Remembrance day assembly - Mon 11/11/19

We will be having a special whole-school Remembrance Day assembly on Monday 11th November at 10:40.  It will be led by Alan Clark, a volunteer from Rayleigh Town Museum. At 11:00 we will hold a minute's silence and have a bugle play Reveille and The Last Post (thanks to Mrs Morgan).
Mr Richards   

Archaeology group visit 07/11/19

It is with great excitement that I can confirm we will be receiving a visit from members of Rochford Hundred Field Archaeology Group (RHFAG) on Thursday 7th November.  Children will be told about the work of an archaeologist, see some of the tools and equipment first hand and have the opportunity to ask questions to the experts.  This will link with the current history-based project work happening in school.  Something to look forward to after the half term holidays!  Mr Richards.   

This week in 5/6 ...

This week in 5/6, the children continued to develop their understanding of British Values through viewing the Queen's speech during the Opening of Parliament. Most of the school gathered together in the hall to share in this experience. We were then able to discuss and point out the places within the Houses of Parliament that we visited recently on our school trip. 

Through our English lessons, the children either witnessed or participated in an experience of being in a restaurant. Unfortunately it was not the best service they could have received so they are using this to write formal letters of complaint. 

In Maths we have been learning about using known facts to multiply and divide. We have also looked at generating and describing linear number sequences. 

We would also like to thank parents for their support towards moving homework to Google Classrooms. Although there has been some teething problems, we are hopefully beginning to iron these out and Miss Hedges is working extremely hard to ensure they are not repeated. The children have enjoyed completing homework in this way and it is hugely beneficial to the teachers in collating the data results from each question. This shows us which areas of learning the children have understood and which areas we need to recap with the children.

We look forward to seeing you on Monday or Tuesday next week for Parent Teacher Consultations. 

KS2 HOMEWORK

Following consultation with parents (via Google Forms), pupils and teachers, we have decided to change the way we set homework in KS2.  Rather than have the books we have previously used, we will use Google applications (e.g. Google Forms, Google Slides and Google Docs). This proved very successful when we trialed it last week in maths. 

This has several benefits:

Work will be set by teachers so that it directly reflects the learning completed in class

Teachers can analyse the results so that they can tailor their lessons accordingly

Pupils and parents get instant feedback once it has been submitted

It saves paper (and plastic) 

A lunchtime homework club will be set up for those pupils who do not have access to the internet at home.  Please advise via the school office if your child needs to attend.   

Tip - If your child has access to a tablet / ipad, it may be beneficial to download the Google Classroom App which will make completing homework easier.     

Thank you to all parents who took part in the survey.  Your ongoing support is much appreciated.

With kind regards,

Mr Richards

Deputy Head Teacher

Homework in 5/6 Friday 27th September

This week for homework in Years 5 and 6, we are trialing the children completing their homework on Google Classrooms. 

The children have used Google Classrooms this week in our Computing lessons and we thought it would be a great way to continue to use Google at home. 

When the children log in to their Google accounts, they will need to click on the 'Waffle/9 dots' and go to Google Classroom. When they enter their Classroom they will see the homework on a Google form ready to complete. 

Once the children have submitted their Maths Homework, the correct/incorrect answers will be displayed on the screen and results sent to their class teacher. 

We will be interested to hear not only your feedback on this style of homework but also the children's. 

Have a great weekend and we look forward to seeing the children attending the Parliament trip bright and early on Monday morning at 7.30am. Those not attending will arrive at normal school time. 

The 5/6 team. 

HOMEWORK 20.09.19

Your maths homework for this week:

Maths -  Placing decimal numbers along number lines (use the sheet handed out in class).

English - Write about your favourite scene from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.  Retell what happened and explain why you chose it (use the sheet handed out in class).

Have a lovely weekend - enjoy the weather!

The Year 5/6 teachers

WALK ONLINE ROADSHOW EVENT - YEAR 6 ONLY

Dear parents, 

Our Year 6 pupils have been kindly invited to attend a 'Walk Online Roadshow' being delivered on Tuesday 16th July at Fitzwimarc School.

Walk Online is a roadshow that has been developed by a company called EST E-Safety Training to raise awareness of young people about the potential dangers when using the internet.  The roadshow will highlight various issues, including how easily young people can be exploited through well-known online games and apps.  The content illustrates exactly how these sites are being used to identify young people for potential exploitation and critically how young people can be alert to these risks knowing how to identify and report them.  

Pupils will leave school soon after registration in the morning and walk to Fitzwimarc School for their 09:50 - 11:20 session.  They will walk back to school immediately after the event and arrive in plenty of time for lunch as normal.  Pupils are to wear their normal school uniform. 

Permission slips are not required for this trip as it is a local visit.

Please see me if you have any questions relating to this event.

Thank you,  

Mr Richards