Our class is called Emperors.  We are taught by Mrs Watkins and supported by Mrs Jeffries.

PE Days

Emperors will have PE on a Monday and a Friday. Children will need to wear their PE kit to school on these days and will remain in them all day. They will not need uniform to change into.  Please ensure your child has the correct PE kit so they can participate successfully. 

Library Slot

Your child will get an opportunity to visit the school library on Friday afternoon. They will have the chance to borrow a book that they can share with you and read for pleasure. These books will go home and returned by our next library slot. 

Home Learning

Each week the children will be given a maths and English home learning task and some high frequency words to learn. Home learning books will be handed out every Friday and should be returned the following Wednesday. Please note, home learning should not take more than 30 minutes. If your child is struggling with this, please make a note for us in their home learning book. 

Give Me Ten - Children are expected to read for at least ten minutes every day and should record this in their reading record. Children should bring their reading record to school every day. We hope to see lots of children becoming Reading Champions this year! 

Maths Magicians - There are a number of key mathematical facts that children should know and remember. These are, of course, taught in school but it is essential that children practise them at home too. You can find out which facts your child is currently working on by checking their maths record book. This is also where you should record their daily practice. Children's maths record books should be brought to school every day. Children will be quizzed on their maths facts every Friday. As they progress through the different stages of facts, children have the opportunity to earn rewards and work towards becoming Maths Magicians!

Handwriting - Using www.letterjoin.co.uk, your child can practise their handwriting at home. There are desktop and tablet login details that can be found by clicking on the writing star at the top of the page.

Autumn 2 update

We have had such a busy half term in Emperors! The children have all worked so hard and we are very proud of each and every one of them.

In English, we studied the wonderful book ‘Last Stop on Market Street’ by Matt de la Pena. Using expanded noun phrases and exciting verbs, we wrote a description of our own journeys around the school, describing everything we saw and heard. Through the book ‘Dragon Post’ by Emma Yarlett, we learnt about different forms of communication, such as postcards, e-mails, text messages and formal and informal letters. We practised writing our own letters, taking care to set them out correctly and to use appropriate language.

In maths, we have been focusing on addition and subtraction, adding and subtracting one and two digit numbers. We have also been recapping our understanding of part/whole models and practising making bar models to represent maths calculations. We have learnt about the term ‘inverse’ and been practising writing different addition and subtraction calculations for a range of bar and part/ whole models.

In science, we have been learning about materials. We have considered the properties of different materials and explored the reason why some materials are used to make certain objects. We have also investigated which materials would be most suitable for the three little pigs’ houses, testing lego bricks, spaghetti and marshmallows and cardboard.

In geography, our enquiry question, ‘Why don’t penguins fly?’ has led us to explore the features of Antarctica and how penguins are adapted to living there. We have compared Antarctica and the Sahara Desert as well as looking at the similarities and differences between Antarctica and the Arctic.

In RE, we have been exploring the question ‘Why do Christians believe God gave Jesus to the world?’ We have been learning about Bible stories in which Jesus has shown kindness to others as well as learning about advent and the Christmas story.

In PSHE, we have been investigating stereotypes and assumptions in our unit of work, ‘Celebrating Differences’ We discovered that both boys and girls in our class enjoy a range of sports and other hobbies and concluded that we should not make assumptions about people based on their gender or how they look.

In computing this half term, we have been learning about digital photography. We have been considering what makes a good photo and how to take a good photo. We have also recapped important rules about asking consent before taking or using a photograph of someone.

We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and hope that you have a wonderfully relaxing holiday. We trust you will return to school refreshed and ready to learn!

Autumn 1 update

What a busy half term we have had in Emperors! The children have all worked so hard and we are very proud of each and every one of them.

In English, we started the year with a piece of writing about the children’s hopes and dreams for the year ahead. We then wrote some amazing stories based on the book, ‘The Frog and the Stranger’ by Max Velthuijs. We really enjoyed the text ‘How to Make Friends with a Ghost’ by Rebecca Green and wrote our own instructions on how to be a good friend to others. Over the last two weeks, we have been enjoying poems, such as ‘Sugarcake Bubble’ by Grace Nichols and ‘Cats’ by Eleanor Farjeon from ‘The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems’. We also wrote our own autumn poems, using some fantastic expanded noun phrases.

In maths, we have been working on place value, representing, ordering and comparing numbers to one hundred and addition and subtraction. We have enjoyed using concrete resources, such as base ten, place value cards and coins to represent different two digit numbers. We have been challenging ourselves by finding the position of different numbers on number lines with varied start and end points.  

In science this term, we are learning about living things and their habitats. We have been sorting different living things, recapping what all living things need to survive and studying different kinds of habitats and how animals are adapted to them. We really enjoyed our minibeast hunt in our forest area at school!

In history this term, we have been finding out about different history makers such as Guy Fawkes, Marie Curie, Malala Yousafzai and Emmeline Pankhurst. We discussed what it takes to be a history maker and attempted to compare and contrast the actions of these significant individuals. During black history month, we have also been discussing the achievements of different individuals, such as Rosa Parkes, Martin Luther King and Harriet Tubman.

In RE lessons this term we learnt about Humanism and explored humanist beliefs and symbols. We discussed how we can treat other people and our world with care and respect.

In PSHE this half term, we have been exploring class rules, discussing making positive choices and thinking about how our behaviour can impact on other people. We concluded that we all need to follow certain rules and behave in a kind and positive way so that our whole class can feel safe, happy and able to learn effectively.

In computing this term, we have been learning about technology around us and how it can help us both in school and in the wider world. We have also considered how to use technology responsibly.

We hope you have a relaxing half term and return to school on Monday 3^rd November refreshed and ready to learn!