1. We hope that you have enjoyed your Spring term at Urmston Junior School. Hope the next term is as successful. Mrs. Harness/Miss Jones and Mrs Helyar

2. Fiction and poetry: adventure and mystery stories; stories by the same author; humorous poetry, poetry that plays with language, word puzzles, puns, riddles. Place Value, ordering, estimating rounding. Understanding x and ÷, + and -. Money and ‘real li f e’ problems. Fractions, Multiplication and Division Handling Data. Shape and space. Reasoning about shapes. Measures and time. (mm, cm, m, km, ml, l, kg, g.Scales. Fractions Roman Numerals Non-Fiction: How did that blossom become an apple? alphabetic texts, directories, indexes encyclopaedias

3. Who lived in Britain first? Sewing Athletics Tennis Cricket / Rounders Buddhism Who lived in Britain first? Portraying relationships Who lived in Britain first? Manipulating pictures and text Programming (Scratch) ICT bug hunting! Investigating the local area. Bullying and team building ‘Let your spirit fly’. ‘Reflect, rewind and replay’. Singing, instruments and composition.

4. Children cannot do PE if they do not have their kit. P.E. kit should be in school at all times. (red or white t-shirt/polo shirt and black shorts/skirt – black pumps) Earrings must be removed or covered for PE. ‘Who lived in Britain first?’ This will cover from the Stone Age- Bronze Age – Iron Age. ‘What do rocks tell us about the way the Earth is formed?’ ‘How did the blossom become a flower?’ Daily reading of six pages or more per night. Remember to bring your book to school every day. Magpie lots of interesting vocabulary. After Easter it is expected that all children will be joining their writing in every subject. You can help your child by continuing to practise the joins at home