Welcome back after the half term. After last half term, I am really excited to meet our new books and new subjects!
Daily Routines- These are the same as last term
Please come into school via the KS2 door, store your bag in your locker and have your water, pencil case, reading book and reading diary to hand. When you come in, we will have an activity ready to ease us into our day. At the end of the day, we will come out to the KS2 playground ready to go home.
Weekly Routines
We have a few activities timetabled every week.
Mondays- Some children have music lessons in school
Thursdays- -PE day
Fridays-PE day
On PE days, please come to school wearing your PE uniform. Pupils need to wear a plain white t-shirt (or one with the school logo) and plain black or navy bottoms. During the cold weather, a school hooded sweatshirt is also recommended.
Snacks and water
Just a reminder to bring a water bottle to school. There are opportunities to fill up your bottle during the day. Also, do bring a healthy snack like fruit to school for break time.
Homework
Homework will continue as it did last term.
All homework is sent home on a Friday.
Maths- this will be a page from Mathletics. It is reviewed on a Wednesday.
Reading- Please read as much as you can and record it in your diary.
SPaG- This will be a page of our CGP book. It is due back to school for Wednesday.
Spelling- This is on Spelling Shed and they are the same words we learn in spelling each week.
Topic- This is a longer homework and you have a half term to complete an activity of your choice.
You can also practise your times tables on TTRS.
Ways to help at home
Please continue to read with your child and ask them lots of questions about their reading. To help writing, it is always a good idea to play games in the newspaper like Wordles and word searches. To help with number skills, please help by encouraging your child to use their TTRS account to practise.
What has been on my book pile over the holidays?
Since the holidays, I have been reading some mystery stories. I have also read some poetry books. I treated myself to 2 new cookbooks and I have been enjoying those.
Curriculum Overview
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Science
This half term our topic is about animals and plants and we will be looking at life cycles of plants, mammals, insects and birds. We will be measuring over time as we grow seeds. We will continue to find out from experts and we will be exploring different careers which link to this topic to inspire children for the future.
R.E.
In RE this term, we are exploring what Jesus would do in different contexts. We will be exploring the lessons from the Gospels and then using this to predict what Jesus would do in circumstances today.
PSHE
In PSHE, we are learning to take greater responsibility for sleep, sun safety, healthy eating and managing feelings; setting goals and embracing failure; understanding the importance of rest and relaxation.
Topic
In our topic lessons, under the title, ‘Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?, we will be exploring the peoples who invaded our land during the Anglo Saxon times. We will find out about their raids, how they settled, their boats and their sagas.
Art
In art, we are inspired by the works of Quentin Blake and will learn how to illustrate stories using watercolours for our Stories for Schools book.
In Music, the children will learn about the Festival of Colours.
If you have any questions, please do get in touch via the office on: admin3590@welearn365.com or keyte.h@welearn365.com
Best wishes,
Mrs Keyte