It has been lovely to see everyone back in school after the half term break. We have launched straight into the term with lots of learning and a number of trips and visits this week.
The Nursery children have been thinking about beanstalks and the Lunar New Year.
https://www.pegasusacademytrust.org/news/eyfs/atw-nursery-news-27th-february
In Reception, the children have been thinking about the emergency services and people who help us. You can read more here.
https://www.pegasusacademytrust.org/news/eyfs/atw-reception-news-emergency-theres-been-a-burglary
This week Year 1 have read ’There’s a Rang-Tan in my bedroom’ by Craig Shuttleworth. This powerful book considers the impact of palm oil production on the natural world in a fun and accessible way. The children have also learnt and performed the poem ‘The Sound Collector’. In maths, the children have been looking at the properties of shapes and developing their vocabulary by using words like vertices and faces to describe shapes. In PE the children have started to develop their volleyball skills by keeping a balloon in the air.
On Thursday, the children also had a special visitor as part of their science learning. You can read more on the website here: https://www.pegasusacademytrust.org/news/year-1/atw-materials-science-workshop
This week, Year 2 have been studying the poem ‘Don’t’ by Michael Rosen. The children have done a great job of being able to recite and perform the poem. In maths, the children have been developing their understanding of fractions. They have explored halves and quarters of shapes and then transferred this knowledge to quantities. In their RE lessons the childrenhave been considering the questions ‘What is important to people?’ and ‘What books are special to people?’ They have also continued their learning about the Great Fire of London.
This week, Year 3 have been exploring how to participate in geography field work. It began by finding out about what geography field work is and creating a question for the children to answer. They wanted to know where the best place for a new coffee shop would be in Sanderstead and decided to do a people count survey in different locations around the village to find the best spot. The children walked around the village, spending 15 minutes in each location observing what was around them and how many people passed by. Both classes then collaborated together to discuss results, to record their data and reach a conclusion. It seems that the recreation ground would be the best place as it had the most footfall. Both classes had a lot of fun and developed their geography skills well.
Elsewhere in Year 3, Ruby class treated us to a fact-filled assembly on Friday morning. The children did a brilliant job showcasing all their learning about the Victorians and The Crystal Palace. What a lot of information the children have retained!
In Year 4, in English the children have been looking at campaigns and the features of campaign leaflets and information texts. We are working towards writing our own campaigns using inspiration from our focus text ‘Can We Save The Tiger?’ and have started looking at a variety of animals that are endangered. The children have also been looking at ‘living things and their habitats’ in science to support this. Year 4 have had a lovely start to their new thematic learning ‘Invaders and Settlers’ and have been learning about illuminated letters and have designed our own using our initials.
This week, Year 5 have started their new thematic learning based on ‘Crime and Punishment’. The children have been learning about punishments through the ages looking at how crimes were dealt with in the Roman, Tudor and Victorian eras before making comparisons with today. In maths, the children have been studying fractions and thinking about equivalent fractions. They have also been converting improper fractions to mixed numbers. In English, the children have been studying The Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll. The children tried to think what the made-up word could mean. They performed the poem before having a go at writing a stanza of their own.
Year 6 kicked off the week with a visit to the O2 where the children performed in the Young Voices choir with over 8,000 other children. It was a long day and a late night but the show was absolutely fantastic and the children had a great time singing and dancing (as did Mrs Mitchell and Ms Sissodia). On Wednesday, the children had a workshop where the children learnt all about Shakespeare and his plays. They are currently studying Macbeth. The children even managed to fit in some maths and have been learning how to calculate angles around a point and how to transform shapes using scale factors.
Sports News
Cross Country
Team Atwood ran brilliantly at the South London Harrier Cross country event held on the first Saturday of half term.
A particular congratulations to Michael who won the 3&4 boys race.
Results as follows:
3&4 Boys
Micheal 1st
Harrison W 20th
Leon H 24th
Freddie H 25th
Nathan M 48th
Joshua C 50th
Caleb S 58th
Ethan G 65th
5&6 Girls
Freya H 10th
Emma W 17th
Isha I 23rd
Lara D 32nd
Isabelle M 33rd
5&6 Boys
Olly A 9th
James K 11th
Ezra M 1
Girls’ Football
On Thursday the girls’ football team played a match against Gresham Primary and following a fantastic performance the girls ran out 3-0 winners with goals from Olivia (2) and Lara. It was an excellent effort from all the girls and a thoroughly deserved win. A special nod of thanks goes to Amelie’s mum, Lisa who took the girls for an extra training session on Wednesday to get the girls ready for the match.
A polite reminder…again.
Please can I ask that all parents who drive their children to school are respectful of our neighbours when parking. We would like to maintain our good reputation in the community and positive relationships are part of this. Unfortunately, I have had a number of complaints of people blocking driveways and even, on occasion being confrontational when asked to move their vehicle. I know that getting children to school can be a hectic and stressful time of the day but please can people be mindful of where they are parking. Hopefully, with better weather on the way people will consider walking to school or even just parking a bit further away from school and walking the last part of the journey. Thank you for your cooperation.
DATES FOR THE DIARY
Thursday 5th March: World Book Day
Monday 9th March: Parents’ evening
Wednesday 11th March: Parents’ evening
Friday 13th March: FOAP Mothers’ Day Gift Sale
16th – 18th March: Year 5 Carroty Wood
Friday 20th March: Orange Class assembly
Friday 27th March: Year 2 London Trip
Friday 27th March: Break for Easter
Monday 13th April: Return to school for summer term.
Friday 17th April FOAP Disco Reception – Year 5
Monday 20th April: Year 1 African Dance Workshop
Friday 1st May: Green Class Assembly
Friday 8th May Lavender Class Assembly
Week Beginning 11th May: Year 6 SATs
Friday 15th May: Year 6 Picnic in the Park
Friday 15th May: Teal Class Assembly
Monday 18th May: Year 5 Science Museum Trip
Monday 1st June: Year 6 Chessington Trip
Tuesday 2nd June: Reception Godstone Farm Trip
Friday 5th June: Year 3 Caveman Visit.
Saturday 6th June: FOAP Summer Festival
Friday 12th June: KS1 and 2 Sports Day
Week 15th June – 19th June Year 6 Isle of Wight Trip
Friday 19th June: Nursery Fun day and Picnic / Reception Sports Day.
Wednesday 24th June: Blue Class Assembly
Monday 29th June: Year 3 RHS Wisley Trip
Thursday 2nd July: Year 5 Tower of London Trip
Friday 3rd July: Violet Class Assembly
