Easter HAF Programme Vouchers were issued on Monday 28th March 2022

Easter benefits-related Free School Meal Vouchers will be issued on Friday 1st April 2022 (£30 per eligible child)

Central Idea: Shelters, for humans and animals, is a basic need.

This week, Team RM has worked collaboratively with their friends in Team RMC. Our focus for the week was Line of Inquiry Three: An inquiry into how environments affect shelters.

Our week started by using and refining previously taught skills to combine and join junk modelling to make shelters, some big enough for us to sit inside. The fun came when we took the shelter outside to test what happens under different 'weather' conditions. We tried to blow the shelter over (wind) and used the hose (rain) to see if our shelter stood the test of time.

Luka said: "Let's see if the different parts are waterproof!" He took different objects and components to the water tray for further testing.

Team RM concluded that shelters must be strong and waterproof to last.

The adults have been very proud of our Team's learning this half term - well done to you all! We look forward to seeing you in Module 5. Have a wonderful Easter break.

Central Idea: Shelters, for humans and animals is a basic need.

This week Team RMC focused on Line of Inquiry Three: An inquiry into the affect environments have on shelters. We started our week working together to build shelter. We used junk modelling and joining techniques that we have practised over time to make the shelter strong. Together, we used our maths skills to measure the shelter to ensure that our friend Scarlett could fit inside. She said: "Yes, it is comfortable! I fit!"

Later on, we took our shelters outside to see if they would last in different weather conditions - rain (the hose) and wind (us waving white boards).

The shelters were strong but unfortunately, they got very wet and lost their shape. We concluded that they must be made of materials that are strong and waterproof.

What a wonderful term full of learning! We wish you a very happy Easter break and we look forward to seeing you again in Module 5.

Central Idea: Learning about the past helps me to understand the present.

It's been another great week of learning in 1M. We have been working hard on our third line of inquiry by making musical instruments, finishing off our hot air balloons and learning a dance as a whole class for PE. This week we took part in the Easter bonnet parade and Hotshotz tennis. It was a busy but very interesting and exciting week!

In maths we are getting so much better at counting in 2s 5s and 10s.

On Friday the 22nd April please come to school dressed up as a career/ job e.g. firefighter, nurse, farmer.

Wishing you a restful, safe Easter break with family and friends. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Central Idea: Finding out about the past helps us understand our place in time

Our sunflowers have started to grow. The children have started writing a 'Sunflower Diary' in which they are observing and recording. We will keep you updated with their progress over the coming weeks.

Please keep reading. Remember, just 5 minutes every day makes a big difference. Keep practising Numbots and TTRS for those essential maths skills. Not forgetting, you can also practise your Spanish using Languagenut too.

Most importantly, we wish you a wonderful Easter break with your families. We hope the Easter Bunny makes an appearance along with some much needed sunshine. See you all back in school on Tuesday 19th April.

Central Idea: Our lives and histories are journeys.

This week, our inquiry was brought to a close by focusing on the different ways in which history has been recorded, especially how print played a big role. We explored primary and secondary sources, noting how these give us different perspectives of the history dependent on their form. Using this idea, we decided to complete two tasks: the first saw us creating our own fire-inspired poetry 'celebrating' the history of the Great Fire of London, with the second task seeing us create our own prints of an historical event we have explored. Both of these we knew were secondary sources, but which show the journey of history.

With Mr Townsend in our outdoor learning, we baked bread on an open fire (and avoided setting fire to any buildings, unlike Thomas Farriner). We also made adventure playgrounds for our local squirrels from them to enjoy whilst we are on our Easter break.

In maths, we have carried on with our shape learning, this week exploring vertices and edges of 3-D shapes, patterns which are created by shapes as well as classifying and sorting them. We also finished reading our 'How to be a Tudor' book, and are definitely more informed on how to get by and survive within Tudor England. We completed our routine in dance to 'Smooth Criminal'- after weeks of hard work, it all came together and the final result was amazing! We will happily show you all our choreographed moves at home!

Our favourite part of the week though, of course, was the Easter bonnet parade- didn't we look amazing?!

Keep up the reading, times table and phonics practise over the Easter holidays, but make sure you have a wonderful and relaxing break too! Fingers crossed for bright sunny weather!

Central Idea: Evidence of past civilizations can be used to make connections to present day societies.

Firstly, what an amazing trip to the British Museum! The children were an absolute credit to the school and I was a very proud teacher!

This week we finished our inquiry by preparing for our museum. We planned and wrote a non chronological report to show our understanding of Ancient Egypt but also delved into the effects this past civilisation has had on our society today. Based on our visit from the museum the children wanted to continue to focus on the structure of pyramids, we even made our own giant pyramid from scratch! We also experimented with printing and painting hieroglyphics and prepared for our museum.

In maths we continued to look at money, specifically working out change. The children used a variety of resources to help them. We also began to use number lines to subtract money.

We hope you enjoyed the museum as much as we did! Please keep reading and using TTrockstars, languagenut and Edshed over the half term. We hope you have a lovely Easter break, see you in the new term!

Central Idea: Exploration can lead to discoveries, opportunities and new understandings

The British Museum was a fantastic way to end this line of inquiry. We were able to see a number of items that we have been recreating in class, such as The Dragon Tiles and the Blue and White Porcelain. We spent some time reading interesting facts about The Silk Road and looked at a number of items that have travelled along it during the historic period that we have been studying. We even managed to find a few of the cities that the character from our guided reading book visited as we followed his journey through Asia.

We have concluded our maths unit on fractions and decimals. Everyone was able to show confidence in converting between fractions and tenths or hundredths. We used our knowledge to solve a range of questions.

Have a fantastic Easter break and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 19th April.

Central Idea: The legacies of Ancient Civilisations may influence modern Britain.

We started the week welcoming the mums (and dad) for our Mother's Day event, we loved having help with our flower frames and we hoped you loved the finished product. Thank you to those who were able to make it and those who couldn't, we hope your gift was a nice surprise. For the rest of Monday and Tuesday we were hard at work creating Greek and Roman sandals, Roman inspired black and white mosaics and Greek pottery. These along with our Greek myths will be featured in our LKS2 Museum on Friday. We had fun in music, composing and performing our own songs on the handbells and enjoyed getting competitive about farm animals in Spanish too. They also had a fantastic time playing tennis with Hotshotz Tennis on Wednesday.

Later in the week, the children planned and wrote a non-chronological report about how the ancient civilisations have impacted Britain. We refreshed our memories of what the features of a non-chronological report are, building on our knowledge from earlier in the year.

In maths, we continued to look at decimals, focusing on hundredths as a decimal and on a place value grid.

Have a fantastic Easter break and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 19th April.

Central Idea: Migrants both influence, and are influenced by, the world around us.

Maths - Maths this week has taken us onto multiplying fractions. We have began to understand the method of multiplying the numerator by the integer and keeping the denominator the same, which will then give us the ability to find an equivalent fraction (if there is one).

Inquiry - We have come to the end of our inquiry where we have created a letter to a friend, highlighting the push and pull factors for moving from Caatinga to Brasilia.

Science - Our science lesson was a collection of all our knowledge on forces. We created Viking long ships using our scientific plans and knowledge on gravity, air resistance and water resistance. We were able to finish creating our Viking long ships using our plans and testing them to check whether they floated or not.

Central Idea: Migrants both influence, and are influenced, by the world around us.

Maths - Maths this week has taken us onto multiplying fractions. We have began to understand the method of multiplying the numerator by the integer and keeping the denominator the same, which will then give us the ability to find an equivalent fraction (if there is one).

Inquiry - We have come to the end of our inquiry where we have created a letter to a friend, highlighting the push and pull factors for moving from Caatinga to Brasilia.

Science - Our science lesson was a collection of all our knowledge on forces. We created Viking long ships using our scientific plans and knowledge on gravity, air resistance and water resistance. We were able to finish creating our Viking long ships using our plans and testing them to check whether they floated or not.

Central Idea: Exploration leads to discoveries, opportunities and new understandings.

Inquiry - We have been exploring the life of William Wilberforce, who was instrumental in passing the Slavery Abolition Act, 1833. We inquired into his passions and what inspired him to make such monumental changes; following this, we have planned and written our own speeches to the Houses of Parliament, ensuring we are using a very formal, persuasive tone with highly emotive language in carefully constructed sentences. This has required much editing and reflective thinking.

Maths - Our focus this week has been revising the equivalence between fractions and decimals. Our knowledge and skills have been thoroughly exercised through exploration of relationships, comparing, ordering and contextual problem solving. Please continue to look at where decimal values (for example, money and measures) are used at home and when you are out and about.

Reading - During reading comprehension, we have had the opportunity to explore a wide variety of quality fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Our focus has been on unpicking unfamiliar vocabulary and how the subtle differences in our understanding of meaning of that vocabulary can affect how we interpret a text. When you read with your child at home, don't be afraid to ask questions about what words mean and why an author has made that choice.

Science - We have continued our work on recognising the impact of exercise, drugs and a healthy lifestyle have on the way our bodies function.

Over the Easter holidays, continue to talk about your hopes and fears about secondary school. The children have begun to plan strategies to help them with the things they are worried about, for example how to cope with the homework.

• Ask your child what their key worries are - what strategies have they begun to plan to help them?

• Continue to look at your secondary school website with your child to help them feel familiar - some of the websites have a transition from year 6-7 page to help you with, for instance, a virtual tour.

• Visit the BBC Bitesize: Starting Secondary School website, it has brilliant videos and tips which are presented by young people who have been through the experience of moving on.