Block Three (April – June)
The children have returned to school refreshed and ready to go and we have a busy term planned.
Class Charter
We will be revisiting our class charter and reminding ourselves and each other how we expect everyone to behave in class and around the school. We will be considering what it looks and feels like to be Safe, Ready and Respectful.
Topic
As it is a Summer Olympics year, our topic this term is the Olympics.
We will be looking at the history of the Olympics, notable events, different sports played and how these have changed over the years as well as some of the athletes and the location of the Olympics this year and in previous years.
Numeracy and Maths
The topics we are aiming to cover this term are:
- More addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- Time
- Measure – estimation and using standard units to accurately measure
- A continued focus on mental maths
Literacy
In literacy we continue phonics work along with common words and spelling along with further work on sentence structure and grammar.
In writing we will be continuing the work done last term by trying to up-level sentences by adding more description, detail and using different types of words. We will be using these skills when writing recounts, reports and instructions as well as some imaginative stories and poetry. We will also be focusing on checking over our own work and self assessing against the success criteria.
In talking and listening we will be working on listening comprehension as well as following verbal instructions. There will be lots of class and group activities and discussions, with a focus on taking turns and listening respectfully to others.
In reading, we will be working on recognising common words, as well as focusing on reading with fluency and for understanding. We will be doing lots of work on comprehension and answering different types of questions related to our reading.
Health and Wellbeing
As part of our health and wellbeing learning we will be covering Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP). This term we will be covering the following topics:
If you wish to see what is included in this, you can access all the slides and accompanying information at https://rshp.scot/first-level/#keepingclean
We continue to work to try and build resilience and encourage kindness and awareness of others’ feelings and will also be learning about peer pressure.
Linked to our topic on the Olympics, we will be learning about the importance of nutrition, rest and sleep.
PE is on a Monday and children should wear their PE clothes to school then.
In PE, we will again be joined by David Killean, to teach tennis. We will then practise the skills he has taught during our usual PE times.
We will also be learning about different Olympic sports and trying some of these out.
Homework will go out on a Friday and should be returned by the following Wednesday. Please ensure any reading books are kept in school bags so that children have them available for reading in class every day, even if they have not yet read their homework.
If your child would like to complete some additional homework to help further their learning and understanding, please have a look at the list of websites below which you may find useful.
Numeracy
Sumdog (all children will have their log in details in their homework folder). https://learn.sumdog.com/
Topmarks
Maths Bot
Literacy
BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
The Literacy Shed
National Literacy Trust
https://wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/
Doorway Online
