The Grange Primary School

Learning Assistants

Mrs K Sutton, Mrs H Cherry, Mrs C Davey.

Topics

This year, our planned topics are:

Transition and Autumn Term 1

Earth and Space

In Maths we will be focusing on place value, addition and subtraction, statistics and times tables.

In English, our focus is non-chronological reports, relative clauses, punctuation for parenthesis and modal verbs. Our class book is George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking with Christophe Galfard.

Our PE day is Wednesday. Please send your child to school in their PE kit on this day.

Autumn Term 2

Changing Materials

In Maths we will be focusing on multiplication and division, perimeter and area and times tables.

In English, our focus is instructional texts, punctuation for parenthesis and commas to clarify meaning. Our class book is The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton.

To support your child with becoming familiar with instructional texts, please read a range of instructions with them, such as:

• Rules of a game
• Recipes
• Instructions for making something

Spring Term

The Great, The Bold and The Brave.

In Maths we will be focusing on multiplication and division, fractions, decimals and percentages and times tables.

In English, our focus is narrative (defeating the enemy), poetry (The Jabberwocky)and expanded noun phrases. Our class story is An Anthology of Greek Myths.

To support your child with becoming familiar with mythology, please read a range of myths with them, such as:

• Theseus and the Minotaur
• The Labours of Heracles
• Perseus and Medusa
• The Percy Jackson series
• Odysseus and the Cyclops

To support your child in becoming familiar with ‘Defeating the Enemy’ stories, please read with or encourage your child to read books such as:

• Greek Myths
• The Harry Potter series
• The Hobbit
• The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Summer Term

What a Wonderful World

In Maths, we will be focusing on properties of shapes, position and direction, converting units and times tables.

In English, our focuses are recounts (newspaper report) and narrative (happily ever after), expanded noun phrases and relative clauses. Our class story focus is How to Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear.

To support your child in becoming familiar with ‘Happily Ever After’ stories, please read with or encourage your child to read books such as:

• Cinderella
• Hansel and Gretel
• Beauty and The Beast
• Jack and The Beanstalk
• Sleeping Beauty
• Little Red Riding Hood

Parents – how to support your child from home

• reading five times a week with your child and record this in their Home/School Links book;
• looking out for stories in the news or in papers that are linked to their class topic;
• encouraging them to complete their homework each week- English, Maths, Spelling and TT Rockstars;
• practising times tables;
• discussing the world around you to improve vocabulary;
• sending them in their P.E. kits on the correct day;
• ensure their Home/School Links book is in school every day.