Willow Class

Hello and welcome to Willow Class!

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

Summer 1 Topic

Around the world

We will be asking the question:

'Where in the world do we live?'

Our English text for the beginning of Summer 1.

English - The children will begin the term focusing their learning around the story 'The Bog Baby' by Jeanne Willis and Gwen Millward. They will write interesting sentences and they will extend their sentences using the conjunctions 'and' and 'because' to give further detail. They will write a series of sentences using the story language to create their own version of an animal adventure story.

Science - The children will observe and compare changes during spring. they will also compare weather associated with the seasons. They will learn how the day length varies in different seasons and the children will update their longitudinal study diary.

PHSE - The children will explore and learn how to be their best. they will learn ways to keep themselves healthy through exercise, diet and hygiene. There will be a focus on resilience and what to do if they find things difficult. 

DT - The children will carefully select and use a wide range of materials to design and make a product based on their characteristics. They will build their structure and identify ways their slides can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable. 

Geography - In geography we will learn about the United Kingdom and how it is made up of four separate countries. We will then focus on how our local area fits within the UK. WE will have an exploration of the seven continents, and identify how the weather varies round the world. 

Maths - The children will apply their number skills to multiplication and division. They will learn the relationship between these and use this to reason and problem-solve. They will also explore fractions and learn to tell the time to o'clock and half past the hour. 

Other Information...

· Willow Class have P.E on Tuesdays and Wednesday. Please ensure your child has a full P.E kit in school fully labelled with their name. Kits will be kept in school until the end of term. Please ensure that earrings are not worn inline with school policy.

· Reading book bags need to come into school every day and children will be given new reading books on Tuesday and Friday once a book has been read twice. Please ensure you read with your child every night and leave a comment in their reading records.

· 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.

If you have any queries or worries please let me know.

Thank you for your support!

Miss Street