Growing In Faith and Learning
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
Robins have had a busy week which has included children adding up groups of penguins and matching the number to quantity. They made some delicious polar bear paw print cakes. They have been describing ice and enjoyed finding animal tracks in the snow. They have been writing descriptions of what they found and they loved showing Mrs Young some of their fabulous writing.
In English, Kingfishers have finished their topic by writing their own stories about knights and castles. They completed work on multiplication and division. They have also been drawing portraits in art and looking at famous portraits. We are creating our own frames for the portraits. Our focus in RE is how Christians pray and we have explored the meaning of our school prayer. We have looked at the rooms in Tamworth castle and used picture clues to find out what the rooms were used for.
In science, Owls have been learning about states of matter. We have learnt about the water cycle. In RE we are learning about how Jesus was an inspirational person. In maths we are learning about fractions. In English we are writing our own story based on our class book 'The Water Horse'. In PE the children have completed their swimming for this year. They have all tried really hard and we were pleased that two Owls have made it into the swimming gala final.
Kestrels had a super day at Landau Forte Academy. In English the children used what they had learned from the animals that visited to produce their own information leaflets. Maths has focused on improper and mixed fractions. In PE the children have been improving their hockey skills and in music, children have learned about notation.
Falcons have been writing diary entries about Maia's journey to the Amazon. We undertook our first practice SATs tests - all of the children did brilliantly. In Topic we have been continuing projects about South American countries. In French children have been speaking and writing conversations. In PE children have been creating a Brazilian dance - Capoeira.
Congratulations to the following children who received a Head Teacher's award over the past 2 weeks:
Robins
Archie Statham for working so hard in phonics and a second certificate for super maths work!
Elsie Jones for fantastic manners.
Kingfishers
Rosy Bird for always listening carefully and trying her best.
Joshua Tarplin for always trying hard to contribute to class discussion and for asking thoughtful questions.
Joshua White for trying really hard with his letter formation.
Jacob Cooke for excellent division work in maths.
Owls
Jason Weatherall for being helpful and working really hard for Mr P and Mr Jones.
Lula Beardmore for some great Topic work.
Megan Boag for great learning in science.
Isla Jones for being a great friend to other children.
Kestrels
Neeve Finney for continued good work in maths.
Grace Dix for her kindness and generosity.
Eliza Tall for persevering and always working hard (especially in maths).
Emily Griffiths for being organised and settling to lessons quickly.
Falcons
Yasmin Turner for an excellent biography on Eva Ibbotson.
Ashton for trying really hard to manage his distractions - keep it up!
Isla Follis for great progress in French.
Anna White for great progress in French.
Harry Southall for continuing to grow in confidence particularly in maths.
The attendance award went to Robins this week with 98% attendance.
I mentioned in our newsletter that I would share with you the Church of England's vision document- Deeply Christian, serving the common good. This document is focused on four central themes that we will explore through our curriculum: Wisdom, Hope, Community and Dignity. The vision also talks about us promoting ‘life in all its fullness’ and I believe that this is something that we pride ourselves in at St. Leonard’s. We aim to fully explore this document and continue to enhance our provision at St. Leonard’s. Look out for our display in the hall which will producing over the next half term showing exactly how we promote a value Wisdom, Hope, Community and Dignity. You can find this document under our Key Documents tab.
Robins have been learning all about Explorers this week and investigating what they would need to go on an exploration to the South Pole. They have loved learning about Ernest Shackleton. They have been investigating the properties of 3D shapes and comparing them to 2D shapes in Maths. All nursery children have now been put on Lilac reading books and are starting to focus on the initial sounds in words, as well as practise their names.
In Maths, Kingfishers have been learning about multiplication and division. We have introduced the word multiple and we’re looking at multiplication and related division facts for 2, 5 and 10. In English they have written descriptions of Camelot and are now looking at the job of a knight to write job adverts. In Science we have investigated absorbent and non- absorbent materials. Computing has involved simple programming to create shapes on screen by adding appropriate directions.
Owls have been learning about symmetrical patterns and lines of symmetry in shapes. They have also learnt about perpendicular lines, parallel lines, horizontal lines and vertical lines. In English they have written letters to their new pen pals from a different generation, learnt about apostrophes and written a description of The Water Horse. In topic lessons they have looked at the different stages of a river and located rivers in the UK and around the world.
In Kestrels the children have been busy writing newspaper reports this week in English, tying in with our African topic. They have also been learning about time zones and lines of longitude and latitude in Geography. Our new Maths theme, fractions, began with a chocolate problem with other practical opportunities planned. We have been exploring how we can be better stewards of God’s precious world in RE. The Year 5 children also created amazing paired gym sequences in PE.
Falcons have been writing a biography for Eva Ibbotson who is the author of their new class text ‘Journey to the River Sea’. They have also been writing predictions about what they think this text will be about. In Maths they have been convering decimals and percentages using the lattice method. In topic, they have started group projects about different countries in South America which must include a piece of writing and a piece of art work.
Congratulations to the following children who received an award in Family Worship this week.
Falcons
Isla Follis for continuing to grow in confidence and for being an absolute angel.
Madison Williams for trying so hard with her Maths work on fractions.
Kestrels
Evie Cover for being an excellent role model.
Ethan Blackwood for excellent problem solving skills in Maths
Owls
Amelia Byrne for a wonderful piece of independent writing.
Brooke Sedgwick for working really hard to complete tasks.
Kingfishers
Joe Tregaskis for always trying hard to contribute to class discussion.
Natalie Petricca for writing a super prediction for our new book.
Robins
Alfie Macbeth for outstanding performance in the talent show.
Beau Smith for brilliant cheeky performance in the talent show.
A special mention also to children who have received their Pen Licence this week: Cameron Hunter and Amelia Byrne.