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

Nursery this week has been focusing on their families and people who are important to them. During literacy the children shared pictures of their families and had the opportunity to tell us who was in the picture and why they are important to them. The children found it fascinating to learn that all families are different and that we all have different people that are important to us. It has been a pleasure to observe Nurseries growing confidence as they become more settled into the EYFS.         

Children in Reception this week have enjoyed producing their first piece of written work during our literacy lesson. The children have been working on orally rehearsing a sentence and holding it to support their writing. Reception took great pleasure in writing what makes them unique and special using sentence stems for support and then sharing them with the class. In maths the children have been exploring the composition of numbers and have enjoyed going on scavenger hunts around the learning environment to collect the correct number of items as requested. We have observed some excellent collaborative skills as the children were challenged to work with a partner during the scavenger hunt. 

Year 1 has been loving their core text; Beegu this week. They have been role playing the different parts of the story and Alfie loved playing the role of the adult who found Beegu in a box full of puppies. The children then went on to participate in hot seating as Beegu, asking her questions such as; where did you come from? And do you miss your mum and dad? 

In year 2, the children have been busy with their core text; Izzy Gizmo. The class have been retelling the story using time adverbials and identifying the characters emotions within the story linking it to our zones of regulation. The class have also worked hard creating expanded noun phrases that describe the crow and Izzy. 

In year 3, it was great to see the children working collaboratively, using active learning skills to categorise different tools/artefacts from the bronze, iron and stone ages based on the materials they were made from. This prompted great discussion points from the children. 

In Year 4, the children have been working hard on mastering how to write a vivid and engaging setting description. Initially, there were a few misunderstandings in their first drafts, as many began re-telling the story instead of focusing on using figurative language, noun phrases, and the five senses to really immerse the reader in the scene. After a re-teach the next day, they showed much more confidence and began to apply these techniques, making great strides towards their learning goal.

Year 5 had a great science lesson this week where they were introduced to their new topic of Forces. The children explored the effects gravity has on objects and they were able to fully understand the difference between mass and weight.

Year 6 has shown effort in English this week. The children use figurative language to describe a rainforest drawing on their knowledge from their geography learning on the different layers of the amazon rainforest. Riley was able to apply his newly acquired vocabulary from the WCR session. He used the word, ‘nonchalant’ to describe the trees. 

From September, we will have available two full time places. If you would like to show your interest please contact the office where we can give you further information. 

We would like to increase our resources and maybe have a Lego/Duplo station at playtime. If any of our parents have Lego or Duplo that your child no longer plays with we would appreciate any donations. 

Every Tuesday morning from 8:50am, Rockliffe will be holding a Coffee morning in the Music Room. Please feel free to pop along and join us. Friends of Rockllife joining to start the planning for events. All welcome

PE Kits - can we please remind you that all children should bring their PE Kits in to School. The children will need a pair of shorts, T-shirt and socks.

Due to incidents in playground with scooters, can parents please ensure that your child does not ride on the playground and other areas of the school. Children to not to be riding passed the school gates, Many thanks.

School Uniform - can we please remind you that all children are requested to wear school colours - Not Hoodies. Also now that the colder weather has begun your child should come dressed accordingly - Coats, Jumpers or Cardigans and appropriate footwear.