Welcome back and, for those of you with children in Year 1, welcome to Years 1, 2 and 3.
I hope that you’ve all had a wonderful, relaxing break and that the children are excited about the term ahead. The teachers have been busy planning and preparing classrooms for what is shaping up to be a fantastic Autumn term. You will soon be receiving an Information Letter, and Knowledge Organisers all of which will also be available using the links below.
Year 1/2 will be focussing on the History and Geography of the Cambridge this term. They will be finding out how and why this landscape has changed over time and discussing the use of the land now. Their Science work will look at materials and their properties. In Music, they will study ‘The Carnival of the Animals and their artist this term will be Gustav Klimt.
Both Year groups will work together for Maths and English for the first two weeks before moving into Year groups for the rest of the term. Their initial maths work will be around place value and the number system and they will then move on to work with addition and subtraction. We are just in the process of developing a new English curriculum. Year 1 will be writing lists, labels and captions and Year 2 Traditional Tales
Year 3 will spend the year exploring pre-Norman Britain and will begin by finding out about the Iron, Stone and Bronze Ages, focussing on how life changed through these periods. In Geography they will be studying mountains including their location and formation. Their science work will look at the Human Body, specifically focussing on digestion and how our body gets the nutrients it needs to survive. In Music, they will study Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ and their art work will focus on the work of Fridha Kahlo.
As with Year 1/2, they will spend the first term increasing their understanding of place value and the number system before beginning calculating with more complex numbers. Their first English unit will focus on Free Verse poetry.
We are always happy to welcome parents into classrooms at the end of the school day to have a look at books.
A couple of requests/ reminders for the start of term:
- Please make sure your child’s clothing is named- we accumulated a large amount of lost property last year.
- Parents will not be able to enter the school building before the whistle has blown in the morning. Children are able to hang their bags up on their pegs at the start of the day with their teachers.
- We ask that you leave the school site as soon as the whistle has blown. The children cope much better when entering the building by themselves.
- CPS is a mobile phone free site. Please do not use your phones on the playground!
- Please be reminded that the toilets are for the use of the children only. Should you need to use the toilet, or have a younger child who needs accompanying to the toilet, please use the toilets at the front of the school.
I am looking forward to working with you and your children this year. You will have an opportunity to speak to your child’s teacher formally at Parent Consultations in October, but in the meantime, teachers are always available at the end of the day for small problems and questions. Please don’t hesitate to contact me through the School Office or speak to me on the gate if you have any questions which cannot be answered by your child’s teacher.
Wednesday 3rd September: Start of term
Wednesday 10th September 3:10pm: KS1 Information Briefing
Thursday 11th September 2:30pm: KS1 Poetry Recital
Friday 19th September: Jeans for Genes Day
Wednesday 24th September 6pm: KS1 Phonics Briefing
Friday 3rd October: House Day
Wednesday 15th October 3:10pm: Maths Parents Workshops
Tuesday 21st October: Parent Consultation Meetings
Thursday 23rd October: Parent Consultation Meetings
Monday 27th- Friday 31st October: Half Term
Wednesday 12th November- Year 3 Trip to Flag Fen
Wednesday 3rd December- Year 1/2 Christmas Production (2:15pm)
Thursday 4th December- Year 1/2 Christmas Production (2:15pm)
Friday 19th December- Term ends 2pm