This term, we will be finding out about Ancient Maya in Topic; Evolution and Inheritance in science and Buddhism and ‘What happens when we die?’ in RE. In English, we will be studying a book called and then ‘The Storm Keeper’s Island’ and we will be exploring lots of genres of writing through this text. In Maths, we will be focusing on decimals, percentages, algebra, measurement, ratio, geometry and statistics. Please note there will be a big push on preparing for the Year 6 SATs in reading, writing and maths.
Teachers:
This term, the children will be taught by Mrs Jones on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Mrs Haupt on Thursday and Friday. Mrs McCrum and Mrs Wainwright will support the class throughout the week. Please do not hesitate to contact usvia the office or in person after school if you need to speak to us about anything.
Equipment:
It would be really helpful if your child brings in a pencil case to the classroom. A reminder that the pencil case should be small enough to fit easily into their drawer and should contain ONLY the following equipment (pens and pencils will be provided by the school at the beginning of each term):
Black handwriting pens (NO biros please)
Pencil
Coloured pencils
Eraser
Small ruler
Protractor
PE:
Please ensure that your child has the correct PE kit in school at all times. This half term, PE will usually be OUTSIDE onTuesdays and Wednesdays. We will try to let your child know in advance if this changes.
Indoor PE kit should be:
White t-shirt and blue shorts.
Outdoor PE kit should be:
White t shirt, navy/black jogging bottoms and jumper, suitable trainers
As always no jewellery please, except a small pair of studs for pierced ears; no nail varnish and hair tied back if below shoulder length.
Letters from home:
As the children get older, please support us in encouraging their independence and responsible attitude by ensuring you send any letters or money in with the children, so that they can hand them to us in class to deal with
