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Cedar Tree Class
Week 5 Summer 2 Cedar w/e 07.07.23
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Hello
This week we have been writing our conclusions to our scientific investigations into the transport of water through plants - using food colouring. Our final piece of historical fiction have been written up and 'published.' We have some future authors amongst us in Cedar class and all of the children have really shown the progress they have made in their writing skills this year.
We all loved exploring coordinates in Maths outside this week and I was so proud of the teamwork and collaborative skills the children used to solve the various maths challenges linked to their learning. Well done children.
Towards the end of the week, we have been researching inspirational leaders and creating our own presentations as part of our R.E unit.
Have a fun weekend
Mr Dring
Cedar Week 4 Summer 2 w.e 30.06.23
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Hello
The children have endeavoured to complete their historical fiction adventure stories this week and I am so proud of their efforts. They will soon be writing them up into their final piece. They have written an alternative ending one of the class texts 'Stone Age Boy.'
You may have seen our Science experiments regarding the transportation of water in plants in and around the classroom and outdoor area. We are all very excited to observe the results. We are planning to taste a range of tomatoes in Design Technology later today using a range of senses and ambitious vocabulary to describe the range of different tomato based products.
Please keep checking Mr Cooke's weekly newsletter and the School Jotter messaging system for school wide information as these will provide you with the dates for e.g. children's reports, transition details/timings and Sports Day/s. The Year 4 results of the Department for Education Multiplication Check will be included with your child's report when available.
Have a lovely weekend
Mr Dring
Cedar Wk 3 Summer 2 w.e 23.06.23
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Hello
An exciting week this week in Cedar class. We have finished our carnival themed masks ready for the Yeadon Art Exhibition and the children used their British Values of democracy (as discussed in Mr Cooke's recent assembly) to vote on their favourite masks to be displayed.
Later this week, the children will be bringing home their own grown sunflowers from our plant unit in Science. If your child doesn't bring theirs home yet it will be because we are replanting some that failed initially to grow. The children have been enthralled with the plants' progress over the last few weeks.
I am so proud of the children who have shown the skills they have learnt, since September, in their Summer term NFER assessments (Maths and Reading). They are also currently midway through writing an historical fiction story linked to our Stone Age to Iron Age topic.
Finally, in P.E the children are showing how skilled they can be at rounders!
Have a good weekend
Mr Dring
Week 2 Summer 2 Cedar Class w/e 16.06.23
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Hello
A busy second week whilst trying to stay cool in the Summer heat. Where possible, we endeavour to continue outdoor learning which enhances your child's learning experiences so we continue to ask that you send your child with sun hats (when appropriate) and if you want them to reapply their sun cream during the school day that you remind your child where it is in their belongings. Thank you.
In English, we have been focussing on writing direct speech using inverted commas in preparation for writing our own short adventure stories linked to our Stone Age to Iron Age topic.
In Maths, we have been trying to master reading both digital and analogue clocks. We are so proud of our Year 4 children who have now completed their statutory Department for Education Multiplication Check tests online. As this is not a school assessment we have no access to their results and we await their results that the government will release to us as part of their national release of data in the near future.
This week we welcomed some parent visitors who reiterated to the children the importance of staying safe online. This may lead to some of your children asking you further questions. Please take some time to discuss this with your children about what they are accessing online. Below are some links that may help you with this matter. Thank you.
Helpful Online Safety Information website
Have a great weekend.
Mr Dring
Wk 1 Summer 2 w/e 09.06.23 Cedar Class
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Welcome Back
It has been delightful to hear the wonderful and exciting things the children have participated in and experienced during their holiday. This week, Year 4 children have been putting all of their hard work on their times tables to the test as they started to complete their statutory Department for Education Multiplication Check tests. I am so proud of all of the children for their focus on this. Well done children!
Meanwhile, Year 3 children have been learning all things money and time related. We have been focussing on understanding British coin and note values and their equivalent amounts e.g 100p = £1. We followed this with understanding reading analogue and digital clocks to the nearest 5 minutes and 1 minute.
Our sunflowers, you may have seen in our window, that we planted for our plant unit in Science this term are growing beyond our expectations and we are thankful to our children who have been tending and caring for them. All children have been tracking their progress and recording this information into a variety of charts and graphs.
This week in school we started a new PSHE related learning unit linked to the NHS Mindmate programme that focuses on children's mental health. In our lesson, we focussed on how we can often experience mixed or conflicting emotions at the same time, in relation to the same event. For example, we can be happy and sad if we score a goal but our team loses a game. We then discussed how we can use a range of strategies to support us and apply them to other situations we encounter in life.
Finally, this week the children attended an assembly focussed on the great opportunity they have in our school to learn to play a variety of musical instruments. If your child's letter didn't make it home or you would like further information then this link has further details. https://www.mfsf.org.uk/parentinformation
Have a fun weekend
Mr Dring