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Weekly Update - 3.10.25
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello,
Unfortunately we were hoping to have a gallery of Armley Mills pictures to share with you this week but have had some technical issues with the school camera and for the time being cannot copy the pictures from it! Hopefully this will be rectified soon as we had a great day and the children made a real effort with their costumes so we would love to share a gallery with you.
In English this week we have started writing diary entries from the perspective of a Victorian school child. We have lots of ideas to draw on from our visit.
In maths, Mrs Trotter's group have been practising their rounding skills whilst my group have been looking at prime, square and cube numbers.
We had an exciting afternoon on Friday electing our very important Year 6 School Council Chairperson and Communications officer.
Have a lovely weekend :)
Miss Bairstow
Weekly Update - 26.9.25
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello,
We have had a great trip to Armley Mills today - will update with pictures next week!
Have a lovely weekend!
Miss Bairstow :)
Weekly Update - 19.9.25
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello,
I can't believe we already at the end of Week 3! By next week we will already be halfway through the first half term!
This week we have been writing from the perspective of Jim Jarvis (the main character from our Guided Reading text, Street Child) in our English lessons. In maths, Mrs Trotter's group have been continuing to work on place value whilst my group have started to work on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
We completed another topic lesson all about the divide between rich and poor in Victorian Britain as part of our preparation for our trip to Armley Mills next week. Additional info about this below:
Y6 will be going to Armley Mills on Friday 26th September. All children will come to school at the normal time and will return to school for the end of the school day.
Armley Mills encourage all children to come dressed as Victorians. The visit is more authentic if the children are in costume. Pinafores and waistcoats may be provided by Armley Mills; however, children are requested to come to school wearing the following on the day of the visit:
Boys: dark trousers (no jeans), white shirt with a collar and a waistcoat if they have one.
Girls: dark skirt, white top, long socks or dark tights and a pinafore if they have one. Hair tied back with ribbons or in plaits/ringlets.
In keeping with the day, dark school shoes are also recommended.
Children will need to bring a packed lunch (please do not bring food containing nuts as do have children with severe allergies, and no glass bottles). If you are entitled to free school meals and would like school to provide a packed lunch, please contact the school office.
Have a great weekend.
Miss Bairstow
Weekly Update - 12.9.25
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello,
We have had another busy week settling into Year 6. Everyone has worked super hard and I am really proud of them. This week is the first week the Year 6 children have received all of their homework including spellings, grammar, reading and maths. Please make sure this is done and returned by Wednesday.
Our trip to Armley Mills is soon approaching - Y6 will be going on Friday 26th September. All children will come to school at the normal time and will return to school for the end of the school day.
Armley Mills encourage all children to come dressed as Victorians. The visit is more authentic if the children are in costume. Pinafores and waistcoats may be provided by Armley Mills; however, children are requested to come to school wearing the following on the day of the visit:
Boys: dark trousers (no jeans), white shirt with a collar and a waistcoat if they have one.
Girls: dark skirt, white top, long socks or dark tights and a pinafore if they have one. Hair tied back with ribbons or in plaits/ringlets.
In keeping with the day, dark school shoes are also recommended.
Children will need to bring a packed lunch (please do not bring food containing nuts as do have children with severe allergies, and no glass bottles). If you are entitled to free school meals and would like school to provide a packed lunch, please contact the school office.
Have a great weekend.
Miss Bairstow
Weekly Update 5.9.25
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello,
We have had a great first week! It has been strange getting used to teaching just Year 6 and calling them Maple instead of Ash - but I am sure we will get there!
We have done lots of revision work of basics in English and maths, introduced our topic, looked at our new guided reading text and even completed a whole Y5 and Y6 rounders afternoon on the field today!
We are looking forward to next week!
Have a super weekend.
Miss Bairstow :)