Through our topic this term - Field to Fork - we will take on the role of geographers where we will explore what farms are and why they are important. We will find out the differences between life on a farm and life in a town, carrying out simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of key human and physical features of our school’s surrounding environment and community, particularly the Cowley Road. We will also use digimaps, to access both current day and historical maps of our surrounding area. 

This week as scientists in our topic lessons we started to look at ourselves and how we have changed throughout our lives, similar to animals we might find on a farm and how they change and grow. We looked at similarities and differences that we noticed in each other and shared how our environment has impacted us in different ways. 

Next week we will continue to be scientists exploring our senses, labelling the basic parts of the human body and saying which parts of the body are associated with which sense. We will link this to different fruits and vegetables that you might find on a farm or in an orchard. If you're able to donate a fruit or vegetable to our lessons- please send your child in with their chosen fruit on Monday 9th September. 

Key Information- 

Each year we hold a parents meeting at the start of the school year to ensure parents are aware of what is expected of their children and how parents can support them throughout the year. This is a very important meeting where you will also have the opportunity to ask questions and collect your child’s resources for the year- it is also a great opportunity for children to be involved in their own learning expectations. These meetings will be held in the dock at 3pm PROMPTLY. Please collect any of your children that are not in Islands and come to the dock to meet your child (islands) for their meeting. If you do not arrive promptly, unfortunately we do not have the facility to collect you and the meeting will have started. 

Monday 16th September - Fiji and Sumatra Class 

Tuesday 17th September - Tahiti Class 

All home learning for islands will begin after these meetings have taken place so that there is no confusion. 

Have a great weekend, 

Islands team