Teacher: Miss Swain
PPA Teacher: Mr Hayes
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Newing and Mrs Robinson
This page is dedicated to all the exciting things we will be doing in class this year.
Dear Magpies,
Term 6
Dear Parents/Carers
Literacy/Topic
This term our topic is,‘Do aliens live on the moon?’. In our literacy lessons we’ll be writing astronaut job applications, moon poetry and questions for an alien! In our topic lessons we will be researching Neil Armstrong and the lifeof an astronaut and creating our own alien
masks!
In Maths this term we will look at time and complete our final two topics – statistics and position and direction. Please continue to use Timetables Rockstar at home. You ’ll find log-in details in the front of reading records!
In Science, our focus on ‘plants’ will continue.
We are fortunate enough to have our own little garden and will be using the space to plant seeds and plants, watch them grow and discuss the life cycle for our science topic.
Reading
Each morning I will ask your child if they need to change their reading books. Every day the children will have the opportunity to read during our afternoon ‘DEAR time’ (drop everything and read time). Some children will be starting our ‘Accelerated Reading’ program where they will complete quizzes that test their comprehension of the books they have read. Others will continue using our Little Wandle books. We will try our hardest to make sure we hear your children read at least once a week. Please do read with your child at home as often as possible, it makes such a difference and really boosts their love of books! If possible, please ask your children questions about the book they are reading to increase their understanding of the text. It is better that a child takes slightly longer to read a book and fully grasps its contents, than speeding through a text without having understood it. We ask the children to read through each book 3 times.
Spellings
Spellings will be sent out on a Friday and a spelling test will be completed the following Friday. Please try and practice these at home.
Please do let me know if you have any queries
Miss Swain
Documents and Links
Below you will find links to websites and documents which will be useful for home learning.