Term 6, Week 4 (26/6/26)
🌞 Weekly Rowan Update 🌞
What a hot week it has been! 🥵 The children have been absolutely fantastic and have shown great resilience despite the high temperatures—well done, everyone! 👏
📢 Important Reminder
Please make sure to check the school newsletter for important dates and times this term. 🗓️ There are also some exciting competitions to enter 🎉, and don’t forget to look at the class window for the Jam Jar Activity as part of the Festival of Fun! 🍯
📚 English
We are very close to finishing our class novel City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. This week has been our “hot write” week (no pun intended! 🔥✍️), where the children have planned, written, and edited their extended pieces.
We have now completed the story and even watched the film 🎬, comparing it carefully to the book and spotting the differences.
Next week, we are excited to begin a new text: The 100-Mile-an-Hour Dog by Jeremy Strong 🐕💨
🔢 Maths
Year 5 have been working hard on converting measures and retaining this knowledge. They have been converting between:
- grams and kilograms ⚖️
- centimetres, millimetres and metres 📏
- millilitres and litres 🧪
Year 6 have been busy rehearsing for their production of The Pirates of the Currybean 🏴☠️🎭 They are thoroughly enjoying it and are full of excitement! The crew have been creating props and organising resources, with even more rehearsal time planned for next week.
When not rehearsing, Year 6 have been problem-solving and consolidating their maths skills—excellent effort all round! 🧠✨
🔬 Science
This week, we explored air resistance by designing and testing parachutes 🪂 of different sizes.
Our key finding: the larger the surface area, the slower the fall.
The children recorded their experiments and discussed how variables were changed—super scientific thinking! 👩🔬👨🔬
🏃♂️ PE
Due to the heat, we made the most of the shade 🌳 and created games using natural resources. A great way to stay active while keeping cool!
ℹ️ Key Information & Reminders
- 💎 Jewellery:
- No earrings for PE
- Only stud earrings allowed in school
- Watches are permitted ⌚ (smart watches must be handed in each morning)
- No necklaces or rings
- 👕 PE Kits:
Please follow the school uniform policy - 📅 PE Days: Tuesday and Friday (Handball 🤾♂️ and Athletics 🏃♀️—weather permitting!)
- 🚫 No chewing gum in school
- 🌦️ Weather: Please ensure your child brings a coat/raincoat as the weather is changeable
- 💧 Water Bottles:
This is essential in warm weather! Please ensure your child brings one every day
📅 Upcoming Events
- 🎓 Secondary Transition Day (Year 6)
- 🎉 Festival of Fun – 10th July (PM)
- 🎭 Year 6 Performance – Tuesday 14th July
- 9:15am & 2:00pm (ticket slip required)
- 🌟 Year 6 Leavers’ Evening – Thursday 16th July (6–8pm)
- 👏 Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly – Friday 17th July at 2:30pm
- 🏫 Last Day of Term – Friday 17th July
🏠 Home Learning
- 🎸 TT Rockstars – Times tables practice (monitored weekly)
- ✏️ EdShed – Spelling practice
- ➗ MyMaths (Year 6) – Maths tasks
- 📖 Daily Reading – Please record in Reading Records
All login details have been provided. ✔️
🙏 Thank you for your continued support.
Have a wonderful weekend! 🌈
Mr Bowles & Miss Harris