Year 3/4
As part of our Science topic, Where do rocks come from? The children in year 3 & 4 have been learning about the Rock Cycle. They know that there are three main types of rocks and understand what they are used for. The children had a lot of fun creating Sedimentary, Metamorphic and Igneous rocks from starburst. They were able to describe the process of the rock cycle to their friend. Take a look at some of our photographs below!
Shine like a star
The shine like a star focus for this week was to be independent. We have seen lots of children trying their best to be independent this week, especially as it has been assessment week. The younger children have also been trying hard to fasten their own zips too!
Christmas 2020
We know Christmas will look a little different in the Academy this year, but we still have lots of exciting things planned throughout December for the children to enjoy. As a Trust, we are also putting together a Christmas video to share with all of our families. Please note some important dates below. If your child is isolating then please ask them to share their Christmas jumper photos and Christmas activities on Showbie.
Tuesday 8th December – Christmas jumper day
Tuesday 15th December – Christmas jumper & Christmas dinner day
Thursday 17th December – Last day of term- Christmas jumpers may be worn
Friday 18th December – PD Day
Monday 4th January 2021 – Return to school
Ofsted Report
As part of monitoring the response from schools to the Covid pandemic, Ofsted have been undertaking visits to schools to speak with school leaders.
Please click the link below to read the latest Ofsted report following our monitoring visit on 13th October 2020.
https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50156475
Christmas Appeal
Community Learning
Please see information below from Community Learning
Spelling Shed
Congratulations to the top spellers this week! Well done Year 3/4 for scoring the most points this week with 17,743,250 points!
Mrs Barron’s class
1st – Indie
2nd – Jack
3rd – Freddie
Mrs Gainford’s class
1st – Lottie
2nd – Isaac
3rd – Rafe
Mrs Stephenson’s class
1st – Tierney
2nd – Maggie
3rd – Brooke
Times Tables Rock Stars
Practising times tables is so important in improving maths and is a huge part of number work from Y2 upwards. Please encourage your child to use their account to get as fast as they can which will help them be able to apply their knowledge to different areas of maths.
Congratulations to the highest coin collectors this week!
Mrs Barron’s class
1st – Jack
2nd – Ruben
3rd – Spencley
Mrs Gainford’s class
1st – Rafe
2nd – Isaac
3rd – Thomas
Mrs Stephenson’s class
1st – Kyro
2nd – Ted
3rd – Cara
Covid-19
If any member of your household has symptoms of COVID-19, everybody in your household must self-isolate. You should then arrange to have a test to see if you have COVID-19. You must then inform the academy of the result, even if it is negative.
- a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you’ve noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal
