This week we are continuing with our story: Hansel & Gretel.

We will be thinking more in depth about the story answering key questions about the character’s feelings and motivations. We will be writing the story in our own words using story language and adding amazing adjectives to make them creative and interesting.

By the end of the week we will be thinking about the structure of letters, in particular, apology letters as we will be writing letters from Hansel & Gretel after the half term.

SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)

There will also be a strong focus on expanded noun phrases to help with our story writing.

Reading

We are continuing our class read Fantastic Mr Fox. The class are really enjoying it so far!

We will also be using pictures to work on key reading skills using the ERIC scheme.

Maths

This week we focusing on learning strategies for addition and subtraction.

Each day we will be using either number lines or place value charts to add & subtract ones from 2-digit numbers. Our main strategy will be bridging 10 to do so.

Geography

This week we will be learning about a locality different from Croydon. Our focus will be on Darwin, Australia as this is where Amy Johnson landed on her flight to Australia.

Science

We will be looking at materials and their properties this half term.

Important information

Teacher – Parent appointments will be taking place on Wednesday.

Monday 29th October is an INSET day. The school will be closed for the children.

We have come to the end of our work on Leon and the Place Between and are really impressed with the standard of writing the children have produced.

Next, we will be moving onto a ‘beating the monster’ story. This unit will be based on Hansel and Gretel and we will be using the video below as a stimulus for our writing.

Please check back here tomorrow to see some exciting photos of our first related activity…!

SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)

We are focusing on contraction spellings this week.

We will also be focusing on using adjectives to create expanded noun phrases as part of our work on character descriptions.

Reading

We are still enjoying reading Fantastic Mr Fox as a class.

Maths

This week we are starting a new unit on addition & subtraction. There will be a big focus on number bonds:

• number bonds for 10
• number bonds for numbers up to 20
• number bonds of 20

We will be learning about fact families e.g. how numbers are related. If I know that 3+17=20 then I also know 17+3=20, 20-17=3 and 20-3=17. We will be using bar models to understand this concept.

There is also a big focus on using inverse relationships to check calculations.

Topic

We will be doing some work on ‘The Circus’ to fit in with our key text.

History

We are going to learn about Amy Johnson, a local historical figure.

Science

We will be looking at materials and their properties this half term.

P.E

Monday afternoon- ball skills.

(Slot to be confirmed) – Real PE.