--- title: "04/01/23" url: "https://waterside-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2023-01-04-07-37-00-04-01-23" school: "Waterside Primary School" --- # 04/01/23 4 January 2023 Happy New Year! It's now 2023 and we are back ready to learn! The children have settled quickly back into their routine and have enjoyed the first 3 days back. ![](https://waterside-primary-school.schudio.com/images/blog/318.jpg) In English, we have introduced the children to their new class text for the half term: The Invisible by Tom Percival. We have identified the key features of a fiction text including the character, setting and themes throughout the book. We have also looked at how Isabel's emotions change throughout the story and why. ![](https://waterside-primary-school.schudio.com/images/blog/319.jpg) In Maths, we have continued our learning on Money from before the Winter break. We have been adding pounds and pence to find the total both practically using the coins and then completing independent tasks. We have then moved on to selecting money to make a given total. ![](https://waterside-primary-school.schudio.com/images/blog/320.jpg) The children have enjoyed the foundation subjects in the afternoons including R.E, PSHCE, Computing, Art, Music and P.E. They have been introduced to the new topics that we will be covering this half term. Please see the Curriculum Overview Map that is on our website. [Puffins](https://waterside-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/tag/puffins) [ W/C 02.01.23](https://waterside-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2023-01-02-18-12-00-w-c-02-01-23) [4.1.23 ](https://waterside-primary-school.schudio.com/blog/2023-01-04-17-26-00-4-1-23) [Embedded content](https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2400.0541310576964!2d-2.170451783858812!3d53.01938987991181!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x487a69d4086c0711%3A0x19262908cd9219d0!2sWaterside%20Primary%20School!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1670583840226!5m2!1sen!2suk) ![Waterside Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/waterside-primary-school/images/logo/waterside-logo-2-footer.png) **Waterside Primary School** Eastwood Road Stoke on Trent ST1 3JS Tel: 01782 234630 Email: [![Shaw Education Trust](https://files.schudio.com/shaw-education-trust-2/images/logo/set-misc/footer-logo-v1.png)](https://shaw-education.org.uk) **Shaw Education Trust** Kidsgrove Secondary School Gloucester Road Kidsgrove ST7 4DL VAT: GB 358822467 Tel: 01782 948259 Email: Company Number: 09067175 ### Newsletter ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/people/Waterside-Primary/61559202505677/) - [X](https://twitter.com/watersidestoke) © Copyright 2022–2026 Waterside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://waterside-primary-school.schudio.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)