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Autumn Term Class Information

 This term our class topic is 'Scrumdiddlyumptious!'

Dear Parents/Carers,

We hope that you have had a lovely summer and welcome you back to a new school year. 

Much of this term’s work will be based on our new topic ‘Scrumdiddlyumptious ’ with links made to celebrations such as Bonfire Night and religious festivals.  We will be looking at where food comes from and the harvesting of autumn crops as well as healthy eating and food groups.  We will be working collaboratively with Year 2 and 3 as this is a shared topic.  Please send in any books or items of interest related to the class topic for ‘show and tell’.     

The main Literacy focus will be on correct letter sounds and formation as well as the development of simple sentence structure. The children will carry on learning phonics through Read Write Inc, as a class and in small groups. Weekly themes will include stories and poems as well as non-fictional work.

Please ensure that your child has their book bag and ‘reading record’ in school Mom-Weds as we will be reading with the children throughout the week.  Please listen to your child read as often as possible and make a weekly comment in the record, these are really helpful.  Your child will also be able to select a book of their choice from the school library to share with you at home.

Maths will be taught through a range of practical activities, songs, rhymes and games. We will give the children lots of opportunities to get hands on and explore maths in a practical way. We will be focusing on number work, time, pattern and financial literacy.  Literacy and Numeracy across the curriculum will be taught through our class topic with a cross curricular approach.    

PE will be held on Wednesday morning and a Thursday afternoon (kit can be left in school). Forest school will be on a Friday morning.  Please ensure that your child has suitable ‘named’ clothing for these activities, including appropriate footwear.  Due to the lack of space in our shared area it will not be possible for the children to leave their Forest school wear in school, this will have to be brought in on a weekly basis.  May we also take this opportunity to request that bags, other than a lunch box and flat bookbag are only sent into school when necessary.  Many thanks for your cooperation with this.   

Please send a fruit or vegetable snack in a named box/bag for your child to eat at playtime as well as a water bottle for them to drink during the day, these can be refilled if necessary. 

Finally, if you have any queries or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind Regards,

Ms. de Vall, Mrs Edwards and Ms Macfarlane (Thursday’s class teacher)

Weekly Reminders