Weekly update sheet for the week beginning 10th November
GILMOUR JUNIOR SCHOOL Learning together - growing together Whitehedge Road, Liverpool L19 1RD · Tel: 0151 427 4682 Fax: 0151 494 0905 Email: [email protected]
Head teacher: Mr C J McDonald (B.Ed Hons. NPQH) Friday 7th November Weekly Update Sheet for week beginning 10th November Dear Parents, In order to support you in supporting your child, I will send a weekly update sheet which will cover the following areas: What your child will be learning next week: Attendance: Up-coming events: General news: Curriculum Themes Following feedback, the “Up Coming events” section now looks ahead to the next two weeks. I hope you find it useful, a copy will be posted on the school website. Yours faithfully, Chris McDonald Headteacher Attendance: Children learn best when they are in school every day, at Gilmour Junior School we aim for a whole school attendance percentage of 96% - this is how we did this week: Class Percentage Percentage Class Percentage Percentage attendance attendance attendance attendance Weekly For the year Weekly For the year 6D 97.62% 95.85% 5M % 96.36% 6S 94.05% 96.95% 4T 95.42% 96.98% 6P 100% 98.72% 4M 95.83% 96.07% 5G 98.68% 93.28% 3L 97.92% 93.84% 5J 99.34% 97.40% 3T 99.19% 96.44% Whole School Yearly Percentage: 96.13% (Last week: 96.02%) The class with the best attendance this week (Based on weekly attendance) is: 6P! Up-Coming Events: (The next two weeks) Tuesday 11th Two minute silence The school will pause for two minutes reflection at 11am to remember those who have lost their lives serving their country. Wednesday 12th 5L Class assembly Parents are welcome. Friday 14th Children in Need In a change to the dates advertised in the September Newsletter – on Friday children will be invited to come to school dressed in their own clothes, preferably with something spotty, in support of Children in Need. Children wishing to do this should bring a minimum £1 donation. All money raised will be donated to Children in Need.
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Monday 17th PTA Christmas Fair Children are invited to come into school in their own clothes fir a £1 donation. Junior Chef Academy
Children from Year 5 and Year 3 will take part in the Junior Chef Academy in which they will learn about War time food. Tuesday 18th Junior Chef Academy Children from Year 6 and Year 4 will take part in the Junior Chef Academy in which they will learn about War time food. Wednesday 19th 4M Class assembly Parents are welcome to attend. Friday 21st PTA Christmas Fair Children are invited to attend school in their own clothes in exchange for Tombola prizes.
What your child will be learning next week: Year Group Subject Focus area Year 6 English Poetry – The Power of Imagery and writing poems about the Blitz. Maths
Division, fractions, decimals and percentages.
Homework
English
Literacy: Figurative language: Metaphors and Similes Numeracy: Comparing fractions, decimals and percentages. Merit Awards: 6D: Ella Newby 6S: Reece O’Connor 6P: Emmy Edwards Get prepared for the next Master Chef champion – Cooking on Tuesday! Instruction writing, including correct punctuation.
Maths
Prime, squared and cubed numbers. Multiplication.
Homework
Numeracy- Factors Literacy- Following instructions
News
Year 5
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News Year 4
English Maths Homework News
Year 3
English Maths Homework News
Spelling- unstressed vowels Merit award: Well done to: 5G: Cameron Scott Allen 5M: Ella Smith 5J: Louie Williams - Ferrington On Friday 7th Year 5 went to Garston Park church to learn about Remembrance Sunday and World War I and II. We will be reading stories with Imaginary settings and studying images and film clips set in imaginary worlds. Multiplication- informal and formal methods and Times Tables. 7 Times Table. Story book to be read - Letter to a character from the story to be written. Well done to all the year 4 children who stepped up to represent Gilmour in the Year 5 and 6 indoor athletics competition. We finished a very proud second! A special well done to Tom Olyott and Cory Harding, who won their individual races even though they were against year 6 children from other schools. Merit award: Well done to: 4T: Phoebe Robinson 4M: Rhys Hughes We are continuing our topic of Myths. We will be looking at direct speech, characters and settings in more detail. Multiplication including multiplying TU x U. Maths- Missing number times tables problems. English- Reading homework and spellings. Colomendy is booked for the 6th-8th of May! Merit award: Well done to: 3L: Hollie Coultard Cox 3T: Stanley Holder
General News: Wednesday 5th 5M Class assembly A huge well done to all in 5M for their thought provoking assembly on the theme of Remembrance. Wednesday and Thursday 5th and 6th Parents Evening Thank you to all parents who attended Parents evening – if you were unable to attend your appointment or unable make an appointment on the night, please arrange a time to meet with your child’s class teacher and discuss your child’s progress. Curriculum Themes: Your child’s learning will be focused around the following themes: Year 3: Stone Age to Iron Age Britain Year 4: Ancient Greece Year 5: Anglo-Saxons & Vikings Year 6: World War 2
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Head teacher: Mr C J McDonald (B.Ed Hons. NPQH) Friday 7th November Weekly Update Sheet for week beginning 10th November Dear Parents, In order to support you in supporting your child, I will send a weekly update sheet which will cover the following areas: What your child will be learning next week: Attendance: Up-coming events: General news: Curriculum Themes Following feedback, the “Up Coming events” section now looks ahead to the next two weeks. I hope you find it useful, a copy will be posted on the school website. Yours faithfully, Chris McDonald Headteacher Attendance: Children learn best when they are in school every day, at Gilmour Junior School we aim for a whole school attendance percentage of 96% - this is how we did this week: Class Percentage Percentage Class Percentage Percentage attendance attendance attendance attendance Weekly For the year Weekly For the year 6D 97.62% 95.85% 5M % 96.36% 6S 94.05% 96.95% 4T 95.42% 96.98% 6P 100% 98.72% 4M 95.83% 96.07% 5G 98.68% 93.28% 3L 97.92% 93.84% 5J 99.34% 97.40% 3T 99.19% 96.44% Whole School Yearly Percentage: 96.13% (Last week: 96.02%) The class with the best attendance this week (Based on weekly attendance) is: 6P! Up-Coming Events: (The next two weeks) Tuesday 11th Two minute silence The school will pause for two minutes reflection at 11am to remember those who have lost their lives serving their country. Wednesday 12th 5L Class assembly Parents are welcome. Friday 14th Children in Need In a change to the dates advertised in the September Newsletter – on Friday children will be invited to come to school dressed in their own clothes, preferably with something spotty, in support of Children in Need. Children wishing to do this should bring a minimum £1 donation. All money raised will be donated to Children in Need.
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Monday 17th PTA Christmas Fair Children are invited to come into school in their own clothes fir a £1 donation. Junior Chef Academy
Children from Year 5 and Year 3 will take part in the Junior Chef Academy in which they will learn about War time food. Tuesday 18th Junior Chef Academy Children from Year 6 and Year 4 will take part in the Junior Chef Academy in which they will learn about War time food. Wednesday 19th 4M Class assembly Parents are welcome to attend. Friday 21st PTA Christmas Fair Children are invited to attend school in their own clothes in exchange for Tombola prizes.
What your child will be learning next week: Year Group Subject Focus area Year 6 English Poetry – The Power of Imagery and writing poems about the Blitz. Maths
Division, fractions, decimals and percentages.
Homework
English
Literacy: Figurative language: Metaphors and Similes Numeracy: Comparing fractions, decimals and percentages. Merit Awards: 6D: Ella Newby 6S: Reece O’Connor 6P: Emmy Edwards Get prepared for the next Master Chef champion – Cooking on Tuesday! Instruction writing, including correct punctuation.
Maths
Prime, squared and cubed numbers. Multiplication.
Homework
Numeracy- Factors Literacy- Following instructions
News
Year 5
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News Year 4
English Maths Homework News
Year 3
English Maths Homework News
Spelling- unstressed vowels Merit award: Well done to: 5G: Cameron Scott Allen 5M: Ella Smith 5J: Louie Williams - Ferrington On Friday 7th Year 5 went to Garston Park church to learn about Remembrance Sunday and World War I and II. We will be reading stories with Imaginary settings and studying images and film clips set in imaginary worlds. Multiplication- informal and formal methods and Times Tables. 7 Times Table. Story book to be read - Letter to a character from the story to be written. Well done to all the year 4 children who stepped up to represent Gilmour in the Year 5 and 6 indoor athletics competition. We finished a very proud second! A special well done to Tom Olyott and Cory Harding, who won their individual races even though they were against year 6 children from other schools. Merit award: Well done to: 4T: Phoebe Robinson 4M: Rhys Hughes We are continuing our topic of Myths. We will be looking at direct speech, characters and settings in more detail. Multiplication including multiplying TU x U. Maths- Missing number times tables problems. English- Reading homework and spellings. Colomendy is booked for the 6th-8th of May! Merit award: Well done to: 3L: Hollie Coultard Cox 3T: Stanley Holder
General News: Wednesday 5th 5M Class assembly A huge well done to all in 5M for their thought provoking assembly on the theme of Remembrance. Wednesday and Thursday 5th and 6th Parents Evening Thank you to all parents who attended Parents evening – if you were unable to attend your appointment or unable make an appointment on the night, please arrange a time to meet with your child’s class teacher and discuss your child’s progress. Curriculum Themes: Your child’s learning will be focused around the following themes: Year 3: Stone Age to Iron Age Britain Year 4: Ancient Greece Year 5: Anglo-Saxons & Vikings Year 6: World War 2
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