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Friday 1st December, 2023

Year 5 Weston Park Trip Final Information

As you are all aware, our Year 5 children are off to visit Weston Park to take part in an Anglo Saxon and Viking themed day on Monday 4th December 2023. This visit will include making axes, making fires, and learning about their uses, a Viking raid activity and making shelters just like the Anglo Saxons would have done.

We ask that all children be on the school site promptly at 8:45am on Monday 4th December. This ensures that there will be enough time for registration and a toilet trip before the coach arrives at 9:10am. The coach will pick the children up and return them to school for the end of the school day (traffic dependent).

All children will need to bring a packed lunch in a backpack, please. We ask that children only bring water, no pop/fizzy/energy drinks, and no glass bottles.

It is dropping very cold at the moment and the weather forecast is looking wet and cold (a high of 2 degrees) on Monday. All children will need to be dressed appropriately for the outdoors (joggers/leggings are acceptable) and will need a waterproof coat, waterproof trousers (if you have them) and strong, sturdy shoes or wellies as Weston Park is going to be muddy and wet. All children will need several layers on, to include their school jumper, thick socks and a coat. Scarf, hat and gloves are also recommended as we are outside all day. It would be beneficial for children to have another layer in their bag and a spare pair of socks.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Miss Harrison or the Year 5 team.

Thursday 30th November, 2023

Christmas Dinner and Jumper Day 2023

The children should have received letters regarding our upcoming Christmas Dinner celebrations which will take place on the 20th December 2023. The children are welcome to wear Christmas jumpers on this day.
Please complete and return the form attached at the earliest opportunity.
If you require another letter please pop to see me (Miss Harrison) in the office 🙂
Here is another copy of the menu
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Tuesday 28th November, 2023

KS1 Christmas Performances

You are now able to book your place to watch the KS1 Christmas Performance via ParentPay. There will be two performances. One at 10am and one at 2pm. As always, places are limited to two per family in total. This is due to health and safety restrictions of our school hall. There will be no cost involved, but you must book your place via ParentPay. Only 2 tickets will be issued for each performance, so please mention the number you require via ParentPay. We will not be issuing paper tickets this year, as we will create a register of who is attending.
We are sorry, but due to the constrictions of our school hall, we are unable to accommodate non-school children to watch the performances, even sitting on knees.
As you can imagine the children are already very excited and the performance will be an excellent opportunity to make some lovely memories. We look forward to seeing you!
(As a side note, we are finalising dates for our KS2 Performances. As soon as I am able to, I will let you know more details!)
Friday 24th November, 2023

Our Week in Year 3 – 24/11/2023

A fantastic week in Year 3!

This week, we have been really impressed with the adventurous vocabulary children have been using in English. We developed our own mammoth ‘tuskpaste’, thinking carefully about the different ingredients it will need to make a mammoth’s tusks clean and sparkling. After making the tuskpaste, we developed a name for it. We then worked on using persuasive language to convince everyone that they need to buy it. We will be finishing these adverts next week.

In Maths, we have continued to work on column addition and subtraction. To support our work in this, please can children practise their 2, 3, 5, and 10 times tables, as well as their number bonds. A useful website for this is:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

During our History lesson, we continued to explore how we can find out about the past by investigating the mysterious Stonehenge. This monument was built in four stages, starting in the Neolithic Period and finishing in the Bronze Age. There are various different theories about how and why it was built which we explored using two different websites, deciding which pieces of information were reliable and which needed further investigation.

In Science, we finished our work on rocks and soils by looking at how fossils are formed. We had previously made our own fossils to see how the process worked. This week, we looked at the impressions made within the bread and clay.

Dates for the Diary

Year 3 visit to Bishop’s Wood – Wednesday 13th December. All permission slips and payments, including any orders for a packed lunch from school must be completed on ParentPay by Wednesday 6th December.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Mr Baker and Mrs Lawman-Smith

Friday 24th November, 2023

Nest Newsletter

The children in the Nest have had a fantastic week! We have been starting to learn our songs for the KS1 Nativity. We are practising in class but if you wanted to practise at home, there is a link on the Year 1 class page.

We have been focusing on our differences and how to embrace them. We have enjoyed interacting together with friends in and out the Nest.

We have sent homework out for children to complete as well as reading books.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend,

Miss Bridges and Mrs Moir

Friday 24th November, 2023

Newsletter – Friends (PTA) 24.12.2023

Friends Association (PTA) Newsletter – 24.11.2023

Dates for the diary:

Bring a bottle (non-uniform day) – 08/12/2023

Come to school Friday 8th December in Non-uniform for Free, simply bring a bottle, any sealed bottle for the upcoming Christmas Fair.

Teddy & Bottle Drive – 11/12/2023 – 14/12/2023

To support the Christmas Fair Friday 15th, we would be very grateful for a filled Jar and/ or Teddy donation.  Jars can be filled with anything you can think of some examples below for you:

Packaged sweets

Toys, Pens, Lego, Sponges, Bobbles.

Teddies, new or preloved gently used, must be clean and untorn.

Christmas Fair:

Friday 15th December is the Christmas Fair, your child will be coming home soon with raffle tickets, if you are able to sell them that would be amazing if not no trouble at all we appreciate time are difficult, simply return unsold books to the main office please do not throw them away, we’ll be able to forward on to others to sell.

We are looking for raffle prize donations, cakes, chocolates and volunteers if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.

  • Setting up 2:30pm – 3.30pm
  • running a stall  3:30pm – 5.00pm
  • Tidying up 5:00pm – 6.00pm

Communication:

Are you enjoying our Facebook page/ newsletter and blackboards? is there an alternative medium you would like us to use to keep you up to date with the events.

Every event we host is designed to raise funds to enable us to enhance opportunities for children across the school and provide additional resources, would you like to see a Twitter/ Instagram page or alternative, we would love to hear your ideas, why not join us at our next meeting (16th Jan) or contact us 😊

Contacting us:

This can be made via email johnfletcher.friends@taw.org.uk or our Facebook page please follow for regular updates, or see the two blackboards we have located KS1 near the main office or KS2 next to the South Hall doors.

We can also be found on the school website (https://johnfletcherofmadeley.co.uk ) via the following steps:

  • Discover Our School, Our Team, Friends Association (Link)

Friends (PTA)

 

Friday 24th November, 2023

Our Week in Year 5 – 24.11.23

All children have worked with all their heart on their assessments this week and we are both so proud of each and everyone of the children. They have tackled them with great resilience and perseverance to show their fantastic knowledge.

This week in Science we have been hands on and practical making catapults to complement our topic on forces. We learnt how creating a simple mechanism can help and support in a range of ways and move larger items.

In Maths, we have been tackling equivalent fractions and learning that whatever we do to the denominator, we do to the numerator. In English, we have looked at extended our sentences by using subordinate clauses and subordinating conjunctions.

We have thoroughly enjoyed our PE lessons – thank you to the sports coaches for teaching us some great netball skills.

Christmas has slowly started to creep in this week and all of Year 5 are very excited about their production, with the rest of KS2, in December – they cannot wait to show it to you all.

Just a reminder, our trip to Weston Park is on Monday 4th December (10 days!). If you have not yet given consent or paid via ParentPay please ensure you do this as soon as possible.

Have a fab weekend.

Miss Russell and Mrs Gladwin.

 

Friday 24th November, 2023

Our week in Reception – 24.11.2023

Reception have had a wonderful week this week, learning all about nocturnal animals. In Forest School we looked for signs of these animals, such as a patter of foot prints.

Mrs T made a very welcomed visit on Monday morning for our music and songs of praise session. We have also started to practice our songs for the nativity and are feeling more confident each day.

In maths we have been learning about one more and one less than a number, using songs and rhymes to help us spot the pattern and value. The children are now able to recall one more and one less than a number at speed!

Home reading and homework

Maths homework this week is to practice your number formation. Phonics homework this week is to practice reading the paper ditty and books that have been sent home.

Please find the nativity song sound clips on our class page. Your child has been sent home with lyrics to help them practice.

Read Write Inc videos:

This week Reception have continued to learn the first digraphs (two letters, one sound). Please watch the videos below.

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https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/kP56ntDQ/1O1NC0xZ

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/CbdU4QF7/WFOBmvXY

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https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/7WYLZK53/ZEG3VzuN

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/fLTa8uO8/b5wYMvGw

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https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/D3PrqlL8/sOjvNxax

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/k2un2cCH/QmfYm8nU

Your child has also chosen a picture book and a reading book for pleasure. They will get to choose a new book each Friday and need to bring this into school for the following Thursday. The corresponding sound blending book/ ditty has been allocated to your child’s Oxford Owl account for the week.

Key information for next week

Tuesday

  • Falconry visit – please ensure you have returned the permission slip by Monday.
  • Forest School – please come to school wearing appropriate outdoor clothing. Please bring a spare pair of school shoes/ trainers to change back into after Forest School as their wellie boots may get rather muddy!

Friday

  • P.E. – Please arrive in P.E. kit and suitable footwear.

Have a lovely weekend and I look forward to seeing you all on Monday:)

Mrs Smith

Friday 24th November, 2023

Our Week in Year 6 – w/c 20th November 2023

We’ve had a busy week in Year 6 this week so thank you to the children for their hard work. Our footballers did us all proud yesterday with a hard fought 1-0 victory in the Telford and Wrekin Cup against Lawley Village. We scored with 11 seconds left on the clock in the fading light to seal the win. Our semi-final game will be announced shortly, probably taking place after Christmas.

In English this week we have been continuing our work on non-chronological reports. We have looked at note taking and active/passive voice and how to use them in our writing effectively.

In maths, we have looked at adding fractions with different denominators, looking for the lowest common denominator to make finding equivalent fractions easier.

In history, we looked at the Axis and Allied Forces and located them on a map of Europe.

In French, we have explored how to answer the questions ‘As-tu un animal?’ using the phrase ‘j’ai’ to mean ‘I have’.

School Trip

Remember to respond to the letter last week about our Christmas themed school trip to Morrells Wood Farm in December. More information can be found here:

Have a lovely weekend!

The Year 6 Team

 

Friday 17th November, 2023

Our Week in Year 3 – 17/11/2023

Another busy week in Year 3!

In English, we have continued our work on adverts. Children have produced an advert to sell mammoth shampoo. We were really pleased to see a growing range of conjunctions being used as well as some very persuasive vocabulary! We will continue to work on conjunctions, using them to extend our ideas and sentences. If you are ready to explore conjunctions, click on the following link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zcdvp4j#zcxxfdm

Here are some examples of work that children have completed:

In Maths, we have secured our work on column addition and have also moved onto using exchanging with column subtraction. This is a tricky concept to grasp, but everyone worked so hard on a range of calculations!

In History, we have explored how bronze was made during the Bronze Age to help us understand some of the changes it made to people living in Britain at the time.

During RE, we have begun to consider how festivals are celebrated, bringing people together. We will be focusing on Divali.

In Science, we have finished our work on our topic of Rocks and Soils by exploring fossils and even making our own!

Finally, please can we remind you that children are welcome to bring a snack for morning break, but it must be fruit or vegetables, such as carrot sticks.🍎🍓🥕

Dates for the Diary

Year 3 visit to Bishop’s Wood – Wednesday 13th December. All permission slips and payments, including any orders for a packed lunch from school must be completed on ParentPay by Wednesday 6th December.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Mr Baker and Mrs Lawman-Smith

Friday 17th November, 2023

Newsletter – Friends (PTA)

Friends Association (PTA) Newsletter – 17.11.2023

Autumn Disco:

Thank you to everyone who supported our Autumn Disco, a huge thank you to the amazing DJ, Miss Brotherton, the joy on the children’s faces was a blessing to see.  We would also like to thank everyone who volunteered, without whom the evening would not have been possible, thank you 😊.  The event raised around £540; we are awaiting some invoices before we can provide the final amount, but wanted to update best we could, thank you everyone.

Friends (PTA) Meeting:

We have exciting news to share, we would like to formally welcome Chris as our new Chair person; Chris has experience being a Chair person, Treasurer and Secretary, our small committee are all very excited to have Chris join the team. At the meeting we also discussed the upcoming Christmas Fair along with plans for future events, if anyone has any ideas they would like to share please do get in touch or pop along to the next Friends PTA meeting in January.

Bring a bottle (non-uniform day) – 08/12/2023

Come to school Friday 8th December in Non-uniform for Free, simply bring a bottle, any sealed bottle for the upcoming Christmas Fair.

Christmas Fair:

Friday 15th December is the Christmas Fair, we are looking for raffle prize donations, Teddies for tombola, filled Jars for everyone’s a winner table, cakes, chocolates and volunteers if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.

  • Setting up 15pm – 3.30pm
  • running a stall  30pm – 5.00pm
  • Tidying up 00pm – 6.00pm

Communication:

Are you enjoying our Facebook page/ newsletter and blackboards? is there an alternative medium you would like us to use to keep you up to date with the events.

Every event we host is designed to raise funds to enable us to enhance opportunities for children across the school and provide additional resources, would you like to see a Twitter/ Instagram page or alternative, we would love to hear your ideas, why not join us at our next meeting (16th Jan) or contact us 😊

Contacting us:

This can be made via email johnfletcher.friends@taw.org.uk or our Facebook page please follow for regular updates, or see the two blackboards we have located KS1 near the main office or KS2 next to the South Hall doors.

We can also be found on the school website (https://johnfletcherofmadeley.co.uk ) via the following steps:

  • Discover Our School, Our Team, Friends Association (Link)

Thank you for reading.

Friends (PTA)

Friday 17th November, 2023

Our week in Reception – 17.11.2023

Reception have had a busy week this week. We have been learning about Hinduism and festivals they celebrate. We have focused on Diwali, learning all about why they celebrate this festival and how. In maths we have been learning to find, subitise and represent numbers 4 and 5.

Today we have been learning about the charity ‘Children in Need.’ We discussed why people donate money to the charity and who it helps.

Home reading and homework

Maths homework this week is to complete your maths challenge and identify numbers 1-5.

Read Write Inc videos:

This week Reception have continued to learn the first digraphs (two letters, one sound). Please watch the videos below.

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https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/hXlyacie/r4WAg7z7

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/ry374AGx/cYsHSHjM

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https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/e80clDlp/YcmkfCFV

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https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/VOY9qpVG/z6Y8m0jp

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/5RWVQjzQ/8k027DVE

Your child has also chosen a picture book and a reading book for pleasure. They will get to choose a new book each Friday and need to bring this into school for the following Thursday. The corresponding sound blending book has been allocated to your child’s Oxford Owl account for the week.

Key information for next week

Tuesday

Forest School – please come to school wearing appropriate outdoor clothing. Please bring a spare pair of school shoes/ trainers to change back into after Forest School as their wellie boots may get rather muddy!

Friday

P.E. – Please arrive in P.E. kit and suitable footwear.

Have a lovely and restful half term:)

Mrs Smith

Friday 17th November, 2023

Our week in Year 5 – 17.11.23

Year 5 have had another fantastic week of learning and are working at everything with all their heart.

In English, we have focussed on making our writing persuasive so people want to buy OUR longboats and nobody else’s. We have moved onto looking at long homes and our Chance to Shine next week will be based on this. Which one will you buy?

In Maths, we have finished our first unit on multiplication and division by multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000. We have begun looking at fractions and equivalent fractions.

In Science, we have enjoyed investigated levers and whether the further away from the pivot the object is, the lesser or more force is needed to lift the object.

The homework for this week has been put on the homework section of our Year 5 page.

Have a fabulous weekend.

Miss Russell and Mrs Gladwin

 

Friday 17th November, 2023

Our Week in Year 6 – w/c 13th November 2023

Well done to everyone in Year 6 this week for their hard work in lessons. We are seeing some people really be ambitious in their learning and trying to make their work the best that it can be. Keep it up!

In English, we have been looking at using parenthesis, colons and formal conjunctions in our work, in preparation for writing our non-chronological reports on World War 2.

In maths, we have looked at equivalent fractions, either by making the numerator or denominator the same.

In science, we used lux meters to measure the brightness of different light sources, such as: daylight, the classroom lights and the whiteboard. We found that the brighter the object, the higher the lux.

In history, we looked at rationing and how this affected the lives of British people during and after the war. We looked at the types of food that was rationed and the ways that people coped with it.

School Trip to Morrells Wood Farm

A letter was sent home this week regarding a Year 6 trip to Morrells Wood Farm in December. Please respond on ParentPay as soon as possible.

Homework

Have a lovely weekend!

The Year 6 Team

 

Tuesday 14th November, 2023

Children in Need 17.11.23

Dear Parents/Guardians,

As you may already know, this week is this year’s BBC Children in Need Appeal Week. John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School is excited to be joining with many others around the UK to help raise awareness.

Children are welcome to come to school on Friday 17th November in their own clothes.

Due to the cost-of-living crisis, parents are not expected to contribute but if you would like to donate, you can do so here;

Donate using the ‘70701’ shortcode (Campaign dates: 31st Oct 2023 to 30th Nov 2024) –

Text the word ‘FIVE’ to 70701 to donate £5

Text the word ‘TEN’ to 70701 to donate £10

If children have PE on Friday (Y3 and Year 1) they will need to wear sensible footwear.

For further information please see https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/donate/

Thank you for your continued support.

Kind regards

Miss E Harrison

Friday 10th November, 2023

Our Week in Year 3 – 10/11/2023

A great first week back!

It has been a busy and action-packed start to the second half of the Autumn Term.

We have begun English by looking at adverts. We read the book ‘How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth’ by Michelle Robinson and Kate Hindley. We looked at the different products needed to clean a grubby mammoth and the difficulties we might have when washing him! The children had some fantastic ideas. This is our inspiration for creating an advert to sell woolly mammoth shampoo. Pupils are beginning to use some very persuasive language!

In Maths, we are working on written addition and subtraction. Pupils have really impressed us with the manner in which they have grasped this, especially when carrying from the units into the tens column in their addition calculations.

In History, we are moving forward in time and have begun to investigate the Bronze Age, thinking about what has changed or stayed in the same in the Bronze Age compared to the Stone Age.

In PE, we are moving onto Gymnastics. We had our first lesson this week and pupils were focusing on making different balances. It was harder than we thought as we had to consider how straight our bodies were as well being able to hold the balance.

Finally, we have considered the meaning behind Remembrance Day. We held two minutes silence on the playground at 11 o’clock. This afternoon, pupils wrote prayers, thinking about what they are grateful for and considering the sacrifices that have been made.

Dates for the Diary

Year 3 visit to Bishop’s Wood – Wednesday 13th December. All permission slips and payments, including any orders for a packed lunch from school must be completed on ParentPay by Wednesday 6th December.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Mr Baker and Mrs Lawman-Smith