Welcome back, I hope you all had a good Summer holiday. I’m so excited to be teaching your children again this year. We’ve got a busy but fun year ahead and I'm looking forward to all the new learning that we will be doing this year. This year, we’re lucky to have Mrs. Williams supporting our class and the children have enjoyed getting to know her over the last two days.

In English, our writing this term will be inspired by two texts: Robot Girl by Malorie Blackman and The Man who walked between the towers by Mordical Gerstein. The children will use these texts to write a science-fiction narrative and a biography.

In Maths, we will be working on place value and numbers to 10,000, then we will be adding and subtracting in the same number range.

This term in Science, we will be looking at forces. The children will be explaining gravity's effect on unsupported objects, identifying the effects of air resistance, water resistance, and friction, and recognizing that mechanisms like levers, pulleys, and gears can amplify force. They will explore these concepts by conducting scientific investigations to observe how these forces work and recording their findings.

In History, we will look at The Stuarts which I'm sure the children will enjoy as much as the enjoyed learning about The Tudors.

Spellings will be sent out every Friday, with a quiz on the following Friday. Please continue to encourage the children to practise their spellings using their word lists.

Reading please continue to read as frequently as possible.

MyMaths homework is also set every Friday and is due the following Friday.

PE is scheduled for every Monday, so children should come dressed appropriately.

Children are recommended to have applied sun cream before school as the weather continues to be warm.

I can’t wait to get started and share another fantastic year with your children. Please remember, I’m always happy to chat before or after school if you need anything at all.

Mrs Lesser