Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Year 5 News
Fri 20 Sep 2024Another week has flown by in Year 5. This week, we have been busy researching different places in America so that we can write our own travel guides. Some of the places we have researched are: New York, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and Yosemite National Park. It has been really interesting finding out about the weather, what you can do there and how much things cost. In maths, we have been focusing on place value. In Science, we have continued learning about night and day and have looked at different states in the USA during our geography lessons.
We have not had a spelling test this week as we have not had our usual spelling sessions in school. The spellings sent home last week will be worked on in school next week and tested on Friday. We hope you have a fantastic weekend!
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Year 6 News
Fri 20 Sep 2024This week, we have started our first English unit, which is all about writing a newspaper report about Theseus defeating the Minotaur in the labyrinth. We have recapped our knowledge of fronted adverbials and subordinate clauses. In Maths, place value is our current topic. The children have been able to identify the value of digits in a range of numbers and we have been rounding numbers too. During our History lesson, we found out about some of the key events during the Ancient Greek era and created timelines. Lots of fabulous homework is continuing to be handed in, linked to this topic. Keep up the hard work.
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Year 6 News
Fri 13 Sep 2024This week, everyone has worked really hard on their assessments in Reading, Maths, Spelling and Grammar. Well done for staying so focused and trying your best. In our first lesson about the Ancient Greeks, we explored different locations and identified these on a map. Our final product in Art will be Greek pottery and this week, we created different geometric patterns. We also had our first swimming lesson, which everyone enjoyed.
Have a great weekend.
Miss Ottowell
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Year 5 News
Fri 13 Sep 2024It has been test week in school this week. All the children have worked really hard and tried their best. We have now started our Science and Geography topics for the term. We are learning about Earth and Space in Science and North America in Geography. So far, we have looked at countries that make up North America and why we have night and day in Science. On Wednesday, we had our first Music lesson where we learnt a song called the Gift of the Nile.
Next week we will be starting our spellings. Your child should come home with their spelling book and know which spelling list they need to learn. They will be tested on this next Friday morning. If they don't bring their book home, please see the list below.
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Year 4 News
Fri 13 Sep 2024This week has been test week and so the children have had to work hard. We have continued to learn about the Ancient Egyptians and why the River Nile was so important to them as well as discovering what tools farmers used ahead of learning about the Shaduf. In Science, the children have started to discover what organs are in the digestive system and what each does. We have had the opportunity to paint out salt dough plaques to and have looked at our mummified tomatoes. We are looking forward to staring our Maths and English lessons next week.
Please note- Spellings HAVE been given out and should be in their green spelling books. The children should know the group they are in. They will be tested on a Friday.
Have a great weekend.
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Year 3 News
Fri 13 Sep 2024This week, year 3 have taken part in test week with the rest of the school. We know it is a big step starting a new school and tests can be tricky for some of the children but we have to say that they have been absolutely brilliant all week. We are so so proud at how hard they have worked and of how much resilience they have shown, demonstrating plenty of our Albany 5R's. We have also started our art unit on stoneage paintings and the children have also enjoyed their first Spanish lesson with Mrs Crease! We will be getting into ordinary lessons next week and we have an action packed schedule of English, Maths and other exciting lessons to teach!
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Year 6 News
Fri 06 Sep 20246 Ottowell have had a brilliant first week back. It has been great seeing everyone and hearing all about their Summer adventures. This week, we have created our class charter and we have also completed our first unit of work in RE, based on wisdom and authority. This has included thinking about how wisdom is shared and how we can reflect on things that have happened. We also discussed why sacred texts are also a source of wisdom.
Swimming starts on Monday so remember your kit! Have a great weekend.
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Year 5 News
Fri 06 Sep 2024We have had a brilliant start to the new school year. This week, we have focused on settling in, getting to know each other and our RE unit for the term - Inspirational people. We have learnt about individuals such as Mother Teresa, Dr Martin Luther King, Desmund Tutu, Dr Hany Elbanna and the Salvation Army. Yesterday, we had our first PE lesson for the year. This term, our outdoor PE will be on a Thursday and we will be doing basketball. Our indoor PE will be on a Monday, focusing on gymnastics.
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Year 4 News
Fri 06 Sep 2024Welcome back to school. It has been a busy week getting to know each other as well as starting our new topic of Ancient Egypt. We have started to mummify tomatoes and have created a salt dough Egyptian plaque which we will paint next week. In RE, we have listened to lots of music from different cultures and considered why it is so important. Remember PE will be on Tuesdays and Thursday- please come in the correct kit on these days and if possible take earrings out. We are looking forward to a fun and exciting term ahead.
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Year 3 News
Fri 06 Sep 2024What a lovely first week we have had in year 3. We have lots of tired but very happy children. They have all settled into their new classes really well and we couldn't be prouder of the way that the children have conducted themselves. We have completed our first RE unit as well as taking time to make sure the children know how to move around school. Please remember our PE days are Tuesdays and Fridays. Next Tuesday the children will be doing Hockey outside so please ensure they are in the appropriate clothing. (Remember children need to come to school in their PE kit as we do not get changed in school).
We hope the children have a lovely and well-rested weekend! They definitely deserve it.
