Here are the Maths, Presentation, Writing and Star of the Week certificate winners for this week!
Communications
Visit to Aston Hall
Yesterday we went to visit Aston Hall in Birmingham as part of our History topic about The Great Fire of London. We had a super day, learning all about the events of the fire. We looked at rooms in the style of those in Thomas Farriner’s bakery and Samuel Pepys’ house and exploring some artefacts that are similar to those that would have been used to try and extinguish the fire back in 1666.
Competition Success!
We are delighted to announce that some of the children from After School Club recently entered an art competition to design their perfect pet, their artwork has been chosen, and will be published in a book ‘Perfect Pets.’ The children will have a certificate presented to them in our achievement assembly on Friday. The book will be on-sale in December.
Well done to Ellis and Lara in Wrekin Class!
Ellis said, “I am very proud that my picture was chosen!”
Lara said, “I feel excited because it is going to be in a book that so many people can see!”
Weaving in Stiperstones
Today we have started our weaving project!
Lots of fun had by all!
Rocks in Grinshill
Over the last few weeks we have been learning about the properties of rocks, the three main rock groups (Sedimentary, Igneous and Metamorphic) and where they come from. This week, the children have been using chocolate to make comparisons to the different rock types and how the rocks are formed on our planet.
Of course they all loved tasting the rocks too 🙂
Rocket Phonics – 2nd October 2023
Year 2
This week in out phonics lessons, Year 2 will be focusing on the sounds:
- ‘ture’ as in picture
- ‘y’ as in pyramid
- ‘sc’ as in scissors
We will be reading and spelling words including these phonemes, such as picture, mixture, nature, gym, mystery, pyramid, scissors, science, scene.
We will also be continuing to practise reading and spelling the common exception words:
- oh
- their
- people
- Mr
- Mrs
- looked
- called
- asked
- could
- water
- where
Incredible News!
Wow! Look at our weekly certificate winners, who received their awards in Worship on Friday! Haughmond pupils will receive theirs on Monday!
English
If you would like to know more about how we teach English at our school. You can find documents on the website (Click on the icon learning, curriculum, lesson planning)
These documents share with you how we teach speaking and listening, reading and writing. We also go through the schemes we follow to teach phonics and how we teach spellings. Each class teacher has their own way of testing spellings, but the children will always have spellings to learn at home.
If you have any questions about anything we teach at school, please speak to your class teacher.
#wakeupwednesday – The Dangers of Vaping
The Dangers of Vaping
They’ve helped thousands of people successfully quit smoking; in laboratory tests, they’ve been found to be up to 95% less harmful than cigarettes; and they’ve been hailed as “a game changer for public health” by one independent review. So why exactly are vapes and e-cigarettes still regarded by many experts as controversial and potentially dangerous?
In terms of young people, the issue is availability. Vapes (containing nicotine) aren’t supposed to be sold to under 18s: a fact at odds with the rising number of school-age users and the products’ colourful packaging and child-friendly flavours. This #WakeUpWednesday guide summarises what trusted adults need to know about the potential dangers of vaping for young people.
