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Ash Tree Class Blog
Weekly Update 22.9.23
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hi,
The highlight of our week has definitely been our trip to Armley Mills today! We spent the day as Victorian children and learnt what it would have been like to go to school and work in a mill in the Victorian era. Pictures to follow next week!
We have done a lot of work leading up to this trip and enjoyed learning generally about the Victorians and Queen Victoria herself through reading comprehensions in English this week as we have had a reading focused week. I have been really impressed with how enthusiastic and engaged the children have been with our topic so far.
We are looking forward to the rest of the term where we will be continuing to learn about the Victorian era and specifically focusing on what Yeadon and our local area was like during this time period.
Have a great weekend!
Miss Bairstow
Weekly Update 15.9.23
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hi
We have had another good week in Ash Tree.
Year 6 have been working really hard by completing some practice assessments whilst Year 5 have been working on their place value skills.
In English, we have all been working on our basic grammar and descriptive writing skills.
Please also see the information below that was communicated to parents last week about our upcoming trips to Armley Mills.
As part of this term’s work on Victorians, we are planning to take the children in Year 5 and Year 6 on an educational visit to Armley Mills in Leeds. During the day the children will dress and spend the day as Victorian children in a Victorian mill.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the dates of the trip for your child’s year group may differ slightly to the dates previously communicated on the school newsletter in the summer term. The trips will now run as follows:
All Year 5 Oak and all Year 5/6 Ash – Friday 22nd September 2023
All Year 6 Maple – Tuesday 26th September 2023
All children will come to school at the normal time and will return to school for the end of the school day.
Armley Mills encourage all children to come dressed as Victorians. The visit is more authentic if the children are in costume. Pinafores and waistcoats may be provided by Armley Mills; however, children are requested to come to school wearing the following on the day of the visit:
Boys: dark trousers (no jeans), white shirt with a collar and a waistcoat if they have one.
Girls: dark skirt, white top, long socks or dark tights and a pinafore if they have one. Hair tied back with ribbons or in plaits/ringlets.
In keeping with the day, dark school shoes are also recommended.
Have a good weekend :)
Miss Bairstow
Weekly Update 8.9.23
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hi and welcome back!
We have had a great start to the new academic year in Ash Tree.
One of the highlights of this week was our first PSHE lesson on Tuesday afternoon where we practised team work, collaboration and communication skills to build the best bridge using newspaper, art straws and masking tape.
Another highlight was our coded hundred square maths lesson which left us puzzled as we worked hard to crack the code.
It was lovely to meet so many parents and carers at the meet the teacher events on Wednesday. Thank you to everyone who came to say hello!
Please also see the information below that was communicated to parents this week about our upcoming trips to Armley Mills.
As part of this term’s work on Victorians, we are planning to take the children in Year 5 and Year 6 on an educational visit to Armley Mills in Leeds. During the day the children will dress and spend the day as Victorian children in a Victorian mill.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the dates of the trip for your child’s year group may differ slightly to the dates previously communicated on the school newsletter in the summer term. The trips will now run as follows:
All Year 5 Oak and all Year 5/6 Ash – Friday 22nd September 2023
All Year 6 Maple – Tuesday 26th September 2023
All children will come to school at the normal time and will return to school for the end of the school day.
Armley Mills encourage all children to come dressed as Victorians. The visit is more authentic if the children are in costume. Pinafores and waistcoats may be provided by Armley Mills; however, children are requested to come to school wearing the following on the day of the visit:
Boys: dark trousers (no jeans), white shirt with a collar and a waistcoat if they have one.
Girls: dark skirt, white top, long socks or dark tights and a pinafore if they have one. Hair tied back with ribbons or in plaits/ringlets.
In keeping with the day, dark school shoes are also recommended.
Have a good weekend - rest and recover from all those early starts and see you Monday!
Miss Bairstow