Welcome To Willow Class

Hello and welcome to Willow Class!

I'm Mrs Hill and I am the class teacher. We are lucky to have Miss. Spencer working with us this year!

Our Core Text for this half term to support all of our learning within English is titled

'The King Who Banned The Dark' by Emily Haworth-Booth

Our Autumn 2 Term Topic is:

Fire Fire

Enquiry Question: 'How did the impact of 'The Great Fire of London' change buildings and fire fighting equipment today?

We will be covering many subjects through this topic:

Science - 

PSHE - The children will identify how people are similar and different and celebrate the positive aspects of these differences. They will learn about bullying and they will begin to understand the difference between unkindness, teasing and bullying. They will also begin to understand how things may seem fair and not fair even when they are not.

D.T - Over the Autumn 2 term, the children will begin their D.T project by learning about the wonderful world of mechanisms and where we can spot them in everyday life. They will then go on to discover how levers and sliders can be used to create a Christmas Card with moving parts.

History - The children will learn about historical enquiry into 'The Great Fire of London' and will explore artefacts from the 16th Century to build a picture of the past. They will comapre life in the 17th Century to the present day and consider how some problems, such as the lack of an organised fire brigade and the types of buildings, caused the fire to spread. The children will then focus on how and why some things changed as a result of the fire, in order to be safer.

Maths - The children will explore addition and subtraction within 10 using various concrete resources. They will learn to find fact families and also be able to recall number bonds within 10. They will then use their knowledge to solve addition and subtraction problems. The children will then begin to identify 2D and 3D shapes and their properties.

English - Whilst exploring a variety of  media, the children will continue to learn how to write simple sentences linked to the class story using capital letters, full stops and finger spaces. They will write a recount using time words to structure a sentence and write in the past tense. Children will also study Bonfire poems, responding to them and identifying rhyming words.

 P.E. - The children will begin the half term by exploring gymnastics and how they can move and support their bodies. They will also develop throwing and catching skills whilst developing their ability to clearly follow instructions.

R.E - The children will learn, through creation stories, that Christians, Muslims and Hindus believe that God created the world. They will then deepen their understanding of the true meaning of Christmas through emphasising that Jesus was a gift from God.

Other Information

Willow Class have P.E. on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please ensure your child has a full P.E. kit in school fully labelled with their name. PE Kits will be kept in school until the end of a half term. 

· Reading book bags need to come into school every day and children will be given new reading books once a book has been read twice. Please ensure you read with your child every night and leave a comment in their reading records stating when you have read and how many pages you have completed. Reading books will be changed every Tuesday and Friday once the children has had two good reads of the book.

 · Homework will be given out on a Friday with a task for children to complete at home. Homework Books will need to be returned to school and completed by the following Thursday.

· Alongside Reading, to further support your child at home you can allow them time to work on free games to support their Phonics Learning. They can access these using the link and log in details below for the website Phonics Play. Click the images below to take you straight to the website!

If you have any queries or worries please get in touch.

Thank you for your support!

Mrs Hill and Ms Spencer