Transcript Welcome to Lion Class

Welcome to Penguin Class!
Staffing
 Class Teachers – Mrs Crozier (Monday
and Tuesday) and Mrs Malins
(Wednesday, Thursday, Friday).
 Teaching Assistants – Mrs Jennings
(Monday, Wednesday,Thursday. Friday)
Mrs Sutton (all mornings and Tuesday,
Friday afternoon).
Classroom Organisation
 For Maths, group reading and some writing
sessions children will be grouped according
to ability or need (initially on end of Y1
data).
 Children will work in mixed ability groups
during other learning sessions.
 Children are encouraged to be independent
in their learning and to use support
materials available in the classroom.
Our timetable
Literacy
1.15 – 1.45
PSHE
1.15 – 2.15
Music
1.45 – 3.15
Scienc
e
2.15 – 3.15
Art/
DT
RE
Topic/ICT
Topic
PE
Reward time
Literacy
2.15 – 3.15
PE
Group
Activities
Group
Activiti
es
Group
Activities
Literacy
Group
Activities
Phonics
Phonics
Phonics
Assem
bly
Class
Assembl
y
Assembly
Literacy
1.15 – 3.15
1.15 – 2.15
Lunchtime 12.15-1.15
Maths
(+ mental maths)
Phonics
Maths
Literacy
Group Activities
Fri
Maths
Breaktime 10.20-10.35
Thu
Maths
Assembly
Wed
(+ tables test)
11am – 12.15
Assembly
Tue
9am-10.05
Maths
Registration and basic skills
Mon
8.40
Our Expectations
 High expectations for behaviour.
 High expectations for presentation.
 High expectations for achievement.
Rewards
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House points
Reward Time
Penguin of the Week
Deputy Head Teachers Award (behaviour)
Head Teachers Award (work)
Handwriting
 Children will continue to learn the skills of
cursive joined script.
 When they have established an fluent,
joined and legible style they will be given a
pen licence and pen to write with.
 Children should be aiming for their best
presentation in all of their work.
Reading
 Children are heard during group reading
sessions weekly.
 In addition they may be heard read
individually by an adult in school.
 Please support us by hearing your child read
at home!
 We have a class award system for children
reading at home.
Maths
 Children will work through the National
Curriculum objectives for Year 2.
 It would really help if you could encourage
the children to learn their times tables at
home.
 We will be introducing tables tests before
October half term.
Useful information!
 Our PE sessions will be on Mondays and
Fridays – please make sure your child has
their PE kit in school at all times.
Useful information!
 Home learning tasks will be set on a Friday
for completion by the following Wednesday
(starting this week) and will alternate
between Maths and English.
 The children will be set one piece of
optional ‘topic’ related learning for each
term (i.e. 6 over the year).
Communication
 Contact Book
 Catch us on the playground at the end of
the day
 Make an appointment through the office
Useful websites for parents
 http://www.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/
 http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/
 http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
 http://www.ictgames.com/
 http://www.multiplication.com/games
Key dates
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Harvest Festival - 3rd October
Individual photos – 6th October
Open Morning
- 14th October
Parents Evening - 12th/13th November
Nativity play
– 10th/11th December
Class Assembly - 28th January
Any questions?