Dear Parents and Carers,
It was lovely to see so many of you at Parents’ Evening – if you couldn’t make, please come and see either of us to set a time that is convenient.
You will have noticed that homework this half term is slightly different. You should have received a grid which shows the homework for each week up to Christmas (no homework for the last couple of weeks of term.) Each week there is a choice of 2 activities, with a variety of curriculum areas covered over the course of the term. We hope this will be easier and more fun for the children as they have some say in what they complete for homework.
In numeracy, the children have been learning how to explain the methods they have used to work out answers to word problems. This ensures that they think through not only how to get an answer but also check that they have used the best method, e.g. a number line, column addition or using resources like 100 squares or base 10 materials.
We have continued to base our work on our class book, The Boy of the Painted Cave, which runs alongside our topic work on the Stone Age.
Thank you to everyone for making such a great effort for Children in Need – the children looked fantastic!
As always, if you have any questions, please come in and see us, or email us on esmitheram@perranporth.cornwall.sch.uk or sburns@perranporth.cornwall.sch.uk .
Thank you.
Mrs Burns and Mrs Smitheram.