Woodpeckers 19.10.26
Date: 16th Oct 2026 @ 8:14am
Hi Woodpeckers,
Our last week of learning before half term. There will be homework over half term so look out here for a blog next week as usual.
This week we will be looking for all learning behaviours so think about valued learning behaviours.
Here are some reminders for this week -
Ms Jordan is our teacher Monday - Wednesday and Ms Cross is our teacher Thursday - Friday.
Reminders:
Monday - PE/Swimming- No Forest School today so please come in full PE kit.
Tuesday -
Wednesday - We have visitors in for a food waste workshop.
Thursday - Under 11 Football event for some children. KS 2 Eco/School Council visit to a recycling centre. Last day- please come in dress down clothes and bring a sweet treat for PTA to make raffle hamper prizes.: please support us. Halloween disco after school. Homework due in today.
Friday - PD day- Homework will come out on a blog. Have a lovely week off.
Uniform
Please make sure children are wearing correct uniform; including socks and it is labelled.
Daily belongings needed in school: water bottle, planners, book bag, coat and a smile!
Homework
Reading Giants - Read at least 5 times each week and record it in the diary. Please note - the diary needs to be in school on Friday as past reads will not be recorded on our chart (except holidays).
Times Tables - Ms Jordan has checked everyone can log on, please let us know if you're having problems.
The children have been very excited learning about Cheddar Man. Cheddar Man is at The Natural History Museum in London. If you're thinking of a day out at half term, I'm sure your children would love to visit and see the skeleton.
Spellings - sheet in homework book
Writing - Write 2 simple sentences and 2 compound sentences. Look below if you are unsure and makesure you follow the writing models below.
Maths -
Curriculum Visions - You should now beable to access this resource. Please check and let us know if you can't. This is a fantastic resource with videos, lessons and high quality text. Please do look at Rocks and Soil, The Stone Age.
Sentences we are retrieving and practising this term-
A simple sentence - The man rubbed his stomach! A short sentence which evokes a feeling from the reader and has a subject (man) and one verb (rubbed). An exclamation mark can be used to emphasise feeling. They are short and make sense on their own - this is also a main clause.
Here are some more examples - The boy shook his fist!, The girl screamed with joy!, Her shoulders slouched!, The man froze!
A compound sentence - is made up of two simple sentnces (or two main clauses) which are joined together by a coordinating conjunction. It also has two verbs.
Here are some examples- - The man rubbed his stomach and he licked his lips. His head dropped and his shoulders began to slouch.
A simple - cliffhanger sentence helps the author to tie the last paragraph to the beginning paragraph. It also helps to build tension and make the reader want to read on. It also shows that they can use a single dash and an ellipsis which is more use of sophisticated language. It is composed of 2 simple sentences separated by a single dash and ending in an ellipsis.
The man rubbed his stomach - he started to turn green...
A verb complex sentence has 2 clauses separated by a comma. 1 clause will be a main clause and the other clause will be a subordinating clause. The first part of the sentence will be the subordinate clause(it does not make sense on its own) whilst the second part is the main clause (it does make sense on its own).
Rubbing his stomach, (subordinate clause starting with a verb) the man licked his lips.(main clause)
Rubbing his stomach, the man licked his lips.
A complex (middle) sentence is a simple sentence, with an extra piece of information (relative clause) which relates to the noun or subject and before the main verb. We use commas to separate the clause.
The man started to explode! is a simple sentence. The man , who gritted his teeth, started to explode! Who gritted his teeth, is the relative clause.
A subordinating complex sentence has 2 clauses and starts with a subordinating conjunction.
As he rubbed his stomach, the man licked his lips. 'As' is a subordinating conjunction. 'he rubbed his stomach' is the subordinate clause. 'the man licked his lips' is the main clause.
