7th of November 2021

One week of this half term down!

In English, Birch class have been learning how to write descriptive settings that make the readers feel like they're actually there by using our senses. Our writing project this half term will be writing their own myth, linked to our new novel Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. This week we have also looked at the Story of Arachne in guided reading to start to get an idea of the characteristics of myths.

We have just finished our first week of statistics in maths which included creating our own bar chart about the hair colours in Birch Class. We discussed the different parts of bar charts and line graphs and why they're important. All of Birch Class have also done a fantastic job at reading and interpreting both types of charts.

We have nearly wrapped up our history topic. Next week we will be writing our essay on who the greatest monarch is and I can't wait to read them. Ask your children who they think the greatest monarch they have learned about is!

Let's not forget about our personal correspondent in Glasgow! The children in Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 have been hearing about what's been going on at COP26. This week they've seen which leaders have been taking part (including Nicola Sturgeon and the Archbishop of Canterbury!). She has explained what goes on inside the blue zone at the conference and told us about the talks she went to. Our students were particularly interested in the talk she went to about climate change and TV. Make sure to ask your children about that!