Base 4 ~ Seals
Hello and welcome to the Seals homepage!
Our class teacher is Mrs Thomas and the other members of our wonderful teaching team are Mrs Broomhall and Miss Ames
In Seals, independence and understanding go hand in hand – we embrace mistakes and really begin to learn from them as “the expert in anything was once a beginner”. The children are encouraged to find themselves, their creativity and their love for learning as they embark on their journey into key stage 2.
The aim of our page is to give you an insight into what we are learning about in class each theme along with suggestions of how you can support your child at home. You will be able to access information regarding; weekly homework, times tables, spellings and topics we are studying in class at the moment.
I hope you find this information useful, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask a member of the Seals team or email Mrs Thomas at [email protected]
Useful Information
Reading books and records must be bought into school each day. Reading Diaries are check on a Monday.
Children are expected to read at home – this can be with a more experienced reader that can support them when they need it. Any books or reading that they have done can be added to their reading record, not just the ones from school. 4 reads a week outside of school is the expectation.
Children have their username and password have been sent home in a letter to be able to access our online learning resources, please clink below to find the link:
Homework will be sent out on a Friday and needs to be returned by the following Wednesday.
Our PE sessions are on a Monday morning after break and a Friday first thing - for both days children are to come in PE kit with school uniform and shoes in their bags to get changed after the session.
Please ensure all clothing and shoes are labelled, as well as bottles and any other belongings the children have with them in school – this is a huge help when items are misplaced!
Value of the Season
The value for this season is honesty and we will be understanding what the word means and the importance this value holds in both the school and community. Children will be earning tokens and working towards becoming the Values Champion for the class and be awarded by Mrs Abdulla.
This Half Term
English
We are using the Puffing Keeper by Michael Morpurgo to write descriptions, a newspaper report and diary entry. For Grammar we are focusing on using commas in a list, conjunctions and compound sentences.
Next we will look at Seal Surfer by Michael Foreman.
Love 2 Read
Our new book is Puffin Keeper by Michael Morpurgo. We are focusing on building our fluency and pace and starting to think about what we know about the characters from the authors writing.
Maths
We are looking into Place Value to 1000, including number lines. Our next unit is addition and subtraction with the written method.
Science
Our unit this half term is Electricity. Our next unit is States of Matter.
History
We are learning about the Ancient until Christmas
Geography
We will start after Christmas we will be discovering more about the UK.
RE
We will be looking at spring celebration for Judaism (Hanukkah) and Christianity (Advent and Christmas). How they are celebrated and what they mean to a religious person.
PSHE - Jigsaw
Our focus is Being Me in My World, The World Around Us this half term.
Computing
We will be looking at creating Events and actions in programs.
French
We are learning simple conversations.
DT
We will be looking at Structures and Buildings after half term.
Art
We are discovering Storytelling through drawing focusing on the work of Laura Carlin and Shaun Tan.
PE
Mr Crump and his team are teaching hockey this half term.
Music
We are learning to sing and play in multiple parts through The Dragon song.
