Summer Term Week 4
Mr. Stephens - 09 May 2024
Another week done!
These are this week's notices:
- A letter has been sent home about our educational visit to Southend Sealife Centre. Please be aware that the date of the trip is Wednesday 5th June. If we do not receive enough money to cover the cost of the trip then we will have to cancel it.
- Key Stage 1 assessments will be taking place on the final week of this half-term. Assessments will be on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. It is imperative that all children are in and on time for these days.
- Children who need to resit their Year 1 phonics screening assessment will do so in June.
- PE will always take place on a Friday unless we tell you otherwise. This will usually be in the form of a text message.
- Summer uniform (polo t-shirt, shorts, summer dress etc) is now advisable. Children are still expected to wear suitable, all-black footwear. All shirts are expected to be tucked in and top-buttons done up. When it gets hot children will have this rule relaxed in class.
- Caps or sunhats are allowed. Please ensure they have your child's name in.
- Sunglasses are not allowed unless a medical letter is provided by a GP or an optometrist.
- Additional water breaks will be scheduled on hot days. Please ensure that your child has a water bottle in school every day. This must contain water. Bottles will be inspected and bottles found breaking the rules will be emptied and filled with fresh water. Freezing the water before school is a good way of ensuring the drink remains cold throughout the day.
The weekly spellings for this week are uploaded and follow the following spelling rule: Words that are homophones. These are words that sound the same but are spelled differently. It is important to learn the words in a sentence so that each child chooses the correct spelling during their assessment.
Please continue to access Times Table Rockstars. The knowledge and fluency the app develops will be vital for the SATs and beyond.
Maths
This week we have been finished our unit on telling the time. Next week we'll be crunching to complete a block on Statistics before the SATs the following week.
History
This week we have been studying royal residencies and writing about why they are significant.
English
We have written character descriptions based on a famous portrait of Elizabeth I.
Art & Design
We have created templates of flowers, drawn around them on coloured card and arranged them in our art sketch books.