Team DERWENT & dOVE & Foss (YEAR 3 & Year 4)

Good afternoon,

What a busy week we have had in LKS2! The children have been working hard practicing our KS2 Christmas performance and are looking forward to sharing it with you next week! In English the children have worked hard on putting all of their letter writing skills together and have been writing, editing and publishing their independent letter for the BBC, to ask how they ensure the BBC is free from any forms of discrimination. In our Art Day on Tuesday, the children looked at Russian artist Kandinsky’s artwork and his use of colour to show feelings and emotions. They then created their own Kandinsky inspired piece which used colour, shades, tone and tint to express feelings and emotions through their work. Friday has been such an exciting day! The children had lots of fun at the pantomime - one of our highlights of the school year! - and at their Christmas party. 

Reminders for next week:

• The KS2 Christmas Performances are Monday am, Tuesday pm and Thursday pm. The office have sent out tickets with your child. 

• Friday is the last day of this school term. 

Next week: 

The children will be putting on a show with our KS2 Christmas performance! 

English: A mystery (red nosed) visitor may be paying a visit to the LKS2 classrooms with a letter about being treated unfairly by the other reindeers and left out of the reindeer games. The children will be able to write a letter to Santa to ask him about this and clear up this problem! (Shhh!)

PE Year 3: Children need to come dressed in PE kit on Wednesday & Friday. Children need to wear a pair of plain black or navy blue jogging bottoms or shorts, a plain white t-shirt and a plain black or navy blue hoodie. Children need to wear suitable shoes for PE (trainers or plimsolls).  

PE Year 4: We go swimming on Wednesday. Children need to come to school in their uniform and bring their swimming kit in a bag. Children need to come dressed in PE kit on Friday. Children need to wear a pair of plain black or navy blue jogging bottoms or shorts, a plain white t-shirt and a plain black or navy blue hoodie. Children need to wear suitable shoes for PE (trainers or plimsolls).

Homework:

Homework will be set on a Friday and is due the following Friday. 

Reading: The children will be expected to read a minimum of 3 times a week, ideally to a grown-up. Please record this in their reading records.

Spelling: The children will be expected to play a minimum of 5 games of the set spelling rule on EdShed. 

Maths: The children will have a task set on My Maths.

Children are expected to access TT Rockstars or timestables.co.uk a minimum of 3 times a week.

If children cannot access the internet at home, sheets can be requested for homework. 

Don’t forget to keep checking Twitter to see what learning we have been up to! 

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office. 

Thank you for your continued support, 

LKS2 Team