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    Squirrel Class

    Welcome to Squirrel class!

    Our teachers are Mrs Murphy and our teaching assistants are Miss Levi and Mrs Hoare. 

    We will use this page to share important information with you. You will find half-termly newsletters, what children need to bring into school and any special dates to remember.

    Please check this page often to keep yourself up to date. If you have any questions, please get in touch. 

    Things to remember:

    What do you need to bring to school?
    • Book Bag / Backpack: Brought to school daily for reading books and homework.
    • Water Bottle: Filled with fresh water daily.
    • Lunch Box: If your child is having a packed lunch.
    • Coat: Suitable for the British weather, as we go outside daily.
    Homework Friday
    PE Tuesday

     

    Homework

    Homework will be set every Friday and is due the following Thursday. Children will have a piece of maths homework each week. They will also have topic homework where they can choose from a selection of activities. Activities highlighted in red must be completed by the end of the term. One piece of topic homework is expected to be completed each week. If homework is not completed, children will complete their homework in homework club on Fridays. 

     

    What are we learning this half term?

    English

    Our writing will be based on:

        Amazon.com: How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth: 9780857075802: Michelle ...Stone Age BoyFox & Son Tailers - Lefft ★ Paddy Donnelly

    Maths

    Place value to 10,000

    addition

    subtraction

    Reading

    We will be exploring:

    UG: Boy Genius of the Stone Age and His Search for Soft Trousers: a ...    Stig of the Dump: 60th Anniversary Edition (A Puffin Book) (Cover may ...The Black Book of Colors: Cottin, Menena, Faria, Rosana: 9780888998736 ...

    Foundation Subjects

    Science - What are rocks and fossils? 

    RE - The creation story 

    History - Who first lived in Britain? 

    Art - Gestural drawing with charcoal

    PHSE - Being in my world

    BSL - Numbers to 20, body parts and facial features

    Computing - Online safety, touch typing and emails

    Music - Writing music down

    PE - Fitness 

    Important Dates

    Wednesday 23rd September- History Man 

    Thursday 1st October- National Poetry Day 

    Tuesday 13th October-Parents Evening

    Wednesday 14th October-Parents Evening

    Friday 16th October-School Photographs

    Friday 23rd October- Break up 

     

     

    After school clubs