A very warm welcome to the Loyal Lemurs!

We are taught by Miss Hatfield and supported by

Miss De Mooij

Our topic for Summer Term 2024 is Ancient Civilisations

In the Ancient Civilisations project, the children will learn about three of the earliest civilisations in the world; ancient Sumer, ancient Egypt and the Indus Valley civilisation. They will study the ancient Sumerian and ancient Egyptian civilisation in detail, to discover how crucial factors like water sources and farming helped them to develop and thrive. They will find out about important inventions and the growth of cities. The chidlren will also study the lives of different people in society, including the roles of kings and pharaohs. The children will reflect on their learning by identifying the similarities and differences between the two civilisations, before studying the Indus Valley civilisation independently. They will explore sources of evidence about the location of the Indus Valley, cities and trade, and note the reasons why historians know less about the Indus Valley than other ancient civilisations. They will then compare all three civilisations, before learning about the causes and consequences of each civilisation’s decline. The children will also consider whether or not these civilisations left a lasting legacy.

I am Warrior Wow Day

Save the Date!

• Tuesday 16th April - First day back of the new term and our Ancient Civilisations wow day. 
• Friday 19th April - Enrichment begins.
• Wednesday 24th April to Friday 26th April - Our residential to PGL Caythorpe. 
• Monday 6th May - May Day Bank Holiday.
• Friday 24th May - Last day of term. 

There will be no homework this week due to being on the class residential trip to PGL Caythorpe. 

Homework week beginning 29.4.2024

• Our times tables test on a Friday will now be mixed times tables. 
• The children will bring home a new 60 second read on Tuesday 30th April and they will need to bring it back on Tuesday 7th May. 
• The children will bring home a new set of spellings on Tuesday 30th April to learn for their next spelling test on Tuesday 7th May.  
• Please log into TTRockstars. The children have their log in details in their homework diaries. As we are now focussing on mixed times tables, please log in and select Soundcheck to play, as this will test the children on all the times tables. The children should be aiming to do this 4 times per week. I will be looking weekly to check how many times the children are practising. 

Spellings to learn for 22.4.2024

             Superstars                                  Amazing Aces

                                  basic                                                          happy   

                        basically                                                     happily

                        frantic                                                        angry

                        frantically                                                  angrily

                        dramatic                                                     gentle

                       dramatically                                                 gently

                       historic                                                        simple

                       historically                                                  simply

                      optimistic                                                     second

                      optimistically                                                secondly

Class Routines

Monday - P.E. and spelling test.

               Reading books changed.

               Homework handed in.

Tuesday - New spellings introduced and bought home to learn.

                New homework allocated.

Friday -    Reading books changed.   

                Times tables test and Enrichment. 

Please make sure your child brings their home/school diary to school everyday, and their homework folders to school on Mondays and Tuesdays. 

Homework

Reading Homework (weekly)

• Children are expected to read at least 5 times per week
• Parents/carers will need to sign/comment in the reading diary
• Children are expected to complete a 60 Second Reads comprehension sheet

Spelling Homework (weekly)

• Linked directly to spellings covered in class
• 10 new spellings each week
• These will be copied into children’s diaries and on the class webpage
• Spellings are taken from the National Curriculum
• Each week, children will complete a spelling test on a Monday

Maths Homework (weekly)

• Spend a minimum of 10 minutes per week on Sound Check on TTRockStars
• Practice regularly through the week for our weekly times tables test on a Friday.
• Children will write in their diary which times table they are required to learn.

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