Week beginning 10.2.20

Date: 7th Feb 2020 @ 10:24am

What a healthy week in Goldfinches! We have enjoyed an extra PE session, continued to make great progress in swimming, made a healthy Greek Salad and enjoyed some calming peer massage while reflecting on Children's Mental Health Week. 

Coming up:

In preparation for our next DT project, please could you send in any empty, clean plastic bottles (milk bottles, lemonade bottles, juice bottles) and any small cardboard boxes (tissue boxes, small cereal boxes) into school with your children over the next couple of weeks.

Please note our Parents meeting for the Llandudno trip is on 10th March 3.15pm (approximately half an hour) 

Computing and PSHE- Internet Safety Day. We will have a visit from our PCSO to learn more about staying safe online. 

Writing- we love our new class story 'When the Giant Stirred' and will be practising using speech punctuation as the characters on the island discuss some important issues.

Reading- Begining to read 'Seen and Not Heard' after all our thoughts and predictions. We will infer what the characters may be thinking and doing.  

Spelling: revision of double consonants in the middle of words (e.g. shopping, little, swimming, dripped). I have sent a little game home to play with your child to support this.

Maths- Division and using our multiplication facts to support.  Division of TU by U and division with remainders.

Maths Homework: TT Rock stars. Table Mountain- who can reach the summit in the quickest time? Perhaps you could have an adult vs child competition on the 2-player setting!

Times table tests- we are continuing with twice a week tests (where possible) this term as this is having a positive impact on their progress through the tables. Keep an eye on your child's progress with the times table stickers which we put in their diaries weekly. Please support your child to have their diary in school daily.

RE- Our new RE focus is Christianity and the Kingdom of God and we will be continuing to discuss the Parable of the Great Feast.

History- finding out about the Celts who resisted the Roman invasion and weighing up the reliability of different historical sources.

Geography- Using all our knowledge to create a non-chronological report on Volcanoes.

Science- Electricity. We will be testing conductors and insulators within a simple circuit.

PE- Swimming on Tuesday afternoons. Trunks please (not baggy shorts) and swimming costumes please with hair tied back and earrings removed before school where possible. Gymnastics on  Friday with Mr Ault and indoor kit (shorts and t-shirt) is required.

Heartsmart: Too Much Selfie isn't Healthy is our new focus this half term.

We look forward to another wonderful week!

Mrs Evans, Mrs O'Marah and Mrs Brennan