Lostock Gralam C of E Primary School
Skylarks WB 18.04.22
Date: 31st Mar 2022 @ 8:03am
Hello everyone and welcome back to Skylarks weekly blog ?
What a fantastic Spring term we have had in Skylarks Class. I am so proud of the hard work and dedication that the children have shown. We have loved learning about the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, exploring the life cycles of various animals and plants, and learning all about the ISS and Chris Hadfield in our English lessons. I can’t wait to see where our learning takes us in the Summer term.
After Half Term (W.B. 18.04.22)
School will return as normal on Tuesday 19th April 2022. Please remind your child to bring in their instrument on this day for our music lesson.
There will be a Cake Sale after school on Wednesday 20th April – KS2 classes to bring in cakes please.
In English, we will be recapping the key events in our book ‘The Darkest Dark’ by Chris Hadfield. We will then spend the week planning, writing and editing our final piece; a formal biography about Chris Hadfield.
In Shared Reading, we will finish reading our text ‘Exploring Space’. Our focus will continue to be on identifying how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning.
In maths, we will continue our learning on fractions. We will be focusing specifically on adding and subtraction fractions with different denominators. We will also consolidate our understanding of the four operations through daily 4-A-Day activities.
During our history and geography day, we will continue with our whole school ‘Global Neighbours’ project where Skylarks Class will explore Global Goal number 11 ‘Sustainable Cities and Communities’. During the first week back, we will be exploring the questions ‘What are natural resources?’, ‘Why are they running out?’ and ‘How can we be more sustainable?’
In Science, we recap how flowering plants reproduce through sexual reproduction before moving on to learn about asexual reproduction in plants. We will explore how plants can reproduce using runners, tubers, bulbs and cuttings
Our PE day this term is on Friday so your child should come to school in their PE kit on this day. Please remember PE kits should either be school kits or plain black/blue.
Homework
There will be no maths homework or spellings to learn over the Easter holidays. We will set new spellings and homework during the first week back, ready to be handed in WB 25.04.22.
Please do encourage your child to do a little bit of reading each day over the holidays. A magazine, newspaper or even a menu is a great way to encourage this.
The following websites are also great for times tables practice:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Have a wonderful half term everyone – Let’s keep our fingers crossed for some sunshine!
Please remember that if you have any questions or queries, do not hesitate to get in contact ?
Miss Beattie x