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Class teacher: Miss Trambitasu

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome back to school! As we embark on our first half term of the year, remember that education is the key that unlocks countless doors of opportunity. Let's seize every moment, explore new perspectives, and grow together. Believe in your abilities, embrace challenges, and let your curiosity guide you towards greatness!

PE Days

PE is on a Monday and Tuesday, please make sure all PE kit is in school and the children are not wearing any Jewlery. 

Summary of this half terms learning.

In Spring 1 we will covering the following:

English: This half term we will be focussing on the fiction book” Stories from the Amazon”. The children will create their own adapted story suing the class model.

In Reading we will focusing on non- fiction where the children will explore topics such as Australia, the Safari and Changes trough time. The fiction text for this half term is Amazing Grace. 

Maths: We will start the term by identifying place value of each digit in a three digit number. Children will count in multiples of 2, 3 , 4, 5 and 8. We will finish the half term looking at multiplication and division. The pupils will recall and use multiplication and division facts, show that multiplication of two numbers can be done in any giving order (commutative). 

Geography: This half children will use several different representations of the world, or parts of it, without questioning them. In this unit, they will begin to understand the Earth better as a sphere, learning to rotate it mentally in 3-D. They will explore its representation in 2-D maps, and learn about the imaginary lines used (Equator, latitude, longitude, tropics and the International Date Line) to pinpoint global locations.

PE: Our P.E lessons will be on Monday and Tuesday.  All earrings must be removed and hair tied up. This half term we will be focussing on Yoga and Dance.

Art: Prehistoric painting:  This unit explores prehistoric art, recreating the style of cave artists using charcoal and natural pigments. Pupils experiment with colour mixing, and creating large-scale artworks, enhancing both artistic skills and historical knowledge. Use this unit hub to inform your medium-term plan and to navigate to related resources.

ICT: In this unit, children are introduced to email and other forms of online communication. They will look at how to write and send emails, as well as how to decide if an email is safe to open. They will build on their existing knowledge of cyberbullying and how to deal with unkind behaviour online. The use and importance of privacy settings is introduced and children will discuss the types of information we should not share online.

PSHE: This term we will focus on relationships and families, more precisely on the different types of families. We will explore how common features of positive family life often include shared experiences such as celebrations, special days or holidays.

Science: Light and Shadows: In this unit pupils will be able to describe what happens when light reflects, give examples of reflective surfaces or materials and describe factors that may affect the quality of a reflected image. They will understand how shadows form and identify patterns between groups of materials and the shadows produced. 

Music: This Unit of Work celebrates a wide range of musical styles. The clearly sequenced lessons support the key areas of the English Model Music Curriculum; Listening, Singing, Playing Composing and Performing. There are options for assessment, deeper learning and further musical exploration.

RE: The children will learn about the difference between knowledge, belief and opinion, the complex nature of concepts such as true, reality, happiness, identity, hope and justice. 

French: This term we will learn more numbers, classroom greetings and instructions, we will ask for and give our names and learn the names of colors in French. 

Timetable changes for next week:

Friday 24th January out for PPA  and  time for PSHE monitoring at Canewdon and St Nicks. MH to cover all day.