This year you are lucky enough to have two different teachers in class.

Mrs Bramwell -  Class teacher on a Monday and Tuesday

Mrs Chappels - Class teacher on a Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

PE will take place every week. The days we have PE may change each week due to the weather and so it would be great to have a PE kit that can stay in all week/half term.

For PE sessions please bring the following:

- Black shorts, leggings or jogging bottoms

- White t-shirt or polo shirt

- Black pumps or trainers

If you are unable to provide the PE kit above, then please provide any suitable clothing for your child to do PE in.

Children now have a reading folder with their reading books and record in. For most children, books will be changed on a Monday and so the folder must be in their bags then.

When ready, children will receive a Book Bag Book which matches the sounds they have been learning in their RWI class. This book should be read at least 3 times and the questions and activities completed at the back.

Children will also bring home a copy of the storybook sheet they read in their reading class the week before. Please let them show off their reading skills when reading this. Please do not tell your child that their reading book is too easy because it is a chance for them to build fluency and comprehension.

It is also crucial that you listen to your child read  and ensure that you sign their reading record highlighting what they have read and how they performed. 

Homework will be set on a Tuesday through our online learning platform, SeeSaw. A link for which is placed below:

https://app.seesaw.me/#/login

All homework should be completed by the following Monday and will be checked by your teacher on this day. Please make sure that if you are having difficulties with the homework, that you contact your class teacher with plenty of time so that they can assist your child in its completion. In addition, the school also run a homework club which can really help support those children that struggle completing their tasks independently.

As mathematicians, we will learn about money, time, statistics and position and direction. We will:

Time

• Tell and write the time to o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to
• Tell time to the nearest 5 minutes
• Understand the concepts of minutes, hours, days and weeks
• Compare and sequence intervals of time
• Solve simple problems involving duration and timetables

Money

• Recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p);
• Combine amounts to make a particular value.
• Find different combinations of coins that equal the same amounts of money.
• Solve simple problems in a practical context involving addition and subtraction of money of the same unit, including giving change.

Statistics

• Interpret and construct pictograms, tally charts and block diagrams
• Ask and answer questions about data (e.g. most/least popular, totals, differences)
• Gather and organise data in different ways
• Use data to solve simple problems

Position and Direction

• Describe position using language such as above, below, left and right
• Use mathematical vocabulary to describe movement and turns (e.g. clockwise, anticlockwise, quarter turns)
• Follow and give simple directions
• Understand and describe routes on maps and grids

As writers, we will write a range of texts linked to Grandad's Secret Giant. We will:

• To write own version of the story with a focus on morals and acceptance of others
•  Use present and past tenses correctly and consistently including the progressive form
•  Add -er and -est to adjectives
• Use homophones and near homophones
• Use punctuation correctly – apostrophes for contracted forms
• Use subordination (using  when, if, that, or because) and co-ordination (using or, and, or but)
• Use expanded noun phrases to describe and specify
• Add suffixes to spell longer words e.g -ment,- ful
• Use phrases from story language
• Create and describe characters
• Create and describe settings
• Sequence of events
• Section story into beginning, middle and end
• Use 3rd person consistently
• Use tenses appropriately

As scientists we will investigate and explore:

• sort minibeasts into categories 
• explore and find microhabitats 
• ask scientific questions 
• explain why a minibeast is suited to its habitat 
• make observations and use equipment safely 
• plan and carry out an experiment 
• learn the seven life processes 
• find out what botanists do 
• How can materials be reused? 
• Which materials are human-made and natural?
• How are some materials suitable because of their properties?
• Which material will help a plant grow?
• Can I make a sustainable and suitable plant pot?
   

learners of Religious Education we will:

• Who is a Muslim and how do they live? Part 2 
• What makes some places sacred to believers? 

As a historian this term we will be exploring the questions:

• Understand what History is and that this topic links to the golden strand, society.  
• Identify different types of houses 
• Understand the type of house we live in ourselves. 
•  Identify that houses look different because they were built in different time periods. 
• Know how to identify when a house was built by looking at how it was made and the materials that were used. 
• Learn that during Victorian times more people moved to industrial towns to work in factories.  
• Learn that factory owners built rows of terraced back-to-back houses so they could live close by.  
• Learn what Victorian homes were like and how they compare to modern houses.  

As artists this term we will:

• Learning about Hundertwasser, making comparisons and responding to a range of his artwork 
• Developing drawing techniques  
• Adding light and dark tones 
• Designing my artwork 
• Making my artwork. 
• Evaluating my artwork 

As geographers this term we will be looking at our place in the world. We will:

• What is a polar region? 
• Where is the Arctic Circle? 
• Why is it so cold at the Arctic circle? 
• What physical features would you see in an Arctic landscape? 
• What human features would you see in an Arctic landscape? 
• How is the life of an Inuit different to yours?   
• What can you find out about the Arctic? 

As designers, we will be making structures. We will be exploring: 

• What is a freestanding structure? 
• How can I join and strengthen materials? 
• How will I design and make my freestanding structure? 
• How well did my product meet the Design Brief? 

As musicians we will:

• Breathe after each phrase in a song when singing. 
• Sing a song from memory. 
• Use different pitches while singing (high and low notes). 
• Sing lyrics accurately. 
• Perform actions that match lyrics. 
• Collaborate and communicate within a group. 
• Use sounds creatively to represent a chosen environment. 
• Perform a composition. 
• Apply pitch and dynamics to enhance a composition. 
• Read notation from left to right. 

In computing we will: 

• Decompose a game to predict the algorithms. 
• Give a definition for ‘decomposition’. 
• Write clear and precise algorithms. 
• Create algorithms to solve problems. 
• Use loops in their algorithms to make their code more efficient. 
• Explain what abstraction is.