Ash and Juniper Weekly Update – Friday 26th April 2024
Helpers still needed please for cooking Thursday morning, we aim to be cooking between 9 and 12. If you could spare an hour please let Mrs Carpenter know. Thank you.
If you were unable to attend the residential meeting, please call into the school office to complete paperwork. Kit list and overview is at the bottom of the update. Please remember to complete any relevant medical forms. Thank you.
Our visit from Kim of Really Wild was a huge success. Children and adults alike got to hold snakes, bearded dragon and a crested gecko. Some even had snakes around their necks! We got to look closely at a tarantula and an enormous centipede!
Dates for your diary:
Coffee morning with SLT to explain behaviour policy -Friday 3rd May – 9 am – 10 am
Residential - 8th – 9th May.
KS2 Sports Day – Tuesday 21st May am
Inset Day – Friday 24th May
English: We have now completed the book and this week have been concentrating on using adverbs and conjunctions in our writing ensuring that we use the correct vocabulary. Thursday’s ‘3 special things to me’ enabled all children to discuss their objects and reasoning behind choosing them and they then wrote about each one.
Maths: In Maths, we have begun our decimal unit of work. They are beginning to realise the relationship between fractions and decimals. We are also continuing to learn multiplication tables and completing mental maths daily in fluent in five lessons.
D.T. The children have evaluated their pasta dishes from last week and have decided what they would like to add to them. They will cook their final product on Thursday.
Science: We have been thinking about the pitch and thinking about the patterns between volumes and vibration.
Geography: World Earth Day on the 22nd saw the beginning of our new geography topic – Climate change.
P.E.: This half term we are playing striking and fielding games and undertaking athletics activities in preparation for sports day.
Music: Today we have listened to and had have begun learning ‘Lean on me’ by Bill Withers.
Homework:
Maths – Times Tables Rockstars: 4 sound checks (10 minutes) and 5 garage sessions (5 minutes.) Their log in details are in their homework books.
Reading – Please remember to write in the yellow reading log. We expect children to read at least 5 times a week.
Spelling – Spelling Shed assignment. Their log in details are in the front of their homework book.
Thank you and enjoy your weekend.
Miss Barriball and Mrs Carpenter
If you need to contact us;
Ash Class: hannahbarriball@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk
Juniper Class: kerrycarpenter@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk