What we do in the Swifts.........

In the Swifts, the children are involved in a range of different learning experiences. Often the class topic is linked with our English focus. During many of the lessons, the children are practicing reading and writing. Please work with your children at home to practice their reading and writing.

English

In English we will be reading the story 'Little Red Riding Hood'. We will look at how it connects to known traditional tales. We are going to focus on understanding the events that happen in the story and why they happen. We will use ideas from the stories to help us write a series of different sentences. We will be working on using a range of punctuation, lots of adjectives to add description and conjunctions to further extend our sentences.

Maths

This term the Swifts will be investigating numbers by looking at their place value. We will think about numbers which are bigger and smaller and we will learn how to partition numbers into tens and ones.  We will later look at simple calculations using addition and subtraction.  We will be learning to record the calculations by writing a number sentence.  We will learn the strategy of counting on. 

Science

In Science this half term, the children will be learning about Animals, including Humans. They will explore how humans and animals have basic needs for survival, such as food, water, and air, and learn about the importance of exercise, nutrition, and hygiene for keeping healthy. 

Schools in the Past

For our topic we are going to go back in time and explore what school was like in the past. We will later compare that to the present day. We will also explore the different features with classrooms from the past and present and identify why they are different. 

Children must come into school wearing their PE kit on the days that they have PE. Children in Swifts Class will have PE on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Homework

• Reading everyday!

• Spelling homework is given out on Monday. Please complete and return the following Monday. Please practice spellings over the week, ready for a test on Friday.

• English and Maths Homework is given out on Fridays. Please complete and return the following Friday.

Thank you for supporting your child. 

Thank you for your on-going support.

 If you have any questions or queries, please email the school office schooloffice@livingstone.bedssch.co.uk