Important reminders
- Children should bring a water bottle to school with them every day.
- PE is on a Wednesday. Children should come to school wearing their full PE kit.
- Home school reading diaries should be brought to school every day. Please can all children read at home at least three times each week and can the diary be signed. Thank you.
- Homework will be given on a Friday and should be returned by the following Thursday.
- Children will get a new set of spellings on a Monday which they should learn ready for their spelling test the following Monday.
Dates for your diary
- Monday 20th October 2025 - Visit to Beamish
- Monday 11th - Thursday 14th May 2026 - SATs week
Autumn 1
Beamish - 20th October 2025
As part of our history unit of work all about life in the Victorian times, we visited Beamish Museum. We started our day with a tour down the mine. We learnt all about the ways in which workers used to get down the mines, how much they got paid and what the working conditions were like. We then took part in a Victorian lesson. The teacher was very strict! After lunch, we walked to the old town where we watched a demonstration of how cherry drops were made. We also enjoyed spending our money in the sweet shop. We had a fantastic day and learnt lots of facts about life in the 1900's.
Karate - 15th October 2025
KS2 enjoyed taster karate sessions this week. We learnt how to do a karate chop, karate punch and how important good balance is. The sessions were great fun!
English
This half term the Children are enjoying reading Oliver Twist. We have been exploring how the vocabulary used is effective in portraying each character. The children have been planning and writing their own versions of the story, building up to a dramatic ending. To help with this, we looked at the main character at different stages in the narrative and discussed how he would be feeling. We used this information to carefully select vocabulary which matched his feelings. We made sure to vary this vocabulary in order to make our writing exciting for the reader.
History
In history, we are learning all about the Victorian Era. We have learnt about the life of Queen Victoria and discussed key events which happened during her reign, including The Industrial Revolution.
Science
In science, we have been learning about electrical circuits. The children were able to power an LED bulb using lemons, copper coins and zinc nails. We looked at how the citrus inside the lemon reacted with the copper and zinc in order to create a chemical reaction.
