Hardworking Hedgehogs

The Hardworking Hedgehogs!

 Newsletter – Summer 2

 

It’s hard to believe it but this is the final term at Barlborough for our Hardworking Hedgehogs!  It should be a really special half term for them with lots of fun things planned.  We’ve sent letters out about the treat to the cinema, McDonalds and bowling on Tuesday 18 July and we have started practising for the Leavers’ Play on Thursday 20 July.  Most children also have visits to their new schools as well during this half term.  Before all of that, we do have to complete some writing for the writing assessments so we will be asking the children to continue the hard work that they put in last half term during the SATs. 

It can be an emotional time for both children and parent but we are sure that the children will really enjoy their final few weeks at Barlborough. 

 

 

Online Safety

In this term’s online safety sessions, we will be discussing online privacy and security.

 

Targets:

 

Reading

I can retrieve information from different fiction and non-fiction texts.

I can make comparisons across texts.

I can explain and discuss my understanding by drawing inferences and justifying these with evidence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science

 

Animal including humans

I can identify the main parts of the human circulatory system and describe the function of the heart, blood vessels and blood. ·

I can describe the ways in which nutrients and water and transported within animals including humans. ·

I can recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homework

 

Your child will receive homework every Friday to be completed by the following Wednesday.

 

 

Week beginning
5.6	Mathletics Learn script Reading at home Spellings
12.6	Mathletics Learn script Reading at home Spellings
19.6	Mathletics English comprehension book Reading at home Spellings
26.6	Maths book English activity Reading at home Spellings
3.7	Mathletics English comprehension book Reading at home Spellings
10.7	Maths book English activity Reading at home Spellings

 

Spellings will be handed out on a Friday and be tested the following Friday.  Your child will bring their books home on a Friday so that you can see their scores but need to return in the following Monday.

 

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Water Bottles & PE Kit

 

Children are encouraged to bring drinks bottles to school with water so they can have a drink in class.

 

This half term, PE will be on a Monday and Friday afternoon. Please ensure your child comes dressed in an appropriate PE kit for outdoor PE on these days.  Long hair (any hair that is shoulder length) must be tied back and earrings should be removed.

 

If you have any questions or if there is anything we can do to help then please do not hesitate to ask.

 

Mrs Biggin, Mrs Webster, Mrs Hewison  and  Mrs Mills

 

 

The Hardworking Hedgehogs!

 Newsletter – Summer 1

 

So we’ve reached the SATs half term!  The tests will be on each morning from Tuesday 9^th May until Friday 12^th May.  This will be the main focus for the first 3 weeks of term and the children have made a really positive start this week which has been great to see.  The after school Maths booster sessions will run up until the week before the SATs, as will the mornings in the hub.  These sessions are really useful as it gives the children the opportunity to focus on the areas that they are finding particularly difficult. It’s been great to see such good attendance at these sessions this week.  If you haven’t responded to the message about breakfast during SATs week, please do as soon as possible so that we can order the food.

After the SATs, our attention will turn to writing as the writing assessments need to be completed by June.

 

Reading

Well done to those children who have achieved their Diamond award this term.  As a reminder, we would like your child to read at least 4 times per week at home and bring their reading records in to be checked on a Friday.  Each week your child has their reading record signed 4 times, they will get a tick.   These ticks will translate into Sapphire, Diamond and Platinum awards.  To get the Sapphire, Diamond and Platinum awards, they will need 10 ticks for each. 

 

Online Safety

In this term’s online safety sessions, we will be discussing how to manage online information including recognising when opinions are presented as facts.

 

Targets:

 

Reading

I can retrieve information from different fiction and non-fiction texts.

I can make comparisons across texts.

I can explain and discuss my understanding by drawing inferences and justifying these with evidence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science

Animal including humans

I can identify the main parts of the human circulatory system and describe the function of the heart, blood vessels and blood. ·

I can describe the ways in which nutrients and water and transported within animals including humans. ·

I can recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homework

 

Your child will receive homework every Friday to be completed by the following Wednesday.

 

 

Week beginning
17.4	Maths & Grammar practice Reading at home Spellings
24.4	Maths & Grammar practice Spellings Reading at home
1.5	No homework due to SATs
8.5	No homework due to SATs
15.5	Mathletics Reading workbook Reading at home Spellings
22.5	Topic based holiday homework

 

Spellings will be handed out on a Friday and be tested the following Friday.  Your child will bring their books home on a Friday so that you can see their scores but need to return in the following Monday.

 

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Water Bottles & PE Kit

 

Children are encouraged to bring drinks bottles to school with water so they can have a drink in class.

 

This half term, PE will be on a Monday and Friday afternoon. Please ensure your child comes dressed in an appropriate PE kit for outdoor PE on these days.  Long hair (any hair that is shoulder length) must be tied back and earrings should be removed.

 

If you have any questions or if there is anything we can do to help then please do not hesitate to ask.

 

Mrs Biggin, Mrs Webster, Mrs Hewison , Mrs Mills and Miss Crookes

 

 

The Hardworking Hedgehogs!

 Newsletter – Spring 2

 

We’ve already had a great start to the term with our trip to Beaumanor.  Once again, I would like to say how lovely it was to see how enthusiastic the children were about the different activities that we did.  Now we’re back in school it’s back to “normal” work again I’m afraid!

This term, we have Miss Crookes visiting us from Sheffield Hallam University. She will be teaching the children in many of the afternoon lessons over this term.

 

Reading

Well done to those children who have achieved their Diamond award this term.  As a reminder, we would like your child to read at least 4 times per week at home and bring their reading records in to be checked on a Friday.  Each week your child has their reading record signed 4 times, they will get a tick.   These ticks will translate into Sapphire, Diamond and Platinum awards.  To get the Sapphire, Diamond and Platinum awards, they will need 10 ticks for each.  This is so important, especially as the SATs are approaching, as it will help the children gain stamina as well as improve their vocabulary and understanding.

 

Online Safety

In this term’s online safety sessions, we will be discussing what online bullying is. We will look at what constitutes online bullying and how we can report online bullying.

 

Targets:

 

Reading

I can summarise a text and make comparisons with others.

I can predict what might happen from details in the text.

I can explain and discuss my understanding by drawing inferences and justifying these with evidence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science

Earth and Space

I can describe and explain the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the Sun.

I can describe and explain the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth.

I can explain and demonstrate how night and day are created.

I can describe the Sun, Earth and Moon (using the term spherical).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homework

 

Your child will receive homework every Friday to be completed by the following Wednesday.

 

 

Week beginning
27.2	Maths – Mathletics English – Workbook Activity Reading at home Spellings
6.3	Maths – Workbook activity English – Worksheet activity Spellings Reading at home
13.3	Maths – Mathletics English –Workbook activity Spellings Reading at home
20.3	Maths – Workbook activity English – Worksheet activity Spellings Reading at home
27.3	Easter SATs revision pack

 

Spellings will be handed out on a Friday and be tested the following Friday.  Your child will bring their books home on a Friday so that you can see their scores but need to return in the following Monday.

 

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Water Bottles & PE Kit

 

Children are encouraged to bring drinks bottles to school with water so they can have a drink in class.

 

This half term, PE will be on a Monday and Friday afternoon. Please ensure your child comes dressed in an appropriate PE kit for outdoor PE on these days.  Long hair (any hair that is shoulder length) must be tied back and earrings should be removed.

 

If you have any questions or if there is anything we can do to help then please do not hesitate to ask.

 

Mrs Biggin, Mrs Webster, Mrs Hewison , Mrs Mills and Miss Crookes

 

 

The Hardworking Hedgehogs!

 Newsletter – Spring 1

 

Happy New Year!  The children have made a really positive start to 2023.  Having tried not to mention the “S” word until Christmas, we will start to prepare more for the SATs this term.  Hopefully you’ve seen the Dojo post to say that there will be a meeting to give you further information about the SATs on Monday 23 January at 5.30pm.

 

Reading

Quite a few children have reached their Sapphire reward and are now working towards their Diamond badge.  It’s so important that your child continues to read at home as they need to continue to build their stamina at reading as well and increase their vocabulary.  Of course we hope that it is also something that can bring them great pleasure!  We would like your child to read at least 4 times per week at home and bring their reading records in to be checked on a Friday.  Each week your child has their reading record signed 4 times, they will get a tick.   These ticks will translate into Sapphire, Diamond and Platinum awards.  To get the Sapphire, Diamond and Platinum awards, they will need 10 ticks for each.

 

Online Safety

In this term’s online safety sessions, we will be discussing what an online reputation is and how we can make sure that we are giving a positive view of ourselves online.  We will discuss some real life situations that children may find themselves in and how they could deal with them.

 

Targets:

 

Reading

I can discuss and recognise how authors use language (including metaphors and similes) and its impact on the reader.

I can predict what might happen from details in the text.

I can explain and discuss my understanding by drawing inferences and justifying these with evidence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science

Living things and their habitats

I can describe the life cycle of different living things, e.g. mammal, amphibian, insect bird.

I can describe the differences between different life cycles.

I can describe the process of reproduction in plants.

I can describe the process of reproduction in animals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homework

 

Your child will receive homework every Friday to be completed by the following Wednesday.

 

 

Week beginning
9.1	Maths – Workbook activity English – Worksheet activity Spellings Reading at home
16.1	Maths – Mathletics English – Workbook Activity Reading at home Spellings
23.1	Maths – Workbook activity English – Worksheet activity Spellings Reading at home
30.1	Maths – Mathletics English –Workbook activity Spellings Reading at home
6.2	Maths – Workbook activity English – Worksheet activity Spellings Reading at home
13.2	Topic based homework Spellings

 

Spellings will be handed out on a Friday and be tested the following Friday.  Your child will bring their books home on a Friday so that you can see their scores but need to return in the following Monday.

 

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Water Bottles & PE Kit

 

Children are encouraged to bring drinks bottles to school with water so they can have a drink in class.

 

This half term, PE will be on a Monday and Friday afternoon. Please ensure your child comes dressed in an appropriate PE kit for outdoor PE on these days.  Long hair (any hair that is shoulder length) must be tied back and earrings should be removed.

 

If you have any questions or if there is anything we can do to help then please do not hesitate to ask.

 

Mrs Biggin, Mrs Webster, Mrs Hewison and Mrs Mills

 

The Hardworking Hedgehogs!

 Newsletter – Autumn 2

 

Welcome back.  This is always such an exciting term.  We’ve got lots of fun things planned in the run up to Christmas but lots of work to cover as well!

 

 

Reading

Well done to those children who are getting close to their Sapphire reading award.  Please continue to sign your child’s reading record when they have read.  We would like your child to read at least 4 times per week at home and bring their reading records in to be checked on a Friday.  Each week your child has their reading record signed 4 times, they will get a tick.   These ticks will translate into Sapphire, Diamond and Platinum awards.  To get the Sapphire, Diamond and Platinum awards, they will need 10 ticks for each.

 

Online Safety

In this term’s online safety sessions, we will be discussing sharing things online and what the benefits of sharing things online are as well as issues of sharing things online.  We will discuss some real life situations that children may find themselves in and how they could deal with them.

 

Targets:

 

Reading

I can make comparisons between different texts.

I can deduce the meanings of unknown words.

I can explain and discuss my understanding by drawing inferences and justifying these with evidence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science

Light

I can explain how light travels.

I can explain and demonstrate how we see objects.

I can explain why shadows have the same shape as the object that casts them.

I can explain how simple optical instruments work, e.g. periscope, telescope, binoculars, mirror, magnifying glass etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homework

 

Your child will receive homework every Friday to be completed by the following Wednesday.

 

 

Week beginning
31.10	Maths – Mathletics English – Workbook Activity Reading at home Spellings
7.11	Maths – Workbook activity English – Worksheet activity Spellings Reading at home
14.11	Maths – Mathletics English – Workbook Activity Reading at home Spellings
21.11	Maths – Workbook activity English – Worksheet activity Spellings Reading at home
28.11	Maths – Mathletics English –Workbook activity Spellings Reading at home
10.10	Maths – Workbook activity English – Worksheet activity Spellings Reading at home
5.12	Maths – Mathletics English –Workbook activity Spellings Reading at home
12.12	Topic based homework Spellings

 

Spellings will be handed out on a Friday and be tested the following Friday.  Your child will bring their books home on a Friday so that you can see their scores but need to return in the following Monday.

 

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Water Bottles & PE Kit

 

Children are encouraged to bring drinks bottles to school with water so they can have a drink in class.

 

This half term, PE will be on a Monday and Friday afternoon. Please ensure your child comes dressed in an appropriate PE kit for outdoor PE on these days.  Long hair (any hair that is shoulder length) must be tied back and earrings should be removed.

 

If you have any questions or if there is anything we can do to help then please do not hesitate to ask.

 

Mrs Biggin, Mrs Webster, Mrs Hewison and Mrs Mills

 

 

 

 

The Hardworking Hedgehogs!

 Newsletter – Autumn 1

 

Welcome to Year 6!  It’s so lovely to see everyone back after the Summer.  It’s a shame we’re not starting off in our classroom but everyone has already made a great start to the year.

 

 

Reading

Children need to bring their books in to school every day and take them home in the evening.  We will be giving the children a reading challenge this year to encourage lots of reading at home.  We would like your child to read at least 4 times per week at home and bring their reading records in to be checked on a Friday.  Some children don’t want to read to an adult so they can read by themselves but we would like you to sign the reading diary each time they read.  Each week your child has their reading record signed 4 times, they will get a tick.   These ticks will translate into Sapphire, Diamond and Platinum awards.  To get the Sapphire, Diamond and Platinum awards, they will need 10 ticks for each.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Targets:

 

Reading

I can summarise main ideas and key details, using quotations for illustration.

I can retrieve information from different sources.

I can explain and discuss my understanding by drawing inferences and justifying these with evidence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science

Forces

I can explain what gravity is and its impact on our lives.

I can identify and explain the effect of air resistance.

I can identify and explain the effect of water resistance.

I can identify and explain the effect of friction.

I can explain how levers, pulleys and gears allow a smaller force to have a greater effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homework

 

Your child will receive homework every Friday to be completed by the following Wednesday.

 

 

 

Week beginning
5.9	Maths – Mathletics English – Workbook Activity Reading at home Spellings
12.9	Maths – Workbook activity English – Worksheet activity Spellings Reading at home
19.9	Maths – Mathletics English – Workbook Activity Reading at home Spellings
26.9	Maths – Workbook activity English – Worksheet activity Spellings Reading at home
3.10	Maths – Mathletics English –Workbook activity Spellings Reading at home
10.10	Maths – Workbook activity English – Worksheet activity Spellings Reading at home
17.10	Topic based homework Spellings

 

Spellings will be handed out on a Friday and be tested the following Friday.  Your child will bring their books home on a Friday so that you can see their scores but need to return in the following Monday.

 

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Water Bottles & PE Kit

 

Children are encouraged to bring drinks bottles to school with water so they can have a drink in class.

 

This half term, PE will be on a Monday and Friday afternoon. Please ensure your child comes dressed in an appropriate PE kit for outdoor PE on these days.  Long hair (any hair that is shoulder length) must be tied back and earrings should be removed.

 

If you have any questions or if there is anything we can do to help then please do not hesitate to ask.

 

Mrs Biggin, Mrs Webster, Mrs Hewison and Mrs Mills