Rushbury C. E. Primary School
SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL
Rushbury, Church Stretton, Shropshire SY6 7EB
Telephone and Fax: (01694) 771233
Email: admin@rushbury.shropshire.sch.uk
Headteacher : Mrs Diane Pye
Tuesday 5 January 2015
head@rushbury.shropshire.sch.uk
Website: rushburyschool.co.uk
Dear Parents,
Spring 2016
To parents of Key Stage 2 children
Happy New Year. Welcome back to a new term.
This term we welcome Miss Barber-Jones who is a student teacher from Worcester University. She will be
working with Mrs Collins in Class 2.
There will be a Christingle Service at 2.15pm on Tuesday 12 January at St Peter’s church. Children will be
making Christingles for this. Please do join us if you can.
For your information, this is what we will be studying this term:
The Late Stone Age (Neolithic Hunter) to the Iron Age.
Attached to this letter is a summary web of what the children will be learning.
Additional information, dates and resources are available on the school website.
In addition, the following information is important:
Jaguar Maths in Motion Challenge
Year 5 and 6 children will be taking part in this international competition designed to inspire young people
to follow careers in maths or engineering. The competition starts within the school. Children will work
together in small teams using cloud based simulation software to set up and race a virtual car. There will be
an inter-school knockout followed by an international competition. To win, the children will need to solve
practical maths problems, apply their solutions and beat thousands of other children from around the world
who are determined to do the same thing! Our school will be working closely with Jaguar maths and
engineering education consultants.
Year 5 and 6 children will be taking part in the Shrewsbury Bookfest. This is an exciting opportunity to
meet authors, explore new literature, and take part in art and literature competitions. The children will need
to read as many books as they can from a selection of six books (if any of the books are too challenging for
your child, please read the book to them). In March, they will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite
book and will be invited to the Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury, along with other participating schools, for a
presentation ceremony and to meet the authors.
P.E.
In the first half term Monday and Friday P.E. sessions will take place at the village hall. Children will be
doing dance and gymnastics with Mr Wellings and Mr Owens. Full P.E. kit (white T-shirt, green sweatshirt,
navy blue or black jogging bottoms) and trainers are required. Please keep this kit in school all week as the
children are often involved in inter-school events.
After half term, P.E. will take place back at school.
On Tuesday afternoons the children will take part in outdoor maths and science activities using ideas based
on Forest Schools. The children will need to bring waterproof clothing and wellington boots or old
outdoor trainers.
Spanish will continue to be taught by Mrs Wilson on Monday afternoons.
On Monday 29 February the children will be visiting the Appletree Organisation in Ludlow to watch
a performance of ‘The Boy Who Bit Picasso’ This performance will be followed by an art workshop.
This visit will inspire future class art work.
On Wednesday 27 January children in Class 3 will be visiting Shrewsbury museum. They will look at
‘early man’ exhibitions and take part in Stone Age workshops. Class 2 will visit the museum on
Thursday 28 January.
Details of these visits will follow shortly.
In mathematics, the children will cover weekly topics.
In Class 2 the children will cover weekly topics
in the following order:
Ordering & rounding numbers
Addition and subtraction
Multiplication and division
Decimal fractions
Dividing 2 digit numbers by 10,100
Money and measures
Quadrilaterals
Symmetry
Co-ordiantes
Position and direction
Multiplication and division
Factors
Area and Perimeter
Bar charts
Continuous data, using tables
Fractions of quantities
Counting in decimals
Measures
Money
Partitioning
In Class 3 the children will cover weekly topics
in the following order:
Time
Pie charts
Capacity
Area and perimeter
Prime numbers / multiplication and division
Comparing fractions & problems
Negative numbers
Addition and subtraction
Angles / constructing quadrilaterals
Regular and irregular polygons
Volume
Long multiplication and division
Decimals
Metric units
Measures
Line graphs, tables and timetables
Reflective, translational and rotational
symmetry
Fractions/multiplication and division
Calculation strategies
The children will also complete daily morning maths activities covering all areas of computation.
We will continue to work with the mathematics department at Church Stretton Secondary School to assist
the development of children’s computation and the progression of skills.
Homework
Education City homework will be based on topics covered in class. This has been a great success with
children consolidating class learning at home.
In addition, Year 6 children will also receive two pieces of paper homework per week; on Mondays to
be handed in on Fridays and on Fridays to be handed in on Mondays.
Reading
The children have been asked to keep a record, in their home school links book, of all the books they read
and the dates they started them. It is important that they read at home every day and can discuss favourite
books by author or genre. This book is also a key link between home and school. Please ask your child to
hand in their book if you have any messages. Please do not hesitate to come into school if you want to
discuss the books your child is reading; we are always happy to help.
Comprehension activities and reading different texts form an integral part of many lessons. All of this is
monitored carefully by teachers and support staff. In addition, there is a quiet reading time every day.
Each Monday the children will be given spellings from the National Curriculum to learn. The children will
have a spelling test the following Monday.
Friday mornings will include multiplication tests, mental maths, and homework follow up. Key Stage 2
will be split into 4 groups.
Homework club will continue on a Tuesday and Thursday (3.15 – 4.15 pm ) with Miss Carter. The cost is
£1.00 per session (subsidies for pupil premium pupils). Nicky Thomsett will pick children up at 4.15pm
and transport children on the school mini-bus. Please get in touch with the school office or Nicky
Thomsett if you have any queries about this. Thank you
Homework project: Children in Key Stage 2 will continue with the assembly rota on a Thursday afternoon.
So far this homework has been very successful. As you know, the theme this year is Amazing Artists.
Children have been asked to research facts about one artist, talk about why they like the artist or a particular
piece of work by the artist and show a piece of their work. The assembly does not need to be lengthy.
Children need to think about their audience and make sure they have rehearsed what they want to say.
It is very important that your child knows when their slot is and is adequately prepared. If your child needs
any support, resources, equipment to make something with or wants to print out something at school, please
let us know. We have some resources in school. Children have use of the hall computer and projector. Some
children prepare work at home and then copy their work onto powerpoint at school or email the project to
head@rushbury.shropshire.sch.uk In the past, children have included short videos, models, drama, costumes
and artefacts. The rota is below. A similar list will be on the wall in class so that the children can write in the
name of their artist once they have decided. This will avoid repetition.
Thursday Assembly rota:
15 October
James
To be done in spring term
19 November
Emi
To be done in spring term
07 January
Max
12 January
Chloe
7 January
Scarlet
14 January
Saskia
21 January
Emma
28 January
Charlie
4 February
Esme
11 February
Aaron
25 February
Hannah
3 March
Oliver
10 March
Lois
17 March
Shaun
14 April
Katie
21 April
Archie
28 April
Maddie
5 May
Brooke
12 May
Freddie
19 May
Aiden
9 June
Clara
16 June
Thea
23 June
George
30 June
Jack
In addition, please don’t forget music of the week. Children are welcome to bring in suggestions. Their piece
of music will be played at the beginnings of assemblies for the week.
Wider Opportunities
This term, Class 2 and 3 will be split up into five mixed-age groups. Approximately every four weeks, each
group will move to a different activity.
Activity 1
Cookery – recipe ideas from our vegetable garden, healthy eating and basic cooking methods. This term
there will be a focus on healthy teeth.
Leader: Miss Dugdale
Activity 2
Gardening
Leader: Miss Carter
Please bring in warm clothes and wellington/ outdoor boots.The school will provide gardening gloves.
Work will cover RHS levels, sustainability issues, Eco work and the setting up of a school vegetable stall.
Activity 3
Church Links
Leader: Mrs Child
Children will research StEdith, the Patron Saint of Eaton church. They will complete a piece of art work to
be displayed in the church. Art work will also be inspired by the class theme.
Activity 4
Design and Technology / IT
Leader: Mrs Smith
The final group will learn about programming. Children will use ‘Scratch’ to make simple programs. They
will develop their skills and build on learning from last term’s workshop. Once all children have completed
their Scratch projects they will move onto animation work.
Activity 5
Art / Design Technology
Leader: Mrs Moncilovic and Miss Barber-Jones
Children will continue to create clay tiles reflecting Elizabeth II as the longest reigning monarch. In addition
they will create models of Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age shelters.
Diary Dates From Spring 2016
We will inform you of any changes, but please keep up to date on the school website www.rushburyschool.co.uk
Monday 4 January:
Tuesday 5 January:
Thursday 14 january:
Thursday 14 January:
Monday 8 February:
Monday 15 February:
Monday 22 February:
Tuesday 23 February:
Monday 29 February:
Wednesday 2 March:
Thursday 3 March:
Thursday 10 March:
Wednesday 16 March:
Thursday 24 March:
Friday 25 March:
Monday 28 March:
Monday 11 April:
Wednesday 20 April:
Thursday 21 April:
Monday 2 May:
Thursday 5 May:
Monday 9 May:
Thursday 19 May:
Monday 30 May:
PD Day
Children return to school for spring term
Music workshop – compose school song
Class 3 Dodgeball
Helen Reidy, LSAT in school
Half Term
Children return to school
Music workshop – recording of school song
Appletree Organisation visit. The Boy Who Bit Picasso
Year 5 STEM Electronic Extravaganza – Church Stretton Academy
9.30 – 11.30am Instrumental workshop, St Lawrence’s
KS 2 Change4Life, Church Stretton
Swimming Gala
Class 2 Hockey, Church Stretton
9.30am Easter Service, St Peter’s
Easter Holiday starts
Summer term starts.
Year 4 STEM day, Church Stretton Academy
Class 2 Tennis, Church Stretton
Bank Holiday
Year 2 Sports Activities, Church Stretton
SATS Week. All Year 6 children must be in school
Class 3 Orienteering, Cardingmill Valley
Half Term
Monday 6 June:
Thursday 9 June:
Children return to school
Class 3 Rounders, Church Stretton
2.30pm Safer Schools meeting
Residential, Anglesey, one night – details to follow
9.30 – 12.00 KS2 Athletics, Church Stretton
2.00pm end of year concert, St Peter’s Church
Year 6 Games at Lacon Childes (Rushbury School transition morning)
9.30am Leavers’ service, St Peter’s, Last day of term
Monday 13 June:
Thursday 23 June:
Wednesday 13 July:
Tuesday 19 July:
Friday 22 July:
Class 3 Timetable Autumn 2015
Mrs Pye
Teaching
Assistant
Class 3
10.45 – 12.00
B
1.0
L
Assembly
Morning work
Mental maths
Spelling Scheme
Tuesday
Am
Mrs Child
9.25 – 10.30
– 3.15
PM: Support groups with Mrs Child
( Miss Carter – Thursday)
Morning work
Mental Maths
Spelling Scheme
Monday
Am
Mrs Child
8.50
Violin
lessons
R
U
1.00-1.30
1.30 – 2.00
Mrs Wilson
Spanish
Miss Carter
Spelling
Test and
reading
Reading &
Punctuation
Activsports club
2.00 – 3.00 pm Forest School
Homework Club 3.15 – 4.15pm
N
A
C
1.00 – 1.20 Open The
Book Assembly
E
Morning work
Comprehension
Spelling Scheme
Assembly
Class 2&3
lead
1.25 – 2.05
2.05 – 2.40
Reading &
Punctuation
Music
Lesson
Mr Bennett
1.45 – 3.15
Whole School
singing
Mr.Bennett
Reading &
Punctuation
Homework Club 3.15 – 4.15pm
10.45 – 12.00
Celebration
Assembly
Morning work
Mathematics
Friday
Am
Mrs Child
& Miss
Carter
& Mrs
Smith
PE
Mrs.Ceri Wilson and Mrs.Kate Collins
Morning work
Comprehension
Spelling Scheme
Thursday
Am
Mrs Child
Pm Mrs
Child
Mr. Owens
Using and Applying Maths and Science
Wednesday
Am
Mrs Child
2 – 3.15 pm
MULTIPLICATION
TESTS
MATHS
HOMEWORK
4 groups
K
Mr.Wellings
PE
H
4 Activities
Gardening and sustainability –Miss Carter
Cookery, food safety, DT-Ms Dugdale
Church Links/Art and Design-Mrs Child
Computer Programming -Mrs Smith
Art / Design technology – Mrs Moncilovic / Miss
Barber-Jones
As always, we will keep you informed through the weekly newsletter.
If you have any questions, please ask.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Diane Pye
Mrs Kate Collins