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Weekly Update 7.1.22
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello and welcome back!
It has been so lovely to see all the members of Ash in school again this week. We hope you all had a relaxing break.
Everyone has worked hard this week and made a great start to the new term!
We have started learning about our new topic "Mountains and Rivers" and have been completing some writing activities in English linked to this.
In maths, Miss Bairstow's group have been practising the column method of short multiplication and will be moving on to long multiplication next week. This unit of work heavily relies on children having secure recall of all their times table facts to 12 in order to be working at age related expectations. At Rufford Park and nationally, the expectation is that children have this understanding by the end of Year 4. Please practise times tables regularly at home if this is something your child is not yet confident with to ensure they make maximum progress in school.
Mrs Trotter's group have been learning about decimals up to 3 decimal places.
Please remember Y5/6 football and netball club both resume next week.
Have a great weekend!
Miss Bairstow
Weekly Update 17.12.21
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello!
We have made it to the end of a very busy term and ended with a very very busy week!
Year 5/6 have been involved in not one, not two but four performances of The Snow Queen this week. The Year 5's made excellent ice sprites and robbers and the Year 6 choir did a super job of welcoming the audience.
We have been creative in the classroom this week and the children have made some beautiful Christmas cards and calendars.
We had a great Christmas party on Wednesday and all looked festive in our Christmas jumpers today!
Merry Christmas from Ash Tree!
The children have worked incredibly hard this term and we are so impressed with the progress they have made so far. We would like to thank you for all of your help and support and for all of the kind gifts we have received.
Have a great Christmas holidays and see you in the new year! :)
Miss Bairstow
Weekly Update 10.12.21
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello!
We have had another busy, busy week in Year 5/6!
On Tuesday, we enjoyed watching the KS1 dress rehearsal and Year 5 have been attending more rehearsals for their part in the KS2 performance of The Snow Queen. If your child has not yet brought in a costume for the performance please see the notes below for ideas. Costumes must be in school on Monday for the dress rehearsal.
In our maths lessons this week, we have been addressing misconceptions highlighted by our recent assessments and recapping some basic skills.
In English, we have been completing a piece of independent writing based on the Anthony Browne book, The Tunnel. I have enjoyed reading the stories and seeing where the different tunnels led!
Have a great weekend and see you on Monday for our final week of Autumn term!
Miss Bairstow :)
Weekly Update 3.12.21
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hi,
This week Ash Tree have been working extremely hard and completing some assessments so that we can see how much progress they have made this year. We are incredibly proud of all the Year 5's and 6's and all the effort they have put into this work.
We were very lucky to have Mr Smith back with us again on Wednesday morning and the children completed another science investigation. This time the focus was buoyancy.
Year 5's will need to start bringing in their costumes for the Christmas performance next week. Please ensure they come in a named bag.
Have a great weekend!
Miss Bairstow
Weekly Update 26.11.21
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hi,
This week in English we have been finishing setting descriptions of a Victorian street scene. The children have worked hard to improve this piece of writing and to make sure they chose a wide range of ambitious vocabulary.
In maths, Miss Bairstow's group have been learning about perimeter and Mrs Trotter's groups have been learning how to multiply fractions.
The highlight of our week was spending a morning with Mr Smith (who retired earlier this year!) as he came in to do an exciting science experiment with us. We learnt about friction as part of our work on forces and tested different surfaces to find out which created the most friction.
Remember the Rufford Park Christmas fayre is on Saturday from 12pm - 2pm. Thank you for all of your kind donations towards this event.
Have a great weekend and enjoy the fayre!
Miss Bairstow