1. Dalby Class Newsletter
Airmyn Park Primary School,
Percy Drive, Airmyn, Goole, DN14 8NZ
Dalby Class Newsletter
Autumn Term 1 – September 2019
Dear Parents/Guardians,
A very warm welcome back to school, we hope everyone has had a fantastic summer break and we are looking forward to a new year of learning and experiences in school.
Dalby Forest Team
In Dalby Class, we are very lucky to have lots of adults that help us with our learning.
Class Teachers: Mrs Donald (Monday to Wednesday) and Mrs Grimbleby (Wednesday to Friday)
Teaching Assistants: Mr Trickett, Miss Gill
Curriculum
Learning opportunities this half term will include:-
Reading:
Poetry and Fiction Reading Comprehension tests
Writing and Grammar
Harvest Festival Poetry: haikus, syllables, adjectives, verbs
Non-fiction explanation texts: Non-fiction features: subheadings, titles, paragraphs about topic, Subordinate clauses, Prepositions,
Maths
Place value: number lines, rounding to the nearest 10/100/1000, negative numbers, number sequences,
Addition and Subtraction: formal written method of column addition and subtraction
Times tables are given plenty of attention in Dalby class. Quick recall of times tables up to 12x12 helps children access the Year 3/4 curriculum more easily. More practise can be sent home so please enquire.
Science:
Light- Notice that light is reflected from surfaces
- Find patterns that determine the size of shadows.
Topic
Early Man
What was life like for Early Man? What did they do, eat or wear? How did the development of tools and homes occur?
Reading
Reading aloud to an adult is still hugely valued in Key Stage 2. Children will continue to move through the reading scheme as in KS1 but as reading fluency improves, we direct focus on reading comprehension too. Children should read aloud to an adult regularly and it is helpful to your child’s progress to have a discussion afterwards about what they have read. Please sign and date in the green Home Reading record each time your child has read.
Spellings
Spellings are set and tested on a Thursday. Words tested will be underlined. All punctuation will be tested too. We hope to highlight the importance of sentence structure so please practise the whole sentence and discuss any unknown words with your child.
Dates to Note
Thurs 26th Sept Harvest festival
Friday 27th Sept Macmillan Coffee Morning
Sun 6th Oct Humber Bridge Sponsored walk
Wednesday 25th Sept Cave Day- (Dress up and activity day)
Mon 21st Oct Trip to Cresswell Craggs – more details to follow
Thurs 24th Oct– Last day of term
Fri 25th Oct – Teacher training day
P.E Days
PE will be on a Wednesday and Thursday. Please ensure your child has their P.E kit in school all week as occasionally these days need to change. All clothing should be labelled with their name.
Earrings should always be removed. If the child is unable to remove their own earrings, we ask that they don’t wear earrings on PE days. Tape/plasters need to be provided if their ears have been recently pierced.
Daily Mile
A change of trainers in a plastic bag should be in school all week as the field can be quite muddy.
Homework
Homework is set on Wednesdays currently and
is due in on Mondays. It will vary between Maths, English and Topic. It should offer the children extra practise of a skill previously taught in school. Stickers are given for completing homework and any extra effort is rewarded by more stickers. Please write in homework books about any issues or struggles.
If there are any questions please do not hesitate to ask,
Kind regards,
Mrs Donald and Mrs Grimbleby