Friday, 30 September 2011

Newsletter

News Roundup
·         Thank you to those parents and carers who attended the Robinwood information meeting on Wednesday evening, during which key dates and information about the Year 6 visit to the centre next year were shared. All deposits for the trip must be returned to school by Friday 21st October. Please note that this is a non-refundable deposit. If you were unable to attend the meeting then your child should have brought home a letter and information booklet. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.  
·         A BIG reminder about the BIG draw which is happening on Monday. We are going to be getting very arty and creative for the entire day. Children will need to wear their normal school uniform. However, we do recommend that they bring an old shirt as some of the activities could get quite ‘messy’.
Numeracy: This week we have been looking at calculating percentages. Next week we will continue to look at percentages and how they relate to fractions. We will be calculating fractions of amounts and will then look at simplifying fractions as well as improper and whole number fractions. To get a head start, why not havea look at the following websites: http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/fractions/index.htm
There's also lots of games and quizzes at http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/number/ to practise different aspects of Numeracy
Home learning: Please continue to practise your 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables as well as other number facts (e.g. number bonds to 100, 1000, etc). Any additional resources related to specific strategies will be provided for those who wish to practise at home. These resources are NOT compulsory; however we hope that children will choose to use these to help them with their understanding of the units of work.
Literacy
Next week in Literacy, we will be continuing our research and writing about iconic American actors: Clint Eastwood, Judy Garland, Tom Hanks and Miley Cyrus. The children will be organising their information about each individual and then writing a detailed paragraph ensuring they include all of our Star Criteria. We will also be focusing on making links between our paragraphs as well as within paragraphs.
Home Learning: This week’s spellings are linked to our focus on science: sound, vibration, audio, pitch, volume, auditory, loudness, sound, instrument, hearing. You can practise these spellings via I Am Learning on the Learning Platform. Please see Miss Darroch if you have forgotten your user name or password.
Other areas of the curriculum:
In Science we have been learning about how we see and what our eyes look like. We have also been investigating what happens to a beam of light when it is reflected in a mirror.
In Reading we have been continuing to work through our class novel, Stormbreaker. We have identified the main character, fourteen year-old Alex, and have begun to find out how his life is about to change as he enters the world of spies and villains.
In Spanish we have been learning about the family. Next week we will be learning how to describe our family members.
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