Mr Dunn

Autumn Timetable

English Spelling work- plurals, suffixes ‘Ed’ openers, ‘ing’ openers, simile openers Drop in clauses Legends Persuasion Comprehension skills – literal and inference

NUMERACY MNP- Maths no problem Arithmetic Tables

READING Independent reading Independent choice Encourage reading at home Guided reading

SPELLINGS Spellings are given out on a Friday and the test is the following week. Tests are out of 10 – usually. The sheets are for them to keep

Handwriting

RE The Bible Advent

LANGUAGES

HOMEWORK Given to children in each week. To be handed in on Wednesday. Usually linked to class work Extra research – Great Encourage use of ‘Maths no Problem’ methods.

How you can help at home Support them but encourage independence. Ask them to suggest how they can improve their learning. Understand that making mistakes is part of learning.

E-Safety

games consoles (Playstation, Wii, DS, Xbox) iPods e-readers How can children get online? PC laptops tablets (iPad etc) games consoles (Playstation, Wii, DS, Xbox) iPods e-readers smartphones smart TV/ blu-ray players

talking to people (Skype) sharing information What could they be doing online? playing games talking to people (Skype) sharing information searching for information sending messages social networking making friends purchasing goods/ apps/ services

accessing inappropriate websites Risks children face online cyber-bullying accessing inappropriate websites losing control over images and videos they post viruses hacking of files grooming fines for using photos/ images without permission slander or contempt of court for reposting tweets and posts

Tools to protect your children – Parental Control Every parental control package is different, but most provide services such as: Filtering – content to restrict access to particular sites Time limits – restrict the amount of time your child can be online, or set periods of time where your child can access certain sites Monitoring – where you are informed of certain sites that your child is attempting to gain access to.

Reporting – where you are provided with information about what sites your child has used.

Let them teach you The people who know best about what your children are up to online, are your children! Get them to tell you about the sites they’re using. Ask them questions such as: ◦Why do they like the site? ◦What can they do on it? ◦What’s so fun about it? ◦Who uses it at school? ◦Who you can talk to? ◦Who are their friends on it? This is a good way to develop a trusting relationship with your child about what they are up to online.

E-Safety (Messages) Your children may have their own mobile phone, email account or social network page, so it is important they know what to do when things go wrong. 1.Do not delete the message 2.Don’t show the message to other children 3.Go to an adult to tell them, not a friend 4.Do not respond to any messages