Week beginning 3rd May 2021
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Happy Month of May!
If you have not yet booked your ten minute Parent Evening appointment, please do so via your School Cloud account.
Kind Regards,
The Reception Team
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MATHS: To learn to estimate, count and check a number of objects.
PHONICS: Group Phonics will contine as usual
PE: Outdoor Games
UW: to compare different animal groups and talk about similarities and differences.
HOMEWORK: KEY WORDS AND WRITING – Can be found on Google Classroom. Writing homework due on Wednesday. Key words to be completed as your child is ready to move onto each new list.
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Ideas for a mindful May!
Week beginning 3rd May, 2021
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Dear Parents!
Welcome to Summer Term 1 Week 3.
Our topic for this term is called, ‘Let it Grow’ and is linked to our Science learning about plants.
Homework is sent home every week on Friday and need to be completed & handed in on Wednesday.
Reading books are changed on Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
PE is on Monday & Tuesday.
If you are learning from home while isolating, please check Google Classroom daily. If your child is in school, you DO NOT need to do the Google class learning.
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Let’s celebrate our Merit Award winners…
Lambeth Class :
Danielle-For her beautiful ‘solo’ singing in last week’s music lesson. Miss Symes.
Ayaz-For showing positive attitude towards learning Phonics this week. Well done and keep it up!!! Mrs Jeevahan.
Grace- For showing positive attitude towards learning Phonics this week. Well done and keep it up!!!- Mrs Jeevahan.
Thirukumaren- Well done for always completing your homework to a high standard all the time. Mrs Ramakrishnan.
Taren-For being so knowledge about plants and other matters. Very impressed and proud of you. Mrs Ramakrishnan.
Jack- For trying had with his Maths challenges and making good progress. So proud of you. Mrs Ramakrishnan.
Vauxhall Class :
Zynah- For her beautiful singing and brilliant contributions during last week’s music lesson.- Miss Symes.
Zhiyir- For her wonderful effort and contributions in last week’s music lesson.- Miss Symes.
Nevaeh- For being a super team player and helping her Reading partner. A big thank you & well done.- Mrs Ramakrishnan.
Lilly-Rose- For showing positive attitude towards learning Phonics this week. Well done and keep it up!!! Mrs. Jeevahan.
Matilda-For showing positive attitude towards learning Phonics this week. Well done and keep it up!!! Mrs Jeevahan.
Ali- For showing positive attitude towards learning Phonics this week. Well done and keep it up!!! Mrs Jeevahan.
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Mathletics:
Congratulations to our winners !
Lambeth Class:
Vauxhall Class:
Lambeth Class: Ayaz, Dakshakkavin, Tate, Rebecca.
Vauxhall Class: Freddie
Lambeth Class: Ayaz, Mirac, Isabella.H, Arbi, Jack, Leanne, Jayson, Tate, Yaseen, Dawood, Rebecca, Isabella.O
Vauxhall Class: Ali, Freddie, Faris, Prithvi, Subhikshashree, Ethan, Zynah.
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Our learning this week.
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.
Maths:
Counting in 1’s/2’s/5’s/10’s forward and backwards to 100.
Number bond within 10.
Add and subtract one & find the difference of 1.
Add and subtract two & find the difference of 2.
Add and subtract zero & subtract the same number leaves 0.
Science:
Identify conditions of plant growth.
Seasonal changes- Spring Season.
RE:
Talk about the principles of Judaism-who is in authority.
Art:
Identify and name primary & secondary colours.
Music:
Use voice expressively and creatively by singing songs & speaking chants and rhymes.
PE:
Explore movement actions with control and to link them together with flow.
Focus on basketball skills and control.
RHE:
Healthy me – How to keep myself clean and healthy.
Geography:
To develop mapping skills.
Computing:
Choose appropriate images, copy and paste from the search engines on the internet.
Dream Big Project:
Discover new careers and begin to understand what it means.
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Week beginning 3rd May 2021
Our learning objectives this week are:
English – We shall be evaluating Leon Garfield’s adaptation of Macbeth, writing poetry based on the story and identifying what makes a good substitution story.
Class reading book –
Maths – We shall be continuing to revisit and secure our number and place value knowledge.
Science – We shall be starting our new topic of Evolution and Inheritance.
PE –
QE2 – Tuesdays and Thursdays
Tower – Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Please remember to wear your full PE kit on days that you have a PE lesson.
Geography – We shall comparing life in the UK vs Japan.
RHE – We shall be continuing with our learning about reproduction.
Music – We shall be composing a school song.
RE – We shall be looking at pilgrimage.
Key dates:
Parents’ evening this week will be held 4th May – 7th May. Please check your emails for your School Cloud link.
Week Beginning -3rd May
Monday is a bank holiday so we will return to school on Tuesday. We hope that everyone enjoys their long weekend.This week our learning will be as follows;
- In mathematics we will continue our work on addition and subtraction, We will be focusing on number bonds to 100, including ways of making £1 with coins. We will also learn to solve multi step addition and subtraction problems.
- In English we will be writing a biography based on the life of the botanist Anna Atkins.
- In science we will look at the roots and stems of plants.
- In RE we will examine Christian artifacts.
- In PE we will learn to play cricket on Tuesday and how to keep fit on Thursday.
It has been great seeing parents for meetings on School Cloud this week. Please speak to one of the year 3 teachers if you have not been able to book an appointment.
How can we support children who have low self esteem?
Monday 26th April 2021
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Our topic for this term is called, ‘Let it Grow’ and is linked to our Science learning about plants.
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Homework is sent home every week on Friday and need to be completed & handed in on Wednesday.
Reading books are changed on Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
PE is on Monday & Tuesday.
If you are learning from home while isolating, please check Google Classroom daily. If your child is in school, you DO NOT need to do the Google class learning.
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Let’s celebrate our Merit Award winners…
Lambeth Class :
Arbi : For being a super Mathematician in our class, using mathematical vocabulary to explain and reason.
Grace : For coming to class with a smile and trying her best.
Dakshakkavin : For being a superstar learner and always demonstrating the 5C’s.
Sumaiya : For trying hard with her Maths work and having an enthusiastic & positive attitude.
Vauxhall Class : The whole class
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Mathletics
Congratulations to our winners !
Lambeth Class :Izabella O
Lambeth Class : Ayaz, Arbi, Rebecca, Leanne, Izabella O
Vauxhall Class :
Lambeth Class :Ayaz x 2, Mirac x 3, Yaseen, Jayson, Dakshakkavin, Arbix 2, Tatex 2, Isabella x2, Dawood, Milena, Sumaiya, Jack, Tarun x 2, Rebecca x 3, Izabella, Acton
Vauxhall Class : Ali x 3, Freddie, Faris, 2, Gabriel, Prithvi, Subhikshashree x 2, Ethan x 2, Sophie-Marie, Nevaeh
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Our learning this week.
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
Our learning in maths will recap place value. By the end of the year children should be able to:
- counting in steps of 2, 3, and 5 from 0, and in 10s from any number, forward and backward
- recognising the place value of each digit in a two-digit number (10s, 1s)
- identifying, represent and estimate numbers using different representations, including the number line
- comparing and order numbers from 0 up to 100; use <, > and = signs
- reading and write numbers to at least 100 in numerals and in words
- using place value and number facts to solve problems.
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Science
We are learning about plants and what conditions are needed for plant growth.
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RHE :
Our topic is called ‘Healthy Me’. I can talk about healthy choices.
RE :
LO : I can talk about Judaism and begin to understand a few principles and who is in authority. We will also learn about the significance and importance of God, Synagogue, Torah, Mezuzah, Purim in this faith.
Music:
LO : I can continue my learning about Pitch – High sounds.
PE :
During one session we focus on dance.
Our second session will be learning ball skills focusing on Basketball. We will use Moon Adventure from Real PE to develop skills.
Geography :
LO: I will look at UK using an Atlas and learn about different countries.
Computing:
I can find images using the web/ copy & paste
Plant pictures
Garden plants – crocus, daffodil, bluebells
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Dream Big
This term we continue our Project with the National Literacy Trust about giving children opportunities to think about their future goals, exposing them to a range of careers, challenging stereotypical roles, ensuring they understand the importance of reading, writing, speaking & listening as well as maths in the work place. We started this programme in 2019 Summer – Check out the website below .
In 2020, with the help of parents, family, friends & local businesses Mrs Ramakrishnan did the programme on Class Dojo across the two classes. This Year our school has been chosen to participate in this amazing programme. Very exciting !
WHAT WE HAVE DONE SO FAR…
We have discussed and written about our ambitions , aspirations and Dream jobs.
We have met Alice who leads the programme at the National Literacy Trust on our Google Class meet.
We have met three people using our Google classroom meet. We have learnt about their jobs and asked them questions as well as written about them.
Adam who is in charge of IT security at Virgin Bank.
Jasmin who is an investment banker at Virgin Bank.
Moira who supports small businesses by dealing with Business loans.
We have also had Assemblies about jobs different people do in different places – school, hospital, farm…
We have also read different books about a range of jobs and will be involved in drama & role-play this week…
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Su1 Week 2 – 26th April 2021
Happy Monday (or Sunday evening to be precise),
We are already seeing the end of April, it is incredible how quickly the time is flying past. Another exciting week lays ahead of us:
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I can add decimals within one.
I can subtract decimals within one.
I can find complements to one.
I can use mental strategies to add decimals across one. (same amount of decimals).
I can use formal strategies to add decimals across one. (same amount of decimals).
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I can write a response in the role of Miss Stretchberry. (Shared Writing).
I can use Drama and Roleplay to explore dynamics behind Poetry.
I can use Readers’ Theatre to empathise with a character.
I can use and secure different reading comprehension strategies (Reading Focus).
I can identify the difference between Prose and Poetry.
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I can use simple words and phrases when talking about my home.
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I can further explore tessellation in Inkscape.
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I can explore colour and line.
I can mix colours.
I can explore form and shape.
We will see you all tomorrow morning (please bring an old T-Shirt for Art).
Miss Winser, Mrs Verma, Mrs Brown and Mr Grundey
Week beginning 26th April 2021
Our learning objectives this week are:
English – We shall be planning, writing and editing our newspaper reports. Once complete, we shall be reviewing Garfield’s adaptation of Macbeth.
Class reading book –
A soaring tale of empathy, hope, and resilience, Tina Athaide’s unforgettable middle grade debut follows two friends whose lives are transformed by Idi Amin’s decision to expel Indians from Uganda in 1972.
Twelve-year-old Asha and her best friend, Yesofu, never cared about the differences between them: Indian. African. Girl. Boy. Short. Tall. But when Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Indians have ninety days to leave the country, suddenly those differences are the only things that people in Entebbe can see—not the shared after-school samosas or Asha cheering for Yesofu at every cricket game.
Determined for her life to stay the same, Asha clings to her world tighter than ever before. But Yesofu is torn, pulled between his friends, his family, and a promise that could bring his dreams of university within reach. Now, as neighbors leave and soldiers line the streets, the two friends find that nothing seems sure—not even their friendship. And with only days before the deadline, Asha and Yesofu must decide if the bravest thing of all might be to let each other go.
Maths – We shall be continuing to revisit and secure our number and place value knowledge.
Science – We shall be carrying out our investigation and learning about what affects the growth of mould.
PE –
QE2 – Tuesdays and Thursdays
Tower – Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Please remember to wear your full PE kit on days that you have a PE lesson.
Geography – We shall be looking at Japanese culture over the next two weeks.
RHE – We shall be continuing with our learning about reproduction.
Music – We shall be composing a school song.
RE – We shall be looking at pilgrimage.
Key dates:
Don’t forget to book your parents’ evening appointment via School Cloud by the 30th April. Like the Autumn Term, appointments will be with both class teachers. Please check School Cloud for the available dates and times.
Week beginning 26th April 2021
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It has been a lovely first week back at school and we have been blessed with beautiful Spring sunshine and blue skies instead of the usual April showers. The children have enjoyed spending more time outdoors, making the most of the beautiful weather.
As the weather continues to improve over the next few months, we encourage the children to take care in the sun. So, please check the weather each day and send in a sunhat or cap (with name labels). Also, please apply sunscreen on your child before they come into school.
Bookings for parent evening meetings with your child’s classteacher are now open and you may book a ten-minute appointment via School Cloud (as you would have done in the Autumn Term). Please check your child’s bookbag during the week for a copy of your child’s progress which will be discussed at your appointment.
Wishing you a wonderful week.
Kind Regards
The Reception Team
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Maths: To count on and back from a given amount or number
Phonics : Phonics is taught in small group sessions
UW: To explore the similarities and differences between animal groups.
HOMEWORK- is posted every Friday on Google Classroom (In the Classwork section in the Homework Folder) and is due by Wednesday
HOMEWORK – Animal Word List: Please continue to help your child learn their key words and post a video when they ready to read them (on Google Classroom)
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