Greenhaw Primary School
 

Numeracy

Mental Maths:

  • Consolidation of 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x and 10 tables
  • Learn 7x, 8x, 9x, 11x and 12x tables
  • Multiply by 10 and 100
  • List the properties of 3D shapes.
  • Understand the link between multiplication and division.
  • Recognise right angles in our environment
  • Be able to make quarter, half and full turns.

Number:

  • Rounding to the nearest 10 and 100.
  • Recognise coins and banknotes and use the correct notation for money.
  • Calculate simple addition, subtraction and multiplication money problems

Measures:

  • Time in 5 minute intervals
  • Recognition of time on an analogue and digital clock.
  • Calculate simple time problems

Handling Data:

  • Venn diagrams
  • Carroll diagrams

Space

  • Explore co-ordinates in the first quadrant.

TSPC:

  • Isak 9

Children will also participate in mathletics and should aim to earn 1000 points per week

Literacy

Reading:

  • Accelerated reading in class and at home.
  • Completion of accelerated reading tests.
  • Daily Reading from our school reading scheme
  • Daily reading of our class novel ‘The BFG’
  • Weekly comprehensions in class.

Grammar:

  • Understand the difference between fact and opinion.
  • Use connectives appropriately in the writing.
  • Use an apostrophe for contractions.
  • Use speech bubbles.
  • Use commas and speech marks in their own writing.
  • Proof read work to check for grammatical accuracy.

Writing:

  • Narrative writing…Continue to identify features and using the ‘six steps’ method to write our own narrative stories.
  • To know the features of comic strips and use these to write their own comic strip based on the moon landing.
  • Free writing activities. In these activities children will write about their own experiences.
  • Weekly handwriting sessions.

Phonics:

  • Children will learn to spell words with ‘oe/ow’, ‘er’, ‘e’, ‘ow’, ‘oo’ sounds.

Calendar

 
May 2015 July 2015
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Mon 1
Netball Club (3.00pm - 4.00pm)
Tue 2
Judo Club (3.00pm - 4.00pm)
Wed 3

Thu 4

Fri 5

Sat 6

Sun 7

Mon 8
P1 an d P2 Trip
Netball Club (3.00pm - 4.00pm)
Tue 9
KS2 Show 10am
Wed 10

Thu 11
P7 Celltic Park -Mass
Fri 12
Nursery Fire Station Northland Road
Sat 13

Sun 14

Mon 15

Tue 16
Sports Day
Wed 17
Sports Day
Thu 18
Nursery Sports Day
Fri 19
P7 Trip
Sat 20

Sun 21

Mon 22
P1 Airport Trip
Tue 23
Music concert 10am
Wed 24
Prizegiving KS1 9.45 KS2 11am
Thu 25
P3 Trip
Nursery Trip
Fri 26
P7 Finish, Mass 2pm
Nursery Concert 11am,
Sat 27

Sun 28

Mon 29

Tue 30
School finishes 1.30pm after lunch.


 
 

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