In English In English we will continue to follow the Jolly Phonic Grammar programme with ten spellings to learn each week for a test each Friday. Cursive writing will continue to be developed. Sentence work, creative writing and comprehension will be extended using text books for the first time

In Mathematics The new term will begin with some quick revision We will then move on in Maths to look at teens and tens and numbers to a hundred. Mental maths strategies will continue to be developed as will number work, problem solving, money, 2D and 3D shape, measuring time, length and weight. This term will also the introduction of Target Maths, a scheme linked to our class work throughout the year.

In Design Technology we will be working with textiles, looking at different embroidery techniques and later wheel, cogs and pulleys.

In History we will be looking at Medieval Times. Learning about castles and how people lived and worked in them. We will also visit the Armouries Museum in Leeds on Monday 13th October.

In Geography we will begin by looking at the weather and how it affects us. After the half term holiday we will introduce the atlas, look at the British Isles and the continents of the world. We will identify landscape features and look at transport sustems in the British Isles. I hope you will be able to take Dexter or Barney on holiday with you and take a photograph, I'm sure the children will explain if you ask.

Form II’s assembly this term is on Friday 14th November. Our theme this term is 'Children in Need' and of course you will be invited to come and watch as usual.

Do you like our Time Capsules?

During the first week of term we have made Time Capsules, have a look at them hanging in our classroom window. They cannot be opened until July 2009.

They contain samples of our best handwriting, what we want to be when we grow up, drawings of ourselves and our handprints.

Our History Topic this term is

Medieval Castles

In Art and Design Technologyhave designed and made our own family shields

Don't forget to have a look at the display in the library.

What a fabulous trip to the Royal Armouries

Listening to the story of Saint George and the Dragon

Trying on knights and modern day armour

and having fun dressing up.

Our favourite bit was tthe falconry and jousting displays.

What a fabulous Children in Need Assembly Form II

Spring Term 2009

Here are a few notes about some the subjects we will be studying this term.

In English during the first half of the term, will be looking at Traditional Stories like Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk etc.

and after the half term break Traditional Stories from other cultures. We will of course be carrying on with the Jolly Phonics spelling and grammar programme.

In Mathematics we will look at time, o’clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past. Look at length, weight andata handling. Whilst continuing to reinforce and

build upon their knowledge of the four rules. Please keep practising the 2, 5, and 10 times tables and we will begin to learn the 3 and 4 times tables.

Our Design Technology project for the term is to design and make Joseph’s Technicolor Dream Coat.

History is looking at time beyond living memory, so we will be learning about a cave boy called Bearcub.

In Geography we will continue to follow Barnaby Bear and his travels around the U.K. and the Continent and also look at how our life would be different living on a small island in Scotland.

Form II’s assembly is on Friday ---------I will let you know the topic later on and of course you will be invited to come and watch once again. We will also be having a class trip or activity, which I’ll tell you about later.

Here are some notes on what we are studying during Summer Term

It's the The Summer Term

During the summer term it is important that we help your child to be able to care for and organise themselves ready to meet the demands of Form III, this includes self management and care of clothing, equipment, homework, hygiene and the self discipline necessary to remain on task and organise work materials independently.

Therefore, I would be grateful if from now on you could leave your child after saying goodbye either, in the courtyard or in the cloakroom and encourage them to complete their homework as independently as possible.

Here are a few notes about some the subjects we will be studying this term.

n English during the first half of the term, will be we will spend some time doing some of our ‘best work’ for Miss Nash and build on our story writing skills. As class we will read Noah’s Rocket by Tony Frais and we will of course be carrying on with the Jolly Phonics spelling and grammar programme.

In Mathematics we will learn more about capacity, position and movement, shape and problem solving as well as the four rules. Please keep practising the 2,3,4,5, and 10 times tables.

We have two Design Technology projects the first one is to design a vehicle which moves and to use the textile skills we have learned to design and make puppets.

In History we will be looking at Famous Events: the Race for Space, The Disaster at Trimdon Grange and the Sinking of the Titanic.

In Geography we will continue following Barnaby’s Bears travels around various continents and compare living in Leicester and Delhi.

Web sites we will use later in the school year

www.nasakids.com/

Some Science Sites to look at:

Materials quiz

Grouping materials