Block Two (January-March)

Our class topic for this term is Space. We will be focusing on the Earth, sun and moon and how the movement of the Earth around the sun is linked to time (days, months, years and seasons). This will also be linked to light and shadow. Our class novel, Cakes in Space, by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre, is linked to our topic. Much of our work in other areas, such as maths, literacy, art and drama, will also be linked to our topic.

The numeracy and maths topics we are aiming to cover this term are; fractions, division and time. Again, your help in learning the 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 times tables, with instant recall, would be appreciated for helping them learn division and fractions. We will be exploring tiling with 2D shapes. We are also continuing with weekly word problems.

Your child’s login details for Sumdog are on a sticker on their bookmark in their homework folder.

In literacy we are working to develop vocabulary and to use a variety of different openers. We will be writing for different purposes, for example, newspaper reports and imaginative stories about space. We will continue to develop progression in spelling and handwriting, learning initial joins.

As well as our class novel, we will be continuing with group readers and activities around these, such as; developing questioning, summarising, predicting, clarifying and skimming and scanning for information.

Our topic for RSHP (Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood) is How Human life begins and What babies need to be healthy, happy and safe.

Below is a link to the website and resources that will be used for this. Please have a look so you can see what will be covered in class. (First Level, Progression 2)

https://rshp.scot/first-level/#safeandhappyonline

Homework will continue to go out on a Friday and should be returned by the following Wednesday. Please ensure your child’s reading book is in their bag every day.

PE is on a Wednesday and children should wear their PE clothes to school then.