Newsletter 2
Newsletter – 18th September 2017
Dear Parents,
Good Morning,
We have had a good start to the term and the
children have been working very hard. This week the children will be having a
few assessments so that I can track their progress over the year and so I can
best support each child; where they are at. The children do not need to do any
revision or extra work.
Speaking
English
I have noticed that there are a number of children who are speaking Spanish in class. Despite being reminded several times - they are continuing to speak Spanish when they think I can´t hear them. It is those children who are struggling with their English reading and writing as they do not have the vocabulary they need to perform well in YR6. Please have a chat with your child about the importance of speaking English in school and hopefully, if we work together, this will improve.
I have noticed that there are a number of children who are speaking Spanish in class. Despite being reminded several times - they are continuing to speak Spanish when they think I can´t hear them. It is those children who are struggling with their English reading and writing as they do not have the vocabulary they need to perform well in YR6. Please have a chat with your child about the importance of speaking English in school and hopefully, if we work together, this will improve.
English
In English this week we
will be continuing with our book study – Goodnight Mister Tom. The children
will continue to work on writing a piece of descriptive writing about the
setting and they will be assessed on this piece of writing on Friday
This week’s spellings
Maths
This week the children will express missing number problems
algebraically and find pairs of numbers that satisfy equations involving two
unknowns; find missing lengths and angles; understand how brackets can be used
in calculation problems; use knowledge of the order of operations to carry out
calculations involving the four operations, solve addition and subtraction
multi-step problems using knowledge of the order of operations.
Examples:
34 + ☐ = 79
34 + ☐ = 79
Agree that a + b = 7. So a and b could be 3, 4, or 2, 5 or
1, 6 or 7, 0.
Science
The
children will work as a whole class to learn the following;
i) planning
different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including
recognising and controlling variables where necessary
ii)
taking measurements, using a range of scientific equipment, with increasing
accuracy and precision, taking repeat readings when appropriate
iii)
recording data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams
and labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graphs
iv)
using test results to make predictions to set up further comparative and fair
tests
v) reporting and
presenting findings from enquiries, including conclusions, causal relationships
and explanations of and degree of trust in results, in oral and written forms
such as displays and other presentations
Art
This
week we will study closely the work of Jim Dine. The children will then
practice sketching techniques and combining colour in the style of Jim Dine
History
The
children will learn about the Second World War in Europe and why the Battle of
Britain was such a significant turning point in British History.
Congratulations
Overall Star of the
Week on Friday was Luisa – for working hard in all areas of the curriculum and
for always being kind and polite.
Thought for the week…
It´s not who you are that holds you back, it´s who you think you´re not.
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