Autumn Term Learning Journey – Voices from the Past
Reception: As we’ve continued exploring the text ‘Look Up!’ the children have really enjoyed learning lots of facts about shooting stars and meteor showers. Together, we noticed how the characters in the story begin to change, as they finally put down their phones to look up and see the people and the wonderful world around them. We finished the week by using our imagining tool, just like Rocket, to dream big about what we might like to be when we grow up!
Year 1: In our science lessons this week, we have been learning all about the five different animal groups: mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and birds. The children did a fantastic job of using their asking questions and making links tools to identify and sort different animals into the correct groups. They also used their reasoning tool to explain their thinking clearly and confidently.
Year 2 have been deepening their knowledge about Florence Nightingale by planning and preparing their diary entry. We have been looking at what ambitious words we can use. We even interviewed each other to imagine how to prepare to go and be a nurse in the Crimean War!
Year 3 have used their planning, reasoning and collaboration tools to plan and carry out an experiment to see what surface a toy car travels the furthest on. We also had a great time returning to Kingswood Library and picking out some new books to add to our reading corner!
Year 4 We have finished reading ‘Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush‘ and learned about the bravery and pioneering spirit of the Windrush Generation, making links with our history topic. We used our empathy, planning and perseverance tools to use the literacy skills we practised to write and deliver speeches in role.
Year 5: We have been using our perseverance tool to practise touch typing in computing. We also collaborated to try and give each other useful tips and check our partner was using the correct fingers on the keyboard. In history, we used our reasoning tool to think about whether we would have rather lived in ancient Athens or Sparta. Some of us sensibly decided we would rather live in neither!
Year 6 has had a jam-packed week, full of SATs practice and other learning. They used their managing distractions, making links and perseverance tools this week to tackle a round of SATs papers from previous years – the entire Y6 team are incredibly proud of each and everyone of the children for giving it their all. In history, we discovered more about the Maya Civilisation – using atlases to locate the various countries they lived in, then comparing them to their modern-day counterpart.
House Points Total this week!
71
40
51
Coming Up
Reminders:
Learning Reviews
Tue 25th Nov – Y3, Y4, Y5 & Y6
Wed 26th Nov – Rec, Y1 & Y2
You will be able to book an appointment to meet with your child’s teacher on these dates.
Appointments will be available from 12:30pm – 7pm and can be booked via SchoolsBuddy.
Dulwich Wood Children & Family Hub
Ask about Rose Vouchers at our Stay & Play Sessions or phone 020 7525 2017 for more information.
Diary Dates
Thu 20th Nov
Individual School Photos
Fri 21st Nov
KS2 Celebration Assembly
Tue 25th Nov
Learning Reviews – Y3, Y4, Y5 & Y6
Wed 26th Nov
Learning Reviews – Reception, Y1, & Y2
Fri 28th Nov
KS1 Celebration Assembly
Fri 5th Dec
KS2 Celebration Assembly
Fri 5th Dec
FODW Christmas Event
Sun 7th – Fri 12th Dec
Scotland Residential Trip – Y5 & Y6
Fri 12th Dec
KS1 Celebration Assembly
Fri 19th Dec
Last Day of Term. School finishes at 1pm. No After School Club.
Order your Christmas Tree here – https://www.pta-events.co.uk/fodw
🎄 Friends of Dulwich Wood Christmas Fair – Join the Fun!
A huge thank you to all the classes for taking on stalls this year! To make the day run smoothly, we need volunteers—most slots are just 45 minutes. Please get in touch with your class rep or stall lead to sign up. Don’t leave a fellow parent to manage a stall alone—jump in and be part of our amazing school community!
Donations:
- General donations: Please bring them from 30th November.
- Cake donations: Drop off on the morning of 5th December.
This year, we’re thrilled to present a fantastic interactive theatre show:
The Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen—a hilarious, imaginative experience your children will love!
Tickets & Tokens:
All grotto tickets, show tickets, and tokens are available to buy NOW—don’t miss out!
