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May 10, 2016
May 10, 2016

Circumference of a circle…

On Tuesday morning we used the formula: pie x diameter to calculate the circumference of different circles. I was really impressed with how some children became teachers to help other children who were initially struggling with this concept!   
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May 10, 2016

Spelling 

The spellings this week is the sound ‘air’ and the alternate ways to spell the same sound. 
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May 10, 2016

Singing picnic

The Reception children had a fantastic singing picnic. They sang their way round the school field and finished with a picnic lunch outside in the sunshine. What a great day! 
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May 10, 2016

Calculating area

We had a fun and practical maths session on area earlier this week when we investigated how to calculate the area of triangles and parallelograms
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May 10, 2016

Science experiment

Today the children discussed what a plant needs to grow. They watched a video which explained how a seed starts its roots and spouts through the soil. Then they set up an experiment to see which conditions a plant grows best in. They planted seeds in a cupboard, some on a window sill and others...
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May 10, 2016

Sing up Class 7!

We had a wonderful, energetic singing assembly this week.  We’ve finished learning the song ‘Reach’ and loved joining in with the rest of the school on all of the actions!
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May 10, 2016

More science tests!

The children have continued their learning about liquids, solids and gases. This week they looked at the processes of melting and solidification. They set up a simple comparative test involving different liquids in groups. They decided to put a variety of liquids in the freezer to see if all, some or none of them solidified...
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May 10, 2016

Guided Reading

Class 6 are such fantastic readers and have made lots of progress this year. We enjoy our Reciprocal Reading discussions and everyone loves to be ‘The Big Boss’! 
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May 10, 2016

Writing play scripts 

On Tuesdsay we began planning a play script. We have been looking at the Greek myth called Pandora’s box. We are now converting this into a play script and adding lots of stage directions!    
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May 10, 2016

Library time

We visit the library each week to take out new books to read both at home and at school! Reading gives us the opportunity to learn new vocabulary and the children always enjoy a story at the end of the school day!         
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