Friday 19th April 2024
Happy Friday Everybody!
We hope you all had a super Easter holiday. The Summer Term started with World Art Day and the children thoroughly enjoyed participating in a variety of different art activities. Please be sure to see the newsletter to see the photos.
Homework has been uploaded to Google Classroom.
Have a lovely weekend!
Miss Sharman, Mrs Devlin & Mrs Witherall
Happy Thursday everybody!
Today has been the Fridayest Thursday ever!
We have enjoyed our Wellbeing Day with lots of relaxed activities. We watched films, played games, coloured and took part in an Easter egg hunt!
The children and staff have all had a lovely day.
We would like to wish you all a lovely Easter holiday and encourage the children to rest and relax during the two week break. Next term is going to be a busy one, especially for our Year 6 children. There is lots to look forward to in the weeks ahead. Please keep an eye on the newsletter, blog and Dojo pages for dates and reminders for everything that is coming up.
On the first Monday after the holidays, we will be taking part in an art day. We have lots of activities planned. Children can come to school in non uniform that day. We suggest they wear something that they do not mind getting messy in!
Homework for Year 6 has been posted on Class Dojo and Mrs Devlin has uploaded Year 5 homework to Google Classroom.
Have a lovely Easter break.
Miss Sharman, Mrs Devlin and Mrs Witherall
Friday 22nd March 2024
Happy Friday Everyone!
This week has been assessment week and we'd like to say well done to the children who have all worked really hard and should be proud of their efforts. Because of their hard work, there is no homework this week.
Termly Update
On Monday, your child will be bringing home a "How is my child doing this term?" sheet. This lets you know how your child is progressing towards their end of year expected levels. There will be an opportunity to discuss this sheet at Parent/Teacher Consultations on Tuesday and Wednesday next week.
Wellbeing Day
On Thursday, we will be having a mental health and wellbeing day. Children can wear comfy clothes and will take part in mindful activities during the day. Please note - there will not be any donations needed for children to come to school in non-uniform.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Sharman, Mrs Devlin and Mrs Witherall
Happy Friday everyone!
Thank you all for your generous donations for Comic Relief. The children thoroughly enjoyed their non uniform day and certainly brightened up a dull, rainy day with the bright colours they chose to wear.
Justgiving Page
Just a reminder of our justgiving page as a way of donating to our Comic Relief collection today:
Down Hall Comic Relief Just Giving Page
Thank you for your continued support in our teaching of Children's Rights.
RRS Article 2: Children's Rights apply to every child, everywhere all of the time.
We are delighted to announce that we are running a number of Maths workshops for adults. You can be a parent, grandparent, carer, aunt or uncle - you are all welcome! Are you someone who feels they need some support with maths? Perhaps your own experience in school wasn’t a good one. Well fear not, we have the solution to this!
Multiply courses are free and fully funded by Essex County Council as part of their Multiply Maths programme.
Each course is 6 hours face-to-face in school. Each session will be between 1pm-3pm on the dates
below:
EYFS 16th / 23rd / 30th April
KS1 18th / 25th April, 2nd May
KS2 10th / 17th / 24th May
Here is the link for you to register your interest. https://forms.gle/BV9pj1FmAegMRLhw8
WHOLE SCHOOL SUMDOG ESSEX COMPETITION
Mrs Hurley
Happy Friday everyone!
We have had another busy week in Year 5 and 6.
On Thursday, we all enjoyed taking part in World Book Day. The children looked fabulous in their costumes and loved sharing their books with younger children when we read in our House teams.
A huge thank you to the PTA who came into school today to run the Mother's Day sale. We have lots of lucky mums, nans, aunties and carers who will be receiving some lovely treats and surprises this Sunday.
Homework
Homework pages have been upoaded and spellings have been set. Please make sure your children check Google Classroom.
Class Dojo/Year 5/6 Email Account
From Monday, all messages should be sent via Class Dojo. We will no longer be using the Year 5/6 email account.
Isle of Wight Meeting
Year 6 parents are invited to a meeting regarding the Isle of Wight trip on Wednesday 13th March at 2:30pm. If you are unable to attend, the meeting notes will be sent home with your child.
Year 6 Hoodies
The shop for our Year 6 hoodies will open on Monday. If you would like to try sizes before ordering, please ask your child to come and see Miss Sharman in Sapphire Class.
Swimming helpers
If you are interested in being a swimming helper, please contact Mrs O'Donoghue, in the office. We will arrange DBS checks for anyone who needs one.
A message from Mrs Yuille
Friday 1st March 2024
Year 5/6 - Friday 1st March 2024
We hope that you had a lovely half-term and are looking forward to a fun-filled, busy half-term.
This week Year 5 have been working hard investigating fractions and decimals. Year 6 have been reading and interpreting tables, graphs and pie charts. They have also been designing Viking boats in DT and have begun exploring debates that use persuasive language in English.
World Book Day
Just a reminder that World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. To promote reading within our school community, for this day the children can bring in a favourite book from home which they can share with the other children in their class.
They can also bring in a prop that serves as a clue to their favourite book/character or come dressed up as a favourite character too if they so wish. On this day all the children will also receive a £1 World Book Day voucher!
Spellingframe
Spellings this week have been set and are Year 5/6 words, - eq to f. Children should have their logins and know how to find them. Next Friday (8.3.24), the children will be assessed on these.
Homework
Homework has been set on Google Classroom; due by Wednesday, please.
Y6 arithmetic papers should take no more than 30 minutes to complete as we are attempting to encourage the children to pace themselves in alignment with their upcoming SATs.
We hope that you have a wonderful weekend, see you next Monday!
Mrs Witherall, Mrs Devlin, Miss Sharman and Miss Nottage.
Happy Friday and Happy Half Term everyone!
This half term has flown by and we would like to wish our children a restful week off. They have worked so hard since Christmas and continue to make us proud every day.
This week, the children have been writing their own chapters for The Hobbit. They have thoroughly enjoyed reading the text and using it as a model for their own writing.
On Wednesday, we took part in the PTA's coin run. A huge congratulations to Sapphire, who won the prize for the longest line of coins in KS2.
On Thursday, we were treated to a performance by our young musicians who have been learning to play keyboards and guitars with our music teacher, James.
Today, we enjoyed having a 'wellbeing' day. We all came to school in comfy clothes and took part in activities such as reading, colouring, painting, craft and a phase game of Bingo to end the day.
We would like to wish you all a lovely half term and we look forward to seeing you on Monday 26th.
Miss Sharman, Mrs Devlin and Mrs Witherall
World Book Day
This year, World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. To promote reading within our school community, for this day the children can bring in a favourite book from home which they can share with the other children in their class.
They can also bring in prop which serves as a clue to their favourite book/character or come dressed up as a favourite character too if they so wish. On this day all the children will also receive a £1 World Book Day voucher!
Happy Friday everyone!
This week in Year 5/6 we have begun reading The Hobbit and have been looking at how authors use language to infer character traits. Next week, we will be writing a 'missing chapter' for the novel.
In maths, Year 5 have been learning about fractions. They have learnt to multiply fractions and have been surprised how easy it is to do!
Year 6 have been working hard to complete a past SATs paper in maths, reading and grammar, punctuation and spelling. We are all very proud of the effort they have put in and how hard they have worked.
Please make sure that you read our newsletter, as there are a few exciting things coming up, next week.
On Wednesday, we are hosting our yearly coin run competition. Please send your child with any spare change you have. They may also wear something red along with their usual school uniform.
On Friday, we will be having a mental health and well being day. Children can wear comfy clothes and will take part in mindful activities during the day. Please note - there will not be any donations needed for children to come to school in non uniform.
After half term, we will be hosting a talk for parents of Year 6 children, explaining the SATs assessment process which will take place in May. The talk will take place in the school hall at 2:30pm on Wednesday 28th February. If you are unable to attend, a copy of the slides will be sent home with your child.
On Wednesday 13th March, there will be another talk in the school hall regarding the Isle of Wight trip.
Year 6 parents of children who are going on this year's residential visit are invited to join the staff who will also be on the trip, in the school hall from 2:30pm. This is an excellent opportunity for parents to find out about the types of activities their child will take part in, the visits we go on and what children need to pack.
Again, if you are unable to attend, the slides from the presentation will be sent home with your child. If you have any questions regarding SATs or the Isle of Wight trip, please contact us on the Year 5/6 email, catch a member of staff on the gate or email the school office.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Sharman, Mrs Devlin and Mrs Witherall
Dear Parents and Carers
This week in Year 5 and 6, we have continued writing our poems based on the world around us. The children have thoroughly enjoyed this topic and have worked hard to present some lovely, thought provoking poetry. There are a few examples of their work in this week's newsletter.
In Project, we have been learning more about The Anglo-Saxons and studied what it would be like to live in one of their villages and the sorts of jobs we would have had.
Next week, Year 6 will complete some practise papers as part of their revision for SATs. Please make sure your child attends school every day in order for us to gain a full picture of how they are performing.
HOODIES
Miss Sharman has contacted the Leavers Hoodie company to set the ball rolling for this year. Watch this space for more details on how to order soon!
HOMEWORK
Homework for this week has been uploaded to Google Classroom. Please remember to encourage your children to use Spelling Frame.
Miss Sharman, Mrs Devlin and Mrs Witherall
Happy weekend everyone!
We have had another busy week in Year 5 and 6. We have continued to work on poetry in English, learning how punctuation affects how a poem is read and enhances meaning.
Next week, we will be writing some of our own. Watch this space, as we will post some of the children's work in next Friday's blog.
HOMEWORK
Homework pages have been uploaded to Google Classroom. Please make sure your child checks the page to find out what they have been set.
We have been receiving limited homework from children and would like to ask that you encourage your children to complete what is set for them each week, especially if they are in Year 6. Homework should be handed in by Wednesday of each week.
A MESSAGE FROM MISS HARVEY
19.01.24
Happy Friday Everyone!
We have come to the end of our second week already - how time flies!
This week in English, our focus has turned to poetry and we have been exploring poems from around the world by Sabrina Mahfouz: identifying her use of figurative language to make an impact on the reader. The children then practised and performed a choral rendition of one of her poems 'I Am/ I Say'.
On Thursday, the children were also lucky enough to take part in 'Walk Online' an e-safety workshop delivered by the two Johns.
We hope you enjoy the photos of what we have been busy doing during the week which have been included in our re-vamped newsletter.
Homework
Please remind your child to check Google Classroom for homework pages. Some children have brought home homework on sheets (for maths) this week. Year 6 children have an extra task in the form of an arithmetic paper. These will be set weekly between now and SATs in May.
Spellings have been set on Spelling Frame. Please encourage your child to spend time playing the games and learning the spellings as they are tested on these every Friday.
We hope you have a lovely weekend
Miss Sharman, Mrs Devlin & Mrs Witherall
Happy New Year everyone.
It has been lovely to welcome the children back to school, this week, to start a brand new term.
Please remind your child to check Google Classroom for homework pages. Some children have brought home homework on sheets (for maths) this week. Year 6 children have an extra task in the form of an arithmetic paper. These will be set weekly between now and SATs in May.
Spellings have been set on Spelling Frame. Please encourage your child to spend time playing the games and learning the spellings as they are tested on these every Friday.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Sharman, Mrs Devlin and Mrs Witherall
