Classes
Year 4 Spring Term
Welcome to Year 4 Spring Term
We are really looking forward to this term and we hope you are too! Spring Term is a very busy one, so here’s what we’ll be up to!
English
We’ve got lots of exciting activities planned in English. Our writing focus is based on a book called Flotsam. We will be creating our own narrative based on this picture book. We will also focus on a book called The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry and write a narrative with an environmental theme. 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.
In Guided Reading, we will be studying Wonder by RJ Palacio, which is a social narrative.
Maths
We will continue to develop our skills in the 4 operations, our understanding of Place Value, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division and Area. We will focus on the Using and Applying aspect of Maths through Reasoning Challenges and improving our Maths fluency through Fluent in Five each day.
Please remember to carry on practising your times tables up to 12×12.
Science
Our topics this term are Sound and Human Nutrition. We will be finding out how sounds are made and healthy diet.
Topic
Our topic for the whole of this term is South America. We will be learning all about the different countries in South America and the Amazon rainforest.
Jigsaw
Our first Puzzle is called Dream and Goals. We will be discussing what we would like to achieve in the future. Our second puzzle is called Healthy Me and we will be discussing all aspects of a healthy lifestyle.
Computing –
We will be finding out about Photo editing and Repetition in Shapes..
PE
PE will be on Tuesdays. Please make sure you have your PE kit in school.
Swimming
Swimming will be on Thursdays.
For swimming lessons, girls will need to wear a one piece swimming costume and a swimming hat. Boys with a longer hairstyle will also need to wear a swimming hat.
Earrings cannot be worn for swimming.
Goggles cannot be worn unless medically prescribed.
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.
We read in class every day, so make sure you always have your Reading Log in school.
Please make sure you also read twice 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!!
Miss Turner, Miss Bruce, Miss Mees, Mrs. Wright & Mr Jones
Spring Term in Year 5
Welcome to spring term in year 5! Another busy and exciting term lies ahead.
English
We will start the term by looking at the book The Man Who Walked Between the Towers which is based on the true story of French man Philippe Petit who walked on a tightrope between the Twin Towers in New York City! We will become journalists for the New York Times and write a newspaper report about the incredible event. We will then learn about Petit’s incredible life and write biographies about him.
Our class novel this term is Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell. The adventure story is set in Russia and tells the story of Feo, a young girl who lives with wolves.
Maths
We will first look at multiplying numbers up to 4 digits by 2 digit numbers and then learn how to use short division to divide 4 digit numbers by 1 digit. We will then move onto fractions, decimals and percentages. After that, we will learn how to measure and calculate the area and perimeter of composite rectilinear shapes in centimetres and metres.
Please make sure that your child practices their times tables regularly. If you need their Times Table login, please ask school.
Science
Our topic this term is Properties of Materials. We will be carrying out investigations to test materials to see if they are dissolvable, magnetic and whether they are good insulators or conductors.
Topic
Our topic this term is Exploring Europe. We will be looking at the physical and human geography of this exciting continent and learn about the different cultures and famous landmarks in European countries. We will develop our geography skills by using a mixture of digital and atlas maps.
RSE
We will continue working on our RSE scheme ‘Jigsaw’ and discussing issues which are important to us and help us work together as a team. Our topic is Dreams & Goals. We will also have money week this term and learn about finance.
Computing
We will be using Sketch Map, Book Creator and Seesaw programs to design our own bridge structures. Children will be exploring drawings/illustrations representing both 2D and 3D worlds. We will also be learning about flat file databases.
PE will be on Monday and Wednesday.
Children must have a full P.E. kit which comprises of a plain white t-shirt, or Corrie P.E. top, plain black shorts of leggings and pumps.
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 topic 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.
3AF
Welcome back Year 3!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
We hope that you have had a fabulous Christmas. Please find below what we will be learning about during the Spring term:
Maths:
We will continue to use Power Maths and Fluent in 5 each day. We will start by continuing our work on multiplication and division, focusing on multiplying and dividing 2 digit numbers. We will then move onto length and perimeter, fractions, mass and capacity. This term we will consolidate our times tables work on the 4s and 8 times table and focus specifically on the 3 times table too. The children can use TT Rock stars to support at home.
English:
We will start the term by focusing on narrative writing inspired by the book How to Live Forever by Colin Thompson. The children will produce lost posters, dialogue, setting and character descriptions, ledger entries, instructions and letters of warning. The main outcome will be a prequel to the book. We will then use a short film ‘Tadeo Jones’ to inspire diary writing.
We will then move onto a poetry unit. We will use The Sound Collector poem by Roger McGough to inspire our own poetry.
We will finish the term by learning how to write a persuasive information leaflet based on the book The Tin Forest by Helen Ward.
Topic: Ancient Egypt
Our topic this term is Ancient Egypt and we are going to find out all about this fascinating period of history. We will be doing lots of activities in our Kagan books, looking at Egyptian artefacts and discovering what life was like in the Egyptian times. We will take part in an amazing drama workshop which will bring parts of the learning to life.
We will also be sketching some Ancient Egyptian artefacts and creating a piece of Egyptian
jewellery (Art & DT focus).
Science: Magnets and Forces followed by Rocks and Soils
We will learn about forces, friction and magnetic attraction. We will learn about forces in the context of pushing and pulling, and will identify different actions as pushes or pulls. We will work scientifically and collaboratively to investigate friction, by exploring the movement of a toy car over different surfaces. We will work in a hands on way to identify magnetic materials. We will conduct an investigation into the strength of different types of magnet.
In the rocks and soils unit we will classify, group and test rocks. We will explore and test different soils.
PHSE: JIGSAW Dreams and goals and Healthy Me
During the first half term, children will look at understanding what their dreams and goals are and look at how to achieve their aspirations. In the second half term they will learn about making healthy choices with food and activity and how to deal with difficult situations.
RE: Why do people pray?
In RE the children will be looking at how and why people pray across a range of different religions. Expressing (religious and spiritual forms of expression; questions of identity and diversity). Which places are special and why? What makes some places sacred? If God is everywhere, why go to a place of worship?
PE: Tennis & Netball
In PE the children will learn different skills in their lessons every week and will practise a range of techniques in games such as netball.
Music: BRASS
During our music lessons the children will have the opportunity to learn how to play a brass instrument with Tameside music service. The children will continue to have the opportunity to bring their instruments home to practise.
Computing: desktop publishing and branching databases.
This term the children will learn about combining text and images to produce a leaflet. They will then find out what a branching database is and what it is used for.
MFL: French
We will be developing our language skills this term by looking at colours and the French alphabet. Then after half term we will learn to count from 20- 50 in French and begin to look at how to say and write the date.
HOME LEARNING LINKS / IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER
Every term the children will receive ‘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.uk FAO Mrs Faulkner or Mrs Akhtar.
The children will also be sent a piece of maths or literacy work.
Home Reading: Reading a school book is part of your homework. Reading books are changed or checked every Wednesday. Your child’s reading diary must be signed before a new book is given.
REMEMBER: all homework needs to be completed each week and handed in by each Wednesday to achieve GREEN for homework. If it is handed in on Thursday your child will achieve YELLOW and after that they will achieve RED for that week.
Want more?
The children all have a Times Tables Rockstar login to practise multiplication facts at home online. Please ask a teacher for a replacement card if you lose or forget your login. Web links:
Children will need to regularly revise the year 2 spelling list and learn the Year 3 / 4 spelling lists.
Other important information:
- Please ensure your child’s name is clearly written in all school uniform. We have a permanent marker if you need to write your child’s name in their jumper etc.
- Please ensure the correct and full PE kit is in school all week as PE days can change in school (it will be sent home every half term to wash)
- Bring your child’s reading book and reading diary to school every day. Sometimes a reading volunteer or teaching assistant will choose them for extra reading.
- Please bring a school water bottle in every day.
- All the equipment needed is supplied in school. Please do not allow children to bring in their own pencils, rubbers etc from home.
- PE is on Thursdays.
Mrs Akhtar, Mrs Faulkner and Mr Jones
Welcome to Boost Group!
Spring Term 2025
Children who attend our ‘Boost group’ have been identified as needing an extra ‘boost’ with their learning.
Each morning, each child will work to develop their speaking and listening, reading, writing and maths skills.
Here you will find further information about what your child in Boost Group will be learning in other areas of the curriculum, along with other useful information.
Topic: Ancient Egyptians
Our topic this term is Ancient Egyptians. We will be learning about attitudes, beliefs and ways of life of the Ancient Egyptians.
Science: Magnets and Forces
Children will compare how things move on different surfaces, notice that some forces need contact between two objects, but magnetic forces can act at a distance, observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others, compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet, and identify some magnetic materials , describe magnets as having two poles, predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other depending on which poles are facing.
PHSE: JIGSAW Dreams and Goals
Our school follows a scheme called Jigsaw and this term Boost group children will complete a unit called ‘Dreams and Goals’ which the children will: consider a person who has faced difficult challenges and achieved success, identify a dream/ambition that is important to them, face new learning challenges and working out the best ways for them to achieve them, be motivated and enthusiastic about achieving their new challenge, recognise obstacles which might hinder their achievement and can take steps to overcome them and evaluate their own learning process and identify how it can be better next time.
RE:
In RE the children will be looking: Why do some people think that life is a journey?
Art:
The children will be look at the work of Georgia O’Keefe and develop their painting skills using water colours.
PE: Fitness (also swimming for year 4 children)
The children will continue to have the sports coach working with them on a Thursday afternoon. This half term, the children will be developing their fitness levels.
Please ensure that their correct and full PE kit is in school all week as PE days may change to accommodate other activities taking place in school.
Year 4 children, will join their peers and attend swimming lessons on a Monday afternoon. Please make sure the children have appropriate swimming kits and towels in a bag.
Music:
The children will continue using Charanga scheme to progress their music skills.
Year 3 children will continue to learn how to play a brass instrument with Tameside music service. Music lessons are every Monday. If your child would like to take their brass instrument home to practice, a deposit can be paid to the office allowing them to take it home.
Computing: programming
This term the children will develop their programming skills to create programmes for the Microbit.
Forest School
Children in Boost Group will continue to take part in Forest Schooling each Friday. We venture out in all sorts of weather conditions and therefore children should have waterproof and warm clothing and sturdy footwear.
Other Support
To help support each child’s individual needs, children may take part in other activities to support their needs. These may include Zones of Regulation, speech and language, motor skills, lego therapy, social skills, memory skills or support with specific life skills.
Home Reading:
We ask that you read with your child as often as possible and sign their reading record a minimum of twice weekly in line with school policy. We will check reading records and change reading books every Friday. We monitor reading, homework and PE kits as part of our Assertive Mentoring Scheme.
Homework
Homework will be issued each Thursday and should be completed each week and handed in by each Tuesday to achieve GREEN for Homework in Assertive Mentoring. If it is handed it in on Wednesday or Thursday you will achieve YELLOW. If you don’t hand your homework in you will be RED for that week.
Other important information:
Please ensure your child’s name is clearly written in all your school uniform.
Children have a login for Active Learn, Readingeggs, Spellingshed and Times Table Rockstars.. Each of these will help support your child’s learning and can be used at home. Please ask an adult if you lose or forget your login.
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’.
If there is anything you need, or any help we can give you with anything, please let me know by either messaging on Google Classroom or speaking to us..
We are available after school, except on Wednesdays because that’s when we have our Staff Meeting. If a matter is urgent, you can always speak to an adult in the morning.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Appleton-Jones
Spring Term in Reception
Welcome to Corrie!
Everyone in the Reception Team are incredibly excited to see you all again and to begin a brilliant 2025 together!
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.
- A smile!
Please label all of your child’s belongings with their name.
Our new theme for learning is Our World Around Us!
During the first half term, we will be learning all about our World. We will be exploring how countries around the globe are different to the one we live in, including Antarctica and China. As part of this learning we will be exploring their weather, animals and traditions.
During the second half term, we will exploring learning around the topics People Who Help Us, Superheroes, Easter Celebrations and we will be looking at the seasonal changes of spring!
Maths
In Maths, in addition to following their own interests the children will be exploring:
Spring 1
- Comparing numbers within 10 – more and fewer
- Addition to 10
- Measuring height, length and distance
- Measuring weight
- Number Bonds to 10
Spring 2
- Subtraction
- Exploring patterns
- Counting on and counting back
- Numbers to 20
Click the links below to sing along to our core Maths songs:
- Number Pairs for 5 by Jack Hartman
- Ten Green Bottles
- One Hippo Balancing
- Five Little Firemen
- You have Made a Pattern
- Odds and Evens – Numberblocks
Literacy
As part of our Topics we will be exploring a variety of texts;
Spring 1
- One Day On Our Blue Planet: In the Antarctic by Ella Bailey
- Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
- Same, Same but Different by Jenny Sue
- Martha Maps it Out by Leigh Hodgkinson
- Maisy’s Chinese New Year by Lucy Cousins
- Mr Wolf’s Pancakes by Jean Fearnley
Click the book covers to read them online
Spring 2
- Real Superheroes by DK Children
- Heroes Who Help Us Around the World by Liz Gogerly
- Ten Little Superheroes by Mike Brownlow
- Supertato by Sue Hendra
- Tap the Magic Tree by Christine Matheson
- Spring by Ailie Busby
Click the book covers to read them online
Our Core Nursery Rhymes and Songs shared will be,
- We’re all going to dance like a Penguin
- On a Cold and Frosty Morning
- One Hippo Balancing
- Paper Lanterns
- Mix a Pancake
- Five Little Firemen
- Miss Polly had Dolly
- Finger Family: People who Help Us
- I’m a Superhero (To the tune of I’m a Little Teapot)
- Spring is Here
- 5 Little Flowers
Phonics
In Phonics, the children will be recapping Phase 2 and 3 single letter sounds and learning digraph and trigraphs from Phase 3 Phonics and the phase two and three key words. 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.
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. Here’s our current Homework Menu – Our World Around us Reception Spring 1 Homework Menu
Happy Learning from the Reception class team.
Mrs Macdonald, Mrs Jones, Miss Allen-Cawley, Mrs Baguley, Mrs Hartigan, Ms Jo, Miss Wrigley, Miss Boreman and Miss Trimble.