Hogwarts Class

Welcome back Hogwarts Class! I hope you had a lovely Easter Break!
This week, we have focused on ‘bus stop method’ division in Maths and multiplying 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers in Arithmetic. We have started our new Topic of ‘Ancient Greeks’ in English and read Mythical stories linked to the theme ‘Myths and Legends’. The children have also designed their own mythical creature and created a drama piece, based on texts they have read. In the afternoons this week, we have had PSHE lessons. We have focused on Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Education, specifically drug risk, drug use and resisting pressure. The children have been very engaged in this topic, asking some really thought provoking questions and have produced some brilliant posters/leaflets around how to avoid peer pressure. In PE, the children have started their new topic of Tennis for this half term with Mrs Grey and in RE, focused on the key question ‘How do Muslims express commitment to their religion in different ways?’. The children have also been completing handwriting and spellings daily. Just a reminder that PE continues to be on a Thursday, Handwriting Home Learning is due every Monday, ‘Ancient Greek’ homework can be completed anytime and please read at home as much as possible to collect Mundesley Merits! Thank you!

A busy last week of Half Term for Hogwarts Class! We have focused on Multiplication and Division in Maths and multiplying 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers in Arithmetic. We have been following the ‘Guardians of the Planet’ theme by using the book ‘What a Waste’ in English, and writing a piece of persuasive writing, based on this. We have continued our topic of ‘Guardians of the Planet’ by building cars and racing them, as well as the key question ‘How do Muslims express commitment to their religion in different ways?’. Please see attached some photos of the children creating their cars! Just a reminder that PE is on a Thursday, Handwriting Home Learning is due every Monday, ‘Guardians of the Planet’ homework can be completed anytime and please read at home as much as possible to collect Mundesley Merits! Thank you!

What a busy week Hogwarts Class have had! We have focused on multiplication and division in Maths, looked at ‘bus stop method’ in Arithmetic and have been practising our times tables daily. We have been following the ‘Guardians of the Planet’ theme by using the book ‘What a Waste’ in English and reading ‘Lost Words’ in Reading & Thinking. We are also practising our handwriting and spellings daily. We have continued our topic of ‘The Weather’ in French and the children have been learning about Global Warming in Topic. Thank you to all the parents who came to Parents evening this week – I loved speaking to you about all your children’s successes so far this year. Please see attached some photos from our Book Fair, Sister Act at North Walsham High School and Pensthorpe trip this week – the children have had so much fun! Just a reminder that next week we have our Easter Eggstravaganza event on Wednesday afternoon and Class photos on Thursday, so please send your children into school with their PE kit in a bag. Also, PE is on a Thursday, Handwriting Home Learning is due every Monday, ‘Guardians of the Planet’ homework can be completed anytime and please read at home as much as possible to collect Mundesley Merits! Thank you!

Hogwarts Class have had a brilliant week! We have focused on multiplication and division in Maths, looked at ‘bus stop method’ in Arithmetic and have been practising our times tables daily. We have been following the ‘Guardians of the Planet’ theme by using the book ‘The Last Wild’ in English and reading about Water Protectors in Reading & Thinking. We are also practising our handwriting and spellings daily. We have continued our topic of ‘The Weather’ in French and the children have been learning about Global Warming in Topic. Thank you to all the parents/carers who came along to our class Book Look – I hope you enjoyed seeing the children’s work! Please see attached some photos from our Matilda trip to Cromer Academy – the children had a brilliant time watching the production! Just a reminder that we will be going to the school book fair and watching Sister Act at North Walsham High School on Tuesday and Pensthorpe on Wednesday! Also, PE is on a Thursday, Handwriting Home Learning is due every Monday, ‘Guardians of the Planet’ homework can be completed anytime and please read at home as much as possible to collect Mundesley Merits! Thank you! I look forward to seeing parents on 19th and 20th for Parents Evening!

Hogwarts Class have had a brilliant week! We have focused on multiplication and division in Maths, looked at ‘bus stop method’ in Arithmetic and have been practising our times tables daily. We have been following the ‘Guardians of the Planet’ theme by using the book ‘The Last Wild’ in English and reading ‘One Plastic Bag’ by Miranda Paul in Reading & Thinking. We are also practising our handwriting and spellings daily. We have continued our topic of ‘The Weather’ in French and the children have been learning about websites in Topic. Thank you to all the parents/carers who came along to our World Book Day activity – I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Just a reminder that we have our trip to see Matilda at Cromer Academy on the 14th and Beach Clean up on 15th! Also, PE is on a Thursday, Handwriting Home Learning is due every Monday, ‘Guardians of the Planet’ homework can be completed anytime and please read at home as much as possible to collect Mundesley Merits! Thank you! I look forward to seeing parents on 13th for Book Look!

Hogwarts Class have completed a Maths topic focusing on calculation, multiplication and division, looked at subtracting decimals from whole numbers in Arithmetic and have been practicing our times tables daily. We have also continued our new topic of ‘Guardians of the Planet’ and in the afternoons, producing our own piece of Earth music. In the pictures attached, you will see the children creating their own musical beats, clapping at different speeds and frequencies. We have been following the ‘Guardians of the Planet’ theme by using the book ‘Greta Thunberg – Little People, Big Dreams’ in English and reading ‘What a Wonderful World’ by Lisa Stewart-Sharpe in Reading & Thinking. We are also practising our handwriting and spellings daily. We have continued our topic of ‘The Weather’ in French and the children have finished their Handwriting Home Learning is due every Monday, ‘Guardians of the Planet’ homework can be completed anytime and please read at home as much as possible to collect Mundesley Merits! Thank you! I hope you have a lovely half term break and I look forward to seeing all the children on the 26th!

Hogwarts Class have had a very busy week! We have completed our Maths topic focusing on the seven times tables, looked at adding and subtracting decimals in Arithmetic and have been practicing our times tables daily. We have also continued our new topic of ‘Guardians of the Planet’ and in the afternoons, making and painting our Modroc sculpture, based on a Biome of our choice. We have been following the ‘Guardians of the Planet’ theme by using the book ‘Greta Thunberg – Little People, Big Dreams’ in English and reading ‘The Lorax’ by Dr Seuss in Reading & Thinking. We are also practising our handwriting and spellings daily. We have continued our topic of ‘The Weather’ in French and finished our PSHE topic about Stereotypes, Discrimination and Prejudice. Well done everyone! Reminders – PE is on Monday next week (12th February). Handwriting Home Learning is due every Monday, ‘Guardians of the Planet’ homework can be completed anytime and please read at home as much as possible to collect Mundesley Merits! Thank you!

What a great week we have had in Hogwarts Class! This week, we have completed our Maths topic of Addition and Subtraction, focused on adding and subtracting decimals in Arithmetic and practicing our times tables daily. We have also continued our new topic of ‘Guardians of the Planet’ and in the afternoons, learning about biomes and beginning to use Modroc. We have been following the ‘Guardians of the Planet’ theme by using the book ‘Earth Heroes’ by Lily Dyuin English and reading ‘What a Waste’ by Jess Finch in Reading & Thinking. We are also practising our handwriting and spellings daily. On a Friday afternoon, we are beginning a new topic in French (The Weather) and learning about Stereotypes, Discrimination and Prejudice in PSHE. Brilliant job everyone!

We have had another great week in Hogwarts Class! This week, we have started our topic of identifying missing values in Maths, multiplication and division in Arithmetic and practicing our times tables daily. We have also continued our new topic of ‘Guardians of the Planet’ and in the afternoons, learnt about Time zones and Landscape artists. We have been following the ‘Guardians of the Planet theme’ by using the book ‘Stories for a Fragile Planet’ by Kenneth Stevens in English and reading ‘The Tale of the Whale’ by Karen Swann in Reading & Thinking. We are also practising our handwriting and spellings daily. Well done everyone!