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Autumn 1 IPC PROJECT FOR THE FIRST WEEKs: Brainwave - The art of learning

What's the big idea?

Every day we are learning lots of new and different things – gaining the knowledge, skills and understanding that we will need to become successful adults. By ﬁnding out more about how we learn, and how we can improve our learning, we will be better equipped for meeting the many challenges ahead of us.

We will be finding out:
- About different methods of teaching and how we like to learn
- About some of the different areas of the brain
- How information gets into the brain
- How relaxation can help prepare us for learning
- How we can improve our memory
- How positive thinking can help us to succeed
- How we can support each other to achieve our goals
- How we can become more active global citizens
Children will also learn:
- Know about some of the recent evidence and research into the brain and learning
- Know about some of the different areas of the brain and their function
- Understand the different ways that they can learn
- Understand how they can improve their learning and their attitudes to learning
- Understand the importance of cooperation and global awareness in their learning
Maths & English :
Maths

Please help your child to know how to tell the time using digital and analogue (12 hour) clock. This is an incredibly important life skill.

English
- We will continue to improve our SPaG knowledge, skills and understanding, in particular: spelling rules involving suffixes and prefixes, and adverbial phrases showing time, manner and place.
important dates:
- Monday 3^rdSeptember: INSET day School closed for children
- Tuesday 4^thSeptember: INSET day School closed for children
- Wednesday 5^thSeptember: KS1 and KS2 Children start school 8.45am
- Friday 7^thSeptember: Year 4 Swimming starts
- Monday 10^thSeptember: Clubs start
- Tuesday 11^thSeptember: 5.30pm Y6 meeting for parents re expectations
- Thursday 13^thSeptember: House Captain Hustings
- Friday 14^thSeptember: Brainwave Split Assemblies
- Monday 17^thSeptember: Reception children start all day
- Monday 17^thSeptember: Special Assembly from local builders 1.30pm KS1 : 2.40pm KS2
- Tuesday 18^thSeptember: Year 1 Parents into Class session
- Tuesday 18^thSeptember: Governors – Education Committee meeting
- Thursday 20^thSeptember: Year 2 Parents into Class session
- Tuesday 25^thSeptember: Year 3 Parents into Class session
- Wednesday 26^thSeptember: NSPCC PANTS Workshop 9:10am KS2
- Thursday 27^thSeptember: Year 4 Parents into Class session
- Tuesday 2^ndOctober: Year 5 Parents into Class session
- Wednesday 3^rdOctober: Skipping Workshops
- Thursday 4^thOctober: Year 6 Parents into Class session
- Thursday 4^th October: Skipping Workshops
- Monday 8^thOctober: Whole school writing task this week
- Tuesday 9^thOctober: Reception Parent Workshop
- Tuesday 9^thOctober: Governors – Strategic Committee meeting
- Wednesday 10^thOctober: Individual and Sibling school photographs
- Monday 15^thOctober: Year 2 Diwali Assembly – Parents welcome
- Thursday 18^thOctober: Reception Parents into Class session
- Friday 19^thOctober: Break up for Autumn Half-term – 3.15pm
- Monday 22^ndFriday 26^thOctober: Half-term
- Monday 29^thOctober: INSET day School closed for children
- Tuesday 30^thOctober: Start of Autumn 2 term 8.45am
- Tuesday 6^thNovember: Full Governing Board meeting
- Friday 9^thNovember: Year 6 Remembrance Day Assembly
- Tuesday 13^thNovember: Year 5 & 6 Disability Awareness Workshop
- Friday 16^thNovember: 9am Y1 – 6 split assembly Anti-Bullying week
- Wednesday 21^stNovember: Parents’ Evening – school close 2pm
- Thursday 22^ndNovember: Parents’ Evening from 3.30pm
- Wednesday 28^thNovember: Shakespeare Production
- Thursday 29^thNovember: Shakespeare Production
- Monday 3^rdDecember: Whole school writing task this week
- Wednesday 12^thDecember: Flu Vaccines for Reception - Year 5 children
- Friday 14^thDecember: Last day of swimming for Year 4
- Friday 21^stDecember: Break up for Christmas Holidays – 2.00pm
- Friday 24^thDecember – Monday 4^thJanuary : Christmas Holidays
- Monday 7^thJanuary: INSET day School closed for children
- Tuesday 8th January: Start of the Spring term 8.45am

Home Learning

Home learning tasks are set every week :

Task	Given out	Due Back
Mathletics	Thursday	Tuesday
Spelling Book	Thursday	Tuesday
Reading Passport	Ongoing

Mathletics tasks should be completed by THURSDAY EACH WEEK when new tasks will be set .

Dates of Project Homelearning:

TBC

Remember:

To read for at least a minimum of 10 minutes every day and record what you have read in your reading journal.
Practice your times tables and spellings
Fill in your reading diaries and have a grown-up check and sign them.

Things to remember

P.E is on:

Fridays for both classes
Fridays for Phoenix 1 whilst Phoenix 2 go swimming

School PE uniform is black shorts (or tracksuit bottoms) with a white t-shirt. PE kits should be in school at all times.
Remember to have your P.E kits in for both these days (including plimsoles).
Make sure you have leggings or tracksuit bottoms as we will be outside for P.E unless it is raining.
To avoid athletes foot and other fungal infections please ensure your child has a change of shoes for PE.
PE kit should be left in school for the whole half term and washed in the holidays.

Instrumental lessons are on Thursdays

Musical instruments need to be in school every Thursday. It is important that your child is practicing their instruments at home.

Messages from the Staff

Can You Help?

Do you have knowledge or resources about our project?

Could you give some time to come into class to help with reading? Please come and talk to your child’s teacher if you can help!

Please return any slips and letters promptly to help with organisation of activities and trips.

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