Quethiock C of E School 

CLASS NEWS -FEBRUARY 2019 Class - Swans Teacher - Mrs Kenton 

A message from the teacher... 

Dear Parents, We have had a very busy half term and it has been fantastic to see our pupils adding to their learning by taking part in the Topic Homework. If there are any pieces of work still waiting to be brought in and awarded dojo points, please bring them in at the start of next half term. We have learnt about the story of MacBeth and written a set of instructions for a curse or a friendship charm. The children’s vocabulary is really improving thanks to our Talk for Writing approach. Thank you so much for all the support that you give your child in encouraging them to practise their reading, spelling and maths skills out of school; it makes such a difference to their confidence when they come back in to class. Annie Kenton (Class Teacher) 

This term, we have...  I was particularly impressed when... 

Learned all about religions in Great Britain, found out about dragons (more to come next half term) and observed changes in Science whilst feeding 

birds.  

The children worked together so well to design and create their kites. I hope that we have a dry windy 

day soon to try out flying them. 

Awesome Work- LOOK AT THIS!  Did you know, everyday we.... 

‘Jack spent a long time persevering at finding the best pen sizes for the lamb in our maths investigation looking at perimeter and area. Great maths skills, Jack 

Practise our handwriting to learn how to write in a joined style (which improves spelling) which is quick to 

write, clearly formed and easy to read. It will really help your child if you insist on letters that are ‘sat on the 

lines’ with clear descenders (e.g. p, q, y) and ascenders (e.g. l, h, f) and evenly spaced words. 

This term we have ‘Grown Together Towards Success’ by….