Rufford Park Primary School

Cedar Blog Week Ending 14/10/22

Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class

Hello,

Thank you so much for taking the time to attend your child's Parents' Evening - it was great to be able to share all of the wonderful things the children have achieved already this year with you.

This week, the children have enjoyed adding the final decorations to their Roman oil lamps and are looking forward to showing you their creations. During our History lessons we have been learning about the construction of Hadrian's Wall and we used a range of atlas maps and Google Earth perspectives to map it's full extent. Can your child tell you the years it was started and completed?

In Maths, we have been rounding to the nearest 10, 100, 1000 in Year 4 and adding and subtracting 1s and 10s to 3 digit numbers in Year 3. 

In English, we have been rote learning our performance poem 'The Ning Nang Nong' and learning how to use similes to in written poetry about trees and the changing seasons.

Year 4 please look out for your letters coming very soon regarding the residential - any questions please just let us know at school so we can help you.

Weekly Update w.e 07.10.22

Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class

Good afternoon

We have been busy learning about numbers up to 10,000 and Roman Numerals in Year 4 and numbers up to 1,000 in Year 3. In History we have been learning about Boudica's rebellion, about the 5 different enquiry types in Science and how to mix and explore secondary colours in Art.

This week, the children were able to bring home their 'Roman' coins that they earnt as 'pay' for fulfilling their roles as Roman soldiers at Murton Park. Once decorated fully, the children will also bring home their Roman oil lamps that they created from a single ball of clay.

Next week it is Parents' Evening and also the children will have the opportunity to vote for their School Council representative on the 14th October.

Weekly Update - Week 4 w/e 30.09.22

Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class

Hello.

What a busy week of learning for the children this week! We have been counting up to 1,000 in Year 3 and up to 10,000 in Year 4. In History, we have been learning about the first three Roman invasions of Britain, whilst in Science we have learnt what a scientist looks like. We have continued learning about European artists and art in Art lessons. How could I not mention our 2 trips to Murton Park? What an amazing experience for the children to be enlisted into the Roman army and 'fight' off a Celtic warrior attack. Links to the photos for both trips will be available on our class page soon. The children will use this experience to enhance their descriptive writing in their recounts of the trip.

I am looking forward to meeting with you in school to discuss your child at Parents' Evening soon, please sign up online or contact the office to book your timeslot. Unfortunately, we only get 10 minutes for each but if we need to meet again this can be rearranged for a future time.

Mr Dring

Week 3 Weekly Update (w.e 23.09.22)

Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class

Hello.

Although a shorter week due to the bank holiday, the children have been very active in their learning this week. They have re-enacted scenes from the Romulus and Remus legend, participated in active outdoor times table practise and practised their team work skills during English Writing trying to put events into chronological order. 

Next week, we will be going out on our Year 4 (Monday) Murton Park trip and Year 3 (Wednesday) Murton Park trip. Please ensure your child is ready at the classroom drop off doors at 8:10am ready for our early coach. We aim to have the children back in school around 4:15pm so please be ready to collect them from the same classroom drop off doors. We ask that your child brings a suitable bag that they can carry themselves and which will hold their packed lunch and water bottle. In case the weather changes, please also ensure that they have suitable clothing (warm and waterproof). We look forward to sharing our adventures in future blogs with you all.

I am really enjoying getting to know your child better as the weeks pass by and am amazed by their varied interests.

Mr Dring

Weekly update (week 2) w.e 16.09.22

Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class

Hello.

Yet another great week in Cedar class. The children have been practising and developing their descriptive skills using expanded noun phrases, a wider range of conjunctions to include (although, when, even though, because, nor, for), direct speech using inverted commas and refreshing their cursive handwriting. In Maths we have been practising their 2, 5 and 10 times tables and working on place value up to either 100 or 1,000. I recommend the free White Rose Maths app to boost children's mental maths confidence, which I use with my own daughter too for 1 minute a day and she loves it. It covers all ages from EYFS to Year 6.

The children's communication and teamwork skills have been used very effectively during our Outdoor Adventurous P.E lessons and I know the Year 4s are enthusiastic about their first swimming lesson of the year with school. Please may I remind you that if your child wears earrings that they do not wear them on P.E days do avoid any injuries to themselves or their classmates.

If you haven't returned your child's Murton Park permissions letter, please do so promptly so that your child does not miss out on this inspirational opportunity to enrich their learning alongside their peers across the whole of LKS2.

Thank you for keeping me updated on a morning with anything I need to know about your child to ensure that we can support them as soon as possible with any issues or concerns they may have.

I wish you and your families a happy and safe extended weekend and we will see you on Tuesday.

Mr Dring