Welcome to Jupiter!

This week:

• In Maths we have been looking identifying lines of symmetry.
• In Book Talk we read chapter 6 of 'Why the whales came' by Michael Morpurgo.
• In DT we have been continuing to build our coral reef models.
• In English we have been writing our stories based on the book 'The Whale'.
• In Computing we have been looking at false information.
• In RE we have been looking at the Gospel of Matthew.
• In Music we have been learning the note C and D on the recorder.

Spellings for next week:

Expansion
Extension
Comprehension
Tension
Corrosion
Supervision
Fusion
Conclusion
Persuasion
Suspension

Celebrations:

Stars of the week:

• Corey for his effort in Maths.
• Ocean for her enjoyment in Topic.

Spelling Bee winner: Zayn

Reminders:

Monday 2nd November 2026

• First day of term

Thursday 5th November 2026

• Guy Fawkes disco

Friday 6th November 2026

• Clubs start

This week:

• In Maths we have been looking identifying 2D shapes.
• In Book Talk we read chapter 5 of 'Why the whales came' by Michael Morpurgo.
• In DT we have been continuing to build our coral reef models.
• In Science we have been looking at the human impacts on different habitats.
• In Computing we have been looking at who owns the web.
• In RE we have been looking at the Gospel of Matthew.
• In Music we have been learning the note C on the recorder.

Spellings for next week:

• division
• invasion
• confusion
• decision
• collision
• television
• revision
• erosion
• inclusion
• explosion

Celebrations:

Stars of the week:

• Jack for his enjoyment in Oracy.
• Mikhail for his effort across the curriculum.

Reminders:

Monday 12th October 2026

• Maths Whizz
• Y6 class assembly

Tuesday 13th October 2026

• Harvest Festival
• Parents Evening

Wednesday 14th October 2026

• Parents Evening

Thursday 15th October 2026

• Topic celebration

Friday 16th October 2026

• End of term ( No clubs)

This week:

• In Maths we have been looking at rounding to the nearest 10, 100, 1000. We have also been looking at negative number and Roman Numerals 100.
• In Book Talk we read chapter 4 of 'Why the whales cam' by Michael Morpurgo.
• In Geography we have been looking Citizen Science.
• In Science we have been identifying and classifying plants.
• In PE we have been looking at fundamental skills.
• In Computing we have been looking at what is on a website.
• In RE we have been looking at the Gospel of Matthew.
• In Music our word of the week is 'Pitch'.

Well done to everyone for working hard during assessment week!

Spellings for next week:

• medal
• meddle
• missed
• mist
• scene
• seen
• board
• bored
• which
• witch

Celebrations:

Stars of the week:

• Eddie for his effort during assessments.
• Oliver for his enjoyment in our topic.

Reminders:

Monday 5th October 2026

• Fire Safety

Friday 9th October 2026

• Hello Yellow Day

Hallo! Bonjour!

This week:

• In Maths we have been looking at comparing and ordering 4-digit numbers.
• In English we have been continuing our narrative sentence stacking and building boats for our experience day. 
• In Book Talk we read chapter 3 of 'Why the whales cam' by Michael Morpurgo thinking about suffixes and prefixes.
• In Geography we have been looking at the human uses of the ocean and writing mitigation plans.
• In Science we have been identifying animals.
• In PE we have been looking at fundamental skills flexibility through yoga.
• In Computing we have been looking at sharing information.
• In RE we have been looking at the Gospel of Matthew.

We have also been looking at Belgium for European Day of Languages.

Oracy:

• Apathetic - Not caring or showing any interest, excitement, or feeling about things.
• Bamboozle - To trick, fool, or greatly confuse someone.
• Vertebrate - An animal that has a backbone or spine inside its body.

Spellings for next week:

• illegal
• illegible
• illogical
• illiterate
• illicit
• irregular
• irrelevant
• irresponsible
• irrational
• irresistible

Celebrations:

Stars of the week:

• Lucas for his enthusiasm in Maths.
• Lottie for her enjoyment in Oracy.

Reminders:

Next week is assessment week

Tuesday 29th September 2026

• Whole school immunisations

Thursday 1st October 2026

• Start of Black History Month

Another busy week!

This week:

• In Maths we have been looking at identifying 4-digit numbers on a number line and counting in 25s, 50s and 1000s.
• In English we have been looking at whales and starting our narrative sentence stacking. 
• In Book Talk we read chapter 2 of 'Why the whales cam' by Michael Morpurgo thinking about setting descriptions.
• In Geography we have been looking at water quality, using pH levels and turbidity.
• In Science we have been classifying animals.
• In PE we have been looking at fundamental skills of catching.
• In DT we have been continuing to create models of the coral reef.
• In Computing we have been looking at the internet and what it is made up of.
• In RE we have been looking at the Gospel of Matthew.

Oracy:

• Amphibian - Cold-blooded animals with backbones that spend part of their lives in water and part on land.
• Reptile - A cold-blooded animal with a backbone that has dry scaly skin and usually lays eggs.
• Mammal - A warm-blooded animal that has a backbone, grows hair or fur, and feeds its babies with milk.

Spellings for next week:

• immature
• immeasurable
• impossible
• immortal
• imperfect
• impatient
• immovable
• impolite
• important
• improper

Celebrations:

Stars of the week:

• Ben for his enjoyment of our Blue Planet topic.
• Deontae for his excellent attitude towards his learning.

Reminders:

Friday 25th September 2026

• European Day of Languages (We are looking at Belguim)

What a busy week!

This week:

• In Maths we have been looking at reading and writing 4-digti numbers in both words and numerals.
• In English we have been looking at whales and starting our narrative sentence stacking. We have also completed a mystery box about penguins and icebergs.
• In Book Talk we read chapter 1 of 'Why the whales cam' by Michael Morpurgo thinking about making predictions.
• In Geography we have been looking at corals, biodiversity and threats to the coral reef.
• In Science we have been grouping organisms according to their characteristics.
• In Music we have been listening to 2 pieces of music by Tchaikovsky and comparing them.
• In PE we have been looking at fundamental skills using an exercise circuit.
• In DT we have been starting to create models of the coral reef.
• In Computing we have been looking at networks and how they connect.
• In RE we have been looking at the story of the first 2 disciples from the Gospel of Matthew.

Oracy:

• Aghast - Being super shocked, horrified, or scared by something very unexpected and bad.
• Frazzled - Feeling super tired, stressed out, or having your brain feel like a tangled knot because you did too much work or had a very busy day.
• Reckless - Doing something dangerous without thinking about what bad things might happen.

Spellings for next week:

• inactive
• incorrect
• inaccurate
• insecure
• incomplete
• indefinite
• infinite
• inedible
• inability 
• indecisive

Celebrations:

Stars of the week:

• Harry for his effort in reading.
• Olivia for her effort and independence in Maths.

Reminders:

What a brilliant first few days back!

This week:

• In Maths we have recap some Year 3 learning and started looking at the place value of 4-digit number.
• In English we wrote short, descriptive story openers inspired by an ocean picture.
• In Geography we have been looking at different ocean biomes.
• In Science we have been looking at different habitats and who might live there.

Oracy:

• This week in Oracy we have been recapping some of our year 3 vocab.

Spellings for next week:

• caught
• naughty
• taught
• daughter
• autumn
• clause
• cause
• astronaut
• applaud
• author

Reminders:

Monday 7th September 2026

• School photos

Wednesday 9th September 2026

• Meet the teacher - 15:30