Junior Work
Year 4 - Autumn 2011
Dear Year 4 parents,
Welcome back to the start of a new year. I hope you had a relaxing break and are all ready for a busy term. For those that do not know me, I am Mrs Katy Parkinson and will be teaching Year 4 this year.
English:
This term in English we will be writing information texts (linked to our History topic), studying and writing newspaper reports, stories with an historical setting and writing plays. We will continue to develop strategies for spellings; there will be a focus each week with spellings to learn at home (these will be tested every Thursday). We read everyday in class, both independently and in guided reading groups.
Maths: This term we will be learning about place value, sequencing, rounding numbers, continuing to develop our addition and subtraction strategies, investigating shape, space and measures and money. We will practise our multiplication and division skills with a weekly multiplication test.
Science: This half term the children will be learning about Keeping Warm. After half term they will be studying Solids and Liquids. Science will be taught by Mrs Greig.
ICT: We will be learning about Researching and Presenting Information and writing for different audiences this term.
PSHE: In PSHE we will begin by thinking about friends and relationships and then move on to right and wrong and the choices we make.
PE: Year 4 will be doing PE at Kelsey Kerridge on Monday afternoons and they participate in Games on a Thursday afternoon. After half term they will have swimming on a Friday afternoon.
History: We will be studying Britain Since 1948 with a focus on music, fashion and daily life. We would be very grateful for any artefacts you could lend us for this topic.
Art: This half term Art will be linked to History including PopArt.
DT: Next half term we will be making our own ties and other music related items.
RE: We will be learning about religions in our neighbourhood this half term and Journeys to Christmas after half term.
Music: The children will continue to be taught Music by Miss Atter this term. We will be practising songs for our pantomime Mary Poppins.
French and Spanish: Year 4 will be taught French and Spanish by specialist teachers.
Please encourage your children to read at home as much as possible and I will be doing the same at school.
I am very much looking forward to teaching your children in our lovely new classroom.
You are very welcome to come and see me if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child. My email address is year4@sanctonwood.co.uk if it is easier for you to get in contact this way.
Best wishes for the term.
Mrs K Parkinson
Year 5 Termly Letter
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Curriculum news- Spring term
Dear Year 3 parents,
Welcome back to a new term, I am so pleased to be able to spend the rest of the year with you. As many of you know I have just returned from New Zealand, but prior to that I was teaching at our sister school, Cambridge International. I have been teaching for the past 10 years in a range of age groups both in the UK and New Zealand. I do look forward to meeting many of you soon. Please find below a brief outline of coverage this term.
English: In literacy we will be looking closely at the features of information texts. We will be learning to use a variety of sentence structures to make our writing interesting and thinking carefully about how to organise our writing into meaningful paragraphs. Our learning will result in us writing an information book about the rainforest.
I will read with each child at least once a week within a guided reading session. Each child will also have a home reading book. Although your child is moving up the school, it is still extremely important they are reading regularly with you at home and discussing the book.
A different spelling focus will be taught every week and set as part of weekly homework, please help your children to learn any given patterns or words.
Maths: This term we will continue to work on our place value by ordering 3 digit numbers, develop our addition and subtraction strategies, learn how to solve word problems, tell the time, and investigate shape, and space. We will practise our multiplication and division skills with a weekly multiplication test. Wherever possible our learning in maths will link with our topics of ‘rainforests or Anglo-Saxons’.
Science: We will be learning about how plants work and how they are affected by different factors such as rocks and soils, light and water. We will also be carrying out some practical investigations, e.g. how friction increases or decreases on different surfaces. We are also very lucky this term that every other week we will have a session at Duxford along with Year 4.
ICT: In ICT we will be learning to use Powerpoint to create and present a persuasive pitch that encourages people to support ‘save the rainforest’ charities.
PE: This half term Year 3 will be doing PE at Kelsey Kerridge on Monday afternoons and they participate in Games on Thursday afternoons. After half term Year 3 will have swimming every Friday instead of PE on Monday.
Geography: We will be exploring the physical features of rainforests around the world and the impact of destroying such fragile environments.
History: History will be taught next half term within our new topic Anglo Saxons, Children will find out about what was discovered at Sutton Hoo by investigating the finds, children learn about the work of archaeologists and about the culture and way of life of Anglo-Saxons who settled in Britain.
Art: We will use the rainforest as inspiration to explore different patterns and shading. We will then use viewfinders to focus on close up’s of different creatures living deep within the forests.
RE: We will be using puppets to retell the stories of the Chinese New year and later, the Easter Story.
Music: The children to continue to be taught Music by Miss Atter this term.
French and Spanish: Year 3 will be taught French and Spanish by specialist teachers.
Homework: In addition to the reading and spelling mentioned above, homework will be set every Monday and due in the following Friday. Please encourage your child to complete this to the best of their ability.
Reminders: Miss Rogerson has asked us to let you know about the after school sports clubs – they are excellent and benefit the children who attend greatly. This half term there is netball on Mondays and football on Thursdays. After half term, netball changes to athletics.
I will be available in the classroom before and after school, so please do come and speak to me if you have any concerns. Alternatively, my email address is kylie_hodges@hotmail.com
I look forward to our working relationship strengthening this year.
Best wishes for the New Year.
Miss Kylie Hodges and Mrs Jillian Agar (Teaching Assistant)
Year 5
Yearly Overview
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