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Cedar Week 5 Summer 2 w.e 05.07.24
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Hello
An exciting week of learning again - the highlight this week was probably moving the classroom furniture for our Forces Science investigation exploring the effects of friction on a toy car. We investigated how the roughness of a surface can increase the amount of friction and thus prevent the car travelling very far.
In Maths we are concluding our units on pictograms, line graphs and translation on grids which the children have challenged themselves to complete. It's great to see them apply their skills independently that they have developed this year and see the great progress they have made. This also applies to their writing too where we have had great success as poets...who knew we are natural Kenning experts!
We have concluded all of our split year S.R.E lessons and I am very proud of how maturely the children have dealt with the content of the lessons and asked pertinent questions to ensure they are confident in their learning. Well done children.
The children have now completed their formal lessons learning about the Ancient Egyptians and we are preparing for them to present their homework projects to us in class over the next fortnight. You will have or will soon receive details, via the office, of our parent workshop/drop in sessions in LKS2 on Friday 19th July 3pm to 3:20pm so that you can also celebrate the success of every child in their Ancient Egyptian homework projects. Please arrive to enter via the classroom external doors (where you drop off/pick up) and we will let you in to join us. We look forward to seeing those of you who can join us.
Have a fabulous weekend.
Mr Dring
Cedar Week 4 Summer 2 w.e 28.06.24
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Hello
A fun week of exploring a variety of poems including a focus on Kennings. The children's imaginations and enthusiasm has had us all amazed and laughing along because the nature of a Kenning is less formal than others styles of writing we draft in school.
We have continued in History and Geography to learn about Ancient Egyptians and modern Egypt and made comparisons this week between the two time periods. The children were surprised how much of ancient Egypt you can still see and visit today.
We are finishing our split year group S.R.E lessons this week so we can then go back to shared P.S.H.E lessons for the rest of term with shared vocabulary.
Have a safe and hopefully sunny weekend,
Mr Dring
Cedar Week 3 Summer 2 w.e 21.06.24
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Hello
Another great week of learning this week.
In English, the children have finished drafting, editing and publishing their diaries linked to our Ancient Egyptian unit. In Maths, we have been exploring a variety of angles (acute, right, obtuse) and symmetrical shapes. In Reading, we have continued with our 'Cat Mummy' novel and the children keep complaining whenever we have to stop - so it's a sure hit! In Art, we are preparing to make our clay 'masks' inspired by the Ancient Egyptians. In Computing, the children have been fascinated to learn more about what the internet actually is and how it works through a series of routers. They got themselves quite tied up in knots whilst trying to connect using string (literally).
Thank you to those who were able to support the Year 6 'Grow a fiver' project - even the if the children did not have money to 'invest' in any of the projects they were extremely interested and asked the Year 6s many insightful questions about their 'businesses'.
The children were brilliant and showed great determination during the KS2 Sports Day - we hope you enjoyed watching if you were able to.
Attached are a series of photos from our Ancient Egyptian Art sessions where we used clay to make representations of ancient masks and mythical beings.
Have a great weekend,
Mr Dring
Cedar Week 2 Summer 2 w.e 14.06.24
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Hello
The week started with our final core subject assessments in Maths and Reading - well done children for trying your hardest in each test.
As the week ended we have honed our athletics skills in preparation for next week's Sports Day.
We have further developed our writing skills and practised applying them to a diary entry. We hope to publish these next week.
A reminder that last week all of the children were given their homework - please check it as it is slightly different. This involves a project that you will be invited to see in person in school at the end of term.
Have a good weekend.
Mr Dring
Cedar Week 1 Summer 2 w.e 07.06.24
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Welcome back
A busy although shorter week for the children this week. A massive well done to the Year 4 children for all completing their Department for Education Official Multiplication Check this week. They have all worked incredibly hard. School received the results just prior to the children receiving their RPPS school reports and this information will be included with their reports. Year 3 have also met the challenge of working extremely hard in our school times table challenges - well done.
The children were fascinated this week in History to hear the voice of a 3,000 year old Egyptian mummy that 'lives' in the Leeds Museum. They will be learning more about them as the term progresses.
We have also started our SRE lessons as a whole class. Going forward the Year 3 and Year 4 children will be split as the vocabulary taught is differentiated by year group, as per the letter sent via the office earlier this term. Once again, I am very proud of how the children have maturely dealt with the lessons and respected each other's right to ask questions.
Reminder Sports Day is soon - please see previous headteacher newsletters for more information or contact the school office.
All of the children have been given their homework today - please check it as it is slightly different. This involves a project that you will be invited to see in person in school at the end of term.
Have a great weekend.
Mr Dring