Mistry Class 
Class teacher: Mrs Goldie Drumm
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Millett and Mrs Charilaou
Our timetable for the week:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
- PE lesson (please come in wearing correct kit and earrings removed)
- Spelling Tests
- Home Learning due back
Thursday
Friday
- Home Learning & spellings will be sent home
THIS PAST month (Sept 24):
In Maths, we have been working on place value, including lots of practical work such as building our own number lines, dice games and using equipment such as Dienes and counters.
In English, we have been working on our narrative, creating a story similar to that of Midnight Panther.
In Geography, we have been studying how we can Reduce, Reuse and Recycle and have made friendship bracelets out of plastic bags and made 'fortune tellers' to test our knowledge of plastics!
In Science (Y3), we have been examining the effects of forces such as push, pull, twist as well as gravity and magnetism.
Reading
Our class book is Midnight Panther. (For more information about Poonam Mistry, scroll to the bottom of the page.)
We would like you to record how much your child reads each day in their reading record. We have sent home books that the children have been involved in choosing, but we are aware that children may wish to read something else and that is absolutely fine! Remember, it does not necessarily need to be a book, it can be a magazine or newspaper article.
We ask that the children bring in their completed reading records each day and we will let you know which day books will be changed. We will be recording how many times your child reads in the week - we are happy that the children complete this, but it must be signed by an adult. The children are all working towards earning Bronze, Silver and Gold readers badges, so every read counts! If you child needs to change their book more often, please ask them to speak to an adult in class.
P.E.
P.E. is on Wednesday. This term our focus will be: Rugby
Please come to school wearing PE kit suitable for outdoor learning. Earrings will need to be removed in order for your child to participate fully.
Home learning will be sent home on a Friday. On some occasions you will need to login to Google Classroom to complete the learning - agreements and logins to follow. All home learning is to be completed by the following Wednesday unless stated otherwise.
Spellings will be sent home on a Friday. These will be tested the following Wednesday. Spellings will also be accessible to practise on Spelling Shed and logins have been sent home for this. Groups will be reviewed constantly, but please speak to an adult if you have any concerns.
Topic
Our topic this term will be Geography - ECO: Sustainability (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). The children have already started their learning and I said I would share the following weblink we were using in class.
Other Information
Any belongings brought to school e.g. clothing, lunch boxes, water bottles, hand sanitiser etc. should be clearly labelled.
Leave all your bits and bobs at home - you won't need your own stationery, toys or games.
Recommended websites:
Some children have asked where I make my word searches. This is the link:
St Mark's VISION AWARD
This week's St Mark's Vision Award for Mistry Class goes to Alice. Alice is always respectful, ready to learn and a keen contributor to class discussions. She has particularly impressed us this week as she has continued her Geography learning at home and reused plastic items and turned them into new, functional objects. Well done Alice!
Curriculum details for term 1:
Poonam Mistry
Poonam Mistry is a freelance illustrator living in Leicester who graduated in 2010 with a degree in graphic design and illustration from the University of Hertfordshire. Her style incorporates her love of nature and her Indian roots and explores the relationships between pattern, shapes and colour. Poonam’s upbringing and childhood have heavily influenced her work, in particular being surrounded by Indian fabrics, Kalamkari textiles, Madhubani paintings and hand-painted ornaments. These patterns and intricate details are featured in her style of work.
She loves folklore tales and stories of Hindu gods and goddesses and these have been a rich source of inspiration in a number of her illustrations. Poonam’s work is drawn by hand with black ink before she uses computer software to add colour and adjust the composition of her illustrations.
Full of magnificent, decorative artwork, with a powerful message: we are all glorious in our own way. Young children who look or feel different to their peers can take heart from this. We all need to find our personal strength.
The Book Trust