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The Wooden Post - 21 October 2022

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21 October 2022

Dear Parents and Carers,

Kind regards

Mr Garner

Parking

We have received several complaints already from our neighbours. Please park considerately, do not block driveways, park on yellow lines or park on the grass verges. To maintain the air quality, it is recommended that engines are switched off while waiting. Please do not stop on the yellow lines outside the school or turnaround at the school gates.

Nursery Roundup

It has been a very busy half term in Nursery and the children have been having lots of fun! For the first few weeks our topic was ‘Ourselves’ and the children learnt all about their bodies, focusing on eyes, ears and hands.

Over the past two weeks, the children have learnt all about dinosaurs. They have had lots of fun playing with the dinosaurs in gloop and natural resources, comparing dinosaurs and creating lots of dinosaur themed art work. One afternoon, all of our dinosaur toys even went missing and we discovered some strange footprints in our Nursery playground. The children had lots of ideas about where they could have come from!

The children are now settled in to their key groups and we are really impressed with the way that they are all following Nursery routines. We have been talking lots about using ‘kind hands’ and are really proud of the way the children are sharing and taking turns with each other. The children have also been working on their fine motor skills through cutting and playing with playdough and their gross motor skills through activities such as climbing and dancing games.

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Reception Roundup

The Reception children have all settled well into their classes and are familiar with our daily routines. We started out the term with lots of circle time so we could get to know one another and find out our likes, dislikes and wishes. We also read ‘The Colour Monster’ and talked about our feelings.

We have been learning about Autumn. We went on a walk to look for signs of Autumn. We collected lots of leaves, chestnuts and acorns and have been using them in our arts and craft activities. We have looked at some of the the animals who are busy in the Autumn collecting food for the winter, such as squirrels and hedgehogs.

We have been learning about Harvest festival. We read the ‘Little Red Hen’ and made our own bread, which was delicious.

In phonics we have been learning the set one sounds and are starting to blend them into simple words.

In Maths we have been learning all about numbers, how to count, write, recognise and begin to add them. We have also looked at repeating patterns.

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Year 1 Roundup

Year 1 have been continuing to learn about their favourite books this term. We have read the books Funny Bones, Owl babies and The New Small Person. We had a trip to Great Hollands library where Lisa showed us around and told us how we can use the library to get lots of different books to read at home. We have made a display of our favourite books in the hall where we wrote about why we liked the book and drew some pictures of our favourite characters.

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Year 2 Roundup

" Wow! We had such a fantastic day at Odds Farm.

The children were beautifully behaved and we are such proud teachers.

We learned about lots of different animals and their diets- fitting in well with our science and geography topics this half-term.

It was a busy day and we were all ready to sleep when we arrived back to school.

Well done for such a great day, Year Two!"

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Year 3 Roundup

Year 3 have continued to work hard right up to half term! The children have been amazing ‘cave artists’ creating their own individual piece of cave art, linking with our topic of the Stone Age in history. In science the children have investigated magnets and magnetism. In RE, they have learned about the main beliefs of Christians.

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Year 4 Roundup

What an incredible first half term! This week, we completed our learning on the Ancient Greeks. We did a lot of artwork, combining our knowledge of Greek art and our artist, Roy Lichtenstein. In our final history session, we completed an ‘oracy dartboard’, looking at all that we have learnt this half term. The children scored themselves based on the vocabulary they were able to use. In our writing, we finished our unit on the digestive system (which the children loved but found very gross!). For their final write, we learnt about the circulatory system and the children did some amazing writing to explain all that they had learnt!

We had a great first half term and we hope that everyone enjoys a well deserved rest. If you celebrate it, have a happy Diwali!

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Year 5 Roundup

In Year Five, we have been continuing our learning about forces in science. We have made marble runs, which we used a test and evaluate cycle to create, thinking carefully about how we can use friction and gravity to make sure the marble travelled at the correct speed. We have also explored simple machines, investigating the pattern between the distance the fulcrum is from a 500g weight and how much weight is needs to lift it.

In English, we have completed reading, art and writing activities focused on the poem ‘My Head’.

This week, the children have been busy rehearsing their final poems and putting together their final pieces of artwork ready for their poetry recital after half-term.

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Year 6 Roundup

We have been extremely busy since returning from our fantastic residential trip and the children have been working very hard in their learning. In maths we have begun our fractions topic, looking at simplifying fractions and comparing and ordering them in size. This is a difficult concept but we are enjoying the challenge it presents and celebrating our successes.

In English we have been focussing on a current world topic: climate change. We have used Greta Thunberg and Sir David Attenborough as our inspiration, watching several of their speeches at the UN Conference and the Climate Change Conference, and have written persuasive letters this week demanding action is taken to help prevent the damaging effects that could happen in the years to come. We are enjoying reading ‘Street Child’ as our class book and this week looked at what life was like for children in the workhouse. We decided that we are pleased these workhouses no longer exist and school is a better option!

During our topic lessons, we have been learning about the Industrial revolution looking at the differences canals and rivers made to transportation and energy production, alongside the invention of the first steam engine and railway network.

We have enjoyed our PE lessons – particularly gymnastics- as many of us overcame our fears and became confident at jumping from the springboard onto the top of the vault.

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Sports News

On Tuesday 18^th October Mr Garner and Mrs Goodyear took 8 children from year 3 to the Bracknell schools tag rugby festival. Millie, Kacper, Shawn and Rachel from Greenfinch class and Lara, Freddie, Nana and Finley from Chaffinch class. The sun was shining, the children had a fantastic time and represented Wooden Hill School impeccably. Below is a recount of the day written by Freddie.

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