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Date: 19th May 2025 @ 2:24pm
Hello!
We have been learning lots about the rainforest and how animals are in danger because the trees are being chopped down for palm oil! The children have now finished writing their amazing persuasive letters to save our rainforests. On Friday, we went to the letter box and posted our letters to our local MP Lucy Powell, we hope that she replies!
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We have really lucky today because we had Coach Sophie in school to help us learn and practice our cricket skills. We had lots of fun batting the balls from a tee, learning our fielding skills and working as a team!
Date: 18th May 2025 @ 8:18pm
Last Monday we started our final text for this half term called Katie in London. The story is about a girl called Katie who gets shown all the wonderful landmarks around London by one of the lions in Trafalgar Square.
We started the writing unit by learning about the famous landmarks in London by creating them out of construction materials, doing some observation drawings of the landmarks, reading information books and writing some facts.
Isabelle did an amazing structure out paper of the Tower of London, which she has been adding to over the week. She said she will continue to add more details next week!
Date: 11th May 2025 @ 11:22pm
Good luck to our fabulous Year 6 this week as they take their Sats tests.
You have all worked so hard this year and made so much progress, now is the time to shine!
Go ahead and smash it- we are all so very proud of you!
Date: 11th May 2025 @ 10:15pm
In science this week we were learning about the different parts of a plant and their functions. We read some information about each part of the plant. We used natural materials in the playground to create our own models of plants. Then we told our partners what each was and its function.
Date: 11th May 2025 @ 10:40am
In Science this week, we have been learning about plants! We have explored the two different types of flowers; garden plants and wild plants. We recapped the parts of the flower and then learnt about what the fuctions of the parts of the flowers are. We made a model of a flower including the parts and then explained to our friends what each part of the flower does to help it grow and survive.
Date: 9th May 2025 @ 1:40pm
Year 5 had a fabulous day celebrating VE Day. It was wonderful to see how interested they were and they asked great questions. They really enjoyed writing a diary entry from the perspective of someone who has enjoyed the celebrations in 1945 and their feelings knowing the war was finally over and we had snacks in the afternoon with VE Day crafts.
The children have also been very inquisitive while learning all about the Mars rover Curiosity in our reading and writing lessons this week and were amazed by watching the real life footage from the surface of Mars!
Article of the Week: Article 38
Date: 8th May 2025 @ 2:21pm
Article 38: Children have the right to be protected during war.
This week we have chosen to highlight Article 38, because we have celebrated the anniversary of VE day. During wars,children's mental and physical wellbeing are harmed by the dangerous conflicts surrounding them. This is why it is important that UNCRC protects children during war, and makes sure that no child under the age of 15 can participate in war.
Date: 8th May 2025 @ 1:53pm
Today, we have been learning about VE day for it's 80th Anniversary. We wore red, white and blue to school and ate a special VE day lunch.
In class, we learnt what Victory in Europe day is, and why it is important to remember these occasions. We also completed some different VE day crafts.
Date: 8th May 2025 @ 11:46am
Today we have celebrated VE Day by dressing up in red white and blue, creating mark making banners, looking at and talking about a remembrance banner, playing keep uppy and at lunchtime we listened to some old songs. We also danced to some boogie woogie music. Happy VE 80th Anniversary everybody!
Can anyone name that tune?
Date: 7th May 2025 @ 11:04am
Hello!
We are now in our final term of year two and I cannot believe how fast the time has flown! The children have had an amazing start to the summer term across all subjects. This half term has started with lots of new learning. Some of our learning so far has been starting to explore persuasive writing for writing a letter, identifying different coins and their values in maths and starting to discuss 'why do some animals live in cold places and others in hot?' in our geography learning. Check out the photos below to see what we have been learning and exploring!
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Our current PE days are: Monday and Thursday. Please ensure your child is wearing full PE kit on these days. This includes a white T-shirt, pair of black shorts, leggings or tracksuit bottoms & some pumps/trainers.
Please ensure that your child reads his/her book EVERY night at home and please sign their reading record. We have weekly awards for children who have been reading their book and completing their homework.
What can you find in the United Kingdom?
Date: 5th May 2025 @ 8:37pm
This week in our connected curriculum we have been learning about what you can find in the United Kingdom! So far we have found out that the UK is made up from 4 countries England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We have also discovered that the UK is an island which means that it is surrounded by seas and oceans! This week we have been learning what the four capital cities are for the four countries and what landmarks you might see there if you went to visit. We explored the capital cities; Belfast, London, Edinbourgh and Cardiff using the Chromebooks and Google Images. We have also looked at photos to do our own observational drawings.
Should Year 5 visit Ghyll Head?
Date: 2nd May 2025 @ 5:32pm
Of course they should!
Today, some Year 6 children shared their persuasive adverts telling Year 5 children all about the wonders of Ghyll Head and why they absolutely must go on the trip! We think some of the Year 5 children are already getting excited!
Date: 2nd May 2025 @ 5:29pm
We started back last week planting sunflowers and finished this week creating our own representations of them. We have been chosing from a variety of diferent media which included cellophane, tissue paper, felt-tips and wax crayons. We're sure you'll agree that we are amazing artists and have our own creative ideas. The children took their sunflowers home today too. We hope they grow well. Have a lovely, sunny weekend.
Date: 1st May 2025 @ 4:52pm
Year 5 enjoyed an exciting cricket taster session led by a professional coach. Pupils practised batting, bowling, and fielding through fun games and drills. The session introduced key cricket skills and teamwork, sparking enthusiasm for the sport among the children. It was a fantastic introduction to cricket!
Article of the Week: Article 1
Date: 1st May 2025 @ 12:39pm
Article 1: A child is any person under the age of 18.
This week's article of the week is Article 1, which shows that everyone under the age of 18 has all of the rights in the Convention.
At Ravensbury, we ask the children to consider 'How do children get to enjoy their rights in the UK? What does the Government do to make this happen?'
When you hear of the answers, you can often be surprised by how much we do to support the rights of the child - as there are so many things that we do without even thinking about it.
Here are just some of those things:
- Every child must be registered with a name at birth.
- There are parks and play areas provided.
- We have education and health care systems.
- Some people's jobs is to protect children.
- The school curriculum includes learning about the convention on the rights of the child.
- Children are given protection when they need.
- Schools have ways of listening to children's views and opinions.
- There are Children's Commissioners whos job it is to make sure children are listened to.
- Social care services and the police work to keep all children protected.
- There are laws which include some rights from the Convention of the Rights of the Child, such as equalities legislation and the Children Act.
Can you think of any other things that we do?
How and when did the Romans invade Britain?
Date: 1st May 2025 @ 12:16pm
This week in history, year 3 have been learning all about how and when the Romans invaded Britain.
We learnt how Emperor Julias Casear tried to invade Britain, but failed. He then had to build his army by invading different countries in Europe. However, it was Emperor Claudius who successfully invaded Britain in 43AD.
We also discovered that the Romans wanted to come to Britain because of the precious metals that Britain had.
During our learning, we were able to go out onto the playground and use our drama skills to explore how the Romans built their powerful empire.
KS2 SATs information for parents
Date: 29th Apr 2025 @ 7:17am
Please see attached the information that was shared at our parents' SATs meeting on Tuesday 29th April at 9:10am.
Thank you.
Date: 27th Apr 2025 @ 4:06pm
This week we have read the story Night Flight and over the next couple of weeks we will be working towards writing our own version of the story.
So far, we have explored the meaning of some of the vocabulary such as thrumming, lush, cautiously and gangly. We will aim to use some of these words in our writing to make it sound interesting to the reader!
We have also looked at pictures from the story and then sequenced them in the correct order. Then we looked at story sentence openers and used them to tell our partners the story. After we had orally practised sequencing the story, we practised writing the sentences on post its matched to each event of the story.
We are very excited to write our own version over the next couple of weeks as we will be sharing our stories with the Reception Classes!
Date: 27th Apr 2025 @ 12:00pm
Year 3 have had a busy start to the Summer term.
In maths, we have emerged ourselves into the world of fractions. This half-term we are learning all about unit fractions, so we have begun to explore the difference between equal and unequal parts, identify parts and wholes and learn new vocabulary.
In reading and writing, we are learning how to write a biography. We began the unit by reading biographies all about the warrior Queen Boudicca. We have also begun to complete some research about other famous figures, that we will continue to explore next week, as we write our own biographies.
In history, we launched our Roman topic by learning how to march as a Roman and the fierce tortoise formation that the Romans used in battle.
We can't wait to find out more about the Romans in future lessons!
Rights Respecting Newsletter 25.04.25
Date: 27th Apr 2025 @ 11:46am
Rights Respecting Newsletter
In July 2024, Ravensbury Community School was awarded the Bronze Rights Respecting Award. This means that our school is committed to learning about Children’s Rights. We are the Ravensbury Rights Respecters (The Three Rs). Our task is to teach the children, staff, parents and carers about Children’s Rights as we embark on our journey to earn the Silver Rights Respecting Award.
This year, we have taught all children about the ABCDE of Rights during Friday
assemblies, learnt about our Rights during PSHE lessons and have created class and playground charters. The adults have also received training about Children’s Rights.
We now plan on updating our school website with Children’s Rights, and linking them to each of our curriculum pages. We will also have our very own class blog where we will post a ‘right of the week’ every week.
We are also planning special rights celebration days, where we hope adults at home can join us in celebrating our rights.
Keep an eye out for future newsletters!
Ravensbury Rights Respecters.
Date: 25th Apr 2025 @ 5:02pm
The children returned, ready to learn and we've all been enjoying the lovely weather in our outdoor environment. Our new learning question is, 'What grows in the world around me?'. We have been really busy, planting, exploring, learning and playing. Here are a few photos of some of the exciting things that have happneed in Nursery this week.
✈️ All Aboard Year 5 Airlines! 🚀
Date: 25th Apr 2025 @ 2:56pm
This half term, Year 5 are taking off on a learning journey through time! We're exploring how transport technology has changed since the Victorian era — from horse-drawn carts and steam trains to super-fast jets and rockets soaring into space!
To launch our topic, we transformed the classroom into an aeroplane! With boarding passes in hand, everyone 'checked in', found their seats, and experienced what it’s like to be a passenger on a real flight. We talked about airport routines, in-flight announcements, and even thought about how it feels to take off and land!
From roads and railways to supersonic speeds and splashdowns, we’re ready to explore how technology has taken travel to the next level. Grab your boarding pass and relax — it’s going to be an exciting ride!
Date: 22nd Apr 2025 @ 8:51pm
Today the children came back to school to find a muddy note in the classroom. It said - Minibeast hunt - Go in the garden, what will you see?
In groups, the children went into the garden, they took pens and minibeast hunt checklists and searched for minibeasts.
Some children thought they might be looking for something tiny whilst others thought they could be looking for big monsters!
Eventually the children discovered the book 'Mad about Minibeasts'. Together we read the book and spotted the different rhymes. The children discovered that minibeasts are infact insects like worms, spiders and snails. They searched under rocks and in the trees and leaves and found some minibeasts.
This week the children will continue to read the book and spot the different rhyming words.
Mad About Minibeasts! Children's read-aloud (audiobook), with illustrations.
Date: 20th Apr 2025 @ 12:24pm
On Thursday in the last week of term we shared our wonderful Easter Bonnet creations to our grown ups from home. We did our annual walk about around the Daily Mile track on the playground. Then we sang some Easter related songs for the parents/carers who came to watch and support us.
Alice In Wonderland Exhibition!
Date: 20th Apr 2025 @ 12:21pm
Last term Mrs Thewlis won a comptetion and Year 1 were the lucky chosen classes to go and visit Z Arts Theatre Company where we were immersed into the magical imaginative world of Alice in Wonderland. We took part in a craft activity and created some cat or rabbit hats using collage materials. Then we were taken into the magical world in Wonderland where we were able to play with lots of games and toys from the story. It was lots of fun!!!
