Rupert
Star of the week
Sunday 15 November · Autumn Term 2026
Good evening
It's the weekend. School is back tomorrow.
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Tomorrow at a glance
- Tomorrow is a normal uniform day.
- Clubs tomorrow: Christmas Craft Club (3.15pm to 4.15pm).
- Lunch tomorrow is hunters BBQ chicken.Or tomato and mascarpone pasta, jacket potato or sandwiches (cheese, ham or tuna).
Coming up
- Parents' Evening for ReceptionTuesday
- Parents' Evening for Years 1 to 6Wednesday
- School Christmas FairSunday 29 November
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days to go
Parents' Evening for Reception
+1 more next week
Your teaching team
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Mr WentelClass Teacher
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Mrs ReedTeaching Assistant
At home Kit, reading and practice
PE days
Fridays
Swimming 12.40, PE 2.00
Reading books
Fridays
Books changed Friday
Spellings test
Tested Friday
Set on Monday. Try three a night rather than all ten the evening before.
Maths practice
Not set
This week we are on 6x and 7x
Clubs Autumn Term 2026
Mon
Christmas Craft Club
3.15pm to 4.15pm
All years
Until 14 DEC
Tue
No clubs
Wed
No clubs
Thu
No clubs
Fri
No clubs
School dinners Next week: Week 1 of the three week menu
Letters From school in the last four weeks
Your term ahead Saplings and whole school dates
- Nov17 Parents' Evening for Reception Tuesday · Book via Arbor IN 2 DAYS
- Nov18 Parents' Evening for Years 1 to 6 Wednesday
- Nov29 School Christmas FairPTFA Sunday
- Dec15 Whole School Pantomime at Lowther Pavilion Tuesday
- Dec18 Christmas Holidays Friday · (2pm Finish)
- Dec18 Autumn term ends Friday · Last day of term
- Jan4 Return To School Monday
- Jan4 Spring term starts Monday · First day of term
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- Feb15 Half Term Break UpMonday
- Feb15 Half termMonday
- Mar25 Spring term endsThursday
- Apr7 Summer term startsWednesday
- May3 Bank holiday (school closed)Monday
- May24 Half termMonday
- Jul16 Summer term endsFriday
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This week's work Week beginning Monday 26 October
Spellings
Tested FridayWords where y changes to i before -ed and -er, plus two tricky word
- smiling
- taking
- hoping
- snoring
- nicer
- wider
- simpler
- writer
- consider
- different
Set on Monday. Try three a night rather than all ten the evening before.
Maths
This week we are on 6x and 7x
- 6 x 4
- 6 x 7
- 6 x 9
- 7 x 8
Learning Awesome Anglo-Saxons
As Mathematicians we are...
Year 3 and Year 4 are both focusing on place value, addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division.
As Readers and Writers we are...
As readers and writers we will be starting with 'Ocean Meets Sky', a dream narrative where we can explore stories through dreams. After half term we will be reading 'Hortense and the Shadow', a ship's captain log.
As Investigators we are...
Science: Electricity. Identifying common electrical components, exploring how to create a complete circuit and investigating which materials conduct electricity.
As Enquirers we are...
Geography: Why do people live near volcanoes? History: Anglo-Saxon Britain, exploring who the Anglo-Saxons were, why they came to Britain and how Anglo-Saxon Britain changed over time. RE: Where and why do people of faith pray?
As Creators we are...
Art: Drawings, learning about painting and mixed media and how we can use light and dark tones to create a piece of artwork. Music: Indonesian music, adapting and transposing motifs from different eras. PE: swimming, and gymnastics focusing on balance and presentation.
As Communicators we are...
Computing: Online Safety, developing an understanding of how to stay safe and responsible when using the internet and digital devices. French: phonics and animals.
As Young People we are...
Learning about ourselves and our relationships with others. We will particularly look at working together and how we can solve friendship problems.
Help at home
Reading This term's class books
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Ocean Meets Sky
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Hortense and the Shadow
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The Diary of a Killer Cat
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The Ice Palace
Class diary News from Saplings
12 SEP
Our Anglo-Saxon role play day
We turned the classroom into a settlement and spent a very long time arguing about who got the best hut.
8 SEP
First swim of the year
Every single child got in the pool. Some of us even got our faces wet.
2 SEP
Meeting Mrs Reed
Our new teaching assistant introduced her dog to the class on a video call. He was not impressed.
Key information Who to ask, policies and links
Who to ask about what
Reporting an absence
The school office · Call before 9.00am
Your child's learning
Your class teacher · Message on Class Dojo
A worry or a complaint
The headteacher · Through the office in the first instance
Bookings and payments
Arbor · Breakfast club, trips and dinner money
Anything else
The school office · We will point you the right way
Key policies
- UniformWhat to wear, PE kit, and where to buy it
- Allergies and medicalTelling us about an allergy, and medicines in school
- Mobile phonesPhones and smart watches in school and on trips
- Online safety at homeKeeping children safe on devices outside school
- AttendanceAbsence, holidays in term time and lateness
Friends of Weeton
Every parent is automatically a member. We run the Christmas Fair, the summer BBQ and the bun sales, and everything raised goes straight back to the children.
29 NOV · School Christmas Fair Join the Friends of Weeton