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Autumn Term Class Information

 This term our class topic is 'Ready, Steady, Grow!'

Dear Parents/Carers,

We hope you 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 ‘Ready, Steady, Grow’ with links made to celebrations such as Bonfire Night, Harvest and religious festivals. Within our topic, the children will take part in practical activities to explore where food comes from and learn about life on a farm. They will learn about what seeds and plants need to grow and grow a variety of plants themselves with support from our school’s gardening club! 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 topic for ‘show and tell’.

The main Literacy focus for this term will be on correct letter sounds and formation as well as the development of simple sentence structure. The children will continue learning phonics through Read Write Inc, as a class and in small target 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 Mon, Tues and Weds for our reading activity carousel (ERIC Time: Everyone, Reads, In, Class) this includes reading with an adult, in pairs, individual as well as Bingo work and multisensory sound practise. 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 fun, practical way. We will be focusing on number work, time, pattern and financial literacy. Literacy and Numeracy will be developed across all areas of learning and experiences and will be taught through our class topic themes.

PE will be held on Weds morning and a Thurs afternoon (kit can be left in school). Forest walk and activities will be on a Friday (time of day may vary). 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 waterproofs and wellies in school, these 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.

Cooking sessions will take place throughout the term, where possible making links to the class topic. We kindly ask for a £3.00 contribution to this.

Please send a fruit or vegetable snack in a named box/bag as well as a water bottle for them to have during the day, bottles 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 and Ms Macfarlane (Thursday’s class teacher)

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