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Year Group Updates - Years 1, 3 & 5

Year 1 Update

Year 1 have been learning the story Little Red and The Very Hungry Lion. They have acted out the story, sequenced events and have been planning their own versions of the stories. They will be writing their stories next week and will use their phonetic knowledge to spell ambitious words.

Cover page of the story 'Little Red And The Very Hungry Lion'

In Maths, Y1 have been using the vocabulary longer, shorter and taller to identify and describe a range of objects. They have also started to use rulers to measure and compare a range of objects.

In Geography, children have been busy making their own fact files about England. They have identified a range of physical and human features on the English landscape and they have learnt some facts about different landmarks you will find in England.

Some posters Year 1 made about EnglandSome posters Year 1 made about England

 

In Science, children have been exploring which materials are waterproof and which are not. They conducted an experiment to see which materials absorbed water and which materials didn't.

Testing which materials are waterproof (Tin foil, cloth, rubber gloves, tissue)

In DT, children have explored appropriate materials to build a model house for the 3 little pigs. They discovered that cardboard was the strongest material we have in school to build the house from. They also found that plastic was the most appropriate material for the roof and have looked at different transparent materials to use for windows. They will be constructing their houses in groups next week.

In Computing, children have logged onto Espresso Coding to form simple instructions to make objects move on screen.

 

 

Year 3 Update

In English this week, we have continued to write our stories based around our robots. We have focused on adding dialogue between key characters and punctuating this correctly using speech marks. Next week, we look forward to sharing our published stories with Year 1 children.

Some amazing writing from Year 3 on their story

In our History lessons, we have continued to learn about Ancient Egypt. This week we focused on King Tutankhamun and the mystery surrounding his untimely death. The children learned all about how Howard Carter unearthed his treasures. It took him nearly 10 years to complete this task! In class, we have had discussions about how Egyptologists continue to make new discoveries, including hidden tombs, to this day.

In our PSHE lessons, we have been discussing the qualities and strengths needed to perform different jobs. We then wrote questions and answers to prepare for mock job interviews next week. Children have enjoyed thinking about their future job aspirations. They are looking forward to being interviewed next week!

A work sheet Year 3 have been doing on preparing for a job interview

In our DT lessons, children have created their own pneumatic toy with moving parts! They have used their prior knowledge of how pneumatic devices work and conducted surveys of what makes an effective toy. We have investigated how air pressure works to produce and control movement.

It’s been a wonderful week of learning across all subjects, and we look forward to seeing even more progress in the week ahead!

Year 3 working on their pneumatic devicesA member of Year 3 proudly showing off their pneumatic device

 

A member of Year 3 proudly showing off their pneumatic deviceA member of Year 3 proudly showing off their pneumatic device

Year 3 proudly showing off their pneumatic devices

 

 

 

Some of Year 3's pneumatic devices

 

Some of Year 3's pneumatic devices

Year 5 Update

This week in English, Year 5 have finished their writing, telling the story of the animated film “The Piano”. There were some amazing narratives with some really powerful description – well done to all the children who worked hard to produce some great writing. We have been focusing on the text Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo in whole class reading sessions and this week we have started to write in the style of the famous legend. The children have studied in detail the character of Grendel and drew him to help with their descriptive writing. We have also thought of descriptive language that we can use in our writing next week.

Year 5's writing display on Grendel with descriptive wordsSome of Year 5's  artwork on what they think Grendel looked like

 

Some of Year 5's  artwork on what they think Grendel looked likeSome of Year 5's  artwork on what they think Grendel looked like

 

In maths, we have moved on to perimeter of rectangles and rectilinear shapes. Arithmetic is ongoing, and we have been really impressed with how the children are increasing their scores every week. Well done Year 5!

In science, we have continued our work on separating materials with learning around separating solutions where the solids are soluble or insoluble. We have worked on problem-solving with children having to separate materials from “polluted water” using their knowledge and skills learnt in science.

 

Year 5 doing their science experiment of separating materialsYear 5 doing their science experiment of separating materials

 

Year 5 doing their science experiment of separating materials

We have DT day on Monday and would love some adults to support us with the projects we will be building. If you can help with a morning or afternoon, please let the office know.