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Cedar week 5 Autumn 1 w.b 02.10.23
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Hello
This week we are exploring different descriptive writing devices such as expanded noun phrases. We will use these in our second piece of assessed writing - a recount of our trip to Viking Murton Park. Thank you for helping your child practise the class common juicy mistakes. This week we have found our Year 3 and 4 spellings trickiest so I have included these for your reference if your child would like to practise at home too.
200 Common Exception word spellings
Apologies if you have had issues using last week's link to our trip photos - the link below has been updated so it should now take you straight there.
Murton Park Photos 2023 Year 3 and 4
I look forward to seeing you at parents' evening soon - please contact the school office if you haven't received your link yet.
Have a delightful weekend.
Mr Dring, Mrs Wakefield, Mr Fones, Mrs Sanderson
Week 4 Cedar Autumn 1 w.c 25.09.23
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Hello
We have had a great week celebrating our writing skills in our first piece if assessed writing - a Viking information text. Each child will receive individual feedback and targets based on this piece of writing that we will help them develop before the end of this half term. The most common juicy mistakes as a class (both Year 3 and Year 4) has been the following - if you could support your child with these at home as well that would be lovely, thank you.
* of/off, where/were, when, who, our/are, there/their/they're
* confusing th for f and vice versa for example fings instead of things
200 Common Exception word spellings
Year 3 are loving their weekly cooking experiences and Year 4 are also enjoying their weekly swimming opportunities (please support your child to be able to independently change by labelling their clothes to reduce the number of children going home wearing another child's clothes). Thank you.
In Music, we are learning about This Little Light of Mine.' In Computing, we are continuing to learn about animations.
Murton Park Photos 2023 Year 3 and 4
Have a wonderful weekend.
Mr Dring, Mrs Wakefield, Mr Fones, Mrs Sanderson
Cedar Week 3 Autumn 1 w.c 18.09.23
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
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Firstly, a huge thank you to you all for ensuring your children were able to attend out trips this week - I do greatly appreciate the earlier start for everybody and the adjustments you will have made to pick up at a later time. Both Year 3 and Year 4 children were a credit to the school and Murton Park even let us do 'extra' immersive Viking experiences because the children had been so attentive. Thank you children. Photos of the trip will soon be uploaded but please bear with us as we have to check photo permissions etc and with over 1,000 images to check it does take some time to upload. I do hope you have enjoyed hearing about the children's experiences from them when they got back home.
We have also been busy preparing for our first piece of assessed 'published' writing and the children will be using their Viking knowledge to complete that next week. In Maths, we have been working on place value up to 1,000 and 10,000. In Science, we have been learning about all things bone related - even that Skull originates from a Viking word!
Please have a happy, safe and fun weekend.
Mr Dring
Cedar Week 2 Autumn 1 w.c 11.09.23
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Hello
What an amazing week of adventure! We have all been learning Lacrosse for the first time, about raiding Vikings, place value up to 1,000 or 10,000, reminding ourselves how to use description and intonation to inspire our readers or listeners. We focused on our speed and accuracy recall of our 2x tables and it's the 5s next week. The Department for Education end of Year 4 assessment expects all children to be able to recall any 0x1 to 12x12 within 6 seconds.
Reminder it is the Year group 4 trip on Wednesday and Year group 3 trip on Thursday. Please make sure your child arrives promptly from 8am outside their usual classroom as the bus is due to depart before the start of the normal school day. Unfortunately, we are unable to wait for any latecomers because the coach has another booking after dropping us off. Ensure your child is dressed appropriately in their school uniform, comfortable outdoor shoes and waterproof coats etc for the expected weather and have their packed lunch - unless you have already asked us to provide it as part of the FSM scheme. We are due back by 4:30pm but as we can not control traffic, please be aware the school office will contact you if there are any delays en route back.
I would personally like to thank you for your patience as we implement new school systems but also your regular communication to ensure that between us we are providing your child with the best start in life that's possible.
I wish you all a happy, fun and safe weekend.
Mr Dring
Cedar Week 1 Autumn 1 2023 w.c 05.09.23
Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Hello.
Welcome back to Rufford Park and welcome to our weekly class blog where we will share the learning we have undertaken in class. It will be updated every Friday each week of term. What a fabulous start to the year! It has been lovely getting to know the children this week. They have settled in really well and I have been extremely impressed with how positive and enthusiastic they have all been whilst settling into our new classroom and routines. I have had such an enjoyable start to each day because the children have welcomed me every day with such happy beaming smiles despite potentially underlying start of term nerves.
We are very excited to share that we have been able to organise a visit to Murton Park this half term to support us with our new topic about the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons. Further details regarding the trip will be shared via a letter sent home with your child soon.
It was also lovely to meet so many grown ups this week either at our class door or during our Wednesday drop in sessions before and after school.
I am here to support both your child and you so if you have any questions or are unsure of information we send out, please just let me or the office know (at the class door, via the Cedar class email address or via the Office telephone or email).
I'm looking forward to a working with you and your child for a delightful year in Cedar Tree Class.
Mr Dring