Class Teacher Posts
Class Teachers for Year 6 Classes:
Miss C Dowding
Miss J Foster
Teaching Assistant for Year 6 Class:
Mrs S Walker
Hearing Impaired Teaching Assistant:
Mr M Luliano
Student Teacher for Sycamore Class:
Mrs C King
This Week’s Learning – wb 10.07.23
We had our Year 6 production this week. The children did AMAZINGLY, and we are so proud of them! More fun things planned for next week!
We have also been starting to complete some more transition activities for high schools.
In maths, we have been keeping up with our maths challenges.
In music, we continued and finalised our new projects on Soundtrap.
Bonjour! In French this week, Year 6 worked with their partner to rewrite and illustrate their own versions of “Vat'en grand monstre vert” (Go away big green monster). They have a writing frame and vocabulary banks to help them. It will be useful when they are reading to the Year 2 children if they are familiar with the original story to help with fluency: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHrZ1Zq14bc
Next Week’s Learning – wb 18.07.22
Next week, we will be playing lots of games and completing fun activities to make sure our last week at Rushy Meadow is a memorable one! Stay tuned for pictures on the blog!
In music, we will showcase our Soundtrap projects and find out the winner!
Bonjour! We will be visiting Year 2 and sharing our stories we have been writing based on “Vat'en grand monstre vert” (Go away big green monster).
Class Teacher Awards – 14.07.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Aidan B and Iylah
Sycamore: Kiya and Demi
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 14.07.23
Thank you to all of those who came to support and watch the Year 6 performance (and to those who couldn’t make it but helped with costume prep!) – it went swimmingly, and the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
A reminder that next Thursday 20th July is our Year 6 sleepover. Here are a few reminders:
- Children will go home as normal and then return to school at 7pm.
- They can come back to school in their own clothes but these need to be appropriate please – they may wish to wear the leavers hoodies which they have been given this week.
- They will need to bring with them their sleepover things, including a sleeping bag/duvet and pillow, along with a spare change of uniform for Friday.
- They may also wish to bring a SPARE shirt for signing on the Friday
- If your child is packed lunch, they may also need to bring their packed lunch for Friday (this can be kept in the fridge overnight)
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 04.07.22
In science, we learnt about the impact that diet and exercise have on our bodies. We discussed what a healthy diet is and the benefits of exercise in keeping our bodies healthy. We also learnt about the impact of drugs and alcohol, in particular, which organs these things affect the most.
We have been rehearsing the performance and are looking forward to showing you all!
In music, we continued our new projects on Soundtrap.
Bonjour! In French this week, Year 6 worked with their partner to rewrite and illustrate their own versions of “Vat'en grand monstre vert” (Go away big green monster). They have a writing frame and vocabulary banks to help them. We will continue to work on these for the next few sessions. It will be useful when they are reading to the Year 2 children if they are familiar with the original story to help with fluency: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHrZ1Zq14bc
Next Week’s Learning – wb 10.07.23
It’s performance week! We will be holding dress rehearsals to the rest of the school on Tuesday before performing to parents on Wednesday and Thursday.
When our performances are over, we have some fun activities planned, such as the pirate game, creating PowerPoints about our new schools and filming ‘Surviving Year 6’ documentaries for the new Year 5 children.
In maths, we will be doing some arithmetic so we don’t forget it! We are also going to be doing some more maths games and challenges.
In music, we will continue with our Soundtrap projects.
Bonjour! We will continue to work on their stories for the next few sessions. It will be useful when they are reading to the Year 2 children if they are familiar with the original story to help with fluency: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHrZ1Zq14bc
Class Teacher Awards – 07.07.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Billy and Freddy
Sycamore: Finley and Kewan
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 07.07.23
All costumes should now be in school for our performance. If there are any still to be brought in, please ensure this is done on Monday ready for our dress rehearsal on Tuesday morning.
Monday 10th July is celebration evening for parents after school. This is a chance to visit their current classroom and see all the hard work they have been doing. You are also able to visit your child’s new classroom to see where they will be from September – although this won’t apply for Year 6!
Performances for our production will be on Wednesday 12th July at 5.30pm and Thursday 13th July at 9am. Please remember your tickets!
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 26.06.23
In science, we looked at our bread experiment which we set up a few weeks ago, which aimed at investigating conditions for micro-organism growth. We looked at our results made conclusions, based on what we knew about classifying micro-organisms and how they grow.
We then became creative in art and used clay to create hearts which we will go on to paint next week.
In maths, we have been keeping up with our arithmetic tests and our maths challenges.
In music, we continued our new projects on Soundtrap.
Bonjour! In French this week, Year 6 worked with their partner to rewrite and illustrate their own versions of “Vat'en grand monstre vert” (Go away big green monster). They have a writing frame and vocabulary banks to help them. We will continue to work on these for the next few sessions. It will be useful when they are reading to the Year 2 children if they are familiar with the original story to help with fluency: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHrZ1Zq14bc
Next Week’s Learning – wb 03.07.23
Our main focus next week is perfecting our performance!
Next week in art, we will then paint these models using different equipment to make patterns for vessels. In science, we will be learning about the impact that food, exercise, drugs and alcohol have on our bodies.
In music, we will continue with our Soundtrap projects.
Bonjour! We will continue to work on their stories for the next few sessions. It will be useful when they are reading to the Year 2 children if they are familiar with the original story to help with fluency: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHrZ1Zq14bc
Class Teacher Awards – 30.07.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Rae and Annabel
Sycamore: Rhys and Jessie
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information – 30.06.23
Wednesday 5th July is high school transition day for many children – enjoy!
Our production is really coming along! Performances will be on Wednesday 12th July at 5.30pm and Thursday 12th July at 9am. You should all have received letters about costumes - can we please ask these are in school ready for Friday 7th July ready for our dress rehearsal. If you would like to bring it in before, we are happy to keep it safe at school.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 20.06.22
In science, we have learnt about the circulatory system and the job of the heart, blood vessels and blood. We also learnt about how water and nutrients are transported around the body through the small intestine and blood. At the end of the week, children learnt about how micro-organisms are classified into groups: bacteria, virus and fungi.
In maths, we will be completing some maths challenges!
In music, we continued our new projects on Soundtrap.
Bonjour! In French this week, Year 6 worked with their partner to rewrite and illustrate their own versions of “Vat'en grand monstre vert” (Go away big green monster). They have a writing frame and vocabulary banks to help them. We will continue to work on these for the next few sessions. It will be useful when they are reading to the Year 2 children if they are familiar with the original story to help with fluency: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHrZ1Zq14bc
Next Week’s Learning – wb 26.06.23
In science next week, we will be discussing our findings to our experiment, using our knowledge of micro-organisms from this week to help. We will also be using clay to make model hearts in art.
In maths, we will be doing some arithmetic so we don’t forget it! We are also going to be doing some more maths games and challenges.
In computing we will be looking at data on excel spread sheets.
In music, we will continue with our Soundtrap projects.
Bonjour! We will continue to work on their stories for the next few sessions. It will be useful when they are reading to the Year 2 children if they are familiar with the original story to help with fluency: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHrZ1Zq14bc
Class Teacher Awards – 23.06.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Ronnie R and Brody
Sycamore: Abdhi and Ansh
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 23.06.23
A lot of important dates next week!
- Monday: Swimming – children will need to wear their swim suits under their PE kits
- Friday: Sports Day – children will need to come to school in their PE kits. You are able to come and watch this year and are welcome from 10.45 – 12.15 on the KS2 playground and field.
- We also have our RE trip on Thursday. Please ensure they have a waterbottle for the trip as we will be back for lunchtime!
Exciting news that our Year 6 production is now well and truly underway! Letters will be coming home soon with information about the performance itself, along with information about costumes/props your child may need.
The performances will be on Wednesday 12th July at 6.00pm and Thursday 13th July at 9.00am and all the children will be taking part.
The PTA are hosting the summer picnic on Saturday 8th July between 11:30 and 2pm in the school playgrounds. There are lots of wonderful games to play and you can buy a wristband at the cost of £3 prior to the picnic or £4 on the day.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
Dear parent/carer,
As part of our commitment to make maths exciting and high profile in our school, we are taking part in a friendly competition involving schools in London. The competition runs from 07:30am Monday 26th June 2023 to 19:30pm Wednesday 28th June 2023. It's all done online via play.ttrockstars.com.
Children can play in any gamemode with every correct answer to a multiplication or division question, earning themselves, their class and the school a point. The Times Tables Rock Stars platform will calculate the class average (the number of correct answers per pupil in the class who play during the competition hours). Winning classes in the school and in the competition as a whole will be the ones with the highest average. There will be prizes and certificates available.
To support player wellbeing, there is a daily time limit of 60-minutes per player. In other words, each player can earn competition points for up to 60-minutes between 07:30am and 19:30pm on Monday 27th June 2022 to 19:30 Wednesday 28th June 2023. Once the player goes beyond 60-minutes of play on that day, they will still earn coins but will no longer earn points towards the competition.
Let’s get ready to Rock!
This Week’s Learning – wb 05.06.23
In English this week, we have had a book focus: Granny by Anthony Horowitz. We got immersed into the book at the start of the week, having whole class reading sessions and doing some role play. We then focussed on the character of Granny and what a truly revolting character she is! We collected vocabulary to describe her personality, appearance and hobbies and then used this to write character descriptions. This then built up to the children writing a formal letter to the police from Joe about the events that occurred involving Granny.
In music, we started our new projects on Soundtrap.
Next Week's Learning – wb 12.06.23
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We will be starting our new topic next week, ‘Body Works’. This is a heavily science focussed topic which we are so excited about! We will start by discussing what we already know about the body and will then be learning about some of the main organs and the circulatory system.
In English, we are going to be doing a debate around 'Should SATs be band?', this will be followed by a build-up to writing a balanced argument around the question.
In maths, we will be doing some arithmetic so we don’t forget it! We are also going to be doing some more maths games and challenges.
In music, we will continue with our Soundtrap projects.
Bonjour! This week in French, Year 6 chose a partner to work with to rewrite and illustrate their own versions of “Vat'en grand monstre vert” (Go away big green monster). They have a writing frame and vocabulary banks to help them. We will continue to work on these for the next few sessions. It will be useful when they are reading to the Year 2 children if they are familiar with the original story to help with fluency: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHrZ1Zq14bc
Class Teacher Awards – 09.06.22
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Oliver and Rosie
Sycamore: Tianna and Natanya
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 09.06.23
In PSHE this term, we will be covering a topic called ‘Changing Me’. This is a chance for us to discuss how bodies change through puberty and changes in emotions children may have. It is also known as our ‘sex education’ sessions. You may wish to speak to your children about this. If you wish to find out more, please get in touch with us using the emails below and we would be happy to give you a breakdown of what we will be discussing with the children during these PSHE sessions.
We are also having some ‘Worry Ninja Workshops’ to give children the opportunity to share their worries and help with their transition to high school.
Exciting news that our Year 6 production is now well and truly underway! Letters will be coming home soon with information about the performance itself, along with information about costumes/props your child may need.
Please remember that that if your child is swimming from next Monday 12th June, they will need to have their swimsuit on underneath their uniform as they arrive to school and the correct clothing to change into after. Please see the letter that was sent out for more information.
Please see the attachment about information on the PTA picnic!
We also have two 'Come and Be Nosy' on Tuesday 13th June and Wednesday 14th June between 9:00-9:30am!
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 22.05.23
In English this week, we studied the short film Alma! The children began by listening to the audio and then discussed ideas around: mood, thoughts, feelings and characters. We then showed the film to the children and were really excited to write about the character (Alma) and towards the end of the week, write a horror story - they were fantastic!
In music, we continued to create our own raps using Soundtrap.
Bonjour! This week, Year 6 chose a partner to work with to rewrite and illustrate their own versions of “Vat'en grand monstre vert” (Go away big green monster). They have a writing frame and vocabulary banks to help them. We will continue to work on these for the next few sessions. It will be useful when they are reading to the Year 2 children if they are familiar with the original story to help with fluency:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHrZ1Zq14bc
First Week Back’s Learning – wb 05.06.23
In English, we will be reading a new book called ‘Granny’ by Anthony Horowitz. Initially, we are going to be really getting into the book by reading it as a class and doing some role play. Children will then get the chance to write a character description for Granny after collecting lots of vocabulary to describe her personality, appearance, feelings and hobbies. Towards the end of the week, we are going to be writing a letter of complaint from one of the characters.
In maths, we will be doing some arithmetic so we don’t forget it! We are also going to be doing some more maths games and challenges.
In music, we will start our next music project using Soundtrap!
In French after half term, we will spend a few weeks writing the story and then perform. I will update you week by week as to what we have been doing.
a writing frame and vocabulary banks to help them.
Class Teacher Awards – 26.05.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Reshma and Vincent!
Sycamore: Bray and Jack
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 26.05.23
Half term has arrived! We hope you enjoy your week off and look forward to seeing children back in school on Tuesday 6th June.
In PSHE next term, we will be covering a topic called ‘Changing Me’. This is a chance for us to discuss how bodies change through puberty and changes in emotions children may have. It is also known as our ‘sex education’ sessions. You may wish to speak to your children about this before they return to school. If you wish to find out more about this, please get in touch with us using the emails below and we would be happy to give you a breakdown of what we will be discussing with the children during these PSHE sessions.
We are also starting to think about children's transition to high school. With this in mind, for the first three Friday's back after half term, we have arranged for a 'Worry Ninja's Workshop' which will discuss some of their most common fears and how we can deal with them.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 15.05.22
In history this week, we learnt about rationing in WWII and how it impacted upon people’s lives and compared a rationed WWII meal to the meals we have now. In English, we wrote newspaper reports and were able to choose a topic throughout WWII to write about. Perhaps the most exciting part, in D&T we made a rationed meal! We conducted some research to see what rationed meals were like before designing a pear crumble. We then made this and got to enjoy it with some custard! You can see pictures of this in the gallery section.
We completed some fun maths games and challenges to get our brains working!
In music, we continued to create our own raps using Soundtrap.
Bonjour! This week, Year 6 chose a partner to work with to rewrite and illustrate their own versions of “Vat'en grand monstre vert” (Go away big green monster). They have a writing frame and vocabulary banks to help them. We will continue to work on these for the next few sessions. It will be useful when they are reading to the Year 2 children if they are familiar with the original story to help with fluency:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHrZ1Zq14bc
Next Week’s Learning – wb 22.05.23
We have now finished our World War II topic! The children have loved learning about life in the time period – their discussion around their understanding of life in that time period has been excellent.
We will predominately be focusing on writing in English next week, where the children will be building up to write a suspense/horror story. We will begin with exploring a short film that children will be able to use to help them write the story towards the end of the week.
In music, we will continue to make our own raps using Soundtrap.
Class Teacher Awards – 19.05.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Kaden and Marcus
Sycamore: Kiyah and Titus
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 19.05.23
Please see the Gallery for photos of children being Junior Roadwatchers with the Croydon Met Police - they absolutely loved it (as did the teachers)!
One more week until half term! Please remember that children break up on Friday 26th May at normal time.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 08.05.23
We are SO incredibly proud of all the children for their outstanding hard work during SATs this week! They have done themselves and Rushy Meadow proud!
In art this week, we look at Henry Moore, who was an artist during WWII and who was inspired by the Blitz. With this in mind, we then created our own artwork of the Blitz.
In music, we continued to create our own raps using Soundtrap.
Bonjour! This week, Year 6 listened again to “Vat'en grand monstre vert” (Go away big green monster). The children are beginning to join in with retelling the story. We had a lot of fun drawing around each other and labelling body parts. You can practice body parts by going to the Busy Things website, clicking Key Stage 2, year 5/6, languages, French and then scrolling down to the labelling body parts worksheet. Or you could listen to this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bChrAwLzoSo
Next Week’s Learning – wb 15.05.23
In English, we will be writing a newspaper report based on WWII! Children will be discussing and collating ideas for a debate in the build-up to support their writing!
In History, we will be making a Pear Crumble, which we will be able to taste test in the afternoon to evaluate! Ready…set…bake!
In maths, we are going to be doing some fun challenges!
In music, we will continue to make our own raps using Soundtrap.
In French next week, we will be revising colours and numbers to help us write our own versions of the story.
Class Teacher Awards – 12.05.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
All the children for their hard work in SATs!
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 12.05.23
We want to say a HUGE well done again to the children for their hard work with SATs this week and thank you for your support at home with this. Please enjoy a RELAXING and FUN weekend!
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 02.05.23
In Topic this week, we learnt about what the Blitz was and how it affected people. We also learnt about the Phoney War and how people contributed to the Home Front. In Geography, we used Atlases and a website that shows where bombs were dropped across the UK. Children were able to see how close bombs were dropped in relation to the school!
In maths, we learnt how to find the mean (average) and interpreting pie charts - our final lessons in maths before we moved onto revision! We then moved onto recapping Factors and Multiples as well as finding fractions of amounts!
In music, we continued to create our own raps using Soundtrap.
Bonjour! This week, Year 6 listened again to “Vat'en grand monstre vert” (Go away big green monster). The children are beginning to join in with retelling the story. We had a lot of fun drawing around each other and labelling body parts. You can practice body parts by going to the Busy Things website, clicking Key Stage 2, year 5/6, languages, French and then scrolling down to the labelling body parts worksheet. Or you could listen to this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bChrAwLzoSo
Please also see photos from the celebration on Friday for the Coronation! The children looked fantastic - it was very patriotic!
Next Week’s Learning – wb 09.05.23
Next week is SATs week – please see more information below about this.
In Topic We will be studying Henry Moore’s work in art. Children will then create their own piece of artwork inspired by the Blitz using paints. Towards the end of the week, we will be starting our D&T project! Children will be researching how to make a pear crumble to then be able to make these the following week!
In music, we will continue to make our own raps using Soundtrap.
In French next week, we will be revising colours and numbers to help us write our own versions of the story.
Class Teacher Awards – 06.05.22
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Archie and Rabia
Sycamore: Tereza and Skye
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information – 09.05.23
SATs week has arrived! Please ensure your child is in school every day next week – we then have our fun day out on Friday to celebrate! A reminder that breakfast club starts at 7.45am. We want to say once again that we do not want this to be a stressful week for children so we will be keeping the week as calm and fun as possible! Get them to relax this weekend doing something they enjoy!
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 24.04.23
In English this week, we continued our two-week cycle of learning and built up our understanding of direct speech and creating atmosphere to write an alternative ending to The Lion and the Unicorn. We cannot wait to read them!
In maths, we learnt about reflection and translating shapes on graphs, which then led onto us looking at interpreting and representing graphs. We also learnt about circles and labelling the features of them: diameter, radius and circumference!
In music, we continued to create our own raps using Soundtrap.
Bonjour! This week we finished our Michelin guide to our favourite ice cream flavours from last half term. You could watch this video to add more adjectives to describe different types of flavours: French Flavor Vocabulary (frenchlearner.com)
Next Week’s Learning – wb 02.05.23
In Topic, we will be looking at what the Blitz was, how it affected people and what happened during the time period. We then locate on aerial maps where bombs were dropped, in Geography, which will then lead onto learning about what the Phoney War was and how this contributed to the Home Front.
In maths, we will be learning how to find the mean and then looking at how to read and interpret line graphs!
In music, we will continue to make our own raps using Soundtrap.
Class Teacher Awards – 28.04.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Sofia U and Archie
Sycamore: Jinal and Tierney
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 28.04.23
We are on the home stretch to SATs now! A reminder to please make your children are in school every day unless your child is unwell.
Well done to the children for their attendance! It was fantastic to see that they were able to have Mufti Day today because of this!
Please remember the next two consecutive Mondays are Bank Holidays! (01.05.23 & 08.05.23)
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 17.04.23
This half term, we are continuing with our WWII topic.
In maths, we learnt about angles in a triangle adding up to 180o and using this knowledge to find missing angles. We also found missing angles in quadrilaterals and a range of other polygons. We learnt that there are 360o around a point and 180o on a line and angles that are opposites. Children had fun creating nets for a range of 3D shapes using their 2D properties and got a taste of coordinates on Friday, which we will continue with next week. We also had our first lesson on coordinates.
In English, we are studying the book the Lion and the Unicorn by Shirley Hughes. Children explored the pictures from the book and role played the character Lenny! Children then recapped expanded noun phrases and prepositions to write a character description about Lenny.
In music, we have started to create our own raps using Soundtrap.
Bonjour! This week we continued to create a Michelin guide to our favourite ice cream flavours from last half term. You could watch this video to add more adjectives to describe different types of flavours: French Flavor Vocabulary (frenchlearner.com)
Next Week’s Learning – wb 24.04.22
In English, next week we will be building up to write an alternative ending for the Lion and the Unicorn.
In maths next week, we will be continuing to learn about coordinates, including reflecting shapes in different quadrants. We will then be looking at the radius and diameter of a circle. Towards the end of the week, we will be looking at how to interpret graphs.
In music, we will continue to make our own raps using Soundtrap.
Class Teacher Awards – 21.04.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Annabel and Ronnie R
Sycamore: Mason and Anoshkan
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 21.04.23
We are on the home stretch to SATs now! A reminder to please make your children are in school every day unless your child is unwell.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 28.03.22
This week English, we explored poetry and wrote poems relating to the war. Some children wrote acrostic poems whilst other children wrote rhyming poems and shape poems. We also learnt about how and why propaganda was used during WWII.
In maths, we recapped properties of 2D and 3D shapes and starting to measure angles using degrees. The children measured angles, creating angles on their tables with could even write on the tables, measuring angles!
In music, we continued to make our own melodies using Soundtrap.
First Week Back’s Learning – wb 18.04.23
We will be continuing with our WWII topic next term and will begin by learning about the Blitz and how it affected people.
In English, we will be looking at the story: The Lion and The Unicorn, exploring what the book is about, interpreting different characters thoughts and feelings and collect language, using prepositions and expanded noun phrases, to write a character description!
In maths, we will be finding missing angles in a range of shapes, learning about the relationship between opposite angles and angles around a point and identifying 3D shapes from their drawn nets.
In music, we will continue to make our own melodies using Soundtrap.
Bonjour! If you have time over the Easter holidays, you could go to https://www.french-games.net/ and practice some of the topics in French that we have been learning this year. Joyeuses Pâques!
Class Teacher Awards – 31.03.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Kaden and Beau
Sycamore: the whole of Sycamore class!
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 31.03.23
We are so pleased and proud of how well the children have worked this term – they deserve a good break!
Happy Easter!
We look forward to seeing the children back on Monday 17th April!
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 20.03.23
This week English, we started looking at poems and the techniques on how to perform them. This then led on to looking at identifying the types of poems there are and the features of them. This will lead on to next week where children will be writing poems.
In maths, we moved on to finding the area and perimeter of a triangle and then of compound shapes. Children completed a practical activity, where they got to make their own compound shape and then find the area and perimeter of it using rulers.
In music, we continued to make our own melodies using Soundtrap.
Bonjour! This week we have begun to create a Michelin guide to our favourite ice cream flavours giving reasons for our choices. You could watch this video to add more adjectives to describe different types of flavours: French Flavor Vocabulary (frenchlearner.com)
Next Week’s Learning – wb 27.03.23
Next week in English, we will be planning and writing our poems. In history, we are going to be learning about propaganda that was used during WWII, before creating our own propaganda posters in art using paints.
In maths next week, we will be learning how to calculate the volume of cubes and cuboids before we then move on to looking at angles.
In music, we will continue to make our own melodies using Soundtrap.
Next week in French, we will be finishing our booklets about ice-cream flavours and doing some Easter activities before the end of term.
Class Teacher Awards – 24.03.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: all of Willow Class
Sycamore: Eloise and Kiya
Well done to you all!
Well done to all Year 6s for their hard work in the mock SATs this week! They have all been excellent! 😊
Parent/Carer Information - 24.03.23
Just a reminder about the children finishing at 1pm on Thursday because of parent consultations and 1:30pm on Friday for end of term.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 13.03.23
This week in history, we learnt about evacuation: what it was, why it was so important and what children had to take with them. We then had an ‘Evacuee Day’ where we dressed up as evacuees escaping WWII. There were lots of fun activities to get involved with, including making ID cards and evacuation labels, learning popular WWII songs, writing postcards home and creating our own radio broadcasts. You can see lots of pictures of us dressed up in the gallery section! In English, we identified the features of persuasive speeches and planned a persuasive speech ready to write next week.
In maths we have been learning how to find the area and perimeter of rectangles, parallelograms and triangles.
In music, we continued to make our own melodies using Soundtrap.
Bonjour! This week we have begun to create a Michelin guide to our favourite ice cream flavours giving reasons for our choices. You could watch this video to add more adjectives to describe different types of flavours: French Flavor Vocabulary (frenchlearner.com)
Next Week’s Learning – wb 20.03.23
Next week in English, we will be writing a persuasive speech to encourage people to end WWII and will then work in groups to edit and perform them. Our next piece of writing will be a formal letter so we will also be looking at the features of formal letters and planning one.
In maths next week, we will be finding the area and perimeter of compound shapes and finding the volume of cuboids.
In music, we will continue to make our own melodies using Soundtrap.
Next week in French, we will be finishing our booklets about ice-cream flavours.
Class Teacher Awards – 17.03.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Lyla and Aidan B
Sycamore: Darcie and Connor
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 17.03.23
You have been emailed a letter about parent consultations taking place on 31st March. The portal to book your slot opens on the 23rd March at 4pm and will close on 29th March at 4pm. If you have any trouble booking this, please email us using the emails below or speak to the school office and we can get one booked in for you.
Next week we will be doing our last assessments before the run up to SATs. Please tell the children to not worry, we are completing these to support the children with anything they are not confident in.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 06.03.23
This week in history, we learnt about how WWII impacted upon people’s lives at how it has affected our lives today. We looked at a range of sources, including photographs and radio recordings, to do this. In English, we then wrote a diary entry pretending to be either a soldier in WWII or a child who was being evacuated.
In maths, we moved on to our new topic: converting measurements. This involved volume and length, converting imperial measures and solving problems involving a range of measures.
In music, we are making our own melodies using Soundtrap.
Bonjour! This week we did a class survey to see what the most popular ice cream flavour is. You could do a family survey to see if the same flavours are popular.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 13.03.23
Next week in history, we will be learning about evacuation during WWII, looking at what this was, why children were evacuated and what they had to bring with them. We will also be having an ‘evacuee day’ to immerse children into the learning! In English, we will begin to identify the features of persuasive speeches and plan a persuasive speech about ending the war.
In maths next week, we will being continuing with measurements and looking at units of time. Then, we are moving on to area and perimeter, starting with parallelograms, rectangles and triangles.
In music, we will continue to make our own melodies using Soundtrap.
Next week in French, we will add reasons for our opinions and begin to create our Michelin guides to ice cream.
Class Teacher Awards – 10.03.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Ujin and Bahtiyar
Sycamore: Sophia J and Kiara
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information – 10.03.23
Please don’t forget we have a cake sale after school on Monday from 3:15pm to 3:45pm to raise money for a school trip in Year 1! You are more than welcome to bring in cakes to support the fundraiser!
Friday 17th March is Red Nose Day and we will be holding a mufti day in support of the Comic Relief charity, which does such important work both in the UK and abroad. Donations (suggested £1) should be passed to class teachers on the day.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 27.02.23
This week, we had World Book Day! To celebrate this, we had a ‘book week’ and chose to look at Rose Blanche as it is set during WWII which is our topic for this term. We started by doing some role play to really find out more about the characters and then children wrote an informal letter as the main character, Rose Blanche, to one of the other children in the story. These letters turned out AMAZING!!
In maths we have continued learning how to solve equations with an unknown value! It was lovely to see how the children’s confidence grew throughout the week and it seems they now love ALGEBRA!
In music, we are making our own melodies using Soundtrap.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 06.03.23
Next week in history, we will be using photographs to help us understand how the outbreak of WWII changed people’s lives and how it has impacted us today. Children will then use this knowledge to write diary entries, pretending they are children during WWII.
In maths next week, we will moving on to our measurement topic: converting measures involving mass and length.
In music, we will continue to make our own melodies using Soundtrap.
Next week, we will start to plan our scripts for the fashion show. Have a listen to this song to help with learning your numbers in French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hK4Leo2rTI
Class Teacher Awards – 03.03.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Tushar and Vincent
Sycamore: Emiya and Liz
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 04.03.22
This is a survey link from Caterlink, they would like some feedback to help address any areas that you feel require their attention - https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SXTJBPN! The survey only takes a few minutes to complete, and it would be really appreciated!
Between the 20th – 31st March it is Big Walk and Wheel week, across the two weeks we will be encouraging children walk, wheel, scoot and cycle to school. We would love to see how many active journeys we can make! We will be completing some activities across the two weeks - including a poster on ways to actively travel!
Any sponsorship money raised by your child from book week this week can be brought in on Monday in an envelop with your child's name and how much they have raised!
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 20.02.23
This week, we have started our new topic, ‘WWII’ and we are loving it! we started by thinking about what we already know and what we would like to learn and then had a ‘hook morning’ where we really got ourselves immersed into the topic by watching some videos, making some spitfire planes and doing some research. So far, we have learnt about the countries involved in the war, how and why the war started and have sequenced key events throughout the war, such as the Blitz, on a timeline.
The children loved visiting the Imperial War Museum and their behaviour was excellent! It was lovely to see how engaged they were when they met Kitty and Alan to hear their experiences throughout their childhood during the war. Please look
In maths, we started our algebra topic and the children love it! We started with generating and describing number sequences before finding the value of letters in an expression and identifying rules and formulas to follow. Children were then able to solve a range of algebraic expressions.
In music, we are making our own melodies using Soundtrap.
Bonjour! This week we have been saying our opinions about ice cream flavours adding the conjunctions and, but and however. We played some games to help us remember the phrases. You could watch this video where Alexa explains how to use the verb aimer – to like / love: Aimer (to like/love) - Present Tense (French verbs conjugated by Learn French With Alexa).
Next Week’s Learning – wb 27.02.23
Next week is World Book Day, so we are taking a week off from our topic to focus on a book called ‘Rose Blanche’ by Ian McEwan in English. We have chosen this book as it links to our topic of WWII and children will be able to explore the characters through some drama and will be writing a letter as Rose Blanche to one of the other characters in the story. We will also be completing some other fun book week activities, such as designing a new book cover, writing alternative endings and creating a book review.
In maths, we will be continuing with Algebra. We will be continuing to solve algebraic expressions and finding missing numbers in a problem.
In music, we will continue to make our own melodies using Soundtrap.
Next week we will be surveying the class on their favourite flavoured ice creams.
Class Teacher Awards – 24.02.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Rae and Aiden O
Sycamore: Finley and Maisey
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 25.02.22
Just a note, next week in PSHE, we will be looking at different types of drugs and the impact of drugs on the body. if you would like to speak to your children about this beforehand, please do – or if you have any questions or concerns about this, please speak to us.
Next week is also World Book Day! On Friday, children can come dressed up in their pyjamas – we would also love it if they could bring in their favourite book to share with the class. During the day, they will snuggle up and share these stories with each other. They are also welcome to bring other things such as teddies and blankets to help them get cosy!
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 07.02.22
In English, we have been writing our adventure stories and then worked with a partner to edit them before reflecting upon what we have learnt this term in our topic ‘Life’s Legacy’.
In maths we solved problems involving percentages, decimals and fractions and then moved onto ratio where children used ratios to find the relationship between two amounts and also learnt how to enlarge shapes using a scale factor.
In music, we are using Soundtrap to create our own jingles for a chocolate bar of our choice.
Bonjour! This week we have had lots of fun putting on our fashion show. The children really know how to strike a pose and I was really impressed with how much French they spoke. It was lovely to see how enthusiastic children were!
First Week Back’s Learning – wb 20.02.23
Our topic next term is WWII. We will start by thinking about what we know about this topic and what we would like to find out. Throughout the term, we will learn about why WWII took place, what life was like before and after, think about what life would have been like as an evacuee and why evacuated occurred. Children will also get the chance to create their own propaganda posters.
We are very excited to take the children to the Imperial War Museum on Wednesday 22nd February! Please can you ensure you have paid the cost for the trip on Arbor!
In maths during the first week back, we will be continuing with Ratios and then moving on to algebra.
This term we will be learning all about Likes and dislikes and justifying our opinions. This week we have been looking at ice cream flavours in French – delicieux! You could watch this video to practice how to say “Je voudrais une glace……” Don’t forget to add “s’il vous plait” to say please. Ice cream- French - Bing video .
Class Teacher Awards – 10.02.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Amelie and Allan
Sycamore: Sophia S and Kewan
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 10.02.23
We wanted to say how proud we are of how hard the children have worked this half term and hope that you have a lovely half term break! We look forward to seeing children back on Monday 20th February.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
Online Safety
Please take the time to have a look at our new online safety parent cards. These cards are written for parents and clearly & simply explain how to set up parental controls, block users, age restrictions and more. We hope that they will be very supportive for your all.
If you have any questions about these or any element of online safety, please do not hesitate to contact your child's class teacher or you can email our Digital Learning Leader: Mrs Briggs, at rushyict@rushymeadow.sutton.sch.uk.
This Week’s Learning – wb 30.01.23
This week in geography we used atlases and aerial maps to locate the Galapagos Islands. We then compared an aerial map of London with an aerial map of the Galapagos islands. In English, we looked at the different settings on the Galapagos Islands and planned a setting description before collecting lots of adventurous vocabulary we could use. We then wrote them using a range of language: expanded noun phrases, prepositions, personification, metaphors and similes. You can read some of these in the gallery section!
In maths we compared percentages of amounts before exploring the relationship between fractions and percentages; after this, we then added in the relationship between these two and decimals and solved problems in real life contexts.
In music, we are using Soundtrap to create our own jingles for a chocolate bar of our choice.
Bonjour! This week we have been looking at what celebrities are wearing and describing the clothes using colours.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 06.02.23
In topic next week, we will be planning and writing an adventure story which takes place on the Galapagos Islands before reflecting upon what we have learnt during our ‘Life’s Legacy’ topic.
In maths, we will be solving more problems with fractions, decimals and percentages before beginning our measures topic, starting with length and mass.
In music, we will be continuing to use Soundtrap to create our own jingles for a chocolate bar of our choice.
Next week in French, we will be performing our fashion show. If your child would like too, they can come in in Mufti (09/02/23) so that they can describe their own fashion. They can also bring in funny accessories (hats etc) to wear on our “catwalk”. Have a listen to this song to help with learning your numbers in French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hK4Leo2rTI
Class Teacher Awards – 03.02.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Kiara and Brody
Sycamore: Robert and Vinnie-Jo
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information – 03.02.23
Just a reminder on Wednesday 22nd February we have our trip to the Imperial War Museum. If you have not yet paid, please make sure this is done via Arbor. Children will need to bring a packed lunch in a plastic bag and should be wearing school uniform with comfortable shoes (e.g. trainers). They will also need to be wearing a coat.
Children’s Mental Health Week
Children's Mental Health Week will take place from 6-12th February. This year's theme is Let's Connect. Let's Connect is about making meaningful connections for all and encourages people to connect with others in a healthy, rewarding and meaningful way.
We will be completing some fun activities throughout the week to support this, including mindful colouring and class circle times. We will also be having a mufti day on Friday 10th February with the theme of ‘Dress to Express’! A letter will be going out to you all with all the information. Please see the Children Mental Health website where you can find activities to complete with your children at home. https://taskmastereducation.com/
This Week’s Learning – wb 23.01.23
We have had our mock SATs this week and children have done amazingly! We are so proud of the progress they are making.
This week in English, we have written our explanation texts about human evolution. In science, we recapped how fossils are created from Year 4 and then learnt about how they can provide us with evidence from the past. Children compared fossils with their living relatives, finding similarities and differences. We had an art day on Friday! We looked at the artist M C Escher and his style of sketching, creating an artist study about what we liked and disliked. We then practised different sketching techniques using charcoal before creating our own fossil drawing using the charcoal.
In music, we are using Soundtrap to create our own jingles for a chocolate bar of our choice.
Bonjour! This week we looked at what celebrities are wearing and described the clothes using colours.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 30.01.23
In topic next week, we will be starting with geography: children will learn about aerial maps and we will be locating the Galapagos Islands on different maps, including Google Earth and atlases. We will be looking at the different settings on the Galapagos Islands before planning a setting description, collecting effective vocabulary for it and then writing it, ready to use in our stories the week after.
In maths, we will be continuing with our percentage topic. We will compare percentages of amounts and then learn about the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages before using this knowledge to solve real life problems.
In music, we will be continuing to use Soundtrap to create our own jingles for a chocolate bar of our choice.
Next week, we will start to plan our scripts for the fashion show. Have a listen to this song to help with learning your numbers in French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hK4Leo2rTI
Class Teacher Awards – 27.01.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Archie and Marcus
Sycamore: Rhys and Eloise
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 27.01.23
A letter has gone out about a school trip we have planned to the Imperial War Museum on Wednesday 22nd February (after half term). Please could you ensure you return the permission slip for your child to attend the trip and pay the £5 cost for the workshop on Arbor.
The children did amazing during their mock SATs this week – we are so proud of them!
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 16.01.23
This week in science, we learnt how organisms are classified into groups according to their characteristics and created our own set of classification keys to sort different animals. Children then learnt about how plants and animals adapt to their environment in order to survive and how this can lead to evolution, using Darwin’s finches as an example. We then learnt about the stages of human evolution before planning an explanation text.
In maths, we had one more lesson on converting fractions to decimals before moving on to percentages. We learnt how to find percentages of amounts, calculate percentage increase and decrease and find missing values of percentages.
In music, we are using Soundtrap to create our own jingles for a chocolate bar of our choice.
Bonjour! This week we have been saying what he or she is wearing. We looked at fashion shows in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where French is spoken and we said what the models were wearing. Congo Fashion Week | Home .
Next Week’s Learning – wb 23.01.23
Next week, children will be doing their Mock SATs amongst the learning below! More information about this can be found in the parent/carer information section.
In English, we will be using our plans to write explanation texts about how humans have evolved. In science, children will recap how fossils are formed and will learn about how they can provide us with information about the past. We then have an art focus for the remainder of the week, where we will be completing an artist study for M C Escher, practising different skills using charcoal and then using the charcoal to sketch fossils at the end.
In music, we will be continuing to use Soundtrap to create our own jingles for a chocolate bar of our choice.
Next week, we will begin to look at how to describe the clothes using colour adjectives in French. Use this video to revise counting from 1-20 in French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2-REbL2OU0
Class Teacher Awards – 20.01.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Allan and Ronnie R
Sycamore: Titus and Kewan
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 20.01.23
A letter has gone out about a school trip we have planned to the Imperial War Museum for our next topic on Monday 22nd February. Please return the form and pay the £5 on Arbor as soon as possible. Unfortunately, if not enough funds are collected, we will not be able to take part in the workshop.
We are going to be holding our Mock SATs next week (wb 23.01.23) – we want to reassure you that this is nothing to worry about and we make it as relaxed as possible for the children (with some potential treats if they’re lucky!). We aim to keep it as normal as possible, and these tests will help us to identify gaps in learning to help your child progress even further.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 09.01.23
This week, we have been learning about selective breeding in plants and animals and children conducted some research to find out what the pros and cons of using this process are. They then used this research to plan and write a balanced argument about whether selective breeding should be allowed and edited their work with a partner.
In maths, we started by continuing to multiply decimals by whole numbers, this time looking at multiplying by two-digit numbers. Children then learnt how to divide them and round them to two decimal places. Towards the end of the week, we learnt how to convert decimals into fractions and completed a group practical activity on Friday to show how to convert fractions into decimals. You can see pictures of this activity in the gallery section.
In music, we are beginning to develop our listening skills by exploring and mapping the sounds around us and will be developing creative processes for composing with non-musical sounds.
Bonjour! This week we have been saying what he or she is wearing. We looked at fashion shows in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where French is spoken and we said what the models were wearing.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 16.01.23
In science, we will be learning about how scientists use classification systems to sort and classify organisms and children will get a go at creating their own classification key to sort a set of given animals based on their characteristics, e.g. whether they are a mammal, cold-blooded, have scales etc. We will then be learning about how plants and animals have adapted to their environment and how this adaptation can eventually lead to evolution. We will be looking at Darwin and his work with finches in particular here. After, children will learn about human evolution and plan an explanation text to explain this process.
In maths, we are going to be moving on to percentages: finding percentages of a whole number, finding missing values when given a percentage and calculating percentage increase and decrease.
In music, we will continue to develop our listening skills by exploring and mapping the sounds around us and will be developing creative processes for composing with non-musical sounds.
Next week, we will begin to look at how to describe the clothes using colour adjectives in French. Use this video to revise counting from 1-20 in French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2-REbL2OU0
Class Teacher Awards – 13.01.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Mahnoor and Vincent
Sycamore: Demi and Sophia U
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 13.01.23
Well done to all the children that came on the trip on Wednesday. It was lovely to see how engaged and extremely well behaved they were at representing Rushy Meadow.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 04.01.23
What an excellent first week back in Year 6!! Well done to all!
This week, we have started our new topic ‘Life’s Legacy’. We began by discussing what we already know about things like evolution, fossils and inheritance and what we would like to learn. Children then learnt about how parents produce offspring of the same kind through inheritance using Mr Men characters to demonstrate our understanding. You can see an example of this in the gallery section. We then began to look at the features of balanced arguments, ready to write our own next week.
In maths, we are continuing our learning on decimals and have been adding and subtracting them. We started by using place value counters to show our understanding and then used this knowledge to solve problems in a range of contexts.
Bonjour! This half term, we will be learning about clothes and will be performing a class fashion show at the end of the half term. This week we have learnt the names of some clothing items in French. We will also continue to practice numbers from 1-30. You could help at home using this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtoWhTOco9A
Next Week’s Learning – wb 09.01.23
In topic, we will be learning about the advantages and disadvantages of selective breeding and will be using this to write a balanced argument about this.
In maths, we are going to be learning how to multiply and divide decimals by a whole number and how to round them to two decimal places. We will then start to learn how to convert decimals into fractions.
Class Teacher Awards – 06.01.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Tierney and Bahtiyar
Sycamore: Mason and Archie
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 06.01.23
Welcome back! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are having a good start to 2023 – let’s hope it’s more positive than last year! We are so happy to be back with the children and am sure they will have another great half term!
Wednesday 11th January is our trip to the Horniman Museum! Please ensure you have paid the outstanding payment of £3 for the trip on Arbor.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 12.12.22
In science, we have been learning about electricity. We recapped what we could remember from Year 4 and then learnt about components used in a series circuit and how to represent these using symbols in a diagram. Children then worked in groups to create their own circuits and investigate what happened when voltage was increased or more bulbs/buzzers were added to the circuit.
In maths, we started our learning on decimals: recognising the place value and comparing and ordering them.
In music, we have been using Soundtrap to identify parts of a composition and use loops.
Bonjour! This week we did some fun Christmas activities!
First Week Back’s Learning – wb 02.01.23
In topic, we will be starting our new topic ‘Life’s Legacy’ which will revolve around different species and their offspring, classification of plants and animals, evolution and fossils amongst other things. Children will start by learning about how organisms produce offspring of the same kind through genetic characteristics.
In maths, we will be learning how to add and subtract decimals.
Class Teacher Awards – 16.12.22
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: All of Willow Class!
Sycamore: All of Sycamore Class!
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 16.12.22
We wanted to take a quick moment to say how well children have done this term and we look forward to the new year!
We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year – stay safe!
A couple of reminders:
- We return to school on Wednesday 4th January 2023
- We sent out 2 letters about upcoming events for when we come back from the Christmas Holidays:
- Hook day - Children will need to come into school on 4th January 2023 dressed up as what they would like to be when they are older and bring in some photos of significant moments in their life. More information can be found in the letter which was sent out.
- We also sent out a letter about a trip to the Horniman Museum on Wednesday 11th January for our new Topic: Life’s Legacy - payment has been set up on Arbor and the letter has been emailed and printed for you.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 21.11.22
In topic, we have learnt how light enters our eye and conducted our own experiments to test how the shape and size of a shadow changes with distance from a light source. Children used their findings from this experiment to explain why shadows will always stay the same shape but can change size depending on distance. You can see photos of these experiments in the gallery section. We have also been writing newspaper reports about the invention of the lightbulb.
In maths, we have been multiplying fractions. We started by multiplying a fraction by another fraction and then by a whole number. After, we divided fractions by a whole number.
In music, we have been using Soundtrap to identify parts of a composition and use loops.
Bonjour! This week we have been researching a famous French speaking person of our choice.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 28.11.22
We will be doing some assessments next week to see all the amazing progress children have made since September! These are nothing to worry about and will be completed in normal lesson time 😊
Next week, we will be writing character descriptions for a character from our class novel, ‘The Matilda Effect’. Children will start by engaging in role play and then plan and collect language for their descriptions before writing and editing them.
In maths, we are learning how to find fractions of amounts and then working back to find the whole value when given a part. Children will also be learning to find the difference between fractions.
In music, we will be continuing to use Soundtrap to identify parts of a composition and use loops.
Next week we will begin to prepare a fact file about the person in French and English. You could continue to use Google to find out more about your chosen person at home.
Class Teacher Awards – 25.11.22
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Brody and Oliver
Sycamore: Sophia J and Sophia S
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 25.11.22
- Final payments for residential need to be paid on Arbor – please speak to you if you are having any problems with this.
- If your child requires any medication, please ensure you have returned the form to us and that medication is in a labelled bag and given into school by Friday 2nd December at the latest.
- We have a Christmas Announcements!!
You have all been emailed details for the Christmas School Concerts this year! Please make sure you fill in and return the reply slip if you would like to come and watch your child in their concert!
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 14.11.22
In topic, we have created advertisements to persuade someone to buy the phone we designed in DT last week. These turned out amazing and you can see some of them in the gallery section! In science, we have started learning about light. We recapped what we have already learnt about sources of light from Year 4 and then learnt how light is reflected by carrying out some experiments with torches and mirrors. In history, we learnt about the invention of the lightbulb and the impact it had upon society.
In maths, have been carrying on with fractions and have learnt how to add and subtract them by making the denominator the same. This also included adding and subtracting mixed numbers, where there are whole numbers and fractions together.
In music, we have been using Soundtrap to identify parts of a composition and use loops.
Bonjour! This week we have been researching a famous French speaking person of our choice.
Well done to those children who were selected to compete in the Athletics tournament! We also hope you had an opportunity to visit the book fair this week – children were really excited to head down and see the books on offer!
Next Week’s Learning – wb 22.11.21
Next week, we will be learning about how light enters our eye using what we know about reflection. We will then be carrying out an experiment to test the shape and size of shadows and to figure out why and how shadows are formed. We are then going to look at the features of a newspaper report before planning and writing our own about the invention of the lightbulb.
In maths, we will be moving onto multiplying and dividing fractions, both by other fractions and by whole numbers.
In music, we will be continuing to use Soundtrap to identify parts of a composition and use loops.
In French next week, we will begin to prepare a fact file about the person in French and English. You could continue to use Google to find out more about your chosen person at home.
Class Teacher Awards – 18.11.22
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Iylah and Rosie
Sycamore: Kiya and Anoshkan
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 18.11.22
- Final payments for residential need to be paid on Arbor – please speak to you if you are having any problems with this.
- Just a reminder about the SATs workshop next Thursday (24th November), we look forward to seeing you!
- The PTA will be sending out a letter with details about a Whatsapp group to allow communications between parents!
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 07.11.22
In topic, we have written biographies about a British inventor and worked in partners to edit and up-level them. In history, we learnt about how telephone technology has changed over time and created a timeline to show these changes, thinking about the impact of each phone upon Britain. In DT, we designed our own futuristic mobile phones, which we will use this week to write a persuasive advertisement.
In maths, we started our fractions unit. We begun by finding equivalent fractions and then learnt how to simplify them using highest common factor. We also compared and ordered fractions by making the denominators the same.
In music, we have been using Soundtrap to identify parts of a composition and use loops.
Bonjour! This week we used adjectives to describe famous French people and completed activities based on these people. You could continue practicing numbers at home by playing some of these games: https://www.french-games.net/frenchgames/four-in-a-row?topic=Numbers%20-%201%20to%2010&level=primary
Next Week’s Learning – wb 14.11.22
Next week, we will be using the phones we have designed to create an advertisement to persuade people to buy our phone. In history we will be learning about the invention of the light bulb and, in science, will recap sources of light and learn about how light is reflected.
In maths, we will be continuing to order and compare fractions and then will learn how to add and subtract them.
In music, we will be continuing to use Soundtrap to identify parts of a composition and use loops.
In French next week we will be writing poems in French describing ourselves, using the adjectives that we learnt last week.
Class Teacher Awards – 11.11.22
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Jinal and Billy
Sycamore: Jesse and Connor
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 11.11.22
- Final payments for residential need to be paid on Arbor – please speak to us if you are having any problems with this.
- We have a busy week next week! Firstly, it is Anti-Bullying Week and the theme this year is ‘Reach Out’. We kick off on Monday with Odd Socks Day! Children will need to wear school uniform but can wear the oddest socks they can find! Please see the letter below for more information.
- We also have the book fair running from Monday 14th September - Friday 16th September (3:15pm - 3:45pm)!
On Monday 14th November 2022 we are inviting all pupils to come to school wearing mufti that includes something blue to help raise awareness for Diabetes UK. You can be as creative as you like with this but please be aware that PE lessons will go ahead as normal on this day and children must be able to use the toilet independently. We are asking pupils to bring in a £1 donation, or whatever you can give, to help support this cause.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 01.11.22
In topic, we have started our ‘Brilliant British Inventions’ topic. We started by discussing what we already know about British inventors and inventions and what we would like to find out during the term. We also had a fun hook afternoon where we worked in groups to build our own marble runs outside – you can see pictures of this in the gallery section. In geography, we used atlases to locate where British inventors were born and mark these places on a map of Britain. In English, we researched a British inventor of our choice and created a poster about their life, ready to help us write biographies next week.
This week we recapped long division and then learnt how to use BODMAS to solve equations with mixed operations. We also solved word problems involving all four operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
In music, we have been using Soundtrap to identify parts of a composition and use loops.
Bonjour! This half term, we will be learning about famous people in French culture. This week we have learnt how adjectives change their spelling in French depending on whether they are used to describe a man or a woman. We will also continue to practice numbers from 1-30. You could help at home using this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtoWhTOco9A
Next Week’s Learning – wb 07.11.22
Next week, we will be using our research from this week to plan and write a biography about a British inventor. We will also be learning about how telephone technology has changed in history and designing our own mobile phones in DT.
In maths, we are starting our unit on fractions. We will be starting by ordering fractions and will then be identifying equivalent fractions and simplifying them.
In music, we will be continuing to use Soundtrap to identify parts of a composition and use loops.
In French, we are going to use adjectives we have already learnt to write a poem about ourselves.
Class Teacher Awards – 05.11.21
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Kaden and Freddy
Sycamore: Tiana and Kiarah
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information – 04.11.2022
- Just a reminder we have our Junior Citizenship Trip on Wednesday 9th November – please send your child to school in their school uniform with comfortable shoes. They will also need their packed lunch unless your child is entitled to free school meals and you have asked for the school to make one for you.
- We have an upcoming book fair on which is happening from Monday 14th - Friday 18th November. On Friday 11th November, before the book fair - Children will be able to go and see what books are available and complete a wish list to write down any books they like the look of.
- Please endeavour to keep up with payments for the Year 6 residential – if you are having any problems, please just let one of us know.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 17.10.22
In DT, we designed and made our own Arctic tents. First, we evaluated existing tents and then used this to design our own. In groups, we made our tents and then then evaluated them – you can see pictures of this in our gallery section.
This week we learnt about prime numbers, square numbers, factors and multiples and common factors and multiples between two sets of numbers.
In music, we continued to create our own piece of music using Soundtrap, a programme to make music online.
Bonjour! This week we have been finishing our descriptions of what is happening in a picture using the correct pronoun, verb and ending. This is a challenging topic and I am really proud of the way Year 6 has persevered. I have seen some really outstanding work. Over half term you could practice counting in French. Go to the Busy Things website, clicking Key Stage 2, year 5/6, languages, French and then scrolling down to the numbers activity.
First Week Back’s Learning – wb 01.11.22
Our topic next term is ‘Brilliant British Inventions’ where we will be learning about British inventors and how inventions have changed over time. We will also be learning about light and electricity in science and will be conducting a few experiments!
In maths, we are having a revision session on long division to make sure we haven’t forgotten over half term! We are then learning how to solve problems using BODMAS (brackets, orders, division, multiplication, addition and subtraction). Children will also be solving some problems using the four operations.
Bonjour! This half term, we will be learning about famous people in French culture. This week we have learnt how adjectives change their spelling in French depending on whether they are used to describe a man or a woman. We will also continue to practice numbers from 1-30. You could help at home using this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtoWhTOco9A
Class Teacher Awards – 21.10.22
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
EVERYONE IN WILLOW AND SYCAMORE CLASS!!!
Well done to you all! This has been an excellent start for both classes this half term and we are extremely proud of you all! Keep up the good work, you are all amazing!
Parent/Carer Information - 21.10.22
- Please remember that Monday 31st October is an inset day!!
- Please endeavour to keep up with payments for the Year 6 residential – if you are having any problems, please just let one of us know.
HAVE A WONDERFUL HALF TERM! See you back in school on Tuesday 1st November 2022.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 10.10.22
In topic, we gathered language for our adventure flashback stories on Monday in groups, looking through different setting and character descriptions and the ‘Descriptosaurus’. We then wrote our stories and edited them with a partner.
This week we have been learning long division and most of us have found it is not as hard as we thought! Children have really persevered with this and we are so proud of them.
In music, we continued to create our own piece of music using Soundtrap, a programme to make music online.
Bonjour! This week we have been finishing our personal profiles.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 17.10.22
Next week in topic, we will be having a DT week. Children are going to start by evaluating existing tents and researching what customers have reviewed about Arctic tents that already exist. We will then use this to make and evaluate our own tents!
In maths, we will be learning about factors, multiples and cube, square and prime numbers.
In music, we will be continuing to use Soundtrap to create our own online music piece.
Next week we will be showing these to the class and speaking in small groups in French.
Class Teacher Awards – 15.10.21
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Amelie and Tushar
Sycamore: Tereza and Reggie
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information – 14.10.22
We have a few reminders this week:
- Please endeavour to keep up with payments for the Year 6 residential – if you are having any problems, please just let one of us know.
- We are holding our parent consultations on Thursday 20th October. Please remember school finishes at 1pm. Please try to be on time for your appointment and we look forward to speaking with you.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 26.09.22
In topic, we finished and edited our explanation texts about how humans survive in the Arctic. In art, we have been experimenting with different chalk techniques and created Arctic scenes using what we had learnt. You can see some of the amazing final pieces in our gallery section! Towards the end of the week, we began planning our adventure flashback stories, which we will be writing next week.
This week we moved onto multiplication in maths: we started with short multiplication (multiplying by a one-digit number) and used place value counters to show our understanding of exchanging into the next column. We have also been learning how to divide by one-digit numbers using the short division bus stop method. We used place value counters to visually see how a number is divided into groups and then applied that to solve complex problems.
In music, we continued to create our own piece of music using Soundtrap, a programme to make music online.
Bonjour! This week we have been writing out ourselves. We are making PowerPoint presentations which we will share with the class. This will continue into next week.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 01.10.22
Next week in topic, we will be gathering amazing language and vocabulary about settings and characters for our adventure flashback stories and then will use this and our plan to write them.
In maths, we will be learning how to divide numbers by 2-digit numbers using the long division method.
In music, we will be continuing to use Soundtrap to create our own online music piece
Bonjour! This week we have been finishing our personal profiles. Next week we will be showing these to the class and speaking in small groups in French.
Class Teacher Awards – 07.10.22
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Reshma and Brody
Sycamore: Bray and Darcie
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information – 07.10.22
We have quite a few reminders this week:
- Please could you start to collect some junk modelling, such as cardboard, plastic, bubble wrap etc – we are going to be building tents in our last week of school before half term!
- We have sent the children home with some letters for: a SATs workshop (Thursday 24th November) and the CGP revision bundle, a packing checklist for Residential, a residential parents meeting (Tuesday 11th October) and a medical and dietary form for you to fill in.
- Please endeavour to keep up with payments for the Year 6 residential – if you are having any problems, please just let one of us know.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 26.09.22
In topic, we began writing our persuasive letters to persuade Captain Oates to remain on the South Pole expedition and then worked in partners to edit and improve them. We then used our winbooks to conduct some research about past and present polar explorations and used this information to think about how humans can survive in the Arctic. We then planned and begun to write our explanation text about human survival in these regions. Stay posted for our finished writing next week!
In Maths this week we have moved onto multiplication in maths: we started with short multiplication (multiplying by a one-digit number) and used place value counters to show our understanding of exchanging into the next column.
In music, we continued to create our own piece of music using Soundtrap, a programme to make music online.
Bonjour! This week we have been writing about what our friends are doing using different pronouns. Keep learning the verb faire using Alexa’s video: Faire (to do/make) — Present Tense (French verbs conjugated by Learn French With Alexa)
It is such a useful verb!
Next Week’s Learning – wb 01.10.22
Next week in topic, we will be continuing to write our explanation texts about how humans survive in the Arctic. In art, we are going to be using chalk to create an Arctic scene before planning our own adventure stories.
In maths, we will move onto long multiplication – multiplying by a two-digit number and how to complete the short division method (dividing by a one-digit number) and putting these problems into context.
In music, we will be continuing to use Soundtrap to create our own online music piece.
In French, next week we are going to start to make a personal profile, writing all about ourselves. This will contain the new vocabulary we have been learning plus lots of the words and phrases that we have learnt from year 3-5.
Class Teacher Awards – 30.09.22
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Beau and Aidan B
Sycamore: Skye and Finley
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 01.10.21
We have quite a few reminders this week:
- Please could you start to collect some junk modelling, such as cardboard, plastic, bubble wrap etc – we are going to be building tents in our last week of school before half term!
- We have sent the children home with some letters this week: a SATs workshop (Thursday 24th November) and the CGP revision bundle, a packing checklist for Residential, a residential parents meeting (Tuesday 11th October) and a medical and dietary form for you to fill in.
- Please endeavour to keep up with payments for the Year 6 residential – if you are having any problems, please just let one of us know.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 19.09.22
In topic, we learnt about famous Arctic explorers Robert Falcon-Scott and Roald Amundsen who raced to get to the South Pole first. Children watched a video and read information about them and used what they had learnt to create story map about their expeditions, focussing on how one of the team members sacrificed himself to the cold in order not to slow the others down. We then used this as inspiration to plan a persuasive letter pretending we were Falcon-Scott, writing to our team mate to not sacrifice himself. We will be writing these next week so keep an eye out for work in our gallery.
We started the week completing baseline assessments. Towards the end of the week, in maths, we continued with multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 before moving on to calculating the difference between negative numbers.
We didn’t have a music session this week because of the Bank Holiday but are looking forward to it next week.
In French, this week we have been learning how to use the verb faire with different pronouns. It’s a tricky verb because it is irregular. To practice go to:
Faire (to do/make) — Present Tense (French verbs conjugated by Learn French With Alexa) up to 3.20 but you can go on and listen to the many ways you can use faire.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 26.09.22
Next week in topic, we will be comparing past and present Arctic explorers and expeditions and using this to plan and write an explanation text about how humans can survive in the Arctic.
In maths, we will be using the column method to add and subtract numbers, including ones with exchanging as well as moving on to multiplying by a one digit number.
In music, we will be continuing to use Soundtrap to create our own online music piece.
Next week in French, we will be writing about what our friends are doing using different pronouns.
Class Teacher Awards – 23.09.22
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Ujin and Lyla
Sycamore: Liz-Marrie and Jack H
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 23.09.22
In a couple of weeks, it is ‘Bike to School Week’! We would love as many of you as possible to ditch the cars that week and bike, scoot or walk to school. Are you up for the challenge?! It runs from Monday 3rd October – Friday 7th October. This is just a reminder to dust those bikes off, ready!
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 12.09.22
In topic, we have been continuing to learn about how global warming and climate change affects the polar regions. We looked at the features of persuasive texts and have been using this learning to begin to write our own persuasive leaflets to convince people to save the polar regions from melting. You can see some of these in the gallery section.
In maths, we have been rounding numbers up to 1,000,000. We also recapped how to multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1000, including decimal numbers.
In music, we continued learning how to use Soundtrap, a programme to make music online.
Bonjour! This week we looked at how to say the verbs jouer – to play and faire – to do/go. We began to match them with different sports and hobbies. To revise the sports that you can use with either faire or jouer using this video: Sport Words in French Part 1 (basic French vocabulary from Learn French With Alexa) - YouTube
Next Week’s Learning – wb 19.09.22
Next week in topic, we are going to learn about Amundsen and Falcon-Scott: arctic explorers who raced to the South Pole. Children will then start to plan a persuasive letter to one of the companions on the trip.
In maths, we are going to learn about negative numbers and how to find the difference between them.
In music, we will be continuing to use Soundtrap to create our own online music piece.
Next week, we will revise how to use the verb jouer with pronouns and then look at the irregular verb Faire.
Class Teacher Awards – 16.09.22
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Ronnie A and Rae
Sycamore: Maisey and Natanya
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 16.09.22
Hello! Wednesday 21st September is National Fitness Day. Children will be completing activities to celebrate keeping fit and healthy. Why not try and see how many activities you can complete at home. Also, Monday 3rd October – Friday 7th October is National Cycle to School Week. Children are encouraged to ride their bicycle to school every day. There are bike sheds available where children will be able to store their bicycles safely.
Finally, Year 6 will be completing baseline assessments next week, this is nothing to worry about for the children, it is just to see where they currently are at the start of the academic year.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails :
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week's Learning – wb 05.09.2022
In topic, we have been learning about the similarities and differences between the polar regions. Children used their Winbooks and ipads to do their research and then wrote comparative information reports to present what they had found out. We then learnt about how animals have adapted to live in their environment and compared animals in the polar regions with animals in the desert.
In maths, we have been continuing with place value and used greater than and less than to compare numbers. We then used this knowledge to solve problems in partners using counters. We will continue to focus on place value next week, looking at Roman numerals and rounding.
Bonjour! This half term we will be learning about how to say what hobbies we like and revising how to talk about ourselves. This week, we have been saying positive adjectives to describe ourselves and our friends. You could ask your child to recall some of the adjectives and how they might describe you and other members of the family.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 12.09.22
Next week in topic, we will be learning about global warming and how we can make a change to save our precious earth. We will then be using what we have learnt about global warming to discuss how the polar regions are being affected. Children will be writing their own persuasive leaflets to convince people to save these areas from melting.
In maths, we will be learning to round numbers to 10, 100 and 1000 and multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
In music, we will be continuing to learn how to use Soundtrap, a programme to make music online.
In French, we will be learning some new hobbies and revising some sports.
Class Teacher Awards – 09.09.22
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Aiden O and Annabel
Sycamore: Emiya and Vinnie-Jo
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 09.09.22
We have a few reminders this week:
Please could you start to collect some junk modelling, such as cardboard, plastic, bubble wrap etc – we are going to be building tents in our last week of school before half term!
Please endeavour to keep up with payments for the Year 6 residential – if you are having any problems, please just let one of us know.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
Welcome to Year 6! We hope you all had a wonderful summer break and are raring to go for the year ahead – we have lots of fun things planned!
We have numerous adults working within year 6 this year:
Miss Foster and Miss Dowding are the class teachers, and we have Mrs Walker as our wonderful teaching assistant and Mr Iuliano our amazing Hearing Impaired teaching assistant. We are also lucky enough this year to have a student teacher with us – Mrs King!
This term, our topic is Polar Regions, where we will be learning all about the Arctic, including famous expeditions, animal adaptations, global warming and much more! We begin this week by locating the polar regions on a world map and will be busy creating some polar region themed documentaries – don’t forget to come into school dressed as an Arctic explorer on Tuesday 6th September so you can truly play the part!
Just a few reminders:
All children must be in school no later than 8.45. Gates will open at 8.35 every morning. Pick up time will be 3.20 for Key Stage 2.
Our PE days this year are Tuesdays for indoor PE and Fridays for outdoor PE. Please send children to school dressed in their PE kit on these days, similar to how we did last year.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com