Welcome to Squirrels!
Class teacher: Miss Winfield
Learning support: Mrs Hill & Mrs Aston-Wright |
Welcome to Squirrels.
A very warm welcome indeed. I really hope everyone had a wonderful and restful half term break. I hope you’re all ready for a busy but exciting Autumn 2 term! This half term starts off with our STEM week. We are using the book ‘Can I build another me?’ by Shinsuke Yoshitake to broaden our Science knowledge of genetics and inheritance. We will also have the opportunity to get practical with measurement and even design robots. Our next Topic will explore the question ‘Does it matter where it comes from?’ Through this we will gain knowledge of European geography, including key facts and statistics of human and man-made geography. We will also be spending a good time looking at where our food comes from, calculating food miles and looking at food traditions in different countries. There will be opportunities to create dishes and taste some foods too. In English, we will be using the text ‘Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles’ by Rupert Kingfisher to further our reading and writing skills; broadening our vocabulary and comprehension. This text also aligns well with our topic. Additionally, we will be developing our writing skills even further through our various writing ‘lenses’ – producing some narrative and descriptive writing. Part of our week will focus on reading activities and reading for pleasure. Children all have a reading book and diary. Please try and read with your child at least 4 times a week. There are class prizes on offer for those that consistently read at home. Spellings will be handed out on a Friday and tested the following Friday. Our Mathematics learning will now build on our previous understanding and explore the four main operations. We will build heavily on fluency and arithmetic in these areas. We will begin to delve even deeper into our mathematical understanding by solving problems and using our reasoning skills. Times table practise is imperative this year. We will continually do lots of work with this in school but additional practise at home is expected. All children have access to TTRockstars to help with this. PE will take place on Monday and Tuesday afternoons. Please make sure children come to school in the correct kit on Mondays and bring their kit with them on Tuesdays. This term also sees us have Forest School sessions on Tuesday mornings. On these days children should come dress in appropriate clothing and footwear; things that keep them warm and that they can get dirty in. Keep checking our page to see photos of all the fun we will be having with our learning back at school! Don't forget to use your login details for https://www.purplemash.com/sch/measham #enthusiasm #reasoning #focus and #love of learning |
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