Sycamore Class

Our teacher is Miss Tyers.

Organisational Information

Day	Homework	PE	Reading	Other
Monday	Read for a minimum of 20 mins at home.		Bring in reading book and diary	Bring in water bottle
Tuesday	Read for a minimum of 20 mins at home.	Indoor PE and Outdoor PE Please come to school in your PE kit	Bring in reading book and diary	Bring in water bottle
Wednesday	Read for a minimum of 20 mins at home.		Bring in reading book and diary	Bring in water bottle
Thursday	Read for a minimum of 20 mins at home. Hand in Home Learning CGP/Century		Bring in reading book and diary	Bring in water bottle
Friday	Read for a minimum of 20 mins at home. Home Learning set – CGP/Century		Bring in reading book and diary Home reads counted	Bring in water bottle

Key Dates For Our Class This Term

Week	Event
1 – 18.4.22	Bank Holiday Monday Book Launch Wednesday Theme Launch Wednesday
2 – 25.4.22
3 – 2.5.22	Trip to Perlethorpe – Thursday 5th May (Geog. and Science link)
4 – 9.5.22
5 – 16.5.22	Walk to Winthorpe – Science link
6 – 23.5.22	Break up on Thursday 26th May.

Welcome To Sycamore Class!

Hello and welcome to Sycamore Class. So…what’s coming this half term?

Term: Summer 1

Theme: Is this a Wonderful World?

Week 1 – Geography – What makes a place a great holiday destination?

To know the difference between Great Britain, the United Kingdom and the British Isles.
To know the countries which make up the European Union.
To name some of the main towns and cities in Nottinghamshire.

Week 2 – RE – Spiritual

To listen to and consider spiritual music in ways that enable them.
To discuss and describe the meaning and impact of music.
To explore and respond thoughtfully to examples of Christian music.
To discuss and debate reasons why music matters to us and enables us to express deep feelings and ideas.
To write an account of their own views about spirituality and music, giving some examples of their own.

Week 3 – History – How did Britain change during the Stone Age?

To understand the Significant changes in Britain during the Stone Age.

Week 4 – Geography – What makes a place a great holiday destination?

To locate the Alps and explain why it is a popular holiday destination – looking at physical and human features.
To identify main trade and economy in a European country and compare it to a region in the UK.
To name and locate the capital cities of neighbouring European countries.

Week 5 – Science – Environments

To identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment.
To recognise that environments can change.
To understand that environmental change can sometimes pose dangers to living things.

Week 6 – RE – Spiritual

To listen to and consider spiritual music in ways that enable them.
To discuss and describe the meaning and impact of music.
To explore and respond thoughtfully to examples of Christian music.
To discuss and debate reasons why music matters to us and enables us to express deep feelings and ideas.
To write an account of their own views about spirituality and music, giving some examples of their own.

My Happy Mind

Below is a link which will take you to the ‘myhappymind’ parent app. This app allows you to complete activities with your child/children, which can help you in supporting their mental health and wellbeing. Feel free to use this resource as and when you feel it would be beneficial.
https://myhappymind.kartra.com/page/parent_app

E-safety

Thinkyouknow (advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online)
Internet matters (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
Parent info (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
LGfL (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
Net-aware (support for parents and carers from the NSPCC)

Homework Attendance School Calendar School council