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25 November 2011

Spellings are again connectives. Using connectives effectively will help the children write their newspaper reports this week.

The children have been asked to choose twelve spelling from the list below that will challenge their spelling and improve their newspaper reports.

Spellings will be tested on Friday 02 December.

25 November 2011

Homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 30 November.

I can show all I know about Mount Olympus and the Ancient Greek Gods.

Remember to be as creative as you can.

You could produce some writing, art work, a story, a newspaper report or your own creative idea. Have fun!

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We were lucky enough to have a visitor on Friday.  Richard Gale (Indi’s dad) is a paramedic and he came in to talk about his job.  As you can see we had great fun using bandages, oxygen masks and stethoscopes!  It looked like there had been an awful accident at one point but I can assure you that no-one was hurt at all!

Thank you Richard for taking the time to visit us.

Knock Knock!

This week, your child will be sketching some observational drawings. In keeping with our topic of ‘Our House’, they will have the opportunity to look at doors throughout British History as well as developing some essential skteching techniques along the way. Below, you will find doors from the Anglo-Saxon period right up to the Edwardian period. Later on the week, I will upload some of the children’s drawings to see how they compare alongside the real thing. Why not discuss with your child how the features change through the ages?

Industrial action

You will be aware that the headteachers’ union, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), has voted to take industrial action on Wednesday 30 November 2011. This means headteachers now join other public sector workers on strike on this day.

Teachers will also strike.  The vote of National Union of Teachers (NUT) members in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme in June covers all members in the schools balloted to take action on 30 November. They do not need to ballot again.

The industrial action in June meant Moortown Primary had to close.  A similar number of staff members, whether NAHT or NUT members, have decided to strike on 30 November.  Therefore, it is definite that Moortown Primary will close.

Tricky Words

This week, your child will start to bring some ‘Tricky Words’ home to learn. These are words that have have unusual or untaught phonemes and are ‘tricky’ to decode. Show your child the word and try to blend it as usual, discussing the letters that are ‘tricky’. For example, in the word ‘go’ the last letter does not represent the same sound as in the word dog. Keep looking at the words, use them in a sentence and point them out in their reading book. This week, the tricky words are ‘the‘ and ‘to‘.

Still measuring!

18 November 2011

The homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 23 November.  This week has been national anti-bullying week; consequently, the homework is about bullying too:

I can give advice to a victim of bullying.

It is totally up to you how you give this advice. Some ideas are:

• a poster giving tips and advice
• a playscript between a victim of bullying and a person giving advice
• a storyboard or comic strip
• a picture story
• a poem

Bronwen’s visit to the Children’s Commissioner

You may be aware that one of our Year 6 pupils, Bronwen Grainger, recently took over the role of Children’s Commissioner, Maggie Atkinson, in London.  She has prepared this report of her day:

Report of day as Children’s Commissioner

On Friday 11th November 2011 (Take Over Day and Remembrance Day), at about 10:45, we arrived at Trafalgar Square and met some remarkably young soldiers who had just got back from Afghanistan. We also saw people who had got the licence to be able to drive a submarine plus we also found out that Maggie’s (Children’s Commissioner) husband had also had a career as a submarine driving and got his badge that had 2 dolphins to say he has an official licence. Before the 2 minutes silence, we listened to: the soldiers, a young girl who had an amazing voice and a few others.

Then quickly after that, the royal trumpet player played the tune that they play to wake up the soldiers. Then the 2 minutes started. After the silence, everybody who was there was invited to throw some poppy petals into one of the 2 fountains. Pretty much after that we left to have lunch in a nearby Starbucks. We then got in a taxi and got driven to the Royal Artillery Museum in Woolwich where we presented a nearby school called Fox Field Primary school a certificate saying that they had taken part in Take Over Day. We also got to try on some of the clothes they wear in the army in an assembly 2 soldiers performed.

When we got back to the Children’s Commissioner office we got presented with a certificate for taking part in Take Over day, which ended my day as being a Children’s Commissioner. Thank you to Maggie for letting me shadow her, I had a very interesting and enjoyable day.

General information

It was lovely to meet you all properly at Parents’ Evening. Thank you for taking a strong interest in your child’s learning. Many parents were keen to help even more at home. I hope the handwriting example has been helpful. Examples of what your child is expected to know by the end of Year 2 will be sent home shortly. Also, thank you for coming to see our assembly. I know the children loved showing you all what they have learned.