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Class 4 have been using their persuasive writing skills to convince tourists to visit their country of choice, located on the Tropic of Cancer!

This week in maths we are learning about matching! We matched socks, numicon to the picture on the board and the animals going on to Noah's Ark! We have used key vocabulary such as same, different, like and unlike. What can you match at home? Can you match your socks, cups and saucers,…

This week Class 2 have been baking biscuits with Mrs Gulley, for Little Red Riding Hood to take Grandma. Tomorrow we will write instructions to make the biscuits we have baked.

Here is a video of the Monster phonics sounds. You can use this to practice the sounds together at home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRoFpvC0yn0&feature=youtu.be

If you are unsure about how we teach children to sound out and blend the words, here is a video to help.
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Are you aware of what games your child is playing at home and the effects they may have? Games such as Call of Duty are mentioned more and more in school but they can have a real impact on…

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Today Class 4 at The Howard taught us about diversity. What is more interesting a world with or without diversity? We should respect peoples genders, disabilities and differences. 

We've had lots of fun this week learning about how Egyptians communicated. First, we stained some paper with coffee to make it look like papyrus. Next, we wrote our names in hieroglyphics as practice before composing our own secret messages on the papyrus. 

Lots of the messages were…

This week, Class 4 have set up their science experiment to investigate the effect of placing saltwater in different locations, to see how quickly a solvent will evaporate from a solution. We can't wait to record the results over the coming week and see which location is most effective!

This week Year 1 have been learning about the 've' and 'ai' sounds in phonics. 

Words to practise reading and writing at home are: 

give, have, love, live

Year 2 have been learning about silent letter sounds this week. They have focussed on 'kn'.

Words to practise reading and…