Monday 11th January 2016
Dear Parents,
Welcome back to another busy term, I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and
a peaceful break. This term, the whole school will be thinking about Extreme Earth and
we are looking forward to lots of exciting learning experiences.
School Uniform & Kit
Please could you continue to ensure that children have forest school and PE kits in
school. Forest School is still on a Thursday afternoon and PE takes place on Mondays
and Fridays. Please ensure that all kit is named. It is also important that children have
warm coats, hats, gloves etc. as well as waterproof boots. We are often outside in wet
weather!
Homework
The children have already started to receive Numeracy homework again. This will
usually be sent home on a Thursday (or Friday if your child is away) and needs to be
returned to school on the following Thursday. Children should also be reading regularly
at home. I will be sending home a list of spellings soon which the children should know
at the end of Year 2 or Year 3. Any extra practice of these would be really helpful!
OTP course
This term I will be taking on an Outstanding Teaching course at Sheringham Primary
Teaching School. This will mean that I am going to be away from school on
Wednesdays. Mrs Maria Whiting will be taking the class for most of these sessions. If
you need to speak to me on a Wednesday, just leave a message with the office and
they will make sure that they pass it on to me as soon as they can.
Cathedral Visit
As part of our RE topic on prayer, we will be visiting Norwich Cathedral this term for a
day thinking about why Christians pray and whether it works or not. We hope that this
trip will help the children to think more deeply about this tricky topic. More details to
follow.
We are looking forward to an exciting term in school. If you would like to come into
school to share anything to do with our topic please just let me know!
Thank you for your continued help and support,
Mrs Watts
Physical Development
Outdoor games and Gymnastics
at Northrepps Village Hall from
1st February
Literacy
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Instructions
Author study – Michael Rosen
Factfiles – extreme weather
Newspaper reports – after an
earthquake
Class 2
Spring 2016
Mathematical
Development
Shape
Fractions
Money
Weight
Capacity
Position and Direction
Addition
Subtraction
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Art/D&T/Music
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Science / ICT
Landscapes and Cityscapes
The work of Monet and Van Gogh
Let’s go fly a Kite!
Our day off – creating music for a
journey
RE/PSHE
Does prayer work?
Why do Christian’s pray?
Cathedral visit
My emotions – how do I feel?
Controlling and managing our
emotions.
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Extreme Earth
History/Geography
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What are the continents and oceans of
the world?
Where are the hot and cold countries?
Earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes and
tsunamis
How do people survive on extreme Earth?
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Forces and Magnets
Properties and Uses of
Materials
Materials used to
survive extreme
weather
Programming
Logo and Beebots
J2Easy