Our term continues to move at pace - it doesn't seem like two weeks since our last update!

Over the last fortnight, we've covered a lot of ground.  We've concluded our Polar Region non-chronological reports in English, but we continue to cover some of the same ground in our geography and computing work where we've been learning about survival in the Polar Regions and developing our skills in Google Slides.  Meanwhile, in English, we've started to explore a short film called The Lighthouse which we will be using as our writing prompt until half term (and a little beyond).

In maths, we've shifted our focus to multiplication and division, continuing to refine the key skills that will underpin so much of our new learning as the year goes on.

In art, we've selected the animal we'd like to use as the focus for our portrait work over the next few weeks; in science, we've continued to explore the theme of evolution as we look at how animals are adapted to the habitats they live in.

Today is the day the Mr Campbell is running auditions for the role of Year 6 Team Captain, so by the end of today, our Team Captains should be in their roles.  We were very impressed this year by both the number of applications, and the quality, so we know we'll be in good hands, whoever is selected.  Thank you to everyone who asked to be considered for this position!

Have a lovely weekend.

Year 6 Team

On Monday 30th September, a group of enthusiastic Year 3 and Year 4 pupils from Bishop’s Waltham Junior School took part in the School Sports Partnership Cross Country Fun Run held at Swanmore College. The event saw around 60–70 pupils competing in each race category — Year 3 Boys, Year 3 Girls, Year 4 Boys, and Year 4 Girls — making for a lively and competitive atmosphere.

The course was long and challenging, but our pupils tackled it with determination, resilience, and a fantastic team spirit. It was especially heartwarming to witness BWJS pupils cheering on not only their teammates but also runners from other schools — a true reflection of sportsmanship and kindness.

A special shout out goes to Nancy (Y3) who finished in 2nd place, and Laurie (Y4) who secured a brilliant 4th place finish. Their performances were outstanding and a real testament to their hard work and dedication.

Every pupil who took part should feel exceptionally proud of their efforts. It was a pleasure to accompany them and watch them represent our school with such pride and positivity.

Next week, it’s the turn of our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils — we can’t wait to see them take on the challenge!

Year 5 have been busy completing new tasks and new routines over the past 2 weeks.

Art

As part of our Titanic Art unit, Year 5 ventured into the hall for their Art session this week. We had a range of ropes and cords which we laid out across the hall for observational drawings. We had a range of materials on offer for sketching, including fine liners, sketch pencils and charcoal. After some mark making in our sketchbooks, everyone selected a piece of rope to produce a long, detailed drawing. Our main focus was creating light and dark areas using a range of mark making techniques inspired by other artists.

TrickBox

Across our Year 5 classrooms this week, we started to recap our TrickBox skills. These skills encourage the children to have a positive, resilient attitude to life and can help them to manage challenging situations, both personal and academic. We looked at a technique called ‘Mirror, Mirror’ this week and discussed the importance of positive self-talk.

History

We continued our Titanic History topic this week and explored more details about the mighty ship’s tragic sinking. We looked at ordering events using chronology, discussed the different parts of the ship and heard some recounts from survivors. Next week, we will start to look at the different people who were on the Titanic and explore their varying social classes.

Another successful few weeks in Year 5!

Year 4 are still continuing to work hard! We are very pleased.

In English we have now started our unit based on the book The Snow Leopard by Theresa Radcliffe. Children will complete this by writing their own descriptive page that could go into the book.

We have now completed our place value unit and have moved onto addition and subtraction with money and length. This week, Year 4 took part in a maths lesson involving negative numbers and used a computer programme called LBQ to answer questions. They loved it!

Our History work continues investigating the Anglo Saxons and what life was like living in those times. Year 4 have done some research and completed a PowerPoint in groups!

We are really pleased with the children during their swimming lessons – lots of hard work and effort and it is really nice to be able to swim every week.

In tennis, last week and this week, the children were really lucky as they were the first ones to be able to use our new tennis rackets. Super shots!

Music lessons with ‘Listen 2 Me’ have begun really well and the children are now playing their brass instruments. Ask your child which instrument they are playing!

Please encourage your child to continue to work hard on TTRS at home, we are seeing great progress already!

Our term continues to move at pace - it doesn't seem like two weeks since our last update!

Over the last fortnight, we've covered a lot of ground.  We've concluded our Polar Region non-chronological reports in English, but we continue to cover some of the same ground in our geography and computing work where we've been learning about survival in the Polar Regions and developing our skills in Google Slides.  Meanwhile, in English, we've started to explore a short film called The Lighthouse which we will be using as our writing prompt until half term (and a little beyond).

In maths, we've shifted our focus to multiplication and division, continuing to refine the key skills that will underpin so much of our new learning as the year goes on.

In art, we've selected the animal we'd like to use as the focus for our portrait work over the next few weeks; in science, we've continued to explore the theme of evolution as we look at how animals are adapted to the habitats they live in.

Today is the day the Mr Campbell is running auditions for the role of Year 6 Team Captain, so by the end of today, our Team Captains should be in their roles.  We were very impressed this year by both the number of applications, and the quality, so we know we'll be in good hands, whoever is selected.  Thank you to everyone who asked to be considered for this position!

Have a lovely weekend.

Year 6 Team

On Monday 30th September, a group of enthusiastic Year 3 and Year 4 pupils from Bishop’s Waltham Junior School took part in the School Sports Partnership Cross Country Fun Run held at Swanmore College. The event saw around 60–70 pupils competing in each race category — Year 3 Boys, Year 3 Girls, Year 4 Boys, and Year 4 Girls — making for a lively and competitive atmosphere.

The course was long and challenging, but our pupils tackled it with determination, resilience, and a fantastic team spirit. It was especially heartwarming to witness BWJS pupils cheering on not only their teammates but also runners from other schools — a true reflection of sportsmanship and kindness.

A special shout out goes to Nancy (Y3) who finished in 2nd place, and Laurie (Y4) who secured a brilliant 4th place finish. Their performances were outstanding and a real testament to their hard work and dedication.

Every pupil who took part should feel exceptionally proud of their efforts. It was a pleasure to accompany them and watch them represent our school with such pride and positivity.

Next week, it’s the turn of our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils — we can’t wait to see them take on the challenge!