Now we are getting into the colder weather, please ensure children come to school with a coat each day; even if they protest!

This term’s topic is all about Conflict and Resolution and we will be exploring our learning question
“Can we trust images from history?” though all of our subjects.

Our class novel study is Once by Morris Gleitzman. It explores themes of persecution and injustice through a child’s experiences of the Holocaust in 1940s Poland. Some of the content can be challenging and your child may come home with questions which should be celebrated as this shows they are engaging with their learning. In RHSE, we will be learning about the Mutual respect and how we can treat others with kindness and consideration. Our science lessons will focus on the twin aspects of dissolving and electrical circuits. In Design Technology, we we will be exploring how we can construct a frame from wood to display a photograph.

PE this half term will be football and we will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so please ensure children have their outdoor PE kit in school each week. This includes black joggers, white t-shirt and outside trainers. I black jumper will also come in handy on the more icy of days! Please ensure your kit is named.

We love reading at Robert Bakewell, so please try to encourage your child to read every day at home and record it in their reading records. Lots of prizes have already been awarded and dojo points are also awarded for consistent effort at home. The simple fact is that good readers achieve more at school and can access more of their learning. It is the most important thing to be doing at home to support your child’s learning in school.

In addition, children now have access to an online times table program called Times Table Rockstars. This is a fabulous way of children practising and ultimately learning an integral part of their mathematics. Those who know their times tables are much more comfortable with maths as a whole. Ten minutes three times a week is all that is needed.

Don’t forget to keep an eye on our webpage as we will upload photographs regularly to showcase the fabulous learning happening in class and our Stars of the Week. Now the website has been updated, there will be more images in the coming months.

Not long to go now until the beginning of the Christmas festivities.

Mr Cronin and the team