Neptune class

Mrs Green, Mr Saye, Mrs Sparkes and Mrs Cutting are Neptune’s teaching team. We are also fortunate to work with PE coaches – Coach Haley and Coach Ben and Music teacher Mr Connelly.

The whole team are very excited for the start of the year and are looking forward to welcoming our new Year 3s into the class.

Our topic for both Terms 1 and 2 is Hard Times. This topic falls under the umbrella of our whole school autumn term key concept of Cause and Effect. We will be learning about the Victorians invasions of Britain and World War One, and how those periods helped to shape life in Britain today. Our Key Concept Question is ‘How did the events of the late 19th/early 20th century change life in Britain?’ In Science, we will be learning all about forces and magnets and our RE focus will be on the Christian creation story.

Times tables will be an important focus in Neptune Class, with Year 4 children learning these as multiplication facts up to 12 x 12 and division facts up to 144 ÷12.For children in Year 3, the focus will be primarily on the 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 8x and 10x tables and related division facts. We will be using Times Tables Rock Stars and Hit the Button (https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button) frequently in class to aid in learning these facts, and children can access both of these at home.

Homework and spellings will be posted onto Seesaw and children will also receive a paper copy. Children should aim to complete a piece of homework each week and spellings will be tested on a Monday.

Please continue to read each at home with your child; your support with this plays a huge part in your child’s progress. We ask the children to aim to read a minimum of five times at home over the course of the week. Please record in the reading record book when you hear your child read, we celebrate with children when they read regularly.

Reading Records must come to and from school every day and are checked in school each morning. It is the best way to keep in contact with us so please do use them. Stuck into planners will be passwords/logins for: Seesaw, Mathletics and TT Rock Stars. Please check the homework as to when any of these tasks should be completed.

PE is on a Wednesday and Friday this term. Children should come to school in smart, school PE kits on these days.

Year 3 and 4 will continue to enjoy COOL time this year. They will sometimes be learning a new skill, not typically learned in the curriculum and sometimes they will have the freedom to let their creativity loose! We are always looking for support with COOL time – if you have any ideas or a particular skill set that we can utilise – please get in touch.

As the weather turns autumnal and unpredictable, please ensure that your children have coats with them every day – children do still go outside to play when it’s raining, providing it’s not too heavy. Please also ensure children have named water bottles in school.

If you need to talk to one of us, we are always happy to catch up. You can catch us on the gate at pick up, post on Seesaw or email us (directly or through the office).

The Neptune Team