Monday 16th June

We had a lovely surprise last week when Miss Robinson started back in school. To help with her recovery there will be a part time integration of her job so she will not be in every day. Mr Slavin will be taking Miss Robinson's class when she is not in school. We welcome back Miss Robinson and we are so grateful to Mr Slavin for providing an excellent education for the class and the rest of Three and Four children. We have really enjoyed and appreciated him in our team for the last six months.


We had a very busy week last week with preparing our Year 3 children for receiving their First Holy Communion, and that continues this week. This is a really important time for them which culminates in them receiving the Sacrament this Saturday morning. The mass in church will be followed by the children sharing a meal together back at school. We know that it will be a very special day for them and you.


Please remember that we are walking up to church on Wednesday and Friday morning. We will be walking back from church around 10.30am on the Friday. We could do with a lot of help to do this. Please fill in the letter or let us know. Thank you.

On Wednesday and Friday we will be leaving school at 9.00am. The Away day is Wednesday so we will stay up at church and the parish centre all day. There will be a short service at 2.30pm at St Joseph's church and you will be able to collect the children afterwards. Please be aware that there is a creche at school for other siblings. On Wednesday the children will have a shared lunch and they will have already decided amongst themselves what food they are going to bring in.


We wish all the First Holy Communicants well and will think of them all this week in our prayers.


Last week we had the Cheshire Police come in and talk to us about bullying. The children watched a very detailed PowerPoint about all different types of bullying and what to do if you are being bullied. The Police also discussed their role with physical aggression in school. The children found the talk really interesting and informative and could begin to talk a lot about bullying as a result.


In between the practices and the days out the children will be doing some Maths and Literacy as normal.


LITERACY

In Literacy this week we will be carrying on with play scripts. The children have already started this topic and are going to learn more and have a go at editing their first piece of written work.

By the end of the week the children:

COULD be able to edit and rewrite a play script with the correct features and ambitious vocabulary.
SHOULD be able to write a play script using the correct organisation, with an introduction and stage directions.
MUST be able to say what a play script includes.

To find out more please see:

http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/Play_scripts.htm

Please copy the next two links into your task bar otherwise it does not work.

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/powerpoint/playscript_writing.ppt

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/powerpoints/creating_playscripts_from_stories.ppt


NUMERACY

In Mrs Harding's group the children will be learning all about angles and using a protractor to measure angles.
By the end of the week the children:


COULD know how to calculate missing angles using a variety of shapes.
SHOULD know how to calculate missing angles in a triangle.
MUST know the names of the different types of triangles and their properties such as acute, obtuse etc.

To find out more please see:

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy.html

http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/maths/activities/year6/angles/home.asp

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/protractor.html

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=angle

In Miss Robinson's and Mrs Bethell's the children will be carrying on with learning about telling the time and working out problems about this. Please remember that telling the time can be a topic best supported at home informally throughout the day.

By the end of the week the children:
COULD be able to solve word problems relating to time.
SHOULD be able to tell the time using analogue and digital methods.
MUST be able to use o'clock,half past, quarter to and quarter past.

To find out more see:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/numeracy/time/index.shtml

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/stoptheclock/sthec3.html

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=Toolkit index2a

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/timetables/index.htm

SCIENCE

During this half term we will be doing a short topic on light and shadows which is a topic that we have already visited briefly earlier in the year. We are now going to make the most of the sunshine and start measuring shadows outside too.

By the end of the next couple of weeks the children:

COULD be able to talk about how shadows change during the day and why they change.

SHOULD be able to use a shadow stick to measure and observe how shadows change during the day.

MUST be able to say how a shadow is formed and how a shadow can be made larger and smaller.

To find out more see:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/light_shadows.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/light_shadows.shtml

That is all about now have a great week from all the children and staff in Year Three and Four.