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Ash Tree Class Blog
Weekly Update 1.12.23
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hello,
We can't believe we are already in December! Ash Tree have worked incredibly hard this week as we have been completing our termly assessments. We are so proud of the hard work they have put in to show everything they have learnt so far.
In between assessments, we have been finishing off our Thomas Barnardo biographies and taken great care over publishing them neatly. We have continued to learn different skills to help build our marble runs and have been looking at how to create bends. We are looking forward to seeing how our marble runs evolve over the next few weeks! Please keep sending in cardboard tubes as we are still collecting them. We have continued reading our class text, Street Child, and are now up to Chapter 22 (just far enough to make sure we finish by Christmas!).
Have a great weekend!
Miss Bairstow :)
Weekly Update 24.11.23
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hello!
To start with this week we would like to remind everyone about the Christmas Fayre this Saturday! Thank you for all your donations! You can find all the details and timings for the fayre here: https://www.ruffordparkprimary.org.uk/information/pta
In maths, Miss Bairstow's group have started to work on fractions and have been learning about equivalent fractions. Times table knowledge is so important to this unit so please make sure your child is practising regularly at home if they are not yet confident with their times table recall.
In English, we finished writing our biographies about Dr Thomas Barnardo and the work he did for children in the Victorian era. Ash Tree adopted this formal style of writing very well and did a fantastic job of using WAGOLL words and phrases we shared together in their work.
This afternoon, we were busy making marble run bridges and learning different skills to work out the most successful way to join cardboard tubes together. We are looking forward to seeing how our marble runs evolve over the next few weeks! Please keep sending in cardboard tubes as we are still collecting them.
Have a great weekend and enjoy the Christmas Fayre!
Miss Bairstow :)
Weekly Update 16.11.23
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hi,
This has been a shorter week due to tomorrow's training day and it already feels like Autumn 2 is flying by! This week we officially started our singing practise for our UKS2 Christmas assembly!
In English, we have been researching Dr Thomas Barnardo and starting to write biographies.
In maths, Miss Bairstow's group have been learning how to multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000. Mrs Trotter's group have been continuing to work on fractions.
In topic this week we finished our "jigsaw" task linked to working conditions and job roles for Victorian children. The class were split into small groups to research their given job role and present their findings. They created some amazing and informative posters which we have displayed on our topic board.
Finally, I would like to say a big well done to children who are remembering to read regularly at home! We have noticed a slight dip in this recently and would just like to remind you of the importance of reading. In UKS2, the expectation is that children should still be reading at least 5 times a week (approx. 1 hour of reading combined!) and they can do this independently and fill in their own reading records or with an adult. We are always happy to provide your child with book recommendations and strongly encourage them to come and talk to us if they are not enjoying the books they have chosen.
The Reading Agency is a UK charity with a mission to empower people of all ages to read. Their research shows that:
- One in four children hasn't reached the expected level of reading by the age of 11. Many of these children will struggle to keep up at secondary school.
- Students are less able to learn other subjects if they do not develop sufficient reading skills by the middle of primary school.
- Only 35% of 10-year-olds in England report that they like reading 'very much'. This lags behind countries like Russia (46%), Ireland (46%), New Zealand (44%), and Australia (43%).
- Children who read books often at age 10 and more than once a week at age 16 gain higher results in maths, vocabulary and spelling tests at age 16 than those who read less regularly.
We greatly appreciate everything parents, carers and children do to support reading for pleasure already.
Have a lovely long weekend!
Miss Bairstow :)