News & Updates
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Spring 2 Geography Project Day Friday 15th March 2024
Can we all adapt to adverse circumstances? Geography Focus - Longitude, latitude, hemispheres and equators.
23.01.24 Scripts for the Passion Play have been given out today. Please encourage your child to practise at home. Thank you! Passion Play 20th March 2024.
RSHE UPDATE IMPORTANT 19/01/24
In Unit 4 – Life Cycles, as from Monday 22nd January, children will learn about God’s design for creating new life through a more nuanced understanding of menstruation, fertility, conception, foetal development in the womb and childbirth. Some sessions talk about sexual intercourse within the context of marriage being God’s plan for the place of sex within a relationship. Framed within the Christian understanding of eternal life, a further session on death and grief helps pupils to consider and communicate about death in a direct yet gentle way, and consider ways to support themselves and others.
A separate parents-only version of this session has also been provided to allow parents the opportunity to introduce these matters at their own time and choosing. This lesson upholds and supports the teaching of the Catholic Church on sex and marriage whilst also discussing other types of relationships.
The Life to the Full programme is based on the structure of ‘A Model Catholic RSE Curriculum’ by the Catholic Education Service. This model curriculum was highlighted as a work of good practice by the Department of Education so we therefore have confidence that the programme will be fit for purpose in supporting the growth and development of your child.
Life to the Full is much more than a series of lessons. It is an entire platform of creative resources that will engage, inform and inspire our children and, indeed, you as parents. This includes interactive video content, story-based activities, employing a wide range of teaching tools, original worship music and an accompanying programme of classroom prayers.
In addition, there will be an online parent platform so that you, as parent and carers, can engage with the teaching and deepen the experience for your child.
To access the online parent platform please visit: www.tentenresources.co.uk/parent-portal
As part of our subscription to "Life to the Full", all parents will be able to access the Online Parent Portal with the following login credentials:
Parent Portal https://www.tentenresources.co.uk/parent-portal/
Username ol-kenelm-b63
Password alton-towers
Life to the Full is intended to be partnership between home, school and church. We know that you already do a fantastic job and we see our new programme, Life to the Full, as a means to further develop, support and enrich the partnership between home, school and church so that your child is fully supported.
Any questions please don't hesitate to contact me.
Thank you, Miss Woodfield.
What is the difference between surviving and living?
This Spring half term we will be focusing on Settlement and Land Use as a geography driver. Please gather all the information you can to help you with your research ready for Thursday 18th January 2024.
You can find some interesting discoveries on the BBC Bitesize website, Purple Mash or visit the local library!
Your 2nd question is: What are the links between historical settlements?
Your research could include, but not limited to;
- Chronological order of settlements.
- Research the meanings of places.
E.g. Lancaster (er refers to a place with a castle).
15.01.24 Please remember to sign your child's reading record every night. If your child has lost their record, the charge is £2.
15.01.24
A letter will be coming home tonight regarding the RSHE curriculum in Y5.
PE UPDATES in SPRING 1 - IMPORTANT!
PE will now take place on a FRIDAY instead of a MONDAY, due to timetabling.
To confirm, PE days are now Wednesday and Friday.
All homework will still be given out on a MONDAY, including EBL, due in every Monday.
PYRAMID CONCERT UPDATE 1/12/23
Please note the tickets for the pyramid concert go on sale with the Symphony Hall on Friday 8th Dec. Tickets will not be offered to the general public on the 8th so they will not be available by searching the website. Please call the box office to request!
It is called Event title: Emmaus Pyramid Concert presents Electric Dreams (Through the 80's) Disabled access needs to be book directly with SH.
Community Language Day 2023- German
On Friday 17th November, we are celebrating community language day in school! Our focus country is Germany. Please wear your own clothes in the colour of the country’s flag.
Thanks, Miss Woodfield :)
Autumn 2 EBL Project Day Monday 11th December 2023
During the second half term of Autumn your child will be learning all about 'Do our choices really matter?' in our geography driver of EBL.
This term we are hoping arranging a field trip to the local hills (TBC)
Map Work
Looking at whether our choices matter when it comes to Conservation. More information to follow to keep you updated with plenty of notice! :)
Pyramid Concert - 'Electric Dreams- Through the 80’s' - MONDAY 5th FEBRUARY 2024 @ 7pm
Y5 PARENT WELCOME MEETING
The Year 5 Welcome to Class Meeting will be on Tuesday 12th September at 2.30pm-3pm.
This meeting for Y5 parents will take place in the Phiz Lab and will be a chance for us to meet and share the expectations of being in Y5 as well as all the amazing things that are planned for the academic year ahead.
I look forward to meeting with you all!
Miss Woodfield x