Author: Broadtown

Assembly Focuses

Our Christian Value this Term is: Honesty & Perseverance
Our Gem is: Ruby – Empathy & Diamond – Overcoming a problem
Our
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Reading

Your child can change their reading book any day of the week. Please listen to your child read their books regularly during the week and record this in their yellow reading record. Your child will need their reading books and records in school every day.

PSHE

Our topic is Dreams and Goals we will be looking at aspirations, how to achieve goals and understanding the emotions that go with this.

Key Dates

2nd January ~ TT day
3rd January~ First day back of new term
23rd January~ History week
10th February ~ Last day of Term 1
20th February~ Term 4 starts
13th March~ Science week
24th March– TT day
31st March ~ Last day of Term 4 2 :00pm finish

Contact

Broad Town C of E Primary School
Broad Town
Wiltshire
SN4 7RE

Phone: 01793-731395 Fax: 01793-731395 E-mail: admin@broadtown.wilts.sch.uk
www.broadtown.wilts.sch.uk

Terms 3 and 4
January 2023

Class 2 Newsletter

Mrs McEvoy
and
Mrs Dutnall

This term in Class 2
the children will be learning about:

Maths Our main focus this term will be reinforcing the children’s understanding of multiplication and division.
We will also be learning about length and perimeter
and begin the topic fractions. In Term 4 we will continue looking at fractions and then Year 3 pupils will work on mass and capacity whilst Year 4 will study decimals. Mental calculation strategies continue to be a priority. 99 Club tests and times tables tests will take place twice a week.
Literacy
Term 3 and 4 we will be investigating different ways to write using the books ‘’Escape from Pompeii ’ and ‘When the giant stirred ’. Each book will have a main focus and also support the children’s grammar and punctuation.
Topic
Term 3 will be history based topics. We will be learning about the Roman Empire and its impact on Britain. We will focus on Roman roads and towns,, Queen Boudicca ,Hadrian’s Wall and Roman villas.
In Term 4 we will be learning about aspects of physical geography focusing on volcanoes
ICT
Term 3 we will be looking at creating media desktop publishing. In Term 4 we will be learning about Data and information – branching data bases.

Science
The children will be studying Animals Including Humans . They will investigate the digestive system , types of teeth and food chains .
RE In Term 3 our focus will be a Christianity unit about the Gospels focusing on the question- What kind of world did Jesus want? In Term 4 the children will be studying Judaism with our key question -How important is it for people to do what God asks them to do?
PE
Pupils will work with the sports coach Steve on a Tuesday afternoon focussing on dodgeball in Term 3 and in Term 4 vortex & archery . Their class teacher will be teaching them netball and dance over the two terms.
Art and Technology In Term3, our focus will be on textiles/ collage , where we will be looking at mosaic s. In Term 4 we will making Earths!
Music
The children will be following the Charanga music programme. In Term 3 he work will be based around the song ‘ Stop’ whilst in Term 4 ‘Lean on me’

Other Learning

Homework

Homework will continue to be set fortnightly on a Friday and need to be returned by the following Friday.
Remember, if your child is struggling to complete their homework either because they are finding it extremely tricky or you have an unusually busy week then please let us know.

General Reminders

Pupils should ideally only need to bring a book-bag, coat, draw-string P.E kit bag and a lunch-box to school.
Please can Spelling Books be kept in school bags for use in school and at home.
Please check that all uniform, PE kit etc. is named, and that names are not faded .
PE - all children must have a PE kit in school at all times.
PE lessons will be outside so please send your child with warm clothes.
Playtime will be outside as far as possible and some learning will take place outside. Therefore children should have clothes appropriate for the weather conditions, including coats.
Thank you.