This year you will have Miss Reid in your class Monday to Friday.

We are also lucky enough to have 2 teaching assistants within the class.

Miss Green from Monday to Wednesday.

Miss Shelton on Thursday and Friday.

PE will take place every Monday and Wednesday.

For PE sessions please bring the following:

- Black shorts, leggings or jogging bottoms

- White t-shirt or polo shirt

- Black pumps or trainers

It is usually best to leave your child's PE kit in school for the half-term so that it is always available to use.

It is important that your child brings their reading book into school each day as the days on which they will be able to read with an adult may change from time to time. It is also crucial that you listen to your child read each evening and ensure that you sign their reading record highlighting what they have read and how they performed.

Within this class the children are given time to complete a quiz on the book they have read and change their book. 

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.

Homework will always be Spellings, TT Rockstar and any topic projects.

Brilliant Bodies

As writers, we will be reading 'The Winters Child'.

As linguists we will:

• explore new vocabulary and learn how to use it confidently

• investigate how authors create setting, character and atmosphere

• analyse word choices and discuss why they interest the reader

• build our understanding of similes, imagery and descriptive language

• look closely at how writers use tense and grammar for effect

• examine how dialogue is punctuated and used to show character

• explore conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to add detail

• learn how narrative structure works through real texts

• discuss different viewpoints and make inferences from the text

• compare real and fantasy elements in storytelling

• make predictions about a story using clues from images and text

• practise creating rich noun phrases with detail and precision

• read key extracts and hunt for powerful verbs, adverbs and similes

• role-play scenes to understand characters’ feelings and motives

• write diary entries, letters and descriptive passages in character

• plan and write our own fantasy stories using the studied structure

• edit and improve our writing by applying grammar and vocabulary skills

• work with partners to share ideas, rehearse sentences and refine drafts

• take part in discussions, debates and hot-seating to deepen understanding

• present our work using clear intonation, expression and confidence

As mathematicians, we will:

• build confidence with multiplication using equal groups and arrays

• explore and recall multiples of 2, 5 and 10

• deepen understanding of the ×3, ×4 and ×8 times tables

• learn how to multiply and divide using 2-digit and 3-digit numbers

• subtract numbers across 100 using efficient methods

• subtract 2-digit numbers from 3-digit numbers

• investigate complements to 100 to strengthen mental strategies

• estimate answers to check if calculations are sensible

• use inverse operations to prove and correct work

• make decisions about which strategies are most efficient

As scientists we will:

• explore why humans and animals need the right types and amounts of nutrition

• learn that animals cannot make their own food and must get nutrients by eating

• investigate skeletons and understand how they support, protect and help us move

• compare endoskeletons, exoskeletons and animals with no bony skeleton

• identify key bones in the human body and what they do

• understand how joints work and how they allow different types of movement

• explore how muscles contract and relax to move bones

• learn that muscles work in pairs and can only pull, not push

• find out how prosthetics and technology mimic real muscles and bones

• investigate why humans and animals need energy and how energy needs vary

• learn to read food labels to identify energy values and nutrients

• understand the seven main nutrient groups and what each one does

• explore how a balanced diet keeps the body healthy

• learn how nutritional knowledge has changed over time and who uses it today

• study a significant scientist (Marie Curie) and understand her contributions

As digital creators, in computing we will:

• understand how people can collaborate online using shared documents

• learn how to communicate respectfully and appropriately when working together digitally

• explore how online behaviour can differ from offline behaviour and why

• practise using Google Docs to edit, type and work on the same document at the same time

• learn how to share files safely using the blue “share” button and permission settings

• give constructive comments and feedback using commenting tools

• investigate how Google Slides can be used to create and collaborate on presentations

• create shared presentations using text, images and layout tools

• learn how to design and build a Google Form with different question types

• understand when to use multiple choice, check boxes or written answers

• explore how shared spreadsheets organise data from surveys

• learn how to sort, analyse and use simple formulas like SUM and AVERAGE

• understand how online collaborative tools help people work together efficiently

• compare advantages and disadvantages of paper vs digital collaboration

• build confidence using cloud-based tools to create, share and improve work together

As linguists we will:

• Count to 12 in Spanish, focusing on good pronunciation.
• Recognise and sound out phonemes for letters ‘u’ and ‘z’, ‘ñ’.
• Identify the structure for saying how old they are and modify the sentence using different number words.
• Begin to recognise the verb ‘to have’ in first person present (Tengo).
• Explain what a cognate is and suggest examples.
• Apply and describe different detective skills: using logic, context and knowledge of language.
• Compare Christmas traditions from Spain with other countries.

As religious explorers, we will:

• explore the Christian belief in the Trinity: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit

• study the biblical story of Jesus’ baptism and identify where Christians believe the Trinity appears

• understand the idea of incarnation and how Christians believe God became human in Jesus

• examine how artwork shows the Trinity and why Christians use art to express faith

• explore why Jesus’ baptism is important for Christians and how it shows Jesus as the Messiah

• compare infant baptism and believer’s baptism, identifying similarities and differences

• learn why different Christian denominations choose different types of baptism

• investigate how Christians make decisions about baptism based on belief, tradition and community

• consider how Christians show their beliefs about God in worship and everyday life

• make links between Bible texts and Christian ideas about what God is like

• reflect on why the Trinity matters to Christians today and how it shapes their faith

In PHSE we will

• Learn who we can ask for help and create our own helping hands network.
• Understand what to do if the fire alarm rings, a lockdown alarm sounds, or if we are injured.
• Make posters to show the rules for keeping safe in school.
• Identify dangers from people, places and things, and think of strategies to keep safe.
• Role play what to do if we get lost and create “being lost, being found” rules.
• Learn how to get help in an emergency, including when and how to call 999.
• Practise role plays for different emergency situations.
• Recognise our self-worth and share things we are proud of.
• Create a “garden of greatness” to celebrate our achievements.
• Set ourselves targets and ambitions for the future.
• Make dream jars to show our goals for the year ahead.