Class teacher- Miss Holliss

Class teaching assistant- Mrs Hoffman

Welcome to Milky Way's class page. Here we will keep you updated on what is happening both in school and within our class. However, if you have any questions about anything, please feel free to catch up with us at the beginning or end of the school day.

Book changing and Maths Passport

Pupils will have the opportunity to change their books twice a week, on a Monday and a Thursday. We encourage pupils to read each night and to read the Phonics Read Write Inc books 3 times before they change them to consolidate their knowledge of sounds and build fluency and expression. Your continued support at home with reading and Maths passport practise will help your child progress further and develop more confidence with reading and number knowledge. If you would like an update on your child’s maths passport target, please send in your home copy to be updated.

PE 

On PE days, if your child has their ears pierced, can they remove them if possible or bring tape to cover them for safety reasons. If children are taking their PE kits home to wash on Fridays, please can you make sure they are back in school on Mondays. Our PE sessions are on Wednesday and Thursday.

Additional Information 

Children are able to access and drink water throughout the day. With the weather still cold, it is important that children bring in a clearly labelled  jumper or cardigan as well as a coat if it rains.

If your child requires any medication, please could you make us AND the office staff aware. For any medication, a medical form is required to be filled in. You can get this from the school office.

Term 4

Topic

For the first 4 weeks of Spring 2 our topic is our book topic, so we have chosen a well-known children's book to focus our lessons around. Our book is 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch' and we will be having a focus on Science and PSHE with a little bit of History and Art as well. We will be completing a big investigation on materials and which one will be the most suitable as a waterproof item! In PSHE we are looking at the importance of family and the needs and responsibilities of different people. We are also going to be looking at how books were first printed and how to weave a basket for the lighthouse keeper's lunch.

English

Learning to read is a life-long skill and a key thing your child will learn at our school. Everything else depends upon this skill, and so, at Bourton we put as much energy into ensuring that every single child not only learns to read but learns to love reading!

Phonics is the key to unlocking reading and writing, and it is why we have chosen to use the Read Write Inc (RWI) phonics and writing scheme at our school. Children have daily RWI lessons, which includes an English lesson (made up of reading and writing) and a Phonics session (made up of sounds, words and spelling). Children are assessed termly to identify their progress. Learning to read is a life-long skill and the most important thing your child will learn; we encourage you to embrace your child's journey with phonics, and have included Set 1, Set 2 and Set 3 sounds below:

          

Those who have completed the RWI scheme and have moved to the literacy group will be using high quality texts to support both their reading and writing. 

As always, there will be regular reading and handwriting practise throughout the term.

Maths

Our Year 1 and 2 children will be split a little bit this term with regards to their Maths learning.

Year 1

In Year 1 we will be looking at position and direction, doubling and halving & fractions.

Year 2

In Year 2 we will be looking at measure and time.

Important dates:

Monday 24th February - Performance of Treasure Island for the whole school.

Thursday 6th March - World Book Day (wear pj's)

Thursday 13th March - Year 1/2 Gym competition in school

Tuesday 18th March - Parents Evening 5.00pm-8.00pm

Thursday 20th March - Parents Evening 3.30pm - 6.00pm

Friday 21st March - INSET Day

W/C Monday 31st March - Last week of clubs

Monday 7th April - Parents Open Afternoon

Friday 11th April - Break up for Easter holidays @ 2pm