Woodpeckers

Hello, and a warm welcome to a new school year. We are very much looking forward to continuing the children's learning journey across the whole curriculum.

Who's Who?

Miss Kempster and Miss Lees are the class teachers. Miss Vallender, Miss Coffey and Mrs Parrott are supporting the class this year.  

What's happening in class?

This Term, we will have outdoor P.E on a Monday and Friday and Forest School on a Tuesday. Please ensure that your child has a named P.E kit (blue/navy shorts, navy/blue sweatshirt, a white T-shirt, trainers/pumps for outdoors) in school. Children should wear suitable outdoor, long-sleeved clothes for Forest School. Jewellery, wrist-bands etc. are not allowed for safety reasons. Make-up and nail varnish are also not allowed. Please send tape into school as earrings must be taped over. Appropriate footwear is essential. 

What are we learning this term?

English

We will start every English lesson with GPS warm-up, where we will be looking at specific grammar, punctuation and spelling tasks linked to our learning journey.

Throughout the year, children will be immersed in novels and various text types which will enable them to write their own fiction and non-fiction texts.

 

Spelling

In Year 2, we will be continuing with the ELS approach to learn the Year Two curriculum spelling rules. This will mirror what they have previously been exposed to. In Year 3 and 4, children will follow a learning journey during sessions and be given multiple opportunities to practise and apply these rules throughout the curriculum.

 

 

Reading  

At Tredington, we want all children to love reading! Based on the novels we are reading in class, we will be unpicking language and answering questions based on these. We will be using VIPERS (vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation, retrieval and summarise) strands during these sessions whilst exploring the text. As well as our Guided Reading sessions, children will have daily opportunities to read independently, with an adult or with a peer.

Children will be reading their own books, selected for them based on their levels, every day at school and we encourage children to read every night at home to support them with their reading fluency. We use 'Accelerated Reader' to test children on books they have read, where they achieve points to reach their personal targets. Children should be reading daily at home. We also listen to children at least three times a week at school. 

 

Maths

At the beginning of each maths unit, the children will complete elicitations which support us to plan learning activities that are tailored to individual needs. The maths topics that we will be focussing on in the Autumn term are: • Place Value • Formal Written Methods: Addition and Subtraction • Formal Written Methods: Multiplication and Division • Measure: Length and Perimeter • Position and Direction During each lesson, children will spend 5 minutes completing a ‘Fluent in 5’ activity, which consists of arithmetic questions about topics that have already been covered. We will also be challenging children with reasoning and problem solving questions.

 

Encourage them to play 'TTRockstars' at home too. This is especially important in Year 4 because all children will complete a multiplication assessment in the Summer Term which will include all times tables up to 12 x 12.

  

History

Year Two will be exploring their local area, asking questions and making predictions on how and why things have changed in the area. They will be looking at different sources to compare how things have changed over time. Years 3 and 4 will be learning about Roman Britain. During these lessons, they will look at famous people and places of Roman Britain and their significance to use today.

 

Science 

Children will be learning about Animals Including Humans and Living Things and their Habitats. During this unit, children will be exploring, questioning and investigating what makes something living. We will be exploring different habitats and how animals are adapted to suit these habitats as well as our impact on them. We will be exploring how we keep healthy and why this is important for our bodies.

 

PSHCE 

During Autumn 1, we will be looking at recognising feelings and emotions on ourselves and others. We will be thinking about how people might show these feelings in different ways and how we can support them.

 

R.E 

This term, we will be exploring the following questions:

‘Who is a Muslim and how do they live?’

‘What is the trinity and why is it important for Christians?’

 

In the Summer term, we will also be teaching children a range of skills during computing, art, D.T, music and French.

 Welcome Wednesday!

We are really looking forward to welcoming you in for our Welcome Wednesday's this year, where you will get the opportunity to work alongside your child and see the hard work they have been producing in school. We are also looking forward to some exciting school trips and extra-curricular opportunities which will be happening over the exciting year ahead! 

If you have any questions or would like to find out any more information regarding Autumn Term in Y2/3/4, please do not hesitate to contact the school or find us at the beginning or end of the day.

 Miss Lees and Miss Kempster

 

 

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