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Weekly Bulletin Week Commencing 6th March 2017

Reminder!

World Book Day dress up on Friday 10th March 2017

Sainsbury’s VouchersPlease keep your Active Kids Vouchers coming in to school. We have already had so many donated; thank you so much for helping us raise money for more playground equipment. There is a collection box located in the reception area of the school.

Please remember that we are hosting our World Book Day on Friday 10th March. There are lots of different learning activities planned for the day as well as a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory themed lunch in the dining hall. Please remember to send your child into school for the day dressed as their favourite book character! We are looking forward to seeing everyone’s costumes.

The next House Meeting will be held on Monday 13th March at 1:30pm. There are some exciting events coming soon…

Arundel House Georgia Allsop will be announcing the winner of the ‘How to look after your dream pet’ competition this week.

Herstmonceux House pupils are hosting a tuck shop to raise money for their chosen charity, The Dogs Trust. This will be held on the morning of Tuesday 7th March. Pupils in Herstmonceux are invited to donate delicious delights for this fundraiser event. All pupils are invited to buy sweet treats so will need to bring money into school on this day to make purchases from the tuck shop.

Lewes House pupils are hosting a book swap event. To participate in the book swap, pupils are required to donate a book and bring in 50p. On the day of the swap, participating pupils will choose a new book from those donated. All pupils are invited to participate in the event. Books can be delivered to Mrs Kent’s classroom from Monday 13th March, although the official swap will take place on Friday 17th March. All money raised will go towards the House charity, Lumos, which raises money to make lives better for children who are in institutions.

Bodiam House pupils are planning to hold a film night after school one day later in the academic year. More details about this event will be shared with you once the event is confirmed.

House news

Seth Bailey our lead Mentor will be revealing the Buddy Bench

Competition winner later this week!

Reception: Reception class had a super week. We went ‘Italian’ on Friday and had a great day. We did lots of ‘Italian’ things. We made pizzas, sold pizzas and learnt to count to 10 in Italian. We also painted flags and made necklaces in the Italian colours!Ms Stoner

Year 1:Year One have had a really good week. The children have returned to school refreshed after their half term break and are working really well.

In Literacy this week we have been concentrating on writing extended sentences through traditional stories. In Numeracy the class have become very adept at knowing what each digit in a two digit number means.

In RE our topic has been Special People and it was very interesting and amusing to see the lovely characters that the children drew of people who are important to them in school! The children have produced some super work in DT and have enjoyed testing out their products.

Their team work skills were brilliant to see and they all enjoyed themselves.Mrs Kent and Mrs Moore

Year 2:This week the children have worked very hard on learning their times-tables to help with fractions. We shared raisins and sweets to work out half and a quarter and three quarters of different amounts. We will keep practising this as some of us found it quite tricky!

In Literacy we have been practising using the past, present and future tense. We were writing sentences and imagining things that we would like to do in the future.

In Geography we looked at the human and physical features of Iceland and thought of features in Brighton and Hove that are

natural or man-made and compared this to Iceland.

For Science, we began to look at materials and discussed which materials are suitable for different things. We all thought it would be funny if a kettle was made of chocolate or trousers made from glass! We also thought about which things in the classroom were made from different materials and wrote lists that were made from plastic, metal, material and wood.

We have enjoyed playing lots of games for PSHE around the topic of friendship and we loved performing a dance/act for the School in assembly.Ms Rosen

Year 3:What a busy week! The Year 3 pupils have been flying through their maths and no one had any problems with multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100. Many children got onto the challenge questions - what a hard working bunch they are!In Literacy we have begun to plan and write our diary entries. They are looking really interesting and the children are remembering lots of the features of recounts.We showed off a bit in assembly this week with all the fantastic things that we have been up to at home. Well done Henry, Freya and Isabella - the whole school was amazed by the things you had produced at home. Henry made a timeline so long we couldn’t even show it all in the classroom!Ms Hayward and Mrs Watkins

Year 4:From Mr Gum to Dudley the dog, it seems that everyone we’ve met in our English lessons this week knows how to explain things. If you ask your Year 4 child how a toaster operates or how a vaccination works, they might just be able to put together a convincing explanation.

In our learning, we have focused on the kind of language we need to use to make explanations clear and detailed. We have spotted lots of time connectives and causal connectives in different pieces of explanation writing and we most enjoyed a piece of writing that explained how the amazing Teacher Pleaser machine works.

Next week we will be preparing to write some detailed explanations of our own using some of the techniques we have been studying. In the meantime, if any of the Year 4 pupils manage to build the Teacher Pleaser machine from the diagrams they drew, you can expect to see some very happy Deepdene teachers. Watch this space, Mrs Gann and Mrs Ash!Mrs Croucher

In Maths this week, we have been adding and subtracting 0.1 and 1 (or multiples of them) from numbers with one decimal place. We have practised the skill of dividing by 10 in the form of a maths division maze and have been calculating temperature drops using positive and negative numbers, across zero on temperature tables.

We have also been practising the 7 times table out loud, using actions and funny voices. This has been fun!Mrs Gann and Mrs Ash

Year 5 and 6:The entries have been coming in all week for the two whole school competitions led by Year 6 pupils Seth and Georgia. Seth’s buddy bench sign competition has been extremely popular across the school and it will soon be time for Seth to help decide which art work should be used to decorate the school’s new buddy bench. Georgia’s competition to raise funds for Arundel House charity has also seen some fantastic entries from pupils across the school. Through their posters and leaflets, we have been learning how to look after all manner of pets, from unicorns to penguins! Watch this space to find out who will win!

As far as curriculum news goes, it’s an Art and Science update this week for Years 5 and 6. I shall leave you in the capable hands of Mrs Viney and Ms Jambor:

Year 5:In Science this week, Year 5 have been working on the topic ‘Changing states’. We are building on our previous knowledge of ‘states of matter’, particularly gases. We have been experimenting with turning liquids into gases, and studied the process of ‘boiling’. The children learned to use key vocabulary, such as ‘vapour’, ‘evaporating’, ‘atmosphere’ and made a ‘Concept Map’ describing this process.

Year 5 have completed their canvases entitled ‘Outer Space’, a

tempera painting that has enabled them to explore techniques of 3D representation: in this case a low horizon line, shapes that diminish as they recede, highlighting and shading. They are now attempting 3D lettering before turning their attention to one point perspective and the vanishing point. It was a wonderful moment when the pupils stepped back from their paintings to realise that these techniques really work and that they had created the illusion of 3D!

Year 6:This week In Science, Year 6 have started working on the topic ‘Forces in Action’ recalling their knowledge of ‘pushes’ and ‘pulls’ from previous Science studies. The children explored the various meanings of the word ‘force’ and carried out a simple experiment on building a catapult. We identified various forces taking place while shooting a paper ball ‘out to space’. It was an interesting and fun lesson!

In Art, Year 6 pupils are continuing their study of the Portrait as a genre in art. Before half-term they completed portraits in both Expressionist and Surrealist styles using oil pastels and collage respectively. Now they are turning their attention to full length imaginary portraits, considering the proportions of the human body as well as how to represent human characteristics. I asked them how they could make me guess the occupation or character of their subject with some fabulous results! I must comment on the Year 6 pupils for this week’s work; they are really engaging with this topic and working with real thoughtfulness and interest. Well done, everyone.Mrs Croucher, Mrs Viney and Ms Jambor

The fastest time for the 50 question grid goes to Isaac with a fabulous time of 2 minutes and 9 seconds. Isaac will be progressing to the 77 question grid next week. Well done!

The fastest time for the 77 question grid was Abraham with 2 minutes 32 seconds. Super!

Although there were lots of impressive improvements this week, the title for most improved time goes to Sidney. He managed to improve his previous week’s time by over 6 minutes - wow!

A big well done to lots of the children who maintained their full marks score this week, but a special well done to Sidney who was able to improve his score by 17 correct answers.

I am thrilled to say that there are some Year 4 children who are now ready for their next challenge. Next week they will be using the 77 question grid. Excellent news!

MATHS NEWS

Forthcoming events - Hilary Term

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9th March - 2pm Deepdene V Lancing U10 Tag Rugby Lancing College

16th March - 3:30pm St Andrews V Deepdene U10 Tag Rugby Wish Park

22nd March - 2pmRoedean Cross CountryRoedean School

23rd March - 2pm Deepdene V Shoreham U10 Tag Rugby Shoreham College TBC

29th March - 2pm Deepdene U11 U10 NetballBrighton High School

Please check the Bulletin each week for new fixtures. They will be placed on this new board which will now feature weekly.

School Sports Fixtures Week 3:NEW EVENT

Tuesday 7th March - Herstomoncuex House host a Tuck Shop to raise money for The Dogs Trust. Pupils will need to bring in

money to purchase sweet treats.

Thursday 9th March - U10 Rugby Match V Lancing CollegeFriday 10 - Reception to Visit the library

Friday 10th March - Deepdene World Book Day- Dress upSaturday 11TH March - SPRINGBOARD FESTIVALSunday 12th March - SPRINGBOARD FESTIVAL

Week 4:British Science Week 10th-19th March

Wednesday 15th March - Yr 3 Fishbourne Roman Palace TripThursday 16th March - St Andrews V Deepdene U10 Tag Rugby

NEW EVENT Lewes House hosts book swap event.

Week 5:Monday 20th March - Reception and Nursery

‘People who help us’ Adventure MorningWednesday 22nd March- Parent Consultation

Thursday 23rd March - Deepdene V Shoreham U10 Tag Rugby

NEW EVENTThursday 23rd March - Parent Voice Meeting with Class

Representatives 4:30-5:30pmFriday 24th March - Red Nose Day

Week 6:Monday 27th March - Reception and Nursery Easter Assembly

Tuesday 28th March - Yr 5 Hove Museum TripWednesday 29th March - U11 Netball Match V BHHSThursday 30th March - Year 3 to Roedean for Sports.

(Weather permitting)

Easter Holidays 3rd April - 21st AprilHoliday Club Dates: 3rd - 7th April and 18th - 21st April

SCHOOL CLOSED 10TH - 17TH APRIL Trinity Term

24th April - INSET DAY 25th April- Pupils back for Trinity Term

Deepdene Lunch Menu

WEEK 1 MENU MAIN MENU PUDDING

MONDAY Lasagne OR Veggie BurgerNursery: Lasagne Ice cream

TUESDAY Tuna and tomato pasta bake OR Tomato pastaNursery: Tuna pasta Fruit jelly

WEDNESDAY Minced beef,potatoes,vegetables OR Sweetcorn noodles Nursery: Minced beef, potatoes, vegetables Fruit Yoghurt

THURSDAY Sausage, mash and beans OR Cheese pastaNursery: Sausage, mash and beans Banana custard

FRIDAY Breaded Fish, potatoes and peasNursery: Breaded fish, mash, peas, cheese sauce Fruit slices

WEEK 2 MENU MAIN MENU PUDDING

MONDAY Chicken curry and rice OR Tomato pastaNursery: Chicken curry and rice Ice cream

TUESDAY Minced beef,potaoes,vegetables OR Sweetcorn noodlesNursery: Minced beef, potatoes, vegetables Fruit Yoghurt

WEDNESDAY Spaghetti and meatballs OR Cheese pasta Nursery: Plain pasta with a choice of toppings Fruit crumble and custard

THURSDAY Fish, chips and peas OR Veggie burger,chips,peasNursery: Fish, mash, peas, cheese sauce Sponge and custard

FRIDAY Jacket potato with beans and cheese OR TunaNursery: Mash, beans and cheese Fruit Medley

WEEK 3 MENU MAIN MENU PUDDING

MONDAY Minced beef, potatoes, vegetables OR Veggie burger, potatoes, vegetablesNursery: Minced beef, potatoes, vegetables Banana Custard

TUESDAY Tomato and Mozzarella pasta OR Tomato pastaNursery: As above Fruit Flapjack

WEDNESDAY Roast Chicken, potatoes, veg, gravy OR Sweetcorn noodlesNursery: Roast Chicken, potatoes, vegetables Fruit yoghurt

THURSDAY Jacket potato, beans, cheese, Tuna OR Cheese pastaNursery: Mash, beans, cheese or tuna Dried fruit pots

FRIDAY Cheese and tomato PizzaNursery: Cheese and tomato Pizza Fruit slice

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Challenging our pupils tobecome the best version of themselves

New Spring Term Menu at Deepdene now published.As you will already be aware, following feedback from both parents and pupils we are offering a second option for lunch for the remainder of this half term. This is proving already very popular! The pupils place their lunchtime meal choice each morning. Please see a copy of the menu below.