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Dear Parents,
The first week back has been busy and everyone has settled in quickly! We were very excited to announce that we will be doing a summer show and this will be 'The Wind in the Willows'. This year, Speech Day will be at Turner Sims and will be a celebration of the year's achievements with musical or dramatic interludes! The show will be at a separate time; details to follow.
The successful Plantagenet Charity Day raised an amazing £187.10 for Simon Says - the child bereavement charity. The coin wars were an unusual and inspired way to get the children involved in fund raising. Well done, Bethany and all the Plantagenets!
The Grounds Day for working on the PTA nature trail has been set for Saturday 13th May. At this stage we are clearing a path in the area to the left of the playground. The PTA have been asking for volunteers from parents of Form 1 children and above for this part of the project because the work and the area are not suitable for Early Years Children. The next stage will be their chance to shine! Please see any members of the PTA if you are able to help.
The staff had a great time learning about Singapore Maths on INSET day at the end of last term. We hope that you will be able to join us at 6.30 pm Monday 22nd May for the Parents' Workshop which will inform you about this really successful and topical approach to Maths. It will be a practical workshop so should be fun too!
We are also looking for parents / family members who could come in and talk to our KS 2 children about their careers as part of the PSHE programme. If this is something you could help with, please let the office know and we will contact you.
Enjoy the Bank Holiday Monday and see you again on Tuesday.
Jan Caddy
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Form 6 this week
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In our second week of work based on 'The Hobbit', we will be journeying through Mirkwood forest to write our own description and also imagining the scene where Bilbo meets the dragon Smaug for the first time - but from the viewpoint of Smaug! We will also be using our grammar knowledge to use complex sentences and relative pronouns to improve our writing as well as using suitable similes and metaphors.
In Maths, we will be completing our measurement problems work as well as continuing to revise core methods for arithmetic and reasoning in preparation for SATs week.
In Science, our next lesson covers the Linnaean system of animal classification, looking at the 8 levels of classification from Domain down to Family, Genus and Individual Species.
In topic, we will be making a geographical comparison between Southampton and the Isle of Wight, comparing landscape, transport, weather, services, communications, land use and buildings!
And in R.S., we will be exploring how faith is expressed through art further, examining how Jesus has been portrayed by different artists.
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Form 5 this week
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In Maths next week we will be drawing angles and measuring them accurately. We will also spend some time working on angle problems including finding missing angles.
In English we are continuing to work through some grammar revision highlighted from our recent SPAG tests. We are also continuing to look at classic fiction and what makes a book a "classic."
In Geography we are finishing off our mapping topic with a short assessment.
In Science we are investigating gravity. We will attempt to measure the force of gravity acting upon falling objects following in the footsteps of the great man himself - Sir Isaac Newton.
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Coming up in Form 1
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Maths: This week the children will be looking at subtracting. They will begin the week by consolidating what they have already covered, using number lines to subtract one digit numbers from two digit numbers. They will then move on to different strategies and bigger numbers.
English: This week we will be continuing to base our work around the story of 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch'. This week the children will be thinking about what happens at the end of the story and the events which lead up to this. They will then be having a go at planning and writing their own different ending for the story.
Science: This week we will be comparing our own bodies both inside and out. The children will be looking at the similarities and differences between themselves and others and will be getting the chance to measure their hands and feet as well as helping to draw up a class graph to represent the results.
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Coming up for Form 3
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In Maths this week, we will be looking at place value and money. We will place 3-digit numbers on an empty number line, order, compare and find a number between. We will round 3-digit numbers to the nearest 10 and 100. We will also understand place value in money, writing amounts in pounds and pence. We will use place value to add and subtract pounds, 10ps and 1ps.
In Science this week, Form 3 will revisit seed dispersal and continue exploring different types of seed, drawing them and labelling parts of the seed. The children will look closely at why it is important for seeds to be dispersed where there is more space. They will also design a poster related to all the different ways seeds are dispersed.
In English this week, the children will be continuing exploring plays and dialogues. They will have the opportunity to improvise a dialogue, speak in different voices, spell homophones correctly and write out a dialogue using correct punctuation. We will also continue reading the play version of The Witches by Roald Dahl.
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This Week:
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Monday 1st May
Bank Holiday School Closed
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Advance Dates:
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Saturday 13th May
Grounds Day 9-3pm
15th - 17th May
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 look in detail at some of the characters in the wonderful books by Anthony Browne, describe what they look like and how they feel using evidence from the text. We will practise using exciting noun phrases and learn to reorder these phrases to make our writing more interesting.
Our Maths topic next week will be number sequences and fractions. We will learn to recognise multiples of 2,5,10 and 3 and will practise completing addition and subtraction number sequences. We will find halves, quarters and three quarters of amounts and will solve word problems involving fractions.
Science - We will look in detail at a variety of bulbs using hand lenses and will practise our scientific skill of observation. We will complete an observational drawing of the cross section of a bulb and name the different parts.
Topic- We will learn about the lives of poor Victorian children who had to work in terrible conditions. We will think of questions that we would like to ask these children about what their life was like and how they felt about it. We will act out some of these jobs in role as Victorian children and then write a diary entry about their day at work. We will also learn about poor housing and the conditions that the children would have lived in. We will make comparisons with children's lives at that time and today.
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Reception and Preschool in the coming week
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Early Years we will be
reading a variety of versions of
'Jack and the Beanstalk'
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In Reception the children will write
an imaginative story - If Jack's beanstalk keeps growing. It's gone through the clouds....where next?
They will be sequencing the story and create a story map. In Maths the children will discover a letter left by the Giant needing them to investigate length of objects. They will plant their own beanstalk and observe over the next few weeks how they grow and change. The children will investigate
if all beans are the same - observing and comparing the properties of different kinds of beans.
In Preschool we will continue our discussion about growth and change.
In Maths we will be comparing sizes & shapes.
Our letters and sounds focus is: Voice sounds
Our phonic of the week is: 'i'
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Form 4 this week
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Maths: Subtraction is the focus of this week where we will use written subtraction, expanded then compact decomposition to subtract pairs of 3 and 4-digit numbers. We will also be using mental subtraction by counting up using frog method to subtract pairs of 4-digit numbers and choosing appropriate strategies to subtract pairs of 4-digit numbers depending on the numbers involved.
English: We aim to complete our twisted tales next week where pupils are re-telling traditional tales and fairy tales from alternative viewpoints. Dialogues between characters and accurate use of direct speech punctuation will be our focus where pupils will create play scripts to tell their stories.
Science: We look at the health and safety aspects of electricity this week to enable safe practice with batteries and mains electricity. We will also look at creating electric circuits and see how many bulbs can be lit from three volts.
Topic: In Topic this week we will be observing clouds and recognising the different types that float and pour rain over our heads. In our observations we shall look at Okta grids to measure how much cloud cover there is at certain points of the day and during the week. In addition Form 4 will be using their knowledge of clouds to create watercolour paintings that will lead to comparisons with Turner or Constable paintings... or similar.
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After School Clubs week beginning 1st May
TUESDAY
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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