Classes
Summer – Year 1
Welcome to Year 1’s Summer Term
Take a look at what we’ll be exploring this term………
English
We will begin the term by exploring a range of fictional texts relating to our theme which is all about Pirates (ooooarghh!) The first book we’ll be reading is called ‘The Night Pirates’ by Peter Harris & Deborah Allwright which is a fantastic pirate adventure story about a boy called Tom who joins a crew of girl pirates in a quest to find treasure across the high seas. We’ll also be using a book called ‘Molly Rogers Pirate Girl’ by Cornelia Funke to support our understanding of this genre including: story structure and language features. We’ll use ‘Talk for Write’ strategies to retell the story and innovate our writing by using a story map. Later on this term we’ll be reading some pirate poetry including ‘Pirates’ by Valerie Bloom to inspire our own poetry writing. We will also be learning to write instructions on how to make our very own pirate hat.
Practising Spellings at Home
Year 1 Spelling Rules
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources
Maths
Mulitiplication and Division
Building upon the counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s work we’ve completed during the Spring term, we’ll be introducing the concept of multiplication and division through learning to double, half (make equal groups) and making simple arrays. We will also introduce fractions by learning about how some shapes can be split into equal halves and quarters.
Position and Direction
We will be exploring position and direction by using key vocabulary: ‘quarter turn’, half a turn’, ‘three quarters of a turn’ and ‘whole turn’.
Numbers to 100
Building upon our numbers to 50 work, we’ll be learning to count to 100, exploring number patterns using number grids, ordering and sequencing numbers and learning how to apply our existing knowledge of number bonds to numbers up to 100.
Time
We will continue to review our learning about: days of the week, months of the year and seasons. During this unit we’ll be learning to use new vocabulary: before and after, learning how to use a calendar, how to tell the time to the hour and half hour and how to write time.
Money
We’ll be recognising and counting coins : 1p, 2p, 5p, 20p, 50p £1 & £2 and recognising notes: £5, £10, £20 & £50
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
This term’s topic is all about ‘Plants’ and we’ll be learning to recognise the common features, similarities and differences between plants and trees. We’ll learn about the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants and how to identify, name and describe the main parts of a plant, including trees. We will be learning the meaning of ‘evergreen’ and ‘desiduous’ and we’ll grow our own plants which the children can observe throughout the term. This year, Corrie Primary & Nursery School is entering the Tatton Park Schools garden competition and each year group is growing plants so that they can contribute to our competition entry. Fingers crossed!
We will also be finishing our unit on ‘Changing Seasons’. The children have been learning about each season throughout the year and have already completed some investigations in school to find out about the weather. The children will be exploring nature during the summer term through a series of outdoor lessons including our recent introduction of Forest school. We will finish the unit by completing our seasonal data strip and comparing/contrasting information across the four seasons. Hopefully we’ll have time to arrange a lovely summer walk down to the river.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpxnyrd
Topic
‘Ooooarhhh me hearties’ and ‘Shiver Me Timbers’. Our topic this term is learning all about pirates and treasure! We will be learning about who pirates were and when & why they sailed around the world. To do this we’ll be identifying and learning about the world’s oceans and compare/contrast our own town of Denton with a town on the Carribean Islands. We will be learning some basic map skills and complete a local Geographical study. Children will also learn about some famous pirates including the notorious English pirate, ‘Blackbeard’. We will be using our DT skills to make pirate hats, bandanas and flags!
We’ll conclude our ‘Pirates’ unit with an exciting end of year Pirate Party!
Keep an eye out for our Pirates themed Homework menu. Children need to complete one piece of homework per week from the menu.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/primary-school-songs-pirates/zjpgvk7
RE
This term we will be studying a unit titled, ‘What does it mean to belong to a faith community?’ Children will think and explore what belonging means to them. We will will learn about how religious people show they belong to their faith community, about the ways babies are welcomed in religions faiths and the promises made at weddings. Children will think about their own network of belonging and how we all belong to someone.
Computing
The children will follow the ‘Teach Computing’ scheme of work and this term will be learning how to create media using digital writing. They will learn how to use a keyboard, how to add and delete information, explore the tool bar and change information using choices that they can explain to others.
Later in the term they will continue with the creative media unit by learning how to use a computer to digitally paint. They will learn about the tools available to draw and paint using freehand, how to draw and paint lines & shape, how to select the size of paintbrushes to create different effects and use the skills learnt to create a piece of art in the style of an artist.
Music
Following our Charanga scheme, children will be following a unit called, ‘Your Imagination’ followed by a unit called, ‘Reflect, Rewind & Replay’. Children will learn to sing a song throughout the unit which they will perform at the end of the unit. Children will also play the Glockenspiel and recorder to accompany the song they’ve learnt. Children will listen and appraise a range of songs throughout both units using: Pitch, pulse & rhythm and tempo to describe, compare & contrast the pieces of music.
PSHE
Our Jigsaw topics for this term are ‘Relationships’ and ‘Changing Me’. In ‘Relationships’ we will be learning about families and how they can be diverse, friendships and what good qualities we look for in a friend, appropriate ways to greet friends and people who can help us in our school community.
In ‘Changing Me’ we will look at the life cycles of animals and humans, identify ways that our bodies have changed since being a baby, identify girl and boy parts of the body using scientific vocabulary and discuss changing and growing as part of our development.
Please note that there will be a dedicated parents/carers meeting to discuss and inform you about the lessons in our ‘Changing Me’ unit.
PE
The children will continue to follow the ‘Primary Passport Curriculum’ which the KickStart team will support us to deliver. In the first half term, children will be learning about Athletics with a focus on how to run and jump using different styles of jumping. They will also learn to throw a javelin. In the last half term, children will be developing their invasion games skills by learning to: dribble a ball with either hand, receiving and trapping a ball, passing a ball using bounce and combining a jump with passing a ball.
At Corrie we monitor reading, homework and PE kits as part of our Assertive Mentoring Scheme.
PE will take place on Monday and Wednesday this term.
Please make sure that PE kits are in school all week, every week as we may change sessions and because we monitor having a kit to wear as part of our Assertive Mentoring scheme.
Reading
Please encourage a love of reading at home and use Reading Eggs regularly. As children progress through Reading Eggs, 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 attached to the Homework books along with Google Classroom logins. Please ask a member of staff if you have any problems.)
We ask that you read with your child as often as possible and sign their reading record a minimum of twice weekly for each book in line with school policy.
We will send home two ‘reading’ books each week:
The first is a ‘phonically decodable’ book. This just means that with practice children should be able to read the words by ‘sounding out’ (saying each letters sound and then blending them together to read the word). This book will be closely matched with the phonics your child is learning at school. We will send this book home with your child until they can recall the letter sound matches and use blending to read the words to you.
The second book is a ‘Guided Read’ book which they will be reading in school with the teacher in a small reading group. This book will contain words your child may not be able to decode using their phonics.You should read this book to them encouraging them to point to the words as you say them, joining in where they can. This will build your child’s sight vocabulary.
We will check reading records and change reading books as appropriate once per week every Wednesday. However, please make sure your child has their reading books and diary in school every day as we sometimes have opportunity to do extra reading or to change books more frequently.
Homework
In Year 1 homework is given on a Friday and expected back every Wednesday. Children will receive a maths and/or a reading task based on what we’ve been learning in class and they will choose a piece from the Pirates homework menu.
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!
F.A.O. Mrs. Ethel or Miss. Richards year1@corrie.tameside.sch.uk
Don’t forget that your homework and reading are monitored as part of our Assertive Mentoring scheme.
On time by Wednesday – GREEN
Late by Friday – YELLOW
No homework or reading completed – RED
Summer Year 1
Welcome to Year 1’s Summer Term
Take a look at what we’ll be exploring this term………
English
We will begin the term by exploring a range of fictional texts relating to our theme which is all about Pirates (ooooarghh!) The first book we’ll be reading is called ‘The Night Pirates’ by Peter Harris & Deborah Allwright which is a fantastic pirate adventure story about a boy called Tom who joins a crew of girl pirates in a quest to find treasure across the high seas. We’ll also be using a book called ‘Molly Rogers Pirate Girl’ by Cornelia Funke to support our understanding of this genre including: story structure and language features. We’ll use ‘Talk for Write’ strategies to retell the story and innovate our writing by using a story map. Later on this term we’ll be reading some pirate poetry including ‘Pirates’ by Valerie Bloom to inspire our own poetry writing. We will also be learning to write instructions on how to make our very own pirate hat.
Practising Spellings at Home
Year 1 Spelling Rules
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources
Maths
Mulitiplication and Division
Building upon the counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s work we’ve completed during the Spring term, we’ll be introducing the concept of multiplication and division through learning to double, half (make equal groups) and making simple arrays. We will also introduce fractions by learning about how some shapes can be split into equal halves and quarters.
Position and Direction
We will be exploring position and direction by using key vocabulary: ‘quarter turn’, half a turn’, ‘three quarters of a turn’ and ‘whole turn’.
Numbers to 100
Building upon our numbers to 50 work, we’ll be learning to count to 100, exploring number patterns using number grids, ordering and sequencing numbers and learning how to apply our existing knowledge of number bonds to numbers up to 100.
Time
We will continue to review our learning about: days of the week, months of the year and seasons. During this unit we’ll be learning to use new vocabulary: before and after, learning how to use a calendar, how to tell the time to the hour and half hour and how to write time.
Money
We’ll be recognising and counting coins : 1p, 2p, 5p, 20p, 50p £1 & £2 and recognising notes: £5, £10, £20 & £50
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
This term’s topic is all about ‘Plants’ and we’ll be learning to recognise the common features, similarities and differences between plants and trees. We’ll learn about the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants and how to identify, name and describe the main parts of a plant, including trees. We will be learning the meaning of ‘evergreen’ and ‘desiduous’ and we’ll grow our own plants which the children can observe throughout the term. This year, Corrie Primary & Nursery School is entering the Tatton Park Schools garden competition and each year group is growing plants so that they can contribute to our competition entry. Fingers crossed!
We will also be finishing our unit on ‘Changing Seasons’. The children have been learning about each season throughout the year and have already completed some investigations in school to find out about the weather. The children will be exploring nature during the summer term through a series of outdoor lessons including our recent introduction of Forest school. We will finish the unit by completing our seasonal data strip and comparing/contrasting information across the four seasons. Hopefully we’ll have time to arrange a lovely summer walk down to the river.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpxnyrd
Topic
‘Ooooarhhh me hearties’ and ‘Shiver Me Timbers’. Our topic this term is learning all about pirates and treasure! We will be learning about who pirates were and when & why they sailed around the world. To do this we’ll be identifying and learning about the world’s oceans and compare/contrast our own town of Denton with a town on the Carribean Islands. We will be learning some basic map skills and complete a local Geographical study. Children will also learn about some famous pirates including the notorious English pirate, ‘Blackbeard’. We will be using our DT skills to make pirate hats, bandanas and flags!
We’ll conclude our ‘Pirates’ unit with an exciting end of year Pirate Party!
Keep an eye out for our Pirates themed Homework menu. Children need to complete one piece of homework per week from the menu.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/primary-school-songs-pirates/zjpgvk7
RE
This term we will be studying a unit titled, ‘What does it mean to belong to a faith community?’ Children will think and explore what belonging means to them. We will will learn about how religious people show they belong to their faith community, about the ways babies are welcomed in religions faiths and the promises made at weddings. Children will think about their own network of belonging and how we all belong to someone.
Computing
The children will follow the ‘Teach Computing’ scheme of work and this term will be learning how to create media using digital writing. They will learn how to use a keyboard, how to add and delete information, explore the tool bar and change information using choices that they can explain to others.
Later in the term they will continue with the creative media unit by learning how to use a computer to digitally paint. They will learn about the tools available to draw and paint using freehand, how to draw and paint lines & shape, how to select the size of paintbrushes to create different effects and use the skills learnt to create a piece of art in the style of an artist.
Music
Following our Charanga scheme, children will be following a unit called, ‘Your Imagination’ followed by a unit called, ‘Reflect, Rewind & Replay’. Children will learn to sing a song throughout the unit which they will perform at the end of the unit. Children will also play the Glockenspiel and recorder to accompany the song they’ve learnt. Children will listen and appraise a range of songs throughout both units using: Pitch, pulse & rhythm and tempo to describe, compare & contrast the pieces of music.
PSHE
Our Jigsaw topics for this term are ‘Relationships’ and ‘Changing Me’. In ‘Relationships’ we will be learning about families and how they can be diverse, friendships and what good qualities we look for in a friend, appropriate ways to greet friends and people who can help us in our school community.
In ‘Changing Me’ we will look at the life cycles of animals and humans, identify ways that our bodies have changed since being a baby, identify girl and boy parts of the body using scientific vocabulary and discuss changing and growing as part of our development.
Please note that there will be a dedicated parents/carers meeting to discuss and inform you about the lessons in our ‘Changing Me’ unit.
PE
The children will continue to follow the ‘Primary Passport Curriculum’ which the KickStart team will support us to deliver. In the first half term, children will be learning about Athletics with a focus on how to run and jump using different styles of jumping. They will also learn to throw a javelin. In the last half term, children will be developing their invasion games skills by learning to: dribble a ball with either hand, receiving and trapping a ball, passing a ball using bounce and combining a jump with passing a ball.
At Corrie we monitor reading, homework and PE kits as part of our Assertive Mentoring Scheme.
PE will take place on Monday and Wednesday this term.
Please make sure that PE kits are in school all week, every week as we may change sessions and because we monitor having a kit to wear as part of our Assertive Mentoring scheme.
Reading
Please encourage a love of reading at home and use Reading Eggs regularly. As children progress through Reading Eggs, 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 attached to the Homework books along with Google Classroom logins. Please ask a member of staff if you have any problems.)
We ask that you read with your child as often as possible and sign their reading record a minimum of twice weekly for each book in line with school policy.
We will send home two ‘reading’ books each week:
The first is a ‘phonically decodable’ book. This just means that with practice children should be able to read the words by ‘sounding out’ (saying each letters sound and then blending them together to read the word). This book will be closely matched with the phonics your child is learning at school. We will send this book home with your child until they can recall the letter sound matches and use blending to read the words to you.
The second book is a ‘Guided Read’ book which they will be reading in school with the teacher in a small reading group. This book will contain words your child may not be able to decode using their phonics.You should read this book to them encouraging them to point to the words as you say them, joining in where they can. This will build your child’s sight vocabulary.
We will check reading records and change reading books as appropriate once per week every Wednesday. However, please make sure your child has their reading books and diary in school every day as we sometimes have opportunity to do extra reading or to change books more frequently.
Homework
In Year 1 homework is given on a Friday and expected back every Wednesday. Children will receive a maths and/or a reading task based on what we’ve been learning in class and they will choose a piece from the Pirates homework menu.
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!
F.A.O. Mrs. Ethel or Miss. Richards year1@corrie.tameside.sch.uk
Don’t forget that your homework and reading are monitored as part of our Assertive Mentoring scheme.
On time by Wednesday – GREEN
Late by Friday – YELLOW
No homework or reading completed – RED
Welcome Back Year 5!
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 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.
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.
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 The Mayans. We will be learning all about the impact the Mayans had on the Modern World and finding out about the Mayan gods.
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
We will be looking at Pop Art artists such as Andy Warhol and creating images in the same style.
Music
We will continue to use our music scheme Charanga with a focus on ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’
RE
We will be learning about Islam and ‘What it means to be a Muslim today.’
PE
PE will be on Thursdays. 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!!
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 Lester, Miss Mees & Mrs. Parrett
Welcome to Boost Group!
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: Anglo Saxons and the Vikings
This term we will be learning about the Anglo Saxons and the Vikings. We will learning about why they invaded and what kind of people they were.
Science: Materials
In the materials unit we will learn about solids, liquids and gases and investigate if a material can change its state.
Art
We are hoping to have the opportunity to work with a local artist this half term! The children will work towards an Arts Award. Hopefully, we will have more information for you shortly.
PHSE: JIGSAW Relationships
Our school follows a scheme called Jigsaw and this term Boost group children will complete a unit called ‘Relationships’ which the children consider who they are as a person in terms of their characteristics and personal qualities. They will consider the positive and negative aspects of being online and the rights and responsibilities that they have when on line.
RE:
In RE the children will be visiting Ashton Mosque and will also be learning ‘What matters most to Christians and Humanist?
PE: Athletics
The children will have the sports coach working with them on a Wednesday afternoon. This half term, the children will be developing their knowledge and skills during athletics.
Please ensure your child has correct and full PE kit and that it is in school all week. PE days will possibly change to accommodate other activities taking place in school.
Music: Singing (also brass for year 3 children)
The children will learn songs about the Anglo Saxons.
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 children will continue to develop their skills in computer programming.
Forest School
Children in Boost Group will continue to have the fantastic opportunity to take part in Forest Schooling each Tuesday. 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 Friday and should be completed each week and handed in by each Wednesday to achieve GREEN for Homework in Assertive Mentoring. If it is handed it in on Thursday or Friday 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
Summer Term 2023 in Year 3
Welcome to the final term of year 3, we have a busy and action-packed term ahead!
PE lessons will be every Tuesday and Thursday. Please make sure that your child has their PE kit in school. This should be black shorts, pumps and a plain white t shirt or Corrie PE top.
Please find below what we will be learning about:
Autumn 1
Maths:
In maths we will continue using Power Maths and will start the term by focusing on fractions before looking at 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 mass and capacity.
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 and Rocks and Soils
We will continue learning 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.
We will then move on to learning about Rocks and soils. The children will recognise that below the surface of Earth is rock which they may not be able to see. They will understand that over time rocks have been broken down to form smaller rocks, pebbles, stones and eventually soils. They will recognise that there are different rocks and different soils which have different properties and appearances. Children will identify, name and describe different rocks. They will compare and group different rocks and soils based on appearance and properties.
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: Tennis, 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. The children will have the most exciting opportunity to play with the Halle orchestra at the Bridgewater Hall in early July.
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.
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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 Lynch or Mrs Hall or send it to the Year 3 email address, alternatively you could sent it to us through Google Classroom.
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 for the assertive mentoring charts. 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. This term the children have a challenge to reach 1000 points by the end of the first half term. If they manage to achieve this target we will have a special reward session.
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:
You will need to regularly revise the year 2 spelling list and learn the Year 3 spelling lists.
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 all week as PE days can change 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.
Mrs Lynch and Mrs Hall
Summer Term in Reception
Welcome to Corrie!
Everyone in the Reception Team are incredibly excited to see you all again and to begin a brilliant 2023 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.
The Topic over Summer 1 is People Who Help us!
During this term we will be learning all about the different people who help us. We will be learning about different kinds of superheroes and all the different jobs of those around us who help our community.
Summer 2 – We will exploring learning around the topic of Growing!
During this term, we will look at the changes in seasons as the plants and trees around us grow and change. We will be learning about how our bodies grow, too!
Maths
In Maths, in addition to following their own interests the children will be exploring:
- Number Bonds to 5
- Subitising
- Subtracting
- Combining two groups to find a whole
- Halving
- Doubling
- Sharing
- Counting to 20
- Odds and evens
- Length, height, weight, volume and capacity (measuring)
Literacy
As part of our Topics we will be exploring a variety of texts;
Summer 1
- George and the Dragon by Chris Wormell
- 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
Summer 2
- Jasper’s Beanstalk by Nick Butterworth
- Funny Bones by Allan Ahlberg
- The Human Body by Carron Brown
- Argh! There’s a Skeleton Inside You! by Idan Ben-Barak
- Super Worm by Julia Donaldson
- Bug Hotel by Libby Walden
- Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson
- Somebody Swallowed Stanley by Sarah Roberts
The key skills they will begin to develop through this area of learning are;
- Listening and attention skills
- Linking events in a story to own experiences
- Asking and answering ‘why’ questions
- Asking and answering ‘what’ questions
- 1:1 discussions
- Whole class discussions
- Using past tense
- Retelling the story ‘Supertato’
- Retelling the story ‘Super Worm’
Our Core Nursery Rhymes and Songs shared will be,
- Who will Fight the Dragons?
- Spring is Here
- Five Little Firemen
- Miss Polly Had a Dolly
- How to be a Superhero
- The Superhero Parade
- I’m a Superhero
- Grow, Grow, Grow a Garden
- These Bones, These Bones,
- One Finger, One Thumb, Keep Moving
- Here is the Beehive, where are the Bees?
- Wiggly Woo
- The Waves in the Sea
- Five Little Sea Shells
Phonics
In Phonics, the children will continue to recap Phase 2 and 3 single letter sounds and learning digraph and trigraphs from Phase 3 Phonics and the phase two and three key words. We will be practicing using our phonics knowledge to write independently. 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 will continue throughout the summer term.
Learning at Home
For your child’s homework each week, they will bring home a library book to share with you.
Your child’s library book will be changed every Monday.
Your child will bring home two reading books. Their ‘Read to Me’ Text will be change every week and Wordless or Phonics Decodable book will be changed every other week. Their books and logs need to be handed in every Wednesday.
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, Miss Combs, Mrs Baguley, Miss Leach and Miss Machin