Name…………………………………………………………… Class………
30th January 2015
Menu for week commencing 2nd February 2015 Week 3
Thought for the week
‘It is not our abilities that truly define us – it is the choices we make’
J.K. Rowling (1998)
Behaviour Matters – Year 5 & Year 6 Reflection Room
As our parents are already aware, Penkridge Middle School expects high standards of behaviour from
all our children. It is with some disappointment, therefore, that we need to inform you today about a
matter which has increasingly come to our attention this week. A number of Year 5 and Year 6
children have needed to be constantly reminded of some basic school rules which they are repeatedly
ignoring, particularly at break and lunchtimes.
We have spoken to pupils to outline clearly our expectations, so that they are in no doubt about what
they should be doing and where they should be during these time periods. We would very much
welcome your support in speaking to children about this at home in order to reinforce those
expectations. As a result of these demonstrated behaviours, we shall be running a “Reflection Room”
at lunchtimes during the next few weeks for those pupils who continue to ignore school rules and
requirements and staff instructions and school expectations. This will involve pupils sitting quietly
under staff supervision, using the time to reflect upon their behaviour, and planning for improvement.
This will enable all members of the school community, staff and pupils, to have a safe and calm break
time.
Your support in this matter is greatly appreciated.
Mrs M Wright
Star Pupil of the Week.
Year 5
Luke Darby
5AB
Nathen Tarrier 5MW
Megan Wells
5CWK
Sophie Dawson
5ME
Year 7
James Payne
7JW
Tia Esty
7EN
Leah Shackleton
7LP
Libby Price
7LW
Week Beginning 26th January.
Year 6
Joshua Murray 6SB
Loyd Dickson 6CA
Lucy Fletcher 6LH
Year 8
Bethan Prince
Hannah Tudor
Liam Smith
George Dance
8CWT
8JL
8SH
8SS
Water bottles/PE kit
Please could you encourage your child/ren to bring home their water bottle at the end of
each day and PE kit at the end of the week?
I am sure that families would rather their children drink out of a clean bottle and put on a
fresh PE kit rather than having to use kit items which children have left in lockers or lying
around the school gathering dust.
Thank you for your help in this.
YEAR 8 ONLY
Parents’ Evening – Year 8 Thursday 12th February 2015
4.00pm – 7.00pm
Year 8 Parents’ Evening will be held on the above date. This is your opportunity to discuss your child’s
progress with their subject teachers.
The Evening will be held in the School Hall, and appointments will be made at five minute intervals. Your
child will be responsible for organising your appointments with their teachers. Please state your preferred
times. Your child will then use this sheet to record your appointments for you. To ensure your child has
adequate time to collect appointments, please return the appointment sheet as soon as possible. Please bring
the sheet with you on the evening itself; and we encourage your child to attend the appointments with you.
The Parents’ Evening is held in advance of the end of year reports being sent out in the Summer Term, so
please note that there will not be a formal parents’ evening following these reports being sent home. We
will, of course, answer any questions that arise when reports are sent out at that time should you have any
queries.
Year 8 Parents’ Evening – Thursday 12th February 2015 4.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m.
Pupil’s Name ___________________________
Class ___________
We/I will/will not be attending Year 8 Parents’ Evening. (Please delete as appropriate)
We/I would like to see the following subject teachers during time slot, if possible:
________________________ (approximately)
___________________ ____________________ ___________________
___________________ ____________________ ___________________
___________________ ____________________ ___________________
ACTUAL APPOINTMENTS – (Child to make appointments with subject teachers and return this slip to you)
Time
4.00
4.05
4.10
4.15
4.20
4.25
4.30
4.35
4.40
4.45
4.50
4.55
5.00
5.05
5.10
5.15
5.20
5.25
5.30
5.35
5.40
Teacher
Subject
Time
5.45
5.50
5.55
6.00
6.05
6.10
6.15
6.20
6.25
6.30
6.35
6.40
6.45
6.50
6.55
7.00
Teacher
Subject
Year 6 Practice SATS Tests – For Information
In the week beginning 2nd February, 2015, all Year 6 children will be practising trial Year 6
SATS tests in school, in order to familiarise themselves with how the formal SATS tests will
be conducted in May. We endeavour to make the tests as stress-free as possible, and have
found that by practising at this time of year, our children are much less anxious when the
time comes to sit the real tests, since they know exactly what will happen and how it all
works. In the course of this week, children will have been informed where they will be doing
the tests in school and when each test paper takes place. The tests are scheduled as
follows:
Monday 2 February :
Grammar and Punctuation
Test
Lesson 1
Spelling Test
Lesson 2 in class
Tuesday 3 February:
Mental Maths Test
Completed in Maths
classroom in Maths lesson
Wednesday 4 February:
Reading Test
During Lessons 1 and 2
Maths Paper A
After break, Lesson 3
Thursday 5 February:
Maths Paper B
Lesson 1
Friday 6 February:
No tests
Whereas most children will be able to take the tests in the School Hall, special provision has
been made for some children who may require it, for example, due to a medical condition
such as needing a writer due to a broken arm, suffering from severe vision loss, and other
such specific needs which may require support on a one-to one basis, or the need to take
their tests in a classroom with a small group of children, so they may feel less anxious.
It is natural that your child may feel a little nervous taking the tests next week, but please
reassure them that they are practice tests at this stage. We know from experience that
practice at this time of year is very beneficial in making the children much more confident
about completing the tests „for real‟ later in the year, when they will be familiar with the
routines of where tests are conducted and what they will have to do.
We would appreciate your support, particularly throughout next week, in ensuring that
children come to school well-prepared with the usual stationery (including a ruler), that they
are punctual and have had a good night‟s sleep.
Many thanks, in advance, for your help and support in this.
Countdown to Year 6 Standard Attainment Tests (SATs):14 weeks to go!
“Literacy Matters and Numeracy Counts”.
LITERACY MATTERS Last week’s answers
Match up these pairs of words with the contracted form. Circle the correct one.
he is
we will
I would
could not
will not
could have
would not
should not
he‟s
we‟ll
I‟d
couldn‟t
won‟t
could‟ve
wouldn‟t
shouldn‟t
Write down the contracted forms of these words-:
I am
I‟m
could not
couldn‟t
you will
you‟ll
she will
she‟ll
cannot
can‟t
they have
they‟ve
it is
it‟s
he has
he‟s
1) The kitten can‟t climb the tree yet.
2) Smudge and Jaxx doze because they‟re lazy.
3) Smudge‟s jumping skills are amazing.
4) It‟s dark in the cupboard.
5) Six rats‟ tails went into the cauldron.
6) The boy‟s coat was in lost property.
7) The children‟s bags were on the floor.
8) Mrs Smith‟s car is in the car park.
9) Three dogs‟ leads were on the hook.
10) The babies‟ rattles are noisy.
Remember – Only use an apostrophe to show missing letters or that something belongs to
someone. We NEVER use an apostrophe simply to make a plural noun.
Numeracy Matters
This week’s topic is Percentages.
Percentages are a way to work out part of a number. Such as 25% of
something is one quarter of it.
Per cent means 'out of 100'
The sign % stands for 'per cent' which means 'out of 100'.
So:

40% means 40 out of 100

11% means 11 out of 100
Percentage of a shape

This shape is divided into 100 equal parts. What percentage of the shape
is shaded?

Count and you will find that
40 of those 100 parts are shaded so
therefore, 40% of this shape is
shaded. (It doesn't matter which 40
parts are shaded).

Remember, per cent means
'out of 100'.

This shape is not divided into 100 equal parts.

To work out the percentage of this
shape that is shaded, you must first work out what
each part represents.

There are 20 equal parts, so each part
represents 5%.
100% (the whole) ÷ 20 = 5%
6 of the parts are shaded, so 30% of the total shape is shaded.
6 x 5% = 30%
Quiz Time

1. In a block of 100 flats, 35 flats have a blue front door. What percentage of the
flats have a blue front door?

3.5%

35%

70%

2. What is 40% as a fraction?

two fifths

one fifth

one half

3. What is one quarter as a percentage?

25%

20%

4%

4. Joe got 15 out of 25 in a maths test. Emma got 65%. Who got the better
result?

Joe

Emma

They both got the same result

5. 75% of the children in a football team are boys. What percentage are girls?

75%

50%

25%