JLT
Say hello to our fantastic new Junior Leadership Team. We had our first meeting today where we discussed potential school charities for this academic year. We look forward to announcing our chosen charity this Friday during our Golden assemblies.
Key Stage 1
Lower Key Stage 2
Upper Key Stage 2
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Training day – Arty Ideas!
We thought you’d enjoy hearing a little about what went on during our recent teacher training day! Part of the day was dedicated to developing our art knowledge and skills with our resident art teacher, Mrs Boulton.
Teachers got hands-on with paints, pastels and even soap! There was plenty of colour, laughter, and even a bit of friendly competition as we experimented with new techniques and ideas for upcoming art lessons.
The rest of the day focussed on other important areas too, including maths and inclusion. It was a full, productive day – and we left feeling ready and excited for the next half-term!
Writing: journalistic writing
In writing, we have been writing newspaper reports.
The purpose of a news report is to tell the reader information about something that has happened.
We read a twisted version of the traditional tale The Three Little Pigs called The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig. We thought about how the original tale had been twisted and how we could twist our own version.
We thought about what a good newspaper looks like. The children took on the role of a journalist adding catchy headlines and informative sub-headings.
Help at home: ask your children to tell you the story of the three little wolves and the big bad pig. Can they do it like a news reporter?
Phase 3,4 – Geography
JLT
Democracy is a key part of British Values and during this week, our classes have cast their votes for who they would like to represent their class on the JLT. We were absolutely overwhelmed by the number of children that wrote speeches. These were well written, full of ideas and showed off their best qualities such as leadership, good listening skills and initiative.
The votes were counted and the new members have been announced!
Here are our new members:
5,6A – Stanley
5,6B – Joseph
5,6C – Grayson
3,4A – Marshall
3,4B – Penny
3,4C – Jessica
2C – Oliver
1,2B – Oscar
1A – Harlow
Well done to each of you. I’m looking forward to working with you this year and can’t wait to get started.
Democracy -3,4C
This week, our Living and Learning statement is ‘I take part in democratic decisions’.
In class, the children had time to discuss and consider what makes a good leader, why people should vote for them and what changes they would make. The children then had time to create their speech if they wished to be considered as the Junior Leadership Team representative for 3,4C.
Yesterday, the children enjoyed voting in the hall using the ballot box.
Well done to all the candidates that took part. We are really proud of you.
Maths – Bridging 100
In our recent maths sessions, we’ve been learning how to bridge 100 when subtracting.
This method will make calculations quicker and easier for us!
Eg:
Instead of counting back six times: 103, 102, 101 etc, we can use the following sentences to help us bridge 100.
Help at home: Give your child some questions to complete and chant the sentences above with them to help.
Phase 3/4 Poetry
The children across the phase have been working hard to learn the poem ‘Let No One Steal Your Dreams’ by Paul Cookson.
On Thursday, they will perform this poem together in a special assembly to celebrate National Poetry Day.
We have focused on voice projection and adding expression as we read.
In reading lessons, the children have explored the meaning of the poem and words they’re curious about.
Help at home by encouraging your child to recite the poem, adding expression and projecting their voice.
Living and Learning: Protected Characteristics
Over the next couple of weeks, we’re learning all about respect.
We’ll be revisiting what the protected characteristics are. These are characteristics that are protected by law to stop discrimination.
disability, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation
We can use this useful mnemonic to help us remember: DRGRAMPSS.
As well as reminding ourselves what the protected characteristics are, we’ll be exploring themes around them such as…
- Why are they protected?
- What would society be like if they weren’t protected?
- How do they link to the British Values?
We’ll also look at different scenarios where the characteristics aren’t being protected and see if we can identify the problem and the characteristic.
Help at home: Have a chat with your child about why we have protected characteristics and the importance of them.