A monthly newsletter for parents of primary school students, covering the curriculum for October 2026. It outlines learning objectives in English, mathematics, PSHE, and creative development for the class.
This is a monthly newsletter from a primary school to parents, dated October 2026. It is intended for families of young students and outlines the academic and personal development goals for the month.
The English section covers reading core readers like 'Cluck O'Clock' and 'Rocket to the Moon', writing stories, and practicing spelling. Phonics focuses on digraphs 'ee', 'oo', 'ai', plural forms, and common exception words such as 'I', 'was', 'for', and 'the'.
Mathematics instruction includes counting and writing numbers up to 100, number names from zero to twenty, and solving one-step addition and subtraction problems within 10. Vocabulary covers terms like add, subtract, number bond, and shapes including cylinder and cuboid.
PSHE lessons teach polite permission-seeking, respecting others' responses, self-control, expressing needs appropriately, and safety procedures. Creative development involves printing patterns, identifying art elements in nature, working with malleable materials like clay, and recognizing primary colors and tones.
The newsletter also provides at-home support tips: revising high-frequency words, practicing rhyming words from the 'ake' family, and encouraging simple sentence writing. It includes a book review activity for 'Hats' and 'Rocket to the Moon' with discussion on fiction versus nonfiction.