Willow Class has had a fantastic start to the new school year! The children have settled beautifully into Upper Key Stage 2 and have embraced their new responsibilities in the classroom with maturity and enthusiasm.

In Writing, we have been exploring a range of exciting texts. The children have enjoyed creating their own humorous narratives inspired by Cosmic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, as well as preparing to write their heartfelt poems influenced by Alfred Noyes’ The Highwayman. They have worked hard to include a variety of literary techniques such as personification, similes and metaphors, producing some imaginative and thoughtful pieces. In Guided Reading, the children have thoroughly enjoyed exploring the texts mentioned above while developing key comprehension skills such as summarising the text and explaining the author's intentions. 

In Maths, Willow Class has been strengthening their understanding of place value up to 1,000,000. They have also been building confidence in using the four operations-addition, subtraction, multiplication and division-and applying these skills to solve more complex multi-step problems.

In Science, the children have loved learning about living things and their habitats exploring the differences between animal families and sexual and asexual reproduction in plants. 

Historyis a firm favourite in Willow Class, in which the children have learned about Mayan civilization, particularly enjoying our lessons about how bloodthirsty their beliefs were! In Computing, the focus has been systems and search engines, which has given the children the skills necessary to complete efficient internet searches. In REthe religious focus was Sanatana Dharma/Hinduism and the children have considered how Hindu people show their commitment to God in many ways. In Art the children have practised their drawing skills and have developed their knowledge and understanding of depicting emotions through line making.  In PEwe have been learning everything Netball, including passing, footwork and tactics and had an extra special session from the Bath Rugby team!

I look forward to another brilliant term with Willow Class after their (and my) very well deserved break!

Best wishes, 

Miss Cheshire