On Tuesday, everyone in Key Stage 2 took part in a Roots to Food cookery extravaganza. Sam represented Class 8 in a cookery challenge where he demonstrated his fantastic cooking skills! All the class learnt a lot from this session most notably where food comes from, it’s nutritional value and how to eat healthily. What a tasty morning we all had!Read More
On Monday, the Table Tennis Tournament semi-finals took place and both Louie and Ben won their respective matches to make it an all Class 8 final on Wednesday 2nd March. A fantastic final awaits – best of luck to both boys!Read More
Maths In Maths, we will be focusing on reading and converting between measures accurately. We will also be using our mathematical skills to solve number problems. English Next week in English, we will be exploring the active and passive voice in writing, as well as continuing to read Street Child. What will happen to Jim Jarvis...Read More
The 500 words competition has been launched for 2016 on Radio 2. Lots of you have been asking us about it and are clearly already very excited! We will look at the competition in more detail in our English lessons on Monday so don’t worry if you haven’t entered before. Normally our homework projects don’t...Read More
We have been looking at identifying the place value of each digit of a number upto three decimal places this morning. What did you enjoy about this session? Read More
We were lucky enough to play Countdown this afternoon. The children had to use the numbers 50, 8, 1, 9, 5 and 4 to reach the target number of 780. As a class we found four different ways to reach the target. Well done to Mani, Stan, Leah, Ivy and Eddy, who each found at...Read More
This week we built on last week’s introduction session to create our own Victorian-style movements in pairs. There were many instances of fantastic collaborative learning on show to create clearly coordinated sequences. What did you enjoy about this session?Read More
Maths In Maths, we will be looking at ordering decimals and rounding a range of numbers up to three decimal places. English Next week in English, we will find out more about the 500 words competition. Start to have a think about what yours could be about? Who will the main characters be? Where will your...Read More
The 500 words competition has been launched for 2016 on Radio 2. Lots of you have been asking us about it and are clearly already very excited! We will look at the competition in more detail in our English lessons on Monday so don’t worry if you haven’t entered before. Normally our homework projects don’t...Read More
We have greatly enjoyed multiplying and dividing fractions this week in Class 8. All the class have understood both concepts and applied their knowledge successfully in questions.Read More
All the children in Key Stage 2 have taken part in five fun Victorian activities in five classrooms. In Class 8 we have learning about which countries were part of the British Empire in the Victorian era and located them on a blank map using our atlas skills. What did you enjoy about this activity?...Read More
In pairs, Class 8 have been designing a freeze frame to represent famous inventions from the Victorian period. There was some fantastic creativity on show in this lesson! Read More
In pairs, we have been designing a freeze frame to represent famous inventions from the Victorian period. There were some fantastic creativity on show in this lesson! Read More
In Maths, we will be multiplying and dividing proper fractions by whole numbers as well as developing our understanding of the mean as an average. Next week in English, we will be focusing on descriptive vocabulary to write character descriptions. On Tuesday 26th January, we will be having our Topic Enrichment day. Please feel free...Read More
Project Remember for your next homework project we would like you to choose one famous Victorian to write about in an information booklet. We will display and use the information booklets during lessons this term. Famous Victorians you may wish to write about are: Queen Victoria herself! Isambard Kingdom Brunel Famous engineer, who designed the...Read More
We have been reading and interpreting data about authors in Victorian times from a range of pie charts. The class applied their equivalences learning on Monday to help give answers as fractions and percentages accurately. Read More
In Class 8 this afternoon we have been using electrical components to create a simple circuit. All the children worked hard to complete the learning objective successfully. Read More
In Class 8 we have been using recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram. All the children worked very hard in this session to complete the learning objective successfully. Read More
We had a hard-working session this afternoon learning all about mixed feelings of different scenarios. What did you enjoy about this session? Read More
You’ve all worked incredibly hard this term so please have a lovely holiday with your families and friends! Remember you come back to school on Tuesday 5th January. Enjoy Christmas, With Best Wishes from Mr Mastrelli, Ms Slater and Mrs James.Read More
Tomorrow is the penultimate day of your first term in Class 8. What have you enjoyed about Class 8 this term? Do you have a favourite memory?!Read More
I was really impressed with your accurate volume work on Monday. What formula must you use to calculate the volume of a shape? Is there a certain order?Read More
This week we looked at and performed the classic winter poem “Winter Time” by Robert Louis Stevenson. What is the poem about? Did you like it ? If so why?Read More
We’ve been studying the Moon this week, in particular the eight phases on the Moon. Have a look outside now – can you see the Moon? What phase is it in?Read More
This week in Class 8 we designed and made a pizza for an French astronaut called Jean-Loup Chretien. We used traditional French toppings to create our French-style pizza. What was your role in making the pizza?Read More
This week we have been writing our own science fiction stories. What is your story about? What real and invented scientific language have you used?Read More
Yesterday you wrote an instructional text about how to draw an oil pastel picture in the style of Peter Thorpe. What key tips are needed to draw a picture in this style accurately?Read More
This week we have simplified, added and subtracted proper fractions, improper fractions as well as mixed numbers. What have you enjoyed this week? How confident are you feeling about fractions now?Read More
This week we have learnt about equivalent fractions as well as comparing and ordering fractions by finding a common denominator. How confident are you feeling with fractions so far?Read More
Class 8 learnt all about Tim Peake the British astronaut who is going to the International Space Station in December. We also tried astronaut food, discussed a variety of facts about Mars and finally created abstract art pictures in the style of Peter Thorpe. What did you enjoy most about this day?!Read More
It has been a long time coming but finally we have attempted long multiplication! How confident are you feeling using this written method? Is it your multiplication method of choice?Read More
This week in small groups, you have been writing about the need for global marine conservation in the form of a protest song. What persuasive details did you include in your song?Read More
This week we learned all about the famous underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau. In groups we acted out a freeze frame showing important events from his life. What did you learn about him? What did you enjoy about this session?Read More
Today is the start of the 2015 Rugby World Cup! In my assembly on Wednesday, I mentioned the countries taking part in this edition. Can you name all 20 participating countries?Read More
This week we have been using our VCOP skills for different English tasks. Which elements of VCOP do you think you are using well? What would like to improve on in the coming weeks?Read More
Well done everyone on three fantastic performances to parents this week. I really enjoyed all the performances and hope you did too! What will you remember most about the play?Read More
This week we have been looking at small and large changes in our lives as part of our new P.SH.C.E unit. Can you name some examples you chose for each category?Read More
Today we have been learning fantastic facts about amphibians, mammals, reptiles and insects and recorded our learning as a colourful information page. What did you learn this morning?Read More
Yesterday you all took part in our exciting “Sponsored Bounce” to raise money for new I.C.T equipment. What did you enjoy about this activity?Read More
Yesterday you all produced a bird’s-eye view map of our classroom. There were many accurate drawings of Class 8! How confident did you feel when attempting this activity? What did you enjoy?Read More
We have been looking at calculating missing angles this week in triangles, on a straight line and on a point. What tips can you give to calculate missing angles successfully?Read More
This week we have working on using persuasive phrases to include in our leaflet about our fictional county. What fabulous phrases have you used this week?Read More
Well done Year 6! All your super hard work has paid off as you tackled each test with a fantastic attitude and determination to succeed. We really enjoyed your company over breakfast this week and hope you did too. What did you enjoy about this week?Read More
Well done to Tomas who survived the 50 ball challenge this afternoon with ease. This challenge will continue next week with more members of Class 8 attempting it! What are your cricketing strengths? What would you like to improve at in the upcoming weeks?Read More
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