Welcome to the Spring Term 2021

I would like to welcome you all back to the start of a brand new year and a brand new term full of wonerful, exciting and interesting learning opportunities. I hope you all had a lovely and relaxing Christmas and are raring to be challenged in your learning journey. This term's main topic is AFRICA. We will be looking at African stories, Art, Music and focusing especially on the geography of the continent. If you can start looking for interesting stories or facts to bring in please do. 

In the post below you will see the Half Term's planing. Thisis a guide and will be changed to accomodate catching up with some maths and English from the previous term, due to COVID. If there are any issues or quesries, please do  not hessitate to get in touch via the calss email.

I would also like to take this opportunity in welcoming Mrs S. Abercrombie to the class as our new Teaching Assistant. I know you will all make her feel very welcome. 

Best Regards,

Mrs A. Stowell

Friday 18th December 2020

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.

 

Looking forward to seeing you all in the New Year.

 

Keep safe and well

 

Mrs. Stowell

 

Wednesday 16th December 2020

I have begun to add all the powerpoints that the children have been creating about an aspect of the World Wars that they wanted to research into. They are absolutely amazing and full of really interesting facts. Please have a look and let me know what you think.

If you have sent me your but cannot see it please email me a reminder and I will upload as soon as I can.

Bst Regards,

Mrs. Stowell

HI All,

The children have requested to watch the following films (possibly , if there is enough time) next week, as part of their Christmas celebrations. They are `Goodnight Mr Tom`, `Christopher Robin` and `Goodbye Christopher Robin`. These have all been decidd by the children are all PG so I will need your emailed permission by Monday in order for the children to watch.  

Merry Christmas and Thank you. 

6.11.20 Home Learning

Just a quick reminder to say that the Home Learning this weekend is SPAG and Big Maths Safe, Learn its and Click as well as the spellings and sentences. The on line learning needs to be completed by Tuesday and the Spelling / Sentences is due in on Friday 13th November. If there are any questions please email using the class email address.

Thank You, Mrs Stowell

 

Hi Everyone,

 

Just a quick not to say that the children have worked very hard this half term and I hope they all enjoyed the last week, in which we made Dream Catchers, which were amazing, and watched War Horse which was very emotional and really rounded off our studies in World War 1.

I hope you all have a restful holiday and enjoy the `Family` activities of Bread Making and the Oswestry War Walk. You might see me around as I am planning to do the walk too and take my own photos of the sites featured on it - I look forward to reading the emails and seeing all your photos too.

Ms Ryan and I wish you all a very happy and restful holiday.

Stay Safe,

Mrs Stowell & Ms Ryan

Hi All,

Four notices this week:

1.  The SPAG this week is all about `Terminology` and the children will need to use their grammar glossary documents to help them. Please help the children to finish it ready for Tuesday morning when I will be looking at the results. Thank You.

2. Thanks to all who have given permission for the `Bread` tasting lesson. I am still waiting for a few so please get those permissions to me via the class email before the end of the week.

3. To finish off the Half Term studying World War 1 and reading War Horse , we are planning to watch `War Horse` on the last day of the half term. The film will put into context the book and its context more clearly. The film is a certicficate 12 and I will need your permissions to allow the children to watch it. If you agree , please get those permissions to me via the class email as soon as possible.

4. As from next week, the children will be doing their Forest Schools lesson at 9.30 on Friday mornings. Therefore, the children may come to school in their Forest School clothes as long as they bring their uniform with them to change into after. 

Thank you all,

Mrs Stowell

 

 

Friday 2nd October 2020

Hi All,

Just a quick note to say that the SPAG.com for this weekend is about Synonyms and Antonyms. I have set two exercises, which have only 10 questions in each set. Please encourage the children to use their Grammar Glossary documents in order to maximise the learning.

The Big Maths should also be completed before Tuesday morning in order for the system to reload the next exercises ready for the following week.

Thank You.

Mrs Stowell 

Hi All,

Just a quick note to say that the SPAG.com for this weekend is about Parenthesis and Commas. I have set two exercises, which have only 10 questions in each set. Please encourage the children to use their Grammar Glossary documents in order to maximise the learning.

The Big Maths should also be completed before Tuesday morning.

Thank You.

Mrs Stowell 

Science : Thursday 17th September 2020

Mr Boffey will be teaching a practical lesson for the Light topic on Thursday and has requested that the children bring in a creal box , if tey can, in order to make Periscopes, to demonstrate that light travels in straight lines.

In order to faciliate this amid Corona restrictions, I ask parents to place the cereal box in a tied bag and leave at home for 48 hours before the children bring it in on Thursday morning.

Thank you all for your cooperation and support.

As usual, any questions, please do not hestitate to contact me via the class email.

Mrs Stowell

 

The first full week has flown by and has been so enjoyable. Thank you to all the parents for their support with getting the children on track with their homework. A few points have been raised which I shall clarify.

1. SPAG and Big Maths (3 exercises) are set on a Friday to be completed by Tuesday. For the SPAG, please encourage the children to use thier Grammar Glossary document in order to fully engage with the learning.

2. Monday Maths Club will require the children to complete some work which will be due back on the following Monday.

3. Thursday English Club will require the children to complete some work which will be due back on the following Thursday.

4. The children should be heard reading a minimum of three times a week.

Thank you for your continued support in this. Please do not hesitate to email me at the class email if you require any further clarification or detail.

Mrs Stowell

 

It has been a wonderful first few days back and I hope that the children have enjoyed being back in class as much as Ms Ryan have enjoyed being with them . There is homework this week - we have set a SPAG exercise on expanded noun phrases and the Big Maths Click, Learn it and Safe. This is to check that all the log ins and passwords work and that all the children can access this facility each week. Ms Ryan and I will check that all has been completed by Tuessday. These exercises will be set everyweek on a Friday for completion by Tuesday. Thank you.

September 20/21

Welcome

Please be aware with the Medium Term Planning that this document reflects the planning for a `normal` Autumn Term. Whilst we will endeavour to cover the majority of this work, with the addition of the `Recovery Curriculum ` there will not be time. Therefore, a timetable will be added to the class web page weekly to show you exactly what parts of the planning will be completed each week.  

St Therese's class, with some pupils at home who joined us,  had a teams meeting with Mr Kemble from the Marches this morning. It  was both interesting and informative. Mr Kemble sign posted us to the Marches Y6 into 7 Transition page, a link to which I have included here: http://marchesschool.co.uk/starthere/

The children this morning, had a chance to go on the page and felt that it was: `reassuring`, `interesting`, `the videos were nice because we could figure out what lessons we would be doing`, `the videos were informative about how they would teach the lessons` and `interesting to see the different classrooms`.

It is well worth a few minutes of your time to look at, as Mr Kemble said that there were lots of activities to do that would support the children's transition.

Hi everyone, just a quick note to say that Ms Ryan and I are really looking forward to seeing you all when you come in for your `days`. Could I ask though, when you come in , that you please bring your copy of  `Framed` with you as we shall be needing it for next year. Thank you.  Take Care. Mrs Stowell.

Big Maths

 

https://www.bigmaths.com/

 

I have set Big Maths tasks for all the children to complete. Please login by using the following details:

 

Pin: 0539

Username: Pupils first name ending in 1 , e.g. Jimmy1.

Password: Stherese6

 

These activities are aimed at increasing mental speed and support the work completed in school.

I have deliberately set lower levels to allow pupils to learn how to use the programme on the computer and get used to the question types again. 

 

Please complete on a Friday. A new set of tasks will be available each week.

To access a wider range of lessons for Y6 across a range of subjects use the following link~:

 

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-6#subjects

Hi All, 

Just a quick reminder for you all to take part in the weekly email competition. The details are further down the page (It's Competition Time 23.3.20), but the more information you send the more points you get and the more chance of a prize there is. Today I have totalled up this weeks scores and another prize is on its way out in the post. 

Good Luck all, and I will start the points chart off again on Monday.

Mrs Stowell

Hi All,

I hope that you have had a good Easter Holiday and that you are raring to go for the new weeks worth of Distane Learning. A few points first.

1. Please email me with a picture of your `art` entry, so that I can put them on our class web page and ask the `secret judge` to find the top 3 winners. Email deadline is 5 p.m. Sunday 19th April.

2. Please make sure you have your new log in details, for some new and exciting work this week. If you do not have these log ins, please email me and I will get them to you.

3. The class email `competition` starts again on Monday so remember to email me with all the details of your day. Prizes will be delivered  / sent on Friday evening after the 4p.m. deadline.

Good Luck All.

Stay Safe, Keep well,

Mrs Stowell

 

Well done to our second weeks challenge winner who has been notified. A surprise has been delivered. The winner recieved 26 points. All scores are now reset to 0 and the competition gets underway after the Easter Holiday.  Remember, the competition for the Art Award runs during the second week of the Easter Holiday and I look forward to all your emailed entries.

Maths Activities,  in addition to the Easter work,  if you require them,  are available on the Maths Curriculum page. 

1.4.20

Please would you all email me so that I can send you new log in details for some new and exciting activities coming soon. 

Hi All,

Just a quick note to let you know that I have added some maths challenges to the maths page. Go to curriculum and then click on the Maths icon and click on challenges. There are KS1, LKS2 and UKS2. Have a go and let me know how you get on. Solutions are available on request. Some of the younger ones take some thought, so have a go at those too. 

Mrs Stowell

Well done to our first weeks challenge winner who has been notified. A surprise is on its way. The winner recieved 21 points. All scores are now reset to 0 and the competition gets underway again on Monday. Don't forget that evidence of the Cheeky Challenges completed over the weekend will also get extra points added onto next weeks totals.

For information about the skills and progression that your child's educational journey should be making , please visit the subject Curriculum pages.