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[Year2] Knowledge Organiser and Topic Web for Autumn 1
Dear parents and carers,
We hope term has started well. Please find information about this term’s project below:
The Year 2 Team
Mr Applegate
About Mr Applegate
Posts by Mr Applegate:
Welcome to Year 3 as we head back in time!
We have had a lovely first week in Year 3. We are really pleased with how quickly the children have settled in and working hard already.
On Monday, we helped Mr Calver and Mr Applegate to discover some items from the past. We learnt the role of an archaeologist and then carefully dug up what had been found. We took these items back to the classroom to analyse. We found out they were from a very long time ago called the ‘Stone Age’. We then went on to hear a story about a Stone Age Boy and Om.
We look forward to the year ahead and teaching your children. A few key points to note:
- PE days – Tuesday’s and Friday’s
- Stonehenge trip – Friday 7th October – more info to follow this week!
- Need to speak to us? Please email year3@stmarksce.org.uk
Please find attached our knowledge organiser and parent information for this half term:
Year 3 Dig and Discover topic web
Year 3 Knowledge Organiser Autumn 1
Year 3 Team
Final reminders and updates before we start tomorrow!
Updates:
- Thank you to our grounds maintenance team who helped on Thursday evening. We had about 15 in total. A special mention to Mr Naylor and Mr Ford who gave much time on Friday and today. Thank you.
- Thank you to Mr Calver, our new ‘Outdoor Facilitator’, for his huge efforts over the summer. His work on the farm, Year R, and other areas, is making a fantastic difference to our school.
- We also have newly refurbished toilets in Year R and also for Years 3&4.
- For play and breaktime, we’ll be in 3 new zones and will have greater mixing across the year groups. We’ll introduce new playground equipment, too. This is to encourage ‘discovery’, ‘relaxation’, ‘creativity’, and ‘physical activity’.
- There is much to do still – please let your children know that the farm won’t be ready just yet :)
- Your fundraising for our school is making so much of this possible. Thank you.
- We’ll keep the traffic flow that we had before – ie walking one way around the playground.
- We’ll be back in the hall for lunches – both packed lunch and school dinners.
- Did you see this post about uniform, timings, PE days etc?
See you tomorrow – Breakfast club from 8am, KS1 and KS2 gates open at 8:30am.
Mr Applegate
Welcome Back – School Starts Monday 5th September
I trust you’ve had a restful summer break, and that the children are ready to come back to school – I’m sure adults are ready!
We’re excited about the new year ahead, including meeting those new to our school in Year R and other year groups.
Can you help at our Grounds Maintenance Working Party, Thursday 1st Sept 6:30pm? We could really do with some more help. Details here. Thanks!
A few reminders before we start next week:
- Uniform – click here for details, including Skoolkit ordering.
- School Meals – we start with Pabulum on 5th September. See the new menu here. We know it will be tasty – and great portion sizes!
- PE – We’ll be doing PE twice a week. Children can wear PE kit to school. See days below. Starting w.c. 12th September. No PE lessons next week.
- Timings – we’ll be sticking to gate times of 8:30-8:50am, and then at 3:10pm.
- School bags – can be ordered here.
- Absence – Please report absences via email here. If you need to request a future absence, please use this form.
- FOSM AGM – Please come to our FOSM AGM meeting on Monday 12th September, 7:30pm, at school. Details below.
- Clubs – Information about afterschool clubs will be out soon.
- Wraparound Afterschool Club (till 6pm) – booking and details here.
- Breakfast Club – just show up – details here.
PE Days for Autumn 1:
Starting w.c. 12th September.
- A reminder that children can wear PE kit to school on the days they have PE.
- Year R – Mondays and Fridays (starting Mon 26th Sept)
- Year 1 – Wednesdays and Fridays
- Year 2 – Mondays and Wednesdays
- Year 3 – Tuesdays and Fridays
- Year 4 – Wednesdays and Thursdays
- Year 5 – Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Year 6 – Tuesdays and Fridays
Year 5 Update – Summer 2
How have we come to the end of Year 5 already? We have had an incredible final half term, although very busy! The children have amazed us with their progress in swimming, their behaviour at Brighton Hill for the taster day and their enthusiasm and excitement at Ufton Court too. Below is a selection of photographs from the day – we rowed a Viking longship and raided many different countries, we learned different Viking battle formations and channeled our inner warriors complete with face paint and also practised different Viking skills including wattling and spinning sheep wool, building and weaving fences and using flint to create sparks too.
This whole academic year has gone so quickly and we are all so proud of the children’s hard work, resilience, creativity and achievements this year. They are most definitely ready to begin their final year at St. Mark’s and we wish them all of the luck in the world as they head to Year 6.
The Year 5 Team – Mrs Poole, Mrs Stone, Miss Fowler and Miss Pettitt
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