Teacher: Mr Brett
PPA Teacher: Mr Hayes
Teaching Assistants: Ms Souness 

This page is dedicated to all the exciting things we will be doing in class this year.

Term 6

Dear parents and carers

What if I lived in South Africa?

Our topic this term is all about life in South Africa. We will be focusing our learning around ‘Journey to Jo’Burg’ by Beverley Naidoo. We will be looking at what life is like in South Africa, learning more about traditional South African housing and art.

English and Maths

Our English lessons will be linked to our topic as usual. We will be exploring the themes within our class book and using these to guide our learning. We will be creating a travel guide of South Africa, writing a short narrative, researching the biography of Nelson Mandela and creating a ‘Big 6’ Safari information guide.  

In Maths, we will be focusing on place value: understanding the place value of numbers up to 1,000,000; ordering, comparing and rounding numbers before moving on to addition and subtraction and statistics.

Other Subjects

Science: Summer Investigations- Outdoor learning links/ recap prior knowledge Art/DT: Washes, Geometric patterns, Tribal art. PE: Athletics and Rounders RE: Islam

PE

P.E sessions will take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Please ensure your child has the appropriate P.E kit to change into.

Children will also need to bring a water bottle to school as we will take this with us for our PE lessons.  

Reading Books, Spelling and Homework

It is very important that your child has the opportunity to read at home every day. When you have read with your child, just make a little note of it in their reading record book. Your child should bring their book folder into school every day, so we can change their books regularly. If you have any questions or queries about this, we are happy to help. Spellings: We send the children home with their weekly spellings on a Friday and they should practice these at home for our quiz on the following Friday. Scores are greatly improved with regular practice (Including learning what they mean!) Spare copies of the sheet can be found on the windowsill under the wooden eagle. Homework: I have received some amazing homework so far this year and I am excited to see what you produce this term. Please ensure you use the homework books to document you work as much as possible.

Thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to send me an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or catch me at the door to arrange a meeting.

Mr Brett