Welcome to Jeffers Class Term 5

Welcome back! We've got an exciting term  ahead -  We'll be writing several narratives based on different stories, including 'The Friendship Bench' by Wendy Maddour and 'The Little Monkey' by Marta Altes. Our History focus in term 5 is on Monrachy - we'll be looking at what it means to be a monarch and what roles our monarch has. We'll learn about William the Conqueror and the features of Norman castles. In music lessons we'll swing along to Shostakovich’s Jazz Suites and learning key musical concepts like pitch and dynamics through Charlie Chaplin's work. In DT we will be learning about axis and wheels and making our own moving vehicles. As always, we will be doing lots of reading, as a whole class we will be reading 'The Big, bad pig and the three little wolves'.  Phased group reading sessions will continue to be 4 times a week and children will have time for reading for pleasure several times a week alongside this - every week has a different reading theme, I wonder how quickly children can guess what the theme is? Like last term, we will be going to the library every Friday, please make sure children bring books back so they can change them. 

PE

In term 5 we will still have PE on Mondays and Wednesday this term. The Monday sessions will normally be inside for our gymnastics unit. Please ensure children come in correct PE uniform on these days: 

• Plain black / navy shorts, plain white t-shirt or white t-shirt with school logo
• Trainers for outdoor PE
• Plain black / navy joggers and a plain black / navy sweatshirt or ‘hoodie’ or a normal blue school jumper.

  Please do not wear different colours or clothes with other logos. 

Have a look at the curriculum map for Term 5 and knowledge organisers attached for more detailed information about our learning and to help you talk about this learning together. As always, come and speak to me at the door if you have any questions or comments, I'm always happy to chat. 

I will set home learning on Fridays to be submitted via Google Classroom on Wednesdays. You can upload pictures of work, send a short comment or bring in paper work to show me.  Home learning is a way for adults at home to be actively involved with the children's learning. I  hope the tasks  encourage fun learning together and rich conversations to deepen learning and engagement.

I am always happy to have a chat at the door or to arrange a time when needed, please don't hesitate to talk to me at drop off or pick up.  

Mrs Akin.