What a fantastic morning we’ve had in Year Six! We started the day with a scavenger hunt in the school grounds and then had party games in the hall, with plenty of sweet treats in between! This afternoon we are going to settle down with a Halloween movie and individual treat bags!
Year 5 are reading Beowulf in class. We know Hrothgar needs help to stop Grendel’s evil attacks so we have created wanted posters to advertise for a hero to save the kingdom. We decided to write them using the Runic alphabet To make them more authentic and fit in with the story setting.
We think they look brilliant!
Y4 have been designing and creating their own Roman mosaics as part of our ‘Romans’ topic. We created the mosaics by using finger paint or tiles.
To welcome the children back to school in September, each class bubble shared the story ‘Here We Are’ by Oliver Jeffers.
We had great fun learning about our wonderful world and thinking about the special places, people and animals in it. It made us all think about how lucky we are to have such an amazing world.
We created some beautiful work to share our thoughts with everyone in school.
What brilliant work it is!
This week is ‘Dyslexia Awareness Week 2020’.
5 Facts about Dyslexia
– Dyslexia affects between 10 – 20% of people.
– Dyslexia is not related to intelligence.
– There is no single type of dyslexia. It is unique for every person.
– Early identification is important.
– There are lots of different strategies which can be used to support people with dyslexia.
What is Dyslexia?
– It’s a specific learning difficulty, which means it causes problems with certain abilities used for learning, such as reading and writing.
– Unlike a learning disability, intelligence isn’t affected.
– It’s estimated up to 1 in every 10 people in the UK has some degree of dyslexia.
– Dyslexia is a lifelong problem that can present challenges on a daily basis, but support is available to improve reading and writing skills and help those with the problem be successful at school and work.
What are the signs of Dyslexia?
Signs of dyslexia usually become apparent when a child starts school and begins to focus more on learning how to read and write.
A person with dyslexia may:
– read and write very slowly
– confuse the order of letters in words
– put letters the wrong way round (such as writing “b” instead of “d”)
– have poor or inconsistent spelling
– understand information when told verbally, but have difficulty with information that’s written down
– find it hard to carry out a sequence of directions
– struggle with planning and organisation
But people with dyslexia often have good skills in other areas, such as creative thinking and problem solving.
If you have any concerns regarding your child, please speak to their class teacher or email [email protected]
To mark the week, Nessy are offering a free course for teachers, parents and anyone who would like to find out more information about dyslexia. To find out more, click here to add the ‘Understanding Dyslexia’ course to your cart. Then use the code ‘TEACHME’ to receive the course for free.
To read the ebook ‘What I Need’, aimed at supporting children with dyslexia, click here.
For further information and support, visit the following websites:
Nessy
British Dyslexia Association
NHS Advice
The following links contain support and advice for families and young people. The coronavirus outbreak is leading to big changes in the way we live our everyday lives. Our relationships will be hugely important for getting us through this but self-isolation, social distancing and other concerns may also place them under added pressure.
The Relationships Matter Programme: https://youtu.be/WFwJi_k0hcQ
The Incredible Years: https://youtu.be/eyk6Qza1Row
Family Check Up: https://youtu.be/yqQ9Eoho2DY
Parenting When Separated: https://youtu.be/VIssxegcUxc
MBT: Parenting Under Pressure: https://youtu.be/n76wyKRFu_g
For further information and advice, go to the ‘Relationships Matters’ website.
Everyone has made a great start to life in Y4. We were all feeling a little nervous last week (Mrs Wilson and Mrs Lawson included!) but after having a good chat about what would be the same and what would be different about school we all felt much better.
Please enjoy these videos to celebrate our special Year 6 class.
They have created their own music video to mark moving on from primary school.
We have also created a video to show how much they have grown.
Finally, it wouldn’t be the end of an academic year without a staff video!
Today, we had an emotional assembly to celebrate the achievements of our fantastic Year 6 children.
Awards were given for Thurston and the football and netball team.
Special awards included our Head Teacher Award given to Alex and our Deputy Head Teacher Award which was given to Oscar S and Evan.
All of the children received a signed cushion, a Marsden 2020 yearbook, a DVD of special memories and a wish bracelet.
There is also a goodbye message from Mrs Davies who unfortunately couldn’t be there to say goodbye to our Year 6 today.
