Phonics Learn- a- long THIS Tuesday 9am in classrooms

We had such an amazing time at Caldicot, despite the weather! (Think it was better in Wales than Bristol!)

Thank you to all the parents who came to help too! A good day had by all!

Noticeboard

Harvest Collection 2024
Please start to send in any Harvest donations of dried rice, pasta, and canned foods like soup, tinned meals, toothpaste, shampoo, shower gel to your class teacher by Wednesday 23rd October when we will be donating them to representatives from the Salvation Army to support their work with homeless and vulnerable people in Bristol.

This Week:
*****Tuesday 15th October – Phonics learn-a-long KS1 – 9am in classrooms******
Thursday 17th October – Flu Vaccines

Wednesday 23rd October – Harvest Festival – See information above for the food items we are collecting.
Thursday 24th October – Individual Photo Day
Friday 25th October – End of Term 1. Non uniform day. Contributions to FHIS.

Monday 4th November – First Day of Term 2 INSET – School Closed to Children
Tuesday 5th November – First Day of Term 2 for children
Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th November – Parents Evenings – More information and how to sign up will follow nearer the time

English

Phonics and Spelling

Writing – Key Text – ‘The Egg’, By M P Robertson
Through the week we will be using the text to help with looking at how authors use language to help leave clues for what might happen next in the story and also how we can be surprised by an ending. The work will also build on the work we did from when a dragon visited our school and Henleaze earlier in the term.

What skills will George need to teach the dragon?
Looking at unusual vocabulary and their definitions.
How does the author use subordinating Conjunctions and expanded noun phrases and write some of our own.
Where do you think the dragon has gone and why?
Write a letter to the dragon to wish him well for the future.

Reading
Prediction of fiction stories. What are the clues to what might happen next? How do authors use language to ‘tease’ us with what might happen next?

Maths

Building on number bond work from last week. Use this knowledge and the posters we created to…
Add and subtract 1s
Add by making 10
Add three 1-digit numbers
Add to the next 10
Add across a 10

Wider Curriculum

PE and SHINE PE Complete unit of dance and balance. Shine continue theme of balancing skills to combine with ball skills and team games.
Science  Q6 Keeping healthy: why do we eat different types of food? Link this to last week’s work about the importance of excersise.
Music To understand the difference between pulse and rhythm and to compose a song to a given rhythm. To internalise a short simple melody and create lyrics to fit a given rhythm pattern.
Art To work in the same style of Turner using pencil sketches and watercolours
R+WV The Camel’s Story of the Boy Mohammed. Pupils will: say how a story from Islam is inspiring for Muslims. Assessments for this term’s learning will also take place.
Geography Map work – Keys and symbols – OS maps . Follow on from last week. Add photos to the symbols on the map from the trip.
DT Complete Models of castles and think about the evaluation of the task and design. Is there something you would change next time?

Maple Class – Polina
Sycamore Class – Archie
Willow Class – Thea