This document provides information for parents of students in the Wheler Class. It outlines requirements and schedules for the autumn term, including payments for lunches and clubs, PE uniforms and days, reading assignments, spelling and maths homework. It also describes the topic of "Splendid Skies" which will focus on weather and seasons through English, maths, science, art, geography, history, music and PE. Christian values that will be discussed include responsibility, faith, peace, wonder and love. Useful websites are also listed.

1. Wheler Class Parents’ Information Autumn 1 Term 2014
Useful Information
Payments – for lunches, clubs….
To be placed into an envelope and given in during
registration
Please label, add the amount enclosed and your
child’s name
PE – EVERY Monday and Wednesday
Black Shorts, White T Shirt, Grey Tracksuit,
Clean Socks, Trainers or Pumps
Show and Tell – Mondays
Please be parepared to
answer your classmates
questions!
Useful Information
Payments – for lunches, clubs….
To be placed into an envelope and given in during
registration
Please label, add the amount enclosed and your
child’s name
PE – EVERY Monday and Wednesday
Black shorts, white T shirt, Grey Tracksuit
Trainers Helping or at pumps
Home
Reading – 10 mins EVERY night, please record all reading in your reading diaries and use the targets at the front of your reading diary to
extend comprehensional skills
Show and Tell – Mondays
Please be parepared to
answer your classmates questions!
Spelling and Handwriting – Spellings will be sent home every Tuesday. Please copy each spelling 5 times, taking care to form and join your
letters correctly. Hand your book in on Monday morning and the spelling of these words will be tested on Monday also.
Maths Sheets – Will be handed out on Tuesdays, complete the worksheet and hand it in on Monday morning.
Learning Logs - You will be given a choice of projects to do, please choose at least one and present your work on a double page in your
learning log. Please refer to the guidance given in the front of your learning log. Please return your learning log before Friday 18th October.
Useful Information
Payments – for lunches, clubs….
To be placed into an envelope and given in during
registration
Please label, add the amount enclosed and your
child’s name
PE – EVERY Monday and Wednesday
Black shorts, white T shirt, Grey Tracksuit
Trainers or pumps
Show and Tell – Mondays
Topic Information
Our topic is Splendid Skies
Imagine floating high above the land and sea on a bed of clouds, silently
sweeping by on a billowing breeze.
Back down to earth, let’s take a walk outdoors. But what should we wear?
Wellington boots?, A sun hat? Maybe a warm coat? How do we know what the
weather will be like today?
Read and write poems and postcards… and if you don’t like today’s weather
report, why not write your own?
KEY SKILLS
ENGLISH Recounts, Poetry, Instructions, Postcards
and non- chronological reports
MATHS Number and Measurement
SCIENCE Seasonal Changes
ART & DESIGN Collage and Painting
GEOGRAPHY Seasonal and daily weather patterns
HISTORY Significant individuals, Sir Francis
Beaufort
MUSIC Composong weather sounds and music and
learning songs
PE Dance and throwing, catching skills
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
How do we show that we care?
Harvest time
Topic Information
Our topic is Splendid Skies
Imagine floating high above the land and sea on a bed
of clouds, silently sweeping by on a billowing breeze.
Back down to earth, let’s take a walk outdoors. But
what should we wear? Wellington boots?, A sun hat?
Maybe a warm coat? How do we know what the
weather will be like today?
Read and write poems and postcards… and if you don’t
like today’s weather report, why not write your own?
KEY SKILLS
ENGLISH – Recounts, Poetry, Instructions, Postcards
and non- Chronological reports
MATHS – Number and Measurement
SCIENCE – Seasonal Changes
ART & DESIGN – Collage and Painting
GEOGRAPHY – Seasonal and daily weather patterns
HISTORY – significant individuals, Sir Francis
Beaufort
MUSIC – Composong weather sounds and music and
learning songs
PE - Dance
Christian Values
Virtue Bible Story
Responsibility The story of creation. Genesis 1
Faith Jesus walks on water. Matthew 14:22-23
Peace Blessed are the peacemakers… Matthew 5:9
Wonder Entering the kingdom of God. Matthew 18:3
…and the greatest of thes is love 1 Cor 13
Christian Values
Christian Values
Truth – ‘The Truth will set you free’
Christian Values
Christian Values
Responsibility The story of creation in Genesis
Truth ‘The Truth will set you free’ John 8:32
Wonder
Christian Values
Keep up to date with what is happening in Wheler Class by logging on to our BLOG page
http://ladyehastings.blogspot.co.uk/
Note – We are currently named ‘Class 2 in the ARK’
Useful Web Links
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home
Oxford Owl is an award-winning free website packed with expert advice, top tips,
eBooks and activities to help you support your child's reading and maths at home.
Maths
www.rainforestmaths.com
http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/Curriculum/Numeracy.htm
http://www.crick.northants.sch.uk/pagenumeracy.html
http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/techno/games.htm
http://www.primarygames.com/curriculum/math.htm
http://www.primarygames.co.uk/