Meet the Teachers

Mrs Drinkwater, Miss Shakespeare, Mrs Felletti and Mr Westwood

September 2016

ReadingOur class author is Anthony Browne.Children will read to an adult in school at least

twice a week. Please make a note of your child’s reading day.

When you read with your child at home, please sign and date the reading record.

Children read during guided reading sessions and during phonic lessons.

Children have access to class books which they can take home and share with you.

Children will also have access to the online reading books called ‘Bug Club’.

Guided Reading- Takes place daily after lunch and

consists of five rotational activities.- There will be follow-up activities for the

children to complete.- Mixture of fiction and non-fiction- Comprehension questions- Emphasis on understanding the book,

not just fluency.

Phonics Important part of child's learning as it

helps them to read and spell.Children will be assessed and grouped

across the year, to improve their phonetic ability.

Phonics five days a week. In June the children undertake a

National Phonic Screening Assessment where they will read real and nonsense words. (More information will be given to you in the workshop on the 4th and 5th October).

Spellings/Homework

Spellings will be sent home on a Thursday on a spelling mat to practise daily.

Alternate weeks – maths and literacy homework (also sent out on a Thursday).

Encourage children to look for them in their reading book or story books that you share at night.

Maths Important to be integrated into real life

scenarios e.g. shopping and using money, shape spotting, counting paving slabs when walking…

Instant recall – every FridayMathletics - Children will have their

own log in and be able to access games and challenges at home. They will need to complete a set task before choosing what they would like to play supporting having fun whilst learning.

Topics

Our big idea – Caring for our planetSchool daysToysPoles apartSwampyFlight

Trips – Kingsbury Water Park, Hartlebury Castle and Museum, RAF Cosford

General Please inform us if your child is going home

with another person. Phone by 9.30 if absent / ill. Only water in bottles, sent home daily to be

washed and changed. P.E. kits (clearly named) P.E. days

Wednesday and Friday. Please send your child to school in a coat

everyday. Reading books and record to be in school

on your given day. Plastic book bag (50p) is the only bag your

child needs. The class is very small and extra bags can make it look cluttered.

Behaviour ladder

THANK YOU!

Any questions?