Hello and welcome back to the second half of the Summer term. We hope you find the curriculum information below useful. As always, please don't hesitate to email school office with any questions or queries.
* Just a reminder we are a NUT FREE school. Please ensure your child isn't bringing anything containing nuts in their lunchboxes! *
Key Dates
· Monday 1st June- School re-opens.
· Friday 5th June- Non-uniform ‘gifts for gents’
· Wednesday 17th June- Class Photo Day
· Friday 19th June- Well-being Cafe Event- Afternoon, see separate letter
· Tuesday 30th June- Sycamore Trust Choir Concert
. Wednesday 1st July- Year 3 Walk to Burrs Country Park AM- Separate letter to follow.
· Wednesday 1st July- Ukulele Concert 2:30pm
· Friday 3rd of July- Non- Uniform Day for £1
· Friday 10th July- Family Colour Run/Summer Fair
· Monday 13th July- Optional Parent Evening to discuss end of year reports.
· Friday 17th July- Last Day of term, school finishes at 2pm.
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You can contact your teacher through Seesaw if you feel vulnerable or worried, or contact Childline 0800 1111.
Useful reminders about Online Safety are at Thinkuknow.co.uk
Elm Class Curriculum Information
English -Our new class text is ‘Gorilla’ by Anthony Browne. The book tells the story of Hannah, a girl who loves gorillas but is too busy with her workaholic father to see them in person. On her birthday, she receives a toy gorilla, which magically comes to life at night, taking her on a magical adventure to the zoo and other places. The adventure emphasizes the importance of spending quality time with loved ones, highlighting the longing for connection between Hannah and her father. Throughout the unit, we will be exploring the genre of playscripts. Children will have chance to write and perform their own. Our second text will be ‘The Little Island’ written by Smriti Prasadam-Halls. Children will explore this tale and have a go at writing their own stories which have a moral.
Maths -We will be looking at: Fractions, Angles, Lines and Shapes and Perimeter of Figures.
R.E-. This half term, children will be looking at ‘How and why do people try to make the world a better place?’
Geography- Coasts- Within this topic, we will explore oceans and tides, the physical geography features of coasts as well as exploring how humans use coastal areas as well as the oceans to their advantage.
P.E. Our PE days are Tuesday and Friday. Please ensure your child has a full PE kit in school and long hair should be tied back.
Scienc-e This half-term we will be exploring Forces and Magnets.
PSHE- This half term we will be looking at Economic Well-being
French- Food and Dates.
Music- Traditional Instruments and Musical Improvisation.
Art- Sculpture and 3D: Abstract shape and space.