Welcome to Rabbit Class
Our Team
Our Class Teacher is Miss Exley. Mrs Thripland and Mrs Fowler are our Teaching Assistants.
English
This term in English we will be looking at stories by the same author. We will focus on instructions and explanations and creating images.
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.
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 required. In addition to supporting your child read the words, it is also useful to ask questions and check your child's understanding of the text.
Maths
We have several topics to cover in Maths. We will be strengthening our understanding of place value in 3-digit numbers and with money. We will continue to use written methods for adding and subtracting, whilst rounding to estimate totals. We will also be practicing our times tables, working this half term on 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.
Science
In Science we will be learning about animals and humans and will be looking into the different areas of this topic such as nutrition, the skeleton and muscles.
Topic
Our new topic for this term is Rainforests. We will be learning about what it is like to live in the rainforest, the different layers a rainforest has, what creatures live in the rainforest and how we can help save rainforests. We will also be linking some of our topic lessons to music.
R.E.
This term in RE our key question will be ‘What do Christians learn from the creation story?’ The children will learn about the creation story and what happened during this period of time and how this affects Christians today.
P.E.
Our focus in PE this term will be fitness and we shall be learning to use a variety of skills and will evaluate and improve our own performances. The children will also be taking part in a “sports for all” lesson once a week.
The Rabbits will have P.E. on Monday and Wednesday. Please leave P.E. bags in school all week in the event of our class having an opportunity of an extra lesson.
Homework
The Rabbit class use Learning Logs for their homework. Different tasks will be set for homework including times tables, spellings and maths. The maths homework will be set on Mathletics. Times tables will need to be completed on Times Tables Rockstars and spellings will be in children’s learning logs. We will have a spelling test once a week on a Wednesday. The Rabbits will also be given a comprehension task as homework fortnightly.
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.
If you are interested in supporting the class 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.topmarks.co.uk
www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html
www.timestables.co.uk
Our Class Teacher is Miss Exley. Mrs Thripland and Mrs Fowler are our Teaching Assistants.
English
This term in English we will be looking at stories by the same author. We will focus on instructions and explanations and creating images.
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.
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 required. In addition to supporting your child read the words, it is also useful to ask questions and check your child's understanding of the text.
Maths
We have several topics to cover in Maths. We will be strengthening our understanding of place value in 3-digit numbers and with money. We will continue to use written methods for adding and subtracting, whilst rounding to estimate totals. We will also be practicing our times tables, working this half term on 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.
Science
In Science we will be learning about animals and humans and will be looking into the different areas of this topic such as nutrition, the skeleton and muscles.
Topic
Our new topic for this term is Rainforests. We will be learning about what it is like to live in the rainforest, the different layers a rainforest has, what creatures live in the rainforest and how we can help save rainforests. We will also be linking some of our topic lessons to music.
R.E.
This term in RE our key question will be ‘What do Christians learn from the creation story?’ The children will learn about the creation story and what happened during this period of time and how this affects Christians today.
P.E.
Our focus in PE this term will be fitness and we shall be learning to use a variety of skills and will evaluate and improve our own performances. The children will also be taking part in a “sports for all” lesson once a week.
The Rabbits will have P.E. on Monday and Wednesday. Please leave P.E. bags in school all week in the event of our class having an opportunity of an extra lesson.
Homework
The Rabbit class use Learning Logs for their homework. Different tasks will be set for homework including times tables, spellings and maths. The maths homework will be set on Mathletics. Times tables will need to be completed on Times Tables Rockstars and spellings will be in children’s learning logs. We will have a spelling test once a week on a Wednesday. The Rabbits will also be given a comprehension task as homework fortnightly.
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.
If you are interested in supporting the class 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.topmarks.co.uk
www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html
www.timestables.co.uk
