A Note From The Teacher
Just a reminder that our school trip to Motherwell Heritage Centre is on Wednesday 17th November and we are really excited. (£5 spending money)
If there are any concerns at all, please get in touch with me through the home/school communication jotter.
Term 2 Topics
P.E. – We will be learning football skills with the Clyde Football Club (4 weeks), social dancing and tennis skills.
Topic – We will be learning about our amazing world in our topic “It’s a Wonderful World.”
R.M.E. – Mr Doran will be teaching the class about different religious communities.
German & French – We will focus on numbers, colours and Christmas in France and Germany.
Literacy
In class we follow a 4-day reading programme where the children will work on the 6 different literacy strategies through fiction and non-fiction text.
Weekly spelling words will be issued and worked on both in school and as part of weekly homework.
Grammar and punctuation will be taught as part of our Weekly Story writing lessons, which will focus on narrative form, explanation and recounts.
Numeracy
Oral/Mental Maths – activities will be done daily as part of our maths programme.
Topics to be covered this term include;
Multiplication Division
Money
Multiples, Factors and prime numbers
Problem Solving – Practical and written problem solving tasks undertaken weekly.
Other Information
*Gym days from Monday 31st October until Friday 25th November are Mondays and Fridays. Thereafter they will return to Mondays and Wednesdays.
*Reading books need to be read every night and brought to school every day for classroom use.
*A water bottle would be useful in school for daily use and should have your name and class on it.
*Remember homework is issued on a Monday and should be returned completed and signed by Friday.
