We look forward to supporting your child as they continue their learning journey

Important information:

If your child is going home with someone other than a parent then please ensure you have written a note or spoken to someone in the office.  As part of our Safeguarding Procedures, we must have permission before allowing your child to go home with someone else.

Children need to have a named drinks bottle in school every day. 

Please ensure your child has appropriate outdoor clothing in school that is named.

As your child is now in Class 5, they are allowed to walk home by themselves, however you will need to provide written permission that you are happy for this to happen.  Without this, the children will need to be collected from school.

What are we learning this term?

Maths: Children we will be learning how to convert fractions to decimals and how to multiply and divide decimals by 10. 100 and 100.  We will also look at prime, square and cube numbers and become more expert in recalling our times table facts. We will then look at shape, learning how to measure perimeter and area before moving onto angles of compound and irregular shapes.

English: As writers we will be learning to use relative clauses and dialogue in our stories and build on our knowledge of similes, metaphors and other descriptive devices to describe characters and settings.

Reading: We will be reading The Explorers by Katherine Rundell, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.  The Explorers is an exciting story about a group of children who must survive in the Amazon after their plane crashes.  Can they make their way back to England?

Science: We will be learning about Living Things and their Habitats and Electricity.  We will look at the science of life and how living things reproduce including the similarities and differences in life cycles.  We will also look at the work of Maria Merion and the impact she had on scientific understanding. We will be looking at what electricity is and how it is measured. We will also be looking at batteries and how these transfer energy. We will look at circuits and the different parts needed to complete the circuit.

Geography : We will build upon our knowledge of longitude and latitude to find locations.  We will then use 4 and 6 figure grid references to find precise locations and learn how to apply this.  We will also look at different types of maps and how they can inform us about our surroundings.

History : Our topic for this term is Ancient Maya.  We will look at the Mayan city states, people and their inventions.  We will then use our understanding of different cultures and compare the Maya to the Anglo Saxons

Art/DT: As designers, we will be learning about Structures, exploring how buildings are strengthened and reinforced.  As artists we will focus on Painting exploring what effects can be achieved using water colours.

Music: We will be learning about Composition and Improvisation.  We will improvise and compose our own melodic ideas using a pentatonic scale and standard notation.  We will learn to sing an accompaniment and explore how composers use carefully selected sounds to evoke emotion through their music.

RE: As theologians we will be asking  Why is the Torah so important to Jewish people?  We will continue to learn about the Jewish faith and traditions within the religion. We will specifically look at the Torah and synagogues and their importance to the faith.

Languages: We will continue to build our vocabulary and understanding of the French language. 

PE: Our focus this term will be Tennis, Cricket and Rounders.  We will be practicing our throwing and catching skills as well as our hand eye co-ordination and applying these to different sports.  We will also be preparing for the athletic events ready for Sports Day.

 Class routines

Spring 1 - Forest School on Fridays - old clothes to be worn and wellies to be brought into school

Spring 2 - PE - Wednesday - children to come in their PE Kit

Thursday - Reading diaries to be checked and signed off.             

Every day- Please make sure that your child has their reading book and diary with them in school.

How can you help?

P.E.

This term we will be at Forest School where we will be keeping active!

After half term PE will be on a Wednesday. 

All children must have their full PE kit on for these lessons. Children can come to school in their PE kit. Children with hair longer than their collar need to tie it up and children with earrings need to tape them or take them out.

Children are encouraged to use Doodle and/or Times Table Rock Stars at home at least 3 times a week. 

Children need to read 5 times a week at home. Please ensure these are recorded in their reading diaries and signed by an adult. As the number of reads accumulates, they will climb the reading gem ladder and receive a certificate for each one. They can earn a book at the end of the year if they have reached platinum.  

Useful websites:

Home - BBC Bitesize 

Times tables games - Learn them all here! 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths

Questions or Concerns

Please don't hesitate to e-mail me with any concerns, no matter how big or small, you or your child have. We will always endeavour to respond as quickly as we can and offer any support.