Ash Tree Class Blog
Ash Tree Class Blog
Weekly Update 8.10.21
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hi,
This week we have been enjoying reading some more of our guided reading text, Street Child and have been making links between the descriptions in the book and the things we experienced for ourselves at Armley Mills. Reading is so important and once again we would like to promote the benefits reading a wide range of age appropriate texts can have on children's learning. Below are links to recommended read lists for Year 5 and 6. If your child is unsure of what to read next, discussing some of these at home and perhaps seeing how many they have already read would be a great place to start.
In English, we have been completing our diary entries written in role as a Victorian child. I have been really impressed when reading the children's work as they are very imaginative!
In maths, Miss Bairstow's group have been looking at formal methods for addition and subtraction and Mrs Trotter/Mrs Senior's groups have been working on negative, prime and square numbers.
Miss Bairstow
Weekly Update 1.10.21
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hi everyone,
We have had a great week in Ash Tree and have enjoyed reflecting on last week's trip to support us with our writing. We have started writing diary entries from the perspective of a Victorian child and I think all the children are glad to have been born now instead of back then! Here are a couple of photos of all of Year 5 and 6 in their Victorian costumes.
If you would like to see the full selection of highlights from our trips to Armley Mills please click here.
In Maths, we have been finishing off our unit on place value with some work on negative numbers and Roman numerals and have just moved on to practising formal methods of addition.
Today, Y6 were visited by a member of staff from Benton Park as the time is coming up to make a decision about secondary schools for next year. Children will be coming home with an invitation to attend a virtual open evening event.
Miss Bairstow
Weekly Update 24.9.21
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hi,
This week we have been incredibly busy with two school trips to Armley Mills in Ash Tree! Year 6 visited on Thursday and Year 5 visited today!
We really enjoyed our visits and learnt so much about what life would have been like for children in the Victorian era. The children spent half the day working in the mill and the other half attending a Victorian school!
As Year 5 only just arrived back at 3.15pm today, we haven't been unable to upload the photos just yet but please check back next week for all the highlights from our trips!
Have a great weekend.
Miss Bairstow