Newsletter Issue 36 |
Friday 29th June 2012
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Dear Parent/Carer,
New Classes
Letters regarding your child’s new class for next year were given out today. Please make sure that you have sight of the letter. Our Meet Your New Teacher Day is next Tuesday. Our Nursery is closed on Tuesday. Those children transitioning from our Nursery to Reception will go direct to Reception that day. Pupils transitioning to Rodillian should go direct there in the morning and leave from there in the evening.
Training Day
This is a short reminder that we have a Training Day next Friday. Both the school and Friendly Faces will be closed. Staff will not be on site that day.
Late Arrivals
In the event of late arrival, please ensure that you sign your child in via the computer at the main office. Nursery children arriving late should also report first to the main office to sign in before going over to the Nursery. Our electronic signing-in system is proving itself very effective.
Arts Review Evening
It is with great regret that we have to cancel our proposed Arts Review Evening, scheduled to take place on Thursday 5th July. Without making it known to us, Rodillian have organised a Disco for their new starters on the same evening and we have just at this late stage been informed. Understandably, the Year 6’s - who are the backbone of the Performance Evening - wish to attend the Disco and we, of course, want to support their important transition to High School. The crowded School Calendar leaves us unable to find an alternative night for the performance. Instead, the Arts Review will be a performance in school on an afternoon before the end of term.
Leeds City Boys
Congratulations to Jack Kreczmer and Ellis Smithson, both of whom have been chosen to represent Leeds City Boys at football. As an ex-Leeds City Boy myself, I know that they will have a brilliant time, will become much more accomplished footballers, and will benefit from some fantastic experiences. During my time, I was fortunate enough to play at professional grounds including Roker Park , Sunderland . Let’s hope that Jack and Ellis make it all the way to Wembley…
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Walk A Mile
So far we have raised an enormous £993.80 for James Wish To Walk Appeal through the Walk A Mile sponsored event. Could you please ensure that any remaining sponsor money is brought in to school as soon as possible. Thank you on behalf of James for your generous support.
Have a fantastic weekend,
Mr Wilson
Nursery Newsletter
NEWS ROUND UP
I would just like to take this opportunity to say a great big well done to those children who were able to take part in James’ wish to walk, walk a mile event on Monday. If you have been able to raise any sponsor money please bring it in a named and sealed envelope and hand it in to the Nursery staff as soon as possible – thank you.
THIS WEEK
We have been taking a closer look at how plants grow. The children have been learning the names of the different parts of a plant as we used an interactive labelling game. We have also created our own photo story boards to show the process of planting a seed, detailing the equipment we used and the step by step process we undertook. The children will be keeping a close eye on their seeds to see what happens next!
NEXT WEEK
The children will be moving into the second part of this half term’s topic and will be learning under the heading of Journeys. We will begin by looking at what a journey is and the different kinds of transport we can travel on. The children will be deciding which mode of transport would be best for a range of different journeys.
How you can help us
· Build on your child’s awareness of the letters of the alphabet by playing games like I spy, and drawing pictures of objects that start with the same sound.
· Play games and sing songs that help your child recognise numbers 1-10 by sight.
· Log on to the Nursery blog to join in the celebrations of what your child has achieved, to talk about the weeks learning and watch videos that will support your child’s learning at home. (access available via the school website)
REMINDER
Tuesday 3rd July is Transition day and Nursery will be closed. You are asked to take your child to their new Reception class ready for doors opening at 8.50am. You will then collect your child from the same place at 3.00pm.
Friday 6th of July is a teacher training day and Nursery will be closed.
Many thanks for your continued support
Have a super weekend!
Miss Bradshaw and the Nursery team
Reception newsletter
NEWS ROUND UP
We have had another great week in Reception and the children continue to amaze us with their knowledge and enthusiasm. Thank you too for your support in the sponsored walk event this week; Miss Mees did a super job organising this event and I know she was delighted with the way that all of the children rose to the challenge.
THIS WEEK
We have been learning about the life cycle of a flower. We have shared a Charlie and Lola book and discussed what plants need to grow. The home learning task of planting a sunflower seed had a really positive impact on the children’s knowledge ahead of the week and we were really pleased with their written recounts and verbal explanations. In numeracy we have been recalling our number bonds to ten and Miss Lambert and I have had a job keeping up with the children’s speedy recall of number facts!
NEXT WEEK
We will be moving onto our final topic of this academic year – Journeys. Ahead of this we would love you to talk to your child about what ‘Going on a journey’ actually means and what is involved with preparing, packing, getting there and what you might see on the way. In numeracy we will be looking at sequencing events in our daily life and thinking about what time of the day these things happen. If your child has an analogue watch it would be really helpful if they could wear it over the next two weeks and they can practice telling the time with us.
HOW YOU CAN HELP US
· By ensuring you listen to your child’s fabulous reading every day and writing a comment in their book. We have some BRILLIANT reading in Reception so please keep it up!
· By ensuring your child completes their home learning and brings in their learning journal on MONDAY morning.
· By ensuring your child can write their full name and the numbers up to 20 with super formation.
PLEASE NOTE
Next Tuesday is Transition (meet your new teacher day) so your child needs to be dropped off at and collected from their new class
School is closed on Friday 6th July.
Thank you for your continued support and enjoy your weekend.
KS1 Newsletter
KS1 have had a super week once again. A big thank you to Miss Mees for organising James Wish to walk fundraising event, we are very proud of the children’s attitude towards the walk, and the support they showed for James.
Literacy
This week your child has been watching clips from a very popular Disney film; Phineas and Ferb. They have been taking ideas from this film to think of an adventure story similar to the one in the film. We were so impressed with their story ideas that we have uploaded some to the blog for you to listen to! Your child has used either a story mountain or a burger planner to plan their story, which they are becoming increasingly more confident with. Within their stories, we have been encouraging children to use capital letters, full stops, connectives, speech, clear finger spaces, and a range of audience engaging features/text effects like ellipsis, bold/capital text and brackets. This was the final week of story writing and we have been blown away with the quality of both the story and the front covers. Well done KS1!
Next week your child will be learning about poetry. They will learn about the structure and features of poems, and will develop their understanding of rhyming strings, similes, repetition and alliteration. They will also be writing their own poems towards the end of the week.
Numeracy
In Numeracy this week your child has been developing their understanding of time, and applying this understanding to a variety of worded problems. We have been super impressed with their confidence in working out an hour later than a given time, and an hour and a half later than a given time. Please continue to support your children in learning to tell the time confidently, by asking them to read the clocks around the house and in the car.
Next week in numeracy, your child will be applying their knowledge of time to enable them to make estimations.
Topic
This week in topic your child has been investigating the question ‘Does water and light help a plant grow?’ In teams of 4 the children have been planning experiments to investigate this question, and they have come up with some super ideas. Your child has been noting down the method of their experiments, as well as making predictions using great reasoning skills. Keep checking into the KS1 blog and you will be able to keep up to date with how the experiments are going.
Moving into next week we hope to see our seeds growing… or perhaps not! We shall have to wait and see the results of the experiments.
This half term our topic is ‘The Seaside’. This topic involves a comparison with the area in which we live plus an in depth study into the seaside town of
The cost is £15.00 per child. This includes access to the Sealife Centre and an ice cream. The children will not require ‘spending money’ on the day. Please post trip contributions in the silver box outside the main office in a sealed envelope, clearly labelled with your child’s name and class by Friday 29th June.
LKS2 Newsletter
It has been a fantastic week in year 3/4 this week and the children have been really enthusiastic about their learning in and outside of the classroom!
Your child will have been informed of their class teacher for 2012/2013. Next Tuesday the children will spend the day in their new class. This is a fantastic day and eases transition next September. Parent meetings will be held in your child's new classroom at 3:15. It will be lovely to see you.
This week several of our pupils also represented year 3/4 and the school at the Rothwell inter-school sports day. We were incredibly proud of the children's efforts. They represented the school fantastically.
Numeracy
This week we have been focussing on position, direction and rotation. The children have practised their compass skills and revisited language around degrees when thinking about turns, as well as learning about how to read and plot co-ordinates on a grid.
Next week, we will be looking at symmetry and translation of objects, using the movie Mulan as our inspiration.
Literacy
This week we have been researching the Paralympic Games and the paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson. The children have used the information they have learnt to help them create a beautiful mind-map and a fun computer quiz. The children have then written amazing biographies about the sports star.
Next week we will be researching the Wimbledon hopeful, Andy Murray.
Art
This week the children have been investigating further how the human body moves when in action. The children have used mini mannequins to re-create the actions of sports stars. The children have then sketched the mannequins, adding textures and details to their figures.
PE
During PE this half term we will be developing our athletic skills in preparation for sports day. This week we have been developing our skipping techniques. Please can you ensure your child has their outdoor PE kit with them every Monday and leaves it in school all week.
Reminders
· Year 4s will need to bring their swimming kits every Friday and remember to take it home to have it washed. There will be no swimming on Friday 6th July due to training day!
· Please make sure your child's belongings are clearly labelled.
Spellings
Group 1
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Group 2
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1. because
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1. bought
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2. first
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2. brought
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3. again
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3. sought
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4. please
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4. optician
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5. little
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5. magician
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6. single
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6. politician
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7. babies
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7. electrician
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8. parties
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8. extension
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9. cried
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9. confusion
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10. waited
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10. exclusion
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Have a happy weekend!
Year 3/4 team
Year 3/4 team
UKS2 News Roundup:
- Well done to everyone who completed the Walk a Mile event on Monday for James' Wish to Walk appeal. The event was a real success and everyone enjoyed getting out into the fresh air for a stroll around the school field. Please bring sponsor money to school by Friday 13th July.
- Thank you to the Year 5 parents and carers who attended the Robinwood residential meeting this week. If you were unable to attend, your child has been given a copy of the information booklet. We do have a DVD which you are welcome to borrow if you wish. A non-refundable deposit of £50 is required by 16th July to secure the booking.
- Transition Day is this Tuesday. Year 6s who have a place at Rodillian in September should go straight to the high school in the morning. They need to wear their Robin Hood uniform and bring either a packed lunch or no more than £3 to purchase from Rodillian's canteen. Our new Year 6s (current Year 5s) should come to their classroom as normal.
- Year 6 will soon be receiving details of costumes required for the end of year performance. Please bring any costumes to school in a labelled bag.
- School Captain elections will be held very soon. Year 5s who wish to be considered for this role need to prepare a presentation outlining why they wish to stand for this position. As well as this, consider the qualities that you can bring to the role. We are looking for presentations which are really engaging and have that extra little something that makes them stand out from the rest!
- This week's achiever is Alana Bainbridge for her fantastic design ideas for customising her own PE kit. Alana put a lot of thought into her design and has demonstrated several different methods for customising her own t-shirt including adding buttons, ribbon and paint... Well done Alana.
Dates for your diary:
- Monday 9th July- Sports Day.
- Wednesday 11th July - preview for parents and carers of the Changing and Growing film at 4:30pm.
- Friday 13th July- Year 6 Fashion Show in assembly at 2:30pm followed by Celebration Friday after school
- Monday 16th July- Year 6 performance of Hoodwinked at 2pm.
- Tuesday 17th July- Year 6 performance of Hoodwinked at 6pm.
- Monday 23rd July- Leavers' Assembly at 2pm.
Numeracy:
- This week, Year 5s have been learning all about decimal numbers. We have been very busy learning how to count on and back in decimal steps and ordering and comparing decimals. Well done, year 5; you are making big improvements with your confidence in Numeracy!
- Next week we will be developing our decimal skills by adding and subtracting decimals.
- Year 6s, in teams, have been continuing to develop their Numeracy help sheets for a number of concepts including 2D and 3D shape, time and angles. We're planning to make these available for classrooms around school and on the school website.
- Home Learning: Next week's mental maths focus for Year 5s will be on the 7x tables. Literacy:
- This week, Year 5 have been adding the finishing touches to their recounts of the last year. They have been focussing on the use of commas to separate clauses as well as using adverb openers to add more meaning to their sentences. The recounts have been published onto their report front covers and will be sent home in a couple of week’s time.
- Next week, the Year 5s will be looking at narrative poems. These are poems that help to tell a story. We will be taking some inspiration from the blockbuster film UP, and will be attempting to write our very own narrative poems, using lots of figurative and emotive language.
- Year 6 have been presenting their recount of the school year for their report front covers.
- Home Learning: Year 5s have been revisiting key words this week and any that need practice have been recorded in planners.
Other areas of the curriculum:
- In RE, the children have been reading the story of the Good Samaritan and discussing who their neighbours are. They've been finding out about the work of Christian charities such as Christian Aid and the Tear Fund.
- In ICT, we've been learning how to use advanced features of iPhoto to create highly professional slideshows of photos taken around school.
- In topic, we have begun our art unit focussing on customising our own PE kits. The children have looked at lots of different methods for customising clothing and have produced some fantastic designs ready to start sewing next week. We will be holding our very own fashion show in 2 weeks time.
Visit our blogs!
- 5/6B http://robinhood56b.blogspot.com/
- 5/6D http://robinhood56d.blogspot.com/
- 5/6G http://robinhood56g.blogspot.com/
