Welcome to the Fantastic Finches

Welcome to the Finches Class page. Our teacher is Mrs Tickner and she is supported by Mrs Medland.

This term we will continue to look at fiction and non- fiction writing. In our writing sessions, we will learn about how to join sentences in different ways, sentence types including the correct use of punctuation. We will be learning about humorous poems, writing invitations for a special event, creating non-chronological reports about materials, writing a story from another culture and a recount.

In Maths, we will continue our learning about money.  We will also learn about multiplication and division facts and methods for solving problems.  We will learn about fractions and time.

During our Computing lessons, we will be learning to design and create pictures using Dazzle.

In Music, we will be developing our singing skills and continue to use glockenspiels to perform a song.

In Art, we will be printmaking using handmade printing blocks and creating artwork based on textiles.

In DT, we will be learning about mechanisms and understanding materials.

During Geography lessons, we will learn about human and physical geographical features of a small area of the UK and compare it to a non-European country.

In History lessons, we will study local explorer, Captain Scott and his expedition to the South Pole.

In Science, we will learn about materials and their properties.  We will also learn about plants.

During Jigsaw (PSHE), we will focus on thinking about Dreams and Goals for the first half of the term and how to keep healthy in the second half of the term.

In Religious Education lessons, we will learn about Muslim prayer and why Christians celebrate Easter.

PE will take place on a Monday and Tuesday. Children may come into school in their PE kit on PE days. In addition to this, the children will have the opportunity to take part in Wild Tribe termly.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Mrs Tickner