Important Dates for Term 2

2nd November – Staff Development day, children not in school 

2nd November – Secondary School Application Deadline 

3rd November – School begins for children at usual time 

3rd – 11th November – Poppies on sale in school 

3rd, 4th, 5th November – Parent-teacher consultations 

4th November – Year 6 swimming begins (every Wednesday up to and including 9th December) 

11th November – Children can wear service uniform to school 

13th November – World Kindness Day and Children in Need day. Wear something yellow and/or spotty to school 

16th November – Individual and sibling school photos 

18th November – Reception and Year 6 height and weight check 

20th November – Year 1 and 6 Come Dine with me 

30th November – Book fair in school this week 

9th December – Christmas Fair from 3.15pm-4.15pm 

16th December – Party day for year 3, 4, 5 and 6. Non-school uniform for these children. 

17th December – School Christmas Dinner and all children to wear Christmas jumpers to school (please note children to wear usual school uniform, but a Christmas jumper, rather than a school jumper/cardigan) 

18th December – Last day of school. School to finish at 2pm. No after school club on this day. 

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 

In Term 3, Year 6 will be learning about the Vikings.  We would like the children to spend some time researching the Vikings.  They can present their learning in any way they choose: a booklet, a presentation, a video, a poster.  The children can bring their learning in, or they can email their learning to their class teacher (please find their emails below). Here is a good website for research.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ztyr9j6

Please see a reading challenge that has been set by Mrs Walker: 

 

English 

This week, the children finished their non-chronological report on Climate Change.  They spent time writing formally, using paragraphs and sub-headings to present their writing and used subject-specific vocabulary to sound like an expert.  They also used parentheses to add extra information.  They finished the week summarising their report, adding images and a glossary. In spelling this week, the children learnt how to spell words using the sound ou sound.  Words such as cousin, touch, young and country. 

Maths 

This week, Year 6 looked at multiples and factors.   A multiple of a number is the result you get when you multiply that number by another number. Factors are numbers which can be multiplied together to create another number. They ended the week looking at prime and composite numbers and finding a starting point to solve problems. To learn more about multiples and factors and to support your child further, here is a great website: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zp6wfcw 

For those of you who would like to continue with the challenge, it is attached at the bottom of this blog.

RE – Hinduism 

This week, Year 6 have returned to RE, and they have been learning about Hinduism.  They learnt that Hindus believe God is represented in different forms, explored how Krishna is represented in Hindu stories and explored Hindu teachings on success. 

Art 

This week, the children came to the end of their sketching topic in Art and spent time finishing their William Morris-inspired piece of work.

Happy half-term! 

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