Livingstone Newsletter
April Week 3
Friday 25th April
DfE Filming at Livingstone
CABIN Club will be hosting a film crew from the Department of Education next Tuesday. Our school was chosen after Mrs. Armstrong completed a questionnaire regarding the services we provide and her role as an Afterschool Club Coordinator. The DfE will be interviewing Mrs Armstrong and filming our facilities, some of the activities such as Ball and Field Games Club.
If your child is attending Cabin Club or Ball and Field Games Club next Tuesday, they could be part of the film but only if we have received your completed consent form.
Like all our Afterschool Coordinators, Mrs. Armstrong is fantastic at her job. The film is intended to be used to promote this role across the country.
This weekend, she will be getting her outfit ready and having her hair and make-up done especially for the filming—only joking!
We hope to see her on screens soon......!
Year 5 Secondary Transfer Meeting
We are inviting all our Year 5 parents/carers to a meeting about Secondary Transfer 2026 on Thursday 8th May at 3:15pm.
At the meeting we will be able to provide you with important information regarding choosing a school, the application process, selection test as well as application submission deadlines.
In the meantime, here is the latest information we have received from Barnet for your information.
Year 5 Secondary Transfer 2025 Leaflet for Parents
Test Dates 2026 Secondary Intake
As soon as we have the secondary school open day dates we will send these to you.
Nursery and KFE
Our Nursery and KFE children have returned to school very excited to see their friends and meet some new friends that have joined us this week. We have been discussing the life cycle of a butterfly and basic needs of animals. The children fed our classroom 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle with various fruit and other types of food learning new vocabulary, practising using full sentences and counting e.g. The caterpillar is eating three plums.'
They have enjoyed the outdoor area planting different types of beans and played balancing and skipping games.
We have also started our Read Write Inc. phonics programme for Nursery and this week's sound was /m/ (Maisie, Mountain, Mountain). You will be getting a copy of the sounds and the rhymes to practise at home.
Please sign up for our summer term Mystery Reader (Tuesdays at 2:30pm) by talking to a member of staff or emailing the office with the date you are available.
Reception
Reception have had a lovely first week back, getting back to all of the learning and routines that they know so well. They were excited to read a well-known traditional tale 'The Three Little Pigs' which has inspired them to build, write and role play as different characters this week and we will continue to use it as stimulus for the next couple of weeks.
The children were very excited to get back to the newly improved pond area and had lots of fun spotting more signs of spring and discovering wildlife.
We are excited for a lovely Summer term ahead!
Year 1
Welcome back to the Summer Term, Year 1. We were very excited to begin our history topic on British monarchs. The children learnt all about the monarch’s orb, sceptre and crown. We also placed significant monarchs on a timeline.
In maths, we are learning about arrays. The children spotted arrays in the world around them – chocolate boxes, egg cartons and even our class mat. We are starting to learn how to do repeated addition using the rows and columns in arrays.
The children loved reading 'Billy’s Bucket' in our English lessons. They acted out what sea creatures they could find in their own magic buckets and planned their writing for next week. Some of us are in new phonics groups as well, and we are really focusing on Set 3 sounds as well as improving our fluency.
Achievement awards go to Mayia and Adam for their excellent work in history. They placed significant monarchs on the timeline and even remembered important facts about them. Well done you two!
Year 2
Year 2 have had a great first week back. We started with a trip to the Transport Museum to consolidate everything we have learnt in Geography and History. The children were fabulous and thoroughly enjoyed looking at past vehicles and took part in an interactive workshop where we got to go inside some of the older buses and trams.
In Maths, we are learning about mass. We practically measured objects and read different scales. We also compared the mass of objects using balancing scales.
In English, we are reading 'The Rise and Fall of Claude the Magnificent'.
Our Science topic this term is plants. We explored our outdoor setting to identify wild and garden plants. We also looked at different seeds and bulbs to compare them.
Homework
Reading- 72 and 73.
Maths- 75 and 76.
This week's awards go to Marina for her hard work and good progress in English and Yashvi for her positive attitude and always striving to improve.
Kingfisher 1
We've had a lovely first week back at school and have really enjoyed hearing all the children's exciting holiday news.
This week in maths, we've been learning how to add groups of 2's. The children used a variety of resources to group objects in twos and practised adding them together. It's been great to see their confidence grow with this skill.
In English, we've been reading 'The Very Busy Spider' by Eric Carle. The children thoroughly enjoyed the story and learning about how spiders spin their webs. They explored the story through role play and used colourful semantics to build sentences - fantastic work all around!
This week's award goes to Sergio for his positive attitude and good progress in maths and reading.
Well done Sergio!
Year 3
Year 3 have returned to school refreshed and rearing to go. This week we have been exploring how to use ICT for presenting information and how to effectively research online.
In Maths, we started the week with learning how to read different intervals on measuring jugs and estimate capacity. Many of the children were able to make practical real-life links to when we need to know the capacity/volume of liquids. Hopefully we will link it to our English Book - 'Gregory Cool' at the end of term. We started reading 'Gregory Cool' - a story about a boy who travels (by himself) to Tobago to meet his grandparents for the first time and explored his thoughts and feelings when he first arrived.
We can't wait for what we will be learning next week!
Homework
Maths: pages 80 - 32
Daily TTRS practise with a focus on the 8 times tables.
Reading 20 minutes every day.
Please remember to sign your child's reading record. Reading records must be school every Friday to be checked by the class teachers and teaching assistants. Thank you.
Aysha for showing an increased confidence and participation in her learning.
Ali for being a positive partner. He always comes in ready to learn, grow, participate and improve.
Year 4
Year 4 have settled back into the classroom routine beautifully and have impressed us this week with their maturity and excellent learning behaviours.
In English, the children are going to be showcasing their knowledge about the Romans in a non-chronological report so have been analysing a WAGOLL and completing independent research.
In Maths, Year 4 have moved onto money and converting between pounds and pence.
Our History topic is the Romans. The children will be learning about how the Romans have influenced modern day Britain.
A letter has been sent via Arbor about our trip to the Roman Velarium in St Albans on the 8th May so please check the app for this.
Homework
Maths – pages 94 and 95
Punctuation – pages 34 and 35
Please continue to complete daily TTR practice and reading.
This week's achievement awards go to Deni for his consistent hard work and always trying his best, and Ryan for his great concentration and hard work, this week. Well done to you both.
Year 5
In Maths, the children identified, ordered and compared different types of angles, and also learned how to use and read a protractor.
In English, we are studying the classic poem, The Highwayman. The children analysed the characters and poem in depth, and enjoyed doing drama about it. They will be writing love letters from the characters in a couple of weeks.
In computing, they learned about being a good online user, focusing on digital consent, the consequences of trolling and how to support friends online.
Homework due by Weds 30th April
Maths: pages 87 and 88 (angles)
Reading: pages 66, 67, 68 and 69 (theme park)
This week's awards go to Soroiyan for improving her focus, and to Dotty for always challenging herself and being ready to learn. Well done, girls!
Year 6
In maths this week, we’ve continued our work on statistics, with a particular focus on reading, interpreting, and creating pie charts.
In English, we’ve been revisiting word classes, key grammatical terms, and punctuation, which the children have found helpful and engaging.
In our afternoon geography sessions, we’ve begun exploring the continent of South America and its rainforests. We’ve also started learning about how different biomes and climate zones affect rainforests around the world.
Next week, the children will be taking their Mock SATs. These practice tests will mirror the conditions of the real assessments, helping them become familiar with the process and what to expect. A little and often approach to revision (if you like) is ideal, and just as important is making sure they are relaxed and get plenty of rest.
Homework:
Maths - Arithmetic (fractions)
SPaG - mixed questions
This week's achievement awards go to Elia for her excellent work in geography and to Gino for his improved attitude to learning. Well done!
Kingfisher 2
We have had a great start back into the new term. In English we have started looking at stories from different cultures and have enjoyed exploring the Greek myth 'Theseus and the Minotaur.'
In Maths, we have been exploring number and number patters. We have done this through games, using numicon and completed some problem solving activities using practical resources.
This week's award goes to Dilan for his excellent participation when re-telling a story using a story map. Well done Dilan!
APRIL 2025
Monday 28th:
- Year 6 Practice SATs Week
- DfE Filming Wraparound Childcare - PM
MAY 2025
Friday 2nd:
- Class Photo Day
Monday 5th:
- Bank Holiday Monday - School Closed
Tuesday 6th:
- Cluster Rehearsal at Trent School for members of Choir attending Barnet Music Festival - AM
Wednesday 7th:
- Reception Trip to Lee Valley Farm
- Y5/6 Tag Rugby Match vs St. Catherines
Thursday 8th:
- Year 4 trip to Verulamium Museum
- Year 5 Secondary Transfer Meeting for Parents/Carers - 3:15pm in Y5
Friday 9th:
- Parent Champion Coffee Morning 9 - 10am in The Cabin - all welcome
Monday 12th:
- Year 6 SATs Week
Use this link to visit our School Calendar 24/25 for further dates next term.