Welcome back! I hope that everyone managed to have a good a rest over the Easter break and you are all feeling energised for the summer. Even though it has been a short week, the children have launched straight back into their learning.
In Nursery, the children have been learning about transport.
https://www.pegasusacademytrust.org/news/eyfs/atw-nursery-new-nursery-and-transport
This week, Reception had a visitor from The Little Red Riding Hood.
This week, Year One have started their new topic on Africa. The children have been looking at different animals and their distinctive features. They have also been reading Tinga-Tinga tales such as ‘Why Lion Roars’. They have concluded their materials topic in science and in maths the children have been partitioning two digits numbers into tens and ones. In PE the children have also started learning some skills in preparation for Sports Day later in the term.
Year Two have had a great start back to term. The children shared all the amazing things they got up to during the Easter break! Academically, they have begun learning about time in maths and all about the seaside in their Thematic lessons. Additionally, the children have been getting sporty in their PE lessons. They have sharpened up their athletic skills by practising their throwing and running skills. The children have also been making their own versions of lolly stick animals linked to the book ‘Rosie’s Magic Horse’ by Russell Hoban.
This week, in Year Three the children have been learning about adding and subtracting fractions. To do this they have needed to learn all about numerators and denominators. In English, they have been exploring the images in the book ‘The Mysteries of Harris Burdick’ by C Van Allsburg in anticipation of writing their own mystery story. They have also been reading ‘The Wild Robot’. In science, they have started a new topic of ‘Light and Shadow’.
Year Four have been looking at decimals this week and linking them to fractions. In English, the children have been studying ‘The Book of Bees’ by Piotr Socha and Wojciech Grajkowski. This beautiful book is full of fascinating facts about bees that have enthused the children. Did you know that bees make up to 20 flights a day to collect pollen?
This week, Year Five have been learning about the Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll. They have been translating it so that it is no longer nonsense. In art, the children have been making clay model portraits of themselves in the style of Picasso. In science, the children have started a topic of ‘Animals including Humans’. The children have also been reading ‘Dr Maggie’s Grand Tour of the Solar System’ and learning all about the planets. In maths, the children have been learning about rounding decimals to the nearest tenth or whole numbers. Finally, in Lavender class the children have also adopted some stick insects!
This week, Year Six have continued their work on Wolf Brother. They have been writing a selection of sentences with a variety of openers to describe Torak’s entrance to the Raven Clan camp. They have also been polishing up their arithmetic skills and revising multiplying and dividing fractions. In PSHE the children have been learning about stress and anxiety and thinking about coping strategies.
Premises updates
Although the school was closed over Easter there was still a lot of work going on. Some of you will have noticed that Key Stage One have new playground markings and the soft fall surfacing under the Key Stage Two monkey bars has been replaced. Also, the Nursery has been updated with the old grey carpets removed and new flooring and lighting installed. Inside the school, cupboards have been removed to make way for lockers and work has started on refurbishing the final upstairs classroom. Further work was carried out on the tress in the orchard with the wood then used as chippings for the flower beds in the playground. We are hugely indebted to our premises team for working through the holidays to ensure that your children are learning in a first-class environment.
And finally…
We are expecting some sunny weather next week so please make sure your child comes to school properly prepared. Apply sunscreen in the morning and make sure they are wearing a sun hat. Please note that staff cannot apply sunscreen in school.
DATES FOR THE DIARY
As you can see, there is a lot going on in the next term with numerous trips and events. Please have a look at the dates below:
Friday 2nd May: AT Society Mufti fundraising day. Details to follow
Friday 2nd May: Orange Class Assembly
Monday 5th May: Bank Holiday- School closed.
Wednesday 7th May: Year 1 Phonics Screening check meeting (9.00am)
Friday 9th May: Lavender Class Assembly
Week beginning 12th May: Year 6 SATs
Friday 16th May: Teal Class Assembly
Monday 19th May: Year 5 to science Museum
Thursday 22nd May: Year 2 to Morden Hall Park
Wednesday 21st May: Year 6 Chessington trip
Friday 30th May: Break for half term
Monday 2nd June: Children back to school for second half of summer term
Week beginning Monday 2nd June: Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check
Tuesday 3rd June: Year 5 Wonderdome workshop
Week beginning Monday 9th June: Year 1 Phonics Screening Check
Monday 9th June: Reception Godstone Farm trip
Monday 9th June: Year 4 Natural History Museum trip
Monday 9th June: Year 3 Buddhist Workshop
Thursday 12th June: Zoolab visiting Reception
Friday 20th June: Reception Sports & Fun day
Saturday 21st June: FOAP Summer fayre
Friday 27th June: KS1 and 2 Sports Day
Monday 30th June: Year 1 Horniman Museum trip
Monday 7th July: Cyan class to national Gallery
Tuesday 8th July: Magenta class to National Gallery
Thursday 10th July: Year 2 Trip to Broadstairs beach
Friday 11th July: Year 4 Camp Atwood
Friday 11th July: Atwood Invitational Swimming Gala
Friday 11th July: School reports and 2026 classes out
Monday 14th July: Year 3 trip to RHS Wisley
Thursday 17th July: Year 6 Leavers’ Party
Friday 18th July: Year 6 Leavers’ assembly
Friday 18th July: End of school year
