March Farook
W/C 2nd March 2026
This week we have had a real push on perfecting our handwriting using "Bubble Handwriting" - we need to ensure our letters are the correct height and formation, using the bubbles.
Mrs Francis' Maths group was really lucky to speak with children from Uganda who are supported by Edukid. We even got to meet Trevor who is a child that we have the privilege of supporting through his education by raising money through non-school uniform days. Did you know he now attends secondary school?! We enjoyed asking and answering questions and found out that some of their school days last from 6am until 5pm!
In Mrs Francis' Writing group, we have started to explore our new book "Escape from Pompeii." We have thought about the city of Pompeii before the volcanic eruption. Using the illustrations and narrative from the story, we created a cityscape and freeze frames before creating a setting description.
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Not only this, but we have been given the pleasure of working with Martin again as he is delivering the Chance to Shine cricket programme for us. We have already been working on our skills, such as resilience, creativity and empathy.
Some of our Year 3/4 girls were lucky enough to take part in the Girls' Football Festival at Tarka Leisure Centre in honour of International Women's Day on Sunday. The girls were fantastic role models and I loved seeing them shine in this sport.
This week has once again been jam-packed with activities.
In Writing, we have been continuing to read our book "Escape from Pompeii". During the story, Tranio and Liv were not taking the situation in the city seriously, putting their lives at risk.
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We held a decision alley with the sentence opener, "If... then..." - Will Tranio and Liv start to take things seriously now? Just in case, we have written Agony Aunt-style letters addressed to the pair in a hope to change their minds.
On Thursday, we celebrated Ashleigh's Book Day where some of us came dressed in our comfies, swapped our books for new ones, "STOP[ped] EVERYTHING AND READ", plus we did a Where's Wally hunt around the school to answer a joke!
Miss Dicken's Writing group are so proud of their writing:
In Writing, we have been focusing on building up a bank of vivid descriptions to describe Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Listen to and read some of our examples:
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In Maths we have been utilising our multiplication skills in formal written method of column multiplication:
And of course, we celebrated Red Nose Day too!
In Reading we have been exploring a beautiful book called This is the Rope:
This Is the Rope tells the story of an African American family who moves from the rural South to the North during the Great Migration, a time when many families left behind unfair and segregated conditions to seek better opportunities. A simple skipping rope is passed through three generations, symbolising their hope, resilience, and the traditions they carry with them.
We have continued to work on our short multiplication in Maths (column multiplication) and it has been wonderful to see the children sharing their knowledge with one another as they work in pairs.
In our PDW work, we have been exploring the different emotions of Holy Week (the week leading up to Jesus' death). Check out our freeze frames for Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday:
