12.12.25

 

Last week, I forgot to attach photographs of the Health Fair so this week you have photographs to look at from both the Health Fair and the Deputy Lord Lieutenant's visit (bottom of the blog). 

Home Learning pages:

Maths 17+18 (blue book)

Grammar 34+35

 Your Half Term Project is due on Monday:

Half Term project– Super Sculptors

This half term I would like you to focus your project on a particular sculptor. These are artists who create sculptures. The sculptor you study could be a classic or modern sculptor. Your learning outcome should include a presentation section and a creative section. As some of you have asked, yes you could study a piece of architecture and the architect who designed it.

The presentation part could be Word processed or a handwritten project. It must give information on the sculptor that has inspired you and how you have tailored their work to create your piece. Please ensure that this is your own work and not copied directly from somewhere else (remember our learning on copywrite). This must be able to be shared offline, as you will be developing your public speaking skill by presenting to a small group about your sculptor and your piece.

The creative part could be a drawing, painting, model or sculpture but must be inspired by the sculptor you have researched.

This should demonstrate the research you have put in over the weeks before the deadline of Monday 15^th December, when you will share your learning with the class. 

 

Attached is a link from Mrs Lawrence to help you practise for the Carol Concert. You can copy this into a browser for it to work. 

https://youtu.be/nDJnKD-0iDw 

 

You should be:

 -        Reading 5 times a week and completing a reading journal activity once a week

 -        Practising spellings each week between the pre-test and test; writing spellings at least 5 times and writing 10 of them into sentences (ensure that these are high quality and make sense) in your Home Learning Journal (set on Monday and completed for Friday)

 -        Completing the piece of English and piece of Maths set each week (set on Wednesday and completed for Monday)

 -        Practising maths on Sumdog

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Cresswell 😊

 

Spellings wc8.12.25

     Please put at least 10 of your spellings into sentences in your Home Learning Journal (or on lined paper if you need your Learning Journal in school. Your sentences will be checked on Friday. Please ensure you complete these with the focus you would have in class - avoiding spelling errors, making sure sentences make sense, and having the basics such as capital letters and full stops. 

Please underline the spelling in each sentence. 

You have spellings from the SATs papers that you are working on this week. You have filled in your practise sheet with the words you need to work on. Below is the full list of words. 

1. creature

2. enough

3. reception

4. numb

5. division

6. sighed

7. navigation

8. thoughtful

9. offered

10. muscle

11. curiously

12. courage

13. disagreement

14. pyramid

15. excellent

16. generous

17. chorus

18. tongue

19. accidentally

20. deceive

5.12.25

 Year 6,

This week you have completed a lot of learning. In English, you have continued to write fantastic narratives and in maths you have been working on converting measures. In science, you considered the importance of exercise on the health of the heart and which exercises are most popular in class. In geography, you considered birth and death rates and what might impact these, and in PSHE you thought about how differences may impact people and how they can be celebrated. You were also given then opportunity to vote on what I do with money for Christmas - a small gift for yourself or a donation to a charity. We were so impressed with the majority vote being to give the money to charity that Mrs Stevenson will be matching the money that I was going to spend. Well done!

Next week will be a little different to usual. You are going to have the opportunity to complete some more SATs papers. This will give you a chance to show what you can do and to become more familiar with the process. Aside from these, you will continue to write your narratives and will continue to work on units of measure. On Monday you are going to be visited by a Deputy Lord Lieutenant who will talk to you about their role and about British Values. On Friday, you will be celebrating Christmas Jumper Day and having Christmas Dinner Day – remember that this is the year where you get to serve the staff too!

Home Learning pages:

Maths 30+31

Grammar 32+33

 

Half Term project– Super Sculptors

This half term I would like you to focus your project on a particular sculptor. These are artists who create sculptures. The sculptor you study could be a classic or modern sculptor. Your learning outcome should include a presentation section and a creative section. As some of you have asked, yes you could study a piece of architecture and the architect who designed it.

The presentation part could be Word processed or a handwritten project. It must give information on the sculptor that has inspired you and how you have tailored their work to create your piece. Please ensure that this is your own work and not copied directly from somewhere else (remember our learning on copywrite). This must be able to be shared offline, as you will be developing your public speaking skill by presenting to a small group about your sculptor and your piece.

The creative part could be a drawing, painting, model or sculpture but must be inspired by the sculptor you have researched.

This should demonstrate the research you have put in over the weeks before the deadline of Monday 15^th December, when you will share your learning with the class. 

 

Attached is a link from Mrs Lawrence to help you practise for the Carol Concert. You can copy this into a browser for it to work. 

https://youtu.be/nDJnKD-0iDw 

 

You should be:

 -        Reading 5 times a week and completing a reading journal activity once a week

 -        Practising spellings each week between the pre-test and test; writing spellings at least 5 times and writing 10 of them into sentences (ensure that these are high quality and make sense) in your Home Learning Journal (set on Monday and completed for Friday)

 -        Completing the piece of English and piece of Maths set each week (set on Wednesday and completed for Monday)

 -        Practising maths on Sumdog

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Cresswell 😊

 

Spellings wc1.12.25

   Please put at least 10 of your spellings into sentences in your Home Learning Journal (or on lined paper if you need your Learning Journal in school. Your sentences will be checked on Friday. Please ensure you complete these with the focus you would have in class - avoiding spelling errors, making sure sentences make sense, and having the basics such as capital letters and full stops. 

Please underline the spelling in each sentence. 

Mrs Cresswell's group

 This week, you have words themed around word families.

temperature

temper

temperament

tempered

variety

vary

variation

varied

variable

variance

EXT:

company

accompany

accompanied

curious

curiosity

Mrs Stevenson's group

You are focussing on 'oo' and 'ou' words.

boot

food

soot

good

blood

cough

dough

sought

fought

drought

27.11.25

 Year 6,

It is very strange sitting here and writing a blog on Thursday but a long weekend awaits all of us! 

This week you have begun writing narratives in the style of 'The Promise' - these are brilliant so far. In maths you divided fractions and found fractions of amounts. In computing, you considered copyright and then applied this understanding to the creation of your webpages. In RE, we learnt about the beginnings of Judaism and you retold the story in your chosen way. 

Next week you will be continuing your narrative in English, but will be starting a new topic in maths - units of measure. in science you will consider how diet and exercise can impact the heart and in geography you will learn about birth and death rates and how they impact population. On Monday, you also have a 'Health Fair' in the morning run by students from the University of Hertfordshire. 

Home Learning pages:

Maths 25+26

Grammar 16+17

Next week’s PE sessions are on different days so please ensure that you have your kits on:

-        Monday – football

-        Tuesday – 1hr PE

-        Thursday – ½ hr PE (trainers only)

Half Term project– Super Sculptors

This half term I would like you to focus your project on a particular sculptor. These are artists who create sculptures. The sculptor you study could be a classic or modern sculptor. Your learning outcome should include a presentation section and a creative section. As some of you have asked, yes you could study a piece of architecture and the architect who designed it.

The presentation part could be Word processed or a handwritten project. It must give information on the sculptor that has inspired you and how you have tailored their work to create your piece. Please ensure that this is your own work and not copied directly from somewhere else (remember our learning on copywrite). This must be able to be shared offline, as you will be developing your public speaking skill by presenting to a small group about your sculptor and your piece.

The creative part could be a drawing, painting, model or sculpture but must be inspired by the sculptor you have researched.

This should demonstrate the research you have put in over the weeks before the deadline of Monday 15^th December, when you will share your learning with the class. 

 

Attached is a link from Mrs Lawrence to help you practise for the Carol Concert. You can copy this into a browser for it to work. 

https://youtu.be/nDJnKD-0iDw 

You should be:

 -        Reading 5 times a week and completing a reading journal activity once a week

 -        Practising spellings each week between the pre-test and test; writing spellings at least 5 times and writing 10 of them into sentences (ensure that these are high quality and make sense) in your Home Learning Journal (set on Monday and completed for Friday)

 -        Completing the piece of English and piece of Maths set each week (set on Wednesday and completed for Monday)

 -        Practising maths on Sumdog

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Cresswell 😊

Spellings wc24.11.25

   Please put at least 10 of your spellings into sentences in your Home Learning Journal (or on lined paper if you need your Learning Journal in school. Your sentences will be checked on Friday. Please ensure you complete these with the focus you would have in class - avoiding spelling errors, making sure sentences make sense, and having the basics such as capital letters and full stops. 

Please underline the spelling in each sentence. 

Mrs Cresswell's group

 This week, you have words ending in -ably.

adorably

valuably

believably

considerably

tolerably

changeably

noticeably

dependably

comfortably

reasonably

EXT:

excitable

knowledgeable

likeable

changeable

noticeable

Mrs Stevenson's group

You are focussing on silent letters.

thumb

crumb

bomb

lamb

dumb

knee

knuckles

knife

knock

knit

21.11.25

 Year 6,

This week you have been working on fractions in maths – it was great to see your confidence in multiplying and dividing fractions. In English, you have planned and written narrative poems inspired by ‘The Promise’. In science, you learnt about blood vessels and the composition of blood, and in geography you began our new topic all about how population can change over time by studying the global changes in population. In computing, you considered the features of a webpage and began designing one of your own.

Next week will be just as busy. In maths, you will be working on dividing fractions, solving problems with them and finding fractions of amounts. In English, you will begin writing a narrative based on your plans. In science, you will look at heart rate and how it can change based on activity, and in RE you will be looking at the foundations of Judaism.

 

 Home Learning pages:

Maths 34+35

Grammar 10+11

 

Half Term project– Super Sculptors

This half term I would like you to focus your project on a particular sculptor. These are artists who create sculptures. The sculptor you study could be a classic or modern sculptor. Your learning outcome should include a presentation section and a creative section. As some of you have asked, yes you could study a piece of architecture and the architect who designed it.

The presentation part could be Word processed or a handwritten project. It must give information on the sculptor that has inspired you and how you have tailored their work to create your piece. Please ensure that this is your own work and not copied directly from somewhere else (remember our learning on copywrite). This must be able to be shared offline, as you will be developing your public speaking skill by presenting to a small group about your sculptor and your piece.

The creative part could be a drawing, painting, model or sculpture but must be inspired by the sculptor you have researched.

This should demonstrate the research you have put in over the weeks before the deadline of Monday 15^th December, when you will share your learning with the class. 

 

You should be:

 -        Reading 5 times a week and completing a reading journal activity once a week

 -        Practising spellings each week between the pre-test and test; writing spellings at least 5 times and writing 10 of them into sentences (ensure that these are high quality and make sense) in your Home Learning Journal (set on Monday and completed for Friday)

 -        Completing the piece of English and piece of Maths set each week (set on Wednesday and completed for Monday)

 -        Practising maths on Sumdog

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Cresswell 😊