Today the Y4s acted out a conscience alley to better understand a character within our book and the choice he had to make.
One line of the alley was in favour of the character doing the action whilst the other line was against it. They gave their reasons to the person walking through the middle to try and persuade them.
This week in Year 4 we have been learning how to create expanded noun phrases, turn them into sentences and then extend them with a subordinating conjunction. Here is a selection of the some of the finished sentences:
The gold, sparkling lanterns swung on the ceiling as the sound of peaceful footsteps entered the room with laughter fading away in the distance – Annie.
The unique, intricate lanterns on the celling, made people stare because it stood out and shone a warm light that wrapped around the audience like a blanket – Ava.
The gloomy stage sat on the glowing grass and shone brightly as the red curtains swung in the breeze – Susie.
The enormous stage in the tent was lit up as the music intensified – Harry.
The gloomy stage was deserted until something happened while an anxious crowd sat on the edge of their seats before a creepy musician stumbled out – Noah.
The sparkly tinsel on the stage mysteriously moved because it was part of the show – Freya.
The glistening lantern in the tent shone warmth on me as I entered the magnificent tent – Bea.
Nine fiery lanterns on the tent ceiling hung above me while tendrils swished softly in the breeze – Mia.
The green grass in the shade glistened in the moonlight as it started to rain – Alex.
The sparkling stars at the back hung on the wall as the breeze was swinging them around the wall. – Adam.
Nine warm lanterns on the celling filled the tent with a soft glow until it was time for the show to start – Ellise.
As the silky red velvet curtains dangled and swung from the delicate tent top until the magical props on the stage were ready – Abi.
The eerie shadow moved side to side as the gusts entered the tent – Lara.
On Thursday, Year 5 enjoyed lots of World Book Day activities including a quiz. The thing we all enjoyed most was reading our books!
Meet our reading tutors! Last week, Mr Frelich and I trained these children to listen to infants read. Once a week, our kind tutors will listen to younger children read, to help build their reading fluency.
Community is so important to St Alban’s. The younger children love having this special time with our year 5 and 6 children. What excellent role models we are blessed to have at our school!
Unfortunately, most children will experience loss or grief. We want to be here for our children through the good times and the sad times. With the help of Ernie’s Wish, we now have a library of beautiful books that could help children through these challenging times.
Children can loan these books or read them with an adult at school -whatever feels right. Books have such a special way of helping children understand and explore unfamiliar emotions.
Please let us know if your child requires any additional pastural care.
A big thank you to Mrs Mayor, who sourced many of these books from Ernie’s Wish.
Thank you,
This week we are thrilled to launch our new Classroom Libraries. On class pages, we will post a picture of the library books that your child can take home to read.
With the support of The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) we have created a list of ‘must’ reads for each year group. These are quality texts that we want our children to encounter.
The attached letter explains how this exciting initiative will work.
As always, if you have any questions then please get in touch with either myself or your child’s class teacher.
Today House Carmel have been busy labelling our new class library books. These will be ready for the children to enjoy at home very soon.
Author: Zowie Norris
Dear Parents, Carers & Children at St Alban’s Primary School,
I am excited to visit your school on Friday 1st October for an ‘Author day’, where I will share my new story ‘Barb the Bird of Hope’. I will talk to the children about my inspiration for the story and my journey to becoming a new Rotherham author and illustrator.
Barb the Bird of Hope
This story is based around the theme of having hope. Barb is an unusual bird who lives in a laburnum tree in Bretton Park. She is a symbol of hope for the other birds in the park and provides hope for some of the daily visitors too. Things take a turn for the worst – a pandemic changes everything and a terrible storm destroys the park and Barb’s tree. Will things get better? Will hope be restored?
Available online at
Authorhouse.co.uk, Amazon.co.uk, Waterstones.co.uk, Goodreads.com, plus others
If you would like your child to purchase a signed copy on the day at a special price of £8 with a bookmark gift, please complete and return the attached slip below.
With much hope and happiness.
