Staff 

Our teacher is Mrs Chapman and our teaching assistant is Mrs Whalley.  Mrs Cooper also supports in class when Mrs Whalley covers. 

Miss Whitehouse is our midday. 

Start and finish times

 Start – 8:45    We do quick maths every morning at 8.45 so please be on time. 

Finish – 3:15

Reading and home learning expectations

Children will have a reading book which is closely linked to their phonics group.  Please read with your child as often as possible at home and sign their diary x3 week.  The children earn stickers and awards for reading at home.  Children will read with an adult in school as often as possible, for some children this may be every day.  Each child has a set day to read and change their book but they should bring it in every day!
 

Your child’s progress in reading will be helped hugely by reading at home.  This will form part of their homework, reading at least 5 minutes each night with an adult is the goal.

Children can change their library books every Friday in school.  Please remind them to have it in their bags on Friday. 

PE kits

PE is on a  Tuesday and Wednesday. 

Children need to wear a white t.shirt, black shorts/joggers/leggings and pumps/trainers. 

They should wear their normal school jumper/cardigan. 

Please come to school in PE kit on PE days.  

PLEASE LABEL ALL ITEMS OF PE KIT AND UNIFORM! 

 Our Curriculum 

Spring 1

In Writing we are learning how to write a character description based on the book, 'The day the crayons quit.' 

In Maths we are learning about money, then moving onto multiplication and division. 

In Reading we will be reading The day the crayons quit, Poems and a non-fiction text about Africa. 

In Science we are learning about Animals including humans. 

In History we are learning about Emmeline Pankhurst. 

In Geography we are learning about hot/cold places, comparing Kenya to England. 

In Art we are using clay for the first time. 

In PSHE we are learning about our strengths and what we are good at. 

In RE we are learning about; 'How and why do we celebrate sacred times?

In PE we have two sessions a week; Fitness and Target Games.

In Music we  are learning about instruments.

In Computing we are learning how to program robots. 

Snack information

 Please ensure you bring a water bottle to school every day filled only with water. There will be fruit available for snack at break time. Please only bring healthy snacks, no chocolate or crisps. 

Communication

We communicate through Class Dojo, if you need me do not hesitate to drop me a message.

You can upload pictures to your child's portfolio. I may create a folder for a specific task. 

Homework

Please bring your reading books to school every day. Homework will be given out on a Friday and should be returned to school by Wednesday.  Homework will always be:

reading 

spellings  (spellings are tested on a Friday)

maths (linked to this weeks learning in class)

topic - this might be Geog/Hist/Science from the week 

I will often share good examples of homework in the weekly update. 

 Please support your child to do their homework. It develops good habits. 

Other information 

I have my PPA on a Wednesday. This is once every two weeks. On this day Mrs Whalley will be teaching and Mrs Cooper supporting. 

Links to Support Learning

I may add video links in the weekly update/portfolio that link to that weeks lessons. 

Online resources 

www.topmarks.co.uk- loads of good games for all maths units.  We use hit the button a lot in class. 

www.ictgames.com-  lots of games to explore and resources.  This is probably best on a laptop, I haven't tried it on a phone. 

Times Tables Rock Stars – Times Tables Rock Stars (ttrockstars.com)  Children have their log in on the inside cover of their reading diary. 

White Rose app (this is really good!) It's called 1 Minute Maths. I really recommend this. 

Primary resources, homework help and online games - BBC Bitesize This is good for Science and History topics. 

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/science  Direct link to Science..  You can select the current topic for Science, watch a video and complete a quiz. 

Thank you for you continued support

Mrs Chapman