Dear Parents,
Another week has flown by and next week means SATs for Form 6. The Form 2 children will be completing their SATs over the next few weeks but because of their age it is deliberately kept low key and will take place during their usual lesson times in a calm way. For everyone else it is lessons and learning as normal!
Thank you to those of you who have signed up to help us on Grounds Day and a reminder to keep Saturday 17th June free for our annual Summer Fete.
Have a good weekend
Jan Caddy
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Form 6 this week
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After all the preparation and past papers, SATs week has finally arrived! Please follow the link for the timetable.
We do wish the children every success with these assessments - we know they have worked hard and will do their best when the day comes (that is all we can ask!) - and often, the children enjoy doing so!
There will be just basic reading and spelling homework during SATs week but we will have a last booster session on Wednesday to do some final preparation for Maths on the Thursday.
Around SATs, we will be continuing our English work, writing our own 'lost tale' from the Hobbit in the style of Tolkien.
In Maths will be continuing with addition and subtraction problems.
In Science, we will be identifying characteristics of different types of animals and classifying them based on their characteristics.
In topic, we will be starting to write a geographical report comparing the coastline of the Isle of Wight with the Southampton coastline.
And in R.S., we will be exploring modern Islamic art.
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Form 5 this week
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In Maths we are continuing to focus on geometry. This week we will be looking at nets of 3D shapes with a particular focus on tetrahedrons.
In Geography we will be revising our mapping topic before undertaking a brief assessment.
In English this week we are reviewing our use of adjectives. We will also be looking at how we describe the settings in our stories and looking at different ways of introducing our setting.
In Science we will be investigating how air resistance affects moving objects. We will look at how a basic parachute works and see how it uses air resistance to slow the parachute's descent.
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Coming up in Form 1
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In Maths this week our focus is multiplication. Form 1 will start by understanding the different strategies they can use to work out a multiplication problem, including repeated addition and counting up in a given number. They will then be moving on to understand arrays and how we can use these to help us to understand how we can show a multiplication problem pictorially and then use this to help us to work out the answers.
English: This week we will continue to base our work around the story of 'The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch'. We will be zooming in to look at the characters and what they may do during their days. The children will then move onto write a diary entry for Mr or Mrs Grinling as well as for one of the scavenging seagulls!
Science: This week we will be looking at the human life cycle and at how we develop through this. They will be getting the chance to look at some other life cycles and then identifying some of the similarities and differences between our own life cycle and that of other creatures.
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Coming up for Form 3
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In Maths this week, we will be using expanded and compact written addition to add any pair of 3-digit numbers. We will use rounding to estimate totals. We will find patterns and make generalisations. We will also use mental subtraction with Frog counting up to subtract 2-digit numbers from 3-digit numbers and to subtract pairs of numbers within the same century.
In Science, the class will experiment further using seeds of different shapes and sizes to see how far they travel. This time the children will blow the seeds and use a hairdryer to represent wind. They will also flick the seeds with their finger and measure the distance it goes. As before the data will be represented as a graph to show which method was more successful.
In English, the children will continue looking at proverbs and stage direction. They have started to become familiar with writing a play script and will now start to act the plays out in small groups. They will continue to work on using different voices and start writing their dialogues into play scripts. The class will continue reading The Witches play by Roald Dahl.
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This Week:
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SATs exams
Monday - Thursday
Thursday 11th May
Form 2 Victorian Day
Saturday 13th May
Grounds Day 9-3pm
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Advance Dates:
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Form 5 & 6 residential trip
Monday 22nd May
Parents' Workshop -
Singapore Maths 6.30pm
Saturday 17th June
Summer Fete
Wednesday 21st June
Sports Day
1.30pm at The Gregg School
Friday 7th July
Speech Day
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In Form 2 this week
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In English we will read and discuss the story 'The Night Shimmy' by Anthony Browne. We will create a sad character and a superhero which we will describe using exciting and powerful adjectives. We will identify and generate synonyms using a thesaurus which we will use to describe our characters. The children will plan and create their own story about these characters in little books. We will learn to use illustrations which add detail and inference to the story just as Anthony Browne's illustrations do.
In Maths this week we will continue to practise our addition and subtraction skills. We will practise mental addition and subtraction by different methods including partitioning and counting on or back. We will practise using the inverse operation to check our answers. We will solve problems involving addition and subtraction including two step problems.
In Science Form 2 will begin a new topic of habitats. We will explore and compare the difference between things that are living, dead and never been alive. We will learn about the characteristics that all living things need to stay alive and healthy.
Topic - In order to bring the History learning to life for the children, this week we will have our Victorian school morning. The children will be in role as Victorian children, they will experience a taster of what school life would have been like. The classroom will be set up as a Victorian classroom. We will practise tables, spellings, prayers by rote and write on pretend slates using a Victorian style of handwriting. We will experience some playground games and drill!
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Reception and Preschool in the coming week
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Early Years we will be
reading
'The Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle and other non-fiction lifecycle books
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In Reception the children will be talking about which parts of the book are 'true' (factual) and which parts are pretend (fictional). We will be sequencing the story and creating a food diary of what we eat. This will lead into discussion about healthy and unhealthy food. We will learn about the lifecycle of the Monarch butterfly, creating a dance acting out different stages.
In Maths we will be focusing on time- sequencing events and days of the week.
In Preschool we will be retelling the story of the 'Very Hungry Caterpillar' using maths resources and musical instruments. The children will be creating their own caterpillars and butterflies using a variety of media.
The Phonics of the week are 'c,k' and 'sh'
The letters and sounds focus is 'instrumental Sounds'
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Form 4 this week
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English: Form 4 begin a new topic this week looking at Information Texts on music instruments. We will read, map out and learn by heart a text about drums to produce and share a text about the tabla drums. We will then use this as a model for our own report writing and an oral presentation about a chosen instrument.
Maths: Addition and subtraction word problems will be our primary focus this week as we look at efficient methods for adding and subtracting. We will also be recognising maths vocabulary that indicates add on or take away. Pupils will also attempt questions with multi-step processes of 2 or more step to solve maths problems.
Science: What materials allows electricity to flow, and what materials don't? This week Form 4 will investigate different types of conductors and insulators on electrical circuits. This will allow us to evaluate which materials would be best to allow electricity to flow, and how to prevent anyone receiving unwanted electric shocks.
Topic: Having learnt about measuring wind speed using the Beaufort scale, temperature with thermometers and cloud cover using Okta grids, pupils will learn about precipitation and find an effective method to measure rainfall. We will then begin to use these measuring methods to chart the weather every day and gather data for us to analyse in forthcoming lessons.
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After School Clubs week beginning 8th May
Dance Club with Miss Cutler
Preschool and Reception 3.30-to 4pm
Form 1 and Form 2 from 4 to 4.30pm
Homework Club for Forms 3 to 6 3.30pm to 4.15pm
Spanish Class with Ruth Kibble for Forms 1,2 and 3 from 8.15-8.45am
Board Games Club for Form 1 and Form 2 with Miss Tunmore 3.30pm to 4.15pm
Outdoor Book Club for Form 1 and Form 2 with Mrs Carrett 3.30pm to 4.15pm
Drama Club for Forms 3 to 6 with Mrs Caddy and Miss Cutler 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Jewellery Club for Forms 3 to 6 with Mrs Jolley 3.30pm to 4.30pm
WEDNESDAY
Spanish Class with Ruth Kibble for Forms 4,5 and 6 from 8.15-8.45am
JUDO with Judo Jill.
Form 1 and Form 2 from 3.30pm to 4.15pm
Forms 3 to 6 from 4.20pm to 5.10pm
Outdoor Art Club for Reception, Form 1 and 2 with Mrs Presland 3.30pm to 4.15pm
Recorder Club for Form 2 and Form 3 with Mrs Baldwin 3.30pm to 4.15pm
Set Design and Prop Club for Forms 3 to 6 with Mr Papps 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Homework/Music Practice Club for Forms 2 to 6 with Mrs Caddy 3.30pm to 4.15pm
Booster Clubs for Form 5 with Mr Pascoe 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Booster Club for Form 6 with Mr Milton 3.30pm to 4.30pm
THURSDAY
CHOIR for Reception to Form 6 with Mrs Caddy from 3.30pm to 4.15pm.
Multi Sports Club for Reception, Form 1 and 2 from 3.30pm to 4.15pm
FRIDAY
Homework Club for Forms 2 to 6 3.30pm to 4.15pm
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