Literacy

Having completed the class book study, we are now going to be applying the skills we developed in the beginning of the year to new texts in our reading groups. We will have a few books between now and the Christmas holidays, which will be different depending on what group we are in. We chose our own literacy-based group names, they are: The Global Lions, The Chamber of Secrets, The Very Good Summariser, The Wolves and Welcome to Nowhere. Bug Club online is up and running with the class as well, so please ask us at home about our books.

In our Writing we are looking at creating Reports currently, and will be investigating other non-fiction styles of writing in the future. We are constantly applying our paragraphing skills, as well as basic punctuation and spelling rules. As well as this, we are once again investigating phonics in the upper school, allowing us to choose spelling words that are appropriate to our level of learning. Some children in the class use IDL to help with their spelling as well, and we encourage the children to use this resource at home.

Maths

As a class we are currently studying Time. So far we have looked at 12- and 24- hour time, durations in hours and minutes and how our day is structured. We are currently investigating timetables and will be learning about international time differences.

Our Maths groups are working on various areas of Decimals, Multiplication, Subtraction and Place Value. Make sure you ask your child what they’re working on. We also have started using Heinemann Active Maths, which we log onto alongside Bug Club, another resource we use in school and at home.

Social Sciences

We are beginning our new topic on Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Wildfires this term. We will be investigating how these extreme weathers affect the planet Earth and the life on it. We already have a huge list of things we’d like to know about these destructive forces, so keep checking in with your children at home to see which questions have been answered!

Health and Wellbeing

We are learning about Positive Relationships in Health this term, how the way we act and behave can influence and change the relationships we have with people. In PE we have just started studying football, and check Mr Bertoncini’s blog to keep up to date with our work in Gymnastics.

Religious Education

As our journey towards the Pope Francis Faith Award continues we will be looking at Fortitude and Understanding, the gifts required to stand up for what we believe in and for knowing the reasons behind why things are the way they are. As the term closes out, we will also be learning more about the importance of Christmas in the Catholic Church.

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