Author: Miss Beatson

What’s the matter?

This week, we tested which materials are soluble and insoluble. We sorted sand, salt, sugar and many more into these two groups.

After that, we investigated if the temperature of water affects the speed of dissolving. We had to test this several times to make sure our results were reliable. Then we calculated the mean time taken for sugar to dissolve in different temperatures.

Our results showed us that the higher the temperature of water, the faster the sugar dissolves. Therefore, the temperature of water does affect the speed of dissolving. I wonder why? Can you find out?

11 January 2019

This week’s homework is practice makes perfect.

It is an opportunity to recap on learning we have been doing in class about calculating fractions.

Y5: adding and subtracting fractions.

Choose two fractions with different denominators to add or subtract.

Y6: adding and subtracting mixed numbers.

CGP revision sheet

Here are some links to support your homework.

fraction car race

fraction Pac-man game

 

 

11 January 2019

You can change nouns and adjectives into verbs by using the suffixes: ify, ate and ise.

The spelling activity this week is to sort nouns and adjectives by adding these suffixes.

Examples include popular, advert, pure, real, computer, active, author and equal. Which suffix can you add to these words?

 

Merry Christmas

It’s been a very busy week! It started with our visit to the care home on Sandbeck way to bury a time capsule. We then had two wonderful Christmas performances, parties, Santa visit and a Christingle service at church! Congratulations to Bailey in year 6! He designed a card, which was chosen by the Mayor of Wetherby, to be his Christmas card this year.

We have had a very successful term; the children and staff have worked incredibly hard. Thank you to all the parents, who have continued to support the school in a such a positive way. We would like to wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year. We look forward to seeing everyone again on Monday 7th December 2019!

 

Time Capsule

This morning, year 1-6 visited the Windsor Court care home on Sandbeck way. The new home will be opening in January 2019 and to help celebrate, we were asked to bury a time capsule with artefacts and pictures to represent what life is like now. The time capsule will be dug up in 2078! The care home are holding a cinema morning for children on Saturday 29th December at 10am with festive popcorn, if you fancy taking your children along.

 

 

14 December 2018

This week’s homework is practice makes perfect:

 I can add and subtract fractions.

This homework is an opportunity to show what you have learnt about adding and subtracting fractions.

Can you show how to add/subtract fractions with the same denominator? Eg; 2/5 + 1/5 = 3/5

Can you show how to add/subtract fractions with different denominators? Eg; 2/3 + 1/6 = 5/6

Year 6: Can you show how to add/subtract mixed numbers? Eg; 1 2/3 + ¾ = 2 5/12

You can draw pictures, write calculations and write number stories to show you can add and subtract fractions.

 

Christmas coffee morning

A reminder that we are having a Christmas coffee morning tomorrow at 9am. There will be tea/coffee, mince pies and Christmas crafts to do with your child. Mrs Small, our  learning mentor, will also be around to have chat with.

Musical stars!

Yesterday, we played music all day long – it was fantastic!

We learnt how to play different chords on the guitar and keyboard so we could play along to various pop songs. At the end of the day, we performed to the rest of the school and to some of our parents.

This was a music project supported by Leeds Artforms.

“It was fun and I loved playing along to the Christmas song- Last Christmas!”

“I enjoyed playing the keyboard because I could play the music. I liked playing the Taylor Swift song.”

 

Wetherby News

We feature in the Wetherby News this week, to celebrate the fact that we are the second most improved school in Leeds (by our KS2 outcomes) and to tell people about our recent visit from The Town Mayor, Cllr Galan Moss. We are very proud to show how fantastic and successful our children and the school are to everybody in the local community!