Newsletter- week ending 5th June

Dear parents/carers,

In English this week we have been looking at different ways of writing dialogue. We’ve explored speech bubbles, speech in prose using speech marks, and also looked briefly at play scripts. This work has culminated in the children writing their own chapters of “The Twits”. Next week we will be starting a project to write and record our own play scripts. The children will be able to film and edit their scripts, and then enter the completed films into the local ICT team competition. We’ve already have a bit of a think about what we could do, and the children are coming up with some fantastic ideas!

In maths we’ve been looking at charts and graphs, particularly interpreting the information on graphs and asking questions about the information. The children have also used Excel to make their own graphs. Next week we will be looking at measuring, including reading scales and looking at the relationship between different units.

In science we’ve started a new topic on friction. This week I asked the children to tell me what they already knew about friction, which they generally found difficult. Next week we will be doing some experiments to try and work out what friction actually is and how different surfaces affect friction.

I was really thrilled to be awarded a distinction in my category at the Teaching Awards this week. As I am still a very new teacher I wasn’t even expecting to get that far, so to also receive a distinction was a real honour. I’d like to say a big thank you to Mr and Mrs Tyack for nominating me. The gentleman who won had been nominated by a colleague at a software company, so to be nominated by a parent was really special. Thank you also to everyone for your congratulations.

Next week is going to be very busy. We start rehearsals for the school play, as well as continuing to perfect our May/Junepole dance for the performance on Thursday afternoon. I’m hoping that the weather improves before then, or else we shall be very soggy!

I’m also pleased to say that our guitar lessons have restarted. These will be taking place on a Tuesday morning for about half an hour.

Mrs B

Three things to ask your child this week:
1 How is speech in a playscript different to speech in a story?
2 Why are graphs useful?
3 What are you going to draw in your aboriginal art project?