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Spring Term 2 Newsletter 2024
Welcome back Jaguars, I hope you have had a lovely half term break!
This page will give you an outline of all the topics we will be studying this half term. I have planned lots of fun and engaging lessons this half term and all I ask is that you work hard and get stuck in! Parents - If you have any questions/queries about anything then please e-mail me on jaguars@parkgate.cheshire.sch.uk.
Reading:
The children will be given a levelled book from Oxford Owl and this will be changed once a week. It’s important to re-read the book once finished as it will help to build reading skills for example being able to summarise, retrieve information, explain authors choice etc. Please ensure reading books are brought into school every day so that children can be listened to and work on their reading targets throughout the school week.
English:
This half term we will be focusing on a book called Leon and the Place Between.
Leon and his brothers and sister go to a magic show, but this is no ordinary show and Abdul Kazam is no ordinary magician. We will use this story to help us write character descriptions, story settings, diary entries and finally a magical adventure story of our own!
Guided Reading:
For Guided Reading, we will be reading The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo Trying to run away from boarding school in England, a boy encounters an old woman who tells him the story of Bertie and his beautiful white lion.
We will be reading this chapter book and answers questions around the key reading areas:
Vocabulary
Inference
Prediction
Explain
Retrieval
Summary
Maths:
This half term, we will be starting our Fractions unit.
We will explore the following objectives:
Times Tables:
Times tables are really important and by the end of year 4 it is expected that you should recall your times tables up to 12 x 12. In school we will be playing daily times tables games and there will be a weekly times table challenge called Rainbow times tables (This is a timed test. You will progress through the colours once you achieve full marks on each colour) To help you achieve full marks ensure you practice your tables at home too. Click on the times tables icon at the bottom of this page for some useful websites and games.
Here is a link with more information about the times tables test:
Here is a link to Maths Frame. https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Science: Animals including Humans
We will explore the following objectives:
Reasoning
I can compare the teeth of carnivores and herbivores and suggest reasons for differences.
Observation
I can identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions.
Discussion
I can describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans.
Planning
I can construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.
I can use different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions.
Obtaining and Presenting Evidence
I can set up simple practical enquiries such as simple comparative tests and simple fair tests.
I can report on findings from enquiries, including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results and conclusions
PE:
PE will be taught by Mr Hall and Mr Kelly every Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Please wear your full PE kit on these days. Can you also please remember to bring in spare socks and shoes/trainers in case we go out onto the field where it can be wet and muddy.
History:
Our History topic this half term is called: Anglo Saxons, Picts and Scots!
We will explore the following objectives:
Art
Art will be taught by Mrs Hibbert and this half term you will be looking at Printing by Karla Gerard
We will explore the following objectives:
RE:
Our focus for this half term will be Christianity and we will be doing lots of activities and discussions around our big question:
How do the visual
arts help
Christians
understand why
the Last Supper
is important?
Music: Orchestra
We have the exciting opportunity to work with the Liverpool Philharmonic and complete a series of lessons with them. This will then lead nicely into our trip: Schools Concert: “Going for Gold: The Orchestral Olympics”
The trip will be on Monday 4th March in the afternoon. We are dues back to school later than pick up time but we will keep you updated on the day.
The scheme of work will allow the children to develop knowledge and skills, linked to the national curriculum, and will enhance their experience at the concert.
Computing: Control and Programming
Homework
English homework will be set on Google Classrooms every Wednesday and expected to be completed for the following week. Maths will be set on My Maths every Wednesday and expected to be completed for the following week.
Mrs Rashid :)