In our class our teacher is Mrs Cowley with Mrs Taylor as our teaching assistant and midday assistant. 

We start our day at 8:45am and finish at 3:15pm, drop off and pick up is from the KS2 playground.

Our PE days are a Wednesday and a Thursday in the afternoon - your child can come in in their PE kit on those days.

Please ensure that your child has correct PE kit: white top, black bottoms and pumps/trainers. 

The children will have a morning break and we will phase out the afternoon break by Christmas, you will have to bring your own snacks as school doesn't provide them in KS2. Make sure they are healthy snacks such as rice cakes, fruit or vegetables. Make sure to send your child in with a water bottle so they can have a drink throughout the day. A friendly reminder that only water is allowed in your child's in class drink. 

We communicate on Class Dojo, if you need to contact me don't hesitate to message me on there. If you need your code for your child let us know and we'll send home a new code for you to connect. Also follow us on twitter @MrsCowley_LCPS

I will be sending reading books home - make sure you check your child's bag for books, make a comment and sign in their reading record and we will change the book in school the next day. Don't forget about our reading challenge! We would love to see you reach your bronze, silver and gold awards.

Homework will be sent out on a Friday  and brought back in by Wednesday. Each week your child will get their spellings, relevant times tables and some suggested activities to support their learning in class that week. If you feel like your child needs extra support in an area send myself a dojo message and I can send home some more supportive work. At the front of their homework books will be a log in code for Numbots, Timestable Rockstars and Purple Mash - these are all educational and will support them with their learning.

Websites that will help your child:

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/3688   - times table rockstars, this will help your child with times tables skills

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button    - hit the button will help with number fact recall (number bonds and times tables)

https://www.purplemash.com/sch/lyndhurst-sk16   - purple mash has lots of educational games on there

If a log in is needed for any website it will be stuck to the inside of their homework book/reading record.

What are we Learning in Spring Term?

Maths - We will be recapping our 2s, 5s and 10s before moving on and learning our 3-, 4- and 8-times tables. We will be multiplying a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number and using short division with larger numbers that aren't in our times tables. We will be recapping cm, mm and m, learning about perimeter and how to calculate perimeter of different shapes. We will be starting our fraction unit, looking at what a fraction is, understanding numerators and denominators, looking at equivalent fractions and counting in fractions on a number line. 

Multiply 2-digit by 1-digit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3JRTxFZZIs 

Short division: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeinRbaqxLk 

Fractions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CINTDsMsJY (lots of sections, we are focussing on introduction to fractions, common fractions & equivalent fractions). 

English - in Spring 1 we will be looking at Ratty's Big Adventure! We will be writing a non-chronological report and a diary entry. In Spring 2 we will be looking at Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFnCBoeGIZY where we will be writing our very own narrative from Marcy's perspective! 

Science  - we will start by learning about Nutrition and Skeletons! We will be learning how different foods can give us different nutrients and that we need these to be healthy. We will be learning about the different bones in our bodies, how they join together and the different muscles we have. We will be looking at how to keep these healthy and how they grow! 

Geography - in Geography we will be looking at volcanoes and why people choose to live near them! We will also be looking at what Earthquakes are and how they happen and how we can protect ourselves against natural disasters, 

History - in History we will be learning all about Stone Age to Iron Age Britain. We will be learning about what life was like and how we went from being Hunter-Gatherers to farmers and traders. We will look at changes in housing and why we moved into Hill Forts. We will learn about the changing in beliefs throughout this time and delve into how archaeology has helped us to understand our past, looking at the significance of this period. We will look at why the Roman's invaded Iron Age Britain and put ourselves in their shoes thinking about whether we would invade or not.  

RE - we will be learning about how different people think about and believe in God. We will be exploring our own beliefs whilst looking at the beliefs of other religions and how they express their beliefs, 

Spanish - we will be working on our pronunciation of Spanish sounds in this term. We will learn how to say the names of different animals in Spanish. 

PE - we will be improving our gymnastics skills this half term! Looking at balances, creating sequences and learning some rolls. We will also be exploring map work and team work through our OAA unit. 

PSHE - we will be learning about how to stay healthy and safe this term! Looking at healthy lifestyles and that our health isn't just about physical health but also mental health. 

 Art - we will be exploring using clay this term! We will be using the stop-motion artists Tim Burton, Nick Park and Steve Zissou to inspire our own designs in clay. 

Music - we will be looking at singing this half term. Looking at how we can layer our voices to create a piece - using the Viking's as inspiration.