Summer Term – Under the Sea

Over the next term we will be learning through our topic of Under the Sea. We will be exploring a range of books, including both fiction and non-fiction and putting our fabulous writing skills to work. In Science, we will be learning about animals including humans and in Geography, we will be exploring our local area and creating maps. 

For the Summer Term our staffing will look slightly different (please see a visual timetable attached below):

Mrs Sansom will be with us on Mondays, Tuesday, Thursdays and Fridays.

Miss Taylor will be with us on Wednesdays.

Mrs Quartermain will support our learning on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Mrs Bennett will support our curriculum workshops on Thursdays and Fridays.

Miss B will support our learning at different times throughout the week.

For this term we will have PE with Mr Pearce on Monday and Thursday afternoons. Please come into school wearing your PE kit. Please continue to bring a change of shoes for after PE. 

After Easter we will be exploring our known sounds and using these in both our reading and writing. We will practise applying these to both real and psuedo words. To help us at home, encourage us to spot different digraphs and trigraphs in signs when we are out and packaging in our cupboards or on shop shelves.

• Staffing -  This term, Mrs Sansom will teach Mondays., Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Miss Taylor will teach us on Wednesdays. Mrs Quartermain will support our learning on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Mrs Bennett will support our learning on Thursdays and Fridays. Miss B will support our learning each day.
• Each morning the children need to arrive at school between 8:45 am and 9:00 am. The blue gate will open at 8:45 am and close at 9:00 am. 
• Home time is at 3:30 pm and the children will walk round to the gate at the top of the playground where they will be dismissed by a member of staff.
• The children will need to bring in a named water bottle each day.
• PE this term will take place on Monday and Thursday afteernoons with Mr Pearce. 
  • Children will need to come into school wearing their PE kit. Please make sure that all of your children's items are NAMED so they can easily be recognised. We all know how unpredictable the British weather can be and the children will be doing PE both inside and outside, so send them in with layers and a waterproof. The children will need to be wearing the following items:
    • A plain white PE top
    • Navy or black bottoms. These could include:
      • shorts
      • joggers
      • leggings 
    • A plain blue or black PE jumper
    • A pair of trainers 
• Reading Books - each Friday the children will bring home a Monster Phonics book, plus another book of their choice. The children will read the Monster Phonics book during our Guided Reading sessions before bringing it home to share with you. Please continue to sign the reading diaries each time you read at home. The reading diaries should be in school every day. The children have a zipped plastic wallet to keep their diary and reading books in. This must be with the books each day. 
• Homework - this term, this will include both the children's reading books (particualarly the Monster Phonics books) and a range of Phonic activities that will be sent home weekly. Please ensure your children are accessing both of these.