Lostock Gralam C of E Primary School
Skylarks W.B. 4.1.21
Date: 17th Dec 2020 @ 4:19pm
Hi everyone and welcome back to our weekly blog 😊
I can’t quite believe the Christmas holidays have arrived!!!
Firstly, Mrs Hulse and I want to say a huge thank you for the lovely gifts and cards we received this year. We are overwhelmed by your generosity and kindness.
We hope you have enjoyed watching our virtual Christmas plays and carol service this year. The children had a wonderful time putting them together and I know I will certainly cherish the memories we have made this year. If you have not received the links for any of the performances, please email admin who will send it to you 😊
When we come back to school in January, we will spend some time recapping our writing book ‘Queen of the Falls’. We will then summarise the main events of the story in a timeline. This will help prepare us for our writing the following week.
In maths we will be focussing on graphs, in particular line graphs. The children will begin by interpreting line graphs, before drawing their own.
Our maths knowledge will also help us in our science lesson. We will first investigate soluble and insoluble materials, as well as how long it takes for soluble materials to dissolve fully. We will then present our results using a bar chart.
In RE, we will be finishing our topic ‘Incarnation’. We will be looking at further titles given to Jesus in scripture and will discuss what they might mean. We will then reflect back on all the titles we have explored throughout this topic and suggest why they are helpful for Christians today.
In our reading lessons, we will be exploring a new book: ‘Hansel and Gretel’ by Neil Gaiman. We will begin by evaluating the authors’ choice of language, looking specifically at figurative language and why it is used.
Homework
The children should complete pages 12 and 13 of the maths CGP book over the Christmas holidays or during the first week back in January. This homework should be returned, completed and marked, by Friday 8th January 2021.
Remember, if your child is unable to complete their homework at home, Mrs Hulse and I will ensure that supervision is provided on a Wednesday lunchtime so that they can complete it in school. During this lunchtime, any children who may be struggling on a particular question at home can also come to ask an adult for help.
Please encourage your child to read and practice their spellings/times tables over the holidays also.
Our spellings for the quiz on Friday 8th January will look at words containing the suffix -able:
Understandable, breakable, suitable, enjoyable, noticeable, changeable, adorable, reliable, enviable, bearable
Please encourage your child to remove the -able suffix and focus on the root word while practising their spellings.
Have a wonderful, safe Christmas and a very happy new year!
From Miss Beattie and Mrs Hulse x