Thomas Willingale School and Nursery
Summer Term
Week beginning 22nd April 2025
Welcome back!
It was lovely to see all the children return from the Easter holidays looking so smart and eager to start their learning.
We have a Geography based topic this term, looking at the UK. We are learning about some of the mountains, major rivers and seas in the UK as well as naming some important cities.
In maths we have been adding and subtracting fractions. We know that the denominator stays the same and we need to add or subtract the numerators.
In English we read a poem about a train journey and have been collecting words and phrases ready to write our own poem next week.
This week we have been busy rehearsing for our upcoming production! We look forward to seeing you all next Tuesday for our performance.
Just a reminder the children need to wear their yellow PE T-shirt on Tuesday with their normal school uniform.
Have a lovely weekend everybody!
Mrs Sheptuha and Mrs Minhas
26.4.24
English - we completed our train journey poems and the children wrote them up in their best handwriting for display. The children described what they would see out of a carriage window, as a train travels from Epping to Stratford. We were very impressed with their use of similes, metaphors, personification and alliteration.
Maths - in maths we have started learning about money ! We have started with naming the coins and notes and next week we will start to add and subtract amounts and find change.
Science - in science we are looking at food groups and the eat well plate. The children are learning the Nutrional values of different foods.
RE - in R.E. we delved into a mosque and what you would find inside. The children can name and describe the main features.
PSHE - we looked at basic first aid and how to deal with non-emergency injuries.
Music - thank you if you came and supported Year 3 performing Mary Poppins earlier this week. What an amazing job all of Year 3 (and Year 4) did on Tuesday, all the staff involved in the production were very proud of them all. It was just wonderful. 
03.05.24
Maths - we have been learning about money again this week and calculating change . We also worked on word problems and wrote some of our own.
English - we have been using the ICT suite this week for English research into how rivers are made. We are writing explanation texts next week using our research.
Science - we looked food labels this week to investigate the nutritional value of different foods. The children can describe what makes food healthy or unhealthy.
R.E. We continue to explore Islam and we are looking at the first pillar of Islam in detail.
PSHE - We discussed emergency situations and who is there to help us. We discussed what emergency situations are and did some hot seating with a call handler !
Reading - we finished our non fiction text on rivers and answered questions on the text we read over the week
Art - what a fun week, we created street art collages based on graffiti, as well as creating beautiful water colour paintings of the Lake District
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09.05.24
Maths - this week, we started our learning on time, focusing on o clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past. The children enjoyed learning with small clocks.
English - the children wrote detailed explanation texts on rivers this week, following some excellent online research last week. They were well presented and focused on beautiful handwriting and word choices.
Science - we looked at different types of skeletons this week, using some very technical language. The children really enjoyed learning about both humans and animals and categorizing them.
PE - This week in PE we continued learning the skills of hockey, dodging opponents and learning to tackle safely. Year 3 also had an extra PE session this week, learning the key skills of tennis.
PSHE - We looked at safety at the home this week, identifying hazards and how to avoid them.
OPAL play - what a fabulous week we had during lunch times this week, we have such an amazing variety of activities for the children to enjoy, as well as our huge school field which, in itself, is somewhere the children love to play and socialise.
