Maple Tree Class Blog
Maple Tree Class Blog
Weekly Update 5.11.21
Mrs Trotter (l.trotter) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hi,
A great start to the half-term which started with our allocated time with the music teacher. The children enjoyed learning a range of songs and are looking forward to practising the Christmas production songs.
Our writing genre is report writing so the children have been learning lots about Victorian workhouses and the dreadful conditions that people lived in. The children will be producing a detailed report about this next week. The challenge in my maths group this week was solving complex fractions reasoning problems. Although the work was tricky it was great to see the resilience in how the children approached the task.
Year 6 completed the democratic process of voting for the Chairperson and Communications of the School Council. Congratulations to Harley and Finlay!
Enjoy the bonfire weekend!
Mrs Trotter
Weekly Update 22.10.21
Mrs Trotter (l.trotter) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello everyone,
What an end to the half-term! The class adapted well to some changes to our normal routine as we became a 'bubble' again this week. We have missed a number of children in our class and look forward to seeing them after the holidays.
In English, we learned about the life of Queen Victoria in preparation for completing our end of half-term biographical writing assessment. The children know lots of facts about Queen Victoria so please ask them what they can tell you. In maths, the children have worked on arithmetic skills and the mental methods involved in the quick recall of key facts. We will continue with this after the half-term break.
Using William Morris as an inspiration everyone began to design their own wallpaper. I have been incredibly impressed with the drawing and designing skills of everyone in the the class.
After a hectic half-term I think we are all ready to enjoy some autumn sunshine. Please ensure that regular reading continues and some times tables practice would be fantastic!
Have a lovely holiday
Mrs Trotter
Weekly Update 15.10.21
Mrs Trotter (l.trotter) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hi everyone,
We have been busy planning our sights and sounds poem this week. Using our trip to Armley Mills as inspiration the children have completed a word bank that describes the sights and sounds of a Victorian mill. These educational visits are so valuable to learning and we still have more writing opportunities based on the trip ahead. Below are just a few of the fantastic examples of the diary entries from the past few weeks that have been written in the role of a Victorian school child.
In my maths group we have been investigating the order of operations (BIDMAS / BODMAS). We had a challenging first lesson but everyone quickly consolidated their knowledge and made amazing progress by the end of the week. Next stop....fractions, decimals and percentages.
In Art, the class was introduced to the famous Victorian artist and designer William Morris and his intricate nature inspired designs. We will be looking into his method of block printing to see if we can create some new designs.
It has been lovely to speak to so many parents this week. Thank you for your patience when some of the video calls didn't quite go to plan.
The sun is currently shining. Fingers crossed it stays that like that over the weekend.
Mrs Trotter
