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Weekly Update 15.3.24
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello,
Another very busy week in UKS2. Year 5 have spent lots of time rehearsing for next week's performances of Oliver! It sounds amazing and I can't wait to see it next week!
Alongside rehearsals it has also been assessment week so the whole class have worked really hard to show off everything they have learnt this year and how much progress they have made.
On Tuesday, we had a PSHE workshop delivered by SCARF (the scheme of work we use for teaching PSHE) all about the importance of decisions. The children contributed lots to the session and were very sensible when offering their views and thoughts.
Information for Y6 parents:
The government have published a document with information for parents about the upcoming SATs. If you would like to learn more about the tests please click here.
Have a great weekend!
Miss Bairstow :)
Weekly Update 8.3.24
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello,
We really enjoyed celebrating World Book Day yesterday and had some exciting events happening across school. KS2 had a visit from award-winning author, Phil Earle, who delivered a really exciting assembly. He answered lots of questions and spent some time signing books too!
We also had lots of fun taking part in the KS2 Audible Story Swap where all children could choose to go to a classroom to listen to a different story chosen by each teacher on Audible.
In maths this week, Miss Bairstow's group have started to learn about percentages and Mrs Trotter's group have been learning about angles.
Have a great weekend.
Miss Bairstow :)
Weekly Update 1.3.24
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello!
This week in English we have started to plan our newspaper reports about a yeti/bigfoot sighting here on the school site!
In maths, Mrs Trotter's group have been continuing their work on area and perimeter and my group have been looking at decimal place value and using this to order and compare decimals with up to three decimal places.
On Wednesday, we had a very exciting visit from James Ketchell, an adventurer and motivational speaker who spoke to all the children in school about the importance of resilience. UKS2 also had workshops with James in the afternoon where they were able to ask him more questions about his adventures, climbed in a tent and even tasted some powdered chocolate pudding food he takes with him on his expeditions!
Finally, on Friday we completed an investigation in science about thermal insulators and conductors. We were looking for the best thermal insulator to line a lunchbox. We measured this by covering ice cubes in various different materials (our independent variable) and took the temperature of the ice cubes at 5 minute intervals to work out which material was the best at keeping the ice cubes cool.
Have a great weekend!
Miss Bairstow
Weekly Update - 23.2.24
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello,
Our slightly shorter first week back has flown by!
In English this week we started looking at the features of newspapers. We enjoyed cutting up some old copies of First News to find all the different things that make newspapers unique. We are looking forward to starting to write our own newspaper reports next week.
In maths, Mrs Trotter's group have been learning about area and perimeter and Miss Bairstow's group have moved on to decimal place value and equivalent decimals and fractions.
Have a great weekend!
Miss Bairstow
Weekly Update 9.2.24
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello!
This super short half term has whizzed by and we are now half way through the school year!
All the children in Ash have worked incredibly hard in this final week. In maths, Year 6 have been completing assessments and Year 5 have been consolidating their fraction knowledge and also doing some work on negative numbers.
In English, we published our non-chronological reports about our chosen twin city. We learnt so much about different places around the globe and how they compare to our own city of Leeds! Here are a few of our finished pieces:
This week it has also been Safer Internet Day. We had a special assembly on Wednesday to remind the children about the importance of staying safe online. If you would like more information about this we have some useful links on our website - https://www.ruffordparkprimary.org.uk/information/curriculum/computing
Finally... all children will be sent home today (Friday 9th February) with a thought bubble template to complete ahead of World Book Day which is coming up in March. A letter with more information has been sent to parents/carers electronically. Half term might be a good time to get ahead and complete your thought bubble - particularly if the weather is rubbish!
KS2 children have also received a paper copy of an order form linked to our World Book Day visit from author, Phil Earle. If you would like to pre-order a book which will then be signed by Phil on the day please complete the form and return to school by Wednesday 21st February at the latest.
Have a great half term!
Miss Bairstow :)