Welcome back to the 2nd and extremely busy term. The beginning of the festive period will soon be upon us and we will be hosting our next UKS2 ran Christmas market 2023.
Reminders for Autumn Term 2023
Each day, children will need suitable uniform according to the weather, water bottles containing water only, healthy snacks for break, reading book and reading diary every day. Books will be changed when needed. Children should not wear jewellery to school apart from stud earrings.
Homework is due in on Thursdays. If children forget, they can bring it in on Friday. If it is not in by Friday morning, children will stay in at break on Friday to complete homework. Spellings will be handed out Friday and tested the Friday after.
Just a reminder that children will not need to bring in additional stationery or pencil cases as this equipment will be provided and that toys should be left at home.
PE for Kingfisher and Kestrel will be on Monday and Friday and PE for Fox will be on Monday and Thursday. Children are to come to school in their PE kit and trainers on these days to avoid the need to change in school. Earrings need to be either removed for PE or covered in plasters that you can provide please.
Class Dojo is still being used to communicate with parents and there is a contact the teacher form on the class page on the website for you to be able to contact us directly.
Curriculum Focus for Autumn Term 2 2023
Our History project this term will continue to be ‘What was life like for children during the war?’
Maths Year 5 – Decimal Fractions, Money, Negative Numbers, Short Multiplication & Division
Year 6 – Numbers to 1,000,000 and Multiplication and Division
English – We will be ‘writing to inform using our History topic as a stimulus for writing.
Science – We will learning about electricity and answering the question- ‘What is electricity and how do we use it?’
RE – We will be learning about Islam. Our big question will be ‘What does the Qur’an say about how Muslims should treat others?’
PE – We will be developing our fitness skills and participating in invasion games.
DT – We will be using our History project as stimulus and answering the question- “Can an Anderson shelter save your life?”
Computing – Our key question this term is ‘What is a vector?’
Online safety – We will be learning about copywrite and ownership and how information can be kept private and secure. Our questions include: Can I explain copywrite and ownership? How do I keep my information private and secure online?
PHSE – We will be continuing to learn about how to look after ourselves.
French - We will be learning about dates and home life.
Diary Dates for Autumn Term 2 2023
As we have learnt, the best made plans sometimes need to change. The above dates may need to be altered but we will do our best to communicate any necessary changes as soon as we are aware.