Reception and Key Stage 1 Easter celebrations

Reception and Key Stage 1 are delighted to invite family and friends to join in with their Easter celebrations that they will be holding in conjunction with Abberley Pre-school on Friday 11 April at 9.15am in the Village Hall.

The morning will start with an Easter bonnet parade.  This will be followed by some Easter craft activities and a hopping station for all those energetic bunnies to practise their jumping.

At approximately 10.00am the children will then perform a selection of Easter poems and songs before returning to school for the rest of the normal school day.

We hope you can join us!

Easter bonnet competition

Reception and Key Stage 1 are holding an Easter bonnet competition on Friday 11 April 2025.  There will be prizes awarded for the best bonnet in each year group.  Please bring all bonnets into school on the morning of Friday 11 April 2025.  Judging and the award of prizes will take place at the Easter celebrations in the village hall.

KS2 Easter Service at St. Michael's Church Abberley

KS2 pupils will be leading our Easter service on Thursday 10 April 2025 at 2.30pm. All welcome.

This week in Wrens we have celebrating all the people who love us as we learnt about Mother's Day.    The children have been busy using their art and DT skills to make some lovely cards and presents.  We hope you enjoy them.  Our role play became a tea shop and we had lots of fun making cups of tea and some magnificent cakes in our outdoor tea tray.

In maths this week we focussed on the number 7 and learnt about the different number bonds which make up 7.  We finished our learning by calculating how many of the 7 little ducks were missing from the pond and writing a number sentence to explain our understanding.

In PSHE, we have been thinking about how we look after our bodies and stay healthy.  The children were able to advise Squawk the parrot on how to make healthy food choices for his lunchbox.  Later in the week, we also designed our own healthy meals.  We then talked about sleep and how it is important that we all get enough sleep!

The children have now finished the spring scheme of work in phonics.  There is no new homework sheet this week as next week is assessment week. Please take the time instead to go over the sounds, words and tricky words we have already learnt this term.  All of the children have worked incredibly hard this term and should be very proud of the progress they have made.

Next week we will be thinking about signs of spring so if you have the opportunity to go out for a walk with your child over the weekend, why not see what you can spot.

This week in maths, we have been practising counting in 2s, 3s, 5s, and 10s.  The children are really getting the hang of recognising patterns as we practise counting. They have also been working on recognising and making equal groups, such as 5 equal groups of two. To end the week, the children used repeated addition to help them add equal groups together.

In science, the children had a fantastic time carrying out an investigation. Before testing, they made predictions about whether our feet all grow the same. Most children predicted that as a person gets older, their feet become bigger. They used rulers to measure the feet of several members of the class including the adults to test out their predictions.

In art, the children have been working on a mixed media piece inspired by the Great Fire of London. They used a variety of materials including paper, fabric, silks and felt to create a bright background of flames to which we will be adding buildings to.

In geography, we focused on the four capital cities of the UK. The children used an atlas to locate these cities on a map. We also explored the weather in each of these cities using a live Weather app. This activity helped them learn more about the different regions of the UK and how weather can vary from place to place.

Timetable

Monday: Wellies and a coat suitable for the weather

Tuesday and Thursday: PE kits

In maths this week, Y3 have moved on to a new topic of mass and capacity. The children have been learning how to read scales, using their fraction knowledge to calculate the intervals of different scales. They have revisited their prior knowledge of 1000g = 1 kg.

Y4 have continued their work with fractions and have moved on to adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator. The children have used their prior learning to write their answers as improper fractions and then converted these into mixed numbers.

In science, the children were investigating a range of materials to find out if they were insulators or conductors. The children made a circuit and then included materials including plastic, wood, pipe cleaners, spoons and felt, to see if the bulb would still light up.

In geography, we looked at how rivers are formed. The children drew the three courses of a river and then described each feature using the correct vocabulary.

Towards the end of the week the children practiced writing effective story openings with different strategies. One used expanded noun phrases and interesting verbs and the other used dialogue between key characters. The children worked hard at this and we definitely have some potential authors in the class.

This week in English, the children have been completing their character descriptions of the Minotaur, focusing on the moment it attacks Percy in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. They have worked hard to include powerful vocabulary, strong verbs and vivid imagery to bring their descriptions to life.

In maths, we have been working on fraction, decimal and percentage equivalences. The children have been applying their knowledge to solve problems and tackle reasoning questions, strengthening their understanding of how these concepts are connected.

In geography, we carried out a fieldwork study in the village, where the children collected data using tally charts, questionnaires, sketch maps and photographs. They will use this data next week to present their findings in a meaningful way.

In science, we explored how the moon orbits the Earth and researched key features of the moon’s surface, including why it is covered in craters. The children were fascinated by the different theories behind the moon’s appearance and its impact on Earth.

Finally, in art, we have been studying the work of The Shoreditch Sketcher, Phil Dean. The children created visual notes on some of his most famous commissions, drawing inspiration from his style and techniques.

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