This year you are lucky enough to have two different teachers and two teaching assistants within your class.

Mrs Bramwell -  Class teacher on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Mrs Chappels - Class teacher on a Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Mrs Seatree - Teaching assistant every morning. 

Mrs Fowles - Teaching assistant on a Wednesday afternoon.

PE will take place every week. The days we have PE may change each week due to the weather and so it would be great to have a PE kit that can stay in all week/half term.

For PE sessions please bring the following:

- Black shorts, leggings or jogging bottoms

- White t-shirt or polo shirt

- Black pumps or trainers

If you are unable to provide the PE kit above, then please provide any suitable clothing for your child to do PE in.

Children now have a reading folder with their reading books and record in. For most children, books will be changed on a Monday and so the folder must be in their bags then.

When ready, children will receive a Book Bag Book which matches the sounds they have been learning in their RWI class. This book should be read at least 3 times and the questions and activities completed at the back.

Children will also bring home a copy of the storybook sheet they read in their reading class the week before. Please let them show off their reading skills when reading this. Please do not tell your child that their reading book is too easy because it is a chance for them to build fluency and comprehension.

It is also crucial that you listen to your child read  and ensure that you sign their reading record highlighting what they have read and how they performed. 

Homework will be set on a Tuesday through our online learning platform, SeeSaw. A link for which is placed below:

https://app.seesaw.me/#/login

All homework should be completed by the following Monday and will be checked by your teacher on this day. Please make sure that if you are having difficulties with the homework, that you contact your class teacher with plenty of time so that they can assist your child in its completion. In addition, the school also run a homework club which can really help support those children that struggle completing their tasks independently.

Topic - Childhood Then and Now.

As mathematicians, we will learn about Place Value. We will:

• Count objects to 100 by making 10s
• Recognise tens and ones
• Use a place value chart
• Partition numbers to 100
•  Write numbers to 100 in words
• Flexibly partition numbers to 100
• Write numbers to 100 in expanded form
• Counting in10s on the number line to 100
• Count in 10s and 1s on the number line to 100
• Estimate numbers on a number line
• Compare objects
• Compare numbers
• Order objects and numbers
• Count in 2s, 5s and 10s
• Count in 3s

As writers, we will:

• Read Troll Swap
• Use the text as a stimulus to write for a range of purposes.
• Use punctuation correctly – full stops, capital letters
• Use expanded noun phrases to describe and specify
• Use subordination (because) and coordination (and)

As Historians we will answer the questions:

• What is history?
• How does childhood compare between generations and other cultures in our school community?
• What were toys like at different times in the past?
• How can you tell if a toy is old or new?
• Have the changes in childhood throughout the decades been for the better?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the changes?

As Geographers we will:

• Know how to track my journeys using a plan. 
• Know how to add symbols and a key to a plan
• Know that an aerial photo shows an image taken from above by a camera mounted on an aircraft, balloon, rocket, kite, satellite or similar vehicle.
• Know how to draw a plan from an aerial perspective to create a route
• Identify different directions: left right, in front, behind, next to, nearby, far away,
• Know how to use a compass to locate North and name four points of the compass.
• Use our senses to create a simple plan of my surroundings
• Name similarities and differences between the Broomwood Timperley and Pierhead in Liverpool

As Scientists we will:

• What are the stages of a human life cycle?
• What are the life cycles of other animals?
• Are children the same height in every year group in the school?
• What do animals need to survive?
• What happens to my fitness and running time if I exercise?
• What is a balanced diet?
• Who is Maria Sibylla Merian?

As learners of Religious Education we will be learning:

• What did Jesus’ good news mean for Matthew in the Bible story?
• What might a Chirstian say was the good news that Jesus brought to Matthew?
• What do many Christians believe is the good news that Jesus brings about forgiveness?
• What do many Christians believe is the good news that Jesus brings about peace?
• What might Christians do to follow the life of Jesus and bring ‘good news’ to people?
• How might Christian prayer link to saying sorry and forgiveness?

As learners of PSHCE we will be learning:

• How we can help ourselves when we feel poorly.
• How our family can help us when we feel poorly.
• That some illnesses need medicine and how these should be taken safely.
• Learning what medicine I might need and how it helps when we are ill.
• How to cross the road safely.
• What we should wear to keep safe when cycling.
• What we should do if we see something inappropriate on the internet.
• Who we should go to if we get lost
• About the human life cycle and how our needs change as we get older.

As Design Technicians we will be:

• Developing our own design brief from a problem given
• Exploring & investigating a range of existing products
• Exploring pivot and lever mechanisms
• Selecting from and using a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks
• Designing a moving toy.
• Making a moving toy and evaluating it.

As Computer Technicians we will be:

• Learning how to explore and tinker with hardware to find out how it works
• Learning where keys are located on the keyboard.
• Using a basic range of tools within graphic editing software.
• Developing control of the mouse through dragging, clicking and resizing images to create different effects.
• Developing an understanding of different software tools.
• Recognising devices that are connected to the internet.
• Logging in and out and saving work on their own account.

As Musicians we will:

- Recognise the work of a well-known composer

- Explain whether we like a piece of music or not

- Use our voices to sing along to a melody

- Use body percussion to play along to a piece of music