages enjoying the experience.  Timelines have been made and will be displayed in Class 3 for those who wish to see the results.  Why not pop in during the Open Afternoon to have a look?

We also had an exciting science lesson with the Year 3s learning about chemical reactions during their challenge to make their own volcanoes - much noise and excitement ensued with Mr Henderson having to come and see what was happening!!

We have had some great maths games with the children learning to play 'tennis' with number bonds, alongside working with the 2, 3, 4 and 6 times tables and multiplying by 10 and 100, doubling and halving and having to think things through.  Can I urge parents to play as many times tables games with their children as they can - Mr Wainwright has introduced a 'Times Table Challenge' and well done Matilda for being the first member of Class 3 to have a go!  Lets see Class 3 rise to the challenge - perhaps all could complete the challenge by the end of the Academic year!

In Literacy we looked at performing a poem and have learnt "Our Teacher is a Caveman" to perform at our end of term Museum day.

This week starts with Mr Wainwright joining us on Monday.  He will be team teaching alongside myself and has come up with an interesting challenge for our science - I don't want to spoil the surprise so keep up with this page to see the pictures!!

Maths this week will focus on written addition and subtraction.

In Literacy we shall begin to look at Myths over the next couple of week which will culminate in writing our own Mythical narrative.  

Also we have been asked to provide some paintings by the children of yellow fruit or vegetables for Harvest Festival.  If you wish to contribute please can I have your work produced on an A4 sheet of paper.  This can be given out at School for those who wish to help. Thank you.

Finally, I would like to thank all those parents who are 'bearing with me' whilst we come up with a suitable procedure for dismissing the children at the end of day, particularly on a Wednesday/Thursday when many children attend after-school clubs.  We have decided that those children attending a club will be escorted by the TA through the other exit from the classroom.  Those able to walk into the playground will then be asked to leave through the front door of the classroom and finally I shall bring the remainder of the children to the same door.  Can I ask that you remind siblings of these children to remain outside with you, whilst I make sure every child is returned safely to their respective parents.  It is a busy thoroughfare and we need to ensure that the dismissal at the end of the day is as calm as possible - for both the children and adults!

Mrs Smith