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Weekly Update - 19.7.24
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello,
Summer is finally here (for now!) and I am writing this from the very warm Ash Tree classroom! We would usually be writing our final blog entry on the last day of the school year... however this year is a little different and we will see you all on Monday and Tuesday!
Below is a link to a gallery of pictures of the Year 6s enjoying their hoodies and disco/pizza party.
https://www.ruffordparkprimary.org.uk/classes/year6maple/class-of-2024
On Monday morning, the Year 5s are performing in a Ukulele concert to showcase what they have learnt this year. If you can join us from 9am onwards in the hall I am sure they will put on a great show!
Enjoy your weekend! 2 more days to go...
Miss Bairstow :)
Weekly Update 12.7.24
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello!
This week we enjoyed welcoming parents and carers into school to watch our Year 6 Leavers' Show. It was the first time we have done a show like this (written AND performed by the children!) as they shared their favourite memories from their time at Rufford Park. Year 6 were also very excited as they received their Leavers' hoodies this week which were kindly paid for by the Friends of Rufford Park again. Here they are in their final RP photoshoot!
Next week, we have the Leavers' Disco to look forward to on Tuesday night. Year 6 can arrive from 5pm for their pizza party and Year 5 from 5.30pm for the start of the disco. After the disco, we will upload a gallery onto the website featuring all the highlights of the Year 6s' last few weeks in school.
In amongst this busy week for Year 6, the Year 5's in Ash have been an absolute delight (as always!). They have been working brilliantly on publishing their Greek myths into a book, finishing off a research project about the legacy of Ancient Greece and also spent part of Tuesday afternoon volunteering across EYFS and KS1! I have no doubt they are ready for Year 6 and will be an asset to the school next year!
Have a good weekend! Enjoy the football...
Miss Bairstow :)
Weekly Update 5.7.24
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello,
We have had another busy busy week!
Most of Y6 visited their new high school, Benton Park, for a transition day on Tuesday. Y5 also went to Benton Park on Wednesday to watch a performance of School of Rock.
Year 6 have mostly spent the week preparing for their Leavers' show next week whilst Year 5 have been really busy writing some fantastic Greek myths! We are hoping to publish these into a book before the end of term so we can share our fantastic writing with other children around school.
The Year 6 performance is on Tuesday at 2pm. Please contact the office for tickets.
Have a fabulous weekend!
Miss Bairstow :)
Weekly Update 28.6.24
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello!
This week we have had lots going on... again!
Year 6 have been busy writing and preparing for their Leavers' Show.
Year 5 have been writing their Greek Myths.
Most of Year 6 visited Benton Park on Wednesday for their first transition day.
All of the Ash Tree Year 5's and and Year 6's not going to Benton Park visited the ALPT art exhibition on Wednesday, Have a look at what we got up to on the Facebook page here.
Year 6 had their second and final "Grow a Fiver" marketplace event on Thursday afternoon. See the highlights here.
On Friday morning, Year 6 had some visitors from MindMate who ran some transition themed workshops.
Have a good weekend!
Miss Bairstow
Weekly Update 20.6.24
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello,
Another very busy week in UKS2! I think we will be saying this until the end of term now...
On Monday and Tuesday Year 6 completed some pedestrian training which involved a classroom workshop and some practical road crossing as they planned a safe route to Benton Park. They have also been busy starting to learn songs for their upcoming leavers assembly!
Year 5 have been completing some assessments and have worked incredibly hard to show how much progress they have made this year.
On Thursday, we had the whole school sports day where the children competed in various different races to earn points for their houses. Thankfully the weather was kind to us (for once!) this year.
In amongst all of this, we have been continuing with the rest of our learning and have produced some great work this week on the similarities and differences between Athens and Sparta as part of our Ancient Greece topic. We have also modelled the Solar System using fruit (which we then enjoyed eating in an art lesson on Friday!) to give a visual representation of the different sizes of the planets in our science topic, Earth and Space.
Have a look at some of our highlights of the week below:
Have a great weekend!
Miss Bairstow :)