Let’s take a look at some of the learning that has happened this week…

This week in Year 2, the children have been exploring effective ways to write a third person narrative in their English lessons. They have been using lots of adjectives and adverbs to describe the journey of the main character, Angus. Year 2 are very excited for their upcoming trip on the 8th February to London as they can experience Angus’ excitement of being on a train! In Art, they have been continuing their learning journey around printing and the different techniques which can be used to create a printed art piece, using cogs as their inspirational object to link to their English learning. For Science, the children have really focused on the effects of different foods on the body. They have been exploring various food groups and the benefits it has on the human body. The children have expressed that their favourite food is cupcake - but in moderation! In Maths, Year 2 have been superstars at identifying how to make equal groups from a number as well as being able to use arrays to create multiplication sentences as well as repeated addition sentences. 

Now let’s see what has been happening in Year 3! Year 3 have been exploring Magnets in science - considering which materials are magnetic and which are not - and why. They considered an interesting question of 'What would happen if everything was magnetic?' and created their own interesting questions. Jake explained ‘Everything would stick to me if I was magnetic and that would be uncomfortable - but maybe I could fly because clouds would be magnetic’. In computing the children are learning to type in preparation for their digital outcome next half term - they have been using purple mash to identify the important keys they need and some tricks to help them find letters. David shared ‘The typing really helps me, I think I am faster now - I can't wait to type my English’

And in Year 4 … Year 4 have had a great week in their learning! In science, they have been looking at the topic 'sound'. On Wednesday the children looked at how sound travels from the source right to our brains. They found out all of the different parts of the ear and then reasoned what they thought was the most important part. Liya said 'I think the most important part is the auditory nerve as that's what sends a signal to your brain to register what it is hearing' whereas Irene said 'I think the most important part is the outer ear because that is what catches the sound.' The children then went on to experiment with travelling sound by making their own paper cup telephones and used them outside in the playground. The children were amazed how they could hear what the other was saying and enjoyed experimenting with how the string was held. 

Due to health and safety, Mrs Cook has taken the decision to close the jungle gym both before and after school. Please may we ask that you help us uphold this decision when in the playground with your children.  The jungle gym will continue to be open during the school day when adequate supervision can be assured.

After school clubs - will resume from Monday 9th January 2023. Please login to Arbor for access to the clubs we are offering. 

Every Tuesday morning from 9am, Friends of Rockliffe will be holding a Coffee morning in Beachwood House. Please feel free to pop along and join us.

There will be a Universal One-off Workshop held in Beachwood Monday 30th January 2023. The workshop will be led by practitioners from Greenwich Mental Health in Schools Team.