Spring is Here!

Our topic for the first half of this term is 'Happy Ever After?'.  We will be learning about Russia, the Golden Age of Islam and looking at light for science.  In English, we will be reading a variety of traditional tales and composing an action scene for one such tale, writing an accommodation review for a character's holiday cottage and writing a short piece to persuade a reader that a villain might not be a villain after all!  It's fractions, decimals, percentages and ratio and proportion this side of half term.  Gosh, we will be busy!

We have some lovely art and D&T projects to complete and, as always, there will be plenty of fabulous sporting opportunities.

Highlights for Spring

Dates are, as always, subject to confirmation.

PE

Friday afternoons until February half-term break.

To be reviewed for the second half.

MUSIC

As usual: Fridays

Remember your instrument goes home after the lesson; you need to bring it back in on a Friday morning!

DIARY DATES

This section will be updated as further activities/events are added to our calendar

Monday, 17th February to Friday, 21st February - Half-Term Week

Friday, 11th April - Last day of the spring term.

ADVANCED NOTICE

SATs Week -  12th - 15th May 2025

Monday - English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Papers 1 & 2

Tuesday - English Reading Paper

Wednesday - Maths Paper 1 (Arithmetic) & Paper 2 (Reasoning)

Thursday - Maths Paper 3 (Reasoning)

HOMEWORK:  Just the usual!

Expectations generally are:

• Reading - at least 3 times per week.  It doesn't have to be all night.  A minimum of 10 minutes will do it.  Reading comprehension cards are available to be taken home - one per week - and the swap with another child the following week. 
• Times table rock stars - keep your practice up so your speeds increase.  It's amazing how much time you can gain to work out maths questions when your recall of number facts is speedy and accurate.
• Spellings - no lists to learn at home; just rules/investigations/practising in class.  Be on the lookout when reading for words which match the rule of the fortnight, your own 'focus five' and practise them to boost your knowledge and understanding.
• SATs Companion - work is set on SATs Companion for you each week for various topics.  Generally, it opens at 9.00 am on a Monday morning and closes at 6.00 pm on a Friday evening.  You can try the practice sessions on a wide range of topics within maths, English and science as well as the set tasks.  You are expected to complete each task set!  Practice will increase your accuracy, speed and, most importantly, your confidence!

Here's to an amazing term of learning and activities.

Mrs Greaves & Miss Wilson