Welcome to Waterloo Bridge Class
Class teacher – Miss Brown
Teaching assistants – Mrs Preston and Mrs Patel
We are pleased to welcome your child to Waterloo Bridge class and are grateful for your help and support.
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Reading
Children are asked to read at home on a daily basis and their book should be brought to school each day. It is helpful if parents can comment regularly in their child’s Reading Record, particularly when their child has finished their book. Children are responsible for changing and selecting their own books in the morning.
Homework
Children will be given homework each Friday to be handed in by the following Tuesday. Children are also asked to learn spellings and times tables at home. They are responsible for recording their homework in their homework diary.
Other
Children are asked to bring to school a water bottle. They should have a waterproof coat when it is raining or the forecast is for rain.
In Waterloo Bridge Class this week our learning will be as follows;
- In mathematics we will be working on mental methods for addition and subtraction and on carrying out addition and subtraction calculations.
- In English we will be working on Newspaper articles. We will be role playing as a newspaper reporter, identifying the features of a Newspaper article and learning about the differences between fact and opinion. We are also learning to identify the difference between fact and opinion.
- In reading we are sharing Roman Record by Paul Dowswell. We will also read in small groups and carry out other reading activities.
- In our topic work week will be learning about Roman gods.
- In RE we will be starting a new topic on Hinduism. We will be learning what Hindus believe about God.
- In PE we will focus on athletics in preparation for sports day.
We are looking forward to sport day on 8th June and to welcoming as many parents as possible to this event.
In Waterloo Bridge Class our learning will be as follows;
- In mathematics we will be learning about shape and angles.
- In English we will be writing our own versions of the myth of Romulus and Remus.
- In reading we continue to enjoy our class book Blackberry Blue by Jamila Gavin.
- In Science we continue to learn about plants.
- In topic time we will complete our mosaics.
- In PE we will focus on athletics.
Our visit to Fishbourne Roman Palace is on Friday 7th July. Please remember to return your permission slips if you have not done so already. Our “Good to be Green” reward film, for children who have finished each day this half term on green, will be this Friday. There will be no PE on Friday so children can take their kits home after Wednesday’s lesson.