English
Our first English text of the new half term is ‘Pattan’s Pumpkin’. This is a traditional Indian flood story in which Pattan needs to save the land and animals from ruin. The children will be writing their own set of instructions after making pumpkin soup and eventually building up to writing their own version of the story.
Maths
We are focussing on multiplication and division of the 2, 5 and 10 times tables. The children will still have access to their Numbots accounts so any additional practise at home would be greatly appreciated!
R.E.
This half term, children will be looking at ‘Why does Christmas matter to Christians?’
History
Our history topic is ‘Who Was the Most Powerful Queen?’ We will be looking at the reign of Queen Victoria and comparing her to Queen Elizabeth I.
P.E.
PE will be on Thursdays. Please can all children have a labelled PE kit to be kept in school. Long hair must be tied back and earrings removed/taped for safety.
Science
Our learning over the next few weeks will be humans and how to look after our bodies we will then move on to learning about materials and their properties.
PSHE
Health and Wellbeing
Music
Nativity songs
Art
Structures
Spellings
Children will be given their new half-termly spelling letters. They can also be found at the bottom of this page. Please ensure you continue to help your child learn their spellings and apply them in their writing; this is often the part children struggle with once they have learnt them for a test.
Homework
Your child can access Numbots and TT Rockstars weekly. These are fantastic apps to support children’s maths fluency.
Reading
Your child will bring home a reading book on Mondays, to be returned the following Monday. Listening to your child read regularly will really support them with their fluency and decoding. Children will now also be able to visit the School Library each fortnight to choose a book to read in class.
