Sycamores
Welcome to Sycamores we are a mix of year 4 & year 5 children. There are 2 adults in Sycamores Mrs Smalley the class teacher and Mrs Meaney the teacher assistant.
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English
In English we will be looking at a variety of genres including letter writing, narrative,non-fiction and poetry. We will also focus on writing simple sentences before moving on to writing compound sentences. We will focus on punctuation, finger spaces, editing our work where necessary and reading back to check it makes sense.We will continue working on reading and spelling common exception words.
Maths
In Maths we will be following the White Rose scheme of work starting with place value before moving on to addition and subtraction. We are aiming to improve our times table knowledge with regular practice and a login will go home for Times Tables Rockstars which is a great resource to help improve tables knowledge quickly.The children will also have a weekly session using Mathletics and will be given their details to be able to use their account at home if they wish.
Science
We will be learning all about keeping ourselves healthy during Science lessons. Including the importance of nutrition and exercise.
Geography
Geography study will be based on the topic of Manchester and how its changing. We will be studying local and OS maps to
Art
Our Art work will be linked to Manchester and we will explore sketching, colour and mixed media. We will learn about the techniques and work of Adolphe Valetta.
PE
In PE Sycamores will have a session on Tuesday afternoon working on teamwork and a cricket session on Wednesday afternoon. Both of these sessions will be run by an expert P.E coach.
We expect every child to read at home at least 4 times during the week. Children who achieve this will be rewarded with a weekly raffle ticket and will be entered into a prize draw at the end of term where there will be the opportunity to win a variety of prizes.