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Rivenhall C. of E. Primary School
Telephone: 01376 514509
Email: office.rivenhall@dcvst.org
Website: www.rivenhallprimary.co.uk
Newsletter 32 –Friday 20th May 2022 Many Hearts† One School
“Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all
its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.”
1 Corinthians Ch 12 v 12
We seem to have had an exciting week in school with lots of different visitors to school. The
children have been continuing their focus on their topics in class.
In EYFS this week the children have taken part in learning opportunities about Superheroes. They
have listened to Superhero stories and then retold the story using their own words. They used
different art materials to create their own superhero and have written their own Superhero number
bonds to 5 and 10. Throughout the week the children have taken part in a range of special
‘Superhero Training events’. This has involved the children designing and then creating their own
Superhero vehicle using a range of construction materials, decorating their own Superhero mask,
and spending time at the mud kitchen making special potions. The children have particularly
enjoyed using the big wooden boxes and planks to create their own den. Whilst in the den the
children have been encouraged to write letters to their Superhero friends.
Thank you to everyone in Year 1 and Year 2 who has returned the blue and yellow plant pots to
Miss Day. We hope the plants made it home safely and are now growing happily. Please send in
photos of your pumpkins and bulbs when they have grown or bloomed. The children have also
begun planting their Messages of Hope Cornflower seeds. These will be coming home shortly. In
Year 1 and Year 2 the children completed their investigations into conditions for growth and what
plants grow from. They also used the laptops to research a desert habitat and found the Sahara is
roughly the same size as the USA! The children have learnt about position and direction in Maths,
moving the camel around the desert and the wolf around the three pigs’ houses. Jerry has also been
hiding and the Year 1s have had to describe where he is. In English, the children have continued
learning the Tinga Tinga stories and breaking them down into the beginning, the middle and end of
the stories. In History the children have been comparing the interiors and exteriors of old and new
houses and the objects found in them.
The historians in Tiger Class have been finding out a little about how people lived in Ancient
Greece. They have used sources such as pots from the time to work out a little about what life
might have been like. In Maths, Tigers are continuing to look at fractions and to focus on reading
scales for measurement. In English, Tigers have been continuing to write instructions. This week
they are focusing on how to get to the Forest of Adventure. The artists in Tigers have been
continuing work on their scratch pots. This week they had to carefully apply black paint over their
design. Everyone is looking forward to the next stage when the scratching begins. Tigers have also
started to learn the months of the year in French. Year 5 have been learning about the life of the poet John Lyons, while Year 6 have been working very hard to write, edit and publish writing in a range of different genres. Today they all enjoyed acting out short plays in groups, thinking about the type of dialogue different characters would use. Year 6 will be using these ideas to write a short story using the dialogue to move the action on, and distinguishing between formal and informal speech. In Maths, Year 6 are working on an investigation based around a bakery, including working out different amounts for recipes and finding the best value offers in a supermarket. Year 5 have worked on translations and co- ordinates, as well as converting between different units of time. Year 5 have also enjoyed two Third Space Learning sessions. Lions have also been finding out about the Egyptian Pyramids and using Scratch to write simple programs. This week we were very excited to meet the children who will be joining our school in September and welcoming them and their families into our school community. We were able to introduce key staff and talk about preparing to start school. We look forward to seeing the children again when they visit later in the term. Many children across the school have continued their online tuition with Third Space Learning. This is a fantastic opportunity that allows 1:1 tuition to support learning. The children are enjoying their sessions and making progress with their learning. We were very pleased to welcome Strider to school on Thursday to celebrate the success of our Walk to School Scheme. We are currently the school with the highest engagement in Essex. Strider met with the children and played games during the lunchtime. Each child also received an extra special badge for their collection. We have also begun our swimming sessions this week for those children in Year 4, 5 and 6 that are unable to swim. We were extremely proud of the children and their behaviour during this session and we are looking forward to continuing with these. Thank you for your continued support of the school. Mrs Rebecca More Headteacher
Key Dates
May
26th – Platinum Jubilee Celebration Lunch
26th- Non – Uniform Day – Wear Red, White and
Blue
30th Half Term Commences
Jun
3rd – Half Term Ends
7th – Class and Leaver’s Photos
8th- PTA Coffee Morning
NEWS FLASH 15th – PTA Father’s Day Coffee Morning
Tuck Shop was once again a huge success 17th- PTA Father’s Day Stall
today and raised £17.60, thank you to our 17th – Race For Life
21st – New Intake Induction Morning
amazing volunteers for their continued 22nd- Sports Day
support and to our Lion Class helpers. 24th – Non Pupil Day
27th – Non Pupil Day
Our next PTA meeting will take place at 28th – New Intake Induction Morning
7pm on Tuesday 24th May at the Rivenhall 28th- New Rickstones and Maltings Induction Days
Oaks Golf Club. 29th- New Rickstones and Maltings Induction Days
Jul
We are busy planning and arranging lots of 1st- Non-Uniform Day
events for the summer term. If you would 2nd- Summer Fete
like to help in anyway then please just drop 5th- New Intake Induction Morning
the school an email and they can point you 6th – PTA Coffee Morning
in the right direction or pop along to the 11th-13th -Transition Days
11th- New Lions and Year 6 Class Trip
meeting on Tuesday. We are also looking 12th – New Tigers Class Trip
for raffle prizes for the Summer Fete on 13th- EYFS and Year 1 Class Trip
Saturday 2nd July, if you are able to provide 14th- PTA End of Term and Leavers Disco
a prize then please speak to Clare in the 18th – Year 6 Leavers Assembly 1.30pm
school office. 20th – Last Day of Summer Term
20th – End of Year Celebration Assembly 1.15pm
21st - Non Pupil Day
We are now on instragram! You can
request to follow our page, Sept
@parentsofrivenhallschool to easily find 1st- Non Pupil Day
updates regarding events and important 2nd – Non Pupil Day
information, this is run by the P.T.A and 5th- New Term Commences
for parents of pupils only.
Successes
Golden book:
Leopards Ziva
Jaguars Penny/Stan
Tigers Belle/Daisy
Lions Angelica
Perfect Presentation:
Tigers Charlie J
Lions Taylor/Harriet/Emily
Lexie
Attendance Challenge
Class attendance so far:-
Class
Leopards 92.74%
Jaguars 92.10%
Tigers 92.09%
Lion 90.41%
Leopards maintain the lead.
Maths Problem of the Week.
Reasoning is a key part of Maths and is one of the main
aims of the Maths National Curriculum. It helps us to
develop a deeper understanding which we can apply to
solving problems and use in different situations. This
term we are focusing on helping the children to explain
their reasoning clearly. Each week every class is going to
have a special ‘Problem of the Week’. Children will have
the opportunity to try to solve this problem during the
week. We are going to share some of these problems with
you so you can try them for yourselves at home.
This is the Year 1 and 2 problem for next week
Platinum Jubilee Week
Next week various activities will take place
within school to celebrate the Platinum
Jubilee.
On Thursday the children are invited to wear
Red, White and Blue to school and we will be
having a Platinum Jubilee Picnic Lunch.
.
Mini Pizza
Chicken Nuggets
Mini Sausage Rolls
Mini Cocktail Sausages
Crisps
Jubilee Cupcakes
Strider Visit From the Walk to School Scheme
Week Commencing 23rd May 2022
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