Year Four 

Year 4 have had a fantastic week of learning, full of creativity, deep thinking, and new skills! 

What we have learnt about this week... 

In English, the children explored persuasive writing by crafting letters to F. W. de Klerk, urging him to end apartheid. They thought carefully about fairness and justice, considering how powerful words can bring about change. It was inspiring to see their empathy and reasoning shine through their writing. 

In Maths, we began our work on multiplication, focusing on strategies for multiplying by 3. The children enjoyed spotting patterns and using these to solve problems, building a strong foundation for future learning. 

For RE, we started our new unit on the Bible. The children designed imaginative and thoughtful covers for a Bible, reflecting on what makes it special and meaningful in people’s lives. 

We also had a visitor in class who helped us practise using our iPads successfully for learning. The children were excited to discover new ways to use technology to support their work and enhance their creativity. 

What we will learn about next week: 

In English, we will continue our work on Journey to Jo’burg by writing a continuation of the narrative. This will give the children an opportunity to develop their storytelling skills and explore character emotions in more depth. 

In Maths, we will keep working on multiplication and explore a range of strategies to strengthen understanding and fluency. 

In RE, we will look at the different types of writing found in the Bible and discuss why these styles are important. 

On Friday, we are looking forward to India Day, which promises to be an exciting day of learning and celebration! 

Year Six

The children have been really focused this week and worked hard across the curriculum as well as their assessments in reading, maths, spelling and grammar. 

What we have learnt about this week... 

This week, the children have had their second set of SATs assessments.  The Year 6 team are in the process of marking the children’s papers but already we can see that so many of them have made great process from their baseline assessments back in September.  The results of the maths SATs will have an impact on the Tuesday after-school booster classes; we will email those children who no longer need to attend these groups and, at the same time, email the parents of the next set of children that we would like to invite to the second wave of booster classes. 

Aside from their SATs assessments, the children have begun their new shared reading book – The Last Bear by Hannah Gold.  This text is also the focus of our English lessons this half term and the children have started to plan and write a descriptive setting of the Arctic Circle.  In cookery this week, class 6B decorated some biscuits.  They really enjoyed choosing the toppings and were keen to take their biscuits home to share.  In maths, the children have practised finding a fraction of amounts including those within word problems. 

What we will learn about next week: 

Next week in English, the children will proof read and edit their descriptive settings before moving on to exploring the features of powerful speeches.  In maths, the children will move on to their new topic which is units of measure.  In our science lesson next week, the children will investigate the effects of a battery on the brightness of a bulb, whilst in R.E. the children will investigate the religious use of colour in expressing concepts.  We are approaching the end of our history topic about the Victorians during which the children will examine a range of changes in society from the beginning to the end of the Victorian era.