Starlings WB 20th March

Date: 16th Mar 2023 @ 7:25pm

Welcome to this weeks Starlings class Blog.  What another fantastic week we have enjoyed.  

Friday Superstar: Charlotte

Top Table: Isla and Jayden H

Diary Dates:

21st to 22nd March - Parent's Evening

29th March - School Disco

This week we have:

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thoroughly enjoyed Science week.  We have learnt about Isambard Kingdom Brunel and how he designed bridges, tunnels, boats and stations to help connect people nationally and internationally.  We looked at Brunels design of the Clifton Suspension Bridge and we then designed and built our own using spaghettii and marshmallows!

HOME- Our new whole school topic 

We have begun our new whole school topic- Home. This has been planned around the theme of the importance of our homes to us and the human conflicts and natural disasters that result in homelessness for others. We are hoping to use photographs of our children’s homes as part of our displays. If you would like to, please send or e-mail a photo/copy of your home into school after half term. Thank you. 

RWI

Read Write Inc 

Our RWI lessons start promptly at 9am.  If you are able to drop your child off as near to 8.45 as possible it would be very beneficial.

The children will continue to bring home a Read Write Inc book, a book bag book and a bedtime story each week. This provides them with a variety of familiar, new and challenging texts to read. Bedtime storybooks are to be enjoyed with an adult. Reading TO the children ensures that they experience the magic of a story coming to life and have a purpose and love of reading.

 Please check your child’s diary to find out which group they are in, which sounds they have learnt that week and which books they have in their book bag.  Each time they move to a new group they will receive a RWI book mark.  On this book mark are the ‘red’ words that are practised in that group.  These words inform our spelling quizzes and regular practise supports fluency and confidence in writing. 

On the class page I have uploaded three new files named Set 1, Set 2 and Set 3.  These contain the QR codes for all the sounds.  Each video is about ten minutes long and can be viewed by your child independently.  Please check your child's bookbag on a Friday to see which new sounds they have learnt that week and use the videos to support their learning.

Spellings for the quiz on Friday 24th March

jumped crashed bumped landed floated

MATHS

In maths we continue to explore the numbers from 11 to 20.  we are mpw adding and subtracting numbers to 20

HISTORY and GEOGRAPHY

We have explored the invention of the bike and how its design has changed over the years.  We have also learned abour George Stephenson and how his invention of 'The Rocket' influenced the trains we travel on today.   We will now investigate the invention of the motor car and how designs have chanegd over the years and the reasons behind those changes.  This links with our geography where we will explore how people could travel further following these inventions.

SCIENCE

In Science this week we have snhared our opinions on what a scientist looks like.  many believed scientitsts would have mad, curly hair, would wear a white coat and carry potions around!  we then reserached different scientists and found many women who did not have crazy hair and n one were wearing a white coat.  we realised that we may hold stereotypical views and this has made us change our opinions.

RELIGION

In religion we conmtinue to learn about the Easter story and what happens in church at Easter

PE

Our PE days are Wednesdays and Fridays. Please come to school wearing appropriate PE kit- White t-shirt, black/blue plain hoodie and tracksuit bottoms or shorts, hair tied back and earrings removed or covered with own plasters.

Snack

Children in KS1 receive free fruit.  Children do not have to bring a snack from home but if you wish to do so we ask that it is a healthy option and just one item, please. Please also rembember we are a NUT FREE SCHOOL. Please can you also make sure that your child only has water in their water bottle; juice, however, is fine at lunchtimes if your child brings a packed lunch.

Birthdays

We love celebrating the children's birthdays and hearing about all the exciting things they are doing. We appreciate that it is not always possible to invite the whole class and we would ask therefore that in these instances that invites are given out before or after school.  Thank you.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us via a note in your child’s diary or through the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child.  admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk     01606 668270 

Many thanks Mrs Esling and Mrs Westland