Term 2, Week 2 (13/11/26)

Rowan Class have had a wonderfully busy and productive week! Here is a look at everything we have been getting up to:

English ✍️📚

This week, we dived into the dramatic world of Alfred Noyes’ classic narrative poem, The Highwayman. After learning the first five stanzas, we practised our summarising skills to ensure we understood the plot. We also combined English with Art to create vivid imagery inspired by the opening verses, before writing detailed character descriptions for the Highwayman, Bess, and Tim the ostler.

Maths ➗🔢

• Year 5: We have continued our fractions journey by exploring how to find equivalent fractions using multiplication. A quick reminder: rapid recall of times tables up to 12 x 12 is vital for this unit, so any extra practice at home is hugely appreciated!
• Year 6: We have been working hard on multiplying and dividing fractions. The children have learned strategies to multiply fractions by both integers and other fractions, as well as how to divide fractions by an integer. Alongside this, we recapped finding the lowest common denominator, converting mixed numbers into improper fractions, and comparing and ordering fractions.

Geography 🌊🗺️

In Geography, we traced the fascinating journey of a river from source to mouth. We learned how rivers begin and carefully labelled the key features of the upper, middle, and lower courses.

Science 🌿🐾

We put our scientific knowledge to the test this week by playing interactive online classification games, helping to sharpen our skills in sorting and classifying different plants and animals.

DT & Computing 🌉♻️

Our budding engineers explored bridge design this week, discovering the six main types of bridges and how different materials suit different purposes. Later this term, we will be designing and constructing our very own bridges out of recycled materials. Please start saving clean recyclable items (such as cardboard tubes, boxes, and plastic bottles) to bring into school on Tuesday 1st December.

Important Reminders 📌

• Odd Socks Day (Monday) 🧦: To mark the start of Anti-Bullying Week, children are invited to wear odd socks to school on Monday to celebrate what makes us all unique!
• PE Days (Wednesday & Friday) 🏉🏃: This term, our PE focus is Tag Rugby and Fitness. Please ensure your child comes to school in the correct PE kit on these days. As a reminder, football kits and tracksuits displaying football club logos are not permitted for school PE lessons.
• Healthy Breaktime Snacks 🍎: Children are welcome to bring a healthy snack for morning break, such as fresh fruit or a cereal bar. Please keep crisps and chocolate for home.

Thank you for your kind donations towards Children in Need. We hope you all have a fantastic and restful weekend!

Keep warm!

Mr Bowles and Mrs Morris