English
This term our learning in English lessons will centre around the book...
This term, we are excited to be exploring a wonderful alternative version of a traditional tale as our class novel. This story offers a fresh and imaginative twist on a familiar tale, giving the children lots of opportunities to talk about important themes such as kindness, bravery, and making good choices. We will also enjoy spotting similarities and differences between this story and other traditional tales we know and love. It’s a fantastic way to spark creativity, and we’re really looking forward to seeing how this inspires the children’s writing. We were so proud of the progress they made last term, and we can’t wait to see their confidence continue to grow.
We will begin by using the idea of an ‘alternative’ tale to plan and write our own versions of well-known traditional stories, encouraging the children to let their imaginations shine. After that, our science unit will provide a lovely opportunity to write clear and purposeful instructions, linking learning across subjects in a meaningful way.
We will also spend some time enjoying and exploring poetry, focusing on The Nut Tree by Julia Donaldson. The children will learn the poem together, have fun performing it, and explore its rhythm, rhyme, and playful language. We will think carefully about the images the poem creates and how words can be used to paint pictures in the reader’s mind. Using this as inspiration, the children will then create their own versions, experimenting with their ideas in a supportive and encouraging environment.
To round off the year, the children will write a non-chronological report, likely linked to our science topic on plants, where they will have the chance to showcase all the skills they have developed throughout the term.
Handwriting
Handwriting is really important for making us proud of our work and helping to remember spelling. Here is the handwriting policy in case you would like to do any practise at home.
