Dear Parents,
As always, it is wonderful to be
back in our classroom. The children have
returned reenergised and excited (I am as well) about our forthcoming trip to
Rippledown.
Tuesday began with a selection of
maths assessment online tests; it was evident from the results that some
students had revised diligently during the holidays – well done. Students are now focusing on practising exam
style questions in preparation for the SATs.
The first non-fiction genre that
we are revising is ‘persuasive writing’. This week we have analysed: emotive
language, rhetorical questions, imagery, exaggeration, contrast,
personalisation, repetition and a range of vocabulary to extend responses. Obviously, there is no homework this week
however, on our return from Rippledown, the pupils will be expected to write a
persuasive text; they have this weekend and the next to revise for this.
In preparation for our long
awaited visit to The Globe Theatre, we studied, very quickly, A Midsummer
Night’s Dream. This involved reading a
story ‘…Whoosh!’, watching part of an unabridged version of the play as well as
an animated version. With three
sub-plots, the children found it difficult to work out who was in love with whom!
After much discussion, watching the film clips and with the help of some
‘mind-maps’, this confusion was resolved.
In science, we managed to revise
gas exchange in the alveoli, antagonistic muscles, hinge and ball and socket
joints. We then carried out an online
activity to test a variety of foods for sugars, protein, fats and starch.
I look forward to meeting you at
the Gare du Midi on Sunday; please make sure that you bring all necessary travel
documentation. I shall be hibernating
this weekend as I have the strangest feeling that sleep will be in short supply
next week! See you at the station by 16.00 on Sunday afternoon.
Have a lovely weekend.
Best wishes,
Mrs T
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