woodpeckers 29.09.25
Date: 25th Sep 2025 @ 9:06am
Hello Woodpeckers,
We hope you enjoyed the Victorian day, especially the donkey rides!
Our learning behaviour of the week is 'Push yourself', and our value is 'Thankfulness'
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 clothes (Long bottoms/Joggers, t-shirt and jumper) for Forest School and swimming kits. After school Yr 4-6 Football club. Due to not being able to give out homework on the Victorian day, we will give out homework and mark last week's so please could children bring homework books. We will also count the five reads today. Homework will be reduced to reading, TT Rockstars and spelling sheet due to not having the weeikend to complete it.
Tuesday - After school Lego club
Wednesday - PE Kit; PE with Mrs Saunders
Thursday - PTA meeting at the pub 8pm
Friday -
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
We have spent £200 of our class money on new books and our book area looks amazing, children are keen to read which is fantastic! Please ensure books are kept in pouches and looked after for everyone to enjoy-thank you.
Due to not being able to give out homework on the Victorian day, we will give out homework and mark this on Monday so please could children bring homework books. We will also count the five reads today. Homwork will be reduced to reading, TT Rockstars and spelling sheet due to not having the weeikend to complete it.
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 - You have all been given a booklet to work on in class which is the times tables you need to practise. Please practise at home too. We will do the first Check in our booklets on Tuesday afternoon. Remember to rehearse the inverse (division) facts as well.
Writing -
Sentences we are learning 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.
Here are some more examples - The boy shook his fist!, The girl screamed with joy!, Her shoulders slouched!, The man froze!
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 sentence is a simple sentence w, the man licked his lips.ith 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.
