Autumn 2 - Bulletin

Welcome back, everyone!

We hope you have had a lovely week break and are feeling refreshed and ready for the term ahead. We are looking forward to an exciting year filled with learning, new experiences and lots of fun.

In English we will be studying ‘Grumpy Ghost Upstairs’ written by Mamiko Shiotani.

In Maths we will be focussing on Graphs, Addition and Subtraction, Length and Perimeter.

In Science we will be looking at Animals Including Humans.

In History we will be looking at Why did the Romans invade and settle in Britain?

In RE we will be exploring the question ‘Why is light and important symbol in many World Faiths?’

In Art we will be looking at Drawing: Exploring tone, texture and proportion.

In PE will developing our physical skills through creative games

In PSHE we will be learning about Me, my friends and belonging.

The children will also enjoy learning French, Music and Computing through our exciting Junior Jam sessions.

PE

We will keep PE kits in school. Please ensure that your child brings in the appropriate, labelled PE kit including school pumps. Our PE day is Monday.

Please ensure that your child is not wearing any jewellery on PE days. Earrings cannot be worn for safety reasons and should be removed before coming to school.

Reading

Your child will change their reading book once a week. Please continue to read at home and ask your child about their book. They will need three signatures in their Home Reading Record to show that they have read to you and are ready to change their book.

Knowledge organisers 

Please encourage your child to look at the knowledge organisers every week as we will be testing their knowledge weekly with a mini quiz. They are also on our class page.

Homework

Homework will be given out every Friday. This should be completed independently as much as possible and handed in the following Friday.

Homework includes:

Home reading (3 parent signatures required)

Spellings (test every Friday)

TT Rockstars

Reading Plus

And one other piece to be completed.

If you have any questions about your child’s learning this half term, please make an appointment to see Mr Cox.

Thank you.