Teacher: Miss Creaby
Teaching Assistants: Mrs. Horton, Miss. Blackmore and Miss. Pennington.
Welcome to Class Nine
English
In English, Class Nine will be reading the story ‘Meerkat Mail’ by Emily Gravett. Children will be developing their non-fiction writing skills through postcards, fact files and diary writing. Children will also be developing their character descriptions and written retells.
Children will develop their understanding of poetry through writing their own acrostic poems. These will be written about Africa, linking into our Geography Topic.
Mathematics
In Mathematics, children working on B Squared Level Math will be focusing on individual B Squared targets.
Pupils working at Year 1 level will be completing work based on Multiplication and Division, Fractions and Position and Direction.
Pupils working at Year 3 level will be completing work based on Mass and Capacity, Fractions and Money.
Science
In Science, children working on a Year 1 curriculum will be learning about Plants and Seasonal Changes.
During the Spring term, pupils will be taught to use the following practical scientific methods, processes and skills through the teaching of the programme of study content:
Pupils will be taught to:
Geography
In Geography, the topic for this term is ‘Let’s Explore.’ Class Nine will be learning all about Africa. They will identify similarities and differences of Africa and the UK.
Computing
During this term, the pupils will be developing their music skills. In this unit, learners will be using a computer to create music. They will listen to a variety of pieces of music and consider how music can make them think and feel. Learners will compare creating music digitally and non-digitally. Learners will look at patterns and purposefully create music.
P.E
Every Wednesday, we will have P.E. Please make sure you send your child's P.E kit into school. Pupils will be participating in lessons which focus on Athletics.
Music
This term, children will be following a Year 1 unit in music lessons. They will be learning the song ‘Your Imagination’ by Joanna Mangona and Pete Readman. They will listen to and appraise the song, play flexible games; learning the pulse and the beat and learn to perform and play along with the song.
R.E
The religion we will be studying this term is Judaism. The theme we will have a particular focus on is Shabbat. The key question for this term in R.E is ‘Is Shabbat important to Jewish children?
PSHE
Our Summer One Topic in PSHCE is ‘Coping with Change.’
Art
During this term, pupils will be learning all about the artist Paul Klee. The skill focus this term will be drawing & textiles.
Homework
Children will be sent home with spellings to learn each week, could you please find the time to practice with the children.
Children will read at home each day with parents/carers. Please ensure it is noted daily in your child's reading record.
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 every day, 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.
Effective learning and consolidation of learning cannot happen in an environment with lots of distractions (e.g. television etc.) Please give some thought to where your child works at home.
Please see below the extensive list of websites that your child can visit to consolidate and extend his/her learning.