Spring is upon us and we are looking forward to a fantastic second term. We are so proud of the children and how enthusiastic they are towards their learning. We are so excited for our up coming units including our trip to the farm. Parents can follow along for weekly updates via our class Dojo and weekly newsletter.

Below you will find key dates and information for the term ahead.

Our class teachers are: Miss Barclay (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday), Mrs Jukes (teaching Thursday and Friday) and Mrs Prosser (teaching full time).

Our teaching assistants are: Mrs Richardson (Monday-Wednesday) and Mrs Fellows (Thursday-Friday) and Miss Bates (Monday - Friday).

Our Forest School Leader is Mrs Parr (Wednesday)

Miss Jefferies (Wednesday afternoon teacher).

Mrs Prosser

Class teacher RP

Art Lead

Miss Barclay

Class teacher RRJ Mon - Wed

Mrs Jukes

Class teacher RRJ Thurs-Fri

DT Lead

Miss Bates

Teaching Assistant

Full time

Mrs A. Richardson

Teaching Assistant

(Mon-Wed)

Mrs Fellows

Teaching Assistant

(Thurs and Fri)

As a school we follow the Monster Phonics Programme. Children will receive a daily phonics session of approximately 20 minutes. In this session they will have the opportunity to read and write using the new sounds they have been taught. When the children are secure with their segmenting and blending skills they will begin twice weekly group reading session using Monster Phonics books. They will then bring this book home on a Friday to reread with family, they will also bring home a 'book to share' which will be a longer text designed for the adult to read to them to model reading skills as they learn to read.

Handwriting is taught as part of our whole school scheme called Letterjoin. Children will be part of formal handwriting sessions on a Thursday and Friday. They will have access to writing and mark making activities on a daily basis where staff will model and articulate correct letter formation, this practise will be supported by high quality Physical Development provision designed to increase core and muscle strength needed for developing writers.

  As a school we are part of the NCETM Mastering Number Programme which has a focus on developing mathematical fluency. Children will receive a directed maths session daily and during independent learning times they will be provided with practical challenges for them to apply the skills they have been taught. As the year progresses children will be supported to record their mathematical thinking using pictures which then, when they are ready, will lead to recording mathematical thinking using numbers. We use the White Rose Maths scheme to teach the shape, space and measures elements of maths which are not covered by the NCETM Mastering Number Programme.

Our curriculum is play-based, supported by high quality texts and reflects the interests of our children. The children will have a wealth of opportunities to develop their Characteristics of Effective Learning through challenges designed to allow them time to play and explore, to be an active learner and to develop their creative and critical thinking skills.

In this unit, children will explore the seasons, plant growth, how animals grow and change, food and farming, and the ways humans develop over time.
They will learn that Earth has four seasons. Throughout the unit, children will plant a seed and observe how it grows. They will also explore how animals grow and change, and conclude by learning about how humans grow and develop.

At the end of each week you will receive an email detailing what the children have been learning. In there will be some suggestions of quick activities you can do with your child to support what they have been learning that week.

Each week your child will receive a 'Book to Share'. This book is for you to read to your child to model reading skills. It is equally as important for children learning to read, to be read to, as it is for them to practise their reading. Once secure with their segmenting and blending skills your child will be issued with their Monster Phonics book. This book will have been used in class containing sounds they have been taught, this is the book your children will need to read to you several times over the week. 

Please see the video link for the correct articulation of sounds when supporting your child with their reading and writing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCI2mu7URBc

As part of our phonics programme, we undergo regular monitoring of the children's development. The assessment schedule that we follow is clearly mapped out. Children will be taught a set of graphemes and HFW (high frequency words) and then assessed on them. 
Once an assessment has been completed you may receive a list of HFWs, graphemes and focus words that your child needs to practise.