Here is a breakdown of what we will be looking at over the coming week:

English- We will be continuing our unit of work  based around the story The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry. We will be learning the story and using actions and drama to help us memorise the sequence.

Maths- We are continuing to work on Multiplication and Division. We have thought about multiplying by 10 and 100 and will be moving on to dividing by 10 and 100.

Could I please ask that you remind your children that we are not just adding/taking away a zero but are making the numbers bigger and smaller. If they understand this now and can see the connection to moving columns in place value, it will help them when we come to learn about decimals later in the term.

Alongside this we will be doing a weekly times table challenge and working towards membership of the 100 or 144 club and I would like all children to work hard on their tables to achieve this!

Reading- All children read with an adult at least once a week as part of a Guided Reading programme. After this adult led session they complete tasks relating to the text or linked to current English and Spelling focuses. We continue to read stories as a class.

ICT- We are still holding an extra ICT session each week to introduce the children to touch typing. This a free to use course and is accessible to everyone. If you would like to continue this at home, I have included the link below.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr

This week in ICT we will be putting together fact-files about the rainforest animals they are researching for homework over this weekend.

PE- PE lessons are on Tuesdays and Thursdays and children will need their PE kits. I would also like to remind you that the school policy is that all earrings should be removed, hair should be tied back and tights should be removed when getting changed.

I would also ask that PE kits stay in school between Monday and Friday as occasionally we are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to take part in additional activities.

This half term we will be doing Gym sequences and a Boot camp of circuits to improve fitness, stamina and muscle tone and will continue to run the daily mile.

Topic- Our topic for this term is rainforests. We will be learning about their strata and make up, the animals and people who live there and the effects of deforestation and pollution.

PSHE- We will be starting a new scheme of work called Apple’s friends which will help children to understand their feelings and relationships with others. There will also be some simple tasks for the children to complete at home.

Homework- Homework is given out on a Friday and should be returned by the following Friday.

In addition to tasks given out I expect the children to read every day and continue to practise the multiplication tables.

I will be collecting the reading records in every week to check children are reading and would ask that you initial or sign to show they have read and make any comments you deem necessary, children should also record all independent reading they have done in the book so I am able to see that they are reading regularly.

Children should feel free to keep a book for as long as they need to in order to finish reading.

If you have any concerns about your child’s book choice, please speak to me or write me a note.

Successes– Well done to Oliver, Harley and Raya who all received merit cards this week!

Here is a breakdown of what we will be looking at over the coming week:

English- We will be continuing our unit of work  about the short film, Coming Home and thinking about writing from different viewpoints. We will then be moving on to a unit of work based around the story The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry.

Maths- We are finishing our work on perimeter by trying to find the perimeter of rectilinear shapes both with and without a grid. We will then be moving on to Multiplication and Division. Alongside this we will be doing a weekly times table challenge and working towards membership of the 100 or 144 club and I would like all children to work hard on their tables to achieve this!

Reading- All children read with an adult at least once a week as part of a Guided Reading programme. After this adult led session they complete tasks relating to the text or linked to current English and Spelling focuses. We continue to read stories as a class.

ICT- We are still holding an extra ICT session each week to introduce the children to touch typing. This a free to use course and is accessible to everyone. If you would like to continue this at home, I have included the link below.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr

Our ICT topic this half term is bug fixing and we will be trying to spot and correct the mistakes in Scratch algorithms.

PE- PE lessons are on Tuesdays and Thursdays and children will need their PE kits. I would also like to remind you that the school policy is that all earrings should be removed, hair should be tied back and tights should be removed when getting changed. I would also ask that PE kits stay in school between Monday and Friday as occasionally we are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to take part in additional activities. This half term we will be doing Gym sequences and a Boot camp of circuits to improve fitness, stamina and muscle tone and will continue to run the daily mile.

Topic- Our topic for this term is rainforests. We will be learning about their strata and make up, the animals and people who live there and the effects of deforestation and pollution.

PSHE- We will be starting a new scheme of work called Apple’s friends which will help children to understand their feelings and relationships with others. There will also be some simple tasks for the children to complete at home.

Homework- Homework is given out on a Friday and should be returned by the following Friday. In addition to tasks given out I expect the children to read every day and continue to practise the multiplication tables. I will be collecting the reading records in every week to check children are reading and would ask that you initial or sign to show they have read and make any comments you deem necessary, children should also record all independent reading they have done in the book so I am able to see that they are reading regularly. Children should feel free to keep a book for as long as they need to in order to finish reading. If you have any concerns about your child’s book choice, please speak to me or write me a note.

Successes– Well done to Gabby M, William, Kiki and Zamira who all received merit cards this week!

Additional information–  I hope that everyone has had an excellent break and a big thank you for your thoughtful and generous cards and gifts. It is a pleasure to be with this class.

The children have all returned to school enthusiastically and ready to learn and I look forward to another excellent term. Thank you for all your help and support.