Welcome to Fox Class' Page

Teacher Mr. Jones

Teaching assistants - Mrs. Anderson and Mrs Tilley

Greeting all and welcome to Term 5!

I hope you have had a pleasant Easter. No doubt the children will have eaten their own body weight in chocolate? I certainly will have!

A short term this one and plenty to pack in! This terms highlight will be swimming every Friday afternoon down at New Beach which will be great fun!

Please check out what we will be learning this term and remember we are always here to help and support you and your child if needed!

Regards

Mr Jones

Mr Jones

jjones@palmarsh.kent.sch.uk

Mrs Anderson

zanderson@palmarsh.kent.sch.uk

Mrs Tilley 

mtilley@palmarsh.Kent.sch.uk

Spellings for Mr Jones' group term 5 week 1

boastful

fruitful

faithful

doubtful

fearful

wonderful

thankful

beautiful

pitiful

plentiful

fanciful

merciful

English - We shall begin by finishing our work on Malala's pencil which culminates in the children writing a biography on the this special woman. We shall then return to fiction and the story 'Kai and the Monkey King after which children write their own adventure narrative. 

Maths - We shall be using White Rose schemes for Maths this year. This term's focus will be on decimals and fractions. Time permitting, we shall then move onto perimeter and area. 

Science - We shall be using Kapow Primary as our Science schemes this year. This term's topic will be unbalanced forces. We shall study gravity, friction, air and water resistance and look at levers and pulleys. 

Curriculum - We shall be using Kapow Primary for our learning schemes this year. We shall be focusing on History and the Maya civilisation. The term will begin with an all day Maya workshop to get the ball rolling so look out for details of that!

P.E.  We shall continue to have Sian on a Thursday teaching us dance which has proven very popular with everyone in class. A reminder please that children should come into school wearing the correct PE kit of a white t-shirt, black shorts or tracksuit bottoms and trainers. Dark jumpers/hoodies or school jumpers/cardigans can be worn if you feel the cold. On Friday afternoons we will have swimming and New Beach caravan park. Full details will be sent out in week 1 of the term. 

PSHE - We shall continue to use the Jigsaw scheme for PSHE this year. The focus for this term will be relationships. The theme will children's relationships with online gaming, the wider inline communities and staying safe online.

RE - We shall be using Discovery Re for our learning this year. The children will continue to study Christianity. 

Music - We shall be using Kapow Primary for our Music lessons this year. This term, the children will compose music to represent the festival of Holi, using all the senses to explore music.

Art/DT - We shall be using Kapow primary for DT and Access Art for our lessons this year. This term the focus will be on Art and specifically Set Design. We shall explore the work of set designers with the intention of designing and creating our own model set. 

Computing - We shall continue to use Purple Mash for our computing schemes this year. This term we shall hone our word processing skills using MS Word. 

French - We shall be using Kapow Primary for our lessons this year. This term we shall be exploring verbs in French. 

Spellings 

Children will be taught spellings each week and will be discretely tested on these once a week. Children's spelling will be tailored to their individual ability and need. Please support and encourage your children to practice these at home as it is invaluable to their success with reading and writing.

Homework

Could I ask that the children read once daily and have their reading record signed by whomever listens to them. Could I also ask that your child practices their spellings each week. 

Additional work maybe sent home as and when it is felt they need extra practice. 

If children refuse to complete tasks at school, it may be necessary to send the work home.