This week, next week and homelearning

Hello everyone,

We've had a busy and exciting first week of the Summer term. 

This week

On Monday, the children enjoyed our special rocket day and created some fantastic inventions and watched the rocket launch.

On Tuesday, we discussed how to use search engines such as google or ecosia to research information for our Virginia schools project.  It was also wonderful to see the children developing their tennis skills on the field in the spring sunshine.     

On Wednesday, the children were very excited to be back in the swimming pool at 1610. 

On Thursday, we started our new science topic, sound. The children enjoyed getting the chance to experience sound by feeling and observing vibrations. 

Today, the children continued honing their research skills before our google meeting with the children at our partner school in Fairfax Station. The google meeting went really well and the children were fascinated to learn more about each other's lives and to see the photographs they found to show each other.   

Home Learning (click here for the home learning sheet)

This week the children are encouraged to practice:
- reading, 15 minutes a day. 

- 5 minutes handwriting a day. (Children have had a handwriting booklet sent home with them). 

- 10 minutes times tables a day. (We will be focusing on 7s and 9s next week).  

The children are also encouraged to choose one of the following mini projects:

1) Use a search engine to find 3 facts about the Romans in Dorchester. 

2) Design an experiment (you don't actually have to do it) to test whether sounds travel faster or more effectively in gas, liquids or solids. 

Next week

• PE kits for Tuesday and Swimming Kits for Wednesday please.
• Home learning books returned on Thursday please. 
• On Thursday we will be going on a walking tour of Dorchester with archeologist Steve Wallis (apologies there was a mistake in the summer school letter). 
• Parent Information Session on Friday at 9am. 

As ever, please let me know if you have any questions, comments or concerns. 

Kind regards,

Ms Browne, Ms Williams, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Rogers, Mrs Long and Mrs Burgess