08/02/19 (Updated)
Hello
all.
It
has felt like a very short week for me as I was ill at the beginning of this
week. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff that covered for me.
The children enjoyed working with them and my absence did not disrupt their
learning.
Note: I have looked at the most recent Mathletics/Mathseeds effort and participation report and a lot
of the children’s time on their programmes is unfortunately is lower than
expected. If you encourage your children to use these
programmes this would really help support and consolidate their learning. All
children do have a blue maths record with their login details on the front. If
there are any problems, please don’t hesitate in contacting me.
This Week
PE
– Just a reminder, if your child wants to wear goggles please ensure they bring
in a note of consent from you. Please also ensure all swimwear is suitable and
there are no two-piece swimsuits. If there are any questions, do not hesitate
to email me.
Maths-
This week in maths the children have been doubling, halving whole numbers. The
children have also been using dienes apparatus to solve problems.
English
– This week the children have been drafting their fairy tales, most of the
children have now finished their fairy tales.
Science
– We have been continuing our topic of light and will be looking at sun safety.
Art
– This week the children were sketching apples and using colour pencils to
shade and add detail.
RE- We
be learnt about symbols in Islam.
Geography-
We were reading coordinates on a map.
ICT-
This week in ICT (due to my absence) the
children were on their touch typing program.
Next Week
PE
– The children will continue swimming on Wednesday, football on Thursday
afternoon and a 30-minute slot on Friday morning.
Maths-
The children will continue their doubling, halving and associative law. The
associative law is introduced through using cube arrays to demonstrate that (4
x 2) x 3 is equal to (4 x 3) x 2 and pupils are given opportunities to build
their own to secure the concept. Pupils are then introduced to the distributive
law in which regrouping is explored so known facts can be used to solve unknown
facts. For example, if the product of 8 x 6 is unknown, it can be regrouped to
5 x 6 and 3 x 6. Step 5 then applies the distributive law to the multiplication
of 2-digit by 1-digit numbers.
English
– We will be starting our non-chronological reports and distinguishing between
fiction and non-fiction texts.
Science
– We will be continuing our topic of light and will be looking at sun safety.
Art
– We will be self-evaluating their sketches and making necessary improvments to
produce their final sketch and as a whole class we will create a Cezanne
inspired piece of art.
RE- We
be learning about the 5 pillars of Islam.
Geography-
Produce a questionnaire to research the local area.
ICT-
We will be learning how to use PowerPoint.
Spellings
Group
1
1.
subway
2.
subconscious
3.
submarine
4.
subheading
5.
subtract
6.
submerge
7.
international
8.
intervene
9.
interlude
10.
interact
11.
accident
12.
accidentally
13.
address
14.
appear
15.
arrive
Group
2
woman
animals
started
that's
would
said
wanted
bear
from
frightened
very
Open afternoon
Next Wednesday is
open afternoon. From 3pm to 4:30pm you can come to the classroom and look
through your children’s learning. This will be a great opportunity to see all
the hard work your children are putting in. Please, however, be mindful that
school does not finish until 3:20pm so there may still be learning taking
place. This session is open from 3-4:30 and you can drop in at any point.
KS2 Valentine’s Disco
Nothing
says romance like a school disco! Thursday 14th February 18:15 – 19:15
the children can come in their own clothes and dance the night (the hour) away!
I
hope you all have a restful weekend.
Miss
Davis
ndavis@littleheath.herts.sch.uk