Week Beginning 23rd April, 2018
Welcome back from your half term break. This is our final Summer term!!!
On Tuesday Howard Primary School is celebrating its 120 years anniversary!
All the children have received the ‘Nite owl’ photographs. If you wish to order a photograph/photographs, please complete the order form with the correct payment and return it back to the office.
Congratulations to our Mathletic Winners…
Gold Award
Lambeth Class :
Vauxhall Class : Abigail Do.
Silver Award
Lambeth Class: Zuzanna,Vera, Tanush, Zofia, Alvin
Bronze Award
Lambeth Class: Patrick, Tanush x 2,Martin, Shaira, Zofia x 2,Alvin x2, Zuzanna x2,Suden x3, Angelo, Francis x2, Hugh.
Vauxhall Class : Kushal, Krum, Jacob,Abigailx 2, Ayanna, Taliyah, Yashal
Super Mathlete
Lambeth Class : Suden – 4370 Points
Vauxhal Class : Ayanna – 4130 Points
Our topic for this term is called ‘Let It Grow’ linked to our science curriculum about plants.
Thank you very much for taking care of the bean plants and bringing them back after the Easter Break. Most of the plants look healthy. This week we will use the plant as part of our Maths learning and measure it accurately using centimetres and metres.
English
In English,our text is ‘Jasper’s Beanstalk’ and we will be sequencing the key events, orally retelling and writing the story. Then we will be looking at ‘instructions’ -What is an instruction?, learn about ‘bossy words’, listen to, read and write some simple instructions.
Maths
In Maths we will be looking at measuring lengths- long, short, tall short, long, longer, longest, short, shorter, shortest, tall, taller, tallest……Measuring our bean plants, look at some reasoning and problem solving tasks.
Science
We will continue our learning about different plant and tree parts as well as naming and identifying flowering plants and trees in the local area.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3wpsbk
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/
Art
In Art we will be exploring making different shades of grey as well as identifying primary and secondary colours.
P.E
Children will continue developing their gym skills using their travelling in different ways and shapes to create sequences.
PSHE
Our topic is called ‘Good to be Me’. We will be thinking about their talents and what talents/skills they have that children are proud about.
Music
We will continue to sing using our voices creatively and learn about rhythm and tempo.
R.E.
We will be continuing our learning about different religions focusing on basic principles of Hinduism.
Home work
Homework is sent home every Friday and this week should be promptly returned on Wednesday please. Homework is also set weekly related to the concepts children are learning. Children can earn bronze, silver and gold certificates as they earn the points. Please check the back of your reading record for your child’s username and password.