St Winifred's School
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                                                                  Autumn Term number 5
                                                                  2nd October 2015

See Our School in Action

Prospective parents and pupils are welcome to come and see our school in action on Tuesday 6th October between 9.30am and 12 noon.

No appointments necessary.
PTFA

The PTFA AGM is being held on 6th October 2015 at 19.30 at The Gregg School. 
 
The schools rely on PTFA support not only for fund-raising for those little and big extras that make a big difference, but also for help providing support and refreshments at events such as the Christmas Fair and Summer Fete.  It is fun and a great way of meeting other parents and becoming involved in your son / daughter's school life.
 
St.Winifred's and The Gregg School have historically had a joint PTFA, but this year we would like to propose a change to the structure of the sub committees, separating the two PTFA's. Both PTFA's have completely different needs due to the age groups of children we are trying to appeal to. Following the successful establishment of FROGS and Winifriends, it has been decided that now both sub PTFA's would benefit from becoming a PTFA in their own right.

Please find attached the agenda  for next week's meeting.  If the vote to separate the two committees goes through, the business for Winifriends members will finish after item 4, and  nomination forms will be sent out to parents and friends of Winifriends to put themselves forward to join, in advance of our next meeting on November 3rd, when the new committee will be elected. 

Music demonstration on 9th October

Southampton Music Services (SMS) will be providing music lessons at St.Winifred's School after half term. They will be coming into school for an afternoon of music performance and demonstration, consisting of a concert followed by opportunities for the children to try out various instruments.  

Parents are invited to come in at 3.30pm to speak to SMS and ask questions about the how the music service runs.
MacMillan Coffee

Thank you for supporting our MacMillan coffee event last week, your cake donations were well received!. We raised £128.33. Thank you to our parent helpers: Mrs Cooper, Dr Campbell, Dr Williamson and Mrs Carrett. Thanks also to George and Ella for serving the cakes.
Form 6 this week

In English, we are starting a non-fiction recount unit on the theme of UFOs and Aliens.  
 
In Maths, we are completing work on multiplication and division methods before moving on to shape and angles.  
 
In Science, we are looking at the contribution of Darwin, Wallace and Mendel to Scientific ideas as well as starting to look at plant and animal adaptations.  
 
In our Palaeontology topic, we will be studying the timeline of fossils. 
Form 5 this week

English: Writing recounts with emphasis on summarising texts.

Maths: Focus on mental multiplication and division including work on fractions.

Science: We will be checking out the relative distances of the planets in our solar system as well as finding out other fun facts about the planets.

History: We're going all Top Gear in History this week looking into the different vehicles that played their part in WW1.

Coming up in Form 1

Form 1 are learning about addition and subtraction this week in Maths.  The children will be beginning to learn how subtraction 'undoes' addition.  They will be deciding whether to add or subtract to solve a word problem and solving the problems using cubes or fingers.

In English we are finishing off our 'Wanted Posters' concluding our unit about Lists and Labels.  We will be starting poetry and looking at a variety of poems.  If Mrs Presland is feeling brave she will be bringing in some worms from the garden to write a worm poem!

In Geography the children will be discussing if all countries have the same weather.  They will be learning to understand that some countries are very cold and other countries are very hot. 
This Week in Preschool:
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As we approach Autumn, we will be talking about and possibly tasting different fruits and foods this week. We will need you to sign to confirm whether you agree to your child participating in this activity, please.

Our phonic of the week is ' p'

Our Letter and Sounds focus is 'alliteration'

Please can you also ensure that your child has a full change of clothes including socks, pants and possibly plimsolls or spare shoes in their school bag.    

Please could the children come to school in games kit on Tuesday morning ready for our activities!                                                                                                                               
Coming up for Form 3


Maths - this week we will be measuring accurately to the nearest cm and m. We will compare objects of different lengths, adding and subtracting two lengths.

English -  Form 3 will continue with the topic of Instructions and Explanations. We will be focusing on capturing key points ensuring the writing is in the correct tense, and obviously neatly written.
 
Science -time for some muscle building! Children will look at joints and movements of the human body. They will identify how muscles control every movement we make. We will look at a replica model to show how pairs of antagonistic muscles will pull together.
This Week:

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In This Issue
In Form 2 this week:
In Maths we will be learning about 2D and 3D shapes. We will identify and describe the properties and look at the difference between a regular and irregular 2D shape.
 
In English we will be starting our unit of poetry. We will read poems and rhymes and, using a writing frame, write our own poems. We will be building our collection of adjectives to make our writing more interesting. 
 
In Art we will be continuing to learn about Victorian art. We will be creating our own still life collage using different materials.

 

  
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School Uniform
There have been several issues with lost uniform this last week.

Please ensure all items, including shoes, are named.
Reception in the coming week

In Reception we will be reading Elmer, working on colours and simple rhymes. Also we will look at an elephant poem.

We will have a go at telling jokes like Elmer does- I hope you enjoy hearing them! 

In maths we will continue to practise writing numerals correctly and clearly. We will develop our understanding of addition. We are also thinking about Autumn and the changes we can see around us.

Please could the children come to school in games kit on Tuesday morning ready for our activities!                
Form 4 this week
English: We will be looking to create more instructions to make art.
 
Maths: Form 4 will be perfecting their multiplication and division skills this week.
 
History. We will be making a Greek Temple as well as comparing life in Ancient Athens and Sparta.
 
Science: We will be investigating more sounds and how they are made.
 
Art. Joan Miro's abstract paintings will be the focus of our studies this week.

 
Clubs
Clubs for the coming week are:

Monday
Book Club for Form 1 and Form 2 with Mrs Carrett (Max 10 places) 3.30-4pm

Tuesday
Board Games for Forms 1 and 2 with Mrs Winter (Max 12 places) 3.30pm to 4.15pm
Sorry NO English Club this week for Forms 5 and 6 with Mr Pascoe 
 
Wednesday
Homework Club for Forms 3 to 6 with Mrs Jolley (Max 12 places) 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Cricket/Sports Club for Forms 3 to 6 with Mr Milton (Max 12 places) 3.30pm to 4.30pm
 
Thursday
Art & Craft Club for Forms 2 and 3 with Mrs Presland (Max 12 places) 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Art Club for Forms 4 to 6 with Mr Papps (Max 12 places) from 3.30pm to 4.30pm 
Judo* for Forms 1 to 6 at lunchtimes

* These clubs are are provided for St. Winifred's School by external teachers for an additional charge to parents.  The content of these clubs are not set by the School and all clubs are dependent on numbers.

Details of these activities are available from the school office.

Have a good weekend.

 

Mr Brogan

Head Teacher

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