IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!

It was lovely to see how well the children did during our Christmas assembly. Thank you all for coming!

Our class video is on Google Classroom, with each child saying what Christmas means to them.

We have begun our preparations for Christmas. This is an exciting time, with numerous arts and craft activities and events happening soon. Please check your child's bag for all their amazing creations and any letters. As well as the Green Lanes website's calendar for upcoming events.

This week, the children have been busy getting all 'Christmassy'! They have decorated the classrooms and started making Christmas creations to bring home. We have been discussing how we celebrate at home with our families and learning about various festivals and traditions. 

Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to watch Year 1 singing this week. The children were so proud that they were able to show you their singing. We have been working hard learning the Makaton signs this half-term. 

In Phonics we have learnt another four alternative sounds and we will continue to send home the summary sheets for you each week to review at home. Please make sure you return and swap your reading books on Monday so you have a new one for the holidays. 

In Maths we have continued our work on doubles and halves. In CUSP, this week we have identified the four countries that make up the United Kingdom, learnt their capital cities and talked about the seas that surround the United Kingdom. We look forward to starting our Art and Design topic on painting next week.

This week in Year 2 we have been very busy and creative!

In Design and Technology, the children have been designing their own Christmas stockings, carefully choosing colours, patterns and decorations, and we are all very excited to start making them next week.

In English, we have been reading the book Dragon Post and exploring the different letters in the story. The children have been practising writing their own letters for different purposes, including letters to inform and letters to ask questions. They have worked incredibly hard and we are very proud of their enthusiasm and ideas.  

In English the children are learning about all the features required to write an engaging narrative. The theme is an animal adventure story and to help them, they have been exploring the beautiful, sensory book, Starbird by Sharon King-Chai. This week they have revisited fronted adverbials and how to punctuate speech. 

In Maths, we focused on the 9 times table. The children have been learning lots of helpful tips and strategies to build their speed and accuracy - please do ask them to show you what they know! They have also been using bar models to solve multi-step word problems.

We also completed our D&T project, where the children created their own hinges and experimented with different designs to discover which worked most effectively.

Finally, we have been practising our Christmas signing songs, and we can’t wait to share them with you soon!

In Year 5 we have had a productive couple of weeks filled with new learning and creative challenges.

In English, we published our narratives called "The Promise." The children creatively wrote and published their own story based on the book, and used their expanded noun phrases, figurative language and relative clauses to entertain their readers. We have just begun learning about biographies, and the children will be choosing their own groundbreaking, inspirational figure to base their own biographies on. The children are really looking forward to researching their chosen figure, and it would be a great idea to have discussions with them at home exploring their choices.

In Maths, we have been exploring 'estimation' and the rounding skills needed to be able to estimate accurately. We have also been using our mental strategies to find complements to 1 using decimal and whole numbers. We also got the opportunity to practise our regrouping skills to use part whole models to add and subtract decimal numbers. 

In Science, we have begun exploring the human timeline (from embryo to older adult). The children have learnt lots of new scientific vocabulary to discuss this topic which they will need to build on in future lessons. Practically, we carried out a quick investigation based on the hypothesis that the oldest pupils in the class have the biggest head circumference; the children enjoyed carrying out the investigation and many were surprised by their findings!

In the next 2 weeks, we are looking forward to our Design and Technology lessons, where we will be exploring nutrition and preparing 3 dishes - flatbread and garlic butter, Smørrebrød and a Mezze bowl. We are really excited about our last week of the term where we will be creating calendars, winter cards and much more!!

In Year 6, we have been doing persuasive speeches in English. This has allowed us to practice our knowledge of Persuasive Language Devices. They have been using rule of three, rhetorical questions and exaggerated emotive language to persuade their audience to banish their pet peeve to room 101 (just like the game show!)

In Maths, we have been continuing our learning of fractions. We have looked at addition and subtraction of fractions, finding common denominators using the lowest common multiple and now converting fractions into decimals and percentages. They have been doing so well with this.

In the afternoons, we have been doing a mixture of learning about tectonic plates, earthquakes and volcanoes in Geography as well as some more food technology. 

We would like to apologise for the delay in carrying out APDR review meetings. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to reschedule these important meetings to the first week of term in January 2026.

This meeting is specifically for parents whose children are receiving targeted SEN support.

Many thanks,

Amy Russell
Assistant Head, Inclusion Lead

For information about SEN support at our school, please see our SEN information report on the school website or contact our SENCO.

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Respiratory and flu-like cases are rapidly on the rise. We urge you to ensure your child receives the flu vaccination. You have a choice between the quick and painless nasal spray or the Injection which is porcine & gelatine free. This not only protects your children against being seriously ill but also protects vulnerable members of your family and community. 

We have several community catch-up clinics available. Please use the link below to book an appointment.

Vaccination UK Immunisation

If you previously declined consent for your child when we visited the school, you CAN CHANGE your consent. Please call our office on 01462 427008, and we will book a clinic appointment for you.

Thank you for your support.

Kind Regards, 

Hertfordshire Immunisation Team