Hello, my name is Mrs Sissons and I am the Puffin class teacher!
Our teaching assistants are Mrs McDowell, Mrs Gardiner and Mrs Bowhay.
This half term we plan to be exploring the following elements and subjects:
Science: States of Matter/Animals including humans-fit for success.
R.E.: How do festivals and family life show what matters to Jews?
P.E.: Swimming
Art & Design: Drawing Architecture: Home and Building Design, Antoni Gaudi
History: Local history study (mining)
Computing: Creating media: Video trailers/Computational Thinking
Music: Body and tuned percussion
PSHE (Jigsaw): Relationships
MFL: La Fruta (Fruits) & Las Verduras (The Vegetables)
Design Technology: Textiles (Wallet or purse)/Pop up cafe (food technology)
Geography: Geography of Cornwall
In English, we are looking at suspense/mystery narratives and letters.
In maths, we are looking at fractions and division.
At home, children can benefit greatly from the following activities to support their learning in school:
- learning multiplication tables and the corresponding division facts [each child has a multiplication/division table that they are focusing on]. Children have access to TTRS. Most days we plan for them to have a short 5 to 10 minute session on this in school. If they can mirror this at home, they will develop speedy and secure tables knowledge to help them confidently learn new maths topics.
- reading to and with an adult. Again we plan for the children to have a reading for pleasure daily session in school but the children need to also be reading at home as much as possible.
- practising spellings [weekly spellings to learn will be sent out each week]. Additionally, each child has a grid of list 1, 2 or 3 words (often referred to as challenge words) in the front of their spelling list book. Please note that sometimes these challenge words will be the weekly spellings set to learn. These challenge/list words need to be learnt, revisited and applied in writing throughout their time in Puffins.
If you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards,
Mrs Ann-Marie Sissons
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Week beginning: Tuesday 6th May
GALLERY pages now updated with the photographs of our recent trips!
SPORTS DAY: Proposed date is the afternoon of Thursday 5th June.
Thank you to everyone who has sent in old tops that can be used as clothes protection during messy activities. We still need five more for a class set!!!
PE is on a Monday and a Wednesday each week.
Auditions for parts in the KS2 Production are planned for Thursday 15th May. Children brought home information about this on Wednesday and it is attached below! If you have any questions about it please ask in the morning when you drop off or after school at collection.
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Monday |
NO PE school closed |
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Tuesday |
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Wednesday |
Pink homework books need to be returned to school. Swimming (3) Meet at pool at 8.45am. |
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Thursday |
VE Day celebrations - information sent out separately. Please see Mrs Matthews if you have not received it. PM: Mrs McDowell teaching Puffin Class.
We are inviting all children to come to school dressed in red, white and blue for the day. Throughout the day, children will take part in a range of activities to help them understand the significance of VE Day and reflect on the lives of those who experienced it. In the afternoon, we will be holding a traditional style street party on the playground. We would be very grateful if children could bring a small contribution of party food to share, as follows:
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Friday |
Library books need to be in school. PM: Geography field trip to the Moors - please ensure suitable walking shoes and suncream/sunhat etc.
Homework books sent home.
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Homework Set:
The pink book and Family Maths Scrapbook needs to be returned to school each Wednesday and it will come home each week on a Friday.
Other information Please feel free to send us an email if you have any questions or concerns: amsissons@pensilva.cornwall.sch.uk secretary@pensilva.cornwall.sch.uk |
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