Term 4 Week 3 – overview

We have ukulele on Monday afternoon with Mr Lawrence.

Spelling and grammar – we will be learning further words with an ous ending.  

We are continuing with our whole class guided reading text, Lob.  After getting into the back of a plant-filled lorry at the service station, Lob has arrived at the Chelsea Flower Show, where he uses his special skills to do a lot of invisible work.  Someone has got their eye on him though.  Who could this person be?

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.  Both classes have made a brilliant start to rehearsals, and really impressed Lucy and Luke when they came into school on Tuesday!  We will also be spending time creating props for the show.

In Maths, we will continue to work on our second multiplication and division unit.  This week we will consolidate the division of a 2-digit number using informal methods.   As this is a very key objective, we are spending extra time on it to ensure we are secure in our understanding and application.  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 consider the role Judas had in this story and think about why he betrayed Jesus.

In Science, we will be designing an experiment to investigate evaporation.

In Geography, we will use atlases to identify human and physical features of a country.

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