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Weekly Update 23.6.23
K Simms (k.simms) on: Willow Tree Class Blog
Hello everyone,
The children have had a very busy week completing our final round assessments for Year 3. They have performed admirably and should be very proud of the progress they have made this year.
Alongside our assessments, we have continued practising our class song ready to take part in the Rufford Park Big Sing! We have also learnt how to introduce members of our family in French and looked at a new extract from 'Stig of the Dump' in our guided reading lessons.
Next week, we are looking forward to writing our Stone Age stories in English and looking at properties of 3D shapes in maths.
Homework will be sent home on Monday, after the weekend, and is due in next Friday.
Have a lovely weekend,
Miss Simms
Weekly Update 16.6.23
K Simms (k.simms) on: Willow Tree Class Blog
Hello everyone,
Another warm week in Willow Tree Class but that hasn't stopped us from doing the very best we can do!
In maths, we have moved onto our new topic of Properties of Shape and have identified right angles on 2D and 3D shapes as well as investigated which shapes have a mixture of angle types: acute angles, obtuse angles and right angles.
In English, we have started working towards our new focus of story writing and identified features of a story within a WAGOLL.
In science, we have been planning our own investigation to identify what plants need to help them grow. We will be conducting these investigations over the coming weeks.
On Wednesday, we had a visit from a Cyberspace Security company who talked to us about the importance of staying safe online and gave us some tips on how to do this. More information can be found following this link https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2023/parents-and-carers/practical-tips-for-starting-a-conversation-about-life-online
We had a lovely afternoon on Tuesday working with Year 5! It was an extremely hot afternoon so we joined with Year 5 Oak to a mixture of PE and reading. The children completed their activities for our PE focus of rounders before sitting down with a Year 5 buddy to read to them and then listen to their Year 5 partner read them a story. It was a brilliant afternoon which the children all enjoyed!
Homework will be sent home today and is due in on Wednesday. Please also have a look at home for any school jumpers or cardigans that do not belong to your child and bring them in so we can return them to their owner.
Have a lovely weekend!
Miss Simms
Weekly Update 9.6.23
K Simms (k.simms) on: Willow Tree Class Blog
Hello everyone,
We have had a great first week back in Willow Tree! Although a little tired on Monday morning, the children soon got back into the swing of things.
In maths, we have continued with our topic of time and started to look at using digital time.
In English, we have focused on grammar and practised using expanded noun phrases. We have also created complex sentences using embedded clauses.
For guided reading this half term, we will be using a variety of different types of texts about the stone age and focus on the different comprehension skills ready for our assessments towards the end of the year.
We had a very exciting assembly on Tuesday when Tony "The Music Man" visited us from the Music for Schools Foundation. He told us all about the different instruments we could learn to play with our peripatetic music teacher, Miss White. Children were sent home with a letter about how to access extra information. The letter can also be found here https://www.mfsf.org.uk/parentinformation
Homework will be sent home today and is due in on Wednesday. Children should be reading 5 times a week and this is checked on a Thursday.
Have a great weekend,
Miss Simms