Welcome to Class 5!

I am so excited for the year ahead and all of the wonderful learning we have in store!

We are a mixed Year 1 and Year 2 class and we will begin each morning with a Sounds-Write phonic lesson, followed by an English and maths lesson. Our English and maths lessons will begin with retreival questions which draw upon prior knowledge and support learning retention. In the afternoons, we will explore the Foundation subjects before ending each day with a story- Class 5 LOVE books!

Dates for your diary

Monday 14th October – Parents Evening
Friday 15^th November – Children in Need
Thursday 5^th December – Christmas Fayre
Friday 13^th December – Infant Nativity
Monday 16^th December – Carols by Candlelight
Tuesday 17^th December – Infant Christmas Party

PE

Our PE day is Monday. We have Sports Development delivering PE this half term. Please remember to bring in your PE kit at the beginning of each week. Children must have the correct footwear to take part in PE lessons and all earrings must be removed or covered.  

Topics

Our autumn term topics are;

Science: Animals including Humans

Computing: E Safety and IT around us and programming A – Robot Algorithms

Geography: Mexico - What are the similarities and differences between my town and Tulum, Mexico? 

History: The Great Fire of London

Art: Sculpture - How have artists been inspired by castles?

Music: West African call and response song

PSHE: Relationships: Family and friends, Safe relationships- respecting ourselves and others

RE: How and why do Jews celebrate Hanukkah? How and why is light important at Christmas?

D&T: Cooking and Nutrition – A balanced diet

PE: Striking and Fielding: Bat and Ball

Homework

Homework is given out on a Thursday and must be completed no later than the following Tuesday. All homework must be handed in through Google Classroom.

Reading Books

Children are asked to bring reading books into school every day. Children who bring in reading books everyday will have more opportunities to read in school and change their books. All reading records are online on the Boom Reader App. You will be given your login QR code and details in homework books.