Aspen Autumn Term 2 - Week 2, by Miss McCahey

Date: 14th Nov 2025 @ 3:45pm

Another great week for Aspen

Maths:

This week, we streghend our rounding skills by tackling problems and solving them!

English:

We have started to make our very own non-fiction book all about the Victorians! We've explored the life in a Victorian school, the awful jobs poorer children would have had, and the wonderful ways in which Victorian inventions changed our lives.

Science:

In one very noisy lesson, we banged on drums, tambourines and even tested our vocal chords, all to better understand how sound is made by vibrations!

Anti-Bullying week

We had an action-packed week which helped us learn all about this year's theme for Anti-Bullying Week - The power of good. Starting with our odd sock shuffle on Monday, to our very intresting live assembly, we had some lovely insights on how we can all be a power for good. Finally, we made compliment cards to help spread the good around!

Next week in Aspen...

Rehearsals continue for our class assembly.

Year 4s continue with their swimming lessons

What was life like 150 years ago?

How many colours can you name in French?

A fun-packed week focusing on anti-bullying and friendship

VIP: Maths!

Aspen Autumn Term 2 - Week1, by Miss McCahey

Date: 7th Nov 2025 @ 8:07pm

Welcome back Aspen!

 I hope you all had a lovely half term and are ready for a great start back to school! We had such a great first term, filled with music, amazing art, learning about the body, and not to forget the Year 4's trip to Low Bank Ground. 

This week for Aspen...

Maths:

This week, the children revisited their understanding of place value, rounding numbers up and down, and counting in thousands. They had great fun playing a dice game where they rolled to create their own large numbers. Once their numbers were made, they challenged their partners to round them correctly and explain their reasoning!

English:

Last term, we created non-chronological reports all about the human body. This week, we have started researching Victorian life in preparation for writing our very own non-fiction books about the Victorians. We had lots of fun role-playing a Victorian school and practising using subordinating conjunctions to add more detail to our writing – we can’t wait to learn even more!

Science:

We have started to explore how sounds are created and what makes them different. To help with our learning, we went on a fun walk around school to listen carefully to all the different sounds we could hear. It was exciting to discover how many sounds are around us every day!

VIP

Well done to Olivia and Alyssa for being awarded Writing Champions! It was well deserved.

Next week in Aspen...

Rehearsals begin for our class assembly (21st November)

Year 4s continue with their swimming lessons

How does sound travel?

How many colours can you name in French?

A fun-packed week focusing on anti-bullying and friendship

VIP: Kindness and friendship.