Woodlea Junior School

Gorillas

Welcome to Autumn term in 3G at Woodlea Juniors. I can’t tell you how much of a privilege it is to be your little Gorillas teacher. We have a jam packed curriculum planned for this term that will enrich and enhance your child’s learning. We promise to work extremely hard, showing dedication and perseverance towards new challenges that come our way. You will be astounded by their growth over this term, as they make the transition from infants to juniors. Both Mrs Quinn and I will be guiding them through this change and enjoying every moment as they blossom into confident members of Woodlea. They will be guaranteed a good day, with Quinn and O’Shea.

In our English unit we will be exploring Paddington Bear and some of the kerfuffles that he manages to get himself into. Using talk for writing and drama, the children will develop the skills to write their own Paddington adventures. This is a wonderful unit to engage with, please feel free to read a chapter or two with your child, or watch the movie, both will help gather ideas and scenarios. Within Maths, we will be learning with Maths No Problem. Our daily lessons begin with mental maths retrieval and then explorer tasks. Children develop skills in exploring problems using key vocabulary, visual representations and explaining how they know what they know. We will begin this term looking at number and place value filled buy multiplication and division. Our science unit begins with Rocks, Soils and Fossils. The children will be sorting, testing and researching rocks, which will allow them to select the best rock for my new steps. We will be going on a rock hunt around Leyland to enhance and enrich our learning, keeping our learners curious about the world around them. Our topic work this term is Stone Age Britain. This is such fascinating period of pre-history, the children will learn about how we developed through the ages and became more settled. Children will recreate the three Stone Age periods on our Stone Age day, we will hunt, create art, settle in tribes and manage the land. This promises to be a very enriching day for the children, I’m sure that they will be excited to share their adventures with you.

We look forward to sharing our learning with you over the term, please keep an eye on our twitter and class page for pictures and updates.

Thank you for your support. If you have any queries or questions, please don't hesitate to contact the school office. I look forward to updating you throughout the year and meeting you at all parents evening in October.

Rebecca Dickinson is our Class Governor