Term 4 Week 1 – overview

We have ukulele on Monday afternoon with Mr Lawrence.

Spelling and grammar – we will be learning words with a tion ending.  We will also be working on adverbials of place.

We are continuing with our whole class guided reading text, Lob.  Lob has left Clunny Cottage and found himself helping at a farm in lambing season.  Will he stay there, and will Lucy ever see him again?

In English, we will be focusing on learning lines and lyrics for our upcoming show, Wind in the Willows.  This is a fantastic opportunity for our pupils to perform for an audience in a real theatre.  The past two shows have proved to be highly memorable, and it has been a privilege to witness the children grow in confidence and realise what they can achieve.

In Maths, we will continue to work on our second multiplication and division unit.  This week will involve learning the formal method of multiplying 2 and 3-digit numbers by 1-digit.  On Thursday we dedicate time to working on our personal times tables targets.  Regular, short burst practise at home will really support this.  Each week, pupils are progressing towards their personal targets, which is very encouraging.

In RE, we will be beginning a new unit on Salvation, by addressing the question ‘why do Christians call the day Jesus died Good Friday?’  We will recap the events of Holy Week before sharing our initial ideas about this question.

In geography, we will be finding out about some major countries in the world and which continents they are located.

PE is on Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon.  

Reading records will be sent home, with free-reading children choosing a book from the selection in class or bringing one from the reading scheme.  All children have an additional book in their tray for reading sessions in class.  Please could we have reading records in school to be checked on Tuesday and Friday mornings.  

Please contact me if you have any queries using the class email address:

chestnut@st-barnabas.kent.sch.uk

Have a lovely week!

Best wishes,

Mrs Barter