Good Evening Everyone,
I hope you’ve all had a lovely week. As December approaches, the excitement for the Christmas countdown is building, and I know the children are eagerly looking forward to it!
This week in English, the children have impressed us with their sequels to the picture book FArTHER. They’ve been applying all the spelling, punctuation, and grammar skills we’ve focused on over the past few weeks, and the results have been fantastic. Next week, we will dive into our new text, The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. This unit promises to be an exciting one, where the children will engage in various writing tasks, including character descriptions, news bulletins, letters of advice, diary entries, and even creating menus inspired by the story.
In maths, the children have been working hard on mastering their times tables and related division facts up to the 9-times tables. Next week, we’ll challenge ourselves further by learning the 11 and 12-times tables and related division facts. Additionally, we’ll introduce multiplying by three numbers, encouraging the children to apply their skills in new and creative ways.
In science, we’ve been exploring how musical instruments create high and low sounds, and the children have thoroughly enjoyed these hands-on experiments. Next week, we’ll be making string telephones as part of an investigation into how sound travels and why it becomes fainter as the distance from the source increases. This will give the children a deeper understanding of sound waves and how they behave in different scenarios.
In computing, we’ve continued our work with audio editing, and next week, we’ll build on this by cutting and merging sounds using iPads. It’s been wonderful to see how creative and engaged the children have been during these sessions.
Our history lessons have focused on the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter. The children have shown great imagination and attention to detail in their diary entries, stepping into Carter’s shoes to relive the moment of this remarkable find. As you know, next week we will visit the British Museum to see some of the artefacts from this time period. This trip will give the children a chance to deepen their understanding of Ancient Egypt and bring the topic to life.
A couple of important reminders: for our school trip on Monday 2nd December, please ensure your child arrives at school by 8:10am as the coach will leave promptly at 8:30am. Children should wear their usual school uniform with a coat and bring a packed lunch, a snack, and a water bottle. We aim to return to school by 3:20pm, though this will depend on traffic.
I hope you all have a relaxing weekend, and we look forward to seeing you next week for another busy and exciting week.
Mr Chanter
