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 continue to write our own stories based on the book. The children have already written the introduction, and will be focusing on the main body of the story.

In Whole Class reading this week we will continue with The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd. We will investigate the vocabulary and answer questions about the text, both as a class and individually.

In Maths this week we will build on the addition and subtraction unit, focusing on adding and subtracting two numbers. Times tables will be an ongoing feature, with the children completing a times table challenge each week.

In design technology this week we will continue making our Christmas decorations. These are already looking fantastic, but please support your child by finding additional recycled materials if necessary.

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.

PE on Monday will be tag rugby and swimming is on Tuesday as usual. You may have heard that the learner pool was out of action last week, but the children involved were very brave about going into the main pool! They will need 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!

Homework is issued on Tuesdays and due back the following Monday. Generally, your child will complete the homework which has been uploaded to the class website page. However, if your child is given a different set of homework (which will be in their Home Learning books), there will be no need for them to complete the uploaded sheets/online work too (although they are obviously welcome to do this as well). If you have any questions about this, please do email on the maple email address below.

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. 

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:

maple@st-barnabas.kent.sch.uk

Best wishes

Mrs Smallcombe and the Maple Team