Eco COUNCIL update from Miss Edwards 

The Eco Warriors and I met last Friday to discuss our commitment to "Cut Your Carbon" week which is running this week.
The children are closely monitoring the use of energy in the classroom and reminding their teachers and peers to switch off lights, TV displays and heaters. We are hoping this will raise more awareness and change behaviours surrounding energy usage. 

Did you know that in 2019, schools spent £620 million on energy bills! That's enough money to employ 22,500 new teachers. Today, that figure is expected to pass £1 billion!

We will be submitting our results after half term and our continued efforts will contribute to our Eco-Schools award. 
#CutYourCarbon

It has been a busy few weeks in year 4 with lots of art work being created and writing being published onto Viking longships!

In maths, we have been learning about finding area and perimeter. The children have been learning about how to find the perimeter of shapes. The children have been using a range of hands-on resources to create shapes and using these to find missing lengths as you can see in the pictures.

The children have been drawing on their knowledge from our history lessons in their English lessons over the last 2 weeks. They have written fantastic balanced arguments about the Vikings and whether they really are the violent raiders that history suggests! Their finished pieces show a great understanding of subordinate clauses.

Two weeks ago, year 4 celebrated a very exciting Viking day. Two children (Bom, Skylark and Albie, Swift) have written fabulous pieces of writing, which you can read below to see the activities that we took part in.

Mrs Barbosa Y4 Team Leader

Well done, Year 5! We made it to half term. I can't believe how much learning has taken place over the last six weeks. You have all been brilliant. 

In maths, we have come to the end of fractions (I can hear the children breathing a sigh of relief!) and we will be continuing to link the knowledge we have learned with decimals and percentages after half term. 

In writing, we have been busy planning our Greek myths based on King Midas. We hope to start writing these up after half term.

In art, we have finished our cityscapes. The children looked at the work of two artists - Stephen Wiltshire and Vincent Van Gogh - where they amalgamated the two styles onto their own piece. (Pictured) We hope you like them!

On Wednesday, the children enjoyed their Greek day where they made a wreath to compliment their outfits, took part in some Olympic style games, looked at Greek artefacts and tasted Greek foods. As you can imagine, the olives were not a favourite! 

Have a wonderful half term and we look forward to seeing you back in school on Monday 20th February. 

Miss Edwards, Y5 Team Leader

What a fantastic half term we have had in Year 6! It has been lovely to see all of the children showing enthusiasm in their learning - you have all been fantastic. 

In maths, we have delved into the world of percentages and have been working hard to improve our reasoning.

In English, we have been writing diary entries based on a very ominous story called Boo. We have been focusing on using tense correctly and consistently throughout. 

In History, we have been making our final decisions on who we think were the most advanced Ancient Civilisation out of the Egyptians, Greeks and Maya. The children have been comparing their buildings, number and writing systems and the legacies they have left behind. 

In science, we have been exploring evolution. We carried out a fun experiment to see what bird beak shape was the best and picking up food. 

We hope you have a restful and well deserved half term. 

Miss Morales, Y6 Team Leader