North Town Primary School

North Town Primary School A guide to the curriculum for Parents/Carers of children in Pippins Summer term 1 2017 We are fast approaching the last term of the academic year and the Pippins have had a brilliant summer term so far. This term we are trying to support your child to progress in all areas of their learning and guide them with any areas they are finding challenging.

Our aim is to move your child on in their reading and get them to their age related expectation by the end of the year. We have a very busy term ahead as your child gets ready for year 1. This term your child will receive a school report and get to meet the teacher they will be with in September. Each term the school will have an overarching theme/ area of learning for our topic.

This term the whole school topic is Arts, we are looking at music and art. We are going to be focusing on Textures, creating collages using soft, hard and rough materials. We will also look at water and how materials can change when put into water. Please feel free to Creative experiment at home and take lots of pictures to share with the whole class. Development We are going to be exploring with materials such as clay and paint. Using a mixture of tools to create changes to clay and how they can use these tools safely. Reading

To support your child to move to the next book band level it is important to read lots at Literacy home, practice blending and segmenting their phase 2 and phase 3 sounds. Being able to recognise tricky words and read them in their book is another skill they need to be learning at home to reinforce what we have done in the classroom.

Here is a list of the tricky words also known as irregular words. He She I Me We Was Be You They All Are My Her To The No Go Into Your child needs to be able to retell the story they have read and answer literal and inferential questions to be able to progress with their reading. We practice these skills in the classroom but the more they work at home the further they can progress.

Phonics We are recapping phase 3 sounds. Please keep practicing tricky words (words you cannot sound out), diagraphs (two letters that make one sound) and trigraphs three letters that make one sound).

We will be learning phase 4 tricky words and common words. It is important for your child to be able to spell these words to support them with achieving expectations for the academic year.

Bug Club This is a fantastic online resource where you can access additional reading books and activities to engage in with your child at home. Please use this site with your child and write a comment in your child’s reading record if they choose to read one of these books. When you receive a reading record your child’s log in details will be inside. This term we are recapping the learning your child needs more support with, we will look at number as well as shape, space and measure. We will look at halving and sharing, adding, subtracting sums, more and less, number bonds and 3D shapes.

Every child will be practicing number formations, please practice this at home. Mathematics We will be using the iPad this term and encouraging the children to use bug club and various online reading games and tools to support them with their reading. The Technology children have regular access to the interactive white board which we use daily for phonics and maths games. This is a fantastic resources to reinforce learning we do as a whole class.

We will be looking at things we need for the beach. We always use songs to help tie in with classwork too. Here are some entertaining songs about water and musical instruments Spanish We will use a song about the beach https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=W13Wl3FPHTU , and sea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5kMrNg4Blw .

This half term the focus in Physical Education sessions will be health and fitness. We will be working through the themes of ‘The Hairy Scary Woods’ and ‘Cats’. Physical The two main areas for our fundamental movement skills development will be static Development balance focusing on floor work and agility focusing on ball chasing.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development Every week we share our ‘Me and My World’ books please continue to put all the lovely things your child is doing with you at the weekend.

Communication and You can put in photos, drawings, tickets, objects, posters, cards or anything that Language Me and My World’ supports your child to talk about their experience or interest.

Routines

The children need a piece of fruit and a drink every day for school.

Check names on your child’s uniform, especially jumpers as this time of year is warm and they often take their jumpers off at lunchtime. It will make its way back to your child if it is all labeled.

Now the weather is warm, send your child to school with a hat to protect them from the sun. We are unable to apply sun lotion at school but it is worth applying this before they come to school. We encourage the children to go into the shade during times they are outside on hot, sunny days and drinking lots of water is encouraged throughout the school day. Article 12- You have the right to give your opinion, and doe adults to listen and take it seriously. Article 13- You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way unless it harms or offends other people. Children’s Rights Article 14- You have the right to choose your own religion and beliefs. Your parents should help you decide what is right and wrong, and what is best for you. Article Using tools and materials, create a picture or object using different textures. Feel free to use your child’s imagination to create whatever piece of art work they like. The children will then get a chance to share their homework and talk about the tools, material and textures they have used. Homework Homework due- Friday 30th June Summer 2 W/B 5th June Health week Monday 5th June – please bring your child to school in trainers – French Weir Activities Monday 5th June - Mufti day please bring in chocolate donations Tuesday 6th June - Sports Day (children wear their house colour T-shirt and come to school in PE kit) Thursday 8th June – school closed for Polling day Friday 9th June – Summer Fair

Dates for the Monday 3rd July – Mufti day please bring in £1 donations Diary Tuesday 4th July – Pippins open morning Thursday 6th July – School games day Friday 14th July School Disco Monday 17th July – Class swap morning (meeting new teacher) Tuesday 18th July – Prize giving

Wednesday 12th July 2.40pm Parent Share afternoon Thursday 20th July Year 6 leavers’ service at church Friday 21st July – Last day of school Now we have all photo permission forms back you can keep up to date with all our learning by following us on Twitter @NTPippins

We look forward to building a productive partnership with you and thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions please pop in to see us.

Many thanks Miss Amy Dymond and Miss Charlotte Clarke (Class Teachers) and Mrs Tracey Russell, Miss Steph Clifton, Mrs Paula McMahon and Mrs Ruth Emery (Teaching Assistants)