Maths: Nets of 3D shapes
In maths, Year 6 have been looking at shapes and their properties. They have focussed on angles and how to draw triangles; nets for 3D shapes; and will be going on to look at areas of different 2D shapes.
In our nets lesson, the children explored different nets to see that when folded if they would make a cube or not.
They then used this website to look at different 3D shape’s nets.
Help at home: Make a net for a 3D shape out of paper. Can you fold, cut and stick carefully so that it makes a successful 3D shape?
Science: Complete or Incomplete?
In our last science lesson, Year 6 looked at is a series circuit was complete or incomplete. The children created circuits and then had to reason if they were or not. Did you know that the current in a circuit will not flow if it is not complete?
Help at home: Are these circuits complete or incomplete? How do you know?
Hepworth Gallery
Today, Year 1 and 2 had great school trip to the Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield.
First of all, we took part in a print-making workshop which included looking at some Barbara Hepworth sculptures and finding inspiration from their shapes. There were some great outcomes and the children enjoyed seeing all their masterpieces.
We spent the afternoon looking around the garden, the different galleries and sketching some of the sculptures. There were a variety of pieces of art and sculptures to see with different textures, shapes and colours. We even got a sneak preview of the new exhibition opening tomorrow at the gallery.
The children were complimented for their excellent behaviour and engagement with all the activities. Well done, Year 2!
Our trip to the Hepworth Gallery
This week our Year 1s and 2s went on a trip to the Hepworth Gallery. They were respectful, ready and most of all safe, following our school rules down to a t. Here are some photos from the Year 1’s trip, showcasing their brilliant engagement and artistic skills. Well done Year 1! Have a great rest over the weekend.
Maths- Shapes and patterns.
In maths this week our wonderful Year 1s have been learning about Shapes and patterns. They learnt how to fill in a template of a shape with different shapes, without going out of the template’s lines or overlapping them. The children did really well in this and some even showed off their artistic flair! Well done Year 1.
Guided Reading Week 3
Here are the target pages for this week’s guided reading. These need to be read by Friday 28th November.
The Girl of Ink and Stars – up to page 125 (Chapter 14)
Kensuke’s Kingdom – up to page 117 (Chapter 8)
Extra time – up to page 113 (Chapter 25)
Flood and Fang – up to page 137 (Chapter 9)
Rooftoppers – up to page 162 (Chapter 18)
We’re skippers!
Today, Year 4 were lucky enough to receive a visit from Leeds Skipping School who ran a brilliant session. This is I’m preparation for our attendance at the Leeds Skipping Festival in the spring. We had such a fun morning!
The skips we learnt were…
- double bounce
- single bounce
- side straddle
- side swing
- cross over
- pretzel
We learnt and practised all of the skips that we’ll be performing in the festival. I was so impressed with the amazing skipping skills Year 4 could already demonstrate and we can’t wait to keep practising even more!
Help at home: if you have a skipping rope, ask your children to show you the six skips we learnt today.
Guided Reading Week 3
Here are the target pages for this week’s guided reading. These need to be read by Friday 28th November.
Divine Freaks: up to page 128
Spirit Walker: up to page 140
How to Train your Dragon: up to page 159
The Considine Curse: up to page 104
The Switch: up to page 136
PE – Gymnastics
This week in Gymnastics we were all very excited to get out the big climbing frame. The children thoroughly enjoyed challenging themselves to climb to the very top. I was very impressed by their resilience, especially on the ropes which proved to be very difficult. We also practised our movement, balance and jumping skills on the other equipment in the hall. We are working up to composing, practising and performing a routine using the mats and benches.
Help at home by talking to your child about their routine and practising their balance at home.
Autumn 2: Week 3
In Literacy, we read Night Monkey, Day Monkey by Julia Donaldson. For our writing activity, the children drew and labelled pictures showing things they see and do during the day and at night time.
In provision, we investigated shadows through hands-on exploration. The children used torches to discover how shadows changed size when they moved the light source closer to and further away from objects. The chilli challenge to create shadow puppets captured the children’s imagination in the creative area, leading to lots of talk about shadows.
In maths, we introduced the children to composition by focusing on the preliminary skills: the concept of ‘wholes’ and ‘parts’. We investigated composition using own bodies and familiar toys. We used this stem sentence My […] is a part of me and the whole of me is [name] to explain our parts. We hope you enjoyed watching our maths session on Tuesday!
Help at home: Look at the pictures. Can you see the parts?
Thank you for attending Tuesday’s maths stay and learn session. I hope you enjoyed watching our maths sessions all about composition. Your feedback is important to us, so please complete the parent feedback form when you can. If you couldn’t attend, you can view the slides here. As always, if you have any questions, please speak to me at the end of the day.
On Wednesday, we thoroughly enjoyed watching a live production performance called Hare and Tortoise.
Am – I liked it when they were singing.
Ayy – I liked it when we had to clap.
Im – That show was awesome! I enjoyed the clapping.
Sat – I liked it when the Hare went to sleep.
Fin – I enjoyed the running race.
Learning Journey Drop In’s
Monday 1st or Thursday 4th December 3.00 – 3.30pm
A sign-up letter is in your child’s bookbag. Please return the slip by Thursday 27th November. We look forward to sharing your child’s books with you.