Breathe Melodies for Mums

Free weekly group singing sessions for new mothers (and their babies) to boost emotional and mental well-being. Join the 10 week programme open to Croydon residents with babies aged 0-9 months.

Experience the joy of group singing to help alleviate feelings of low mood and anxiety.  This is a 

nursery-rhyme free zone that is about YOU expressing yourself and feeling good through music.

Breathe Melodies for Mums is evidenced based and can:

-Provide an opportunity for you and your baby to bond

-Alleviate feelings of low mood and anxiety

-Be a natural stress reliever

-Help build your confidence

-Connect you with other mums in your community

This week in Year 2 has been both productive and enjoyable! We have been learning about coordinating conjunctions and expanded noun phrases, enhancing our writing skills. Additionally, we explored missing numbers on number lines, reinforcing our understanding of number concepts.

We also delved into the topic of schools in the 1900s, making comparisons between education beyond living memory and schools today. The children expressed their happiness that school allows them to talk and work together in groups, noting that it seems much more fun now!

Our class text, Diary of a Killer Cat, has been a highlight, sparking creativity and engagement among the students. Furthermore, we attended a carbon monoxide workshop, where the children learned about safety in an interactive setting.

It’s been a fantastic week of learning, and we look forward to building on these skills next week!

This week Year 5 have continued with the theme of space in understanding how to write a diary. Taking clips from the film 'The Martian' as inspiration, the children have researched Mars and are now learning to write from the point of view of an astronaut stranded and alone on an inhospitable  planet. The children are enjoying using powerful vocabulary to empathise whilst describing the thoughts and feelings of the character. 

We have also been very impressed by the fantastic models and posters of the the solar system that Year 5 have brought in over the last 3  weeks as part of their homework. They have really made a fantastic effort and the standard of presentation is outstanding. The children's work is proudly displayed in school for all to enjoy.

We have also had a a workshop delivered by Bonanza Creative which taught the children in a creative way about carbon monoxide  and how to stay safe. The children enjoyed the interactive sessions and explored the subject through drama.

Seven Year 5 boys participated in a football tournament at Dulwich College, competing against 31 other teams. This was their first tournament together, and they performed exceptionally well. They finished with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses, just missing out on the Shield Final. The boys represented the school impeccably, both on and off the pitch.

 A special shout-out to the five boys who walked back to school in the rain, showing great spirit. A standout mention goes to Karter, who stepped up to play in goal and did an outstanding job, including a crucial penalty save. A big thank you to Coach Nyron for his guidance and support throughout the tournament. 

Maths

We have had a wonderful start to the term, with all children across both schools extending their knowledge of place value.  Children have been learning about the value of the digits within numbers, some as great as ten million! To extend our learning further, we have also been honing our number skills by comparing numbers, rounding numbers and ordering numbers.

To develop their thinking, children work through a range of tasks daily.  These include fluency tasks- which support speed and efficiency of calculations, reasoning tasks- which allow the children to explain their mathematical thinking and develop their mathematical vocabulary, and problem solving tasks- which allow children to deepen their understanding of mathematical concepts by applying their knowledge to different investigations.

We frequently use manipulatives in Maths, which allow the children to broaden their understanding and move from concrete, to pictorial to abstract ways of thinking and independent application of their skills.