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Spring 2 - Week 4

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Dear parents and carers,

They're back!  Yes the playground team have returned, and this week work has begun to instal our multi surface sports pitch.  Not only will this further improve PE lessons (please recall what was said previously about PE kits) but will also provide a fantastic resource for break and lunchtimes.  Already we have utilised our sports coaches from Kick to run mini football tournaments at lunchtimes, alongside William Ford staff to keep children active, and it will be great to be able to utilise this space for such experiences.

My tour of lessons continues, and this week I have had the pleasure of meeting our pupils in role as scriptwriters, travel agents and TV presenters!  And through all of this it has been great to see the pupils developing the knowledge and skills in various subjects whilst considering what career they may pursue in the future.

Linked in with our career focus, we have also been celebrating STEM week.  Year Three enjoyed a wonderful visit today from a scientist led workshop called, 'Silly Science.'  One child reported, 'This is the best day of my life!'  It was fantastic to see so many children getting excited by science: increasing their knowledge and considering the world of science for their future employment!

I pray you all have a wonderful weekend.

 

Mr. David Huntingford

Headteacher

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Meet Gus!

 

He is a trained therapy dog who will be coming in to William Ford once a month to provide comfort for children and staff and to lower the feelings of anxiety and stress. Today, he came in to meet the children and will be back again after the Easter holidays for some therapy sessions. 

 

YEAR 6 SATS MEETING FOR PARENTS

Please remember that there is a SATs meeting for year 6 parents after school on Tuesday at 3:30pm or 5:30pm.  Please drop in to meet the year 6 team to find out all you will need to know for the upcoming SATs.

SWIMMING REMINDER

Please remember that if your child has swimming, that they must wear a swimming hat and must wear a suitable swimming outfit, please visit uniform section of the William Ford Website for more information.

PE KITS

Please ensure your child has a PE kit in school for PE lessons, we are unable to continuously provide spare kit.

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Year Three

Abdullah 3P

 

Year Four

Samuel 4B

Year Five

Chidimma 5A

 

Year Six

Dhiyan 6P

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I recommend Small Steps by Louis Sachar. After reading Holes by the same author, I was eager to read the next book in the collection. The book is about a young boy who left a concentration camp and met a famous singer. The book tells the story of their growing friendship. There is a lot of suspense in the book which made me want to read on. 

By Naomeeh 6T

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Romans 5:1

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

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Comic Relief Day
All Day
17
March
STEM WEEK
8:00am – 8:30am
From 13 Mar until 17 Mar
13
March
STEM WEEK
8:00am – 8:30am
From 13 Mar until 17 Mar
13
March
Silly Science Workshop Yr 3 STEM week
1:00pm – 3:00pm
17
March
Y6 SATS Talk
3:30pm – 4:00pm
21
March
Y6 SATS Talk
5:30pm – 6:00pm
21
March
Year 5 Astrodome Visit
9:00am – 12:00pm
23
March
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17 Mar 2023
Meet Gus!
This week Royal Praise in 4D writes about our new therapy dog - Gus!
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17 Mar 2023
Year Three Science Fun
Silly Science workshop for Year Three
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Year Three

Year Three have continued their studies of the non-fiction book, Wild Cities. They have written their own paragraphs about the wildlife of Dagenham and have looked at the grammatical structure of sentences using subordinate clauses. They have also started to look at the wildlife found in both Tokyo and Berlin. It is interesting to see the similarities and differences between these cities' wildlife.

History has seen the pupils continuing their studies of the Ancient Greeks. They have looked at Alexander the Great and have thought about his significance as a historical figure. They were amazed to look at a range of sources about him and were interested to find out that statues of him are still being made in the present day. They made freeze frames demonstrating their knowledge of Alexander, and it was our job to guess which person in each freeze-frame actually was pretending to be him. See if you can work it out in the picture below.

Year 4

This week, the children have started their spring term assessments in reading comprehension, arithmetic, mathematical reasoning and spelling.  The children also examined the results of their scientific investigation into the relationship between temperature and speed of evaporation that they set up last week.  The results in the petri dishes were fascinating to the children.  In geography this week, they presented the results of their geographical research into European capital cities that was completed last week.  The children loved being filmed on the school IPads, and they all have their videos saved as a QR code in their geography books.  The children have continued learning about holy week in R.E. and from next week the year group will start practising for the Easter production.

Year Five

This week in our Year 5 Maths sessions we have been using our knowledge of fractions and decimals to compare and order decimals up to 3 decimal places and to use this to solve problems requiring us to use the skills we have been working on. Our leaflets in English lessons, providing information about our chosen school charity 'Stand By Me' have been completed, and we hope to have some on display in our school hall presently. They have been carefully presented and information selected for our final presentations. We had a very exciting time in history where we became archaeologists exploring the significance of the Sutton Hoo treasures and using the artefacts found  to make our own predictions about who might have been buried there. We have been continuing with our Design and Technology project making bridges and exploring ways to make them stronger and safer.

Year Six

Year 6 were lucky enough to go over to Dagenham Park School on Monday, as part of science week. The Year 7 pupils showed us the work they had completed for their homework. Our children enjoyed finding out what they would be learning about when they move on to secondary school. The children have been investigating numbers using algebra and looking at applying this skill when working with perimeter and area. In English, children took part in some role play to interview some of the characters from The Highwayman. We have also been revising some grammar, in particular, conjunctions and past and present tenses. In computing, children have become familiar with the terms 'fair use' and 'copyright', understanding why copyright-free images should be used. They have also begun to collect their own copyright-free images to go on their webpages. Next week is assessment week, so the children will be showing off what they have learnt so far.  

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Each week, staff select three children from each class who have shown effort and commitment to upholding an aspect of our school vision, shown at the bottom of the page. Congratulations to this week’s ‘stars of the week’ for their tremendous endeavours!

 

Working diligently

 

Acting generously

 

Promoting peace

Year Three

3M

Name: Shengkai

For: hard work and for being focussed in all lessons.

 

Name: Geovani

For: being helpful and kind to others.

 

Name: AJ

For: being much calmer in lessons.

3N

Name: Collins

For: a diligent approach to all lessons and always striving to do his best.

Name: Viola

For: being kind and helpful to adults and her classmates.

Name: Shiven

For: being a calm and peaceful influence in the classroom.

3P

Name: Jada

For: showing consistent diligence throughout all of her lessons this week.

Name:  Maysan

For: always showing generosity towards his peers.

Name: Rosie

For: promoting peace in class and encouraging a calm settled approach to those around her.
 

Working diligently

 

Acting generously

 

Promoting peace

Year Four

4B

Name: Milda

For: working diligently and trying her best in lessons. 

 

Name: Onirban

For: working well with his partner in geography.

 

Name: Ajwa

For: having a calm and hardworking approach to lessons this week.

4D

Name:  Ayaan

For: giving sensible answers in our Geography lesson this week.

Name:  Daniella I

For: helping others in her reading groups.

Name: Stephanie

For: always having a calm approach and being kind to her friends.

4W

Name: Andrea

For: always giving 100% and making progress in maths this week.

Name: Jayden

For: giving 100% during assessments and always achieving well in his spellings.

Name: Jemimah

For: living at peace and trying her best to be polite and caring.
 

Working diligently

 

Acting generously

 

Promoting peace

Year Five

5A

Name: Rares

For: always working hard and challenging himself.

 

Name: Chidimma

For: always sharing her resources.

 

Name: Jayden

For: always having a calm attitude towards his friends and teachers.

5H

Name: Phoebe

For: her lovely prayers, especially at the end of the school day.

Name: Sophie

For: always ensuring that our classroom looks spick and span, especially after creative activities.

Name: Sufian

For: working so well as part of his bridge design team.

5N

Name: Aimee

For: her consistent positive attitude towards her learning.

Name: Tishe

For: being polite, courteous and showing kindness towards others.

Name: Alexandra

For: demonstrating self-motivation and self-discipline.
 

Working diligently

 

Acting generously

 

Promoting peace

Year Six

6I

Name: Isabella

For: giving a fantastic point, evidence and explain answer in reading comprehension. 

 

Name: Tasnima

For: being more focused in class.

 

Name: Kayden

For: being at peace and trying more in lessons. 

6P

Name: Edwin

For: working diligently in all areas of the curriculum.

Name: Maddie

For: acting generously by spending time setting up games for Yr3 children.

Name: Brendan

For: for living at peace within the classroom.

6T

Name: Ruby

For: showing great perseverance and effort in maths. 

Name: Harry 

For: sharing his ideas during class discussions. 

Name: Naomeeh

For: always being ready to learn. 
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