Welcome to Dragon Class
Our Team
Miss Spearman and Mrs Martin will be your Class Teachers alongside Mrs Riley, the Teaching Assistant.
English
Our English learning will be linked to our topic where we will be delving into our solar system and the history behind space exploration. This will be the stimulus for our non-fiction and creative writing units.
Reading
Reading will be taught in guided reading sessions where the children will discuss the meaning, context, character, phonics and grammar in a challenging text. We are continuing to teach reading through our new ‘Whole Class Guided Reading’ approach and will be sharing a new book with the children over the coming weeks. Please continue to support your child by spending time reading with them at home, each evening if possible.
Reading is such an important skill; it really unlocks all areas of the curriculum. We would ask parents to hear their child read daily, 5-10 minutes a night is all that is needed. As well as supporting your child read the words it is also useful to ask questions and check your child's understanding of the text.
Children’s school reading books will be changed on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday if needed, but we encourage children to read books at home to expand the range of texts they are exposed to.
Phonics
Phonics is taught every day to all the children. Where necessary, extra phonics lessons are provided.
Maths
In Maths the children will review and secure their knowledge of multiplication, division, addition and subtraction methods as well as their reasoning and problem solving skills.
Times Tables
All the children are making great progress in their times table knowledge and are enjoying the weekly challenge in class where they can measure their own progress. Please continue to support your children’s learning by regularly asking questions or allowing them to play TT Rockstars to improve their instant recall of the multiplication and division facts of the 2, 5, and 10 times tables.
Science
In Science we shall be be will be delving into our solar system and the history behind space exploration.
Topic
Over the two summer terms we will explore two topics. The first is ‘Space’ where the children will be given the opportunity to share what they already know and ask questions about what they would like to find out. We will use their questions to guide the learning about the history of the space race and key events in space exploration. After half term our second topic ‘Go Wild!’ will focus on the geographical differences between the UK and Africa and feed into the science topic of animals. The attached curriculum map details the other areas we will be covering across all subjects.
R.E.
In our RE lessons we will focus on how religious stories can change a person’s behaviour and the life choices they make.
P.E.
The Dragons will have P.E. twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. Please leave P.E. bags in school all week, just in case an opportunity for an extra lesson is possible. Athletics and Striking and Fielding skills will be taught outside during PE.
Homework
The Dragon class use Learning Logs for their homework. Tasks set are based on what we have covered that week and it is up to the children how they show their understanding. Homework will be handed out on Friday to be returned by the following Wednesday.
Parent Partnership
We strongly believe in working closely with parents to ensure all children have a positive and successful experience in their education. We welcome any information you can share about your child and their individual learning experiences outside of school. This can be easily shared through the Class Dojo communication tool. To keep you informed on specific activities in the school, your teacher will also use the Class Dojo to share news and photos of school events. In the Dragon class, we welcome children into a stimulating, fun and creative classroom atmosphere. Our aim is for all children to be engaged, happy and enjoy their learning, allowing them to make progress and reach their potential.If you are interested in supporting the class, either regularly or adhoc, with your time for reading or a particular skill you have please contact the class teacher to see when would be a suitable time for you to visit the class. We are very grateful for any assistance.
Supporting Your Child at Home
Our experience has shown us that the support children get from home has a positive impact on their learning. Here are some websites which parents and carers may find useful:
www.phonicsplay.co.uk
www.letters-and-sounds.com
www.topmarks.co.uk
www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html
www.timestables.co.uk
Miss Spearman and Mrs Martin will be your Class Teachers alongside Mrs Riley, the Teaching Assistant.
English
Our English learning will be linked to our topic where we will be delving into our solar system and the history behind space exploration. This will be the stimulus for our non-fiction and creative writing units.
Reading
Reading will be taught in guided reading sessions where the children will discuss the meaning, context, character, phonics and grammar in a challenging text. We are continuing to teach reading through our new ‘Whole Class Guided Reading’ approach and will be sharing a new book with the children over the coming weeks. Please continue to support your child by spending time reading with them at home, each evening if possible.
Reading is such an important skill; it really unlocks all areas of the curriculum. We would ask parents to hear their child read daily, 5-10 minutes a night is all that is needed. As well as supporting your child read the words it is also useful to ask questions and check your child's understanding of the text.
Children’s school reading books will be changed on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday if needed, but we encourage children to read books at home to expand the range of texts they are exposed to.
Phonics
Phonics is taught every day to all the children. Where necessary, extra phonics lessons are provided.
Maths
In Maths the children will review and secure their knowledge of multiplication, division, addition and subtraction methods as well as their reasoning and problem solving skills.
Times Tables
All the children are making great progress in their times table knowledge and are enjoying the weekly challenge in class where they can measure their own progress. Please continue to support your children’s learning by regularly asking questions or allowing them to play TT Rockstars to improve their instant recall of the multiplication and division facts of the 2, 5, and 10 times tables.
Science
In Science we shall be be will be delving into our solar system and the history behind space exploration.
Topic
Over the two summer terms we will explore two topics. The first is ‘Space’ where the children will be given the opportunity to share what they already know and ask questions about what they would like to find out. We will use their questions to guide the learning about the history of the space race and key events in space exploration. After half term our second topic ‘Go Wild!’ will focus on the geographical differences between the UK and Africa and feed into the science topic of animals. The attached curriculum map details the other areas we will be covering across all subjects.
R.E.
In our RE lessons we will focus on how religious stories can change a person’s behaviour and the life choices they make.
P.E.
The Dragons will have P.E. twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. Please leave P.E. bags in school all week, just in case an opportunity for an extra lesson is possible. Athletics and Striking and Fielding skills will be taught outside during PE.
Homework
The Dragon class use Learning Logs for their homework. Tasks set are based on what we have covered that week and it is up to the children how they show their understanding. Homework will be handed out on Friday to be returned by the following Wednesday.
Parent Partnership
We strongly believe in working closely with parents to ensure all children have a positive and successful experience in their education. We welcome any information you can share about your child and their individual learning experiences outside of school. This can be easily shared through the Class Dojo communication tool. To keep you informed on specific activities in the school, your teacher will also use the Class Dojo to share news and photos of school events. In the Dragon class, we welcome children into a stimulating, fun and creative classroom atmosphere. Our aim is for all children to be engaged, happy and enjoy their learning, allowing them to make progress and reach their potential.If you are interested in supporting the class, either regularly or adhoc, with your time for reading or a particular skill you have please contact the class teacher to see when would be a suitable time for you to visit the class. We are very grateful for any assistance.
Supporting Your Child at Home
Our experience has shown us that the support children get from home has a positive impact on their learning. Here are some websites which parents and carers may find useful:
www.phonicsplay.co.uk
www.letters-and-sounds.com
www.topmarks.co.uk
www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html
www.timestables.co.uk
