Reading

Reading books will be changed twice a week, please make sure that you send your child's reading book into school every Monday and Thursday to be changed. 

A teacher or Teaching Assistant will listen to your child read on a fortnightly basis during 1:1 reading and weekly during group reading sessions. At home, please read daily with your child and please continue to write comments in their yellow reading diaries to facilitate communication between home and school regarding your child’s reading.

Homework

Homework will set each Thursday via our ClassDojo. This will include spellings, English and Maths which will be set via mymaths.  Homework should be submitted to Mrs. Brogan by the following Wednesday via the ClassDojo. 

Spellings and times tables will be tested every Wednesday in school.

P.E

During the Spring Term, our PE days will be Mondays and Fridays. Please come to school in your PE kits on those days. 

English  

In the spring half term we will be building on the learning that has taken place in the autumn term, starting with a look at poetry inspired by Art. This term we will be looking at explanation texts, recounts and writing reports. 

To support with this learning the children will continue with the focus on Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG). 

Maths - We use White Rose following the National Curriculum enhancing this with active maths lessons. To begin the spring term we will be looking at money, adding and subtracting pence and pounds, looking at buying items and giving change. We will then be moving onto problem solving questions using our number knowledge from the autumn term. 

Art - This half term we will be looking at Sculpture and 3D - Clay Houses. 

D&T - This half term we will be looking at Structures; Baby Bear's Chair. 

History - Timperley 50 - 100 years ago

Geography - Africa comparison with England

Religious Education - Islam, Prayer at Home followed by Christianity, Easter. 

Music - Trafford Music services follow a fabulous scheme called 'Charanga.' 

French - Gulay (our French language assistant) delivers French each Friday. 

Science - Our topic for the spring term is Living Things and their Habitats. 

Jigsaw - Dreams and Goals