Dear Parents,
Unfortunately several children
have been absent this week due to sickness; I do hope to see all their smiling
and healthy faces on Monday morning.
The answering of comprehension
questions is still uppermost in our thoughts; we spent a considerable amount of
time this week analysing and comparing weak and strong responses to different
types of questions; mastering this skill takes time, practice and effort – a
small improvement each week is the target that all pupils should be working
towards.
We battled the driving rain and
wind as we set off on our outing to the Princess Elisabeth Ice Station, after
having negotiated platform and metro line changes; we made it to our
destination. The Ice Station was most
impressive; the pupils were particularly delighted with the bunk bed
arrangement in the sleeping quarters, and I am sure, that if it were possible,
they would have forced me to organise an overnight stay there! We then compared
the Ice Station facilities with those of Ernest Shackleton’s base camp on Elephant Island
We have now finished watching ‘The
Merchant of Venice’; I am confident that the children have a sound
understanding of the many subplots. Work on our display has been furious;
calligraphy, sketching, dressmaking, casket decorating and gondola designing –
brilliant team work!
In mathematics, our focus was
polygons: angles at a point, on a
straight line, in a triangle, interior and exterior angles. The homework this week will include this and
for some children, symmetry (symmetry has not been covered in class). Also,
some children will be expected to complete additional preparation for next
week’s mathematics’ lessons.
Unless I hear differently from
you, I shall presume that the travel arrangements for next Thursday night are
the same as those detailed in the blog itinerary:
I find it
difficult to believe that we only have one more week before half-term – how
time flies!
Enjoy your
weekend.
Best wishes,
Mrs T.
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