07 January 2011
Your homework this week is creative and is due on Wednesday 12 January.
I can express my opinions about our topic Snowbound.
We are starting our new topic and need some work to show our opinions about Snowbound to start a display in the classroom.
You need to stick to the rules about homework taking up no more than one page of A4. However, if necessary, the page can be extended downwards if you need more space.
Things you could complete for our creative display:
- Art: a snow scene.
- A piece of writing about being involved in an avalanche.
- A newspaper report about being trapped in the snow.
- Some graffiti style art work in a snowy or icy style
- Poetry inspired by snow or ice or an avalanche.
Or…your own idea!
SEAL statement 04 Jan
This half term we are focussing on 7R’s of learning in place of our usual SEAL topic. The first statement is ‘I can take responsibility to learn well.‘
We shall be looking at a different area of learning each week, starting with responsibility.
Taking responsibility for learning may include:
- using listening skills in lessons
- asking questions
- contributing and working well in a group to complete a task
- bringing guided reading books, spelling books etc to school when needed
- learning spellings and tables at home
- completing homework
Christmas Hat Competition
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5llKjeVzlEM
What are the most important features of a family car?
In a topic lesson this half-term the class had to sort nine features of a family car by deciding which were the most important to which were the least important. We then repeated the activity, but this time we sorted the same features for a rally car. This led to a really interesting debate about the importance of the various features!
Tackling cyber-bullying
In literacy this half-term, the class have been finding out about cyber-bullying. They then wrote a report about what cyber-bullying is and how you can limit the chances of being cyber-bullied.
Born In A Barn
Who was born in the barn one cold and wintry evening? If you come and see our Christmas performance on Tuesday 14 or Wednesday 15 December then you’ll find out. It’s not too late to get your tickets! Come and listen to the singing donkey, various sheep and cows, a wise owl and a very noisy cockerel. Looking forward to seeing you.
Join in our celebrations!
Key Stage One and Foundation Stage Christmas Performance
“BORN IN A BARN”
SEAL ‘thought’
Managing emotions, in particular anger, forms an important part of our SEAL Getting On theme. This comment was posted by a parent in response to our calming down statement:
Prophet Muhammad gave this advice:
“When one of you becomes angry while standing, he should sit down. If the anger leaves him, well and good; otherwise he should lie down.”
This is said because the likelihood of you lashing out, harming anyone and getting out of control is very difficult whilst sat down and almost impossible whilst lying down.
Thank you for this comment.
Swimming videos
Even though the Year 5 swimming sessions have finished for this term, there are some great video clips on this website (http://www.swimming.org/swimfit/) to help with developing and/or improving technique for the different swimming strokes.
Take a look and try them out if you go swimming during the holiday.
Holidays approaching…
…so there are no spelling lists, tables or other homework this week.
Enjoy reading, writing (and possibly making?) Christmas cards, reflecting on this term’s topics and other activities.
Accordion assembly
Watch Year Four show off their accordion skills at 1.45 p.m on Friday 10 December!