Term 2, week 3
We had a great time at the Trinity Theatre, watching Matilda the Musical. The children behaved beautifully and I was very proud of them.
In English this week, we will continue our unit based on the Stone Aged Boy by Satoshi Kitamura. Using the text to help us, we will be continuing with adverbials of time and place in our writing, producing a postcard from the Stone Age Boy.
In Whole Class reading this week we will continue with The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd. We are now moving onto chapter 3. We will investigate the vocabulary and answer questions about the text, both as a class and individually.
In Maths this week we will continue the addition and subtraction unit, adding and subtracting 100s and spotting patterns. Times tables will be an ongoing feature, with the children completing a times table challenge each week.
In science this week, we will continue looking at Animals, including humans – again focusing on nutrition. We will also be starting a Design Technology unit, investigating Christmas decorations which incorporate lights! The children will have the opportunity of designing and constructing their own ideas, so might be asking for resources, such as cardboard boxes.
Mrs Banner will be teaching our RE on Friday, and will be continuing the Incarnation unit. Mrs Banner will also do a spelling test, computing and elements of the maths curriculum.
Swimming continues on Tuesday this week, with Maple class having PE on Mondays. They will need a full PE kit, swimming costume/trunks, a towel, swimming cap - this is required by the swimming pool, and goggles (although these are optional). There will also be occasions when we do additional PE sessions, so please can the children have their PE kit in school all week. Please remind the children to bring all their kit, including a towel!
Reading Records will generally be changed on a Monday and Thursday. We would still ask, however, that children bring their reading books and Reading Records in to school each day and that they aim to read daily, ideally with an adult – details of this can then be recorded in the Reading Record. Homework will be sent home on Tuesday, and is due back on the following Monday. The children are becoming far more independent in their learning now, but please do remind them to put their Reading Records and Home Learning books into the baskets! Obviously, we do remind them, but if you could remind them again too, that would be great.
I am always happy to answer any questions you may have, so please do contact me if you have any queries, using the class email address:
Best wishes
Mrs Smallcombe and the Maple Team