Southdale15 October 2021 2021-22 - Issue 6

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Our Fabulous JLT!Hi, it’s Melissa, Elijah, Joe and Katie here- Head Boy Head Girl and deputies.

Appointing our Junior Leadership Team has been such a difficult decision. We had so many fabulous letters of application and amazing interviews. However, after much deliberation, we are pleased to announce that we have finally selected our JLT.

YEAR 3

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Devastation in Year 3! On Monday, Mr Dundon, who teaches outdoor learning, informed us of the incredibly upsetting news that Wakefield Council intend to sell the land at Spring Mill to housing developers. This has spurred a fiery passion within us and we have decided that we are going to do all that we can to stop this from happening. Armed with an extensive list of reasons not to sell the land, the children have been planning their persuasive letters to send to the council.

In our geography lesson, we looked at an OS map of Spring Mill. We were given the challenge to identify the human and physical features of this area which has helped to aid our argument further.

Year 3 have also been showing off their creativity! Using Van Gogh as our inspiration, we have analysed his famous artwork ‘Starry Night’ and experimented with colours and patterns. The children thoroughly enjoyed creating their own sample using the techniques discussed. We look forward to sharing the finished products with you next week.

In maths, we have been

demonstrating how to bridge in

column addition and sharing our

knowledge of adding multiples of 10

to 3-digit numbers with our peers.

YEAR 4

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It’s Alarming! What a penultimate week of the first half term it’s been in Year 4! After deciding on a pressure pad switch last week, we’ve been beavering away this week writing explanation texts detailing exactly how an alarm and a switch work.

In art, we’ve been working extremely hard on completing our final - Laurel Burch inspired - cat sketches/paintings. Keep your eye out for our final display, which we will be putting up over the next week.

On Tuesday, we enjoyed a busy sporting afternoon competing against one another in our very first mixed Y4 athletics/netball tournament. Despite the rain slightly curtailing our afternoon, it certainly didn’t hinder our spirits or our competitiveness. It was just wonderful to pit our wits against friends in other year 4 classes.

YEAR 5

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We Are Vikings!WOW! What an amazing week we have had in Year 5 this week!

We transformed into the Vikings at Danelaw and have learnt that often, our perception of Vikings is wrong. We realised that they were not all bloodthirsty, violent warriors, but that they were hard workers, traders and skilled farms people. Whilst at Danelaw, we learnt some of the farming techniques, sculpted clay candle holders, collected firewood for the longhouse, grinded wheat and defended our town of Jorvik! It was a fabulous day and we all really enjoyed it!

In other news this week, we have been preparing for our netball tournament next week!

We are very excited for our last week before half term and can’t wait to start writing our final piece of writing for the Vikings - a detailed description of a longhouse!

YEAR 6

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Great Geography! In Music, we had the chance to work in groups and compose our own melodies! We came up with a phrase to create rhythm and chose our own notes.

In English, we have discovered our refugee is from Syria and want others to learn more about this country. We have decided to create a non-fiction piece of writing to inform and educate people around the world.

In Geography, we have been interpreting maps to find the physical and human features of Syria. We studied a range of different maps to decide which ones would be the most useful for us. We will be using what we have learnt for our information texts in English.

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK

Year 3

Read for 20 minutes every night, TTRockstars, spellings and MyMaths.

This week we are going to recap our taught spelling patterns of ‘or sound spelt a before l or ll’ and ‘soft c’.

This includes words such as:

Talking, walking. Smallest, tall, almost and altogether City, police, notice, exercise, and races

Year 4

Read for 20 minutes every night, TT Rock Stars, My Maths and practise spellings.

Spelling pattern: Adding the suffix –ous:

Dangerous, Poisonous, Mountainous, Hazardous

We will also be looking at exceptions when we have drop the e before adding –ous

Fame Famous

Year 5

As per every week, we will be setting MyMaths homework which we would love to see our Year 5’s complete. We continue to encourage 20 minutes of reading a day and TTRockstars!

Spelling pattern: The auto- prefix

Automobile, Automatic, Autobiography

Year 6

Read for 20 minutes every night, TT Rock Stars, My Maths and practise spellings.

The spelling rule for this week is suffixes –ing, -ed, -en and -er Here are some examples to be practising:

Admitting, Forgotten, Committed, Beginner, Forbidden, Preferred, Referring

THIS WEEK’S SPARKLERS

Special Mentions

3LS Lawrence H For showing such enthusiasm and passion for school life.

3RG Matilda S For always trying her best. She is a true Southdale role model.

3SG Olivia T For always being so positive and working hard to ensure you are the best that you can be. You are a true superstar!

4AM Riley C For always being a supportive peer, a willing participant in class discussion and an all round bundle of joy. Well done.

4EB Emilia B For really applying herself in all areas of her learning. Keep it up!

4LH Georgie-Mae C

For persevering with your sentence structure this week. Rehearsing them first has really helped, hasn’t it?

5BR Neve B For being an amazing role model to the rest of year 5, always persevering and putting 100% into everything you do!

5FD Mollie-Sue For publishing an effective diary entry about a vicious Viking attack. Well done Mollie!

5MF Jesse G For publishing a sensational diary entry about a brutal Viking invasion!

6CS Isabelle F For showing amazing determination and perseverance in all her learning this week. Even though she came across some challenges, she has continued to push herself and achieve!

6EZ Daisy P For not only working hard in lessons but also during her own time to master long division. Well done!

6ZR Charlie A-R For being an absolute delight to teach, and really growing in confidence. Keep being you!

Head Teachers Award

Arthur D (6CS)

For shining like a star in the universe! You are an excellent role model!

TT ROCKSTARS

Most answered

1st Amelia S (5FD) 12556

2nd Thomas B (5MF) 11005

3rd Leonardo T (5BR) 1578

TT ROCKSTARS

Most improved

1st Phoebe D (4AM) -6.36

2nd Martha R (5MF) -4.37

3rd Even P (4EB) -3.43

KEY DATES 2021-22

Autumn Term 2021

Monday 6 September School opens

Thursday 21 October School closes for half term

Friday 22 October School closed - Queen’s platinum jubilee

Monday 1 November INSET DAY

Tuesday 2 November School opens

Thursday 2 December INSET DAY

Friday 17 December School closes for the Christmas Holidays

Spring Term 2022

Tuesday 4 January School opens

Friday 14 January INSET DAY

Friday 18 February School closes for half term

Monday 28 February School opens

Friday 8 April School closes for Easter Holidays

Summer Term 2022

Monday 25 April School opens

Monday 2 May BANK HOLIDAY

Friday 27 May School closes for half term

Monday 6 June School opens

Friday 22 July School closes for Summer Holidays

Monday 25 July & Tuesday 26 July INSET DAYS

Upcoming events

19 and 20 October Parents Evening

1 November Sparkles Bonfire Activity Day

1 December Christmas Fair

2 December Sparkles Christmas Activity Day

8 December Christmas Disco

7 January 2022 Young Voices, Sheffield Arena

Please note that Tuesday 4 January is no longer an inset day. This has been changed to Friday 14 January.

SAFEGUARDING TEAM

Mrs K Partington

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs R Mohebi

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs R Randall

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Miss R Mallas

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mr V Foster

Safeguarding Governor