Commonswood School
The Commons, Welwyn Garden City,
Hertfordshire, AL7 4RU,
Tel: 01707880420, Fax: 01707880422,
Email: admin@commonswood.herts.sch.uk

Our School Autumn 2009

Teachers: Gill Seymour, Donna Glazebrook

English

In literacy we will be looking at a variety of genres.  The children will focus on  Poetic styles,  reading and responding to a range of poems; writing recounts, including instructions and film narratives.
Pupils  will reflect independently and critically on their own writing and edit and improve it with a focus on VCOP (vocabulary, connectives, openers, punctuation)

Maths

In Maths children will continue working on mental maths and written strategies in the four areas of mathematics: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.  We will also be covering topics on shape and space and handling data.


It is really important that the children follow their mental skills by continuing to practice them at home.  Knowing their number bonds to 100 and being able to multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000 will aid their mathematical skills in class. 

ICT

During the first half of the term we will be  introducing spreadsheets and during the second half of the term the children will focus on controlling devices.

Geography

The children are going to spend time on map work related to the Tudor explorers

 

History

Pupils will be learning about Tudor Britain. They will be visiting the National Gallery and the Portrait Gallery to examine clues bout Tudor Britain in art.

 

RE

The children will be looking at rules in different religions and next half term they will be learning about the Christian festival of Christmas. Creation Stories and write their own versions

PE

During the term the children will be working on football, netball and swimming. See letter for relevant dates).

Design and Tecnology

 

Science

Pupils will be learning about ‘Changing Sounds’ and ‘Gases around us’

Music

The children will take part in a variety of activities including singing in rounds,  composing and using notation to support performances

Art

The children will be looking at colour mixing, backgrounds and foregrounds.

French

– Pupils will learn the vocabulary and pronunciation of words, phrases and sentences associated with routes to places in our local area.