Foundation have been busy learning all about Chinese New Year and how it is celebrated in different countries around the world. We have enjoyed creating our own paper lanterns and snake puppets, as it is the Year of the Snake! The children have also loved spending time exploring outside with our new sports equipment, particularly practising their ball skills. They are getting very good at catching the ball in the cup, and beginning to play tennis with our new racket and ball sets! 

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Year 1 enjoyed writing letters to David Attenborough in our English lessons, they wrote some fabulous questions to ask him!

In our maths lessons, the children worked hard on using ‘think 10’ to help with addition and subtraction.

Our topic lessons have focused on print making in art. We have used Karen Lederer’s art as inspiration!

Please make sure that any coats and jumpers are named.

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In Year 2 we have been delving back into the world of Paddington. We have been reading more of the original story, listening to the story and discussing a variety of questions. We have been focussing on our skills to find information in the book to support us with answering questions.

In Maths, we have been looking at using inverse calculations to help solve subtraction number sentences. To do this, we have been using a variety of concrete resources such as bead strings, numicon and multilink cubes.

In our afternoons, we have been learning all about materials in Science. We have been developing our skills of observation and investigation.

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Thank you Year 4, for all for your efforts so far this week. You have been working hard and in all of your subjects which has been lovely to see.

This week, we have been exploring mechanisms during our Design and Technology lessons. You have explored the question; ‘How many ways is there to open a door?’ You have all listened carefully and used you designing, making and evaluation skills to make different hinges to successfully create a door that opens. We were impressed with the range of different hinges you created, thank you.

In English we have been continuing our unit on stories from other cultures. Well done on beginning to use your plans to draft your stories with such interesting descriptive devices. We have been particularly impressed with the effort and description across the year groups. In maths, we have been securing our knowledge of decimals and using that knowledge to order and compare them. We have made brief links to fractions as both fractions and decimals represent part of a whole.

Next week, we will be will be moving on to our computing unit and exploring data loggers. We will consider why we use them and explore various data within some examples. You will get the

For homework we have set spellings and Mathletics. Please rehearse on 'Hit the button' and at least 2 other games in the TimesTable folder in Google classroom.  Please let us know if
there are any issues with completing these activities. We also
encourage all children to read and record reading at home as often as possible on Boom Read. 

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Mathematics
In maths, Year 5 students have been focusing on problem-solving techniques, including the use of speaking frames to express their thinking. For example, when solving word problems, students used phrases like “First, I know that…” and “This means that…” to clearly explain their thought process. They also practiced using the bar model to help them visualize and solve problems involving fractions and ratios.

English
This week, students have been learning how to write a formal letter. As part of their writing practice, they were asked to write a formal letter to Mrs. Johnson, to persuade her to consider purchasing a Virtual Reality (VR) system for the school. They focused on structuring their letters correctly, using polite and persuasive language, and providing reasons why a VR system would benefit the school. For instance, students highlighted how VR could enhance learning experiences in subjects like history and science by providing immersive, interactive lessons.

Geography
In geography, Year 5 has been studying grid references and learning how to use both 4-figure and 6-figure references to accurately locate places on a map. This week, they applied these skills to find specific locations within Hatfield improving their ability to navigate and read maps with precision. Understanding grid references helps students to develop stronger spatial awareness and map-reading skills. In case, you lose your way to Green Lanes Primary we are at 1021 four grid references.

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This week, Year 6 have started their new history topic for this term, which they have really been enjoying. This unit focusses on the Windrush Generation who came from the Caribbean Islands to Britain after WWII. Our new reading practice book is a non-fiction text also based on this topic called 'All Aboard the Empire Windrush', which is really helping to deepen their understanding. The children are going to be using all of this knowledge in their next piece of English writing, as they will be writing an autobiography in role as someone from the Windrush. We have been having some great discussions in class, proving that they have lots of ideas already for their writing. We look forward to reading their finished pieces!

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Reminder - Miss Russell is holding Inclusion Sub Review meetings on Tuesday 11th February 12pm-3pm and Wednesday 12th February between 9am and 3.30pm. Please book via the School Cloud link.