Week 6, term 1

This week in Maple Class:

English

This week we will continue our unit based on the book Stone Age Boy, by Satoshi Kitamura. The children will finish writing postcards from the Strone Boy, before moving on to completing some research.

Whole Class Reading

We will be using the lyrics of the song ‘This is Me’, from the Greatest Showman. 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

This week, we will continue to focus on using a number line to 1,000 and comparing numbers to 1,000.

Time and Place

We will continue the Stone Age to Iron Age topic, having a closer look at how Neolithic farmers settled in places like Skara Brae. We will investigate farming and pottery.

Science

Continuing our unit on Rocks and Soils with Mrs Banner.

Computing

This week we will investigate how computing systems and networks are connected, and the role of a switch, server, and wireless access point in a network.

RE

Continuing the People of God unit, we will investigate a traditional wedding ceremony and how this relates to the covenant made between Noah and God.

Art

We will continue our portrait unit and this week we will experiment with pastels and look at the artwork of Lucian Freud.

PE

This week we will have PE on Tuesday and Friday, building on our netball skills.  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. 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