Classes

AUTUMN CYCLE B

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Welcome to our Class Web Page. 

What does your child need for KS1 Resource Base?

  • A school uniform and shoes (discuss with your child’s teacher any adaptations needed).
  • A water bottle (school water bottles available from KS2 Office)
  • A suitable coat for weather (hooded if possible).
  • A pair of wellies (waterproof over pants if possible).
  • A set of spare clothes / a multi pack of underwear/ socks in a soft bag to hang on their peg.
  • Necessary self-care items if required e.g. pull ups.
  • A preferred healthy snack in case of restricted food choice / allergies (we provide fruit and breadsticks for example daily)

Please label all your child’s belongings clearly with their name.

We do not allow other personal items such as toys to be brought into school as these often cause disruption for your child /other children. We have a range of sensory toys and transition items and toys that children can use.

Thank you for your understanding.

 

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING IN AUTUMN?

 

 

This theme for our Autumn terms is ‘TOYS’.

Autumn- Toys History: Mathematics- Time

Key Enquiry Question: What happened? What happens next?

During the Autumn Term  children in the KS1 Resource Base will be learning through  the topic of  TOYS (with the main focus being on Knowledge and Understanding of the World :History and Maths:Time )

Key Enquiry Questions: What happened? What happens next?

In addition to  History and Maths:Time  we will explore learning within the following themes: History(Maths), Position & Movement, Forces & Motion, Grouping, Sorting & Recording, Making things work, Old & new, Daily Routines- activities, Festivals & Celebrations, Turn taking, Games.

Some of the learning, across the range of subjects, will be topic based with some subjects being taught discretely.

The learning will cover opportunities from each of the seven Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum Areas which are:

  • Communication and Language: Developing listening, attention, understanding, and speaking skills through a language-rich environment.
  • Physical Development: Building gross and fine motor skills, coordination, control, and an understanding of physical health and self-care.
  • Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED): Fostering self-confidence, self-awareness, emotional regulation, and positive social relationships.

The Four Specific Areas

  • Literacy: Encouraging early reading and writing skills, including phonics and a love of books
  • Mathematics: Developing number sense, counting, spatial awareness, shapes, and pattern recognition.
  • Understanding the World: Exploring people, communities, the natural world, history, and everyday technology.
  • Expressive Arts and Design: Supporting imagination, creativity, role play, music, movement, and art.

 

Regular sessions take place daily of programmes such as: Attention Autism, Curiosity Approach, Sensory Circuits, Core Words for AAC, Sensory Stories, Dough Disco, Squiggle While You Wiggle, and Supersounds.

Children will also receive small group and individual sessions informed by their EHCP and current Individual Learning Plan targets and work directed or advised by SALT, OT and involved Educational Psychology Services.

Outdoor Learning

The children have access to outdoor areas for sensory exploration and gross motor play. The outdoor learning areas give children another setting to explore, experience and learn through different areas of the EYFS or KS1 stage curriculums.

Sensory Spaces

In addition to our outdoor sensory space, we have a sensory room for children to explore and meet their sensory needs.

Maths

Daily sessions of Number Maths Rhymes and Stories take place plus opportunity to explore maths resources from our Maths areas in Continuous Provision with adults to adapt activities to match individual children’s needs. Daily opportunities for short 1 to 1 sessions focussed on individual work on Maths using precision teaching and overlearning using ‘Teaching Number’ programme is used where appropriate for each child.

Our Number Rhymes in Autumn include:

5 Little Pumpkins, Counting Pumpkins in the Pumpkin Patch, Autumn Leaves , Counting Fireworks, 10 Cuddly Teddies, Bouncing Balls 1,2 3.

Literacy

Our activities within Literacy focus on AAC/ speaking and listening effectively to communicate and understand the world. Also developing the pre-skills and early skills necessary to become a reader and writer. We will also be developing our vocabulary and learning core words for communication. In our Supersounds lessons children listen to and respond to a range of stories, rhymes and pre-phonic and phonic games.

Autumn Terms words include:

  • I /me/ my
  • want
  • help
  • yes/no
  • like / more
  • finish
  • wait

 

Phonics

In Phonics we use Supersounds, an active and fun programme of regular short daily sessions aimed at supporting all the developmental skills and understanding to be ready for Phonics learning as a route to reading and spelling. The children explore all the aspects of Phase 1 Phonics. The seven aspects are: environmental sounds, instrumental sounds, body percussion, rhythm and rhyme, alliteration, voice sounds, and oral blending and segmenting.

During Autumn terms we will be exploring a variety of text including:

Noisy Farm by Rod Campbell

Walking Through the Jungle by Julie Lacome

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

Spider Car, Car, Truck, Jeep by Nick Sharratt

Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell

The Shopping List by John Burningham

I want to be a duck by Oxford Children’s Books

A busy day for birds by Lucy Cousins

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See? by Eric Carle and Bill Martin Jr

Dinosaur Roar by Paul Strickland

The Dinky Donkey by Craig Smith

Twizzle my tongue The Bathroom Boogie by Clare Foges

Children will have regular opportunities to share books they have enjoyed with adult support either to listen or read together or independently.

 

The Core Nursery Rhymes and Songs we will share this Term are:

🎵 Humpty Dumpty  🎵 Wind the bobbin up 🎵 Incy Wincy

🎵 The wheels on the bus 🎵Old Macdonald had a farm

🎵 1,2,3,4,5 once I caught a fish alive 🎵 The Drummers in the Ring – Fast and Slow 🎵

🎵 Feel the beat  🎵 A sailor went to sea, sea, sea  🎵 The bear went over the mountain

 

As children become confident with all aspects of Phase 1 they will learn phonic reading using Big Cat Little Wandel Phonics reading books- learning letter sounds, word blending and segmenting within the context of the stories ,rhymes and non-fiction texts and related multi-sensory activities.

Children have opportunities to hear, read and re-read their favourite ‘real’ books and animated version of their favourite stories.

They also have opportunities to use reading Apps such as Hairy Letters and Reading Eggs to support their reading development.

 

PE

We have two PE session per week where children have the space to explore large equipment for gross motor development of skills like climbing, balancing and jumping using different resources to within their outdoor play. They will  practice coordination skills such as throwing and catching with a variety of resources likes balls, beanbags, skittles, ribbons and hoops. There will be opportunity to join in collaborative activities such as parachute games and see-saw.

Happy Learning !

from the KS1 Resource Base team –

Mrs Ethell, Ms Harney, Mr Occleston and Miss Wrigley

Welcome back to school Year Six! 

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We are looking forward to this busy and exciting year ahead and hope to make the children’s final year in primary school a successful and memorable one!

Just a few notes to make everyone aware of when things will be happening:

Forest School will be every Monday afternoon, so children will need to bring their Forest School clothes in on this day. Clothes should be warm and waterproof and include wellies (ideally) or old trainers.

PE will be every Friday morning, so the children need their kits in school on this day. Just a reminder that school P.E. kit comprises of a white t-shirt, black shorts and trainers or pumps and if P.E. is taking place outside and the weather is cold, the children are allowed to wear dark jogging bottoms and trainers. All jewellery must be removed for P.E. If the children cannot remove the jewellery themselves, it is best if they do not wear it on the PE days.

English

This term Year Six are exploring the powerful picture book ‘Rose Blanche’ by Roberto Innocenti. Set during the Second World War, the story follows a young German girl whose courage and compassion lead her to help children imprisoned in a concentration camp. Through the study of the text, pupils will make inferences, analyse character’s motivations and consider different perspectives. This will lead to children writing a range of descriptive writing, diary entries, letters and discussion.

Maths
In our maths lessons we will be covering the Year Six objectives from the maths curriculum using the Power Maths scheme. We will start by focusing on place value of numbers up to 10,000,000. We will then cover the four operations before tackling long division!

Topic
The first topic we are covering this year is North America. We will be looking at lots of geographical skills during this topic and will be finding out lots about all the different countries and diverse cultures within this fascinating continent. Part of the weekly homework in Year Six will again be to complete some topic based activities and the homework menu will again be used to choose activities from.

Science
Our Bodies: In this unit children will learn how to identify and explain the different systems which are constantly at work within the human body. We will look in detail at some of these systems including the circulatory system and we will look at how the heart works to circulate our blood around the body.

Changing Circuits: In this unit, the children will learn how to create and develop increasingly difficult and complex circuits, building on the work they completed in Year Three.

PSHE

We will look at the Jigsaw puzzle piece ‘Being Me in My World’ and thinking about our own targets for the year ahead. We will also be looking at being a global citizen and comparing our lives with a child from Ghana. In our second Jigsaw puzzle piece ‘Celebrating Difference’ we will be looking at accepting that everyone is different and the importance of including others when working and playing. We will also be looking at what a bully is and how to help someone who is being bullied.

RE

We will be investigating the key question: What do religions say to us when life gets hard? We will be discussing and asking questions about what happens when we die, where our soul goes, reincarnation and the concept of heaven.

Music

We will be looking at the song ‘Happy’ by Pharell Williams and will learn to sing and play it using instruments.

PE

During autumn one we are going to be taking part in gymnastics in our PE sessions. The children will be exploring balancing, rolling and travelling. They will then be working in unison to develop their own sequences of moves. Ultimately, the children will perform their sequences to the rest of the class and appraise each other’s performances.

During autumn two we will be taking part in basketball in our PE sessions. The children will learn to dribble, pass and shoot the ball. We will explore the different rules of basketball and the skills involved. The children will build upon their skills and work up to playing matches.

Computing
This term the children will be exploring two units: Computer systems and network communication and creating media through 3D modelling. In the first half of the term, we will explore how devices communicate with each other using the internet. We will then work collaboratively on a single document to create a presentation using the google suite software.
In the second half of the term, we will be using a programme called Tinkercad to create online 3D models. We will begin by creating simple things such as a name label. We will then build up to creating a pencil pot holder and finally a building.

 

The Arts

This term we are going to be exploring poetry. We will be focusing on the theme of ‘identity’. We are going to discover poetry and read poems from a range of different authors. Then we will explore how we can create our own poems by thinking about what components make up our identity and transform this into vocabulary. Finally, we will create our own poems and combine this with water paint to develop a finished piece.

Homework
The children will continue to receive maths homework every week and they will also be given a topic sheet which they can select homework from. We will always set the homework on a Friday and it must be brought back into school by the following Wednesday. It is vitally important that they read every day. We are really working on the children’s comprehension skills so it would be great if you could ask them questions about their books every time you read with them.

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Welcome to Year 3!

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We are looking forward to a busy and exciting year ahead. We look forward to seeing the children embrace new challenges, develop their independence and grow in confidence, curiosity and resilience.

English

Our writing this half term will be inspired by The Iron Man by Ted Hughes which follows a giant metal man who arrives mysteriously, wreaks havoc by eating farm machinery, and eventually saves the Earth from an alien dragon. We will use this story to create our own narrative and also an explanation text. The children will focus on daily sentence accuracy and apply a range of grammatical skills in their writing.

Reading

We will have daily whole class reading sessions in Year 3 and our first class text is Bill’s New Frock by Ann Fine. It tells the story of Bill Simpson, who wakes up one morning to find he has transformed into a girl. Now forced to go to school in a pink dress, Bill discovers one of the worst days in his life is about to unfold.

Maths

We are starting the year with the ‘Place Value’ unit in Power Maths, then moving onto addition and subtraction, partitioning numbers, comparing numbers and adding numbers on a number line.

We will be continuing to work on our times table knowledge and times table rockstars will really help to support this.

Science

This half term our science unit is ‘Animals including Humans’. We will be learning about the links between animals and humans. We be exploring vertebrates and invertebrates, looking at the function of muscles in the human body and learning about a balanced diet.

Topic

Our topic this half term is ‘The Stone Age to Iron Age’, we will be learning all about this period of time and life in the Stone Age. We will develop our historical skills by exploring artefacts such as cave paintings to infer what like was like in this time period. There will also be an exciting Stone Age Workshop, with lots of artefacts and information for us to enjoy.

Jigsaw

Our first Puzzle is called Being Me In My World. We will be discussing how we learn, how we can help others and our school community.

PE

PE will be Wednesday and every other Tuesday.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR PE KIT. This should include a plain white t-shirt or Corrie t-shirt, plain black shorts or leggings and black pumps.

FOREST SCHOOL

We are very excited to be continuing our Forest School sessions this year. Forest School will take place every other Thursday.

The sessions will begin as follows:

  • Thursday 10th September – 3M
  • Thursday 17th September – 3B

The classes will then continue to alternate each Thursday.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR FOREST SCHOOL CLOTHES. This needs to be suitable clothing and footwear for wet, muddy activities.

HOMEWORK

We will continue to have a creative approach to our homework this term. You will be given Maths and Spelling homework each week as well as being able to choose from a range of creative activities in Topic.

Homework is given out on Friday and is due in the following Wednesday.

We read in class every day, so make sure you always have your Reading Log in school.

Please make sure you also read twice each week at home and ask an adult to sign your Reading Log for you.

We will check your Reading Log every WEDNESDAY to see that you have read at home, so please don’t forget!!

We’re really excited for this term, and we’re sure it’s going to be a great one!
Mrs Millard & Mr Brown

 

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Welcome to Year 2!

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Welcome back and a very warm welcome to Year 2!

We hope you have all had a wonderful summer and are feeling excited for the year ahead. We are looking forward to a busy and exciting first term filled with engaging learning experiences, new challenges and lots of opportunities for the children to develop their confidence, independence and curiosity.

Things to Remember:

 

Daily Essentials

 

A labelled water bottle, these will be washed each day and returned home each half term.

A healthy snack should be brought each day. This must be fruit or another healthy alternative.

PE

 

PE lessons will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

PE kits will be kept on classroom pegs and returned home at half term.

Forest School

 

Forest School will take place on Wednesdays and will begin during the week commencing 14th September. Forest school clothes should be brought into school in the morning and will be returned at the end of the day.

Reading

 

Reading books should be brought into school every day.
Reading books will be changed on Wednesdays.

We encourage you to read with your child at least three times each week, as regular reading is one of the best ways to support progress.

Homework

 

Homework will be sent home on Fridays and should be returned by Wednesday.

Library Books

 

A new library book will be issued each Friday and should be returned on Wednesday.

What We Will Be Learning This Term

 

English

 

We will be developing our reading, writing, speaking and listening skills through a range of exciting texts and activities. The children will have opportunities to write for different purposes whilst continuing to improve their spelling, punctuation and grammar skills.

Mathematics

 

This term we will be focusing on securing and developing our number skills to 100. We will also be learning about:

  1. Addition and subtraction
  2. Money
  3. Multiplication and division


History

Our history focus this half term is our local area and its history. We will be exploring how our local community has changed over time and discovering interesting facts about the place where we live.

Geography

 

In geography, we will be studying Magical Maps, where we will learn different ways to find our way around and develop our map-reading skills.

Science

 

Our science learning will include:

  • Uses of materials
  • Healthy lifestyles, including feeding, exercise and keeping ourselves healthy

Art 

We will be exploring the work of local artists, learning how to observe, appraise and form our own opinions about their artwork.

Design Technology

 

We will become designers as we create and make their very own hats, developing their planning, designing and evaluation skills.

Computing

 

We will be developing their computing skills by exploring how information technology is used in everyday life, including in homes, shops, libraries, and hospitals. They will learn about using technology responsibly and making safe choices online. In digital photography, children will capture, edit, and improve photographs while developing an understanding that not all images they see are real.

PSHE (Jigsaw)

 

We will be learning about Being Me in My World and Celebrating Differences.

 

PE

 

We will take part in dance and invasion games, building teamwork, coordination, and confidence.

 

RE

 

We will explore the question Who is a Muslim and what do they believe?

 

Music

 

We will explore a range of styles and genres, including South African music, Christmas music, Big Band, Motown, Elvis Presley, and Freedom Songs.

We are looking forward to sharing a fantastic year of learning with your children and working closely with you to ensure they have a happy, successful and rewarding Year 2 experience. Thank you for your continued support, and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Mrs Jones, Miss Ashmore, Mrs Clegg and Mrs Hartigan.
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Welcome to Year 1!

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Welcome back and a very warm welcome to Year 1!

We hope you have all had a fantastic summer and are feeling refreshed for the year ahead. We are thrilled to begin a new term packed with exciting learning, creative opportunities and new experiences. We look forward to seeing the children embrace challenges, build their independence and continue to develop their curiosity and confidence.

Things to Remember

Daily Essentials

A labelled water bottle, these will be washed each day and returned home each half term.

Should you wish your child to bring a snack for break time, we ask that it is a healthy option such as fruit or vegetables. Please remember that fresh fruit is available daily as part of our school provision.

Please ensure your child has a book bag each day for their belongings.

PE

PE lessons will take place on Wednesdays and Fridays.

PE kits will be kept on classroom pegs and returned home at half term.

Reading

Reading books should be brought into school every day.

Reading books will be changed on Wednesdays.

We encourage you to read with your child a minimum of three times each week, as regular reading is one of the best ways to support progress. Please sign your child’s reading record each time you read with them. Your child’s book will not be changed if an adult has not signed the reading record.

Homework

Homework will be sent home on Fridays and should be returned by Wednesday.

Library Books

A new library book will be issued each week 1R- Monday 1TR- Tuesday and should be returned on following Monday or Tuesday.

What We Will Be Learning This Term

English

This half term in English, Year 1 will be exploring the story Old Bear by Jane Hissey. The children will develop their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills through a range of exciting activities linked to the story. They will learn to retell events, describe characters and settings, write simple sentences, and build their vocabulary while developing a love of storytelling and books.

Mathematics

This term we will be focusing on securing and developing our number skills to 100. We will also be learning about:

  1. Numbers to 10
  2. Part- whole within 10
  3. Addition within 10


Topic

This term, Year 1 will be exploring the exciting topic of Space. Children will learn about the planets, the Moon and the Sun, and discover how space exploration has changed over time. They will learn about significant figures such as Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to travel into space, and Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon.

As part of their learning, children will use satellite images to explore our local area from space and compare it with different places around the world. Through these geographical links, they will develop their understanding of similarities and differences between locations while inspiring curiosity about our planet and the wider universe.

Science

This term we will be identifying and comparing materials. In this unit, the children will learn to identify, name and compare a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, metal, glass, fabric and paper. They will explore the different properties of materials and investigate why certain materials are used for different objects. Through practical activities, children will develop their observation, sorting and scientific enquiry skills while learning to describe and compare materials using simple scientific vocabulary.

 

Art

This term, children will explore the poetry book I Like Myself, creating self-portraits and writing poems that celebrate their unique qualities. We will also produce Space-themed abstract artwork inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night, exploring colour, pattern and texture. This learning links with our Computing unit on Digital Painting, where children will use digital tools to create and experiment with their own artwork.

Computing

This term, Year 1 will be learning about Technology Around Us. Children will identify different types of technology and explore how technology is used at home, in school and in the wider world. They will learn to recognise devices such as tablets, laptops and desktop computers and understand their different uses. We will also be exploring digital painting, using shape, freehand, line and choosing appropriate tools to draw a picture using a computer.

PSHE (Jigsaw)

We will be learning about Being Me in My World and Celebrating Differences.

PE

We will take part in invasion games and gymnastics focusing on balance, coordination, confidence and team work.

RE

We will explore the question Who are Christians and what do they believe?

Music

This term in Music, the children will explore a variety of musicians, musical styles and rhythms through two exciting units of work. In ‘Hey You!’, they will learn about Old School Hip Hop, while ‘Rhythm in the Way We Walk’ introduces children to the sounds and rhythms of Reggae and Hip Hop. Through singing, listening, performing and composing, pupils will develop their musical skills and appreciation of different genres.

Miss Read, Miss Richards and Mrs Hall.

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Welcome to Year 5!

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Welcome to Year 5!

Miss Allen-Cawley

We all hope you’ve had a fantastic summer and are ready and excited to get started. We are really looking forward to this term and the year ahead and we hope you are too!

English

We’ve got lots of exciting activities planned in English. Our writing focus is based on our first book we are reading Curiosity: The story of a Mars rover. We will develop our SPAG knowledge through this text and continuing to learn about the various word classes and different spelling patterns, including the Y5/6 word list. We will be focussing on how to apply all our SPAG work into our own narrative writing.
In Guided Reading, we will be studying Boy in the tower, a dystopian science fiction novel with lots of twists and surprises.

Maths

We will start our year with looking at place value up to 1,000,000 and will continue to develop our skills in the 4 operations, our understanding of Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and division. We will be focussing on the Using and Applying aspect of Maths through Reasoning Challenges and improving our Maths fluency through Fluent in Five each morning.
Please remember to carry on practising your times tables up to 12×12.

Science

Our topic this half term is Earth & Space. We will be learning all about the planets in our solar system, about the phases of the moon, how shadows are formed and about the seasons change. This links brilliantly with our first book we are studying in English, giving us a deeper dive into the planet Mars and the Curiosity rover.

Topic

Our topic for the whole of this term is The Tudors. We will be learning all about the Tudor reign and monarchs – Henry VIII and his wives, the battle of Bosworth and what daily life was like in the Tudor times.

Jigsaw

Our first Puzzle is called Being Me In My World. We will be discussing how we learn, how we can help others in our school community, and setting goals for the year ahead.

Computing

We will start the year with our very important recap of internet safety and staying safe and responsible online. We will then be using different types of information to create our own databases. We will also be learning about vector drawings and creating our own drawings using different programmes.

PE

PE will be on Mondays and Wednesdays.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR FULL PE KIT. This should include a plain white t-shirt or Corrie t-shirt, plain black shorts (not short cycling shorts) or leggings and black pumps or trainers.

Homework

You will be given Maths and Spelling homework each week as well as being able to choose from a range of creative activities in Topic.

Homework is given out on Friday and is due in the following Wednesday.

Reading

You will be expected to read at least twice each week, and must have an adult sign your reading logs each time. Reading books and logs will be collected in every Wednesday to be checked, signed off and changed. We can only change the reading books if children have read twice and books are handed in on time. Reading books and logs will be sent home on Fridays.

We can’t wait for to get to know you all and for an exciting term ahead!

Miss Allen-Cawley

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Welcome to Nursery!

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Welcome to Corrie Nursery’s class page!

We are happy to meet our new starters and returning children – If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of the Nursery team.

Please provide your child with spare clothes to leave in a draw string bag at Nursery. Ensure everything is labelled with your child’s name including their uniform, coat and shoes. Your child will also need a pair
of wellington boots and a waterproof coat to ensure they can access the outdoor environment in all weathers. Children are provided each day with fresh fruit and milk or water. You can bring a labelled water bottle (although not essential)

Our topic for Autumn 1 – All About Me/Our pets

This half term we will be learning about ‘ourselves’. We will explore our feelings and emotions and what we like/dislike. We will talk about our family, pets and community. We will encourage new vocabulary and communication and language skills everyday through stories, songs and carpet time activities.

The key texts this term are ‘The Colour Monster’ -‘Ten in The Bed’- ‘The Family Book’- ‘Dear Zoo- ‘Pet This Book’-‘Animal Boogie- ‘Monkey and Me’ and ‘My Hair’.

Reading at home

In Nursery, we encourage you to share stories with your child every day. We also suggest you access the local library where you can enjoy a range of books and stories. In class we have a bank of ‘core stories’ that the children will hear often throughout their time in Nursery. They should become familiar with these stories, allowing them to talk about the story, characters and settings confidently. Sharing books

In the next few weeks, every child will take home a new library loan book each fortnight. This is a good opportunity to enjoy sharing a book together and talk about the story. See if your child can answer your questions or retell parts of the story.

Maths

We will explore number and counting backwards and forwards through lots of fun number rhymes. We will also develop our sense of number through our counting activities and begin to recognise and match numerals to an amount.

Phonics

This term the children will begin to start Super Sounds Phase 1 phonics, through planned and purposeful play. We will use stories, songs and the learning environment to develop speaking and listening skills and phonological awareness. Phase 1 Phonics paves the way to developing good early reading and writing skills.

Talk in Nursery

Communication development is a big part of our Nursery Day. Communication skills are essential to develop positive relationships and pave the way for future success. We recognise that each child is unique in their development and we work closely with parents and carers to identify how we can support the children to be successful and confident communicators.

Welcome back to school Year Six! 

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We are looking forward to this busy and exciting year ahead and hope to make the children’s final year in primary school a successful and memorable one!

Just a few notes to make everyone aware of when things will be happening:

Forest School will be every Monday afternoon, so children will need to bring their Forest School clothes in on this day. Clothes should be warm and waterproof and include wellies (ideally) or old trainers.

PE will be every Friday morning, so the children need their kits in school on this day. Just a reminder that school P.E. kit comprises of a white t-shirt, black shorts and trainers or pumps and if P.E. is taking place outside and the weather is cold, the children are allowed to wear dark jogging bottoms and trainers. All jewellery must be removed for P.E. If the children cannot remove the jewellery themselves, it is best if they do not wear it on the PE days.

English

This term Year Six are exploring the powerful picture book ‘Rose Blanche’ by Roberto Innocenti. Set during the Second World War, the story follows a young German girl whose courage and compassion lead her to help children imprisoned in a concentration camp. Through the study of the text, pupils will make inferences, analyse character’s motivations and consider different perspectives. This will lead to children writing a range of descriptive writing, diary entries, letters and discussion.

Maths
In our maths lessons we will be covering the Year Six objectives from the maths curriculum using the Power Maths scheme. We will start by focusing on place value of numbers up to 10,000,000. We will then cover the four operations before tackling long division!

Topic
The first topic we are covering this year is North America. We will be looking at lots of geographical skills during this topic and will be finding out lots about all the different countries and diverse cultures within this fascinating continent. Part of the weekly homework in Year Six will again be to complete some topic based activities and the homework menu will again be used to choose activities from.

Science
Our Bodies: In this unit children will learn how to identify and explain the different systems which are constantly at work within the human body. We will look in detail at some of these systems including the circulatory system and we will look at how the heart works to circulate our blood around the body.

Changing Circuits: In this unit, the children will learn how to create and develop increasingly difficult and complex circuits, building on the work they completed in Year Three.

PSHE

We will look at the Jigsaw puzzle piece ‘Being Me in My World’ and thinking about our own targets for the year ahead. We will also be looking at being a global citizen and comparing our lives with a child from Ghana. In our second Jigsaw puzzle piece ‘Celebrating Difference’ we will be looking at accepting that everyone is different and the importance of including others when working and playing. We will also be looking at what a bully is and how to help someone who is being bullied.

RE

We will be investigating the key question: What do religions say to us when life gets hard? We will be discussing and asking questions about what happens when we die, where our soul goes, reincarnation and the concept of heaven.

Music

We will be looking at the song ‘Happy’ by Pharell Williams and will learn to sing and play it using instruments.

PE

During autumn one we are going to be taking part in gymnastics in our PE sessions. The children will be exploring balancing, rolling and travelling. They will then be working in unison to develop their own sequences of moves. Ultimately, the children will perform their sequences to the rest of the class and appraise each other’s performances.

During autumn two we will be taking part in basketball in our PE sessions. The children will learn to dribble, pass and shoot the ball. We will explore the different rules of basketball and the skills involved. The children will build upon their skills and work up to playing matches.

Computing
This term the children will be exploring two units: Computer systems and network communication and creating media through 3D modelling. In the first half of the term, we will explore how devices communicate with each other using the internet. We will then work collaboratively on a single document to create a presentation using the google suite software.
In the second half of the term, we will be using a programme called Tinkercad to create online 3D models. We will begin by creating simple things such as a name label. We will then build up to creating a pencil pot holder and finally a building.

 

The Arts

This term we are going to be exploring poetry. We will be focusing on the theme of ‘identity’. We are going to discover poetry and read poems from a range of different authors. Then we will explore how we can create our own poems by thinking about what components make up our identity and transform this into vocabulary. Finally, we will create our own poems and combine this with water paint to develop a finished piece.

Homework
The children will continue to receive maths homework every week and they will also be given a topic sheet which they can select homework from. We will always set the homework on a Friday and it must be brought back into school by the following Wednesday. It is vitally important that they read every day. We are really working on the children’s comprehension skills so it would be great if you could ask them questions about their books every time you read with them.

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Welcome to Boost group!

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Welcome to Boost group!

 

 

Children who attend our ‘Boost group’ have been identified as needing an extra ‘boost’ with their learning.

Each morning, each child will work to develop their speaking and listening, reading, writing and maths skills.

Here you will find further information about what your child in Boost Group will be learning in other areas of the curriculum, along with other useful information.

 

Autumn Curriculum

 

Topic: Our Local Area

 

This term the children will begin to recognise both human and physical geographical features of our local area.

Science: Animals

In the animals unit children will learn about types of animals and will group and classify living things.

PHSE: JIGSAW : Being in my world

 

Our school follows a scheme called Jigsaw and this term Boost group children will complete a unit called ‘Being in my world’.

RE:

 

In RE the children will be looking at: Which people are special and why?

PE: Basketball (also swimming for year 4 children)

The children will continue to have the sports coach working with them on a Thursday afternoon. This half term, the children will develop their skills for the game of basketball.

Please ensure your correct and full PE kit is in school all week as PE days may change to accommodate other activities taking place in school.

Year 4 children, will join their peers and attend swimming lessons on a Monday afternoon. Please make sure the children have appropriate swimming kits and towels in a bag. Children with long hair also need a swimming cap.

Music:

 

Music this half term will be using the Charanga scheme, Anyone can play.

Computing: Computing systems and networks

 

This term the children will explore what is IT, how it is used in and out of school and about using IT safely.

Forest School

Children in Boost Group have the fantastic opportunity to take part in Forest Schooling each Friday. We venture out in all sorts of weather conditions and therefore children should have waterproof and warm clothing and sturdy footwear.

Other Support

To help support each child’s individual needs, children may take part in other activities to support their needs. These may include Zones of Regulation, speech and language, motor skills, lego therapy, social skills, memory skills or support with specific life skills.

Home Reading:

 

We ask that you read with your child as often as possible and sign their reading record a minimum of twice weekly in line with school policy. We will check reading records and change reading books every Thursday. We monitor reading, homework and PE kits as part of our Assertive Mentoring Scheme.

Homework

Homework will be issued each Thursday and should be completed each week and handed in by the following Tuesday to achieve GREEN for Homework in Assertive Mentoring. If it is handed it in on Wednesday or Thursday you will achieve YELLOW. If you don’t hand your homework in you will be RED for that week.

 

Other important information:

Please ensure your child’s name is clearly written in all your school uniform.

Children have a login for Active Learn, Readingeggs, Spellingshed and Times Table Rockstars. Each of these will help support your child’s learning and can be used at home. Please ask an adult if you lose or forget your login.

 

KEEP IN TOUCH!

Parents & Carers are always very welcome to call in to discuss any aspect of their child’s learning, any other area of their school life or just to say ‘hello’.

If there is anything you need, or any help we can give you with anything, please let me know by either messaging on Google Classroom or speaking to us.

We are available after school, except on Wednesdays because that’s when we have our Staff Meeting. If a matter is urgent, you can always speak to an adult in the morning.

Thank you for your continued support.

 

Boost Group Team

Mrs Appleton-Jones, Miss Place, Miss Newton, Miss Turner, Miss Inocencion, Miss Atkinson and Mrs Farrington

Welcome to Year 3!

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We are looking forward to a busy and exciting year ahead. We look forward to seeing the children embrace new challenges, develop their independence and grow in confidence, curiosity and resilience.

English

Our writing this half term will be inspired by The Iron Man by Ted Hughes which follows a giant metal man who arrives mysteriously, wreaks havoc by eating farm machinery, and eventually saves the Earth from an alien dragon. We will use this story to create our own narrative and also an explanation text. The children will focus on daily sentence accuracy and apply a range of grammatical skills in their writing.

Reading

We will have daily whole class reading sessions in Year 3 and our first class text is Bill’s New Frock by Ann Fine. It tells the story of Bill Simpson, who wakes up one morning to find he has transformed into a girl. Now forced to go to school in a pink dress, Bill discovers one of the worst days in his life is about to unfold.

Maths

We are starting the year with the ‘Place Value’ unit in Power Maths, then moving onto addition and subtraction, partitioning numbers, comparing numbers and adding numbers on a number line.

We will be continuing to work on our times table knowledge and times table rockstars will really help to support this.

Science

This half term our science unit is ‘Animals including Humans’. We will be learning about the links between animals and humans. We be exploring vertebrates and invertebrates, looking at the function of muscles in the human body and learning about a balanced diet.

Topic

Our topic this half term is ‘The Stone Age to Iron Age’, we will be learning all about this period of time and life in the Stone Age. We will develop our historical skills by exploring artefacts such as cave paintings to infer what like was like in this time period. There will also be an exciting Stone Age Workshop, with lots of artefacts and information for us to enjoy.

Jigsaw

Our first Puzzle is called Being Me In My World. We will be discussing how we learn, how we can help others and our school community.

PE

PE will be Wednesday and every other Tuesday.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR PE KIT. This should include a plain white t-shirt or Corrie t-shirt, plain black shorts or leggings and black pumps.

FOREST SCHOOL

We are very excited to be continuing our Forest School sessions this year. Forest School will take place every other Thursday.

The sessions will begin as follows:

  • Thursday 10th September – 3M
  • Thursday 17th September – 3B

The classes will then continue to alternate each Thursday.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR FOREST SCHOOL CLOTHES. This needs to be suitable clothing and footwear for wet, muddy activities.

HOMEWORK

We will continue to have a creative approach to our homework this term. You will be given Maths and Spelling homework each week as well as being able to choose from a range of creative activities in Topic.

Homework is given out on Friday and is due in the following Wednesday.

We read in class every day, so make sure you always have your Reading Log in school.

Please make sure you also read twice each week at home and ask an adult to sign your Reading Log for you.

We will check your Reading Log every WEDNESDAY to see that you have read at home, so please don’t forget!!

We’re really excited for this term, and we’re sure it’s going to be a great one!
Mrs Millard & Mr Brown

 

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