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Curriculum NewsletterSUMMER TERM 2008 Year Newsletters: EARLY
YEARS Mrs B Allen/Mrs C Ryan/Mrs L Conneely Mrs
C Rolfe, NNEB; Mrs A Tilston, NNEB; Mrs C Solanki, NVQ2; Mrs M Williamson,
NNEB Mr
Z Hanif/Mrs T Hoyle/Mrs A Tilston – Link Governors WATER, WATER We
start the second half of the Summer Term with a two week
block of Knowledge and Understanding using the story of “Noah’s
We
plan to host a ‘Teddy Bear’s Picnic’ with the children planning and
helping to organise the event. Each
child will need to bring their own ‘special guest’ (named please) to
take part. The children will
write the invitations to advise you of the exact date. We
would be grateful for contributions of : ·
Washing up bottles (Sqezy/Fairy etc), spray type bottles,
pieces of pipe, hoses, tubes, joints and guttering if you have any of
these items at home. Towards
the end of the half term the children will have opportunities to work with
Year 1 teachers and children to support a smooth transition to Year 1 in
the Autumn. Many
thanks for all parental help given this term. YEAR 1 Mrs L Healey Mrs
K Cooper, NVQ3; Mrs L Edwards, HLTA; Mrs D Harrison, NNEB; Mr
A Boynton/Mr M GROWING AND CHANGING In
Science we will be focusing on plant life and conditions necessary for
growth. We
will also be studying farm animals – how they grow and change, and how
they are cared for. Our school visit this year is to Mead Open Farm near
Leighton Buzzard on Wednesday 9th July, This will provide an additional
opportunity to enhance our learning. In
Literacy Hour we will be looking at non-fiction texts.
The children will focus on writing for different purposes including
Recounts. We will also be
looking at In
Numeracy Hour we will continue to build on the children’s mathematical
knowledge. In
response to summer activities out of doors, we will be discussing water
safety. We will talk about all
the places we might find water and how to keep ourselves safe. To
help us with Geography, please could you send in any photos, pictures or
postcards of places you have visited.
Don’t forget that you can take Barnaby Bear with you on your
travels! We
would like to thank those parents who have helped us during the year. YEAR 2
Ms S Hunt
Mrs D Megeary/Mrs S
Mrs R Farley-Hulse, NVQ3; Mrs C Miller, HLTA; Mr
J Dutton/Mr M Ockwell/Mr I Seward – Link Governors CREEPY CRAWLIES Our
curriculum focus for this half term is Science.
We will continue to look at plant growth and the environment and
extend this to include living things within our local environment and the
differences between them. Our
visit to the In
both Literacy and ICT we will be using non-fiction skills to locate
information in books, CD Roms and selected websites. We
will continue to work on mental calculation strategies and instant recall
of number facts in Maths. Word
problems will involve Measures and Time, and we will develop our work on
number operations including multiplication and division. There
will be some exciting activities this half term in preparation for our
transfer to We
would like to thank our parent helpers and hope to receive your continued
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