Week ending 13th November 2026

Good afternoon everyone.  I hope you are all well.

In literacy this week, we have been continuing our learning on suffixes, spelling words ending in ‘ate’ and ‘ion’.  The children have also been writing their own opening to our text of Where the Forest meets the Sea.

In numeracy, both year groups have been concentrating on multiplication and the corresponding division facts.  Multiplication is used in so much of the children’s numeracy learning, it really is a skill for life.

In science, we are beginning to learn about classification and how we can sort animals scientifically using different characteristics.

In Art, our learning is based around Michelle Reader. She reuses waste materials to create unique figurative sculptures. She reuses household and industrial waste in her work, combined with found objects from charity shops and scrapyards. She hopes that her artwork might make other people think about the environment, and encourage them to recycle more and waste less.

As part of our topic of Land, Sea and Sky, Maple Class will be reusing items to create a piece of art under ‘Sea’ using everyday household items.  Please speak to your child about what recyclable materials they will need to make their designs.

Finally, please ensure that your child has a coat is school as it is now decidedly cooler.

Have a great weekend!

Miss Churchill