Blogs at Kings Road Primary School

Congratulations to the under 9 chess team who this weekend produced Kings Roads highest ever position in the National Chess Championships at Hemsby.

Emmett Patrick Ollie Conor Brook & James managed 3 wins out of 6 matches against Latymer Prep, Roundwood and Jacques Prevert to claim a finishing position of 17th out of the 34 schools participating.

They recieved the bronze award for their achievements and were only half a point away from claimimg Kings Rd's first ever silver award (maybe next year).

Well done to all the boys and parents for a fantastic weekend.

Watch out for the photos to follow.

Here are photographs of some members of the computer control and modelling club, running here at school every Thursday evening. Children learnt how to programme NXT 'bricks' and connect these to electric lights to make a traffic light system. 

Next week, we shall begin building robots which they can control using a computer programming language.

Mr Furness & Miss Gibson

Homework Tasks

1. Please complete this week’s literacy task. 

Following on from our work on letter writing last week we would like you to write a letter to Cadbury complaining about a chocolate product that you have bought. Remember how o set your letter out and that this will be a formal letter so think about the type of language you will need to use.

     2. Please complete this week’s maths task.

Homework project-This is our last week focusing on chocolate before we move on to our final topic of the year next week so if you haven’t completed your non-fiction book on chocolate yet there is still time!

 We will be sending out details of your final homework challenge of the year in the next few weeks.

Our ‘Five Days’ reading challenge continues so start to think about which DVD you would like to watch for your next treat and………….

• Don’t forget your challenge to read five times each week and to get you diary signed. Remember to bring your reading record into school on Friday to be checked.
  

Date for your diary:

·      Swimming will take place again on Wednesday so make sure that you have your swimming kit in school.

·      Remember to make sure your PE kit is back in school ready to enjoy the warm (?) weather!

·      Remember that Friday is an INSET day so the children will not be in school on that day.

This week, I'd like you to play darts with a friend or a member of your family. Cut out the arrows and place them on the dartboard. Work out the total number of points scored. Practice adding both single and 2-digit numbers together. You might start with just two darts before "throwing" a third.

What is the highest score you can throw with three darts?

What is the lowest score you can throw with three darts?

What is the least number of darts you would need to throw to reach 0 from 101?

Download the homework sheet so that you can print and play!  Good luck!

 Homework Tasks

1. Please complete this week’s literacy task. 
   

This week we are feeling like spring so………we would like you to write a poem all about spring. You can use anything you like to do with spring to inspire you. For example: the weather, flowers or animals. Your poem can rhyme if you want it to or not. You could try writing an acrostic poem. Don’t forget to try and include things like similes and alliteration.

     2. Please complete this week’s maths task.

Homework project-How is your research going? Have you started to write anything for your book yet? What about some pictures or diagrams? Maybe you could find out how chocolate is made in a factory.

Our ‘Five Days’ reading challenge continues so start to think about which DVD you would like to watch for your next treat and………….

• Don’t forget your challenge to read five times each week and to get you diary signed. Remember to bring your reading record into school on Friday to be checked.
  

Date for your diary:

·      Don’t forget your swimming kit on Wednesday.

Have a go at this game. It will test your understanding of being able to write a fraction. A shape will be shown that has some of its parts shaded a different colour. See the picture below.

To play, enter the correct numerator and denominator into the answer boxes.

Have a go at answering 10 questions and record how many you have got  right. Share your score with others by clicking on 'add new comment'.

Play this game now!

Here are some games that you might want to have a go at playing to improve your understanding. New games will be added each week, so check back to see what else might challenge you!

Use the comment feature to let each other know how you got on!

Name the Fraction

Calculator Chaos  

When we went to Writtle College yesterday (Thursday) we saw lots of animals like Sheep, Baby Lambs, Piglets, Bulls, Cows, rabbits and Baby Chicks. The baby chicks were the best and even Megan C can say that.

Rebecca and Frankie

Homework Tasks 

1. Please complete this week’s literacy task. 
   

This week we would like you to use what you have learnt about persuasive writing and create the script for your own radio advert. The advert must advertise YOU!!!!!!!!! Don’t forget to include all the positives about you, why people should want to get to know you, what you can offer etc.......and a jingle of course!

     2. Please complete this week’s maths task.

Homework project-Have you found out where chocolate was first invented? Can you tell us who brought it to Britain and when?

How about your book, have you decided how to present it yet?

Our ‘Five Days’ reading challenge continues so start to think about which DVD you would like to watch for your next treat and………….

• Don’t forget your challenge to read five times each week and to get you diary signed. Remember to bring your reading record into school on Friday to be checked.

Date for your diary:

• Remember this Thursday is our trip to Writtle College. Offers of help will be gratefully received.
• Don’t forget your swimming kit on Wednesday.
• Don’t forget Monday 5^th May is May Day so we will not be in school.

There are two worksheets for this week. Decide which sheet you would like to have a go at.

One homework sheet involves finding halves and quarters of shapes.

The other homework sheet is ordering fractions into size order.

Enjoy!

1. Please complete this week’s literacy task. 
   

This week we would like you to use what you have learnt about persuasive writing and create a poster to advertise our school. You can do this in your book if you want to or use ICT or art materials and larger sheets of paper if you would prefer.

     2. Please complete this week’s maths task.

3. How is your non-fiction book about chocolate coming along? Have you made a start on your research or had any ideas about presentation yet?

Our ‘Five Days’ reading challenge continues so start to think about which DVD you would like to watch for your next treat and………….

• Don’t forget your challenge to read five times each week and to get you diary signed. Remember to bring your reading record into school on Friday to be checked.

Date for your diary:

·      May 1^st  year 4 trip to Writtle College (parents/carers please keep this date free if you can and think about whether you would be able to come along and help!).

·      Don’t forget swimming starts this Wednesday so you need to make sure your kit is in school.

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Mr Furness says that he will cook any pizza you like, Hawaiian, Pepperoni, Cheese and Tomato etc. 

Before this happens, Mr Furness would like to know what fraction of the pizza you would like.

Choose between:

Which fraction would you like and why?

1. Please complete this week’s literacy task.

In literacy we have started learning about persuasive writing. We would like you to choose an advert that makes you want to do or buy something (it could be on paper or from the TV), and write about it. What is it about the advert that attracts you? Tell us about the features of the advert you have chosen. You can use what you have learnt in literacy this week to help you.

     2. Please complete this week’s maths task.

Homework Projects

·      Your author presentation should now be completed and be ready to be given to the rest of the class. Your teacher will talk to you about a time in school over the next 2/3 weeks when you will give your presentation. We are very much looking forward to them!

·      Your new half term homework project is to make a book about the Aztecs and the history of chocolate. There are ideas for this on the separate letter.

Our ‘Five Days’ reading challenge continues so start to think about which DVD you would like to watch for your next treat and………….

• Don’t forget your challenge to read five times each week and to get you diary signed. Remember to bring your reading record into school on Friday to be checked.
  

Date for your diary:

29th April - JF9 Class Assembly

 May 1^st possible year 4 trip to Writtle College (parents/carers please keep this date free if you can and think about whether you would be able to come along and help!).

Your homework is attached as a file below. Click the link to open the homework sheet.

This week I would like you to look at the shapes on the attached sheet.

1. Can you shade half of each shape?

2. Can you shade in a quarter of each shape?

3. After you have finished the homework, share your thoughts with your friends and teachers by adding a comment.

This half term’s project needs to be completed and in school by Monday 2nd June which gives you the whole half term and your half term holiday to work on it. Task: We would like you to produce a book that tells us all about the Aztecs and the history of chocolate. Your book should be presented in sections, just like a non-fiction book and should include:

• Contents page
• Index
• Glossary
• Headings
• Sub-headings
• Fact boxes
• Picture/photograph/diagrams with captions
• Maps

You can either make the book or use a file/scrapbook. You could use ICT to help you with your research and the final presentation of your project. The type of information you need to include:

• Who were the Aztecs?
• When were they alive?
• Where did they live?
• What was everyday life like in Aztec society? (homes, food, clothes, jobs, religion, school, arts and crafts etc).
• What is the connection between the Aztecs and chocolate?
• How did they discover chocolate?
• How did they make chocolate?
• What was Aztec chocolate like?
• Who discovered that the Aztecs had chocolate and brought it to Europe?

Happy researching!!!!!!!!!! We can’t wait to see the results.

Talk online and share your findings as you work. It would be great to share what you have already found out with others. Start by adding your comments today!

Hi everyone. Just found this poem on chocolate. What do you think of it? Could you write a poem about chocolate and put it onthe site? Or maybe you can have a look in some poetry books and see if you can find any more.

Mmmmmm.........Chocolate!!!!!!