Curriculum Newsletter Autumn 2 2019 | Kildwick CE Primary School

Dear Parent / Carer,

Where has the first half term gone? It feels to have flown by! We have had a great start to the year and Class 3 have settled well. They are a great bunch. We are excited about this half term; it is always a hectic one in the run up to Christmas with lots of fun on the way!

Please find below the details of what we have in store for this half term.

Homework:

Homework Type	Day Given Out	Day Due In
Writing / Science / Reading / Maths (alternate weeks)	Friday	Wednesday
Maths (Y4 only)	Wednesday	Monday
Spellings	Friday	Books back for a test on Thursdays
Times Tables	Ongoing	Test on individual target tables on Friday
Reading – 10 minutes daily with an adult. Adult to write in reading record.	Daily	Daily

Hobbies and Interests / Reading Shelfies:

We have had some fantastic presentations so far this year!

Please check the timetables in your child’s homework books so that your child comes to school prepared when it is their turn.

PE:

Mr Pearson will be teaching two PE sessions a week. These will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please make sure that children have a full indoor and outdoor kit in school for these days. It is essential that all kit and uniform is clearly named.

Visits:

We are really looking forward to our visit to The Lemon Tree on Monday 11^th November. Children will have lunch in school as normal, but have the tasting platter in addition.

In the Summer we are going on a class trip to Murton Park where we will be visiting a Stone Age Village. This is a fantastic trip – but has a significant cost attached to it due to travel and workshop costs. The entrance to Murton Park is £18 and the coach to York is £12. We aim to fundraise over the course of the year to subsidise the cost of the visit so that it will just be £20 per child.

Art:

We are very lucky that we have been allocated a specialist teacher from South Craven to come and teach Art on a Wednesday pm. She will be doing a unit of work with us based on Greek pots which we are really looking forward to.

Parents Session:

Instead of class assemblies, staff have collectively decided that we will invite parents in to class to share in learning and see what pupils have been doing over the term. Class 3 would like to invite you on Wednesday 22^nd January – 2 – 3pm.

Diary Dates:

Individual Photos – 7^th November

Lemon Tree Visit – Monday 11^th November

Children in Need – Friday 15^th November

Parents Evening – Tuesday 19^th November

Parents Evening – Thursday 21^st November

Non Uniform for the Christmas Fair – Friday 22^nd November

Christmas Fair – Friday 29^th November

Y4 – Rewind to Christmas – Thursday 5^th December

KS2 Carol Service – Tuesday 17^th December – 6pm

School Disco – Thursday 19^th December

Christingle – Thursday 19^th December

End of Term - Friday 20^th December

As always, if you wish to get in touch with us; please don’t hesitate to do so.

Mrs Sharples and Mrs Manthorp

Subject	Topics
Literacy	Writing We are going to start the half term by taking part in some drama activities as we study Playscripts. We will be looking at the features of playscripts and how they are written before moving on to write and perform our own playscripts based on Odysseus and Cyclops. For the second part of the half term we will be writing Non Chronological Reports and consolidating all the facts we have learnt about Ancient Greece. Spelling Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG) Children have a weekly spelling lesson which looks closely at the phonics and spelling patterns they are bringing home. Copies of the exception words we focus on will be sent home too- it is helpful if the children can refer to the list and learn a few at home during the term. In spelling we will be focussing on the suffix –ly and how it is used with various different root words. We will also look at different ways of making the shuhn sound. In SPAG we will be learning when to use “a” and when to use “an.” We will also continue to express time and cause using conjunctions. When we write out NC reports we will focus on the use of headings and subheadings to aid presentation. Using all the SPAG skills learnt is encouraged in all the children’s writing and improving and editing work to include these skills is an important feature of writing tasks. Reading In Class 3 reading fluency continues to be a focus alongside comprehension skills. A deepening understanding of the meaning of the text is crucial to meeting their year 3 and 4 targets. Individual Reading We listen to individual readers regularly and in addition we have a volunteer “Carol” who will come and listen to children each Wednesday PM. We use PM Benchmark to assess children before moving colour levels (shelves) to ensure comprehension matches their fluency. Guided Reading This takes place weekly in small supported groups with a strong focus on a range of comprehension skills. Class Novels This half term children have requested that we read War House by Michael Morpurgo which we are looking forward to starting.
Numeracy	Mrs Sharples will be teaching. In lessons we will finish off Place Value before starting on Additon and Subtraction. Mrs Manthorp will complete the work that they have been doing Perimeter before moving on to Mass and Capacity. We will also continue to play Timestables Rockstars daily. It’s great to see that so many children are enjoying playing this at home too.
Topic (History / Geography / Art / DT)	In topic we are continuing to learn about Ancient Greece. We will be looking at: The Greek Empire Significant events from Greece Greek Gods Greek Writing In Art we will have a unit taught about Greek Pots. DT will be a unit on making Greek Flatbreads. We will plan, design, make and evaluate.
Science	Science this half term is Earth and Space which children always enjoy! We will learn about: Earth, moon and sun Planets and the Solar System Night and Day
Music	The unit of music this half terms involves learning to play the Glockenspiel and creating a performance.
P.E.	Mr Pearson will be teaching PE on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Outdoor PE will be Invasion Games and indoor will be Dance. Please ensure children have a full, named indoor and outdoor kit in school on those days.
RE	Our work this term begins with the question- What is the deeper meaning of festivals? This include a study in to Eid, Divali, Pesach and Christmas.
P.S.H.C.E.	Our topic this half term is Say No! This includes thinking about risks we take, peer pressure, drugs, alcohol and smoking.
Computing	Computing will be taught through all subjects. This will include word processing, sequencing, internet, e-safety, various software including digital cameras.