Welcome to Woodpeckers’ class page!
On our new-look page, you will find all of our news and homework organised by type on a handy one-stop page!
| Routines in Woodpeckers | Adults in Woodpeckers |
|---|---|
| PE Indoor — Wednesday | Mr Housden |
| PE Outdoor (Y3) – Friday | Miss Allison |
| Swimming (Y4)- Friday | Mrs Barrett |
| Spellings – Monday | Mrs Bache |
LKS2 governor: TBC
Bookbags and Reading Diary
As your child enters year three or four, they will be encouraged to work with growing independence. To support this, your child will take responsibility for their own book bag.
They will be expected to bring their book bag into school every day, removing any books, homework, letters, slips, notes and monies accordingly. You may use your child’s orange reading diary (that they should keep in their book bag) as a form of communication, using it to record messages for us to read. We may also use these as a form of communication back to you as parents/carers. In order for this system to run smoothly, we ask you to encourage and remind your child to make us aware as soon as possible if there is a message in their diaries that we need to read.
Reading Books
Every Monday, your child will bring home a reading scheme book. They are to read this book with an adult at least twice at home and should return it to school the following Monday. They will then be given another scheme book and the process will repeat. Before your child brings home their book, they will have been asked at school to write this into their orange reading diary. To clarify that they have read at home, we would appreciate it if you could sign your child’s reading diary each time you read with them. If on a Monday, we find your child’s reading diary has not been signed, we will send them to reading club which takes place at break time. Reading is an integral part of our school, as we strongly believe that all children should be given the opportunity to regularly read a wide range of texts within varying environments. Therefore, by allowing your child to access reading club if they have not read, it enables us to ensure these opportunities to read are being provided.
Free Choice books: In LKS2, your child will be encouraged to take home a free choice book (a book they have selected from our library). When they take a free choice book home, they will also record this in their orange reading diary. This book can be read at their leisure at home (either on their own or with an adult) and must be returned to school whenever they finish it. We understand some of these books are lengthy, and therefore will require a bit more time to read, so do not expect these to be returned weekly. Once they bring this back, it will be ticked off by a member of staff and they will then be free to select another free choice book.
Homework and Spellings
Every Monday, your child will be given two homework sheets. These will consist of English and Maths tasks. They will also be given a list of 10 spellings. We expect these to be returned by the following Monday for us to check over your child’s homework sheets and test them on their spellings. We kindly ask that you mark the homework with your child, so any misconceptions can be addressed at home and also, quickly spotted and supported when the homework is brought back in to school. Some of the Maths Skills and Grammar Hammer questions, answers and concepts can be more specific and therefore, every week, we share the answers to these sheets to help you mark them as a family. You can find these on our class page of the school’s website (below).
We only expect children to spend 20 minutes on each piece of homework, if they are struggling please just write a note to the teacher explaining this – don’t struggle on! Any Grammar Hammer and Maths Skills sheets that your child brings home for the first half-term will be from the previous year. We do this in order to consolidate the children’s learning. After this, we will move on to their respective year group’s sheets.
A topic homework grid will also be available on your child’s class page (below) by the end of the first week of a new topic. It is expected that your child will complete at least three of the activities from the grid. The dates for the deadline of submitting this homework will appear on the top of their Topic Homework Grid. There are a range of fun and exciting options to choose from so please feel free to be creative!
This Week’s Homework- Click the title for more.
LKS2 Homework w/c 18/9
Year 3 Maths Answers – Stage 2 Check 1 Answers Year 4 Maths Answers – Stage 3 Check 1 Answers
This Half-Term’s Topic Homework and Knowledge Organisers – Click the title for more.
LKS2 Homework Grid and Knowledge Organisers – Autumn
Romans Homework Grid – New 2023 LKS2 KO ROMANS LKS2 Science Knowledge Organiser – Animals-Including-Humans Maths Knowledge Organiser -Autumn-1
Latest class news – Click the title for more.
Thank You School Council!
This year our school council have been incredibly busy. They’ve held story writing, poetry and design competitions, helped the school save energy and stay tidy, rescued a sea-turtle, made bird feeders, hosted Chill Out Tuesdays, collected for the food bank, recycled thousands of batteries for Duracell’s Big Battery Hunt, met the Mayor of Leeds…and so …
The Big Battery Hunt Final Total…
The Big Battery Hunt is over! A HUGE well done and thank you to everyone who has contributed to the competition. So many of you have brought in THOUSANDS of dead and used batteries, and so many of you have done a fantastic job of helping us to count and recycle these too. Overall, we …
Woodpeckers Maths – Time
Today in Woodpeckers, we have been using 12-hour analogue clocks to learn how to tell the time. We started by re-capping the hour and minute hands and reminding ourselves of ‘past’ and ‘to’. We then had a go at showing exact times on our clocks and to finish, we looked at working out duration e.g. …
Woodpeckers Geography – Fieldwork Fortnight
As part of Fieldwork Fortnight, we have been out and about exploring the School grounds to identify the features we have that are good for the environment. To begin with, we got together in pairs and had a look at a school map. We discussed the different human (buildings, fences, sheds) and physical (grass areas, …
Woodpeckers DT – Mechanical Greek Gods and Goddesses
As part of our Greek Topic this term, we have made some mechanical Greek Gods and Goddesses for our display. To begin with, we researched and experimented with different types of levers and linkages to see how we could use these on our products. Then, we designed our products, choosing which mechanical system we thought …
Woodpeckers Maths – Measuring and Comparing Volume using ml and l
Today in Woodpeckers, Y3 have had a go at measuring and comparing volume using ml and l. To begin with, we looked at a range of different measuring cylinders and discovered that they all had different measuring scales. We realised this was something we’d need to look out for when measuring and comparing . Next, …
Big Battery Hunt Update and Final Call…
Thank you to those who have continued to bring in their dead and used batteries over the past few months. We have now collected and recycled just over 15,000 batteries! The competition is about to enter its final week…you have until Friday 30th June to bring in any dead or used batteries that you wish …
Year 4 Swimming
Please remember to bring pyjamas for tomorrow’s Drowning Prevention Week lesson. Trunks/costumes still required. Thanks, Mr Housden
Woodpeckers Maths – Subtracting Mass
Today in Woodpeckers, Year 3 had some very special teachers showing them how to subtract Mass. Our year 4s did an amazing job of making sure the year 3s took the right steps in order to get to the answer. Year 3 also impressed them with their knowledge of the relationship between grams and kilograms, …
Woodpeckers Drop-In
Woodpeckers and their families have had a fantastic morning at their drop-in. We’ve looked through books, had a tour round the classroom and most importantly, determined whether Athens or Sparta is the superior city state of Ancient Greece, by competing in the Peloponnesian War (part 2). Thanks to all who visited and got stuck with …
Woodpeckers Maths – Adding Mass
Today in Woodpeckers, Year 3 took a trip to the zoo to complete their next maths lesson! They used the animals latest weight measurements to practise adding different weights. Some of the animals were VERY heavy, so they had to think carefully about adding using both kilograms and grams and converting these if necessary.
Woodpeckers and Red Kites Science – Magnetic Poles
As part of our next forces and magnets lesson, we have been learning about magnetic poles. In this lesson we investigated the different poles on a magnet (North and South) and how they behave when they are brought together (attract and repel). We then used some of our marked magnets to see if we could …
Woodpeckers Maths – Comparing and Ordering Mass
Today in maths, year 3 have been comparing and ordering the weight of different objects. To begin with, they recapped their previous learning and had another go at weighing different objects using non-electric scales. Once complete, they then started to compare the weights of these objects, deciding which were heavier or lighter than others, or, …
Woodpeckers Maths – Measuring Mass
Today in Woodpeckers, year 3 started their new Maths unit, Mass and Capacity. In today’s lesson, they explored using scales to measure different objects. They discovered the difference between electric and non-electric scales, and learned that they had to be careful when reading non-electric scales, as their dials weren’t always the same. Some of our …
Woodpeckers Topic – Athens Vs Sparta!
This morning in Woodpeckers, we took on the challenge of deciding whether we would have wanted to live in Athens or Sparta during the Ancient Greek Period. To start with, we looked at how Ancient Greece was divided up into city states and discovered that each state had their own ways of living and governing …
Woodpeckers Maths – Decimals (Y4)
Today in Woodpeckers, Y4 started their new maths unit, decimals. They used their first session to find out what decimals are, how they can be represented and how they can be partitioned. They then finished off their session by putting decimals into real-life context through measuring with their rulers.
Woodpeckers Topic – Ancient Greek Inventions and Discoveries
Today in Topic, we have been learning all about how Ancient Greek discoveries and inventions have influenced the modern world. To begin with, we looked at some of the wider discoveries the Greeks made in science, maths, philosophy, sport, the arts and democracy. Then, we looked into some specific inventions. Here we took part in …
Woodpeckers English – Writing a ‘WAGOLL’
Throughout our twisted tales unit so far, we have focused on the following 4 things… 1) Telling traditional tales from alternative perspectives. 2) Using consistent tense. 3) Using direct speech and punctuating this correctly. 4) Writing in paragraphs. Today in Woodpeckers, it was time to put our learning into practise and write a WAGOLL together. …
Woodpeckers English – Direct Speech
Today in English, we have been learning all about direct speech. To begin with, we discussed what direct speech is and used the books from our reading area to find some examples in different texts. Here we discussed the key features surrounding each piece, which helped us to establish the basic rules of writing direct …
LKS2 French – Le Corps
We have been learning to name parts of the body in french lessons.
Woodpeckers Topic – Vocabulary
Before we start our new topic, The Greeks, we have learned some new vocabulary that will crop up consistently throughout the term. To begin with, we looked at the new vocabulary, discussing potential pronunciations and meanings. Then, we had a go at matching the vocabulary to their correct definitions, discussing them as we went. We …
LKS2 Topic Entry Point – The Greeks
To kick off our new Topic, The Greeks, we have spent the afternoon in Ancient Greece competing in the first ever Olympic Games! To begin with, we learnt all about the history of the games, and used some ancient artefacts to discover which sporting events took place, who could compete in them, and the wider …
LKS2 – Topic Exit Point
To finish our topic, Scavengers and Settlers, we have had a go at creating some clay art. After recapping and practising the main techniques (rolling, coiling, pinching and slip), we had a go at creating our own pots. Check out some of our finished products below…
School Council – Bird Feeders for Earth Day
After helping promote Earth Day, School Council have been keen to do more to help our planet, particularly through helping the wildlife. This week, we have had a go at creating our very own recycled bird feeders to hang up around the School grounds. We had so much fun making them and are very pleased …
LKS2 Art – Pointillism, Jigsaw and Food Art
Throughout the past few weeks in LKS2, we have undertaken a number of different art projects. Check these out below… Pointillism – After studying the work of Seurat’s & Delree Dumont, we had a go at recreating our favourite landscape images using pointillism techniques (cotton puds and finger tips). Jigsaw Art – After studying the …
Woodpeckers – Earth Day
Saturday 22nd April is Earth Day. Throughout the week in Woodpeckers, we have been getting ready to celebrate this day. At the beginning of the week, our class councillors talked to us about Earth Day. Sharing when it is, what it is and why it is so important. We had a big discussion about Earth …
Woodpeckers English/Drama – Fairytales
After learning all about Fairytales yesterday, we decided to have a go at re-enacting some today! We split up into groups and were each given a different fairytale. We then had to choose a small section from our tales and try to create a scene. Once ready, we presented our scenes to the rest of …
Woodpeckers English – Fairytales
To begin our new unit of Twisted Tales, we have spent the morning looking at Fairy Tales. Initially, we discussed what Fairy Tales are and had a look at some well-known Fairy Tale stories, sharing things that we knew about each one. After this, we started to think about the key features of Fairy Tales …
Big Battery Hunt Update – We’re Famous!
Thank you to those who have been bringing in their dead and used batteries over the past couple of months. We have now collected a total of 6400 batteries! A big thank you also, to our school council team who have been making multiple trips to the recycling points to ensure all of these get …
Y3 Music – Ukulele Performance
In music, Y3 have been learning to play the ukulele. Today, they treated Reception and KS1 to a mini concert to show off all of the fantastic things they’ve been learning.