Dear parents/carers,

Welcome back!

Along with this letter, there will be a Project map which outlines what the children are learning this term.

Below lists more detail about the children’s learning in English and maths:

English

• Individual reading, group reading, reading comprehension lessons and guided reading sessions
• Spellings/phonics – differentiated depending on ability
• Describing settings and characters
• Expanded noun phrases
• Understanding the suffixes ‘er’ and ‘est’
• Proper nouns
• Simple sentences and how we know they make sense
• Question marks and exclamation marks
• Handwriting – reducing size of letters and joining ‘special friends’.
• Drama to retell a story

Maths

Multiplication and division –

• 2, 5 and 10 times table
• Dividing by 2, 5 and 10
• Double and halving

Length and height

• Measure in cm and m
• Compare and order lengths and heights

Mass, capacity and temperature

• Measure in grams and kgs
• Compare mass
• Compare volume and capacity
• Measure in millilitres and litres
• Measure temperature using a thermometer
• Read thermometers

We will also be focussing on these KIRFS (key instant recall facts):

• Doubles and halves
• Number bonds to 10 and 20
• Multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times tables

Home Learning

Reading

Thank you for your continued support with listening to your child read at home. Ideally, reading at least three times a week to an adult at home would be great and would really enhance the progress they make with their reading. Mrs Yardley will try to listen to most of the children regularly throughout the week and will change their reading books accordingly. They will take home phonic based books and a story book from their phonic session. Mrs Yardley will write in their reading

records/logs when she has listened to them read; please could you write in their reading record when you have listened to them read at home too. The children are also being supported in class with improving their fluency, so you may see ‘Speedy green words’, ‘red words’, ‘common exception words’ or ’60 second read’ written in their reading records.

This term we are continuing to focus on the fluency of reading. This means how well the children can read the words without blending the sounds. The children will be supported with this in reading lessons (if not in a phonic group); working with a volunteer teacher once a week and through their reading of ‘red words’, ‘common exception words’ and ’60 second read’ with Mrs Yardley.

Accelerated Reader Programme

More and more of the children are beginning to come off the RWInc phonic programme and begin to access books on the Accelerated Reader programme. This programme allows the children to choose their books and then quiz on them. It is important that they are still reading these books to an adult at home regularly, so they can make progress. They will be able to quiz these books on a Wednesday. Please come and have a chat with me if you would like more information.

Maths

If you would like to do any maths at home with your child, below lists some areas you could cover:

• Number bonds/pairs to 10 and 20
• Know by heart 5 + ? = ? (5+1 = 6, 5+2 =7, 5+3=8, 5+4)=9
• Learning their 2, 5 and 10 multiplication and division facts
• Adding and subtracting a 1 digit number from a 2 digit number, e.g. 24 + 8 = or 32 – 7 =
• Take part in any practical maths around the home, e.g. cooking, measuring and money

Outdoor learning

The class will continue to be participating in outdoor learning each week on a Tuesday. Please ensure they have outdoor shoes and a waterproof coat in school every day. For outdoor learning, they will need waterproof trousers and wellies. This can be left in the boxes outside the classroom.

P.E

PE this term continues to be on a Tuesday and a Thursday. The children can wear PE kit to school on those days. Please can they wear or bring a hoodie to wear in PE. If they are attending an after school sports club, they will need to bring in their PE kit to change into after school.

Parent consultation meetings

These will be on Monday 10th March and Wednesday 12th March – 3.15 – 5.15pm. Please see your emails for the booking link.

Important dates

• 7th March – World Book Day
• 10th and 12th March – parent consultation meetings
• 19th March – class photo
• 28th March – open classroom (2.45 – 3.15pm)
• 4th April – last day of term

Please don’t hesitate to email me or arrange an appointment to see me if you have any concerns about your child or their work. My email address is juliette@stoke-climsland.cornwall.sch.uk or contact me on Class Dojo.

Thank you for your support,

Juliette Endacott (class teacher and maths subject lead)