WILLOW TREE ACADEMY
Herringthorpe Junior School
Newsletter Friday 26th March
Have a wonderful Easter fortnight everyone! Red Nose Day
A huge thank you to everyone who donated and dressed up as a superhero for Red Nose Day. We raised a Total of £229. Well done everyone.
Sumdog Champions
Well done to Y4K for being crowned the winners of the Rotherham Sumdog competition. Over three days, a class from our school has topped the daily leader board. Great Maths work everyone!
Diary dates Easter Holiday Last school day Friday, 26th March Back to school Monday, 12th April May Day Bank Holiday Monday, 3rd May
Y3 Estimating
Children in year 3 have enjoyed combining their pe and mathematical skills during a recent lesson. They estimated how long each activity would take.
Tuesday 4th to 7th May Book Week
Observing textiles
Y5 used their observational skills to analyse examples of art and textiles. They then created their own example of a Tudor pattern, using their sketching pencil.
Strong Minds
The children have been taking part in lessons over the past two weeks looking at growth mindset. They explored how having a more open mind could allow them to achieve and experience new things and support their well being. This theme was then continued through a P4C session where the children engaged in a conversation and wondering around their chosen question linked to the text my strong mind.
Breaking News!
This week Year 6 have been building scripts to report on a close call involving a broken lighthouse and an oncoming ship. After writing the story last week, they decided to create breaking news and use the green screen to create a formal BBC news report.
Egg hunt challenge
The children have had a egg cellent time this week taking part in our Easter orienteering challenge which saw them having to solve some mathematical questions in order to retrieve the padlock code and get to the treasure inside!
HERRINGTHORPE JUNIOR SCHOOL, CHATTERTON DRIVE, ROTHERHAM. S65 2JW.
Tel: 01709 828168 Website: www.herringthorpejuniors.com
Executive Headteacher: Mrs. J. Fearnley (B.Ed. Hons)
Chair of Governors: Mr A Trueman
Twitter: @Herringthorpe