Welcome to Willow Class
Our Teacher is Mrs Thompson and we are supported by our Learning Support Assistant Mrs Shilling.
This year Willow class comprises of pupils in Year One and Year Two.
We offer a broad and balanced curriculum tailored to meet the needs of our children. This also supports our aim to instil our school values and build well-rounded individuals ready for the next stages of life in our developing world.
We have daily Maths Sessions, based on the White Rose programme. Children develop their mathematical skills through small group work, practical activities and focused tasks.
We base our English skills and writing sessions on different aspects of our Themed Learning to support our cross-curricular methods. We use continuous provision to support our exploration of learning and through-out, we continue to encourage children to become independent learners, building on their natural enthusiasm and resilience.
We have regular PE sessions to promote the importance of health and wellbeing. We also recognise the importance of supporting pupils well-being through our on-going support and PSHEE learning. These continue to re-establish relationships and support our whole school community.
Statuatory Spellings
We continuously try to learn both the reading and writing of these spellings for each year group.
Our theme this term is The Scented Garden
Let’s tiptoe through the tulips together and discover the sights, sounds and smells of the garden.
This half term, we’ll visit a our local allotment area. We’ll find out how to look after plants, ask the experts questions and appreciate the flowers and crops. We’ll write an information book about plants, follow instructions, enjoy the story of Jack and the Beanstalk and write stories of our own. Discovering our green fingers will be fun when we plant and tend a pizza garden of herbs. We’ll also learn about the different parts of a plant and create our own ‘planting and growing’ action rhyme. Our senses will help us describe and sort a range of smells and we’ll make beautifully scented products. We’ll look closely at a wide variety of plants, create detailed, observational drawings and press real flowers to use in collages.
At the end of our project, we will have become plant experts! We’ll create a presentation about plants, share the information books that we have made and design a fantasy garden.
Help your child prepare for their project
Gardens are so special and are an excellent place to visit together. Why not take close-up photographs of flowers and use a plant identification app or spotting guide to find the name of each plant? You could also buy some wild flower seeds and watch them grow. Alternatively, bake recipes containing fragrant herbs and spices! Cheese and chive scones, cinnamon biscuits and lavender cake are all delicious!'
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Our reading books for this half term:
