Ash and Juniper Weekly Update – Friday 19th April 2024
Welcome back. Wasn’t it lovely to see the sun yesterday!
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Dates for your diary:
Residential meeting – 5.00 pm in the school hall – Wednesday 24th April
Animal antics – Thursday 25th April.
Snacks and water bottles: Please remember a snack for morning play. This should be a piece of fruit or veg. Please can you ensure that your child has a bottle in school and it is labelled.
English: We have started a new text called ‘The Matchbox Diary,’ written by Paul Fleischmann. We have been thinking about writing correctly punctuated dialogue, and if we have written a statement, question, exclamation or command.
Maths: In Maths, we continue to look at fractions. This week we have been adding and subtracting them and thinking about equivalent fractions.
D.T. We have cooked, tasted and tested tomato, mushroom and spinach pasta this week. Thank you to all the parents who came in and helped.
Science: We have been thinking about volume and distance of a sound. We used meter sticks to measure the distance that we could hear an instrument being played.
History: We finished our local history project off with a walk around the village finding the buildings that we have identified on maps and aerial photographs. We looked at the life sized portrait of the Cornish Giant – Anthony Payne - in the Tree Inn grounds, found out where the workhouse was, saw a mounting stone, looked at the war memorial, found the old school, police station and cottage hospital. Thank to our helpers.
Geography: We have been looking at the different types of maps and thinking about keys. We have drawn and made a key of the school.
P.E.: This half term we are playing striking and fielding games and undertaking athletics activities in preparation for sports day.
R.E.: We have been thinking about Islam and ‘Who and Where’ Muslims may live.
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. Hoping that the sun will shine!
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