We reach the end of an extremely eventful term, culminating in our Class Assembly, where we had the opportunity to show the school what we had studied in our Learning Journey ‘1066 and all that’. The children acted and spoke their parts stupendously in our re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings, showing great eloquence and poise. They were reluctant to change out of their clothes afterwards and feel a sadness at the end of the topic.
However, we will not leave the Anglo-Saxons entirely, because our next Learning Journey is ‘Myths and Legends’ and we will study Norse Legends and Myths as well as the stories of King Arthur. On Wednesday 5 November 08 we are having an Anglo-Saxon Workshop with Foxes Class, which will get us off to a geat start.
There is no homework for the holiday but the children are asked to learn their Spellings for Friday 7 November 08. These have been put in their homework folders. This is a new venture called Personalised Spelling Tests, as they have been organised after scrutiny of the children’s individual spelling errors, to make sure they are tested on words that they personally find difficult. Spellings will be given out weekly on a Friday and tested the following Friday.
Finally, please read the letter sent home about the Christmas Big Sing at the Brighton Centre on 2 December 08. The whole of Key Stage Two is invited to take part in this event and we will be including items from it for our own Christmas festivities. Mrs. Tomsett and I will be running an after school club for children who would like to attend this exciting event on Wednesdays starting 12 November 08.
