Welcome to Beautiful Butterflies.

 

A big welcome back to the Beautiful Butterflies. I hope everyone has had a lovely summer. I am looking forward to a busy and exciting year with lots to learn and lots to do. This page will share important information each term. 

 

Class teacher: Mrs McClymont
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Ruff 

Mr Betts will also teach when Mrs McClymont is out of class. 

 

Dates for the diary:

Wednesday 9th September at 3:45pm and 5pm - Meet the teacher

Friday 2nd October - Grandparents Morning (time to be confirmed) 

Wednesday 21st October - Enrichment day

School trip... to be confirmed next week

Wednesday 28th April to Friday 30th April - Year 3/4 Residential to PGL Caythorpe

 

Timetable:

Tuesday: P.E.

Friday: Homework due and Times table test

 

What to bring:

- Water bottle

-Reading book and diary

- A coat

 

Homework: 

All homework is due on a Friday. More information will be shared to at Meet the Teacher meeting. 

Maths:

• White Rose Maths Homework Journal
• Times table Rockstars (online)

Reading:

• 5 reads per week (sign Reading Diary)
• KS2 one chapter/10 minutes (as a guide)

Spelling Homework:

• Morphs App (more information to follow soon)
  

Maths Topics this term:

Place Value

Additional and Subtraction

We will focus on times tables all year too. 

 

This term's texts:

King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table by Marcia Williams (Comic Strip)

The Vikingg Voyagers by Jake Tite (Non-fiction)

1066 and Before That by Brian Moss (Poetry)
 

Topics this year:

Autumn term: Invasion

In the Invasion project, your child will explore the effects of the Roman withdrawal and the chronology and geography of subsequent invasions. They will study the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in detail, examining their reasons for invading, their settlements and their everyday life. Your child will also look at monasteries and the Anglo-Saxon legacy. They will consider how we know about life in this period and investigate the Sutton Hoo ship burial. They will learn about Athelstan, an Anglo-Saxon king, and what happened after his death, before ending the project by learning about the Norman invasion of 1066

Spring term: Misty Mountain, Winding River

In the Misty Mountain, Winding River project, your child will learn about the characteristics and physical processes of rivers, including how they shape the landscape over time, their significance around the world and the impact of flooding. They will learn how to use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and a key to locate and plot geographical places and features on a map, as well as how contour lines are used to show the topography of an area. They will have the opportunity to learn about the stages of the water cycle and about mountains and their different formations, studying mountain ranges in the United Kingdom and around the world. They will also learn about habitats and how human and natural influences can have an impact on the environment.

Summer term: Ancient Civilisations 

In the Ancient Civilisations project, your child 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. They 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. The children will then compare all three civilisations, before learning about the causes and consequences of each civilisation’s decline. They will also consider whether or not these civilisations left a lasting legacy.

 

If you need to speak to me, please do not hesitate. Please speak to me at drop off or pick up, call the school office or email me at [email protected]