Willow Tree Class Blog
Willow Tree Class Blog
Weekly Update 17.12.21
K Simms (k.simms) on: Willow Tree Class Blog
Hello everyone!
We've done it! A huge thank you to each and every one of you for helping to make this a brilliant term! It was lovely to see so many of you this week at the various performances and I hope you enjoyed it as much as myself and the children did. The children did themselves a credit and should be very proud of themselves!
Whilst the majority of this week has been filled with Christmas performances, we have also had time to create Christmas cards and some lovely door hangers that the children can use over Christmas.
At the end of the day, the children will be sent home with their reading books and we strongly encourage that they keep up with the everyday reading. I have given the children a book review template which I would like them to complete but this can be about any book that they have read over Christmas. We will be sharing these in the first week back so please make sure these are returned by Wednesday the 5th January 2022.
Additionally, there is a small competition for the children to take part in involving writing a diary entry about their favourite day in the holidays. All the details are included in the pack so please make sure to give it a read! Keep going with TT Rockstars and let's see if we can all complete our Bronze Award by the end of January!
Last, but certainly not least, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Miss Simms
Weekly Update 10.12.21
K Simms (k.simms) on: Willow Tree Class Blog
Hello everyone,
As we rapidly approach the end of the Autumn Term and look towards the New Year, we have been extremely busy here in Willow Tree Class!
In English, we have been collating all our knowledge about the Anglo-Saxons and used this information to create a non-chronological report. We have been working hard to include fronted adverbials and a range of conjunctions to add extra information to our sentences.
In maths, we have been looking at efficient ways to multiply and have done lots of short multiplication practice.
In science, we investigated how our body is able to move and which of our muscles we use when we do everyday activities....the answer was a lot more than we thought it would be!
Of course, we have also been preparing for the Christmas production and the children have been very busy learning their lines and making sure their voice reaches the back of the hall!
Over the weekend, please encourage your child to keep practising and make sure they know when their cues are. If they have not already brought in their costume they will need to do so on Monday ready for the dress rehearsal.
If you have any questions about the production next Tuesday and Wednesday please email the Office.
Have a lovely weekend,
Miss Simms
Weekly Update 3.12.21
K Simms (k.simms) on: Willow Tree Class Blog
Hello everyone,
It’s been assessment week here at Rufford Park. The children conducted themselves admirably throughout a series of tests and I am very pleased with the progress they have made since September.
One obvious fact stands out though – the children who have made the most progress are all doing two things at home:
- Reading regularly to an adult (at least 5 times per week).
- Practising their times tables on TT Rockstars.
These two factors have a massive impact on learning – so do please get in touch if you require help motivating your child to develop either of these core skills.
We've continued to make good progress with Christmas play rehearsals (the final deadline for learning lines is this MONDAY 6TH DECEMBER). We’ve also had a new face join our class and I'm sure the children will fill you in on all the things he has been up to!
Have a lovely weekend,
Miss Simms