I am thrilled to join Pawlett Primary School as your new Kestrel class teacher. My goal is to create a warm, collaborative, and inclusive environment where every student can thrive and enjoy their learning journey. I believe that open communication is essential for fostering growth and development, and I encourage parents to reach out at any time to discuss your child’s progress or any questions you may have. Students, my door is always open—whether you need support or simply want to chat about something on your mind. Together, let’s make this school year a remarkable success and create lasting memories!

Mr Rosser

Term 3 and 4

Maths

This term, due to the different curriculum objectives for Year 2 and Year 3, the students will be split into two groups during our maths lessons. One group will be taught by Mrs. Blyth, while the other will be taught by Mr. Rosser. The groups will alternate between the two teachers each week.

Year 2- The Year 2 pupils will focus on addition and subtraction, be introduced to multiplication and division, and explore different shapes.

Year 3- The Year 3 pupils will explore various forms of measurement and practice addition and subtraction, both mentally and using the columnar method.

All students will continue to complete their Daily 10 and 55 clubs everyday to improve and secure times table knowledge.

All students are encouraged to use Times Tables Rockstars at home to support their learning. If your child does not have access to Times Tables Rockstars for any reason, please let us know so we can assist in resolving the issue.

English

English reading- Our class reading lessons will centre around Amazing Africa and Too Small Tola, which align with our enquiry theme, ‘How do we explore?’. These texts will introduce the students to new cultures and broaden their perspectives. In these lessons students will engage with the text and use their reading comprehension skills to answer questions that require explanation, retrieval, interpretation and critical thinking.

English writing-

Students will have publish 3 pieces of writing.

1. The first task will focus on enhancing their persuasive writing skills by composing a letter to Amelia Earhart, convincing her that they would be the ideal co-pilot. This activity ties in seamlessly with our learning enquiry.
2. The second writing task will develop their informative writing skills as they create a leaflet about meerkats. This unit will use Meerkat Mail as the anchor text to provide students with information and inspiration about meerkats.
3. The third writing task will focus on developing the students’ creative writing skills as they craft their own adventure stories. Using The Great Explorer as the anchor text, this unit will inspire and guide students in understanding the key elements of an engaging adventure narrative.

Handwriting, spelling and reading fluency sessions will be conducted daily.

All students are encouraged to use Spelling Shed at home to support their learning. If your child does not have access to Spelling Shed for any reason, please let us know so we can assist in resolving the issue.

Learning Theme – How do we explore? 

In this enquiry topic, students will explore what it means to be an explorer, how people embark on journeys of discovery, which methods of travel are most challenging, and how space exploration was achieved.

Please find below a copy of this terms Curriculum Overview-

THPA T3 overview_How do we explore

Please find below a copy of this terms Enquiry Overview-

Tell Me About it Sheet