Friday 21 June 2013

Lower Key Stage 2 Newsletter

The children have shown a wonderfully mature and sensible attitude towards their assessments this week, which has seen them make great steps forward in their learning. We are always so proud with how the children tackle their assessments, demonstrating that they really care about showing off their own learning. On Tuesday 25^th June, the children will be taking part in a sporting day therefore are asked to come into school in sports clothes for the entire day.

Literacy

This week in Literacy the children have completed their assessed write to show off their amazing learning from the year. It was great to see a range of audience engaging features within all children’s stories, as well as accurate compound and complex sentences. We were blown away with the children’s use of adjective, powerful verbs and adverbs within their writing. Well done guys, you all should be very proud of yourself.

Numeracy

This week the children have completed their numeracy assessments which involved a mental maths test as well as a written paper. The children thought carefully about which strategies they could use in order to solve different problems, and demonstrated great mental skills on their mental maths test. In addition to their assessments, the children have also been learning about symmetry. The children have been practicing reflecting different patterns and images into a mirror line, ensuring it is an identical match to the first image.

Topic

This week in topic the children have been learning all about the African tribal culture, including their passion for music and dance. The children have been looking at a range of African drums, and then designed their own before making it using paper mache. Next week the children will begin painting and decorating their designs to look like a real African drum. All children have put 100% effort into this DT activity, and so far the drums look like they are going to be a real success. Well done guys for taking such care and attention! 

Reminders

·        Please ensure your child’s PE kit is kept in school from Monday-Friday every week.

·        Please remember that your child’s reading record is sent in every Monday moring.

Have a lovely weekend!

 

Team 3/4