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Parents evening will be held in the teachers’ classes this week on Tuesday and Thursday, after school.

For secondary school information and support, please check out the link at the bottom of the Howard Primary School home page.

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Maths – We shall be looking at multiplication and division over the next two weeks, using both written and mental strategies.

English – Over this half term, our lessons shall be based on our class reading book Goodnight Mister Tom and our topic The Second World War. This week, we shall be  writing our biographies based on Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill.

Science – Our topic this half term is Electricity. This week, we shall be looking at circuit symbols and identifying whether a circuit will work or not.

PSHE – We shall be learning about New Beginnings.

RE – Our RE lessons shall be taught by Mrs Forde. This half term’s unit is Buddhism.

PE –  This week’s Friday PE session shall be taught by Agata, who coaches our students with the Sports Partnership. Swimming will be on Tuesday as normal.

History – This week, we shall be looking at rationing this week.

Computing – We shall be continuing to look at online safety this half term.

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Year 6 trip to Kew Gardens – Friday 4th October

For secondary school information and support, please check out the link at the bottom of the Howard Primary School home page.

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Maths – We shall be looking at subtraction this week.

English – Over this half term, our lessons shall be based on our class reading book Goodnight Mister Tom and our topic The Second World War. This week, we shall be identifying the key features of a biography, boxing up a biography, editing and up levelling an existing biography, planning and beginning to write our biography based on Neville Chamberlain.

Science – Our topic this half term is Electricity. This week, we shall be looking at writing a method on how to light a bulb.

PSHE – We shall be learning about New Beginnings.

RE – Our RE lessons shall be taught by Mrs Forde. This half term’s unit is Buddhism.

PE –  PE will be held on Fridays, where we will be starting our unit on Basketball. Year 6 will be going swimming on Tuesdays.

History – This week, we shall be continuing to look at ‘evacuation during WW2’. We shall be writing a letter as an evacuee as well as learning why children were evacuated during the Second World War.

Computing – We shall be continuing to look at online safety this half term.