Year 6 had such a fun day today combining their riddle solving skills with their mathematical prowess. They hunted around the school grounds for clues to work towards completing the final challenge.
"I had to think about the second riddle carefully, but then I worked out where the clue was hidden and ran!" Klaidi, Oak
It was so wonderful to see the children working well together in their groups and demonstrating their reciprocity skills.
"It was so much fun to run around and find all the clues; our group were one of the first to complete the final challenge!" George, Almond
Of course it wouldn't be an Easter hunt without a chocolate treat the end. The children were delighted to go home with their chocolate bars after all of their hard work.
Today Year 5 went on a bomb hunting trip around Dagnam Park!
We used our map skills and found the sites where two V2 Rockets fell during World War II and discussed the damage the weapons had on the environment. In addition to this, we looked around the ruins of The Manor and found the steps to Lady Neave’s cellar where she sheltered during the air raids.
'I can't believe how much history there is here!' Harry
'I loved seeing where people use to live and shelter from the air raids,' Ella
‘Do you think they dropped the bomb here by accident or deliberately?’ Thabang
We were lucky enough to stop at Central Park on our walk back for our lunch break!
We know that some of you have requested some extra work for the children to complete over the Easter holidays, especially as their end of Key Stage 2 assessments are fast approaching.
Please can you indicate on this form if you would like your child to go home with some work to do over the holiday period and we will make sure that this is ready for them to take on Friday.
If you were unable to attend the end of Key Stage 2 assessment meeting that was held in February, please find all the information that was shared here.
This week in Literacy, Year 6 have been thinking about whether or not Zoe - the lead character in our book, Floodland - should stay on Eels Island, or leave for a better life. They discussed in groups reasons for her to stay and reasons for her to go; it was brilliant to see the children debating respectfully and supporting all of their ideas with evidence from the text.
"There is no way stay on this island; she finally knows where her boat is, so she should leave immediately!" Maisie, Almond
"She could overthrow Dooby's tyrannical leadership and become the new leader of Eels Island - that is a pretty good reason to stay!" Giada, Lime
Some excellent collaborative work, Year 6. We look forward to continuing the debate and writing a discussion text on this issue.
Please find below Year 6's spellings for this week. Please encourage your child to practise their spellings every week, so that they are prepared for their spelling test on Friday.
The children have worked really hard in their practice end of Key Stage 2 Assessments this week. We could not be prouder of their resilient and hard-working attitude all week! As such, the children were rewarded with a fun extra games session (rounders, team-building games).
They enjoyed an ice lolly in the beautiful sunshine, and we ended the day with a movie and some popcorn.
"I wish it was SATs week every week so we could get this at the end!" - Riley, Oak
"My favourite part of the day was PE...but also Encanto was good too." - Moyin, Almond
If you would like to see more pictures from today, please head on over to Google Classroom to view them.
These children have put in 110% effort this week and really showed us how in the green zone they were with their learning. Thank you for your incredible hard work.
Congratulations to: Alfie, All of Lime and Sophie
Star Writer
These children excelled in their writing this week including how they carefully considered their written answers within the Reading mock SATs - well done!
The children have worked really hard in their practice end of Key Stage 2 Assessments this week. We could not be prouder of their resilient and hard-working attitude all week! As such, we would like to reward the children with a fun extra games session (rounders, team-building games etc.) tomorrow.
Please could all children come to school in their school PE kits, so that they have the appropriate attire to join in all the fun. As we have been blessed with beautiful weather this week, please also ensure the children have sun protection and clearly labelled water bottles.
We can't wait to celebrate all the children's hard work in the sunshine tomorrow!
From Wednesday 27th April 2022 , Maple will be will be attending swimming lessons. This will be for the whole of the Summer Term, any changes to dates will be communicated via the website/Facebook.
The children will leave school in the afternoon, accompanied by Year 5 staff, and we will make our way to Central Park Leisure Centre on foot. We will return to school by approximately 3.30pm
Please click here to give permission for your child in Maple class to swim
A reminder of what your child will need:
Swimming costume or swimming trunks (no bikinis please!)
A towel
A named bag to carry and store their items in
A swimming hat
Goggles (not essential, but can be worn if preferred)
Please note, no aerosols or powders should be given to children, as these can cause problems for children with asthma.
All children, regardless of ability, will be taking part in swimming lessons as they are a National Curriculum requirement. Children will only be exempt from lessons with a signed and dated doctor’s note or certificate.
If you have any questions or queries about this or any other swimming related issue, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Year 5 team via year5@broadford.havering.sch.uk.
On Monday 28th March, the school nurse will be coming to school and talking to the Year 5 girls about puberty. A member off Year 5 staff will be with them.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email us at:
Year 6 have been taking on their very own history project this term based on the Tudors. This project is child led and allows the children to take complete ownership of their learning.
Each week, the children add to their project by exploring a new historical skill such as: historical enquiry, interpretation, comparison to other periods of time, chronological understanding, impact on Britain etc.
We began this project by having an immersion lesson - all things Tudors! The children particularly enjoyed the Henry VIII song (see link below). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EGzHsye71c
So far they have chosen a topic area within Tudor history, for example:
Crime and punchiment Fashion Weaponry Battles Family Symbolism
They then had to come up with a question to base their project on which will hopefully be answered in the end, for example: Crime and punchiment - Why were beheadings done publically? Fashion - Did class status affect how Tudor's were dressed? Weaponry - Were bow and arrows the most effective form of weapon? Battles - How did enemies keep themselves safe from one another during battle, what were their tactics? Family - Why was it an expectation to marry so young during Tudor times? Why were men perceived as superior? Symbolism - What is the difference between the significance of the Tudor Rose and the Tudor Shield?
The children then spent a lesson exploring the validity of different primary and secondary sources of information to discover which pieces were likely to prove worthy of being included in their projects.
After that, we looked at comparison between the Tudor times and another period of history based on their question, eg, Tudor fashion verses Roman fashion or Tudor buildings verses Victorian buildings.
Here's to the next few weeks where we will uncover the answers to our historical enquiries - how exciting!
