A special platinum tribute for the Queen

The Queen’s Green Canopy

This week the eco team at Stanmore Primary were delighted to welcome the Major of Winchester and the Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire to our school to plant a tree in honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. 69 schools have been chosen around the country to take part in the Queen’s Green Canopy project and for Stanmore this is extra special as were part of the silver jubilee celebrations in 1977 - the tree is still there and thriving.

The children were excellent ambassadors for the school and were even featured on South Today.

Yr 1 and 2

This week in year 2 we have been focusing on money in maths. The children have learnt to recognise the coins and understand their value. We have been exploring making amounts in different ways and also beginning to add amounts using a number line.

Yr 3 and 4

This week, we have started our RE unit on Devotion. The children explored the meaning of the word, and what 'devotion' might look like in their lives and the lives of others. We unpacked an exciting box containing Hindu objects which are placed on a shrine to show devotion. We learnt about some of the different objects and their purpose on the shrine. We will continue this learning during the week.

In History our task this week was to work out who was in charge of Britain at different times: the Vikings or the Anglo-Saxons. We met some important people from history, including our very own Alfred the Great and we started to wonder about what it was that made him so great. Our Key to Success: co-operation was really important for this.

In English we started our brand new book 'The Buried Crown' by listening to an old Anglo-Saxon legend sat around the campfire... It was magical!

Year 5 and 6

This week in Year 5/6, we have been recalling the ways in which we represent multiplication and division facts. We used counters to build arrays, number lines to demonstrate repeated addition and then moved on to the area model. Drawing on the tables was the best bit!

We also wrote some fantastic monologues in English from the point of view from characters from The Highwayman. The children showed fantastic perseverance and the writing looked very impressive on the ‘old paper’.