Video Guides for Remote Learning

Welcome to Kingfisher Class! 

Class Teacher: Miss J Weyer

PPA/Management Cover: Mrs M Humphreys

Teaching Partner: Mrs A Michaels: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday mornings

Our Week!

The children had a great time with Olympic athlete Reuben Arthur this week. The also really enjoyed making their fruit kebabs and meeting their new teachers!

Congratulations to Alfie for being our star! 

Week Commencing 5th July - Extras 

Weather permitting, Olympic dance session on Tuesday!

English - We are finishing our fantasy stories linked to Dragon Machine

Maths - We will be focusing on comparing measurements.  Mathletics will be linked to this. We will also have a weekly times table quiz and this week it will be focusing on 2x, 5x and 10x Table

Spellings - revision eg  HFW (see below) 

Jigsaw/PSHE: Know who to ask for help if they are worried about change

DT: Making Rice Crispie Cakes  

Monday - Book Bags will be kept in school until September 

Tuesday - Olympic Dance.

Friday -  School Ends at 1:15pm (school uniform today as no PE)

Our Week!

The children have created their own dragon encyclopaedia pages this week and designed fruit kebabs!

Congratulations to Eli for being our star! 

Week Commencing 5th July - Extras 

Olympic athlete session on Monday with track and field athlete Reuben Arthur!

Virtual talk from the author Jeremy Strong on Wednesday!

The children have a transition session with their new teacher on Thursday

Reports go out on Friday

Flip Theatre Drama Session on Friday!

GOSH non school uniform day Friday!

English - We are writing fantasy stories linked to Dragon Machine

Maths - We will be focusing on comparing measurements.  Mathletics will be linked to this. We will also have a weekly times table quiz and this week it will be focusing on 2x, 5x and 10x Table

Spellings - revision eg  HFW (see below) 

Science: Healthy Bodies

Jigsaw/PSHE: Know who to ask for help if they are worried about change

DT: Healthy Diet / making fruit kebabs

Monday - Book Bags will be changed and Homework is due in today

Tuesday - Book Bags due in.

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in. 

Thursday - Book Bags due in and will be changed today.

Friday -  Book bags due in and PE day - Non School Uniform today!

Our Week!

The children really enjoyed learning about the English Civil War, Flip Theatre workshop and should be proud of their hard work during assessment week!

Congratulations to Rayan for being our star! 

Week Commencing 28th June -  

Flip Theatre Drama Session on Thursday!

English - We are writing fantasy stories linked to Dragon Machine

Maths - We will be focusing on weight.  Mathletics will be linked to this. We will also have a weekly times table quiz and this week it will be focusing on 2x, 5x and 10x Table

Spellings - revision eg  HFW (see below) 

RE: Asking 'Big' Questions' 

Science: Linked to DT

Jigsaw/PSHE: Understand and respect they see in others

Geography: Map Skills

DT: Healthy Diet / designing fruit kebabs

Monday - Book Bags will be changed and Homework is due in today

Tuesday - Book Bags due in.

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in. Homework will go out today 

Thursday - Book Bags due in and will be changed today.

Friday -  Book bags due in and PE day - PE Kit to be worn today please. 

Our Week!

The children really enjoyed making their sandwiches this week and writing descriptions of fantasy lands!

Congratulations to Annas for being our star! 

Week Commencing 21st June -  

Flip Theatre Drama Session on Friday!

Class and individual photos on Thursday!

School books from last year coming home on Friday - please bring in an extra bag 

English - We are focusing on writing fantasy stories using the book, Ocean Meets the Sky

Maths - We will be assessing our knowledge of all four operations.  Mathletics will be linked to this. We will also have a weekly times table quiz and this week it will be focusing on 2x, 5x and 10x Table

Spellings - revision eg  copied, tried, supplied, married hurried, flied, cried etc

RE: Asking 'Big' Questions' 

Science: Linked to DT

Jigsaw/PSHE: Understand and respect they see in themselves

History: The English Civil War! (Pupil request) 

DT: Healthy Diet

Monday - Book Bags will be changed and Homework is due in today

Tuesday - Book Bags due in.

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in. Homework will go out today 

Thursday - Book Bags due in and will be changed today.

Friday -  Book bags due in and PE day - PE Kit to be worn today please. 

Our Week!

Welcome back, the children have had a great first week. They learnt about Winston Churchill, enjoyed their first drama session and made clay coil pots!

Congratulations to Amelia B for being our star! 

Week Commencing 14th June -  

Flip Theatre Drama Session on Thursday!

English - We are focusing on writing fantasy stories using the book, Ocean Meets the Sky

Maths - We are continuing our new unit on Time focusing on intervals of time.  Mathletics will be linked to this. We will also have a weekly times table quiz and this week it will be focusing on 4x Table

Spellings - revision eg  smile, live, note, skate, use hate explode

RE: Asking 'Big' Questions' 

Science: The Weather and Seasons 

Jigsaw/PSHE: Can express how change feels when it happens

History: Finishing our WW2 unit 

DT: Making a sandwich 

Monday - Book Bags will be changed and Homework is due in today

Tuesday - Book Bags due in.

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in. Homework will go out today 

Thursday - Book Bags due in and will be changed today.

Friday -  Book bags due in and PE day - PE Kit to be worn today please. 

Our Week!

Break the Rules Day proved very popular! We wrote our poems outside on the playground for everyone to see (until it rained!). The children enjoyed their Maths Investigation week and wrote some lovely poems!

Thank you for all your support this Half Term, have a great break! 

Congratulations to Madeeha for being our star! 

Week Commencing 7th June -  

We are lucky enough to start weekly drama sessions on a Thursday from this week! Flip Theatre Company will be coming in to deliver these to each class on the field/playground! 

English - We are focusing on writing diary entries using the book, Ocean Meets the Sky

Maths - We are starting our new unit on Time focusing on half past, quarter past and quarter to followed by telling the time to the nearest five minutes.  Mathletics will be linked to this. We will also have a weekly times table quiz and this week it will be focusing on 5x Table

Spellings - revision eg  'Friday, tidy, pilot, diary, spider, idea, climb, find, mind, wind, island' 

RE: Asking 'Big' Questions' 

Jigsaw/PSHE: To know that everyone is unique and special

History: Chronological Timelines and Significant people from WW2

DT: To give examples of what 'party food' is. 

Monday - Book Bags will be changed and Homework is due in today

Tuesday - Book Bags due in.

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in. Homework will go out today 

Thursday - Book Bags due in and will be changed today.

Friday -  Book bags due in and PE day - PE Kit to be worn today please. 

Our Week!

We really enjoyed writing leaflets about Tower Bridge and recapped our previous knowledge on Timelines. The children created their own 'Food Chains' and wrote about them in computing. 

Congratulations to Amelia Q for being our star! 

Week Commencing 24th May -  

English - We are focusing on poetry fro Christina Rosetti 'What is Pink?'

Maths - We are starting our Investigations unit using all four operations.  Mathletics will be linked to this. We will also have a weekly times table quiz and this week it will be focusing on 3x Table

Spellings - revision eg  'national, potion, nation, collection, information, emotion' 

RE: Re Telling the Creation Stories

Jigsaw/PSHE: To know and show what makes a good relationship 

Geography: Evacuation, comparing two locations in the UK during the war. 

Art: Art in the style of LS Lowry

Monday - Book Bags will be changed and Homework is due in today

Tuesday - Book Bags due in.

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in. Homework will go out today 

Thursday - Book Bags due in and will be changed today.

Friday -  Book bags due in and PE day - PE Kit to be worn today please. 

Our Week!

We really enjoyed the virtual visits this week from Baroness Floella Benjamin and Imam Muhammed Rizvi. We wrote recounts about the Imam and discussed why Floella's book 'Coming to England' is an important book. 

Week Commencing 17th May -  

English - We are focusing on creating Tower Bridge Leaflets!

Maths - We are starting our Problem Solving unit using all four operations.  Mathletics will be linked to this. We will also have a weekly times table quiz and this week it will be focusing on 3x Table

Spellings - revision eg  'treasure, measure, pleasure, television, leisure, vision' 

RE: Creation Stories

Jigsaw/PSHE: To know and show what makes a good relationship 

Geography: Evacuation, comparing two locations in the UK during the war. 

Art: L S Lowry Factfile and Art appreciation 

Monday - Book Bags will be changed and Homework is due in today

Tuesday - Book Bags due in.

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in. Homework will go out today 

Thursday - Book Bags due in and will be changed today.

Friday -  Book bags due in and PE day - PE Kit to be worn today please. 

Our Week!

The children really enjoyed learning about the allied powers in geography. They have enjoyed listening to stories written and read by Floella Benjamin! They have created some lovely watercolours based on LS Lowry as well!

Congratulations to Iniyan for being our star!

Week Commencing 10th May -  

We are looking forward to a virtual interview with an Imam on Monday and Floella Benjamin on Tuesday

English - We are focusing on Rosie Revere, Engineer. We will be making bridges and writing descriptions, including a virtual tour of Tower Bridge!

Maths - We are continuing our geometry unit focusing on position and direction- Mathletics will be linked to this. We will also have a weekly times table quiz and this week it will be focusing on 11x Table

Spellings - revision eg  'swarm, award, warm, quarter, war, wardrobe, warn, forward, reward

RE: Religious leaders 

Jigsaw/PSHE: Relationships - Helping themselves and others when they are hurt

History: The Home Front

Art: L S Lowry and painting skills 

Monday - Book Bags and Homework is due in today

Tuesday - Book Bags due in.

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in. Homework will go out today 

Thursday - Book Bags due in, Rising Stars books will be allocated today.

Friday -  Book bags due in and PE day - PE Kit to be worn today please. 

Our Week!

The children really enjoyed the premiere of 'Elephants in the Custard' by the London Philharmonic Orchestra on Thursday. We have been creating our own Non- Chronological Reports and had great fun completing 100 things for Captain Tom! 

Congratulations to Zakiyya for being our star!

Week Commencing 4th May -  

English - We are starting a new unit focusing on Rosie Revere, Engineer. We will be making bridges and writing descriptions.

Maths - We are starting our geometry unit focusing on position and direction- Mathletics will be linked to this. We will also have a weekly times table quiz and this week it will be focusing on 5x Table

Spellings - revision eg  'worst, world, working, worked, work, worms, worse, worth, worthless

RE: Religious leaders 

Jigsaw/PSHE: Relationships - Treat Others With Respect

Geography: Map skills linked to WW2

Art: L S Lowry and painting skills 

Monday - MAY DAY!

Tuesday - Book Bags will go out today. Homework is due in today

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in. Homework will go out today 

Thursday - Book Bags due in, Rising Stars books will be allocated today.

Friday -  Book bags due in and PE day - PE Kit to be worn today please. 

Our Week!

The children really enjoyed their workshop with the author / illustrator Nick Sharratt. We have been creating our own Non- Chronological Reports and started to plant potatoes! 

Congratulations to Elena for being our star!

Week Commencing 26th April- 

Friday is Captain Tom Day and Thursday we will be watching a performance of Elephant's in Custard by the London Philarmonic Orchestra! 

English - Miss Matharu is teaching the English Unit  - Wolves by Emily Gravett. This This is the final week of this unit and the children will be creating their own animal reports.

Maths - We are continuing our measuring unit focusing on cm and m- Mathletics will be linked to this. We will also have a weekly times table quiz and this week it will be focusing on 10x Table

Spellings - revision eg  'worm, world, word, work, swan, wasp, wash, swap, watch, wand' 

RE: Religious leaders 

Jigsaw/PSHE: Relationships - Try to solve friendship problems when they occur

History: The outbreak of WW2

Art: L S Lowry and painting skills 

Monday - Book Bags will go out today. Homework is due in today

Tuesday - Book Bags due in 

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in. Homework will go out today 

Thursday - Book Bags due in, Rising Stars books will be allocated today.

Friday -  Book bags due in and PE day - PE Kit to be worn today please as it is Captain Tom Day. 

Our Week!

We have had a great first week back and the children have settled in really well. The children wrote really detailed descriptions of wolves in English and recapped our learning on Oceans of the World. We also thought of questions to ask the Author and Illustrator Nick Sharratt next week! We are moving into the hall for two days next week as our windows are being replaced! 

Congratulations to Wini for being our star!

Week Commencing 19th April- 

Wednesday we are lucky enough to have an online session with the author/illustrator Nick Sharratt! 

English - Miss Matharu is teaching the English Unit  - Wolves by Emily Gravett. This week we will be focusing on non chronological reports about wolves. 

Maths - We are starting our measuring unit focusing on cm and m- Mathletics will be linked to this. We will also have a weekly times table quiz and this week it will be focusing on 2x Table

Spellings - revision eg  'monkey, donkey, key, money, chimney, honey, turkey, jockey 

RE: Religious leaders 

Jigsaw/PSHE: Relationships - Try to solve friendship problems when they occur

History: The outbreak of WW2

Art: L S Lowry and sketching skills 

Science: Types of Nutrients

Monday - Book Bags will go out today. Homework is due in today

Tuesday - Book Bags due in 

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in. Homework will go out today 

Thursday - Book Bags due in, Rising Stars books will be allocated today.

Friday -  Book bags due in and PE day - PE Kit to be worn today please. 

SUMMER TERM! 

Welcome back, we hope you had a lovely break and are ready for the term ahead! We are starting to add start readers to the newsletter again from this week. 

Week Commencing 12th April- 

English - Miss Matharu is teaching the English Unit  - Wolves by Emily Gravett. This week we will be focusing on descriptions. 

Maths - We are recapping our knowledge on Place Value - Mathletics will be linked to this. We will also have a weekly times table quiz and this week it will be focusing on 2x Table

Spellings - o-u revision eg  'some, come, done, brother, mother, above, glove, month, money, another, ' 

RE: To discuss important people, identifying their importance and authority 

Jigsaw/PSHE: Relationships - To know how to make friends 

History: The life of Prince Philip, focusing on his childhood and work in WW2

Art: L S Lowry and sketching skills 

Science: Types of Nutrients

PE: Cricket Skills 

Monday - Book Bags will go out today.

Tuesday - Book Bags due in 

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in. Homework will g out today 

Thursday - Book Bags due in, Rising Stars books will be allocated today.

Friday -  Book bags due in and PE day - PE Kit to be worn today please. 

We have had a lovely week, writing stories, studying different monarchs, learning about the Easter story and enjoying the Panto with doughnuts!  

Have a lovely, restful break 

Our Week

The children have had a great week. We have learnt about Christmas in Australia, created Memory Boxes and experimented with floating and sinking!

Well done to Alfie for being our Star! 

REMINDER: Panto Thursday pm! Book Bags will be kept in school over Easter, there is no PE on Friday. 

Week Commencing 22nd March - 

English - We are our finishing our unit based around the book The Bear Under the Stairs. We will focus on retelling the story in our own words. 

Maths - We are finishing our unit on Fractions, focusing on 2/4 and 2/3  Mathletics  will be linked to this. 

Spellings - 'always, already, although, also, almost, altogether' 

RE: The Easter Story 

Art: L S Lowry and sketching skills 

Science: All about Materials!

Monday - Book Bags and Homework are due in. Book Bags will be changed today.

Tuesday - Book Bags due in 

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in 

Thursday - Book Bags due in, Rising Stars books will be allocated today.

Friday -  Book bags due in as we are finishing early, the children should come to school in uniform today. 

Our Week

We have had a great first week back. The children have settled in really well. They have created their own worry dolls, written letters about bears and argued about Richard lll

Well done to Amy for being our Star! 

REMINDER

Check your child's google site to book your parent consultation, using their gmail account.

Comic Relief, wear something red on Friday (suggested donation £1) 

Week Commencing 15th March - 

English - We are our continuing our unit based around the book The Bear Under the Stairs. We will focus on retelling the story in our own words. 

Maths - We are continuing our unit on Fractions, focusing on 1/2's and 1/4's Mathletics  will be linked to this. 

Spellings - Words ending in 'y' and 'ies' eg cry, dry, fly, try, babies, families, hobbies etc 

RE: Communion 

PE: Orienteering 

Art: L S Lowry and sketching skills 

Geography: Christmas in Australia - a comparison 

Science: All about Materials!

PSHE/Jigsaw - 'It's Ok Not to be OK' - worry boxes  

Computing - Animation  - Linked to Comic Relief

Monday - 

Book Bags and Homework are due in. Book Bags will be changed today.

Tuesday - Book Bags due in 

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in (Homework will go out today)

Thursday - Book Bags due in, Rising Stars books will be allocated today.

Friday -  Book bags due in and please wear PE Kits today (Wear something Red for Comic Relief)

Our Week

I am so proud of everyone and the effort you have put into your learning. We are all looking forward to welcoming you back on Monday!

Well done to Jay for being our Star! 

REMINDER

Check your child's google site to book your parent consultation, using their gmail account.

Week Commencing 8th March - Our first week will be focusing on the transition from remote learning to being school, focusing on the well-being of your children.

English - We are our starting our unit based around the book The Bear Under the Stairs. We will focus on sentence structure and making these sentences interesting

Maths - We are starting our unit on Fractions, focusing on 1/2's and 1/4's Mathletics  will be linked to this. 

Spellings - 'il' and 'al' words including pencil ,fossil, nostril, pupil, metal, pedal, capital, hospital, animal and oval' 

RE: The Last Supper 

Art: Mother's Day!

History: Richard lll

Science: All about Materials!

PSHE/Jigsaw - 'It's Ok Not to be OK' - worry dolls 

Computing - Working within Google Classroom and creating graphs. 

Monday - Welcome Back!! 

Book Bags and Homework are due in. Book Bags will be changed today. (Homework will go out today)

Tuesday - Book Bags due in 

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in

Thursday - Book Bags due in, Rising Stars books will be allocated today.

Friday -  Book bags due in and please wear PE Kits today

Week Commencing 1st March

Hello, I hope you all had a good weekend and are ready for what will hopefully be the final online learning week (I am keeping everything crossed for that) 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

World Book Day is Thursday, check out the tab on Google Sites for more details and links. I have also added another tab linked to WBD with author interviews! 

I will have also added an activity about coming back to school for Friday (no computing on Friday pm), please check out the tab on Google Sites  as well. 

Maths - 3D Shapes and Patterns

English - How Birds Fly - Explanation Texts

Spellings - 'le' revision 

Science - Materials

RE - Palm Sunday

PE - Fitness

P.S.H.E. - 'It's Ok not to be Ok

Art - Sketching Skills. 

Music- Tempo, Dynamics and Timbre

You know where I am if you need anything 💐

Have a great week! 🤗

Week Commencing 22nd February

Hello, I hope you all had a good week and are ready for the next Half Term.

We would like to welcome teaching student Ms Maratha to the Kingfisher Team until  May.

Maths - 2D, 3D Shapes and Symmetry

English - How Birds Fly - Explanation Texts

Spellings - 'wr' revision 

Science - Materials

RE - Ash Wednesday

PE - Fitness

Geography - Weather in Darwin and Hobart

P.S.H.E. - 'It's Ok not to be Ok

Art - Aboriginal Rain Sticks and don't forget a tube of some sort (pringles, breadstick etc)  and rice/pasta for art on Wednesday. 

Music- Tempo, Dynamics and Timbre

You know where I am if you need anything 💐

Have a great week! 🤗

Week Commencing 8th February

I hope you are all having a good weekend. Maybe snow, maybe not? ☃️ Thank you for all your efforts this Half Term. I have been in awe of all your hard work. 

Log into Google to access the learning this week!

If you can and want to, for Live Assembly Friday afternoon 2:15pm can the children bring a snack and a blanket. We will have a Half Term wrap up with either a game 🎲 or a dance 💃🏽🕺  then a cosy story. 

Have a great week! 🤗

Week Commencing 1st February

I hope you are all having a good weekend. This week coming is 'Children's Mental health Week' Link for parents: https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/parents-and-carers/

https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/ I will be posting a selection of 'non screen based' activities (see the tab at the top of the google site page) for you this week. Please, it is not on top of the other learning, pick and choose your afternoon activities and swap in some of the 'Mental Health Week' tasks if you wish, I will set up an 'assignment' in Google Classroom for you to attach any pictures but this is totally optional.

Looking forward to seeing you at our live sessions 9:15 and 2:15. If you need anything, message me in google classroom. 

Have a great week!

Week Commencing 25th January

Hello, I hope you are having a good weekend. I have been overwhelmed by the amount of work submitted. Thank you!

I have added Mathletics for next week as well. Please sign in to google classroom for the live assembly everyday, you show and tells have kept us going!

Have a great week

Miss Weyer 😊

Week Commencing 18/01/21
Hope your weekend has been good, even though we didn't see any snow! ☃️ Thank you so much for all the work you submitted, I am so proud of all of you! Your opening sentences for Baba Yaga have been so good! I will be adding audio to the powerpoints on google sites as well. I have tried to make as much of it as editable as possible. Let me know if there are an mistakes.  If you log on to Oxford Owl (free to register) there are reading books linked to book bands, link is here - https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/
Please remember comprehension is as important as 'reading the words'. I am teaching in the classroom as well so will respond to any queries as soon as I can. Take care, stay safe. 

Have a great week! 
Take care 
Julie Weyer 🤗

Week commencing 11/01/21

Morning! Hope you had a good weekend and managed to have some fun. I have been so impressed with the learning submitted, I am so grateful and so proud of you all!

If you log on to Oxford Owl (free to register) there are reading books linked to book bands, link is here - https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/ Please remember comprehension is as important as 'reading the words'. I am teaching in the classroom as well so will respond to any queries as soon as I can. 

Scroll down to the calendar on our Google Site page to find the link for the 'live' assembly each day!

Have a great week!

Take care

Miss Weyer 

Week Commencing 05/01/21

Hello, I hope you all had a good break. Thank you for all your kinds words and gifts at the end of term, thank you notes will reach you! I did not think we would be doing online learning again like this. Everything has been added to Google Sites / Google Classroom - see information previously emailed out for login ins etc. 

English will be added Monday and I have also added storytime for the week on google sites and links to short daily PE activities. If you log on to Oxford Owl (free to register) there are reading books linked to book bands, link is here - https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/ 

Please remember comprehension is as important as 'reading the words'. I will also be adding a live assembly everyday.

Take care, stay safe.

Miss Weyer

Our Week!

Congratulations to Danyaal for being our Star this week! 

Thank you for your support this term. The children have worked extremely hard and adapted so well to all the changes. 

Have a safe and restful break!

Take care

Our Week

It has been a very busy term for Kingfisher Class and they have worked extremely hard. They have adapted to the changes so well and I am very proud of them.The children have started to write their own versions of Polar Express. They have been practising hard for Christmas. They have learnt about Hanukkah and researched a country of their choice! Please remember Christmas cards to be in school no later than Monday. 

Well done to Harley for being our Star! 

Week Commencing 14th December 

English - We are our finishing our unit based around the book Polar Express. We will focus on description and making it exciting. 

Maths - We are consolidating our learning from this term focusing on place value, addition, subtraction and multiplication. Mathletics and TTRockstars will be linked to this. 

Spellings - 'High Frequency Words and Assessment of learning this term

Science: All about Reindeers!

PSHE/Jigsaw - Circle Time

Computing - Working within Google Classroom and taking photos of each other 

Monday - Christmas Poem filming on Monday - children need to be in school uniform but can wear ‘festive’ headwear if they wish.

Book Bags and Homework are due in. Book Bags will be changed today.

Tuesday - Book Bags due in 

Wednesday -  Christmas Dinner / Christmas Jumper day is on Wednesday, school uniform and Christmas top please. Book Bags due in, there is no homework over Christmas. 

Thursday - Virtual Christmas Panto, Christmas Card and Christmas Art will be coming home today 

Book Bags due in, no Book bags will go home over Christmas 

Friday -  There is no PE today, school finishes at 1:15pm 

Our Week

The children have written their own versions of Dinosaurs and all that Rubbish. They have been practising hard for Christmas. They have also retold the Christmas story in their own words. The children are enjoying our 'Advent Calendar if Kindness' where two children are chosen each day and we have to be especially kind to them!

Well done to Sophie for being our Star! 

Week Commencing 7th December 

English - We are our Starting our unit based around the book Polar Express. We will focus on description and making it exciting. 

Maths - We are consolidating our learning from this term focusing on place value, addition, subtraction and multiplication. Mathletics and TTRockstars will be linked to this. 

Spellings - 'High Frequency Words and Assessment of learning this term

DT: Making our own mechanism

Geography - Using an atlas

PSHE/Jigsaw - Knowing how to give and receive compliments 

PE - Tag Rugby 

Computing - Working within Google Classroom and taking photos of each other 

RE - Hannakah 

Monday - Book Bags and Homework are due in. Book Bags will be changed today.

Tuesday - Book Bags due in 

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in and homework will go home. 

Thursday - Book Bags due in and will be changed today 

Friday - Book Bags due in and PE day

Our Week

The children have worked very hard this week, designing their mechanisms, practising their computing skills and making electrical circuits. 

Well done to Jackson for being our Star! 

Week Commencing 30th November 

English - We are our continuing our unit based around the book Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish. We will focus on description and writing our own versions. 

Maths - We are continuing our unit on Multiplication and Division including arrays. Mathletics and TTRockstars will be linked to this. 

Spellings - 'High Frequency Words and Assessment of learning this term
Science - Assessment of this term so far

Art: Natural Art 

History - Comparing famous people

PSHE/Jigsaw - Using kind words

PE - Tag Rugby 

Computing - Working within Google Classroom

RE - Sequencing the Christmas story

Monday - Book Bags and Homework are due in. Book Bags will be changed today.

Tuesday - Book Bags due in 

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in and homework will go home. 

Thursday - Book Bags due in and will be changed today 

Friday - Book Bags due in and PE day

Our Week

The children have worked very hard this week, creating their own natural figures in clay, practising their computing skills and writing up adverts for a house as if they were estate agents. 

Well done to Maisie for being our Star! 

On Monday we welcome a new child into our class, Amelia and we hope she enjoys her time with us!

Week Commencing 23rd November 

English - We are our new unit based around the book Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish. We will focus on description and sequencing. 

Maths - We are starting our unit on Multiplication and Division including arrays. Mathletics and TTRockstars will be linked to this. 

Spellings - 'zh' phoneme spelt with 's' as in television, treasure, measure, division, usually etc
Science - Making electrical circuits

DT: Designing a moving page for a story book. 

History - Comparing famous people

PSHE/Jigsaw - Solve problems 

PE - Tag Rugby 

Computing - Working within Google Classroom

RE - Advent

Monday - Book Bags and Homework are due in. Book Bags will be changed today.

Tuesday - Book Bags due in 

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in and homework will go home. 

Thursday - Book Bags due in and will be changed today 

Friday - Book Bags due in and PE day

Our Week

The children really enjoyed making their 'wheel' mechanisms in DT and have been especially proud of their Divas. Please remember it is 'Odd Sock Day' Monday to start off Anti Bullying Week!

Well done to Aisha for being our Star! 

Week Commencing 16th November 

English - We are continuing our new unit based around the book The House Held Up by Trees. We will focus on writing house adverts and news reports. 

Maths - We are continuing our unit on Money. Mathletics and TTRockstars will be linked to this. 

Spellings - 'er' phoneme spelt with 'or' as in word, work, worm, world, worst etc
Science - Making electrical circuits

Art - Making natural objects using clay

Geography - Comparing the Ukraine to Watford

PSHE/Jigsaw - Will know how to help if someone is upset

PE - Tag Rugby 

Computing - Working within Google Classroom

RE - Ceremonies

Monday - Book Bags and Homework are due in. Book Bags will be changed today.

Tuesday - Book Bags due in 

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in and homework will go home. 

Thursday - Book Bags due in and will be changed today 

Friday - Book Bags due in

Our Week

I have been so proud of the children this week. They showed great resilience and adapted really well to the situation. Thank you to parents as well who supported so brilliantly. 

The children have been really interested in all aspect of Remembrance and examined photos from WW1 and made some thoughtful opinions. 

Well done to Eli for being our Star! 

Week Commencing 9th November 

English - We are starting our new unit based around the book The House Held Up by Trees. We will focus on predictions, adverbs and conjunctions. 

Maths - We are starting our unit on Money. Mathletics and TTRockstars will be linked to this. 

Spellings - 'ey' phoneme as in monkey, donkey, money etc
Science - To identify different types of electrical equipment around the home 

DT - To make a wheel mechanism

Geography - Comparing New Delhi to Watford

PSHE/Jigsaw - Including others when working or playing

PE - Tag Rugby 

Computing - Working within Google Classroom

RE - Festival of Diwali

Monday - Book Bags and Homework are due in. Book Bags will be changed today.

Tuesday - Book Bags due in 

Wednesday -  Book Bags due in and homework will go home. 

Thursday - Book Bags due in and will be changed today 

Friday - Book Bags due in

Week Commencing 2nd November 

We hope you all had a rest over Half Term and are ready for the next few weeks! 

English - We are commemorating Remembrance by studying the book Where the Poppies Now Grow by Hilary Robinson. The children will be focusing on comprehension, inference and sequencing skills. 

Maths - We are completing our unit on Addition and Subtraction by subtracting 2 digit numbers (crossing 10), adding three 1-digit numbers and number bonds to 100. Mathletics and TTRockstars will be linked to this. 

Spellings - 'y' phoneme as in try, why, tries, spy, fly, etc
Science - What is sound? How do we hear sound? 

Art - Art in Nature - looking at the work of Andy Goldsworthy 

History - Who was Guy Fawkes? 

PSHE/Jigsaw - Accepting that everyone is different 

PE - Tag Rugby 

Computing - Working within Google Classroom

RE - What is a celebration? 

Monday - Working within Google Classroom 

Tuesday - Working within Google Classroom 

Wednesday - Book Bags and Homework are due in. Book Bags will be changed today and homework will go home. 

Thursday - Book Bags due in 

Friday - Book Bags due in and will be changed today 

Our Week

The children have enjoyed writing about what happened next to Goldilocks and were very proud of their levers they created in DT. On a Friday lunchtime they have the opportunity to take part in a 'multi-skills' session, they have now dubbed Friday as 'Double PE Day!'

Congratulations to Ronnie for being our star 🌟 

Week commencing 19th October

English - We are spending the week focusing on Grammar and Punctuation including, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, common nouns, proper nouns, and conjunctions. 

Maths - Adding and subtracting two digit numbers using different methods  Mathletics and TTRockstars are linked to this 

Spelling - Recapping this Half Term's learning including changing y to i when adding -er - est eg happier, happiest 

Science - How Light Travels using Torches 

Art- Using pastels to create Autumn art

RE -  Hindu Symbols 

PE - Tennis Volleying   

PSHE /Jigsaw - Choosing to follow the learning charter

History- Who was Mary Seacole? 

Monday

Book Bags, water bottles and homework due in (Books are changed today)

Tuesday

Book Bags and water bottles are due in 

Wednesday

Book Bags and water bottles are due in 

Homework to go home 

Thursday

Book Bags and water bottles due in (Books changed today) 

Friday 

​​PE Kits to be worn today 

Book bags and water bottles due in 

Our Week

The children had great fun using the Chrome Books today and logged into our Google Classroom. They created some lovely still life sketches and worked hard to publish their Goldilocks Books. We have also been commemorating Black History Month by talking about Mary Seacole and Rosa Parks.

Congratulations to Harper for being our star 🌟 

Week commencing 12th October

English - Writing letters of apology from Goldilocks

Maths - Addition and Subtraction of 2-digits and 1-digit numbers using column addition and subtraction  Mathletics and TTRockstars are linked to this 

Spelling - adding -er -ed and -est  as in nicer, nicest, hiker, hiking, hiked etc

Science - Comparing Young  and Old

DT- Levers

RE -  Sikh Symbols 

PE - Tennis receiving  

PSHE /Jigsaw - Work well with others

Geography- Where is Alabama?

Monday

Book Bags, water bottles and homework due in (Books are changed today)

Tuesday

Book Bags and water bottles are due in 

Wednesday

Book Bags and water bottles are due in 

Homework to go home 

Thursday

Book Bags and water bottles due in (Books changed today) 

Friday 

​​PE Kits to be worn today 

Book bags and water bottles due in 

Our Week

The children really enjoyed making sliders in DT and used their geography skills to locate Watford using Google Maps.

Wear Something Yellow Friday for Mental Health and Wellbeing Day and donate £1

Congratulations to Mehreen for being our star 🌟 

Week commencing 5th October

English - Writing our own version of Goldilocks and letters of apology

Maths - Addition and Subtraction and Number Bonds to 100 Mathletics and TTRockstars are linked to this 

Spelling - il and al  as in hospital, oval, animal, capital, pencil, nostril, pupil etc

Science - Habitats

Art- Art in Nature

RE -  Islamic Symbols 

PE - Tennis serves 

PSHE /Jigsaw - Care about Other People's Feelings

History- Who was Rosa Parks?

Monday

Book Bags, water bottles and homework due in (Books are changed today)

Tuesday

Book Bags and water bottles are due in 

Wednesday

Book Bags and water bottles are due in 

Homework to go home 

Thursday

Book Bags and water bottles due in (Books changed today) 

Friday 

​​​​Wear Something Yellow Friday for Mental Health and Wellbeing Day and donate £1

PE Kits to be worn today 

Book bags and water bottles due in 

I have been really impressed with the children's writing this week. They created their own versions of Jim and the Beanstalk! 

They are really enjoying their tennis lessons and created some great self portraits. 

We are collecting items for Harvest from Monday! 

Congratulations to Albie for being our star 🌟

Week commencing 28th September

English - Starting our unit based on Goldilocks - focusing on description

Maths - Addition and use of bar models Mathletics and TTRockstars are linked to this 

Spelling - el le as in table cable label level etc 

Science - Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores

DT - Sliders 

RE - Harvest /  Islamic Symbols 

PE - Tennis serves 

PSHE /Jigsaw - Everybody's right to learn 

Geography - Where is Watford in relation to the rest of the UK?

Monday

Book Bags, water bottles and homework due in (Books are changed today)

Tuesday

Book Bags and water bottles are due in 

Wednesday

Book Bags and water bottles are due in 

Homework to go home 

Thursday

Book Bags and water bottles due in (Books changed today) 

Friday 

​​​​PE Kits to be worn today 

Book bags and water bottles due in 

The children have worked hard on planning their own versions of Jim and the Beanstalk. They are enjoying their tennis sessions and in Geography we talked about the capital cities of the UK

Congratulations to Dylan for being our Star

Congratualtions to Zakiyya and Annas for being our School Council Reps this year.

Week commencing 21st September   

English – We will be writing our own versions of Jim and the Beanstalk

Maths – We will be focusing on the 2x, 5x, 10x and 3x tables.  Mathletics is linked to this and TT Rockstars has been set up.

Spelling –  silent w eg write, wrote, wrong, sign, design, gnaw etc

Science – Vertebrates and Invertebrates

ART – Drawing self portraits

RE – Everyday Signs and Symbols  

PE – Tennis  skills

Jigsaw – Making our school community a better place   

History –The Suffragettes 

Monday

Book Bags, homework and water bottles due in (book bags changed today)

Book Bags and water bottles to go home

Tuesday

Book Bags and water bottles due in

Book Bags and water bottles to go home

Wednesday

Book Bags and water bottles due in

Homework to go home 

Book Bags and water bottles to go home

Thursday

Book Bags and water bottles due in (book bags changed today)

Book Bags and water bottles to go home

Friday

PE Day – wear PE Kit to school

Book Bags and water bottles due in

Book bags and water bottles to go home

The children have settled in well and have worked really hard creating colour wheels, writing stories and learning how to be good friends.

Congratulations to Evie for being our Star

Week commencing 14^th September   

English – We will be planning our own versions of Jim and the Beanstalk

Maths – We will be continuing our unit about place value.  Mathletics is linked to this and TT Rockstars has been set up.

Spelling – soft c and silent k eg race, cell, city, fancy, know, knock, knee etc

Science – Evergreen and Deciduous Trees

DT – Moving Parts  in Books

RE – Signs and Symbols  

PE – Tennis   

Jigsaw – Making people feel welcome    

Geography –Revision of countries that make up the UK

Monday

Book Bags, homework and water bottles due in (book bags changed today)

Book Bags and water bottles to go home

Tuesday

Book Bags and water bottles due in

Book Bags and water bottles to go home

Wednesday

Book Bags and water bottles due in

Homework to go home 

Book Bags and water bottles to go home

Thursday

Book Bags and water bottles due in (book bags changed today)

Book Bags and water bottles to go home

Friday

PE Day – wear PE Kit to school

Book Bags and water bottles due in

Book bags and water bottles to go home

I have been very impressed with the children and how well they have settled in. We also enjoyed sharing our names and where they came from! 

Week Commencing 7th September

We will focus on the tale of Jim and the Beanstalk in English. 

In Maths we will count, order numbers and learn about Place Value. Mathletics and TTRockstars links to this 

In spellings we will be focusing on soft g in words such as age, huge, giant, magic, gym, change, charge, village, energy and because

We will start all our wider curriculum subjects by discussing What is Science, History, PSHE etc and recapping some previous learning. 

Jigsaw PSHE theme for the week - Help Others to Feel Welcome

Star readers start again from this week; if a child has three or more parent / carer signatures in their reading record over one week their name will be on the newsletter (Thursday to Thursday)

Monday

Book Bags, water bottles, fruit or vegetable snack due in

Book Bags changed today

Tuesday

Book Bags, water bottles, fruit or vegetable snack due in

Wednesday

Book Bags, water bottles, fruit or vegetable snack due in

Home Learning goes out today

Thursday 

Book Bags, water bottles, fruit or vegetable snack due in

Book Bags changed today

Friday

OUR PE DAY, PLEASE WEAR PE KIT TO SCHOOL

Book Bags, water bottles, fruit or vegetable snack due in

Welcome to Kingfisher Class!

We will spend the first two days getting to know each other, re-connecting, discussing what has happened since March and what we are looking forward to in the future.  Thank you to those who have already emailed in photos of the children reading in unusual places and the story of their name. Can you please either send these in on Thursday or email these to admin@bromet.herts.sch.uk 

Have a great week!

Thursday 3rd September

Please bring in Book Bags, Water Bottles, Fruit/Vegetable Snack and Lunch Box if having a packed lunch

Book  Bags will be changed today

We will be focusing on Rules, Safe Places, discussing our worries, what we are looking forward to and what makes a good friend. 

Friday 4th September

Please bring in Book Bags, Water Bottles, Fruit/Vegetable Snack and Lunch Box if having a packed lunch

We will be focusing on the heritage of our names The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi, different emotions and how to recognise and begin to deal with them, what we are grateful for and our Network Hand (who we can go to when we need to talk)