Welcome to Willow Class. 

In Willow Class our teacher is Miss Peake and our Teaching Assistant is Mrs Williams. Miss Gregory (volunteer Teaching Assistant) is in class every morning and Tuesday/Wednesday afternoons. Mrs Dykes works in our class every Thursday morning.  

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

Phonics - Children in Year One will continue to follow our phonics scheme, Little Wandle. 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 Year Two will continue to follow our Little Wandle Phonics Scheme until Christmas.   

English - We will share a number of Autumn themed stories – Squirrels that Squabbled, The Leaf Thief and read some weather themed poetry. After half term we will read On My Way Home and Dear Dinosaurs. We will then share some Christmas themed texts. When writing we will practise writing in full sentences using capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.  

Maths - We will continue to follow the Red Rose Maths Scheme. We will start with Place Value and Number. 

Science: Year One will be learning about our bodies – learning to name body parts and investigate how we use our senses to make sense of the world around us. Year Two will learn about how to stay healthy – exercise, keeping clean and eating a varied diet. 

History: In the second half term we will be learning about the life of Florence Nightingale. 

Geography: In the first half term we will be looking at weather patterns and symbols. 

Computing: Year One and Year Two will learn about Technology and how it helps us in our daily life. 

Religion: In the first half term we will be learning about the story of Creation and ways we can care for the world we live in. In the second half term we will learn about Christmas and how Christians consider Jesus to be the light of the world. 

Art: We will complete a unit of work based on portraits and using paints.  

Music: We will be practising our listening skills and singing lots of songs. 

PSHE: This will support our work in science. We will be learning about how to keep our bodies healthy.  

PE: Our PE days are Tuesdays  and Wednesdays.  

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 and Mrs Williams.