Maple Class

Today we have come to school wearing our sporty clothes to raise awareness of the Fun Run which is happening on 20th May. We all have been given sponser forms now and you can sign up here www.redbournfunrun.co.uk  . In maths we have been learning to find the mass (g/kg) and capacity (ml/l). We used < > signs to compare the weight of different objects. Can you continue to practise reading scales when cooking/baking at home? We have been historians in topic by comparing old and new trains. Gracie – on old trains there were windows but on new trains there is air conditioning Ramsey – there are rooms on old trains Elliot – steam trains need coal, water and fire to run and new trains are electric or diesel.   In English we have been exploring a poem called ‘From a Railway Carriage’. We have been detectives looking for verbs and plurals within the poem. We will be continuing to write our own poems next week.  ...

Welcome back! When we returned from our Easter holidays our school had become Redbourn Primary School. We are reminding each other to use the words Upper and Lower school. We also met Mrs Hinchliffe our new Head Teacher. We have welcomed Mrs Hinchliffe by drawing her portrait. Today was the very special opening of our school and we have planted a tree to remember. On Wednesday we had a fantastic trip to Buckinghamshire Railway Centre to start our new topic called ‘All Aboard!’ Ramsey: I liked when we rode on the Steam train, it went forwards and backwards slowly. Luca: We had lunch outside in the sunshine Kaspar: We learnt there are three types of train - steam, electric and diesel. Kaitlyn: The miniature train was my favourite part because there were lots of characters to spot We learnt that steam trains need water, coal and fire and it can take up to three hours to get a steam train ready to go!   Well done to everybody for representing our school so w...

Today is Sport Relief so we have all come to school wearing sporty clothes. We have celebrated by completing 'stop and moves' as well as doing a circuit in the hall. Thank you to everyone who brought in a donation. We have been learning about fractions in maths, including halves, quarters and thirds. Sam/Ciara - a fraction is when we split something into equal groups. Can you practise recalling your halves to 20 at home? In English, we applied our history facts to write a non-chronological report about Queens. Before we wrote our report, we created a plan that included a heading, subheadings, introduction and conclusion. Night is spending the weekend with Eden for her real love for learning. Well done to Eisha who is star of the week for her fantastic attitude towards her work. We would appreciate any donations of boxes of tissues in Maple Class. Thank you.

Congratulations to everyone for your fantastic sharing assembly with such clear, confident talking and super singing! This week has been British Science Week. We have created reptiles out of just square pieces of paper. We also learnt about air resistance by making parachutes from different materials and investigating which material fell the slowest. We are learning about Queens in history and have been recording facts in English ready to write a non-chronological report next week. We read a funny story called 'The Queen's knickers'. In creative writing we designed our own pair of knickers and wrote a letter to the Queen explaining what they are and what occasion she can wear them. It's been division week this week in maths so we have been applying out sharing strategies to solve problems. Well done to Noreen for learning her sharing assembly lines very last minute - you are spending the weekend with Night. Rio is Star of the Week for being spotted around school...

In maths we have been learning about multiplication. At the start of each lesson, we have been practising our 3 x table. We've been think about using the most efficient strategy - if we can't solve it mentally then we use an array. We wrote character descriptions about Percy the Park Keeper in English. We thought about his appearance, personality, likes/dislikes and my opinion. Sam - 'Percy is helpful because he cleans up all the leaves in the park' Eden - 'Percy is generous because when the animal's house fell down he made them a new one' Rafferty - 'Percy has red, rosy cheeks from working hard in the park' Ellis - 'Percy doesn't like the wind because it blows down trees in the park and makes more work for him in the morning' To celebrate our 'Colours of the World' topic, we are doing tie-dye with our adult helpers. Please bring in a white t-shirt if you haven't already. Mrs Burgess brought her new puppy into school...

We have been weather reporters this week. We have learnt how to read weather forecasts and collected data on the weather each morning. We have been thinking about weather effects our daily lives. Mr Lowther came to visit us and spoke about how the weather effects his job. Ramsey - 'When the snow turns to ice Mr Lowther needs to put salt on it to make it melt so no one slips' Kaitlyn - 'At night Mr Lowther wears a high visibility jacket so that everyone can see him in the dark'. In English, we have been reading a Percy the Park Keeper book called 'After the Storm'. We have explored different types of sentences within the story. Can you read any more Percy the Park Keeper books from the library or at home? In maths we have been focusing on addition. Harry - If you want to add 9 then you can add 10 and then just take one away. Luca is spending the weekend with Night for super maths learning. Myles is Star of the Week for challenging himself. Reminder: Ne...

This week we have made animal rescue vehicles in design and technology. Our vehicle had to be strong enough to hold a toy elephant, move with ease and be attractive to look at. What do vehicles need? William - wheels Katelynn - chassis Rio - axle Elliot - body Max - axle holder In English, we wrote a set of instructions on 'How to make a moving vehicle'. On Thursday we had a Game On workshop where we practised our netball skills. We learnt different types of passes including chest throw, overhead throw and bounce pass. Well done to Kaspar who is Star of the Week for being supportive and helping others during DT. Next week is half term. We hope you all have a brilliant week with lots of fun, time with family and friends and rest!