Woodpeckers 03.02.25
Date: 30th Jan 2025 @ 12:47pm
Hello Woodpeckers,
This week, our learning behaviour is 'Don't give up' and our value is, 'Perseverance'. This week we have a focus on mental health.
Here are some reminders for this week -
Ms Jordan is our teacher Monday - Wednesday and Miss Cross is our teacher Thursday - Friday.
Reminders:
Monday - PE kits to be worn. Please ensure you wear the correct PE kit - look on the website if you're unsure
Tuesday - PE kits to be worn. Please ensure you wear the correct PE kit - look on the website if you're unsure. (PE will be with Ben who is our coach).
Wednesday -
Thursday - NHS Mental Health team will be supporting our curriculum with an assembly and class activities. 2.30pm - Coffee & chat for parents with the mental health team.
Friday - Homework due in. Disco after school at the village hall- children who are attending the disco please come in sensible disco clothes. Children not going to the disco wear uniform as usual. Parents need to book through PTA. If you wish to pay cash, you are welcome to put the money in a sealed envelope with your child's name on and pass to the office - school will then pass these on to the PTA for you. If you would Miss Cross and staff to walk your child up to the village hall after school, you will need to let the offcie know by Thursday 1pm. We won't be able to accept any children after this cut off time.
Uniform
Please make sure children are wearing correct uniform; including socks and it is labelled.
Daily belongings needed in school: water bottle, planners, book bag, coat and a smile!
Homework
We have spent £200 of our class money on new books and our book area looks amazing, children are keen to read which is fantastic! Please ensure books are kept in pouches and looked after for everyone to enjoy-thank you.
Reading Giants - Read at least 5 times each week and record it in the planner. Please note - the planner needs to be in school on Friday as past reads will not be recorded on our chart (except holidays).
Spellings - Spelling sheet in homework book.
Times Tables - Log on to TT Rock Stars. Log in details are in the front of your planners.
Writing - In your homework book, punctuate another short paragraph - The Haunted House. Use your knowledge of the different sentences you have learnt to help you decide where to place full stops, commas and capital letters. Watch Miss Cross' video on the website under Curriculum tab if you need some help.
Remember -
A simple - cliffhanger sentence helps the author to tie the last paragraph to the beginning paragraph. It also helps to build tension and make the reader want to read on. It also shows that they can use a single dash and an ellipsis which is more use of sophisticated language. It is composed of 2 simple sentences separated by a single dash and ending in an ellipsis. You can use the emotion sheets that have previously been stuck in yur book.
The man rubbed his stomach - he started to turn green...
A verb complex sentence has 2 clauses separated by a comma. 1 clause will be a main clause and the other clause will be a subordinating clause. The first part of the sentence will be the subordinate clause(it does not make sense on its own) whilst the second part is the main clause (it does make sense on its own).
Rubbing his stomach, (subordinate clause starting with a verb) the man licked his lips.(main clause)
Rubbing his stomach, the man licked his lips.
A complex sentence is a simple sentence w, the man licked his lips.ith an extra piece of information (relative clause) which relates to the noun or subject and before the main verb. We use commas to separate the clause.
The man started to explode! is a simple sentence. The man , who gritted his teeth, started to explode! Who gritted his teeth, is the relative clause.
A subordinating complex sentence has 2 clauses and starts with a subordinating conjunction.
As he rubbed his stomach, the man licked his lips. 'As' is a subordinating conjunction. 'he rubbed his stomach' is the subordinate clause. 'the man licked his lips' is the main clause.
If you would like to do extra homework, please log on to Curriculum Visions and find out more about the Sound or Buddhism.
Any questions - please catch Mrs Jordan or Miss Cross at the end of the day on the play-ground.