Class Twelve

Welcome to Class 12

Our class team:

Mrs Hughes

Mrs Jones

Miss McGuire

Miss Hankinson

In English this half term we will be focusing on SPAG elements to improve our understanding of sentence formation. After we have mastered this we will focus on a variety of texts to aid our writing. In Autumn Term we will focus on Tabby McTat. We will use the text in order to write descriptive sentences and a post card from the main character. In Spring Term we will be reading The Scarecrow’s Wedding and Giraffe’s can’t Dance. We aim to develop our understanding of non fiction texts including instructions and information texts. We will also aim to use rhyming words to create our own poetry. In Summer Term we will read Mrs Armitage on Wheels and Alice in Wonderland. During this term we will aim to develop more of an independent writing style, using our own ideas to create our own stories and persuasive arguments.

In Maths this year we will aim to develop our basic understanding of number. We will use practical resources in order to use partitioning to add and subtract different amounts. We will also use TT Rockstars and Maths Frame to master our times tables. As mathematical vocabulary can be a challenge for the children in Class 12 we will be using oracy techniques in order to break down word problems and develop our understanding of steps needed to solve them.

In Science we will be focusing on the following topics this year:

  • Animals including humans
  • States of matter
  • Sound
  • Living things and their habitats
  • Electricity

We will be developing our understanding of working scientifically through observation, performing simple tests and identifying and classifying. Fair testing will also be a focus of our learning this year.

In PSHCE we will be focusing on a Year 3 curriculum however we aim to provide a curriculum which focuses on the needs of the children within our class.

We will focus on the following topics:

  • Healthy and happy friendships
  • Similarities and differences
  • Healthy bodies, healthy minds
  • Caring and responsibility
  • Coping with change
  • Families and committed relationships.

P.E will take place on a Wednesday this year. We will develop our team work skills and learn how to play a variety of games. Please ensure your child has a full kit with their name on. We will send kits home each half term for you to wash.

Homework

In Class 12 children will have daily reading and spellings. Spellings will be changed on a Friday. These will be checked each morning. If children are not completing homework on a regular basis they will read/complete homework with an adult at break time.

At The Grange we believe that it is crucial to work in partnership with parents and carers. There is an expectation that you will support us by ensuring that your child completes the tasks that we set as homework.

Obviously the level of your engagement will depend on your child’s age but we expect you to take an active part in all aspects of homework and where necessary, indicate that you have monitored the completion of it (e.g. by signing the Home/ School Reading Record Book).

The routines of reading everyday, learning spellings and multiplication tables etc. can be great fun and very rewarding for all concerned. Best results are achieved when homework is not done at the last minute but has a fixed time in a child’s established home routine. Short, sharp period of activity are preferable to prolonged periods of study where concentration can be lost.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to speak to a member of staff. In addition, the children’s diaries will be checked and written in daily to inform you of any updates. Additionally please see below useful website to enhance your child’s leaning at home.

Supporting your child at home

The following links will take you to Espresso, Purple Mash and TT Rock Stars. Individual log in details can be found in children’s reading records. For further information about the curriculum please go to the Curriculum section of the school website.

If you no longer have these details, please email classtwelve@thegrangeprimary.org.