Week beginning 20th September 2021
Week three already! Wow! The pupils have all settled in nicely and we are looking forward to a fun week of learning.
What are we learning this week?
Maths –
We shall also be completing some initial Maths assessments this week.
- To interpret and represent a part-whole problem with 3 addends using a model
- To explain how adjusting both addends affects the sum
- To solve calculations with missing addends
- To explain how using the ‘same difference’ rule can make mental calculation easier
- To use the ‘same difference’ rule to balance equations
English –
This half term, our English lessons shall be centred around the core text Goodnight Mister Tom. We shall also be completing some initial Reading assessments this week. Our weekly objectives include:
- I can create a propaganda poster.
- I can retell the key events using a story map.
- I can use drama to help empathise with characters.
- I can write in role.
Our class reading book is Carrie’s War, by Nina Bawden. Throughout the week, we shall be encouraging children to make connections across the two texts, as well as completing additional comprehension-based activities.
Science –
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To compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on/off position of switches
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To be able to plan a fair-test by recognising the control variables
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To be able to use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram
History –
This week is History week, how exciting! We shall be starting our new topic all about the ancient kingdom of Benin.
- To develop chronological understanding about Benin.
- To build an overview of world history.
- To investigate and interpret the past.
PE –
Our PE days are as follows:
QE2 – Tuesday and Thursday
Tower – Tuesday and Friday
Please make sure your child comes to school wearing their full PE kit.
Week beginning 20th September, 2021
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Dear Parents and Carers!
School starts at 8.55am and finishes at 3:05pm.
If you have any relevant questions, please contact us via the Year-Group-Email: year1@howard.croydon.sch.uk or the comment feature in Google Classroom. We will aim to respond as quickly as possible.
We are continuing to learn with lots of adult led carpet sessions in the classroom and free flow & choice activities indoors and out doors.
Thank you for supporting your child’s homework. Please return it by Wednesday 22nd September.
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Our learning for this week………
Reading:
We will change the reading books this week. Please return your child’s reading book back with your comments on your child’s yellow reading records books. Reading books will not be changes without your comments!!!
Phonics:
In our phonic groups, we are revising all the sounds that we have learnt so far.
Maths:
We are learning to count within 100 and say what is happening to the tens digits when counting in ones.
PE:
We have PE on Mondays and Wednesdays. Please send your children with their PE kits to school on these days.
Sports and P.E. Kit (Boys and Girls):
Blue school T-shirt with logo
Shorts black or navy
Black plimsolls. Trainers can be worn for outdoor sports.
RHE ( Relationship and Health Education)
We use JIGSAW across our School to develop children’s skills, knowledge and understanding as well as emotional literacy.
We are going to learn lesson 1- ‘Being me in My World’ -children are going learn how to feel special and safe in class.
Art:
This week, we are going to use lines and tone to create our own pictures.
Science:
We are going learn how to label the parts of the body.
Geography
We are going to discuss about our local area- Croydon and learn how to draw a map.
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Week Beginning 20th September
This week our learning will be as follows;
- In mathematics we will continue our work on number and place value. We will learn to add and subtract multiples of 100, crossing 1000, and to round numbers to the nearest 100.
- In English we will continue our work around the Boy at the Back of the Class. We will create posters and information leaflets linked to the book.
- In science we will learn how sound travels.
- Our blocked foundation subject this week will be computing. We will learn to create a wiki page on the Ancient Greeks.
PE will be each Wednesday and Thursday. Children should wear PE kit on t.hose days.
Week Beginning 20th September
This week our learning will be as follows;
- In mathematics we will continue our work on number and place value. We will learn to add and subtract multiples of 100, crossing 1000, and to round numbers to the nearest 100.
- In English we will continue our work around the Boy at the Back of the Class. We will create posters and information leaflets linked to the book.
- In science we will learn how sound travels.
- Our blocked foundation subject this week will be computing. We will learn to create a wiki page on the Ancient Greeks.
PE will be each Wednesday. Children should wear PE kit on that day.
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Week beginning 20th September 2021
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Our learning this week…
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English
At Howard Primary School we have adopted Read Write Inc Phonics.
RWI is a method of learning centred round letter sounds and phonics, and we use it to aid children in their reading and writing. Read Write Inc., developed by Ruth Miskin, provides a structured and systematic approach to teaching literacy. It is used by more than a quarter of the UK’s primary schools and is designed to create fluent readers, confident speakers and willing writers.
Using RWI, the children learn to read effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into comprehending what they read. It also allows them to spell effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into composing what they write.
When using RWI to read the children will:
- Learn 44 sounds and the corresponding letter/letter groups using simple picture prompts
- Learn to read words using Fred Talk
- Read lively stories featuring words they have learnt to sound out
- Show that they comprehend the stories by answering questions.
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Maths
We are continuing with the maths block: Number & Place Value. This week we will:
- order numbers
- count in steps of 2 from any number, forward and backward
- count in steps of 5 from any number, forward and backward
- count in steps of 10 from any number, forward and backward
- count in steps of 3 from any number, forward and backward
- Ordering numbers
Children will order numbers from greatest to smallest, or from smallest to largest. Children will use their knowledge of place value to help them.
We will fill out 100 squares and look for patterns when counting in 2s, 5s , 3s and 10s
- Count in steps of 2
Children will also learn to count in twos from any given number – 11, 13, 15 etc.
- Count in steps of 5
- Count in steps of 10
- Count in steps of 3
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Science
We will explore materials and their uses. Children will explore what different items we use daily are made from. For example:
- Knives and forks can be made from metal or wood.
- Chairs can be made from wood.
- Shoes can be made from leather
Each material can be used to make a range of different things; for example, wood can be used to make tables, chairs, spoons, pencils, shoes, doors, floors and many more things. We will also go on a material hunt around the school.
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PE
Please remember to send your child to school in their PE kit on their PE days.
Westminster – Monday & Thursday
Hungerford – Monday & Thursday
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RE
We will focus on things that are special in our lives.
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History
Our topic for this term is ‘The Great Fire of London.’ The children will have an opportunity to learn about life in the 17th century. This week we will compare London 2021 to London in the 17th century. The children will have an opportunity to compare jobs, transport, food and housing.
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PSHE
Jigsaw has two aims for all children:
- To build their capacity for learning
- To equip them for life
Jigsaw brings together PSHE Education, emotional literacy, mindfulness, social skills and spiritual development. The topic this term is ‘Being Me in My World.’
LO: To tell you some things that make my class a safe and fair-place.
LO: To say how I feel about my class and why I like it being safe and fair.
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Reading
When reading with your child at home ask them questions related to their book.
Questions to ask before you read
- Can you look at the pictures and predict what you think will happen in this book?
- What makes you think that?
- What characters do you think might be in our story?
- Do you think there will be a problem in this story? Why or why not?
- Does the topic/story relate to you or your family? How?
Questions to ask during the reading
- What do you think will happen next?
- What can you tell me about the story so far?
- Can you predict how the story will end?
- Why do you think the character did _______?
- What would you have done if you were the character?
- How would you have felt if you were the character? (use different characters)
- As I read____________, it made me picture________ in my head. What pictures do you see in your head?
- As you read, what are you wondering about?
- Can you put what you’ve just read in your own words?
Questions to ask after reading
- Can you remember the title?
- In your opinion, was it a good title for this book? Why or why not?
- Were your predictions about the story correct?
- If there was a problem, did it get solved?
- What happened because of the problem?
- Why do you think the author wrote this book?
- What is the most important point the author is trying to make in his writing?
- What was your favourite part of the story?
- If you could change one thing in the story, what would it be?
- Can you retell the story in order?
- If you were __________, how would you have felt?
- What is the most interesting situation in the story?
- Is there a character in the story like you? How are you alike?
Why did you like this book?
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Mathletics
A big well done to all the children completing their Mathletics. We are so proud. Please continue to complete your activities on Mathletics.
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Star of the week
The whole of Hungerford and Westminster Class have been awarded ‘Star of the week’. They have all settled in well and have followed the routines quickly.
Hungerford
Acton – for great mathematics
Maria – for always participating in class discussion and setting the right example for others to follow.
Caitlin – for always participating in class discussion and setting the right example for others to follow.
Dawood – for working hard in all areas of the curriculum.
Westminster
Freddie – for his brilliant work during maths sessions and demonstrating good understanding and explaining his mathematical thinking.
Faris – for brilliant work during maths lessons. Faris is able to explain his thinking and reasoning confidently
Zaara – for always demonstrating the 5Cs and developing her confidence enough so that she is able to share her ideas with the class.
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Week beginning 20th September
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We are very pleased to welcome the children to school on a full time basis.
From this week onwards the children will attend school from 8.50am and finish at 3.15pm. They will start their daily Phonics lessons this week and their first PE lesson will be on Friday. On Friday they will aslo meet their year 6 Reading buddy. If you have not yet sent in your child’s PE kit or the ‘All about me for my Reception teacher’ document, please do so before Friday.
For all matters pertaining to attendance, for example if your child requires leave for appointments or if they are unwell and cannot attend school, please contact the school office by calling 02086884216 or leaving a message on the answerphone. If you have questions about your child’s immediate needs, welfare or learning, please email the class teachers directly at reception@howard.croydon.sch.uk.
We will soon be scheduling a parent zoom session to provide you with further information about how the children are settling as well as other useful information about what and how the children will be learning. An email invitation will be sent closer to the time.
Wishing you a fantastic first full week of school.
Kind Regards,
The Reception Team
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Please also refer to the Phonics guide in your Welcome pack.
This week the children will learn to read one new single letter sound each day as follows: /m/a/s/d/t.
They will also learn to recognise the letter which represents each sound and how to form(write) each letter. Each day they will bring home a handwriting practise sheet about the sound they have learnt at school. Please collect and keep these sheets at home for practise later on as they learn more sounds. Please note that they will learn to write these as lower case letters.
To help your child pronounce the sounds correctly, here’s a link for parents: Phonics – How to say the sounds
For more information to help your child learn to read, please check out these links:
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See below for an overview of what your child will be learning during the first half of the Autumn term:
A copy will be sent home with your child. Please check their bookbags on Monday.
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Autumn 2 – Week 3 – 20th September 2021
Welcome to our new themed week – It is GEOGRAPHY – with a focus on map-skills.
So, let’s go on our journey!
Here are the objectives for the week ahead.
Please remember that PE days are Tuesday and Thursday.
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- I can use my place-value-knowledge and round within 100,000.
- I can identify the place-value of numbers up to 1,000,000.
- I can use counting in multiples of 10 to complete sequences.
- I can order and compare numbers within 1,000,000.
- I can consolidate my times- table knowledge.
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- To identify the features of a letter.
- To write a letter, demonstrating knowledge of key features.
- To explore new vocabulary.
- To engage in book-talk.
- To compare and contrast protagonists.
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- I can identify key locations on the British Isles.
- I can identify key locations in Europe.
- I can identify key locations on the American Double-Continent.
- I can identify key locations on the African Continent.
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- Life and culture in Spain and Spanish speaking countries.
- I can use classroom and instructional vocabulary in Spanish.
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I can describe the movement of Earth and other planets relative to the sun. (From the geocentric to the heliocentric view.)
Happy Sunday and enjoy the week ahead.
Your Year 5 Team.
Week beginning 20th September
What an amazing week in Year 3! We have had an amazing start to the year. It has been wonderful to meet you all and begin to get to know you. Many thanks for all the support you have shown us so far. We look forward to working with you over the year.
What we will be learning in Year 3 this week:
English- We will be continuing to read the story of Ug Boy Genius of the Stone Age by Raymond Briggs. This week we will be inventing a Stone Age game and writing a set of instructions to help others play the game. We will also continue to compare Ug’s world with our own.
Our class read is The Boy with the Bronze Axe by Kathleen Fidler. Children also have access to a range of Raymond Briggs books which allow them to explore more of his writing.
We will be beginning to send home reading books for those children who have not already chosen them. Reading diaries should be brought to school each day.
Maths- We will be continuing to work on place value, consolidating 3-digit numbers over 200, finding 3-digit multiples of 10 on a 0-1000 number line, finding non-0 0nes digits on sections of number line and identifying and placing 3-digit numbers on a blank 0-1000 number line.
Some of the representations we will be using are;
Place value counters
Place value charts
Dienes
PE- We will be continuing to work on football skills and footwork skills in our lessons.
History- We will be continuing to investigate and interpret the past, learning about Stone Age people and how farming changed their lives.
Science- We will be carrying out an investigation to discover how friction caused by different surfaces affects movement of an object.
Homework- We have been looking at inventions which changed the Stone Age world in both English and History. Over the next couple of weeks, we would like children to find out about a person who changed the world and display their information on a poster which we can display at school. Please see below for full details.
PE will take place on Monday and Tuesday for Blackfriars class and Tuesday and Thursday for Waterloo class. Children should come to school in their school PE kits on those days.
Please ensure your child has a water bottle in school each day.
Lastly, if you have any questions or concerns, please speak to a member of staff or email us at the address below;
Year3@howard.croydon.sch.uk
Year 3 Team
Autumn1-Week2-13th September 2021
Welcome to our first themed week – It’s RE week.
Please remember that PE days are Tuesday and Thursday.
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I can round to the nearest 100
I can round to the nearest 1000.
I can identify the place-value of numbers up to 100,000.
I can order and compare numbers within 100,000.
I can consolidate my times- table knowledge.
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To use evidence to justify reasoning
To demonstrate understanding of character
I can engage in book-talk.
To develop understanding of sentence types.
To show understanding of a character through role play.
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I can identify what Sikhs believe about God (incl. signs of devotion).
I can identify the significance of Guru Nanak.
I can describe where Sikhs worship and explain the importance of worship.
I can identify and explain the importance of sacred, inspirational writings in Sikhism.
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Introduction II – Life and culture in Spain and Spanish speaking countries.
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I can identify and memorise the order of the planets and recall key-facts about them.
See you tomorrow morning.
Your Year 5 Team.
Week beginning 13th September 2021
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It has been a fantastic first week with the children! It was, lovely to see them begin to settle in and become familiar with staff and their new setting. We would like to thank you for your patience, co-operation and understanding during our two-week staggered entry programme aimed at ensuring your child makes a smooth transition to school.
This week the children can look forward to having lunch at school and by Friday, both morning and afternoon groups will merge, signalling the end of our staggered entry programme. Please take note of the times and arrangements for entry and collection during this week. These can be found in the letters sent home on Friday and a summary is provided below. Please note that some sessions may be shorter to allow the morning and afternoon groups to have lunch at school on different days. We kindly ask that you please keep to your alloted sessions.
Further information about full time entry in week beginning 20th September will be provided by the end this week.
If you have any queries or concerns, please speak to your class teachers or email them at reception@howard.croydon.sch.uk.
Kind regards
Miss Pillay
EYFS Lead
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SECOND WEEK OF SCHOOL: Monday 13th September to Friday 17th September
Please keep to the morning OR afternoon session which has already been allocated to you
MORNING SESSIONS
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
SIBLING ARRANGEMENTS
If you have older children at our school, please refer to the advice in the letter provided to you on Friday.
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