St Winifred's School
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                                                                  Autumn Term number 7
                                                                  30th October 2015

EYFS Autumn Walk

Reception and Preschool had a lovely time on their annual Autumn walk at The Gregg School.  We explored the woods, collected leaves, pine cones and sticks, and practised climbing on and jumping off tree stumps, as well as playing 'follow my leader' around the lavender bushes.   We didn't see any frogs in the pond but we did find several rabbit holes, and we saw lots of apples growing in the orchard.  We enjoyed delicious cakes and fruit in the school canteen before heading back to the minibus, chatting about our busy morning.  Thank you to all who helped us enjoy our adventure!
School Photographs

Reminder that individual school photograph orders need to be returned to the school office by
Tuesday 3rd November at the latest.

Please include the proof print with your order. 

All cheques should be made payable to D.A.Vincent. Thank you.

 Moving things on - Tuesday 3rd November at 4pm.
 

Please come along to have your say, vote for a new committee and help us make a difference in support of our school. 
 
The new Winifriends needs your support for the benefit of the pupils.
 
Refreshments will be served in the school hall from 3.30pm onwards. We understand that you may need to have your children with you and we will make arrangements for them to be supervised for the duration of the meeting. 

The agenda for the meeting will include the election of a new committee and formal adoption of a constitution.  We are proposing adopting the PTA UK model constitution, but are open to other suggestions.

We would also like to discuss whether the new committee should be a PTA or a PTFA.  "Friends" allows us to vote onto the committee anyone over the age of eighteen years who wishes to be involved, however there is also an argument that the committee should be steered by people actively involved in the school, either as a current member of staff, or a parent.

If you would like to be part of the committee please complete a nomination form (available in the school office) and return it into the ballot box in the school office by 10am on Monday 2nd November 2015.
St.Winifred's School Choir

Mrs Grant, from Southampton Music Service, will be running our Choir after school on Thursdays from 3.30-4.15pm starting on 5th November. The choir is a free activity open to all pupils from Form 1 to 6. Please contact the school office if you would like to sign your child up to the choir.
Form 6 this week

In English, we will be presenting our recount work on UFOs to another year group and beginning a new unit on Performance Poetry.  
 
In Maths, we will be looking at comparing and ordering fractions.  
 
In Science, we will be completing our studies in Evolution and Inheritance before moving on to a new unit on Electricity.  
 
And in topic, we will be sharing what we have found out in 'Palaeontologists on Tour' with the school before moving on to a new Geography topic the following week.  
Form 5 this week
 
English: Continuing our poetry unit investigating alliteration and onomatopoeia.
 
Maths: We start the new half-term looking at mental multiplication strategies and division techniques.
 
DT: The skies are the limit as we start our new DT topic designing a menu for an airline and building the revolutionary new packaging for it.
 
Geography: Welcome to our local area. This half-term it is all about checking out the local area around us.

Science: May the force be with us! Sadly, we're not learning about Star Wars but we are learning about forces!
Coming up in Form 1
 
Form 1 will be learning about poems with pattern and rhyme to motivate children to talk about humorous poems and stories and get them writing!  Children will take part in skipping/chanting poems & compose their own verses to poems that include repetition.
 
In Maths the children will be counting forwards and backwards in tens. Developing their understanding of place value comparing two numbers.  Children will also begin to recognise and find halves and quarters in shapes.
 
This half term we will be looking at the theme of toys.
 
In Art this week we are exploring printing - experimenting with different paints and a range of items from a toy box, to make patterns and marks on paper.
This Week in Preschool:
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We hope you have enjoyed the half term break with lots of fun being had enjoying our Autumn weather.

We will be talking about Autumn, including the weather, changes in the days and festivals that are linked to it over the next half term.


Our theme of the week is 'Autumn Festivals'

Our phonic of the week is 'c,k'

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.           
Coming up for Form 3
 
Maths - This week we will be adding and subtracting using partitioning to mentally add numbers together. We will be solving problems, including missing number problems, using number facts, place value and more complex addition and subtraction.
 
Science - Form 3 will start a new topic on Forces and Magnets. We will discuss what we mean by forces, pushes & pulls requiring direct contact. Learning how to use arrows to show the direction of forces; we will choose a setting to illustrate forces & their directions.
 
English - Form 3 will continue for a further week on Poetry - Creating Images. We will focus on analysing a poem they have read, focussing on the meaning of unfamiliar words in a poem, writing a detailed and descriptive character profile and writing a poem based on one we have studied.
This Week:

Winter Menu Week 1

Music lessons start this week

Monday
Nominations in for PTA
Return photograph orders

Tuesday
4pm PTA meeting

In This Issue
In Form 2 this week:
In Maths - Form 2 will be learning about number and place value.

In English - the children will be starting their new topic looking at fables and traditional tales. This week we will be writing some character descriptions and learning about the morals of different stories.
 
History - we will be beginning to look at the history surrounding 'Bonfire Night' and starting to learn about the Gunpowder Plot.
 
Just a reminder that as it is getting colder the children should all be coming into school with both their blazers and jumpers.
 
 
  
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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 starting our new topic- festivals and celebrations.  We will be talking about Bonfire night and creating firework pictures and poems, and sharing our experiences of celebrations with our families.
 
Our role play area will become a home corner where special celebration feasts can be prepared and we can put on our party clothes.
 
In Maths we will be looking at sets of numbers to find the biggest and smallest.
Form 4 this week
English: We will be starting a new topic on stories in familiar places using the Horrid Henry books as our inspiration.
 
Maths: A little more place value work with a focus on addition and subtraction using numbers with decimal points.
 
Science: Form 4 will be tackling electricity this term and so we will be looking at different sources of electricity plus highlighting the dangers.
 
History: Why were the Greeks and Persians at war with each other? Where did the term Marathon come from? Form 4 will be finding the answers to these questions.
 
Art: Evaluating will be one job we need to complete but we also aim to start a new design technology project involving making cars.
 
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 NO CLUBS due to PTA meeting at 4pm 
 

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
CHOIR for Forms 1 to 6 with Mrs Grant 3.30pm to 4.15pm

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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