Monday 12th November-Friday 16th November

Look at our wonderful artwork we created to commemorate the end of World War 1 (100 years)

To see the work displayed, pop down to the Village Hall in Wenhaston to see it for yourself.

Camouflaged Sea Creatures

Our topic has moved away from rivers and we are now learning about oceans. This week, we were looking at the animals that live in the sea and how they camouflage themselves to either hunt prey or protect themselves from danger!

In Maths, this week, we have been learning about factors, multiples and prime numbers.

Well done to our Golden Book winners:

Renee

Phoebe

Poppy

Star Awards:

Lana and Molly

Well done to Red House for earning the most house points over the last two weeks!

Friday 16^th November 2018

This week we have been learning some of the spellings off our Year 5/6 statutory list. Some have rules we have already learnt, others we can sound out using our phonic knowledge.

Spellings for this week we have been practicing are:

1.     Available

2.    Attached

3.    Average

4.    Community

5.    Committee

Reading

In class we have been reading our class topic book, ‘Shackleton’s Journey.’ We have learnt about the explorer and written about him in our English lessons. In our guided reading sessions, we have read and practiced our written comprehension skills by answering questions about the book, ‘The Tunnel,’ by Anthony Browne.

Monday 5th November-Friday 9th November

Friday 9^th November

This week we have been learning about using hyphens between a prefix and root word. Sometimes we know to use a hyphen because the end of the prefix and the beginning of the root word are the same letter. Remember, with spelling, there are always exceptions.

Spelling for this week:

1.     co-operate

2.    co-ordinate

3.    re-ignite

4.    re-enter

5.    re-energise

Reading

This week we have been looking at some World War 1 poetry. We studied in depth, ‘Flanders Field.’ We have also started to read our new class book ‘Shackleton’s Journey.’

Monday 29th October-Friday 2nd November

Year 6 went to Crucial Crew today. They learnt how to keep healthy, safe and how to help other if they are hurt or needing the emergency services. The children came back full of enthusiasm and they seemed to enjoy their morning. They particularly liked the goody bag they got to take home!
Sorry for the lack of pictures, Mrs Jenkins' camera's battery went during the morning.

Class 4 had great fun, drawing a picture of the Explorer 'Ernest Shackleton.' We are going to be reading his story next week of how he and his crew were the first to discover and go to Antarctica. 

Friday 2^nd November 2018

We have been reminding ourselves of the spelling rules for changing a word from singular to plural. We found that there were a few and we have recorded these in our English books. We are now using those rules to help us spell any plurals we come across. The two we need to remember for the words below are: most nouns you add a s and when the singular ends in a y, you take the y off and add ies.

Spellings for this week:

1.     Competition becomes Competitions

2.     Category-Categories

3.     Identity-Identities

4.     Muscle-Muscles

5.     Soldier-Soldiers

Reading this Week

In class this week, we have finished our class book from last term, ‘A Boy, A Bear and a Boat.’ All the children have read aloud in class using this text. We have discussed new words and we have summarised at the end of each reading session what has happened. This is a book that Class 4 recommends reading if you are of a similar age. Next week, we will begin our new class book, ‘Shackleton’s Journey,’ by William Grill.

A new home learning list was given out to the children this week. Please make sure their first piece of home learning is completed by next Thursday 8th November.

Next week: Remembrance Parade on Thursday 8th November. 10:30am until 11:15am approx

Children will be going down to the war memorial in the village to attend a short service and a minutes silence will be completed. Please feel free to join us if you wish.

Sunday 11th November- Wenhaston Village Hall are unveiling the art work the children in Class 4 completed at the beginning of the academic year. All welcome to attend this ceremony. The children were given an invitation before half term from the organisers of the event. I believe it will start about 10:30am so that everyone is there for the silence at 11am and then the unveiling will take place. Will Harvey in the Village will be able to give you more details if your invitation has been lost.

Have a good weekend and enjoy the fireworks if you go to any. 

Monday 15th October-Thursday 18th December

Well done to Class 4 for all their hard work this half term. We have had some great Maths and  English lessons as well as some lovely Music, French, PSHE, P.E, DT, Science and Geography lessons. Thank you to all the children who have produced some fantastic work at home too! This term, we have been lucky enough to have the professional musicians in school, created some 3D art work down at the village hall, (Ready for 100yrs memorial WW1), been down to the church for our Harvest Festival as well as going down to the river for our own boat ride with Dani Chalker. It has been a wonderful and busy start to the year and I look forward to next half term. 

These pictures are of children performing their sea shanty renditions of 'My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean.'

Home Learning

A new list will be out after half term of activities you can do. Please remember to read over the holidays and practice your times tables!

Happy Holidays!

Monday 8th October-Friday 12th October

Some fantastic home learning that has been completed this half term on our topic, Water, Water, Water Everywhere!

 P.E (Football in Class 4)

 We have been practicing, 'My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean' sea shanty in groups and we have also learnt the notes to go with them.

Friday 12^th October

Spellings this week: Please make sure you continue to learn these at home

Double Consonant Rule

Remember: short vowel (a, e, i, o, u) and then it is followed by a double letter. A short vowel is when it makes the sound of the letter (phoneme) and not the letter name.

1.     Accommodate

2.    Apparent

3.    Appreciate

4.    Accompany

5.    According

There will be no set home learning over half term. However, please encourage your child to continue reading and practicing times tables as these are essential for the Maths we do after half term. Thank you!

Next week: Christmas Play auditions on Monday, during lunch time.

Please also bring back Crucial Crew letters (Year 6) and Parents Evening slips for your preferred time slot.

Monday 1st October-Friday 5th October

Monday we made a river on the playground, using soil, pebbles and sand. We then poured water down it to see how it flowed.

Thursday, during our music lesson, we worked in pairs to sing and play using the notes provided, 'My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean.' Below are some pictures of us practicing.

Friday 5^th October

Spellings this week: Please make sure you continue to learn these at home

Homophones

Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings. The children have looked up definitions this week and then tried to use them appropriately in their own sentences. If you remember the definition, you should use them correctly, then you just need to spell them too! There are lots in our English language. Here are just a few to practice.

1.     There/their

2.    Aloud/allowed

3.    Affect/effect

4.    Steel/steal

5.    Bridal/bridle

Next week: Sponsored Silence (Monday 8th Oct) Please bring in sponsorship money to Immi for the Epilepsy charity she is raising money for.