Teacher: Mr Brett
PPA Teacher: Mr Hayes
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Dunn, Mrs Bruce and Mrs Wilson 

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

Term 2

Dear parents and carers

What did the Victorians do for us?

The theme for this term is the Victorians and their impact on our country. We will be reading ’A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens, which will give us an insight into Victorian life and Christmas. We will look at the expansion of the British Empire, the inventions of the Victorian era and take a look at schooling.

English and Maths

Our English lessons will be linked to our topic as usual. We will be researching and creating biographies for Queen Victoria, comparing childhood in the Victorian era to now, and creating a diary of a Victorian child. We will also be learning about famous Victorian inventors and scientists and debating ‘who changed the world the most?’

We will be exploring the themes in ‘A Christmas Carol’ and creating character profiles based on Scrooge.

In Maths, we will begin with fractions, looking at adding or subtracting unit and non-unit fractions, converting mixed numbers and improper fractions, before moving onto Multiplication and Division; focusing on multiplying or dividing 4 digit numbers by 2 digits.

Other Subjects

Science: Properties and changes of materials.

Art/DT: Clay sculpting, Dioramas

PE: Gymnastics and Dodgeball

RE: Incarnation

Geography: Latitude and Longitude, Human development in the local area.

We will be visiting Ash Heritage Centre this term and learning about Victorian life in our village. We would like the children to dress up as a Victorian to be fully immersed in the experience.

We will let you know a date when it has been confirmed by the Centre.

PE
PE sessions will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

PE lessons will be taking place outside as well as in the hall so please ensure your child has the appropriate P.E kit ready for these days. They can take their kits home after P.E on a Thursday to wash ready for the following week.

Children will also need to bring a water bottle to school as we will take this outside on the days of 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