Teachers: Mrs Kennett
PPA Teacher: Mr Hayes
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Crebbin

This page is dedicated to all the exciting things we will be doing in class this year.

Welcome to Term 6 and I hope that you all had an enjoyable half term holiday!

 Our topic question this term will be ‘Where does a river start?’  The children will be learning about river features and how they are formed, as well as the location of world rivers.  We will also be discussing the advantageous and disadvantageous way that rivers are used.

 This ties into our PSHE learning beautifully this term on how to assess risk and keep oneself safe when out and about during holiday and leisure time.

 Our supporting class texts will be a selection of non-fiction river texts, which alongside our poem ‘The River’ by Valerie Bloom, will boost geography learning, shared reading, class discussion, SPaG practice and reading comprehension.

 We will also be using stunning graphics from the game ‘Myst’ to inspire the children’s imaginations, creative writing and storytelling.

 Science learning will be a detailed look at living things and their habitats.  We will be learning about Carl Linnaeus’ classification system and using different characteristics to sort and classify plants and animals.

 During DT, we will investigate the purpose and location of dams and bridges before the children design their own and test whether their prototypes are fit for purpose.

 Mathematical learning this term will be shape, statistics, position and direction.  These maths topics allow us to partake in outdoor learning activities, especially as the warmer weather approaches.

 We also have the fantastic diversity week, sports week and sports day to look forward to this term and Mr Hayes will continue to cover class teaching on Thursday mornings.  PE days will stay the same, being Tuesday and Thursday.  Please ensure that your child has their PE kit in school on these days.

 As always, please come and see me if you have any worries or concerns or if you just want to pop in and say hello!

All the best,

 Mrs Kennett.

Hawks Teacher.