Skipping into summer with Skipping School
We have launched a whole school skipping project with Skipping School. Each class has their own class set of ropes and we also have long ropes for every class too. The children are so enthusiastic about it already. There are some tutorial videos below so you can work on your skills at home too!
- Skipping Tips
- EYFS and KS1 ‘Click and Jump’ tutorial
- EYFS and KS1 ‘Big Rope Bouncing’ tutorial
- EYFS and KS1 ‘Double Bounce’ tutorial
- KS2 ‘Double Bounce’ tutorial
- KS2 ‘Speed Bounce’ tutorial
- KS2 ‘Hop and Swap’ tutorial
- KS2 ‘Side Straddle’ tutorial
- KS2 ‘Forward and Backward Straddle’ tutorial
- KS2 ‘Criss Cross’ tutorial
Living and learning : health and prevention (hand washing)
We have linked our Living and Learning lessons to our computing topic – particularly algorithms.
We talked about how washing your hands is an algorithm. You have to do each step in the right order for it to work. We all know how important washing our hands is!
Maths – fluency and facts
We are working really hard to increase our fluency and recall of maths facts. This week, we have been focusing on bonds of 10 and we are getting really good! It was our homework task, a daily morning job and we have shown 10 using multiple representations (part whole models, bar models, pictures and calculations). The Year 2s have also been working on bonds of 20.
Help at home by asking your child if they can tell you bonds of 10 or 20.
Captain Tom 100 Challenge
Today, the JLT voted for the school charity we will be supporting this year- RSPCA.
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Our new topic: Computing
In this half term, we are starting our next topic which is all about computing.
We’re going to be playing, and making, lots of online and offline games. As this is a computing topic, we’ll be using a range of technology to support our learning including the following:
- Bee-Bots and Blue-Bots
- We’ll be using a variety of directional language such as North, East, South, West and forwards, backwards, left turn, right turn.
- Scratch Junior (a program that we’ll access via our iPads/laptops)
For a really fun online version of Bee-Bots, check this out.
We’ll also be learning about online safety, including the importance of passwords.
Here is a list of some of the vocabulary that will be taught in the coming weeks.
algorithm – a sequence of instructions or a set of rules to get something done
program – a collection of algorithms
debug – to find and fix errors in algorithms
computer – a type of machine that can follow instructions and do useful things
password – a string of letters, numbers or symbols which give you access to something (eg. a computer, a service like Numbots)
personal information – information that can be used to identify you (eg. age, school, address, password)
appropriate – something that is suitable
Living and Learning – Saying please and thank you
This week, we have been making an extra effort to use our manners.
We know that using simple words and phrases like please and thank you can make a big difference.
Being polite to everyone is very important and can really brighten someone’s day. This links very well to one of our school rules:
We respect everyone and everything.
Can your child remember all three of our school rules? Click on this link and check underneath the positive relationships (behaviour management) tab.
Junior Leadership Team
This week, our Living and Learning has been about democracy- this included voting for our new Junior Leadership Team (previously named School Council). Well done to all the children who delivered speeches to their classes. Congratulations to all the children who were elected:
Year 1: Lily and Willow
Year 2: Ralph and Kamile
Year 3: Caleb and Jack
Year 4: Ellie and Sianna
Year 5: Evie and Scarlet
Year 6: Cohen and Bella
Easter Service
Thank you to all of the parents and carers who joined to support our Easter service today. It was lovely to see so many of you on zoom.
For those who were unable to join, here is a recording of our service.
Well done to all those children who took part and for all the wonderful singing that was heard around school.
Living and learning – rights and responsibilities
In this week’s living and learning lessons we have been talking about rights and the responsibilities that come with them.
Encouraging children to be responsible and increase their independence is important.
We matched some rights with the responsibilities that go with them.
Children have the right to play, and they have the responsibility to play safely and sensibly with their friends.
Children have the right to food, and the responsibility to make their own healthy choices.
Children have the right to a clean environment, and the responsibility to do what they can to look after their environment.
Exciting English
This half term, we’ve worked incredibly hard in our Reading and Writing lessons, having lots of fun along the way.
Our class novel has been Zog and the Flying Doctors by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the sequel to Zog.
Films of both books are currently available on BBC iPlayer. Click on the above links.
We’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading both stories, making lots of predictions and inferences.
Through our weekly RIC lessons, we’ve improved at fact retrieval, inference and understood authors’ choices.
Each week, there has also been a new fluency text where we’ve practised the act of reading. This week we’ve been reading an exciting text about great white sharks. Texts about plants and Leonora Cohen have helped us with our Science and History learning too.
In our Writing lessons, everyone has been trying their very best with their handwriting and spelling. We’ve also had a strong focus on must dos such as capital letters and full stops.
Our writing about Zog and his friends has not only been fun to write, but fun to read as well. We’ve been editing mistakes and making improvements along the way, giving us all a great sense of pride in our learning.
We may not get everything perfect right away but we’re all reflective and resilient learners. Being reflective and resilient are two of our 8 Rs for learning.
How many can your child remember?