2019-2020

Class Newsletter: Term 3

 

Mrs Smith (P6S)

 

Dear Parent/Carer,

 

I hope you find the following information useful.  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact either of us.

 

Learning focus this term:

 

Through our topic Space we will be learning about:

• The Solar System
• The moon landings and future missions to Mars
• The challenges in sending humans into space.

 

If you have any experience in this area, please let us know. We would love to have some ‘experts’ come in to share in our learning journey.

 

Core Literacy:

 

Our class novel this term is The Jamie Drake Equation.  We are using this to write imaginatively and to explore aspects of grammar, such as openers, conjunctions and speech punctuation.  We will also be producing a short film based on the theme Lost in Space.

 

Core Numeracy:

 

This term will be focusing on

• fractions, decimals and percentages
• 3D shapes and their nets
• Scale
• Properties of 2D shapes
• Symmetry

 

Core Health and Wellbeing:

 

We are working with our friendship groups on Thursday mornings, thinking about building a positive class ethos.

 

We are learning about people’s core beliefs about looking after the planet through creation stories in RME.

 

Homework

 

Homework sheets will be sent home every Friday.  They will consist of an imaginative task and a spelling/handwriting task.  Practise of times tables would also be very valuable.

 

 

Lost Property:

We are aware that children sometimes misplace jumpers and other items of clothing. Please ensure that your child’s name is on every piece of clothing that comes into school. Children are given opportunities to find their property in class and throughout the school. If your child comes out of school without some of their belongings, they will be given the opportunity to retrieve their property the next day.

 

I look forward to working in partnership with you this session.

 

Kind regards,

 

Mrs Smith