Welcome to King-Smith Class

Teachers: Mrs Shiles (Mon-Wed) Mrs Cooper (Thu-Fri)

Teaching assistant: Mrs Witts (Mon-Tues) Mrs Cabezas (Wed-Fri)

Welcome to Term 2!

We have another exciting term of learning ahead in King-Smith Class.

In writing, we will start the term with 'The True Story of the Three Little Pigs' using it to inspire writing our own story of Little Red Riding Hood with a surprising twist! iLater, we will explore a non-chronological report and create our own non-fiction texts linked to our Science work on Skeletons and Muscles. In maths, our focus will be on Addition and Subtraction before moving on to multiplication and division. We will also be practising our times tables regularly, to build fluency and confidence. Our science topic - animals including humans, will help us discover about skeletons and muscles and what the human body needs to grow and move. In geography, we will investigate the question “Who lives in Antarctica?” Finally, in DT, we’ll be designing and making our own Christmas stockings from felt.  

To continue to foster our love for reading, we will be enjoying 'Sheep Pig' by Dick King-Smith during our daily whole-class reading sessions. We will be developing our comprehension skills through shared reading, discussion, and exploring new vocabulary together.

Please see the attached curriculum map for more details as well as subject-specific knowledge organisers.

P.E

P.E will be on a Wednesday and Thursday.  On Wednesday we will be learning dance skills linked to the story of Matilda. On Thursday we will be learning skills in Tag Rugby. 

Please make sure you come to school in the correct P.E uniform as detailed below. 

You will need to wear:

• Plain black / navy shorts, plain white t-shirt or white t-shirt with school logo
• Daps for indoor PE
• Trainers for outdoor PE
• Plain black / navy joggers and a plain black / navy sweatshirt or ‘hoodie’ may be worn for cold weather outdoor PE in the winter.
• A blue school fleece with logo is also available.
• Please remember to pack socks for those who wear tights with their normal school clothes.

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

Home Learning

Please note that no formal home learning will be set this term. However, we encourage regular reading at home, alongside consistent practice of spellings and times tables, as these play a vital role in supporting your child's progress. Little and often is the best approach to take; this may only be 5 minutes a day. https://www.timestables.co.uk/games/

Key Dates

Friday 12th December- Year 3 & Year 4 Christmas Festival at Hardenhuish.

Thursday 18th December- Christmas Dinner.

Friday 19th December - KS2 Christmas Carol Concert

Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to catch either Mrs Shiles or Mrs Cooper after school or via the school office.