Music: The children will be learning about Blues this term, paying particular attention to chord structure and rhythm. P.E: Outdoor games will be Football and indoors will be Gymnastics and Dance. PE days are Mondays (indoors), Tuesdays (outdoors) and Thursdays (indoors). Children will need their correct PE kits in on those days please. R.E: This half term, our topic is Creation and Environment, which will begin with some Godly Play work. During the second half term we will be looking at The Easter Story, particularly focusing on suffering. PSHE: Our topics this term are ‘Going for Goals’ and ‘Good to be me’ which focuses on raising self-esteem. French: We will be focussing on speaking and listening skills, learning about weather and the seasons and farm animals, as well as consolidating all of the skills and phrases learnt last term. Each night of the week your child will be given a piece of homework to complete. Your child should spend 20-30 minutes on their homework. The schedule is as follows: Monday – Spellings to learn for a test on the following Friday.Tuesday – An English or Topic task.Wednesday – A Numeracy task.Thursday – Times Tables and Division Facts in preparation for a weekly test.Friday – Reading. Reading should be continuous throughout the week and an adult is required to write a comment in your child’s Reading Record book. Please support your child as much as you can with their homework. Some nights they will require help, but it is equally important for them to develop the ability to work independently. Please add your comments to homework sheets sent home if there are any problems. All homework should be handed in each Friday morning. If your child is unable to complete their homework, please send a note explaining the reasons. In the absence of a note, your child may be asked to stay in at playtime to complete the work. Useful websites:Topic : www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece & www.ancient-greece.co.uk/Numeracy: http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/Curriculum/Numeracy.htm Literacy: http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/Curriculum/Literacy.htmGeneral: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/ & http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents/search/ Our Sharing Assemblies for this term will take place on Friday 29th January and Friday 19th March. I hope that you will be able to join us to see some of the work that the children have been doing. May I also remind you that our residential trip to Minstead is happening this term on 24th, 25th and 26th March. I look forward to a great term ahead. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any concerns about your child at school. Kind Regards,
Mrs. Knowles