Mexico

Bienvenido a la clase de México!

Class Teacher: Miss Spriggs

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Giddens-Baxter and Mr Pease

P.E.

Our P.E. days this term are Tuesday and Thursday. Please ensure your child comes to school in their P.E. kit, which is suitable for outdoors (including appropriate footwear). Your child must also wear their blue federation hooded jumper. Children with long hair need to have this tied up for these lessons and any jewellery, including earrings, need to be removed.

Homework

Homework is sent out every Friday and is due back in school on the following Wednesday. Every week, children are expected to complete a Reading Scrapbook activity, which can be based around their current reading books, alternatively it can be a book of their own choosing. They also have a piece of English homework, which is punctuation and grammar based, linked to their current learning. Additionally, children are expected to complete a piece of Maths homework, focussing on basic skills.

Children should also practise their times tables through www.ttrockstars.com – log ins are in the front cover of their reading records. There is also a free website from White Rose maths called ‘1 minute maths’ which is good for practising basic skills.

If your child is struggling with any aspect of their homework, we are always available to support them: they just need to ask.

Reading

Please ensure your child reads at home daily (either independently or adult-led), as this is vital for developing their comprehension skills, widening their vocabulary and supporting them with their writing. Children on RWI will bring 2 RWI books home and a love of reading book. The paper book will be the storybook they are reading in their RWI sessions. The second book is a story that is linked to one of the books they have read in their RWI sessions. These books will be changed every 3 or 5 days depending on their RWI group. It is really important for children to re-read stories. Not only does this help with their fluency, but also enables them to develop a stronger understanding of the story.

Children who are no longer on RWI will have three reading books – an ability book, a challenge book. Books will be changed regularly at school and should be brought in every day to be checked by an adult. Children who read at least three times per week, will gain extra playtime as a reward.

Autumn Term Topics

Geography – The United Kingdom

By the end of this topic, children will have a better understanding of the country they live in and know key landmarks in popular areas. Children will also use an atlas to identify the coordinates of these areas, and look at the landscape around these, learning new vocabulary to help describe them.

History – Location, Location, Location

This term we will be finding out about the local area specifically Sutton Bridge.  We will look at significant events within this time and place them in order, discussing chronology. We will also focus on important landmarks and people who have helped shape the community over time.

Other subjects

Science – Animals including humans (Teeth)

Computing – Creating Media (Desktop publishing)

Art – Location, Location, Location – Natural Environment (creating patterns)

D&T –  Location, Location, Location – Lincolnshire Food

R.E. – Celebration

Music – Samba

M.F.L. – French (Instruments)

P.S.H.E. – Being Me in My World

If you have any questions or queries throughout the term, please do not hesitate to contact me via email at: mexico@griffinfederation.co.uk