Fitzgerald
Welcome to the Fitzgerald Class Page
'Ella'- A Collaborative Art Project Completed by Fitzgerald Class
Here in Fitzgerald Class we take our name from one of the most famous American jazz singers of the twentieth century, Ella Fitzgerald. Born in 1917, Ella went on to inspire generations, including some our favourite modern singers.
This year our teacher is Mrs Johnson and we are lucky to be joined by Mrs Holmes and Mrs Chapman.
Summer 2022
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In our Classroom we have been...
The Hobbit
The M&M Productions Theatre Group visited school today, and we were treated to a performance of the a ‘The Hobbit’. Everyone loved watching the show, with the wonderful characters, music, songs and scenery. Following the performance Fitzgerald and Stormzy classes took part in a ‘Behind the Scenes’ workshop. During this session the children were able to explore how a show like The Hobbit is put together.
RE - Sacred Buildings
In RE we have been identifying the similarities and differences between the sacred buildings of different faiths. We have discussed the buildings, their main features and their importance within their communities. To support our studies we visited our local village Church, St. Peters, where we met with the Church Warden and spent time learning the history of the church. We particularly liked the stained glass windows and designed our own - our windows were designed to show links to our local environment.
Jubilee Arts Week
In celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, as a school we marked the event with a week dedicated to the Arts. We worked with a local theatre production group to write a verse for the Thomas Eaton Primary Academy Jubilee song and create our own portraits of the Queen. In class we read the "The Queen's Hat" which inspired us to write about our favourite London landmarks and we created our own Jubilee Roses!
Swan Lake
We have just returned from a fantastic trip to London, where we experienced the extravagance and opulence of the Royal Opera House. The class were transfixed watching an amazing performance of Swan Lake.
Skipping
- At the beginning of the term Fitzgerald class had a skipping coaching session delivered by the 'Dan the Skipping Man' team. The children thoroughly enjoyed the session. To help develop and improve our skills - adults and children - we have a weekly challenge!
Homework
Reading 
We continue to expect everyone to read for at least 20 minutes, five times a week.
Children have an Accelerated Reader book which is aimed at their most recent reading level, based on word recognition and comprehension.
Children are may need support reading some of these texts so we encourage adults or older siblings to read these to the children to promote reading for pleasure.
Children have a reading record book, to record when they read. This must be signed by someone at home.
Maths 
- We will be setting weekly Maths homework.
- We recommend children spend five to ten minutes a day practising their times table knowledge. In school we have the superhero times table; this is a weekly quiz which focuses on multiplication and division knowledge
English
- We will be setting weekly English homework.
- English homework will be set every Friday, via Showbie.
- Children have a week to complete the task.
Spellings
- Spellings are set every Friday, on Showbie.
- Spellings will continue to be taught throughout the week in class.
- There is a spelling test every Friday, the main aim of this task is for the children to use the correct spelling pattern for the week.
Spring 2022
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Our learning grid provides an overview of the subject areas we will be covering throughout the Spring term.
In our Classroom we have been...
Sewing
Our DT topic this term was a textiles unit. The children were challenged to design and make their own stuffed Easter bunny!
World Book Day
Along with the whole school, we created created the characters from our favourite books using wooden spoons to celebrate World Book Day.
Homework
Reading
We continue to expect everyone to read for at least 20 minutes, five times a week.
Children have an Accelerated Reader book which is aimed at their most recent reading level, based on word recognition and comprehension.
Children are may need support reading some of these texts so we encourage adults or older siblings to read these to the children to promote reading for pleasure.
Children have a reading record book, to record when they read. This must be signed by someone at home.
Maths 
- All children are expected to complete an hour on SumDog every week.
- There is a weekly multiplication quiz on a Friday, each week focuses on a different times table. We recommend children spend five to ten minutes a day practising their times table knowledge.
English
- New for this term! We will be setting weekly English homework.
- English homework will be set every Friday, via Showbie.
- Children have a week to complete the task.
Spellings
- Spellings are set every Friday, on Showbie.
- Spellings will continue to be taught throughout the week in class.
- There is a spelling test every Friday, the main aim of this task is for the children to use the correct spelling pattern for the week.
Autumn 2021
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Our learning grid provides an overview of the work we will be doing this term.
Homework
Reading
We expect everyone to read for at least 20 minutes, five times a week.
Children will have an Accelerated Reader book which is aimed at their most recent reading level, based on word recognition and comprehension.
Children are may need support reading some of these texts so we encourage adults or older siblings to read these to the children to promote reading for pleasure.
Children have a reading record book, to record when they read. This must be signed by someone at home.
Maths
- All children have a SumDog account and are expected to complete an hour a week.
Spellings
- Spellings are set weekly, on a Friday, and will be taught throughout the week in class.
- There is a spelling test every Friday, the main aim of this task is for the children to use the correct spelling pattern for the week.