Important Dates 

23rd October – Halloween Disco – All children come to school in fancy dress. Year 1, 2 and 3 Disco from 2pm-3pm and year 4, 5 and 6 disco from 3.15-4.15  

23rd October – Final day of term  

Important information 

Thank you to all the parents who attended Mrs Rowland-Hill's presentation that covered the secondary school process.  Please find the PPT at the bottom of this Blog for your reference.  This event was recorded, please click here to watch - https://vimeo.com/1236195629/1e401ffbbb?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci 

Home Learning 

We would like the children to create a piece of art in the same style as William Morris.  The children have learnt about him and understand how to create his repeated patterns.  The children can present their learning in their own way. Learn more about William Morris here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpqxs82/articles/zc9pvj6#zq2gkhv 

English 

Writing in Year 6 moved away from fictional pieces focusing on non-fiction this week.  For the last two weeks, Year 6 will be researching and writing a non-chronological report about climate change, which is linked to our class text: Floodland.  The children have used their Guided Reading sessions to read and understand what climate change is. They spent time answering retrieval comprehension questions linked to this subject.  They also spent time understanding new vocabulary that is linked to this subject.  The children used their spelling lessons this week to look at words that make the ee sound made with ei and ie except after c,  They also focused their punctuation and grammar lessons on parenthesis as they will be using this in their writing this week.  To find out more about parenthesis, click here to watch a video - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhpt7yc#zpqv6rd 

Maths 

This week, Year 6 spent time adding and subtracting. They spent time looking at strategies to add and subtract by either partitioning, using friendly numbers, or using the column method.  The children finished the week looking at problem-solving scenarios that used addition and/or subtraction. 

Thematics 

Our science continued this week with the children learning about microorganisms, what they are, how to classify them, and where we find them.  

Art 

This week, the children continued to explore the designer William Morris and this week started to create their own versions using his style.   

If you have any questions, please email: 

Carol.Isaac@chiltonprimary.co.uk – Team Midnight 

Paula.Bax@chiltonprimary.co.uk – Team Ultramarine 

Dave.wheeler@chiltonprimary.co.uk – Team Cobalt 

Helen.Rowland-Hill@chiltonprimary.co.uk  - Trust Teaching and Learning Lead and Year 6 Lead