The news reporters this week are Marc and Harrison.

Last week Amy brought us the news that the construction company, Carillion, is going into liquidation.  The company used to be worth £2 billion and is the second largest construction company in the UK.  Thank you for that very grown up story Amy.

Bailey told us about a man in Brazil who has been living in a sandcastle for 22 years.  We found this a really interesting story and were keen to know more, however, Bailey wasn’t quite able to expand on this.  Remember to try and make sure that you know the story you are presenting well and that you have researched and checked numerous facts about it.

Last Thursday we took advantage of the wintry weather and worked in teams to build an igloo.  We had to make sure that:

the walls were thick

the walls were smooth

there was a suitable entrance

it provided total shelter

Here are the results, with the winning team first:

Homework this week is as follows:

• Spelling – The Big Mix – revise all of the words from your 13th November to 15th January lists in preparation for a 20 word spelling test on Friday.  Spend most of your time revising words which you got wrong or found challenging.  Use the standard spelling homework format (LSCWC 3 times, choose at least 1 of the new activities from the inside front cover of your homework jotter and finally input words to Spelling City or Big IQ Kids)
• Maths – we will be starting place value today so please play the games on the class Blog which focus on this
• Health – please complete and return the Feeling Good sheet by Thursday (all other homework is Friday as normal)
• Reading – please read at least 10 minutes per night and record any finished books in your Reading Passport – some new fiction and non-fiction books have been added to the Home Lending Library

The news reporters this week are still Bailey and Amy.

The news reporters this week are Bailey and Amy.

Homework this week is as follows:

• Spelling – follow the list for week commencing 15th January – LSCWC your words 3 times in your jotter, do 1 activity from the inside front cover and finally input your words to the Spelling City or Big IQ Kids website
• Maths – one worksheet based on volume
• Topic – begin to work on your Space solo talk – see the information sheet that has been sent home this week to help you
• Reading –  try to read for at least 10 minutes every night – remember to record any finished books in your Reading Passport

The only homework this week is spelling.  Please follow the usual format (LSCWC 3 times, one activity from the inside cover and input words to Spelling City or Big IQ Kids website).

A huge thank you to all the boys and girls and of course to all of you lovely parents for my incredibly generous gifts.  I feel very spoiled indeed!

Best wishes to you all for an amazing Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year!

Mrs Duffy

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Here are some photos of us enjoying some refreshments at the Christmas party!

Over the past few weeks, we worked in groups of 4 to research, design and build a shelter for rainforest people.  We then spent time assessing our own and our peers performance during the task and sat down together as a group to give each other honest but constructive feedback.  Here are some photos of us producing the finished product.