Welcome to Maple Class

Class teacher: Miss Harrop
Teaching Assistant: Mr Dawson

 

 

This page is for our parents and pupils to see what learning we have achieved, for updates, key dates and helpful websites. 

If you wish to contact Miss Harrop directly, please email at

chloe.harrop@brookfieldjunioracademy.org

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Autumn 1

English

The book that we are reading this half term is 'The Iron Man' by Ted Hughes.

You can listen to each chapter by clicking on the link below:

The Iron Man

 

We will be using this text to create:

• An internal monologue- write from a seagull’s perspective
• Free writing– the Iron Man reflecting on his day
• Hogarth’s diary– explore feelings
• Formal speech) – persuade adults
• Poem– entertain other children • Free write– an informal letter to a friend

Final piece: a newspaper report– inform a wide audience, including adults

For more information about how we teach English at BJA, please visit our Writing page.

 

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Spelling Shed

The pupils will be provided with 10 weekly spellings as part of their homework. The pupils will be tested on their spelling knowledge every Friday. The pupils can practice their spellings by clicking on the link below which will direct them to Spelling Shed, our spelling scheme. Pupils logins are located on page 11 of their planners. Please speak to Miss Harrop if you have any queries. 

Please see the long term plan for spellings below:

 

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Reading/Phonics

In Key Stage 2, daily reading sessions are planned to maintain a love for reading and develop skills as outlined in the National Curriculum: 

• Vocabulary 
• Fluency 
• Summarising  
• Inference 
• Predication 
• Explain 
• Retrieval  

We teach reading daily, with a different focus/genre each day.

Any pupils who have not yet completed the Read Write Inc. phonics programme will continue to attend daily phonic sessions to develop their fluency and confidence with reading. There will be extra tuition for target pupils.  The pupils will complete a ‘Read and Repeat’ cycle. This means each week each child will take home:

• 1 taught ditty/Story book
• 1 book bag book
• 1 ‘reading for pleasure’ book for their parents/ carers to read to them to develop a love of reading  

Below is a link to access Ruth Miskin's RWI portal videos to help you support your child's reading at home:

RWI Parent Films

Home School Reading

 

 

We encourage parents/carers to listen to their child read regularly at home. We aim for every child to read at least 4 times a week at home. When teachers and support staff listen to pupils read, this is recorded in their planners.

 Each week each child will take home –

• One reading book from the book band  to read to their parents/ carers.
• One ‘reading for pleasure’ book for their parents/ carers to read to/with them to develop a love of reading

Each half term your child will receive a reading award if they read 4+ times or more a week at home. .
 

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Maths

At BJA, we follow the White Rose Maths scheme of learning which underpins the values behind the mastery approach to teaching mathematics.There are many elements to the teaching and learning of Maths: it is not only the ability to calculate (being mathematically fluent) but also the ability to apply these skills to real life scenarios (solve problems and investigate) and also to talk knowledgeably about mathematical working (reasoning).

This term we will be covering the following units:

• Place Value - Numbers up to 1000
• Addition and Subtraction- Up to 1000
• Multiplication and Division- Recap 2s. 5s and 10s. Learn 3s, 4s and 10s

Please click on the links below to view our Long Term Plan and Curriculum Intent. For more information on how we teach maths at BJA, please see our Mathematics page.

 

Maths Curriculum Intent

Below you will see a number of different websites to support your child with their mathematical learning. Please look on page 11 of your child's planner for their TTRS login.

Please speak to Miss Harrop if you require assistance. 

Times Tables Rock Stars

Topmarks

 

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Science

In Science this term we are focusing on plants, which involves labelling a flowering plant, acknowledging what a plant needs in order to survive, as well as identifying common plants and trees. We will be describing the shape of different leaves and comparing them. We will use our observational skills to identify a range of leaves, plants and trees. 

 

 

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Geography

In Geography we will be focusing on the countries that make up the United Kingdom. This will follow on from our prior learning which focused on counties and cities within the National Context. We will be be expanding to identifying the continents and the oceans. We will also be comparing the different climates in various parts of the world and identifying where animals live based on their characteristics for survival.

 

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Computing

For computing, we will be focusing on the unit: Programming animations; where we will be coding, joining coding blocks to create algorithms. This will produce animations whereby the sprites (characters) will follow the algorithms. This progresses on from our prior programming unit, where we explored Beebots.

 

 

 

 

 

Religious Education (RE)

In RE this term, we will be focusing on the unit: 'How do different religions show belonging?' We will be exploring the core values of the Christian, Jewish and Islamic faiths, focusing on community and shared experiences with others. The pupils will also study key ceremonies including how people are welcomed into these communities e.g baptism, wedding, baby shower, Aqiqah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RSHE

In RSHE this term we will be involved in discussions surrounding 'What helps me to be happy?'

We will be revisiting emotions and feelings and we will be discussing different aspects of our everyday lives that make us feel happy. We will also listen to stories about mental health and discuss strategies to improve our mental wellbeing. 

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Art

In Art this term, we will be focusing on the Sheffield-based artist- Pete Mckee. We will be exploring his artwork, discussing the techniques and reasons behind his artwork. We shall also be looking at his early life and what inspired him to become an artist. We will develop our own self-potraits in the cartoon style that Pete Mckee uses.