Welcome to Willow Class!
Our teacher is called Miss Packer.
In our class, we are helped by the lovely Teaching Assistants, Miss Harding and Mrs Bowers.
Keep an eye out for updates on our page throughout the year to see what fantastic things we get up to!
Our Spring term theme is called...
We will be learning about the effects that pollution, global warming and climate change are having on our planet.
We will also look at how we can be more sustainable and a little eco-friendlier too!
Willow Class Reading Padlet Page...
Here is the link for you to click to access our class padlet page - remember you are to comment on this page at least once per week!
Spring Term Documents 22-23
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Willow Class_Frozen Planet_Spring_Homework Map.pdf | Download |
| Willow Class_Frozen Planet_Spring_Knowledge Organiser.pdf | Download |
| Willow Class_Frozen Planet_Spring_Things to Remember.pdf | Download |
| Willow Class_Frozen Planet_Spring_Welcome Letter.pdf | Download |
| Willow Class_Frozen Planet_Timetable.pdf | Download |
Thursday 2nd February
This afternoon Willow Class really enjoyed learning about life cycles. We have started our new unit in science and are getting to know more about the different life cycles on our planet. Here is a great video which helps explain some key vocabulary and information: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/science-ks2--ks3-the-life-cycles-of-different-organisms/zvh8qp3
Wednesday 25th January 2023
Fluency Facts: Formal methods
We have been practicing using our formal methods (written methods) for each of the four operations this week in our Fluency Facts sessions.
Today, we got creative and practiced our method by writing on the table!
Wednesday 18th January 2023
STEMWorks: K’Nex Workshop
Today, we had a visit from Clare at STEMWorks.
We were challenged to build a ‘Recycling Sorter’ using only K’Nex!
Wednesday 4th - Friday 6th January 2023
Art Week!
On Wednesday, we had a visit from Kev Sutherland, who has written and illustrated pieces for both Beano and Marvel comics.
He taught us how to draw our own comic characters which will be published into our very own class comic!
https://www.kevfcomicartist.com/
Throughout the week, we also did lots of collaging! Our theme this year was illustrators and each class looked at Oliver Jeffers' work.
We recreated our own version of Oliver Jeffers illustrated cover of The Boy in Striped Pyjamas! Afterwards, we had a go at collaging a selection of endangered animals to go up on display in our classroom.
Autumn Term 2022
Thursday 15th December 2022
Nativity: The Outtakes!
The children have worked really hard this half term learning their lines for our performance.
We had lots of fun filming our video, but of course, there were some bloopers!
We’d quite like you to see them too!
Tuesday 13th December 2022
Snow Fun!
Willow Class headed out for some extra fun in the snow this afternoon!
Check out our gallery!
Monday 12th December 2022
SNOW DAY!
Hello Willow Class,
How exciting is it that we've had this much snow and we're still 13 days away from Christmas?
I hope you all manage to stay warm today but enjoy the snow a little bit too.
Below, I have set you some challenges (they're fun, I promise!).
Send lots of pictures to the office or bring in your creations when we're back in the classroom!
Thursday 8th December 2022
History: Anne Frank
Today, we have been talking about Anne Frank.
We watched a couple of videos that told her more about her life.
There is a video from BBC Newsround that is approximately 30 minutes long that some children wanted to watch. Follow the link below to see more!
Thursday 8th December 2022
Autumn Term Homework Showcase!
(A huge thank you to Darcy, one of our Year 5 Digital Leaders, for helping to put our Homework Showcase together!)
Wednesday 7th December 2022
Fencing!
Today, we got to try a new sport - fencing!
We had a visitor come in and show us the brand-new sport and told us that there may be an after school club in the Spring!
Tuesday 6th December 2022
Geography: Map Symbols
In Geography, we have been focusing on map work. Today, we looked at different symbols to see if we could work out what places of interest they were showing us.
I wonder if anyone can spot any of these symbols on a map or road sign when they're out and about?
Monday 31st October 2022
Reading!
In school today, we had a look at the 'Recommended Reads' for our year group.
There were lots of titles on here that the children had already read, but there were lots that we would still love to read.
Each child has written down the title of two books that they would love to read before Christmas.
I wonder if your child can point these out to you on either of the posters below...
Wednesday 19th October 2022
Forest School: Working Party
Monday 3rd October 2022
Y6 SATs Meeting!
Thursday 22nd September 2022
PSHE: Identity
We have been looking at identity in PSHE and how we are all unique.
We created ‘paper versions’ of ourselves to show how different we all are!
Look how well we presented our work!
Friday 16th September 2022
Science: Circuit building!
Thursday 15th September 2022
Welcome & Residential Meeting
Thank you to all of you who managed to come this afternoon to our Welcome & Residential meeting.
It was lovely to see so many of you!
If you weren't able to make it, below is a copy of the PowerPoint shared which has the most important information from the meeting.
A copy of the kit list and the medical form is available below.
Medical forms must be returned to school no later than Friday 14th October.
Thursday 8th September 2022
PSHE: Wheels of Choice
Today, we spent time talking all about our emotions!
Wheels of Choice are a really useful tool to help us when we're feeling a range of emotions. We came up with a list of feelings today that we could experience and then thought a variety of strategies that can help us. For example, if we are feeling a little anxious about a situation, we could get a fidget toy or do some mindful colouring for a short amount of time to help us regulate our emotions.
We made a great start with our wheels and will finish them tomorrow!
Tuesday 6th September 2022
World War 2 Topic Day!
We started the year off by spending the entire day exploring our brand-new topic!
We made our own spitfire planes, evacuation labels and even made some carrot cookies - a great wartime recipe!
As well as this, we planted our own herbs that will be able to be used to add flavouring to some winter dishes later on in the year when they have sprouted!
For those who are interested, below is a link to the recipe we followed in school to make our delicious treats!
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castle-ward/recipes/carrot-cookies
Highlights from Willow Class 2021-22
