Term 3 Week 6 – overview

This week we are carrying out an exciting 2 day D&T project, led by Mrs Roberts our trainee teacher.  We are working on the theme of environmental change and will be investigating the work of some artists who use materials that would otherwise go into landfill.  We will be trying our hands at sculpting using bags, tape and modroc.  It also links to the theme of the Drama Geezers workshop we will have on Wednesday afternoon.

Each week we are fortunate to have a ukulele lesson with Mr Lawrence.  This year, this will take place on a Monday afternoon.  Instruments are provided by the school.

Spelling and grammar –we will be revising all the spelling words we have learnt this term.

In English, we will be completing our own stories based on The Great Kapok Tree.  We have already chosen 3 animals/birds and decided which arguments they will use to save the tree and which persuasive devices they will adopt.

In Maths, we will complete the unit on multiplication and division with correspondence problems and an end of unit assessment.

In RE, we will continue to work on our unit on Gospel, by asking the question ‘What kind of world did Jesus want?’.  We will be thinking about contrasting how the world is and the kind of world Jesus wanted.

In Geography, we are going to have a focus on identifying the similarities and differences between two countries.

PE is on Monday morning with Mrs Barter and on a Thursday afternoon with Mrs Tompsett.   This term we are going to be focusing on fitness and gymnastics.

Reading records will be sent home, with free-reading children choosing a book from the selection in class or bringing one from the reading scheme.  All children have an additional book in their tray for reading sessions in class.  Please could we have reading records in school to be checked on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.  

Homework will be issued this Wednesday and is due on the following Monday.

Please contact me if you have any queries using the class email address:

chestnut@st-barnabas.kent.sch.uk

Have a lovely week!

Best wishes,

Mrs Barter