Maple Tree Class Blog
Maple Tree Class Blog
Weekly Update 10.2.23
Mrs Trotter (l.trotter) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hi,
Well - this half-term has flown by!
It has been lovely catching up with parents and children during the parents' evenings this week. It was great to share the progress that the children have been making and speak about the forthcoming residential in April.
In class, the children have been completing a range of assessments this week. They have shown maturity and focus and have enjoyed seeing the progress they have made since September. Just a reminder, that regularly reading to an adult at home is important, as is securing a quick recall of all times tables facts.
It was also Safer Internet Day on Wednesday. We regularly talk about issues concerning online safety with the children as part of our PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic) curriculum. A link for parents and carers is included below for parents and carers.
https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/parents-and-carers
The next few months are particularly packed for Year 6 so be ready for a busy time when we return after the holiday!
Have a super break!
Mrs Trotter
Weekly Update 3.2.23
Mrs Trotter (l.trotter) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello,
Maple Tree class have enjoyed developing their creative writing skills this week; they have been using features such as rhyme, similes, metaphors and personification to write their own version of a poem about the rainforest. I have been impressed how the children have identified particular features and then adapted these to create their own. A love of poetry is being found!
We have also been developing precise reading comprehension skills by analysing short texts and finding evidence to answer a variety of different questions. To help to develop those skills, children should be regularly reading to an adult at home so understanding of both particular vocabulary and general understanding is checked.
UKS2 also commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day by each adding an individual flame to an UKS2 memorial flame.
In PE, the children worked on their football attacking and defending skills.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs Trotter
Weekly Update 27.1.23
Mrs Trotter (l.trotter) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hello!
Maple Tree are really enjoying their rainforests topic this half term and have been planning some rainforest inspired poetry this week! The children have been learning different figurative language meanings and how these are used. We are excited to write our poems next week and hopefully publish and share them here too!
In maths, my group have completed their lessons on decimals and are continuing measurement lessons with Mr Spence. Miss Bairstow's group have come to the end of their unit on fractions.
In PSHE, we discussed what bullying is and how it can be identified. The children listened to different scenarios and decided which could be considered to be bullying and which were one off disagreements or arguments. The discussion continued as we learned about cyberbullying. We will continue to talk about these matters in class throughout the year.
Finally, a reminder about our plans for World Book Day which is coming up in March. We recently sent a letter to all parents detailing our plans to hold a decorate a t shirt theme for the first time. Please see below. We kindly ask that all financial contributions are made by next Thursday (Thursday 2nd February) to allow us an appropriate length of time to order t shirts and the resources required to decorate them (and of course to give the children chance to decorate them before WBD!). We have received some queries this week regarding sizing for t shirts - please note all children will receive an oversized t shirt as this will give them much more space for their book cover design and ensure every child in school has a suitable t shirt to wear.
Enjoy the weekend
Mrs Trotter