This week at Gray's Farm - W/B 13th July

Week beginning: 13th July

Nursery

This week in Nursery, we are continuing to focus on the transition from Nursery to Reception. We will be talking about what makes a good friend and how we can help one another, which fits perfectly as we also welcome some new children into the nursery. Additionally, the children will be practicing their singing and fine/gross motor skills, getting everything ready for parents and carers to watch next week!  

Reception

In Reception Class this week, we will be continuing our learning about knights and castles. 

The children will explore castles, what the different parts of the castle are called, what they were made of, why they built where they were, who lived at the castles and do we have castles now?

In maths we will be learning about exploration of patterns within numbers, this will include, practising counting forwards and backwards from any number, exploring different ways of making ten and recognising and extending a pattern.

Please ensure you continue to practise letter and number formation with your child to ensure that they have a great start in Year 1.

Year 1

This week in English, we will be writing main clauses, describing how incredible we are based on the story of 'Incredible you'.  In Maths, we are adding coins and finding different ways to find amounts.  PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.  Can all phonics books please be returned before the end of term - thank you.

Thank you for your continued support.

Year 2

Next week we'll be learning about Statistics and Pictograms in Maths, even making our own one!

In English we will be learning about the suffixes er and est and learning the difference between there, their and the they're.

Please read with your child every evening and sign their reading record. Please also encourage your child to log into TTRS to practice their times tables.

Trip to Eltham Palace is on Wednesday 15th July 

Year 3

In Maths, we are going to look at the importance of number bonds and how they can help us in our everyday life, not just in Maths.

In English, we are going to write a narrative using all the skills that we have learnt this year.

On Monday, 13th July, it is Open Afternoon from 2pm and parents/carers are welcome to see the children's books.

Year 4

In English this week, year 4 are going to be reflecting on their year in year 4 and writing letters of advice to the new year 4 children on what to expect in year 4. We will be beginning to look at modal verbs as preparation for year 5 learning. In maths, Miss Wigfield's group will be learning everything decimals, looking at different fractions and their decimal equivalents, and building confidence using decimals within addition and subtraction calculations. 

Year 5

This week in Year 5, we will be travelling back in time - writing a recount of our day as a Victorian child in the Ragged School. Our English focus for writing is the past tense,  chronological order and including interesting details within our clauses. In maths, we are continuing to fine tune our mental maths strategies and our use of formal written methods using all four calculations. 

Year 6

This week is another busy week in year six. We will be busily learning our songs for our leaver's assembly on Wednesday 22nd July. In English, we will be writing letters to the new year fives and giving them our advice on how to survive year six. We will be focusing on our use of informal language and subordinating conjunctions. In other year six news, weather permitting, we will be taking part in some more of the activities planned by the year six team.