Welcome to Corrie!

Everyone in the Reception Team are incredibly excited for our final Summer term!

The Reception team would like to welcome you to our year group page.

Here you will find information about what your child has been learning in Reception and how you can help them at home. This page will be updated with information about current and future topics.

What does your child need for Reception?

• A school uniform and shoes
• A water bottle
• A coat
• A pair of wellies
• A set of spare clothes in a soft bag to hang on their peg.
• Sun cream
• Forest school clothes every Tuesday.
• A smile!

Please label all of your child’s belongings with their name.

Our new theme for learning is Amazing Living Things!

During this half term we will be exploring the life cycles of different living things, including: frogs, butterflies and plants. As part of this learning we will be investigating the animals in our forest school and watching real caterpillars grow and change through metamorphosis into butterflies. We will also be going on our first school trip to Eureka! to learn about the amazing things our bodies can do using our senses.

Maths

In Maths, in addition to following their own interests the children will be exploring:

• Number patterns : odds and evens
• Shape and decomposition of shapes
• Volume and Capacity
• Sharing into two groups
• Time

Click the links below to sing along to our core Maths songs:

• Number Pairs for 5  by Jack Hartman
• Ten Green Bottles
• Adding Doubles – Jack Hartman
• Odds and Evens – Numberblocks

Literacy

As part of our Topics we will be exploring a variety of texts;

Click the book covers to read them online

  

 

Our Core Nursery Rhymes and Songs shared will be,

• One Finger, One Thumb Keep Moving
• Incy Wincy Spider
• Here is the Beehive, where are all the bees?
• Wiggly Woo
• Brush Your Teeth
• These Bones, These Bones, These Dancing Bones
• Five Little Sea Shells

Phonics

In Phonics, the children will be recapping Phase 3 sounds and developing their letter formation moving into phase 4. These will be sent as homework for the children to practise at home.

We use the Story Time Phonics scheme to teach phonics. It supports the Phonics Planning of Letters and Sounds by learning the actions to the song for each new letter sound and the actions.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/the-alphablocks-guide-to-phonics

 

Outdoor Learning

The children have access to the outdoor area where we develop children’s creative ideas through different role-play areas enhanced with quality play equipment. The outdoor learning gives children the platform to learn and explore through all the areas of the Early Years Foundation stage curriculum.

Forest School

The children will be visiting our forest school area every Tuesday. Here they will have safe access to explore the natural world and take part in tree climbing, balancing and will be able to explore the pond where we have tadpoles currently growing. This outdoor learning gives children the platform to learn and explore through all the areas of the Early Years Foundation stage curriculum. Forest school clothes will need to be in school every Tuesday, the children will bring them home each week.

Learning at Home

Your child will bring home a library book and a reading book to share with you.

Their library, home reading book and homework book is handed in every Wednesday.

Their home reading book is changed on a Wednesday.

Your child’s library book will be changed every Friday.

Every Friday, your child will bring their homework book home to complete an activity that supports their learning that has taken place that week, which you can choose with your child from the menu below. These can be completed in any order. They can be completed in their homework book or presented and shared in any way that they choose. For example, photographs and videos taken can be shared by email at reception@corrie.tameside.sch.uk Their homework is due the following Wednesday every week.

 

Happy Learning from the Reception class team.

Mrs Macdonald, Mrs Jones,  Mrs Baguley, Mrs Hartigan, Miss Wrigley, Miss Groves, Miss Hernon and Miss Trimble.

Welcome back to the Summer Term Year 1!

What will we be learning this term?

 

English

We will begin the term by writing a set of instructions to follow and make Pirate Hats for our Pirate Camp adventure set in Forest School. We will innovate and compose our own Pirate Poetry inspired by ‘Ten Thing’s Found in Shipwrecked Sailor’s Pocket’, by Ian McMillan. In the final term, we will read ‘The Night Pirates’ by Peter Harris and innovate our writing using ‘Talk For Write’ strategies.

In all their writing, children will be actively encouraged to use their phonics skills to spell out words using a phonics mat if needed and begin to say words and sentences out loud in preparation for writing sentences. We will also be learning to read and spell Common Exception Words. These are words we will read and write LOTS but that don’t follow the phonic sounds we have learned so far.

Follow the links below for resources to support this learning at home:

28 ways to practice Spelling at home 

Year 1 Common Exception Words

Year 1 Spelling Rules

There will also be a focus on developing pencil control and a good writing position to support handwriting as the children practise the essential pencil strokes they will need for correct letter formation of lower and upper case letters.

Find more information about Guided and Home Reading towards the bottom of the page.

 

Maths

This term we will be following the school’s maths scheme Power Maths to focus on the following objectives:

Multiplication and Division

Numbers to 100

Fractions

Position and Direction

Money

Time

Follow the links below for games and activities to support this learning at home:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities/

 

Science

Further work about the season of Spring and our new unit about Plants.

This unit will introduce children to the idea of plants as living things which grow and change over time. Children will work towards answering the question, ‘How can we make a plant identification kit?’ The unit will encourage children to recognise the common features, similarities and differences between plants. Children will learn about the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees. They will identify, name and describe the main parts of plants, including trees. They will learn that trees are plants and will learn the meaning of ‘evergreen’ and ‘deciduous’ when describing and comparing trees. Children will describe and compare common plants and trees in their local environment and will learn specific vocabulary relating to trees, e.g. trunk, bark etc. They will have the opportunity to plant, grow and observe their own plants throughout the unit.

Children will consider how to treat plants as living things with care. At the end of the unit, children will create a model plant, a record of local plants and an identification kit for plants in their local area.

Working Scientifically, children will focus on observing closely using simple equipment, naming and grouping and recognising similarities and differences between plants. Children will make and record their observations and will also have the opportunity to gather and record data in a simple way to help in answering questions.

This unit builds on any work children have done in the Foundation Stage. This is the introductory unit on plants and lays the foundations for future work in this area.

Follow the links below for games and activities to support this learning at home:

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpxnyrd

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants/

 

Topic (Geography)

The topic this term is Pirates.

 

Lots to learn including:

What or who was a pirate?

Where did they live and sail to?

What was life like on a pirate ship?

Which oceans did they cross?

Which Continents did they land on?

How do you speak like a pirate?

What did the flags mean?

How can we use maps like pirates?

And more exciting things…….

Follow the links below for websites to support this learning at home:

 https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-do-pirates-do

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/topics/pirates

 

The Arts

 We will be doing drama work in class and art inspired by pirates. Later in the term we will be designing a Pirate Packed Lunch.

 

RE

During this term we will be learning about what it means to belong to a faith.

 

Computing

Moving a robot and programming animations.

 

PE

The children will be following the Primary PE Passport Curriculum which our Kick-start team will help us deliver this term. This term we will be learning Tchoukball and athletics skills.

Our days for PE this term are Tuesday and Friday.

Please make sure that PE kits are always in school on these days. We monitor having the correct PE kit available when needed as part of our Assertive Mentoring Scheme and it will be reported on in your child’s termly report.

 

PSHE

Relationships – families, friends and oneself

Changing Me – our bodies and the future

 

Music

Pirate shanties and the song ‘Your Imagination.’

 

Home / School Learning

Homework

In Year 1, homework will be given out every Friday and expected back every Wednesday. Children will receive either a maths task based on what we’ve been learning in class and they will choose a piece from the Pirate Homework Menu (one piece per week in any order they wish).

Children are encouraged to be as creative as they wish and can choose how to present their homework so if they have published something using an iPad, tablet or computer please email it to us! year1@corrie.tameside.sch.uk

Please make sure that completed Homework is brought into school on these days. We monitor Homework as part of our Assertive Mentoring Scheme and it will be reported on in your child’s termly report.

 

GREEN – On time by Wednesday

YELLOW – Late by Friday

RED – No homework completed that week

Guided Reading and Home Reading

 

Please encourage a love of reading at home and share stories together as often as you can. It is the most important and long lasting contribution parents can make to their child’s early learning and fundamental to successful lifelong learning and wellbeing.

Follow the link below to find lots of advice, support, free online stories and activities suitable for Year 1 children learning to read.

Oxford Owl reading for 4-5s

Oxford Owl reading for 5-6s

 

Each Year 1 child will be given one reading book every week (Big Cat) to practise reading with their adult at home. In addition, they will choose a book to bring home for the week from our class library reading for enjoyment collection. They will also be given a log in to access their own online account for the online reading program Reading Eggs.

 

The reading book will be linked to the phonics phase and sounds that your child will be learning in school. It is important that you listen as your child reads this book to you as often as possible during the week so that they become secure and confident using the focus phonemes to decode words when reading.

 

The second reading book is a ‘reading for enjoyment book’. These are ‘real’ books rather than School Reading Scheme books. They are books matched to children’s interest level rather that their reading level. They include picture books and often text which engage children well despite being beyond the level at which they can decode for themselves. They are therefore intended to be read aloud by or shared with an adult (as a bedtime story for example).

 

We will also provide you with access to a fun online reading program called Reading Eggs. There are lots of stories, games and activities to have a go at. As they move through the levels, they are awarded with reading certificates which we check weekly, print off in school and celebrate in class. This has proven to be a great motivator for children as they become proud and confident readers.

Reading Eggs login details are stuck inside your child’s Reading Log.

 

We ask that you read with your child as often as possible (a minimum of twice weekly in line with school policy). Do this in frequent short sessions (5 to 10 minutes depending on how long your child can maintain focus and motivation).

 

Please always sign and date in their Reading Log on each separate occasion you read with your child. We will check reading records and change reading books every Wednesday but will not know they have completed their reading if they are not signed and dated. New reading books will be sent out on Thursday. We monitor Home Reading as part of our Assertive Mentoring Scheme and it will be reported on in your child’s termly report.

 

GREEN – Reading book completed at least twice by Wednesday (evidenced by parent and signed and dated each time in Reading Log)

YELLOW – Reading completed but books returned late by Friday or read only once

RED – No reading done that week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer : Year 6

We are all working really hard getting ready for our SATS tests in May.

As we get closer, it’s important that we remember the things that will really help us to get ready and the things to remember:

SATs focus on what children know about Maths and English.

They will not reflect how talented they are at science, geography, art, PE…, and they certainly won’t highlight all their amazing personal characteristics.

SATs don’t tell the whole story.

Their results will say if they did or did not meet a certain standard but not necessarily by what margin. These thresholds change each year according to the overall national performance, so what was classed as ‘meeting the expected standard’ this year might not be the same as last year. Your school may be able to provide you with more detailed feedback.

SATs are only four days out of a whole Primary School career.

In reality, there’s one or two papers each day that last 30 to 60 minutes.

As long as we try our best, everyone will be proud of us!

Advice for the tests:

• Listen to your teacher.
• The adults you work with all want you to do your best.
• Get plenty of sleep and eat well, this will help your brain.
• Read all the questions carefully. This can help you to avoid silly mistakes.
• Don’t panic. There may be questions you think you can’t answer. Take a deep breath. Read it again. You can always move on and go back to it later. It’s often better to write something rather than nothing.

Topic: We are covering two topics this half term, We will be looking at Climate change and how this affects our local area. We will then move on to study the amazing Ancient Greeks! Although Climate change is only a short topic for us we will study in detail how the area of Haughton Green and Denton is affected. We will also make weather vanes to study the wind. During our Ancient Greece topic we will also complete lots of art work and use clay to try and recreate some of the beautiful vases and sculptures they created.

English: This term we will be looking at a range of writing styles. Firstly, we will be writing a balanced argument then we will be writing spy stories!

In SPaG lessons we will be revising all areas of punctuation and continuing to work on all the aspects of grammar to make your written work better. Remember the children have weekly spellings to learn, using Spelling Shed.

Maths: In our maths lessons we will be covering the Year 6 objectives from the maths Curriculum. You will be continuing to work hard to achieve your targets in a variety of aspects of maths, trying to become more fluent and developing your reasoning and problem solving skills. We will be focussing on the using and applying aspect of maths through problem solving, reasoning, explaining and investigating.  You will also be continuing to learn all your times tables so that you know all the multiplication and division facts to 12 x 12 to become and taking part in the Battle of the Bands.

Science:
Classifying Living Things: In this unit children will learn how to classify living things using the major classification kingdoms. They will identify and describe the observable characteristics of a range of classification groups including micro-organisms, plants and animals. Children will make careful observations to identify the characteristics that help scientists classify all living things, such as whether a living thing has a backbone and how they reproduce. Children will also be able to use their observations to construct classification keys of increasing complexity. They will use evidence from their investigation to predict and investigate how to accelerate the rate of decay. We will complete this unit in the summer term.

Evolution and Inheritance: In this unit children will have worked towards answering the Quest question ‘How do living things evolve?’ They will have investigated how living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago. They will have had the opportunity to make a visit (real or virtual) to a Natural History museum and they will have constructed a geological timeline. Children will have identified how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution. They will have explored the principal of inheritance, recognising that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but that normally such offspring vary and are not identical to their parents. Children will have researched how plants and animals are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and they will have identified some beneficial adaptations that may lead to evolution. They will have explored natural selection through drama and designed their own species.

 

Homework
The children will continue to get English and maths homework every week. We will always set the homework on a Friday and it must be brought back into school by the following Wednesday. This can either be set on googleclassroom or paper copies are available. The children will also be bringing home their reading books every day and it is vitally important that they read every day. We are really working on the children’s comprehension skills so it would be great if you could ask them questions about their books every time you read with them.

We keep track of the homework and reading on charts in the classroom that are linked to the assertive mentoring scheme that we use in school. In order to achieve a green mark their homework MUST be completed and handed in on WEDNESDAY.

We will be doing P.E. on Mondays, so the children need their kits in school on these days. Just a reminder that school P.E. kit comprises of a white t-shirt, black shorts and pumps and if P.E. is taking place outside and the weather is cold, the children are allowed to wear dark jogging bottoms and trainers. All jewellery must be removed for P.E.

Amongst all of this, we also have a really exciting end to our time at Corrie planned, with the Year 6 show, Sports and Health week, Corrie’s Got Talent, Leavers Assembly and Go Ape trip, so there is lots to keep us busy and happy!

The Resource Base team would like to welcome you to our class page.

What does your child need in the Resource Base?

• A school uniform and shoes
• A water bottle.
• A coat
• A pair of wellies
• A set of spare clothes to hang on their peg.

Please label all of your child’s belongings with their name.

PE take place on Fridays

Planning : Summer Term

Topic:  Dinosaurs

Key Texts:    Doctosaurus by Emi – Lou May

Maths:

In Maths, in addition to following their own mathematical interests the children will be exploring:

• Counting and ordering to 20
• Number bonds 5
• Weight – focusing on the language heavy and light
• Shape – focusing on the names of both 2d and 3d shapes.
• Repeating patterns

Phonics:

In Phonics, the children will be learning Phase 2 and 3 letter sounds.
We use the Story Time Phonics scheme to teach phonics. It supports the Phonics Planning of Letters and Sounds by learning the actions to the song for each new letter, sound and the actions.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/the-alphablocks-guide-to-phonics

Indoor Learning:

The children will have access to play based learning opportunities to help develop communication and social interaction skills through daily continuous provision activities.

Outdoor Learning:

The children have access to their own outdoor learning area to give children the opportunity to explore the world around them and learn through play.

Learning at home:

Each week your child will be given a reading book to share with you at home. Once this is returned to school a new reading book will be provided.

If there is anything else you need, or require further information please feel free to contact me before or after school or give me a ring.

Miss Sharp

 

Welcome to the final term of year 3, we have a busy and action-packed term ahead!

PE lessons in 3AF will continue to be on Thursdays. Please make sure that your child has their PE kit in school. This should be black shorts, pumps / trainers and a plain white T-shirt or Corrie PE top.

 

Please find below what we will be learning about:

Maths:

In maths we will continue using Power Maths and will start the term by continuing our work on fractions before looking at money and time. Please practise telling the time as much as possible with your child at home. We will then learn about angles and properties of shapes before moving onto statistics.

English:

In English, we will start the term by looking at Escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit, which tells the true story of the volcanic eruption in Pompeii in 79AD. Children will look at writing descriptive recounts of the volcano erupting before writing their own newspaper reports about the eruption. We will then look at The Tear Thief by Carol-Ann Duffy about a thief who each night collects the tears of children who cry. We will use this story as inspiration to write a persuasive poster and a letter of explanation. We will continue to embed year 3 SPaG throughout all of our writing.

Topic: Extreme Earth

Our geography topic this term is Extreme Earth. We will look at the structure of the Earth and will be investigating what causes volcanoes and earthquakes. We will then look at the impact of a natural disaster and what to do during a natural disaster. We will learn about other extreme weather such as tornadoes and tsunamis and identify patterns in weather around the world.

Science: Plants

We will learn about what plants need and the functions of all the different parts of the plant. We will explore what plants need to grow well. We will learn about the function of all the components of plants. We will grow our own bean seed. We will take part in many practical experiments.

PHSE: JIGSAW: Relationships and Changing Me

The children will learn how babies grow, outside and inside body changes, family stereotypes and look ahead to next year in school and further as they grow up.

RE: What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today?

In RE the children will learn more about the Hindu faith and the different beliefs and traditions. We will then look at what it means for people being a Hindu in modern Britain.

PE:  Athletics, hockey, cricket, football

In PE the children will learn about aspects of the above areas, improving their techniques and skills in these sports.

Music: BRASS

During our music lessons the children will have the opportunity to learn how to play a brass instrument with Tameside music service. They will play with the Halle orchestra at the Bridgewater Hall in June. This is always an amazing experience for the children which they thoroughly enjoy.

Computing: The children will learn about Branching databases and programming with Scratch.

 

MFL: French

We will complete our work on colours then move onto months and the date, then look at The Very Hungry Caterpillar story in French. After that we will look at the topics of My Family and On the Farm.

The Arts : We will continue our work on making art with natural materials. We will make our own paint from plants and fruits and use these to make patterns or pictures. We will then look at the art forms of  Film and Photography and cloth, thread and paint.

 

HOME LEARNING LINKS / IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER 

Every term the children will receive a ‘Take Away Homework’ a menu of homework activities linked to our Topic. If you would like to email us your child’s homework please email to admin@corrie.tameside.sch FAO  Mrs Faulkner / Mrs Akhtar or send it to the Year 3 email address.

 

The children will also be set a piece of maths work, linked to their work in class that week and a spelling activity.

Home Reading: Reading a school book is part of your child’s homework too. Children should read at least twice week and have their book signed by an adult. Please record the page numbers and the date. Reading books will be checked every Wednesday. Your child’s reading diary must be signed before a new book is given. Your child should have their reading book in school every day as we often have further opportunities to read.

Homework will be sent home every Friday and is expected to be returned to school by the following Wednesday.

Remember TTRockstars is part of your child’s homework. It is really important that the children know their 3x, 4x and 8x table and can recall them instantly.

 

REMEMBER: all homework needs to be completed each week and handed in by each Wednesday to achieve GREEN for Homework in your Assertive Mentoring. If you hand it in on Thursday you will achieve YELLOW. If your homework is not completed you will receive RED for that week.

 

Links:

https://www.ttrockstars.com

 

You will need to regularly revise the year 2 spelling list and learn the Year 3 spelling lists.

Practicing Spellings At Home

Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words

Year 3 Spelling Rules and Examples

 

Other important information:

• Please ensure your name is clearly written in all your school uniform.
• Please ensure your correct and full PE kit is in school (it will be sent home every half term to wash)
• Bring your reading book and reading diary to school every day. Sometimes a reading volunteer will choose you for extra reading.
• Please ensure your school water bottle is in school every day.

All the equipment you need is supplied for you in school. Please do not bring in your own pencils, rubbers etc from home.

We are really looking forward to this busy final term with you in year 3!

The Year 3 team

 

Hope you’ve all had a brilliant holiday and are ready and raring to go again. We are really looking forward to this half term and we hope you are too! Summer Term is a very busy one, so here’s what we’ll be up to!

English

Our focus is on writing a narrative within the fantasy/ dystopia genre. We will be basing our work around the text ‘The Lost Thing’ by Shaun Tan. The focus of this book is working together as a community and finding your own identity. We will be analysing different texts and video clips to help inspire our own writing, so that we can carry on being awesome authors too!

We will develop our SPAG knowledge through continuing to learn about the various word classes and different spelling patterns, including the Y5/6 word list. We will be focussing on how to apply all our SPAG work into our own writing

Reading

This term our class novel will be The Boy in the Tower by Polly Yo-Hen. Here is a little bit about the book

 

Ade loves living at the top of a tower block. From his window, he feels like he can see the whole world stretching out beneath him.

His mum doesn’t really like looking outside – but it’s going outside that she hates. She prefers to sleep all day inside their tower, where it’s safe.

Except it isn’t any more. Strange plants have started to take over and tower blocks are falling down around them.
Now Ade and his mum are trapped and there’s no way out . . .

 

Maths

 

Our first unit will be geometry where we will learn bout angles and how to use a compass to measure angles accurately. We will also look at shape and translating shapes. We will then move onto decimals and learn how to read, write, order and compare numbers with up to three decimal places.]

 

 

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Please remember to carry on practising your times tables up to 12×12.

Science

 

Our topic this half term is Separating Mixtures. We will be carrying out investigations to test the properties of different materials.

Topic

Our topic for this half term is Survivor. We will be developing our geography skills in the Forest School area and learning skills such as map reading, how to use a compass and den building.

 

RSE
We will be continuing to work on RSE scheme ‘Jigsaw’ and discussing issues which are important to us and help us work together as a team. This half term’s focus is ‘Relationships.’

 

Computing – App Designers

We will be researching various Apps and how they work. We will develop a design for our own App.

Art

This half term we will be learning all about Environmental Art with a focus on the artist Andy Goldsworthy. We will create our own artwork using natural materials inspired by his work.

 

Music

We will continue to use our music scheme Charanga with a focus on Motown and the song ‘Dancing in the Street.’

RE

We will be learning about Islam and ‘What it means to be a Muslim today.’ We also have an upcoming trip to the mosque on May 20^th.

PE

PE will be on Wednesdays. Our focus this half term is Athletics.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR PE KIT. Make sure you don’t get RED on your Assertive Mentoring!

HOMEWORK

We will continue to have a creative approach to our homework this term. You will be given Maths and Spelling homework each week as well as being able to choose from a range of creative activities in Topic.

Homework is given out on Friday and is due in the following Wednesday.

REMEMBER:

Homework handed in on Wednesday is GREEN.

Homework handed in on Thursday is YELLOW.

Homework handed in on Friday is RED.

 

We read in class every day, so make sure you always have your Reading Log in school. Please make sure you also read regularly each week at home and ask an adult to sign your Reading Log for you. We will sign your Reading Log every WEDNESDAY  to check you have read at home, so please don’t forget!!

 

We are really looking forward to a great term with you all!

Thank you for your continued support.

Miss Wood and Mrs McDade.

Welcome Back Year 4!  

Hope you’ve all had a brilliant holiday and are ready and raring to go again. We are really looking forward to this half term and we hope you are too! Summer Term 1 is a very busy one, so here’s what we’ll be up to!

English

As usual, we’ve got lots of exciting activities planned in English. Our focus is on writing a narrative. We will be basing our work around the text ‘The Tunnel’ by Anthony Browne. The focus of this book is helping and supporting each other within our family. We will be analysing different texts and video clips to help inspire our own writing, so that we can carry on being awesome authors too!

We will develop our SPAG knowledge through continuing to learn about the various word classes and different spelling patterns, including the Y3/4 word list. We will be focussing on how to apply all our SPAG work into our own writing.

Maths

We will continue to develop our skills in the 4 operations and our understanding of Place Value, Decimals, Percentages and Fractions and Measurement. We will be focussing on the Using and Applying aspect of Maths through reasoning challenges. We will also be developing the use of number lines as a strategy to help us with calculations.

Please remember to carry on practising your times tables up to 12×12.

During the week commencing 10^th June Year 4 will take part in the statutory National Multiplication Times Tables Check. Please practice each day on TT Rockstars.

Science

Our topic this half term is Living Things. We will be learning about life cycles of different animals and their habitats.

Topic

Our topic for this half term is Rivers Of The World. We will be learning all about how rivers are formed and famous rivers in different countries.

RSE
We will be continuing to work on RSE scheme ‘Jigsaw’ and discussing issues which are important to us and help us work together as a team. This half term’s focus is ‘Relationships.’

Computing – Blogging

We will be learning about blogging and creating our own blogs.

Art

We will be looking  at art inspired by rivers and learning about famous artists who have painted rivers.

Music

We will continue to use our music scheme Charanga with a focus on the song ‘Blackbird’ by the Beatles.

RE

Our theme in RE is ‘ What can we learn form other religions about what is right and wrong?’

PE

PE will be on Tuesdays. Our focus this half term is Athletics and Tag Rugby.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR PE KIT.

HOMEWORK

We will continue to have a creative approach to our homework this term. You will be given Maths and Spelling homework each week as well as being able to choose from a range of creative activities in Topic.

Homework is given out on Friday and is due in the following Wednesday.

REMEMBER:

Homework handed in on Wednesday is GREEN.

Homework handed in on Thursday is YELLOW.

Homework handed in on Friday is RED.

We read in class every day, so make sure you always have your Reading Log in school. Please make sure you also read regularly each week at home and ask an adult to sign your Reading Log for you. We will sign your Reading Log every WEDNESDAY  to check you have read at home, so please don’t forget!!

 

KEEP IN TOUCH!

Parents & Carers are always very welcome to call in to discuss any aspect of their child’s learning, any other area of their school life or just to say ‘hello’. We are available anytime before or after school, except on Wednesdays because that’s when we have our Staff Meeting.

We are really looking forward to a great half term with you all!

Thank you for your continued support.

Miss Turner, Miss Bruce, Miss Mees, Mrs. Wright & Mr. Jones

 

Welcome Back Year 4!  

Hope you’ve all had a brilliant holiday and are ready and raring to go again. We are really looking forward to this half term and we hope you are too! Summer Term 1 is a very busy one, so here’s what we’ll be up to!

English

As usual, we’ve got lots of exciting activities planned in English. Our focus is on writing a narrative. We will be basing our work around the text ‘The Tunnel’ by Anthony Browne. The focus of this book is helping and supporting each other within our family. We will be analysing different texts and video clips to help inspire our own writing, so that we can carry on being awesome authors too!

We will develop our SPAG knowledge through continuing to learn about the various word classes and different spelling patterns, including the Y3/4 word list. We will be focussing on how to apply all our SPAG work into our own writing.

Maths

We will continue to develop our skills in the 4 operations and our understanding of Place Value, Decimals, Percentages and Fractions and Measurement. We will be focussing on the Using and Applying aspect of Maths through reasoning challenges. We will also be developing the use of number lines as a strategy to help us with calculations.

Please remember to carry on practising your times tables up to 12×12.

During the week commencing 10^th June Year 4 will take part in the statutory National Multiplication Times Tables Check. Please practice each day on TT Rockstars.

Science

Our topic this half term is Living Things. We will be learning about life cycles of different animals and their habitats.

We will have Forest School on Wednesday 30^th April, Wednesday 7^th May & Wednesday 14^th May.

Please remember to bring your Forest School clothes on these days.

Topic

Our topic for this half term is Rivers Of The World. We will be learning all about how rivers are formed and famous rivers in different countries.

RSE
We will be continuing to work on RSE scheme ‘Jigsaw’ and discussing issues which are important to us and help us work together as a team. This half term’s focus is ‘Relationships.’

Computing – Blogging

We will be learning about blogging and creating our own blogs.

Art

We will be looking  at art inspired by rivers and learning about famous artists who have painted rivers.

Music

We will continue to use our music scheme Charanga with a focus on the song ‘Blackbird’ by the Beatles.

RE

Our theme in RE is ‘ What can we learn form other religions about what is right and wrong?’

PE

PE will be on Tuesdays. Our focus this half term is Athletics and Tag Rugby.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR PE KIT.

HOMEWORK

We will continue to have a creative approach to our homework this term. You will be given Maths and Spelling homework each week as well as being able to choose from a range of creative activities in Topic.

Homework is given out on Friday and is due in the following Wednesday.

REMEMBER:

Homework handed in on Wednesday is GREEN.

Homework handed in on Thursday is YELLOW.

Homework handed in on Friday is RED.

We read in class every day, so make sure you always have your Reading Log in school. Please make sure you also read regularly each week at home and ask an adult to sign your Reading Log for you. We will sign your Reading Log every WEDNESDAY  to check you have read at home, so please don’t forget!!

 

KEEP IN TOUCH!

Parents & Carers are always very welcome to call in to discuss any aspect of their child’s learning, any other area of their school life or just to say ‘hello’. We are available anytime before or after school, except on Wednesdays because that’s when we have our Staff Meeting.

We are really looking forward to a great half term with you all!

Thank you for your continued support.

Miss Turner, Miss Bruce, Miss Mees, Mrs. Wright & Mr. Jones