Dear Parents,
Welcome back, we hope you have had a lovely break! This half term, our topic is
‘Superheroes’. At the heart of this
project children will write narrative and fantasy stories using a comic and
storyboard format. During this topic the children will learn:
·
To use ICT to find and present information
including film and animation;
·
To understand the features used by authors
and cartoonists in comics and film to describe superheroes;
·
To identify healthy eating habits;
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To read comic strips and dialogue fluently;
·
To design a comic strip and use it to tell a
story;
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To identify acceptable behaviour and give
reasons for choices;
·
To identify real life superheroes and
describe their lives.
During literacy lessons we will also be covering:
Spelling patterns
·
igh (
high, night, bright)
·
y
(my, by, why, sky, fly)
·
ow
(own, low, snow, throw)
·
ew (few, new, chew, news)
·
ou (our, loud, round, house)
Grammar
·
verbs
·
adverbs
·
adjectives
·
speech marks
·
words to replace said
During Maths lessons we will be covering:
·
time (o’clock)
·
naming and describing common 3D shapes
·
pairs of numbers that make 5,6,7,8 and 9
·
adding 1 digit number to a 2 digit number
·
counting and adding multiples of 10
·
counting back to subtract
For further advice or guidance on how to support your
child’s learning at home please speak to any member of staff. Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Vaughan & Mrs
Bishop
