Welcome to Mars!

What an excellent first week back!

This week;

• In Maths we have been looking at 3-digit numbers and the value of each digit. 
• In English we have been looking at what a biography is and the different shapes we need to create one.
• In Book Talk we have been making predictions about our text 'The Iron Man' based on the front cover.
• In Science we have been looking at what humans eat.
• In Topic we have been looking at what storyboards are and why they are important for film-making.
• In RE we have been looking at special groups such as charities and how they help the world.
• In German we have been looking at different sports. 
• In Music we have been looking at music appreciation for Tchaikovsky's March of the flowers.

This weeks oracy words;

• Flimsy - Something that is weak, easy to break, or not strong.
• Absymal - Extremely bad or terrible.

Celebrations;

• Lyla for her enthusiasm across the curriculum.
• Cethana for her excellent presentation.

Next weeks spellings are;

eight

eighth

eighty

weight

neighbour

vein

veil

beige

sleigh

freight

This week;

• In English we have been learning about the life of Grace Darling for our biography.
• In Maths we have been partitioning 3-digit numbers and writing them as words.
• In Book Talk we have been reading chapter 1 of 'The Iron Man' by Ted Hughes and making prediction about what will happen next.
• In Science we have been looking at what we need for a balanced diet.
• In Topic we have been creating detailed storyboards.
• In RE we have been looking at the Hindu story of Rama and Sita.
• In Computing we have been looking at how digital devices work. 
• In Music we have been looking at notation and how to read the notes on a treble stave.

Oracy

• Hideous - Extremely Ugly.
• Monstrous - Extremely ugly or large.
• Carbohydrate - The body's main source of energy, in foods such as bread, rice, potatoes and fruit.
• Protein - The nutrient in foods such as meat, eggs, nuts, fish and beans that helps our bodies to grow.

Celebrations 

• 100% Attendance!

Stars of the week

• Riley for an excellent effort in mystery box.
• Travis for setting an example for behaviour.

Next weeks spellings;

hey

they

obey

grey

prey

whey

survey

convey

disobey

purvey

This week;

• In Maths we have been looking at identifying and plotting 3-digit numbers on a number line.
• In English we have been continuing our sentence stacking for our biography.
• In Book Talk we have been reading chapter 2 of 'The Iron Man' and writing letters of advice to Hogarth.
• In Science we have been looking at animal diets, thinking about herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.
• In PE we have been looking at fundamental skills.
• In Computing we have been designing our own digital devices.
• In Topic we have been creating our own short film storyboards.
• In German we have been thinking about different places where we do sports.
• In Music we have been looking at notation and different beat lengths.

Oracy

• Drench - To make something completely wet.
• Herbivores - Animals that only eat plants.
• Carnivores - Animals that only eat meat.
• Queasy - Feeling sick.

Celebrations

100% Attendance!

Stars of the week

Zayn for his enjoyment in Science.

Mikhail for his effort in German.

Next weeks spellings;

straight

campaign

contain

brain

faint

waist

claim

praise

complaint

afraid

This week;

• In Maths we have been looking at counting up and down in 10s and 100s.
• In English we have been finishing our sentence stacking for our biographies.
• In Book Talk we have been reading Chapter 3 of 'The Iron Man'.
• In Science we have been investigating what pets eat.
• In RE we have been looking at the celebration of Diwali and creating our own Rangoli patterns.
• In PE we have been continuing with our circuits.
• In Computing we have been thinking about how digital devices help us.
• In Topic we have been researching the life of Tim Burton.
• For European Day of Languages we learned all about Spain, including learning some of the language and trying some Spanish food.

Oracy

• Defy - To refuse to follow an instruction or an order.
• Lavish - To give a lot of something, like presents, praise, or attention, and to use a lot of something.
• Improvise - To create something without planning.
• Resentful - Feeling angry and upset because you think something is unfair or you have been treated badly.

Celebrations

Stars of the week

• Harry for his effort in PE.
• Ocean for her thoughtful Rangoli design in RE.

Next weeks spellings

earth

early

learn

heard

earn

pearl

search

unearth

earl

rehearse

This week;

• In English we have been writing our own biographies about the life of Tim Burton.
• In Maths we have been find 10 and 100 more or less than a given number and comparing 3-digit numbers.
• In Book Talk we have been reading chapter 4 of 'The Iron Man' and writing our own versions of what we predict will happen next.
• In Science we have been exploring human and animal skeletons.
• In Topic we have been exploring what is needed to writing a film script.
• In PE we have been exploring invasion games, such as capture the flag.
• In Music we have been starting to learn how to play a recorder focusing on the note B.

Oracy

Collaborate - To work together with other people on a shared project or goal.

Succulent - Juicy

Vivid - Something that is very bright and colourful.

Vertebrae - The small, individual bones that stack on top of each other to make up your spine, or backbone.

Celebrations

Stars of the week

• Edward for his perseverance in Maths.
• Ben for his enjoyment in Topic.

Next weeks spellings

here

hear

heel

heal

main

mane

mail

male

knot

not

Reminders

• Next week is assessment week

First of all well done to all of year 3 for their hard work during assessment week!

This week;

• In Maths we have been finishing our work on place value looking at tenths as fractions and decimals.
• In Book Talk we have been reading chapter 5 of the Iron Man thinking about the characters feelings at the end of the book.
• In Topic we have been writing our own film scripts and creating film posters to go with them.
• In PE we have been exploring a range of invasion games.
• In Computing we  have been looking at what makes up a computer network.
• In German we have been looking at phrases about healthy eating.
• In Science we have been looking at invertebrates and how they protect their bodies.
• In Music we have been recapping how to play the note B on a recorder.

Celebrations

• Corey for his effort during assessment week.
• Roman for his enthusiasm across the curriculum.

Next week's spellings

Reminders

• Parents evenings - Tuesday 14th October and Wednesday 15th October
• Harvest Festival - Tuesday 14th October
• Christmas cards need to be back in by Friday 17th October (These are coming home today)
• End of term - Friday 17th October

This week;

• In Maths we have been learning about different types of lines.
• In English we have been looking at the shape of a brochure.
• In RE we have been writing diary entries for Diwali.
• In PE we have been exploring a range of invasion games.
• In Computing we have been looking at what our school network looks like.
• In German we have been looking at phrases about healthy eating.
• In Science we have been looking at  how our muscles work.
• In Music we have been learning to play the note A on the recorder.

We also took part in a football workshop and learned about fire safety.

Oracy

• Jaunty - Cheerful, lively, and full of confidence in your manner or appearance.
• Excruciating - Extremely painful or very intense.

Celebrations

• Deontae for his enjoyment during our football workshop. 
• Charlie for his excellent teamwork in Maths.

Spellings for the first week back

kindly

quickly

safely 

rudely

sweetly

strongly

bravely

secretly

finally

usually

Reminders

• Wednesday 5th Nov - Flu immunisations
• Wednesday 5th Nov - Guy Fawkes Disco

This week;

• In Maths we have been learning our 3 and 4 times tables
• In English we have been sentence stacking for a brochure.
• In Book Talk we have been reading chapter 1 of 'The Abonimables' and inferring Lady Agatha's feelings.
• In Topic we have been looking at the prehistoric timeline and different Stone Age homes.
• In RE we have been thinking about what Christmas means to us.
• In PE we have been exploring actions to portray Stone Age tasks.
• In Computing we have been thinking about if pictures can move and creating flip books.
• In German we have been looking at phrases about healthy eating.
• In Science we have been looking at man made and naturally occurring rocks.
• In Music we have been completing some appreciation tasks based on Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

Oracy

• Prehistoric - The time before written history, which is before people started writing things down.
• Artefact - A man-made object, like an old tool, piece of jewellery, or pottery, that tells us about people who lived in the past.
• Archaeologist - Like a detective for the past, studying old things people left behind to learn how they lived.
• Befuddle - Confused or puzzled.

Celebrations

• Olivia for her effort in Maths. 
• Corey for being an inspirational member of the class.

Next weeks spellings

happily

angrily

lazily

easily

busily

greedily

messily

wearily

cheekily

clumsily

Reminders

• W/B 10th Nov - Anti Bullying Week
• Tuesday 11th Nov - Remembrance at the Cenotaph

This week;

• In Maths we have been learning our 4 and 8 times tables
• In English we have been sentence stacking for a brochure.
• In Book Talk we have been reading chapter 2 of 'The Abonimables' and and making predictions.
• In PE we have been exploring actions to portray Stone Age tasks.
• In Science we have been looking at grouping rocks according to characteristics.
• For Anti Bullying week we have looked at the different forms of bullying, we wrote diary entries about bullying and creating diversity murals.

We also completed 25 push ups a day for Children In Need.

Oracy

• Animosity - A strong feeling of dislike or hatred for someone.

Celebrations

• Elena for an excellent piece of creative writing. 
• Lyla for being a kind and helpful member of the class.

Next weeks spellings

gently

simply

humbly

nobly

horribly

terribly

possibly

incredibly

comfortably

probably

This week;

• In Maths we have been learning mental methods of addition.
• In English we have been planning and writing our brochures about Skara Brae.
• In Book Talk we have been reading chapter 3 of 'The Abonimables' and thinking about the story's theme.
• In Topic we have been creating leaflets about life in the Paleolithic Era of the Stone Age.
• In RE we have been looking at different symbols of Christmas and what they are used for.
• In Computing we have been looking at frame by frame animations.
• In PE we have been exploring actions to portray Stone Age tasks.
• In Science we have been completing an experiment to test erosion.
• In Music we have been learning the note G on the recorder.

Oracy

• Slate - A hard, dark-grey rock that can be split into thin, flat layers.
• Bedrock - The solid rock that lies beneath the soil and other loose materials on the Earth's surface.
• Igneous - A type of rock that is formed when molten rock (magma or lava) cools and solidifies.
• Sedimentary - Rocks formed from tiny pieces of rocks, shells, and plants that settle and pile up in layers.

Celebrations

• Roman for his curiosity in Science. 
• Zayn for his enthusiasm in Maths.

Next weeks spellings

basically

frantically

dramatically

magically

tragically

comically

actually

accidentally

occasionally

eventually

Reminders

• Friday 28th Nov - St. Andrews Day
• Friday 28th Nov - Sleepover

This week;

• In Maths we have been learning mental methods of addition.
• In English we have been sentence stacking for our narrative 'Stone Age Boy'
• In Book Talk we have been reading chapter 4 of 'The Abonimables' and thinking about empathy.
• In Topic we have been designing Stone Age clothes and writing Stone Age diaries.
• In RE we have been looking at Christian symbols of Christmas.
• In Science we have been completing an experiment to test permeability.

We have also been thinking about our safe adults this week.

Oracy

• Palaeolithic - The ‘Old Stone Age’, the first and longest period of the Stone Age.
• Settlement - A place where people live together, like a small village or a big city.
• Tribes - A group of people who share a common language, culture, and often a common ancestor.

Celebrations

• Deontae for his growing confidence and participation in class. 
• Mia for her excellent Stone Age outfit design.

Next weeks spellings

truly

duly

wholly

fully

daily

publicly

dryly

slyly

shyly

coyly

Reminders

• Monday 1st Dec - Christmas choir @ Harper's steakhouse
• Friday 5th Dec - Dress down day
• Friday 5th Dec - Christmas choir @ the church hall

This week;

• In Maths we have been learning mental methods of addition.
• In English we have been sentence stacking for our narrative 'Stone Age Boy'
• In Book Talk we have been reading chapter 5 of 'The Abonimables' and thinking about character descriptions.
• In Topic we have been looking at Stonne Age farming.
• In Science we have been looking at the uses of different types of rocks.

Celebrations

• Oliver for his curiosity in History. 
• Mikhail for his enjoyment in Maths.

Next weeks spellings

believe 

often

appear

group

breath

continue

arrive

women

describe

height

Reminders

• Wednesday 10th Dec - Church
• Thursday 11th Dec - Christmas Jumper Day
• Thursday 11th Dec - Christmas Dinner
• Thursday 11th Dec - Christmas Disco
• Friday 12th Dec - Christmas Fair

This week;

• In Maths we have been learning mental methods of addition.
• In English we have been sentence stacking for our narrative 'Stone Age Boy'
• In Book Talk we have been reading chapter 5 of 'The Abonimables' and thinking about author actions.
• In Topic we have been creating our own cave art.

Celebrations

• Ayesha for an excellent piece of cave art. 
• Ocean for her perseverance in Maths.

Spellings for the first week of term

myth

gym

Egypt

pyramid

mystery

hymn

system

symbol

lyric

typical

Reminders

• Tuesday 16th Dec - Reports
• Tuesday 16th Dec - KS2 production
• Wednesday 17th Dec - KS2 production
• Thursday 18th Dec - Spelling Bee
• Friday 19th Dec - End of Term (No clubs)

This week;

• We have had lots of Christmas fun.
• We have worked really hard on our production.

Spellings for the first week of term

myth

gym

Egypt

pyramid

mystery

hymn

system

symbol

lyric

typical

Reminders

• Monday 5th Jan - First day of term

This week;

• In English this week we have been finishing our sentence stacking and planning for our adventure stories based on 'A Stone Age Boy'.
• In Book Talk this week we have been reading chapters 1 and 2 of 'Sheep-Pig' thinking about scene descriptions and character analysis.
• In Maths this week we have been learning mental methods of subtraction.
• In PE this week we have been focusing on different types of jumps and rolls in gymnastics.
• In History this week we have been looking at the Roman timeline and why the Roman army was so effective.
• In Computing this week we have looking at how words and pictures can be used for communication.
• In German this week we have been learning vocab about keeping fit.
• In Science this week we have been looking at how soil is formed.

Oracy

• Empire - A really big club of countries or lands that are all controlled by one powerful leader or government.
• Animosity - A strong feeling of dislike or hatred for someone.
• Centurian - The commander of a century in the ancient Roman army.
• Vivid - Something that is very bright and colourful.

Spellings for next week

gardener

gardening

limited

limiting

offering

offered

benefited

benefiting

focused

focusing

Stars of the week

• Elena for her excellent demonstrations in PE.
• Lucas for his growing confidence and engagement across the curriculum.

Reminders

• Tuesday 13th January 2026 - School of Kindness
• Thursday 15th January 2026 - Young Voices

This week;

• In English this week we have been writing our adventure stories.
• In Book Talk this week we have been reading chapters 3 and 4 of 'Sheep-Pig'.
• In Maths this week we have been learning mental methods of subtraction.
• In PE this week we have been focusing on different types of shapes in gymnastics.
• In History this week we have been designing Roman shields and thinking about why the Romans came to Britain
• In Computing this week we have looking how we edit our text.
• In Science this week we have been looking at how fossils are formed.

We also took part in a 'School of Kindness' workshop.

Oracy

• Extravagent - Spending or using too much money or things, being wasteful, or something being way over the top, showy, and more than needed.
• Gist - The main point, core idea, or most important part of a story, conversation, or text, without all the extra details.

Spellings for next week

forgetting

forgotten

beginning

beginner

preferred

preferring

occurred

occurring

forbidden

committed

Stars of the week

• Corey and Ayesha - For their inspirational space vehicle designs.

Reminders

This week;

• In English this week we have been exploring the shape of an explanation and learning about hedgehogs..
• In Book Talk this week we have been reading chapter 5 of 'Sheep-Pig' and thinking about empathy.
• In Maths this week we have been finishing our mental methods of subtraction.
• In PE this week we have been focusing on different types of shapes in gymnastics.
• In History this week we have  been researching the daily lives of Romans. 
• In Science this week we have been identifying fossilised remains.

Oracy

• Chariot - A two-wheeled vehicle drawn by horses, used in ancient racing and warfare.
• Gladiator - A professional fighter in ancient Rome who battled other fighters or wild animals in large arenas for public entertainment.
• Palaeontologist - A scientist who digs for fossils to learn about life millions of years ago.

Spellings for next week

misspell

mislead

mistreat

misbehave

mistrust

misprint

misuse

misplace

misheard

misread

Stars of the week

• Jack for his enthusiasm towards our class assembly.
• Oliver for his perseverance towards his presentation.

Reminders

Monday 26th January 2026 

• Cricket Festival

• Holocaust Memorial Day
• Yr3/4 football training - 15:30-16:30

• Yr3 Class assembly - 15:00

This week;

• In English this week we have been sentence stacking for our explanations about hedgehogs.
• In Book Talk this week we have been reading chapter 6 of 'Sheep-Pig' and making predictions about what will happen next.
• In Maths this week we have been looking at unit and non-unit fractions, comparing and ordering them.
• In History this week we have been learning about Boudicca and her rebellion. 
• In Art this week we have been starting to design our own Roman inspired mosaics.

We have also been learning about Holocaust Memorial Day.

Oracy

• Plight - A very difficult, sad, or dangerous situation that is hard to escape.
• Resentful - Feeling or showing bitterness, anger, or unhappiness because you think you have been treated unfairly.
• Excruciating - Intensely painful
• Dignified - Acting in a calm, honorable, and respectful way, even when things are difficult.

Spellings for next week

dislike

disobey

discolour

discover

disappear

dishonest

disallow

disbelieve

disapprove

discontinue

Stars of the week

• Harry for his enjoyment in our class assembly.
• Travis for his excellent vocabulary in English.

Reminders

Monday 2nd February 2026 

• Rock Steady Workshops

• Teacher Training Day

• NSPCC Number Day

This week;

• In English this week we have been sentence stacking for our explanations about hedgehogs as well as writing a mystery box about a mysterious door.
• In Book Talk this week we have been reading chapter 7 of 'Sheep-Pig' and thinking about the feelings of the characters.
• In Maths this week we have been looking at comparing and ordering them proper fractions as well as equivalent fractions.
• In Art this week we have been continuing to design our own Roman inspired mosaics.
• In Computing this week we have been creating posters about the Romans.
• In German this week we have been thinking about unhealthy living.

We also celebrated the NSPCC Number Day.

Oracy

This week in Oracy we have been revising the words we have learned so far.

Spellings for next week

scheme

chorus

echo

character

ache

chaos

stomach

chemistry

orchestra

technology

Stars of the week

• Lucas for his enjoyment in German.
• Corey for his excellent Mystery Box.

Reminders

W/B 9th February 2026 

• Assessment Week

Tuesday 10th February 2026 

• Safer Internet Day
• Parents Evening

• PINS Coffee Morning
• Parents Evening

Thursday 12th February 2026

• Maths Whizz
• Topic Celebration

• End of term

This week;

• In English this week we have been planning and writing our explanations about hedgehogs.
• In Art this week we have been continuing to design our own Roman inspired mosaics.
• In German this week we have been looking at comparatives and superlatives.
• In History this week we have been looking at Hadrian's Wall.

This week the children have also work incredibly hard on their assessment. Well Done everyone!

Oracy

This week in Oracy we have been revising the words we have learned so far.

Spellings for the first week back

grate

great

grown

groan

plain

plane

peace

piece

rain

reign

Stars of the week

• Edward for his effort in his independent write.
• Ocean for being a helpful and supportive friend.

Reminders

Monday 23rd February 2026 

• First day of term

This week;

• In English this week we have been looking at the shape of instructions and following instructions to make origami boats.
• In Mathematics this week we have been learning formal written methods of addition.
• In PE this week we completed a scavenger hunt.
• In Geography this we we have been identifying where Chiseldon is on the map and the difference between Human and Physical geography.
• In Computing this week we have been looking at Yes and No questions.
• In Art this week we have been looking at tonal shading.
• In German this week we have been looking at clothes.
• In Science this week we have been looking at the functions of a plant's roots.
• In music this week we have been looking at beat and rhythm.

Oracy

• Animosity - Having a very strong feeling of dislike, anger, or hatred towards someone or something.
• Collaborate - Working together with others as a team to share ideas, skills, and effort to achieve a common goal.
• Befuddle - To completely confuse someone.

Spellings for the first week back

scent

sent

vain

vein

rode

road

steel

steal

waist

waste

Stars of the week

• Lyla for her enjoyment and curiosity in Science. 
• Jack for his enjoyment and perseverance in Maths.

Reminders

Wednesday 4th March 2026

• Holi

Thursday 5th March 2026

• World Book Day

This week:

• In English we have been sentence stacking for instructions.
• In Mathematics we have been learning formal written methods of subtraction.
• In PE we had a go at orienteering.
• In Geography we have been identifying land uses.
• In Computing we have been looking at making groups using a branching database.
• In Music we have been looking at pitch.
• In German we have been learning different types of clothing.
• For World Book Day we wrote our own short stories about our hobbies.

Oracy

• Absorb - To soak up, take in, or suck up a liquid or substance.
• Extravagant - Using, spending, or costing way too much money or resources, far beyond what is reasonable or necessary.
• Nectar - A sweet, sugary liquid made by flowers to attract pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Spellings for the next week

bicycle

biplane

bisect

bilingual

biannual

reappear

redecorate

reapply

repay

rebuild

Stars of the week

• Charlie for his enthusiasm during orienteering.
• Elena for her excellent World Book Day story.

Reminders

Next week is Arts week

Tuesday 10th March 2026

• Supermarine rugby workshop
• Swimming

This week:

• In English we have been sentence stacking for instructions.
• In Mathematics we have been learning formal written methods of subtraction.
• In PE we went swimming and took part in a Supermarine rugby workshop.
• In Geography we have been looking at 2-figure grid references.
• In Music our word of the week is tempo.
• In Science we have been finding out how water is transported through plants.
• For Arts Week we have been looking at Poland and Polish paper cutting.

Oracy

• Succulent - Juicy
• Vivid - Something is extremely bright, intense, or clear, making it easy to see or imagine.
• Gist - The main idea, essential point, or "big picture" of a story, conversation, or text without focusing on all the tiny details.

Spellings for the next week

league

plague

rogue

vague

fatigue

unique

antique

mosque

cheque

technique

Stars of the week

• Mikhail for his enjoyment during our rugby session.
• Olivia for her excellent Arts Week paper cutting.

Reminders

Next week is Science week

Tuesday 17th March 2026

• St. Patrick's Day
• Swimming

Thursday 19th March 2026

• Wiltshire cricket workshop

This week:

• In English we have been planning and writing instructions.
• In Mathematics we have been learning about multiplication.
• In Book Talk wee have been reading chapters 6 and 7 of David Walliams' 'Mr Stink' thinking about making predictions.
• In PE we went swimming and took part in a Wiltshire cricket workshop.
• In Geography we have been writing holiday brochures about Chiseldon.
• In Music our word of the week is melody.
• For Science week we have exploring the question 'How can you tell how old a shark is?'.

Oracy

• Biased - Having an unfair opinion or favouring one person, thing, or group over another, rather than being neutral.
• Jaunty - Feeling very lively, cheerful, and confident.
• Cavort - To jump, dance, or move around in a super playful, energetic, and sometimes noisy way.

Spellings for the next week

chef

chalet

machine

brochure

crochet

ricochet

parachute

moustache

champagne

chute

Stars of the week

• Riley for his enthusiasm in Science Week.
• Roman for his enjoyment during our cricket workshop.

Reminders

Next week is Shakespeare week

Tuesday 24th March 2026

• Swimming

Wednesday 25th March 2026

• Church

Thursday 26th March 2026

• Reports
• Spelling Bee
• Easter Bonnet Parade
• Easter Disco

Friday 27th March 2026

• End of term
• Cinema trip

This week:

• In English we have been looking at Macbeth focusing on scene descriptions.
• In Mathematics we have been learning about multiplication.
• In Book Talk we have been reading Macbeth.
• In PE we went swimming.
• In Science we have been looking at the function of a flowering plants leaves.

We have also been busy making Easter bonnets.

Oracy

• Glaze - A thin, glossy, and often transparent coating applied to surfaces to make them shiny, smooth, or protected.

Spellings for the first week of term

address

busy

business

heart

fruit

breathe

strange

complete

extreme

forwards

Spelling Bee Winner

• Zayn 

Reminders

Monday 13th April 2026

• First day of term

Tuesday 14th April 2026

• Swimming

Thursday 16th April 2026

• Cricket workshop

This week:

• In English we have been sentence stacking for a disaster story.
• In Mathematics we have been learning about division.
• In Book Talk we have been reading chapters 1 and 2 of Roald Dahl's 'Danny the Champion of the World' and thinking about theme.
• In PE we have been swimming and playing cricket.
• In Science we have been creating a storyboard about the pollination process.
• In Geography we have been learning about how volcanoes are formed and locating famous volcanoes.
• Our music word of the week is 'harmony'.
• In German we have been learning vocab for getting dressed.

Oracy

• Volcanoes - A mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten (melted) rock below the Earth's surface.
• Dormant - "sleeping" or "inactive”
• Eruption - A sudden, powerful, and noisy release of materials like hot lava, ash, and gases from a volcano.

Spellings for next week

library

February

dictionary

boundary

salary

summary

primary

secondary

ordinary

necessary

Stars of the week

• Ben for his excellent attitude to all areas of his learning.
• Mia for her enjoyment in cricket.

Reminders

Tuesday 21st April 2026

• Swimming

Thursday 22nd April 2026

• Cricket workshop
• St George's Day

This week:

• In English we have been sentence stacking for a disaster story.
• In Mathematics we have been learning about money.
• In Book Talk we have been reading chapters 3 and 4 of Roald Dahl's 'Danny the Champion of the World'.
• In PE we have been swimming and playing cricket.
• In Science we have been creating a storyboard about seed dispersal
• In Geography we have been researching volcanoes and writing news paper reports.
• Our music word of the week is 'chromatic'.

Spellings for next week

woman

wonder

month

govern

brother

another

shovel

above

Monday

discover

Stars of the week

• Lyla for being a helpful and respectful member of the class.
• Deontae for being brave and participating lots in class.

Reminders

Tuesday 28th April 2026

• Swimming

Thursday 30th April 2026

• Cricket workshop

This week:

• In English we have been sentence stacking for a disaster story.
• In Mathematics we have been learning about money.
• In Book Talk we have been reading chapter 5 of Roald Dahl's 'Danny the Champion of the World'.
• In PE we have been swimming and playing cricket.
• In Geography we have been learning about earthquakes and writing diary entries.
• Our music word of the week is 'Texture'.
• In German we have been learning vocab to describe our clothing.
• In Science we have finished our plants topic.

Oracy

• Germination - The process where a seed starts to grow into a new plant. 
• Pollination - The essential process of transferring pollen from the male part (anther) of a flower to the female part (stigma) of another, allowing plants to create seeds and reproduce. 
• Fertilisation - The process where pollen joins with an egg cell inside the flower's ovary to create a new seed.
  

Spellings for next week

enough

young

touch

double

trouble

country

courage

rough

tough

cousin

Stars of the week

• .Harry for his enjoyment and achievement in cricket.
• Jack for his excellent use of his senses to imagine being in an earthquake.

Reminders

Monday 4th May 2026

• Bank Holiday

Thursday 7th May 2026

• Cricket workshop

This week:

• In English we have been sentence stacking for a disaster story.
• In Mathematics we have been learning about money.
• In Book Talk we have been reading chapter 6 of Roald Dahl's 'Danny the Champion of the World'.
• In PE we have been playing cricket.
• In Geography we have been learning about he Ring of Fire.
• Our music word of the week is 'Hook'.
• In German we have been learning vocab to describe our clothing.
• In Science we have been learning about light sources.
• in Computing we have been exploring Scratch.
• In RE we have been learning about the Creation story and where it fits into the Bible.

Oracy

• Earthquake - Shaking of the Earth’s crust.
• Mantle - The super-thick middle layer of the Earth, located between the outer crust (where we live) and the hot core.

Spellings for next week

instruct

structure

construction

instruction

instructor

unit

union

united

universe

university

Stars of the week

Reminders

Monday 11th May 2026

• Yr6 SATs week begins

Tuesday 12th May 2026

• STFC football workshop

Thursday 14th May 2026

• Cricket workshop