Week 2, term 3

English

We will conclude our learning based on the book ‘Something Else’ by Kathryn Cave. The children have written their own stories and will be presenting these using their neatest handwriting. This week, we will also complete baseline assessments in both writing, reading and spellings.

Whole Class Reading

This week we will be using the lyrics from the song ‘When I grow up’, from the musical Matilda. The children will work independently, in groups and as a whole class, to look at the vocabulary, retrieve information and make inferences about the text.

Maths

We are continuing the Place Value unit, looking at how to partition numbers to 1,000 and completing our baseline assessments.

Time and Place

This week we will continue the Stone Age to Iron Age topic by further investigating number lines, revisiting chronological order and the concepts of BC and AD.

Science

Continuing our unit on Rocks and Soils with Mrs Banner.

Computing

We will continue investigating networks and how computers are connected.

RE

This term, we are considering what it means to follow God in the Christian community. We will continue looking at the story of Noah and build on how this relates to the idea of a covenant.

PE

Over the next few weeks, we will introduce some of the fundamental skills needed for all sports and physical exercise, in a fun and engaging way. Please make sure to send your child in with a PE kit, hat and water bottle.

Reading Records and Homework

Reading records need to be in school on a Monday and Thursday. If your child wants to change their book on another day, we will do our best to accommodate this. Please note, reading levels are likely to change as we move into year 3, but if you feel your child’s book is either too hard or too easy, please contact us. Homework books will be sent out on Tuesdays and need to be returned the following Monday. I have shown the children how to locate the reading element on Purple Mash, as there seems to be an issue with the link. However, if you have any questions about this, or any part of the homework, please email on the class email address.

If you have any questions, at any point in the year, please email the class email: maple@st-barnabas.kent.sch.uk. For any urgent messages, please email the main office email.

Kind regards

Mrs Smallcombe and the Maple Team