Year 1 Update

Year 1 enjoyed a sunny walk over to the park yesterday. When we arrived, Father Richard Norman showed us around St Mary's Church in Kenton.

Children were encouraged to use their 5 senses to describe different things within the church. We used our eyes to look at the statues and symbols within the church and some children were lucky enough to model some of Father Richard's colourful robes. We used our ears to listen to different bells within the church and Fr Richard played the church organ which was very loud! We used our noses to smell the incense used in services. We also looked at some of the bread and wine which is given to churchgoers at communion services, but we didn't taste these! Children then got to walk around and admire the stain glass windows, statues and different features within the church. A huge thank you to Father Richard for welcoming us to St Mary's.

 

Year 3 Update

English

This week Year 3 students have been introduced to the beauty and simplicity of Haiku poetry! These traditional Japanese poems follow a 5-7-5 syllable structure and are only three lines. The children have enjoyed reading and discussing haikus and are now excited to begin writing their own. Drawing inspiration from nature, they are exploring how just a few words can paint vivid pictures and express deep feelings. We look forward to sharing some of their thoughtful and creative poems in a future newsletter!

Maths

We are incredibly proud of our Year 3 children for showing great resilience and determination during their recent arithmetic and reasoning tests. The children approached each challenge with a positive attitude, working carefully through a variety of problem- solving tasks. It has been wonderful to see their confidence growing. Well done, Year 3!

Science

This week in Science, Year 3 have been investigating how shadows are formed. They explored different materials to see which ones let light through and which created the clearest shadows. Using torches and various objects, the children experimented with changing the distance between the light source and the object to observe how the size of the shadow changed.

DT

This week, Year 3 have been learning all about the history of bread making—from ancient times to modern-day methods. As part of our topic, they’ve also explored the role of carbohydrates in our diet and discussed how to make healthy food choices. The children have been fascinated to learn about the different types of bread around the world and what makes some options healthier than others. With all this new knowledge, they’re now very excited to put it into practice and bake their own bread in the coming weeks!

 

 

 

Year 5 Update

Year 5 have been busy in science learning about the life cycle of flowering plants. We have been taking flowers apart to find the reproductive parts of the plant and how they help plants to reproduce. We have also been learning about pollination and how it fits into the life cycle.

We also have been studying the life cycle of insects. We have been writing about the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly but also observing larvae transforming into butterflies. At the moment, the larvae are eating and growing in size. They have shed their skin as they have grown and are almost ready to start the pupa stage of their life cycle. Over the next few days they should transform into butterflies and we will then release them into the wild.

We were really looking forward to going to Kew but unfortunately transport did not allow for the journey to happen. Instead, we went over to the park and had a fun morning taking part in sports activities. We also had a picnic in the park and had a great time! Thank you so much to the parents who came with us and helped the children to have a fun time in the park.

In English we have been studying the book “ The Man Who Walked Between the Towers” . This is the story of how Phillippe Petit, a French wire- walker, walked on a wire across the Twin Towers in New York in 1974. The children have written some great recounts as if they were Phillippe of the walk and will be publishing them next week.