Welcome to your new class

Rowan

Timetable 2013 - 2014  8.55-9.25 9.25-10.25 10.25-10.40 10.40-

10.5511.00-12.00 12.00-1.00 1-3.15

Monday Morning activities

RWI Assembly Play Rowan-PEElm & Oak- Maths

Lunch Rowan: Topic and CIPOak & Elm: Music

Tuesday Morning activities

RWI Assembly Play Oak-PERowan & Elm Maths

Lunch Elm: PEOak: MathsRowan: Maths

Wednesday 

Morning activities

RWI Assembly Play Maths Lunch DanceRowan 1-1.30Reception 1.30-2Elm 2-2.30Oak 2.30-3LibraryOak 1-1.30Rowan 2-2.30Elm 2.30-3

Thursday Morning activities

RWI Assembly Play Maths Lunch Oak & Elm: Topic & ICTRowan: Topic & Music

Friday Morning activities

RWI Assembly Play 11-11.30 Singing11.30-12 Circle time

Lunch Oak & Elm: TopicRowan: ICT & hand writing

Curriculum OverviewOutline

Year PlanAutumn Spring Summer

Theme Ourselves Celebrations(panto)The universe

Water(walk to canal or

church)

Seasides Animals Plants

Science The Body/Senses

Light & DarkSound

Floating/sinkingProperties of waterWater in the body

Materials Needs of animals/ animals in the

local environment

Growing plantsForces

Technology Movable body Wind up fishing rods Making an animal home

(Whipsnade zoo)

Art Observational drawing Investigating coloursChristmas decorations

Water colour painting

Observational drawingPrinting

Animals in artsketching

Clay animals

Impressionists

ICT Pictograms/ graphs Modelling The information around us

Labelling and classifying

Instructions and making things

happen

Using a word bank

Geography Maps (where did we go on holiday?)

Christmas around the world WeatherSeasons in

Africa and our local area.

Rainfall around the world

Local water ways

Giant Zoo maps

History OurselvesSequencing Royal Baby

History of celebration and Christmas traditions

Neil Armstrong Victoriantimes

P.E. Games – throwing and catching

Games – controlling a ball with feet

Dance Games – Hockey skills

Games – tennis Games – aiming and defending

Gym – travelling, jumping, rolling

Gym – Balancing Gym – Curling and stretching

Multiskills Athletics

Dance: Boogaloo

Music Exploring sounds Exploring duration

Exploring Pulse and Rhythm

Exploring Pitch Exploring instruments(Carnival of

the Animals)

Exploring timbre, tempo and dynamics

R.E. Special peopleSpecial books

Inter Faith weekDifferent

celebrations

Christianity Easter

Class routinesStart time 8:55 – 3:15pm. If you are unable to collect your child contact the school by 3:00. All school uniform needs to be named (including PE kit). A coat is needed at all times as we will go outside in all

weathers. Indoors footwear must be black plimsolls or shoes (no crocs or

slippers). Water bottles to be kept separately from book bags PE kits need to include:T-shirt in the house colour of your childJogging trousersTrainers for outdoor PE

Key informationContributions – please supply a box of tissues each term.

Items for the office. All admin that needs to go to the office, please give to the

class teacher in a named envelope. All hard copies of letters are kept in the entrance If your child has any medical/physical condition that we are

not aware of please let us know. Please name water bottles and bring them in daily.

Communication Please write a note for:• Informing us of appointments or communicating any

issues that arise(please also inform the office)• Please speak to the class teacher or write a note to

arrange a meeting about your child• It is very important that you let us know of anything that

may affect your child in school. If you should have any situations that arise that could affect the emotion of your child please also inform us. E.g. moving house, illness of close relatives, parent travelling and being away from home.

Homework

Reading books will be changed every Friday. Spellings will be given out every Friday from January and the

test will be the following Friday. Your child will have a spelling book with the spellings stuck in to take home. They will return their spelling book to be tested the following Friday. The test will take place in the same book so that you can see the results.

Literacy, Maths and theme homework will be alternated each week. It will be given out on a Friday and given in on a Wednesday. There will be one homework book. This will start in January.

Reading Your child will have a reading record for us to communicate in about

their reading.Your child will be part of a guided reading session once a week and

we will communicate how your child has read and offer ideas on what to focus on next. This will be indicated in the reading record with this sign

Your child will need to practice reading at home every day. Please write how they have read and sign the reading record. We will reward your child with house points for reading every day at home.

Your child will be listened to individually when they are assessed to move colour bands. We also listen to your child reading during literacy and through our themes.

For further information please see our reading letter which is on our website and in our information pack for parents.

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Literacy Your child has been assessed by Miss Orr and the groups

have been set through ability.Within the literacy hour all children will continue with

their daily phonics. All children will receive the full Read Write Inc program.

To help your child with literacy you can practise handwriting, encourage your child to write about trips that they have been on, read to your child to help them to develop their vocabulary.

Maths Your child will now be in an ability set group for maths. You can help your child at home by viewing our calculation

policy which is on our website. You can also play games with your child involving maths, such

as snakes and ladders. You can use money when visiting the shop, weigh items when

making cakes and find many practical ways of involving maths in daily life.

Marking Your child’s work will be marked using green pen. It will be

marked with a smiley face with cheeks, a smiley face or an open mouthed face.

They will also be marked on their presentation. A P with wiggly lines means that they need to improve their presentation. A P with one tick is good presentation and a P with two ticks means excellent presentation.

The children will be given the opportunity to read and reflect on their marked work. Please spend time with them reflecting on their homework.

They will be rewarded for excellent work through house points and stars.

Class representative

Class representative – Each class has a representative to help the teacher organise parent help during the year and to sort the social side of your class.

If you change your mobile phone number or e-mail address then please let the office know (if you have not given either of these to the office please do so asap).

Thank you

Thank you for listening.This power point along with the hand outs will be uploaded

onto our Greenway website.Please ask if you have any further questions.