Willow
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
'Bog Baby' by Jeanne Willis
Our Summer 1 Term Topic is:
Around The World
Enquiry Question:
What different places are there in the world?
We will be covering many subjects through this topic:
Science -The children will observe and compare changes occurring during spring and compare weather associated with the seasons. They will learn how day length varies in different seasons and the children will update and add to their longitudinal study diary.
PSHE - The children will explore and learn how to be their best version of themselves. They will learn ways to keep themselves healthy through exercise, diet and hygiene. They will also focus on resilience and what to do if they find things difficult. They will explore ideas for how to manage their feelings when they find something challenging.
D.T - The children will design and construct their own moving toys using skills such as cutting, joining and decorating. They will research and explore how simple wheel and axle mechanisms can make them move. They will then test and evaluate their finished toys, reflecting on how well their designs met the user needs.
Maths - The children will apply their number skills to multiplication and division. They will learn about the relationship between multiplication and division and use this to reason and problem-solve. They will also explore fractions and position and direction.
English - The children will begin the term focusing their learning around the story ‘The Bog Baby’ by Jeanne Willis and Gwen Millward. The children will write interesting sentences and they will extend their sentences using the conjunctions ‘and’ and ‘because’ to give further detail. They will also write a series of sentences using story language to create their own version of an animal adventure story.
P.E. - The children will develop their target skills. They will learn how to kick a ball with some accuracy with both feet and they will learn which part of their foot is used to increase power.
R.E -
The children will learn the concept of God through the promises and symbols of baptism. They will then make comparisons to the different ways in which people of world faiths celebrate births and welcome new babies.
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Computing - The children will explore the basics of coding by planning and creating a simple computer program. They will learn how to read and understand code to identify what it does, and they will develop the ability to modify and improve their program’s design.
Other Information
Willow Class have P.E on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 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. We will alternate every other Tuesday will be Forest School.
· 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