River Class

Welcome to the River Class page.

Here you can find a range of activities that can be accessed to support your child at home.

If you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us by using the contact form or calling the school office on 0118 937 5489.

The River Team are always happy to help!

Many thanks,

Rebecca

River Team Leader

Phonics/Spellings:

In River Class, we are currently working on spelling our common exception words. The children have been assessed and are in two groups, either working on Year 2 or Year 3&4 common exception words. I have sent home a copy of the words with children in their school bags so please encourage children to read them and spell them. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

English

This academic year in River Class, your child will be given many opportunities to practice their Reading, Writing Transcription, Writing Comprehension, Spelling & Grammar.

We will be writing for a range of purposes and audiences.

In the Autumn term our English texts will be the following:

Door by Jihyeon Lee

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

We will use these texts to aid book discussions and base our writing activities on.

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Reading

Here are some suggested books that you may want to read as a family:

Early Readers (books that the children can read on their own)

The Rainbow Fish – Marcus Pfister

Max - Bob Graham

The Family Book – Todd Parr

Peace at last – Jill Murphy

The Bad-Tempered Ladybird – Eric Carle

The Gruffalo – Julia Donaldson

A Bear called Paddington – Michael Bond

Owl Babies – Martin Waddell

*Other books that carry the themes of family, friendships and relationships*

Advanced Readers (1:1 reading opportunities with your child)

Goodnight Mister Tom – Michelle Magorian

Kensuke’s Kingdom – Michael Morpurgo

Holes – Louis Sachar

Matilda - Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl

Gangsta Granny – David Walliams

The Lion, the Witch & The Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis

Other books that carry the themes of family, friendships and relationships

Maths

Place value and number are essential throughout maths units as well as everyday life.

Every term at The Holy Brook School involves up to four weeks of place value and number work in maths, with an additional area of maths to be covered for the remaining weeks of that term.

Place Value (ongoing):

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Number and Functions (ongoing):

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Foundation Subjects

(Science, R.E., PSHE, History, Geography and Art)

This year our Science and foundation subject learning will be delivered through termly Schemes of Work titled Myself (Autumn), My World (Spring) and My Environment (Summer).

Science

Throughout Autumn we will working on the following:

I can explore and compare the differences between things that are living, dead, and things that have never been alive. 

I can identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other. 

I can identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro-habitats. 

I can describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food. 

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PSHE

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History

Throughout Autumn we will be looking at The 1940's, including World War 2. We will look at:

Key events
Key figures and their achievements
Plotting these events on a timeline

You can support your child by;

Showing them their birth certificate and talking to them about when they were born
Creating a simple family tree that shows how everyone in the family is related
Reading about Historical events that have happened in your child's life time, your life time and their grandparent's life time
Visiting Museums and places of interest

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Geography

During the Autumn term, we will have a theme Geography week where we will learn about map skills and use these skills in real life contexts around the local area. We will talk about landmarks and plot these on a map, creating our own key.

Supporting Links:

https://www.echalk.co.uk/Science/physics/solarSystem/InteractiveEarth/interactiveEarth.html

R.

Art

Home Learning Activities

Should your child be at home for any period of time, if they are able to access, there is always lots of quizzes and lessons on Purple Mash - here: https://www.purplemash.com/sch/theholybrook

Your child will need to log in to Purple Mash to access the activities, should your child have forgotten their login username and password, please do not hesitate to ring and I can give the username and password again.

Home learning materials have also be sent home for your child to work through at their own place. Feel free to choose the units that they are learning this term!

Thank you for visiting our class page. :)

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River Class