Welcome to Willow Class.

In Willow Class our teachers are Miss Peake and Mrs Dykes (until 10:30am each morning)  and our Teaching Assistant is Mrs Williams. Mrs Houghton works in our class every Thursday afternoon. 

We are looking forward to our Summer term. We will be learning about...

Phonics - We will continue to follow our phonics scheme, Little Wandle, and we will have daily phonics sessions using this scheme.  We will continue to practise reading and spelling our tricky words. During our guided reading sessions we will practise our decoding, expression and comprehension skills. Children in our Year One class will complete their phonics screening test in June. 

English - The first text we will share is 'There's a Beach in my Pants!' - linked to our seaside topic. We will practise writing lists and using adjectives to make our writing interesting. We will then read and write some poems about shells. Our classic text this term is 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' by Beatrix Potter which is linked to our animals topic. After half term we will be reading a classic story, Anansi, and writing explanations about minibeasts.

Maths -  We will be continue to follow the Red Rose Maths Scheme. Our units for this term include Number and Place Value, measuring capacity, addition & subtraction, fractions, position & direction and shape. We will also continue to have our Mastering number session each morning.

Science: Children in Year One will be learning about animals. We will learn about the categories of animals - mammals, bird, fish, reptiles and amphibians. We will research the foods these animals eat and understand the terms - carnivore, herbivore and omnivore. We will visit Blackpool Zoo on 23rd June with out Year One children. Year 2 children will be learning about habitats and food chains. After half term they will complete a topic about minibeasts. We will visit Blue Planet Aquarium on Monday 28th April with out Year 2 children.

History: After the half term break will be learning about the history of Ormskirk Gingerbread. We are hoping to visit the gingerbread stall on Ormskirk Market and go on a gingerbread hunt around the town in the last half term.

Geography: In the first half term we will be learning about the geography of seaside towns. Later in the term we will look more closely at the structure and features of Southport.

Computing: Children in Year One will practise their digital writing skills. They will learn how to use the keyboard to type and use capital letters, backspace, return key, space bar and full stops in the work. Year 2 children will be making digital music using Chrome Music Lab. They will listen to a range of music and then create some of their own using the app.

Religion: We will be learning about Hindusim. Children will learn about the various gods and goddesses that are important to Hindus and even design some of their own.

Music: Children in Year 2 will continue to play the descant recorder. Children in Year 1 will be exploring sound, learning new songs and playing the glockenspiel.

PSHE: During the first half term we will be learning about Citizenship - how we can look after each other, animals, members of our family and our friends.  After half term we will be learning about economic wellbeing.

PE: Our PE days are Mondays  and Thursdays. Both of these sessions will be led by Lancashire Sports Coaches.

Things your child needs to bring to school every day:

Water bottle

Fresh fruit snack

A waterproof coat

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to speak to us

Miss Peake, Mrs Dykes and Miss Williams.