Hi! My name is Mrs Bunn and this is the second year that I have been teaching at St Johns. I am looking forward to this new year now that I’m not the newbie anymore! At St Johns, I am responsible for all the Geography learning that goes on and my favourite topic is in Year 3 when we learn about volcanoes!

In my spare time I enjoy walking my lovely Lakeland terrier Peggy, listening to podcasts and getting outdoors. Another great passion of mine is reading, I love finding out about new books and sharing them with my class!

I can’t wait to get started on this new academic year and see what Bluebirds class can achieve together!

Other staff working in our class are:

Miss Keyes – Teaching assistant

Mrs Wallace – 3rd Teacher

Mrs Sanger – Art and DT teacher fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons

 

This term we would love for you to join us for a short service to share and celebrate the children's learning in term one. Please join us in the hall for a 9am start on the following date:

Wednesday 15th October - Y3 

Our Weekly Timetable:

Important dates for the diary this term for Bluebirds Class:

Thursday 16^th October - Visit to Canterbury Roman Museum and Beaney Museum

PE – Wednesday afternoon

Our learning this term:

Our first term begins with an exciting history topic called ‘Durovernum’. We will be learning all about why the Romans came to Canterbury and what happened when they were here. We will be visiting Canterbury Roman Museum and the Beaney Museum (more details to follow).

This term in English we will explore two texts by David Wiesner beginning with ‘Flotsam’. Our learning will concentrate on sentence structure, ensuring we are using capital letters and full stops correctly and learning how we can make our sentences more exciting through adjectives and varied sentence starters.

 

 

In maths we will be concentrating on place value of hundreds, tens and ones. We will be using our knowledge of place value to think about how we can recognise and represent numbers in different ways.

In science, we will be exploring forces and magnets and developing our investigation planning skills. We will be doing lots of practical experiments to enhance our scientific knowledge.

 

We will be learning about Christianity in RE this term. Our topic is ‘People of God’ and our big question is ‘What is it like to follow God?’

We will look at different biblical figures including Noah and consider how they shared God’s message.

Now that the children are in Key Stage 2 they will start learning a Modern Foreign Language (MFL). They will begin by learning how to say hello in German.

Learning at home for Bluebird Class: 

Children are expected to read every night for at least 15 minutes.  Please spend time each day listening to your child read as it really does have a positive impact on their progress. Remember to sign your child’s reading record book when they have read to you.

When your child has finished an AR book, they can complete the quiz. We are focussing on quizzing accuracy. Your child will receive a raffle ticket if they pass a quiz at 80% or above and will have the chance to win a prize at the end of term!

It is important that reading books and reading record books are in school every day even if your child hasn’t read.

 

 

Please remember that you can access Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS), Numbots and Spelling Shed from home. There are certificates and a trophy for the winning class and individual certificates for the child that scores the most points each week. Spelling assignments will be given out each week, which support the spelling curriculum that your child will be following in school.

You will find your login details in the front of your child’s reading record book.

 

 

 

 

Be ready for learning!

In Bluebirds Class, your child will need to have these items in school: 

• PE kit (to be worn on PE day) 
• Water bottle with sports cap lid (no squash or juice) 
• Small rucksack (big enough to hold lunchbox and reading books) 
• Wellington boots (to leave in school) 
• Coat (weather appropriate) 

Please don’t bring other items into school, as we do not have space to store them, and it can cause upset if things are lost or damaged. 

 

School uniform checklist:

Please, please, please check that all items of school uniform and PE kit are clearly named, as it can be upsetting for the children and frustrating for parents and teachers when clothes go ‘missing’. Don’t forget to check regularly as names can fade easily in the wash!

Snacks

Please note that in KS2, children do not receive snack for break times.

If your child would like a snack, please feel free to send them in with a piece of fruit in their bag that they can eat in morning break! Grapes should be cut in half lengthways please.