In Year 3 this week, the children have been working hard across the curriculum and have enjoyed a range of creative and challenging activities.

In English, we have begun an exciting new text, Escape from Pompeii. The children have been exploring the story and learning about the dramatic events surrounding the volcanic eruption. Using this as inspiration, they have started planning and writing their own narrative about escaping from a volcano, focusing on describing the action and building tension in their writing.

In PE, we have been developing our dance skills by learning and performing a fun robot dance. The children worked on controlling their movements, creating sharp robotic actions and linking movements together to form short sequences.

In Art, the class explored the work of Eduardo Paolozzi and used his style as inspiration to design decorative relief tiles. After creating their designs, the children brought them to life by making their tiles from clay, carefully shaping and pressing patterns into the surface. They showed great creativity and concentration during this process.

In Math's, we have been continuing to develop our mental strategies for addition and subtraction. The children practiced adding and subtracting 1s, 9s, 10s, and 100s, from three-digit numbers, helping them to build confidence with place value and mental calculation. We have also been recapping telling the time to 5 minute and 1 minute intervals - the perfect thing to practise at home over the holidays!

It has been a busy and productive week and the children should be very proud of their hard work. 

Today, Bishop’s Waltham Junior School was full of colour, fun and creativity as pupils and staff took part in our Comic Relief fundraising event. In support of this fantastic national charity, everyone was invited to come to school in their pyjamas or dressed as their favourite TV or movie character — and the effort was outstanding!

From superheroes and film icons to cosy PJs and fluffy slippers, the whole school community embraced the theme with enthusiasm. The day was filled with smiles, laughter and a wonderful sense of togetherness, all while raising money for an important cause.

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who kindly donated. Your generosity helps Comic Relief continue its vital work supporting vulnerable people and communities across the UK and around the world.

If you would still like to contribute, donations can be made via our JustGiving page:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rnd26-bishops-waltham-junior-school

Thank you once again for your support and for helping to make today such a memorable and meaningful event.

Year 5 Learning Update – Friday 20th March 2026

History 🌍

In History, we have completed our learning about ancient civilisations. The children have been exploring a range of different civilisations and evaluating the similarities and differences between them. They have done lots of research to develop their understanding of how these societies lived and what made them unique.

English ⌛

In English, we have been concluding our time slip story unit. The children explored inner monologues, thinking carefully about what characters might be feeling or thinking during key moments in the story, and noun phrases to describe settings. We have also continued to identify and discuss different features of time slip narratives which we used to write our own stories.

Maths 📐

In Maths, the focus has been on angles, fractions and negative numbers. The children have been learning how to use protractors accurately and have been calculating angles within a variety of shapes, developing both their measuring skills and geometric understanding. They have been ordering fractions and making comparisons between numbers using temperature as a context to explore numbers below zero.

PE 🕺

In PE, we have started a new dance unit. The children have been exploring movement to music, creating actions and beginning to combine them into short sequences using different dynamics and space.

We would also like to praise Year 5 for their attitude and engagement during our whole school promotional video filming and BWJS World Book Day. Despite some changes to their usual timetable, the children behaved exceptionally and engaged superbly with all the activities on offer.

In Year 3 this week, the children have been working hard across the curriculum and have enjoyed a range of creative and challenging activities.

In English, we have begun an exciting new text, Escape from Pompeii. The children have been exploring the story and learning about the dramatic events surrounding the volcanic eruption. Using this as inspiration, they have started planning and writing their own narrative about escaping from a volcano, focusing on describing the action and building tension in their writing.

In PE, we have been developing our dance skills by learning and performing a fun robot dance. The children worked on controlling their movements, creating sharp robotic actions and linking movements together to form short sequences.

In Art, the class explored the work of Eduardo Paolozzi and used his style as inspiration to design decorative relief tiles. After creating their designs, the children brought them to life by making their tiles from clay, carefully shaping and pressing patterns into the surface. They showed great creativity and concentration during this process.

In Math's, we have been continuing to develop our mental strategies for addition and subtraction. The children practiced adding and subtracting 1s, 9s, 10s, and 100s, from three-digit numbers, helping them to build confidence with place value and mental calculation. We have also been recapping telling the time to 5 minute and 1 minute intervals - the perfect thing to practise at home over the holidays!

It has been a busy and productive week and the children should be very proud of their hard work. 

Today, Bishop’s Waltham Junior School was full of colour, fun and creativity as pupils and staff took part in our Comic Relief fundraising event. In support of this fantastic national charity, everyone was invited to come to school in their pyjamas or dressed as their favourite TV or movie character — and the effort was outstanding!

From superheroes and film icons to cosy PJs and fluffy slippers, the whole school community embraced the theme with enthusiasm. The day was filled with smiles, laughter and a wonderful sense of togetherness, all while raising money for an important cause.

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who kindly donated. Your generosity helps Comic Relief continue its vital work supporting vulnerable people and communities across the UK and around the world.

If you would still like to contribute, donations can be made via our JustGiving page:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rnd26-bishops-waltham-junior-school

Thank you once again for your support and for helping to make today such a memorable and meaningful event.