Welcome to Ted Hughes Class. 

 In Ted Hughes class, we are excited about learning, especially new things. We are passionate about encouraging the children in our class to become independent, curious and respectful little learners and are committed to making sure your child's transition to the Junior school is as seamless as possible. 

I absolutely LOVE reading and I really want to promote the love of reading in my classroom. One of my favourite books which got me into reading was Jacqueline Wilson's 'The Diamond Girls' and I love that she has a new sequel coming out this year! 

Our Class Author - Ted Hughes

(17 August 1930 – 28 October 1998) was an English poet, translator, and children's writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1984 and held the office until his death. In 2008 The Times ranked Hughes fourth on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".

Hughes's earlier poetic work is rooted in nature . He wrote frequently of the mixture of beauty and violence in the natural world. Animals serve as a metaphor for his view on life: animals live out a struggle for the survival of the fittest in the same way that humans strive for ascendancy and success. 

 

Take a look at our Knowledge Organiser for this term:

We hope very much that you had a happy time over the Christmas holidays and we would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy 2025.  We are really looking forward to the Spring Term and our new topic ‘From the Sea to the City’. In this topic, the children will be comparing the seaside town of St Ives with the city of London. Quite a difference!

Use this link to find some books related to our topic this term: 

Best children's books - London Topic Booklist 

Areas of Learning for this half term:                                                              

If you would like to practise your handwriting below, use the link! 

Letter-join iPad login (letterjoin.co.uk)

• Maths: Multiplication and Division                                                                      
• English: setting descriptions, instruction writing
• RE: What is it like for someone to follow God?
• (The Story of Noah’s Ark)
• Christian Value: Trust
• Science: Forces
• Topic: From The Sea To The City
• Computing: Programming
• P.E: Hockey, Dance.
• RSHE: The benefit of physical exercise
• Class Reader: Charlotte’s Web

The Homework Grid for this term can also be found below. The RE, Science, Topic, KIRFS sheet, spellings and topic homework for this term can also be found below.

 

This half term’s weekly homework:

• Reading - every night 
• KIRFS – facts about duration of time.
• Spellings 

This half terms value is: 

 

We have so loved getting to know our times tables with this song! Check it out!