Lostock Gralam C of E Primary School
Skylarks WB 27.02.23
Date: 16th Feb 2023 @ 10:27pm
Hello everyone and welcome back to Skylarks weekly blog! ?
What a super week we have had, especially on Tuesday when we visited Tatton Old Hall. The children represented in school so beautifully and learnt so much about what life was like for the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.
I can’t believe we have reached the end of another half term already! I want to wish you all a fun-filled and restful week – hopefully the spring sunshine will make an appearance.
First week back (W.B. 27.02.23)
On Wednesday 1st March, we will celebrate Lostock’s World Book Day where we will spend the day exploring new books, poems and authors ? The children are invited to come to school in their own clothes, pyjamas or dressed as their favourite book character.
HOME- Our new whole school topic
After half term we will begin our new whole school topic- Home. This has been planned around the theme of the importance of our homes to us and the human conflicts and natural disasters that result in homelessness for others. We are hoping to use photographs of our children’s homes as part of our displays. If you would like to, please send or e-mail a photo/copy of your home into school after half term. Thank you.
In our English lessons after half term, we will be focusing on performance poetry. We will learn about the language devices which appear in poems such as similes and metaphors, as well as how to perform them in front of an audience.
In maths we will be moving on to look at dividing four digit numbers by 1 digit. We will also continue to consolidate our understanding of the four operations through daily 4 a day activities.
In Science, we will be learning about the reproduction of flowering plants. We will draw and label a scientific diagram, identifying the male and female reproductive organs and will complete a life cycle for a chosen plant.
In History and Geography, we will be using maps to locate where the Viking came from and we will think about the chronology of events, including the Viking raids and introduction of Danelaw.
In Art, we will begin to focus on the ‘Jelling Style’ of Viking artwork. We will spend time observing and analysing the techniques used before experimenting with these sketching techniques to create this style of artwork ourselves.
In Music, Skylarks will continue with their ukulele tuition.
In RE will be thinking about our new theme of ‘Forgiveness’.
Our PE day for the Spring Term will be a Wednesday so your child should come to school in their PE kit on this day. Please remember PE kits should either be school kits or plain black/blue.
Homework
There will be no homework or spellings set over half term. Please encourage your child to do some reading and times tables each day instead ?
The following websites are great for times tables practice:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Please remember that if you have any questions or queries, do not hesitate to get in contact ?
Miss Beattie x