Neptune class

Mrs Green, Mr Saye, Mrs Sparkes and Mrs Cutting are Neptune’s teaching team, with Mr Parry and Mrs Jowett joining us some afternoons.

We are also fortunate to work with our PE coaches, Coach Haley and Coach Ben, and Music teacher Mr Connolly. Our topic for Terms 5 and 6 is Gods and Mortals. This topic falls under the umbrella of our whole school summer term key concept of Cause and Effect. We will be learning about the Ancient Egyptians and Ancient Greeks, and how the lasting effect those civilizations had on our world. Our key concept question is ‘How did the Grecian and Egyptian empires change the world?’ In Science, we will be learning all about digestion, muscles, bones and teeth and our RE focus will be on Hindu Dharma.

Times tables will be continue to 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 are 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 Thursday 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 term. 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 gets warmer, we will be spending lots of time outside, so please make sure that children have everything that they need to in school, including water bottles, sun hats and sun cream. Also, children will still be heading out to play when those spring and summer showers hit, so will be grateful for a raincoat! 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). Thank you for your continued support with home learning and everything else you have done to help the school this year.

The Neptune Team