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Cedar Summer 1 week 2 w.e 28.04.23
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Hello
This week we have been busy planting our herbs as part of our Edible Garden Design and Technology unit and also will be planting sunflowers in preparation for our Science Plants unit next half term. We are also busy finishing drafting our instructional texts linked to our Stone Age topic. We enjoyed learning about all things safety related with the Leeds Road Safety Team either on foot or scooter - a valuable life skill for the children (see photo links below). In Music we are continuing to celebrate the history of music with The Storm. In Maths we are finishing our first units on fractions, mixed numbers and their equivalents and moving onto Decimals and mass (g, kg).
Have a happy, safe and fun extended weekend and I will see you and the children on our return on Tuesday.
Mr Dring
Cedar Summer 1 Week 1 w/e 21.04.23
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
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We have had a really positive start back from the Easter break and have delved straight into out learning tasks with great enthusiasm. We are all really enjoying learning about our new unit Stone Age to Iron Age - we will see if this is even more than the Volcano unit - already we know Otley Chevin is a site we could visit on a weekend to seek out the Iron Age settlement remains. In Reading we are all reading Stone Age Boy and love the illustrations that helps us understand the text too. In English we are learning how to write instructional texts to help people understand how to do certain tasks e.g follow a recipe. Our P.E this half term involves Y4 swimming, Y3/4 hockey and Y3 athletics.
Reminder on Monday that we all have either Year 3 or Year 4 Scooter or Road Safety workshops run by Leeds Road Safety Team which we are all looking forward to.
May I remind you that if you are unsure of dates or details for school events please contact school directly in the first instance. Unfortunately, this week we have had some children and parent/carers confused because a message has been shared via social media that contains inaccurate or mistaken information. Occasionally, for logistical reasons, different timings will apply for children in the different LKS2 classes and so messages may differ depending on the class/year group your child is in. Remember, for contact you have myself as classroom teacher, the Cedar class email account and either email/phone or face to face contact via the school office to support you.
I wish you a happy and safe weekend.
Thank you
Mr Dring
Cedar Week 6 Spring 2
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
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We have thoroughly enjoyed bring our volcano unit to an end with our presentations of our homework projects - thank you for supporting them in their creations and bringing them into school on time. It was great to see all the fantastic and diverse ways of presenting their facts - from cakes, PowerPoints, 3D sculptures, videos and working models. This has definitely been a unit that has caught all of their imaginations.
Thank you for returning the permission slips so the children can participate in the Summer 1 Leeds City Council road safety sessions in and around school and the local area.
It was with sadness we said good bye to Miss Roberts this week but we wished her good luck with her new role outside of education.
I hope you all have a happy, fun and safe holiday.
Mr Dring
Cedar Week 5 Spring 2
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
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What an exciting week - we are so proud of all of the children who were able to participate in the Joseph choir performances throughout the week, they were superstars! Thank you for your support with this we do appreciate it.
We have been learning about electric currents in circuits, fossil formation, limericks, tag rugby, why the Bible is important to most Christians and have now moved onto Fractions in both Year 3 and 4 Maths.
Mr Dring
Cedar w/e 17.03.23 Week 4
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
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We have been extremely busy creating our own limericks as part of our poetry Writing unit and had lots of fun trying to find ambitious vocabulary that rhymes in 5 lines following the AABBA pattern.
The children have also been working hard on applying their Maths and Reading skills in their NFER assessments and I am so proud how their resilience, ability to always have a go and try new challenges has soared since the Autumn assessments. The children have asked me to pass on to you that they find time and measuring in litres/ml the trickiest part of Maths so far so please include them if you can if you are baking etc.
We have been joining the Year 5 children for the Joseph rehearsals this week and we hope you like our contribution as part of the choir ensemble. There are some very fast rhythms and high notes to hit! Thank you to all of you that are able to support the school production.
We hope you have a good weekend in the slightly raised temperatures.
Mr Dring