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Dear Parents/Carers
We hope that the following brief outline of the work that will be taught will be useful to you when you discuss his/her work with your child. We always welcome parental support so if you feel you or your place of work have skills which could support any of the units of work please let us know.
Reminder: Please note that SATS week is May 11th to 16th 2008, full attendance during this week is very important and so we would appreciate your co-operation when booking holidays.
SATS
A programme of revision in the core subjects will begin this term - more details to follow.
MATHS
2D and 3D shape, nets, angles, area, imperial
measures, data handling place value, negative
numbers, using a calculator, fractions, decimals,
percentages, ratio and proportion, multiplication and division in the context of problem solving will be covered.
LITERACY
Our literacy work will focus on non-narrative writing which will examine the features and language of instructions, reports, explanations and balanced argument.
Writing Week (Feb 9th to 13th) will explore many
aspects of writing and will include a poetry competition. We will revise the key features of the different types of genre.
MUSIC
The children will learn Keyboard skills.
SCIENCE
The year group will study reversible and non-reversible changes, how we see things, the effects of varying components in an electric circuit and conductors and
insulators.
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
The children will design and make fairground rides. We will complete a unit of work where the children investigate materials and make slippers.
PE
We will be doing country dance,
Gymnastics, volley ball and tennis.
GEOGRAPHY
This term we shall be developing mapping skills and
studying “India”.
RE
The children will be studying festivals and Buddhism.
ICT
The children will use
ICT
to control the fairground ride made in D&T.
ART
The focus this term is studying and
producing Mehdhi hands made from modroc and also pop art.
EVENTS
Robinwood: 26th to 28th January.
HELP AT HOME
The school’s homework policy recognises that
pupils work hard in school and should be
encouraged to develop other skills and interests
out of school time. It also states that we feel that children of this age need the opportunity to play, socialise and relax. We do however value parental involvement and support in the
following areas:
- Reading: Both to your child and listening to them read aloud
- Spelling: Lists will be sent home on Fridays for the children to practise for a test the following week
- Mathematics: Learning of tables and
number facts as appropriate
- Research work: When relevant to support topics
- Literacy: A Big Writing task will be sent home each week to help the children plan for a writing task they will do that week.
SCHOOL BAGS
We value your support by
ensuring that your child has a book bag or plastic wallet to carry reading books, letters home etc. to and from school to avoid them becoming damaged. We do sell bags in school at a cost of £2.50.
If you are interested in purchasing one please go to the office.
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