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This week in 1EC, we have started a new topic in art. We have been exploring different types of lines, and we have started using different media to explore how the lines change. Belle: ‘my favourite line was the crosshatch line’ Harrison: ‘My favourite line was straight lines. The ones that go across. I like drawing with crayons.’ Derin: ‘My favourite line was zigzag. I love crayons!’ We have applied these lines to creating firework pictures, using lots of different colours and shapes for our fireworks.  This half term our nurture groups have been learning about the changing of seasons and the life cycle of trees. We have collected leaves, looked at the colour of the leaves and learnt all about the sycamore trees in our school grounds. We made pictures and faces using leaves. We have also been learning about hedgehogs and we worked together to make a big hedgehog. 🧪✨ Year 5 Scientists in Action! ✨🧪 Year 5 had a cracking time in science this week! 🥚💥 They used their knowledge of materials to design and make packaging to protect some very precious eggs. Then, drawing on their understanding of air resistance, they created parachutes to help their egg packages float safely down from… the school roof! The teachers bravely climbed up and launched the parachutes so the children could see if their designs were effective — all in the name of science! 🚀 We’re pleased to confirm that no teachers were harmed in the making of these videos! 😄👏 #EastTilburyScience #Year5 #FutureEngineers #STEMFun In Year Two, children have been writing their own story about a character who realised that they are a star, based on Stardust which is part of our Write Stuff curriculum. However, this week, pupils have started a question and answer text based on the famous astronaut Lance Armstrong.
Children in Year Three have been creating their own version of Stone Age Boy, focussing on the part where Robert falls down a hole and wakes up in a prehistoric world where people wear fur, hunt with spears and arrows and day-to-day life as he knows does not exist! Pupils in Year Four have been writing their own version of The Lost Thing. A young man, who likes to explore his local city to find bottle caps, finds something incredibly unique. Incredibly rare. Incredibly lost! They venture through the city to locate a new home for the lost thing. Year Five have been writing narratives inspired by the short film One Small Step. The pupils followed Luna’s journey as she overcomes challenges to achieve her dream of becoming an astronaut. They have been developing independence in writing by completing the final plot points on their own and creating their own stories about characters pursuing dreams despite setbacks. Narrative around the book The Arrival, using emotions to convey the sadness and imagery of a young child whose father needs to leave the family to find work/go to war/care for an ill family member. They have used this stimulus to create a recount based on Letters from the Lighthouse – a narrative about being evacuated during The Blitz and experiencing how the Jews were treated during Kristalnacht. This week, pupils have been working hard on many areas of the curriculum. In Maths, the children have been consolidating their understanding of addition and subtraction, including the need to regroup. In English children have started to explore the picture storybook – Farther and how they could use the stimulus of this book to recreate their own version by changing the context. We were treated to a visit from the Athlete Courtney Orange, he was a commonwealth medallist, who shared his experiences with the school. In DT, pupils were able to recreate their own version of the school using junk modelling. Reading Habits at East Tilbury Primary School
Here we are at the start of a new term and we are looking forward to another step up in your child’s reading progress and confidence. To ensure your children are reading at home, we will send out resources to help you support them. Your child should have received a new reading record and a banded reading book suited to their ability. If your child has not received either of these items, please contact your child’s class teacher. As you may know, the school also uses an online reading programme called Bug Club; we would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the ways you can help your child with their reading at home. What is Bug Club? Bug Club is a finely-levelled reading scheme, which ensures that all children can read books at exactly the right level for them. What’s more, there are online versions for every printed title and a personalised website for each child. What do the Book Band Levels mean? All school books and Bug Club books are graded into colour-coded Book Band levels, and within each level there is a carefully planned progression of books. This fine progression gives children plenty of opportunities to develop their reading skills. Using the online reading world If you have access to an internet connection, your child can enjoy reading Bug Club books online as well as in print. Each child has a unique homepage, and can log into it by following these steps: 1. Go to www.activelearnprimary.co.uk 2. Enter the login details. 3. Your child’s homepage will appear. Reading a book online Your child’s teacher will regularly allocate new books to your child according to their reading level and these books will appear on their personal homepage. By now your child should be quite used to the online environment and the process of answering quiz questions and earning ‘Bug Points’. If you haven’t already, why not ask your child to show you the books they have already read and how many rewards they have accumulated. The reader Until they are fluent readers, younger children will benefit from reading aloud to you as often as possible. By the time they are in Years 5 or 6, many children prefer to read silently to themselves. Create quiet opportunities for them to do so, but then talk to them about the book they are reading. Sharing reading When sharing a book with your child, try to take opportunities to talk about the book – before, during and after reading.
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