Doncaster Fieldwork tomorrow

We are starting the first of our fieldwork visits tomorrow, class 6R and some of 6B are going tomorrow.

5L/6B – Wednesday

6T/6B – Thursday

5M – Friday

Please send your child’s consent form and Ā£2 tomorrow

Please see the attached letter we sent home for your information:

Dear Parents and Carers, 

In the week commencing 8th January, your child will be taking part in fieldwork to Doncaster town centre. 

This fieldwork has been planned to support their learning in Expedition and is a brilliant opportunity to bring the studentsā€™ learning to life in an exciting and engaging way. The experience will be used to support learning back in the classroom to help the children better understand the content and develop a deeper understanding of the industrial revolution in Doncaster. The event will cover the following:

  • The use of public transport to Doncaster town centre bus station, 
  • Look at the historic infrastructure around the wool market
  • A look at the new artwork outside the train station 
  • A walk to Doncaster Cathedral
  • Return journey on public transport

The total cost of the trip will be Ā£2.00, which will be the cost of the bus fare, this will be taken in cash onto the bus. All monies will have to be paid to your child’s class teacher prior to the field trip in order for them to take part.

Please ensure your child has sensible shoes and a coat for the fieldtrip. If you have any questions about this fieldwork, please contact your class teacher who will discuss it in further detail.

With thanks,

Miss Blackham

Assistant Headteacher

and UKS2 lead

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I consent/do not consent (please delete as appropriate) for my child _____________________ to take part in the Doncaster Fieldwork Trip. 

6B have been working as artists! 🎨

6B have been continuing to work as artists today and drawing using perspective.They were inspired by the work of Stephen Wiltshire and his cityscape sketches. They were so excited to have a go at their own city scales this afternoon!

Ask your children to share a fact about Stephen Wiltshire!

-Miss Blackham

#LovePlover

Art expert

Mel Hewitt from XP visited us today to show year 5 how to draw trains and teach them about perspective and the vanishing point. The children enjoyed seeing her amazing drawings and made a great start on having a go at their own drawings.

Expert Visit

This morning, we have been joined by author and illustrator, Phil Sheppard, who has talked to us about his story writing and illustrating, as well as his research for his books all about Doncaster. We will be using Phil’s book as our model text for our first writing cycle, so we have enjoyed asking him lots of questions and learn from his expertise. We were even lucky enough to hear a little about Phil’s next project! Thank you, Phil #LovePlover

5L Student Led Conferences

Happy New Year to all!

This week will see the children complete their student-led conferences (SLC’s). We are looking forward to sharing our learning and progress across the Autumn term.

Below is a reminder of appointment times. Please speak to the team if you have any questions.

TuesdayWednesdayThursday
15:30LPJJKK
15:50KCLMBW
16:10DABAJH
16:30STCBMD
16:50SBJCPC
17:10JEMTCEB
17:30LSEW

A reminder permission slips must be returned for the UKS2 fieldwork this week

Please ensure you return your permission slips for the fieldwork this week along with the Ā£2 to cover the bus fare. This fieldwork will highly support your childā€™s learning during our new Expedition.

Thank you to all those who have retuned their slips. If you need a new letter, please see your childā€™s class teacher.

-Miss Blackham

#LovePlover

Our UKS2 nativity tickets!

We have not given out physical tickets, we have a register to avoid printing unnecessary paper. Please arrive promptly for a 3:30pm start.

Refreshments will be available and we will be running a small raffle. All funds raised will go towards leavers hoodies.

I have blogged, emailed, sent letters and texts regarding tickets and the final deadline was 6pm on Friday to request tickets. Should there be any spare and anyone cancels, the spare tickets will be offered to those on the reserve list. You must email myself to be placed on the reserve list.

Thank you!

-Miss Blackham

#LovePlover

UKS2 Nativity- no more tickets left!

We are now at full capacity and have no more available tickets! Everybody who has requested tickets up to now have secured them.

Please can I ask if anyone else does require a ticket, please pop me an email and I can put you on the reserve list. Also, if you no longer require all of your tickets, please do let me know so I can pass these on.

We politely ask where possible, prams are left outside of the hall due to space. We will have some space at the back for prams but this space will be limited. We will not be able to accommodate prams in our first block of seating. Staff will guide you on the night where to sit if you must bring a pram inside the hall.

We will have a small raffle on the night with various prizes as well as refreshments for sale. We will also have some Christmas crafts and decorations for sale. All funds raised at this event will go towards Y6 leavers hoodies!

Thank you so much for your support and we canā€™t wait to see you on Monday at 3:30pm for our school nativity!

-Miss Blackham

#LovePlover

3pm Toy Sale

We still have some toys left from our Christmas Fayre that we are kindly just asking for a small donation for. The money raised will go towards reading for pleasure books for your children and some books for Doncaster childrenā€™s hospital. The toys will be available on EYFS playground at home time, from 3pm.
Thank you for all the money raised so far!

Miss Wood

#LovePlover