Sparrow - Year 1 and Year 2
🌈Welcome to Sparrow Class 2019-2020🌈
Class Teacher:
Mr Libberton
Supported by:
Mrs Blakey (Weekdays AM)
Our Curriculum Overview
Timetable
Home Learning Grid
Monster Phonics Presentation
Google Classroom
Home Learning 13th July
6th July
Here is the learning for the week begining 6th July. I hope everyone is safe a well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9mryuEKkKc
Year 1 29th june
YEAR 2 HOME LEARNING 29TH JUNE
Week 9 Learning 22-26th June
Week 8
15th June
A selection of work sent in throughout the last few weeks
https://www.kidsforkids.org.uk/home-page-right/joanna-lumley-competition-winners/
Week 7 Learning
Week 7
8th June
Week 6- 1st June
Year 2 Home Pack
Year 1
Week 5: 17th May
Here is week 5. I hope everybody is safe and well. 
Week 4 Pictures 11th May
Week 4 Learning 11th May
Here is week 4. Please remember to do what you can, everyone is different and will learn at different rates. Please remember we are currently on Week 2 on the summer term for Whiterose Maths.
Week 3 Pictures
Week 3 Video Clips
Week 3 Learning 4th May
Here is Week 3 Learning. Choose the activities that work for you. I have loved seeing everyones home learning who has shared.
This week I was able to send out 14 Mathletic certificates on the Google Classroom. Remember there I can reply to any messages or comments sent to me as well as add individual items such as the certificates.
🎉 In April Sparrow Class had a total of 50700 Mathletics activity points 🎉.
Week 2 Pictures
Week 2- 27th April
Here is Week 2 Pirates themed home learning pack. I have kept most the same to make it as easy (as it possibly can be) for everyone. Remember you do not need to spend too long working on this, make it work for you. You can keep further updated on the google classroom page. I am able to share announcement throughout the week, this may be individual, year group or class announcements. Last week I was able to share individually with the Year 2 children their logins for the iHub news. You can also share learning and pictures on their which I love to see. I know this is very different, do not add extra pressure on yourself.
⭐️Thank you all for your wonderful work, everyone is making a huge difference at this time. I can not wait to see Sparrow Class in the classroom safe and happy. ⭐️
FYI- Next week we will have a new theme (dinosaurs) for our wider curriculum and English learning.
Week 1: A Selection of Home Learning activities
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French learning from Madame Lawson
Babelzone (username and password both 'bromet') which contains loads of stuff - games, stories, phonics, songs, plus activities to print out such as wordsearches, puzzles, crosswords, etc. It is all topic based and the children can choose between French or Spanish.
https://www.lcfclubs.com/babelzoneNEW/
Another good resource is BBC Bitesize. If the children search BBC BITESIZE FRENCH KS1 or KS2 then loads of topic work comes up: numbers, culture, places in town, food and drink, school, daily routine, hobbies, travel, weather, our planet and birds, bugs and beasts. There is also a section devoted to stories, poems and songs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zr8jmp3
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Week Beginning 20th April
Here is this weeks Timetable of learning for Sparrow Class. There are links included on the pages to access additional resources. There are also lots of other home learning web links with different activities. Over the next few weeks the theme is Pirates and I have included different activities that can be used at home. I will continue to update the Class page here and the Google Classroom.
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April 2020: Links to Freebies
19th April
Sparrow Class at home:
Here are some of the ways this wonderful class have been kind at home:
- I helped my daddy make some yummy coffee.
- I have helped my dad with the gardening and we planted two rose bushes.
- I played really nicely with my little brother.
- i cleaned my room without being told to do so. I also helped my mother to plait her hair.
- I helped my sister do her lovely unicorn sewing kit.
- I was helping dad organising his files as he is working from home.
- I helped my mum and dad to make a basketball net.
- I made a thank you card for my brother for playing with me.
- I let my dad to start with 6 goals in football.
- I have been kind by helping my brother read his book and helping him if he got stuck on any words.
- I have been kind to my sister by letting her have something we both wanted at the same time and playing the game she wanted to play.
- I played with my brother when he was feeling sad.
- I have been kind to my family by writing them all letters and posting them.
- This week, I have been kind by stroking Hobbes and taking my plate to the kitchen without being asked to.
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16th- 20th March
Maths:
- Count to and across 100, forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 or 1, or from any given number.
- Count, read and write numbers to 100 in numerals.
- Given a number, identify one more and one less.
- Identify and represent numbers using objects and pictorial representations including the number line, and use the language of: equal to, more than, less than, most, least
Year 2:
- Interpret and construct simple pictograms, tally charts, block diagrams and simple tables.
- Ask and answer simple questions by counting the number of objects in each category and sorting the categories by quantity.
- Ask and answer questions about totalling and comparing categorical data.
English:
Writing reports about the Minpins and postcards
Computing:
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To understand that selecting appropriate keywords is essential in finding specific information. |
RE: What was important to Jesus: The story of the Calming of the Storm
Science: Investigations: Soap Bubbles Prints
9th- 13th March
Design and Technology- This week we will be making cup-cakes. The ingredients are
Please let me know if there are any issues with these ingredients by Thursday.
Geography- compare and contrast New York and London
Computing- Features of a website
English- Describing characters and thinking the tenses
Maths- Grouping and Sharing in different groups
Science- simple series-circuits.
Jigsaw- Keeping Physically active
Monday
Book Bags, homework and water bottles due in (book bags changed today)
Book Bags to go home
Tuesday
Book Bags due in
Reading Morning until 9:10
Book Bags to go home
Wednesday
PE- WFC today
Homework to go home
Book Bags to go home
Parent’s Evening
Thursday
Book Bags due in (changed today)
Book Bags to go home
Parent’s Evening
Friday
Book Bags due in
Book bags and water bottles to go home
2nd-6th March
English- We will find footprints of different sizes and use a non-fiction text to work out what they are. Write a description of what we see. Create a missing poster for one of the animals. Ask questions about what we find.
Maths- Recognising, making and using arrays
Science- Discriminate between different sounds
Art- Painting skills
History- Neil Armstrong
RE- WHAT THINGS ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU? WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO JESUS?
Jigsaw- Balanced diet
Monday
Book Bags, homework and water bottles due in (book bags changed today)
Tuesday
Parents evening sign up
Reading Morning until 9:10
Wednesday
Maths Morning until 9.15
WFC today- PE
Homework to go home
Thursday
World Book Day- Pyjamas and favourite book
Book Bags due in (changed today)
Friday
Erasmus cake Sale
PE 26.2 well done Sophie for being the star 🌟
Design and Technology: structures
Mother tongue day
Phonics Screening
We will be sending home the 2013 phonics screening practice that the children completed with Mrs Turner this week. The June 2013 pass mark for the Phonics Screen Test was 32. This has been similar pass mark for the past tests.
Science: How does light travel?
Computing : the World Wide Web and entering website names
24th-28th February
English- Plan, Write and Publish our own version of Lost and Found
Maths- Making equal groups
Science-Explain that we see sources of light because the light travels from the source to our eyes.
DT- Construction linked with Space
Geography- Cardiff UK focus
Computing- To understand that the World Wide Web holds huge amounts of information and each website has a unique name and address.
Monday
Dog Talk Assembly
Book Bags, homework and water bottles due in (book bags changed today)
Tuesday
Reading Morning until 9:10
Wednesday
WFC today- PE
Homework to go home
Thursday
Mother Tongue Day
Book Bags due in (changed today)
Friday
2:45pm Garden of Dreams in the Hall
10th February- 14th February
English- Use conjunctions to join sentences. Write similes to describe. Write sentences to describe opposites
Maths-
- Count to 50 forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 or 1, or from any number.
- Count, read and write numbers to 50 in numerals.
- Given a number, identify one more or one less.
- Identify and represent numbers using objects and pictorial representations including the number line, and use the language of: equal to, more than, less than (fewer), most, least.
- Count in multiples of twos, fives and tens.
Science- Describe the simple properties of a variety of everyday materials.
Compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties.
Art- Skill: Drawing Tigers
History- Moon Landings
RE - WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BELONG TO A CHRISTIAN GROUP?
Monday
Book Bags, homework and water bottles due in (book bags changed today)
Book Bags to go home
Tuesday
Book Bags due in
Reading Morning until 9:10
Book Bags to go home
Times table workshop
Wednesday
PE- WFC today
Homework to go home
Book Bags to go home
Thursday
Book Bags due in (changed today)
Book Bags to go home
Friday
Book Bags due in
Book bags and water bottles to go home
Talent Show (children only)
French Learning
Tens and ones using base 10
3rd February- 7th February
English- Write instructions and start to write a chronological report
Maths-
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Count, read and write numbers to 50 in numerals.
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Given a number, identify one more or one less.
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Identify and represent numbers using objects and pictorial representations including the number line, and use the language of: equal to, more than, less than (fewer), most, least.
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Count in multiples of twos, fives and tens.
Science- Describe the offspring and growth of animals and humans into adulthood.
Identify how humans resemble their parents in many features.
Geography- Edinburgh location study
DT- Construction- aeroplanes
Computing- To know that information can come from different sources, including digital and non-digital
Jigsaw – Help others to achieve their goals
Phonics- ear (air) are y (long e). HFW- Baby, only, suddenly, want, wanted, water, us, has, white, inside, liked
Monday
Book Bags, homework and water bottles due in (book bags changed today)
Book Bags to go home
Tuesday
Book Bags due in
Reading Morning until 9:10
Book Bags to go home
Wednesday
PE- WFC today
Homework to go home
Book Bags to go home
Thursday
Book Bags due in (changed today)
Book Bags to go home
Friday
Number Day
Book Bags due in
Book bags and water bottles to go home
Talent show in class
Film Night
English: Today we had 29 different animals that were lost! Luckily we found them and wrote a FOUND tag using noun phrases
PE skills- defending
Our visitor! Today we asked lot's of questions to hire new friend.
27th January- 31st January
Our Learning this week- Skills are taught throughout the curriculum
English- Lost and Found. Writing found Tags for our new found animal friends that find their way to the sparrow classroom.
Maths- Addition and subtraction- related number facts. Comparing number sentences
Science- Describe and compare the structure of: Birds fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and invertebrates.
RE- HOW WOULD A RELIGIOUS GROUP WELCOME SOMEONE NEW?
History- The first flight
Art-Art appreciation of Tiger in a Tropical Storm - Rousseau
Jigsaw – Have a positive attitude
Monday
Book Bags, homework and water bottles due in (book bags changed today)
Book Bags to go home
Tuesday
Book Bags due in
Reading Morning until 9:10
Book Bags to go home
Wednesday
WFC PE today
Homework to go home
Book Bags to go home
Thursday
Year 2 SATS meeting in Kingfisher class 3.30pm
Book Bags due in (changed today)
Book Bags to go home
Friday
Class Assembly 9 am
Book Bags due in
Book bags and water bottles to go home
DT Skill: construction, joining materials
Song Words for our class assembly song
With tuppence for paper and strings,
You can have your own set of wings.
With your feet on the ground
You’re a bird in flight,
With your fist holding tight
To the string of your kite
Oh,
Let’s go fly a kite,
Up to the highest height!
Let’s go fly a kite
And send it soaring.
Up through the atmosphere,
Up where the air is clear,
Oh let’s go fly a kite.
Week 2 PE
Computing - Identify and use a range of technology to capture still and moving images
Art- Skill Collage- Matisse and Flotsam Fusion
20th January- 24th January
Our Learning this week will include:
English- persuasive writing, observe/wonder/infer, debate writing and third person recount
Maths- Subtraction crossing 10
Science- Introduce the groups: Carnivore, herbivore, omnivore
Geography- Oceans linked with Flotsam. Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to:key physical features, including: beach, coast, ocean.
DT- Boat Structures- Linked with Flotsam. Make products, refining the design as work progresses.
Jigsaw - Keep trying even when things are difficult
PE- Fundamental ball skills
Week 1 PE. This week we made goals and targets
Monday 13th January-17th January
This week our learning and skills will be based upon:
English- describing a fantasy setting. Creating underwater sea characters
Maths-
- Represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20.
- Read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving addition (+), subtraction (-) and equals (=) signs.
- Add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20, including zero.
- Solve one step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and missing number problems such as 7= ꙱ –9.
Science- Naming trees and parts of trees
Art- Underwater collage
PE- Basketball
RE- Belonging
History- James Cook, significant person study
Notes for the Week
Monday
Mrs Humphreys AM
Water bottles, Book Bags (everyday), Home Learning
Tuesday
Reading Morning
Wednesday
PE
Tuesday 7th January- Friday 10th January
English- We are looking at the book Flotsam by David Wiesner. This week we will be exploring the text and writing a recount of finding a camera on a beach
Maths-
- Represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20.
- Read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving addition (+), subtraction (-) and equals (=) signs.
- Solve one step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and missing number problems such as 7= ꙱ –9.
Science- Introduction to the structure of flowering plants
Geography- Oceans, linked with story Flotsam
DT- Design a boat, linked with story Flotsam
Computing- Photography, linked with story Flotsam
Monday
INSET Day
Tuesday
Book Bags and water bottles due in
NO READING MORNING (starts next week)
Book bags changed to go home
Wednesday
Homework to go home
Mrs Blakey and I would like to thank everyone for our gifts.
We hope you all have a wonderful break and look forward to seeing you in 2020.
RE- Celebrating with light
Sparrow Class Dress Rehearsal
16th- 20th December
English- The Santa Trap story
Maths- Fact Families, Comparing addition and subtraction statements a + b > c, Comparing addition and subtraction statements a + b > c+d
Geography- Our capital City- planning a trip
DT- Making biscuits, Card making and Christmas crafts
Jigsaw- Being yourself and what makes us different and unique
Computing- Crazy Character Algorithms
PLEASE NOTE BOOK BAGS ARE DUE IN EVERYDAY. THEY WILL STILL BE CHANGED TWICE WEEKLY AS USUAL
Monday
Water Bottles, Book Bags
Tuesday
Reading Morning until 9:10
Wednesday
Santa’s Breakfast, Christmas Dinner and Christmas Jumper Day!
Thursday
Jack and The Beanstalk Pantomime in the morning
Friday
Awards Assembly 9:am for those children receiving awards
Water Bottles and Book Bags to go home
In Class Christmas Party
End of Term at 1:30pm
9th- 13th December
English: Writing our animal Poems
Maths: Consolidation of one more/one less tens and ones
RE: How and why is light used for the Christian festival of light
DT: Salt dough evaluations
Computing: The benefits of online art
Phonics: ue (oo) ue (u) ew (oo)
snow grow know window more horse gone live ever never river under better after
Monday
Water Bottles, Book Bags
Tuesday
Reading Morning until 9:10
Friday
Production at 9:15 and 2:30pm
Water Bottles to go home
Our salt dough Christmas Decorations
Week beginning 2nd December
English: Writing advertisements and poetry based on animals and their movements
Maths: Recognising coins and adding coins to make a total amount
Science: Dissolving- linked with DT and salt dough
DT: Design and evaluate Christmas decorations
PE: Relax kids
Computing: Using software to create art
Monday
Water Bottles, Book Bags and PE Kits due in
Costumes due in
Tuesday
Reading Morning until 9:10
Wednesday
Homework and Comprehension Books to go out
Thursday
Flu immunisation day
Friday
Water Bottles to go home
Letters from the trenches
Collage inspired by Van Gogh
25th- 29th November
English – Writing about our dreams, wishes and hopes. Writing using commands. Make inference about how someone might feel.
Maths –
Phonics- ea (long e) ea (silent a). HFW down now look looked asked could saw all
Science – Observing plant growth
History- Life from the trenches
Music – Learning Christmas songs
Art –Continuing and completing our Sunflowers
RE – Hanukkah and light
Jigsaw – Celebrating Difference – To understand that unkindness is sometimes about differences
PE - Relax Kids
PLEASE NOTE BOOK BAGS ARE DUE IN EVERYDAY. THEY WILL STILL BE CHANGED TWICE WEEKLY AS USUAL
Monday
Mrs Humphreys AM
Tuesday
Mrs Chandoo AM
Reading Morning until 9:10
Wednesday
Homework and Comprehension Books to go out
Relax Kids
Thursday
Friday
Water Bottles to go home
Disco after school
Future dates:
Wednesday 18th is PTFA Breakfast, Christmas lunch and Jumper day (School trousers and shoes to be worn)
18- 22 November
Maths:
- Count to twenty, forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 or 1, from any given number.
- Count, read and write numbers to 20 in numerals and words.
- Given a number, identify one more or one less.
- Identify and represent numbers using objects and pictorial representations including the number line, and use the language of: equal to, more than, less than (fewer), most, least.
English: Innovating, Writing and publishing our stories based on Stanley's Stick
History: Life in the trenches
Art: Collage
Computing: How to Log on and keeping a safe password
Science: Plants and growth
PE: Relax Kids with Natasha
Phonics: oo oo(u) and oa.
Jigsaw: Celebrating Difference – To understand that unkindness is sometimes about differences
PLEASE NOTE BOOK BAGS ARE DUE IN EVERYDAY. THEY WILL STILL BE CHANGED TWICE WEEKLY AS USUAL
Monday
Water Bottles
Tuesday
Reading Morning until 9:10
Wednesday
Homework and Comprehension Books to go out
Relax Kids PE
Thursday
Friday
Water Bottles to go home
11th November- 15 November
English- Serquencing and Innovating the story Stanley's Sticks
Maths- 2D and 3D shapes
Science: electrical circuits
Phonics- er ir ur HFW Mr Mrs their little what called oh no don't have when
RE- How and why light is used in different faiths
Geography- London
DT- Structures- making bridges
Jigsaw- Anti Bullying Week
Pe- Relax Kids
Week 9
4th November- 8th November
English- Stanleys Stick- Using conjunctions, adverbs and sequencing stories.
Maths-
- Represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 10.
- Read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving addition (+), subtraction (-) and equals (=) signs.
- Add and subtract one-digit numbers to 10, including zero.
- Solve one step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete objects and pictorial representations and missing number problems.
Science- Sources of Light
Phonics- ou and ow (Brown Owl) ou (Miss Oh No!) play way say may away been need keep feet three tree trees sleep green queen
History- significant Person
Art- Drawing Skill
PE- Relax Kids
Computing- Saving Work
PLEASE NOTE BOOK BAGS ARE DUE IN EVERYDAY. THEY WILL STILL BE CHANGED TWICE WEEKLY either a Monday or Tuesday and a Thursday or Friday
Monday
Water Bottles due in
Tuesday
Reading Morning until 9:10
Wednesday
Homework and Comprehension Books to go out
PE
Thursday
Mrs Humphreys in Class AM this week
Friday
Water Bottles to go home
Week 8
21-25 October
English- writing and publishing our very own 'Send for a Superhero' Books
Maths-
- Represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 10.
- Read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving addition (+), subtraction (-) and equals (=) signs.
- Add and subtract one-digit numbers to 10, including zero.
- Solve one step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete objects and pictorial representations and missing number problems.
Science- Sources of Sound
Phonics- ee -ing -ed HFW see day very have when about out
RE- How and why light is used in Diwali
Geography- Our local area (transport links)
DT- Structures- making our steam train with sticks
Jigsaw- Our Learning Charter
PLEASE NOTE BOOK BAGS ARE DUE IN EVERYDAY. THEY WILL STILL BE CHANGED TWICE WEEKLY AS USUAL.
Monday
Water Bottles due in
Tuesday
Reading Morning until 9:10
Wednesday
Homework and Comprehension Books to go out
Parents Evening
Thursday
Parents Evening
Friday
PE Kits Water Bottles to go home
Individual photos
Week 7
14-18/10
English: Writing diary entries, making sure our sentences make sense and planning our own version of a story
Maths: Number bonds- addition
Science: Naming and identifying sources of light
Computing: Hardware and Software
History: George Stephenson
Art: Drawing- Trains
Jigsaw- Consequences
Phonics- u-e, oo, ar
PLEASE NOTE BOOK BAGS ARE DUE IN EVERYDAY. THEY WILL STILL BE CHANGED TWICE WEEKLY
Monday
Water Bottles due in
Tuesday
Reading Morning until 9:10
Fire safety Talk
Wednesday
Homework and Comprehension Books to go out
Thursday
Friday
Water Bottles to go home
Film Night
Week 6
7- 11 October
English: Writing emails, asking questions and finding out what happens next in our story.
Maths: Adding and using systematic thinking
Science: Materials
RE: How does the Jewish Faith symbolise food?
Geography: Compare and Contrast the UK to Jamaica
DT: Constructing Beach Huts
Jigsaw: What makes us proud
Music: Drumming workshop
Phonics: a-e i-e o-e e-e HFWs: from help back will this that then them with went children just off
Monday
Water Bottles due in
Tuesday
Book bags to go out
Reading Morning until 9:10
Wednesday
Homework and Comprehension Books to go out
Thursday
Book Bags are due in
Friday
Book Bags and Water Bottles to go home
Sign up for Parent’s Evening
Week 5
30/9- 4/10
English- Heroes and Villains by Michael Rosen- Predict storylines and thinking about characters
Maths- Ordinal numbers, order objects and numbers
Science- The senses and our body
History- Mary Seacole as a significant person (Black History Month)
Computing- Recognising the keys on a chrome book keyboard
Art- Painting Sunflowers
Jigsaw- What is a good learning environment.
PE- Gymnastic Routines
Monday
Water Bottles due in
Tuesday
Book bags to go out
Reading Morning until 9:10
Wednesday
Homework and Comprehension Books to go out
Library
Thursday
Book Bags are due in
Menu Change- The RED option will be a Burger in a bun and the GREEN option will be veggi hotdog in a roll
Friday
Book Bags and Water Bottles to go home
Week 4
23- 27 September
English- Our final week on this unit of work. We are creating a guide to help people to become brave!
Maths- 1:1 counting, comparing objects and numbers and starting to use < > =
Phonics- ay oi oy. CEWs the said of one once house our you
Geography- Continents
RE- How do we show appreciation of where there food comes from using the story Handa's surprise
DT- Sunflowers structures
PE- Gymnastics
Music- Sing a song with a relaxed swung rhythm. Create a performance with an accompaniment using untuned percussion- song 'In the Autumn'
Monday
Book bags and Water Bottles due in
Tuesday
to go out
Reading Morning until 9:10
Wednesday
Homework and Comprehension Books to go out
Library starts today
Thursday
Book Bags are due in
Friday
Book Bags and Water Bottles to go home
Week 3
16-20 September
We had a very busy first week at school and I am so impressed with the class and how they are developing a wonderful attitude to learning. Thank you to those who came to visit the classroom on Friday, it was lovely to see how proud the children were to show their hard work so far.
Our Curriculum Learning This Week
English: This Week we will be writing about the main character become a brave person and writing about our favourite part of a story
Maths:
- Count to ten, forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 or 1, or from any given number.
- Count, read and write numbers to 10 in numerals and words.
- Given a number, identify one more or one less.
- Identify and represent numbers using objects and pictorial representations including the number line, and use the language of: equal to, more than, less than (fewer), most, least.
Phonics: Graphemes tch ve ai
Common Exception Words : love some come was his is has here there friend your
Science: We will be using our local environment and naming and drawing trees
Art: Looking and appreciating Van Gogh Sunflowers
Jigsaw: What makes us safe and special
History: Using the skill of asking questions to find out about Florence Nightingale
PE: Creating Routines and safe moving around the Hall.
Computing: To understand that digital texts can include words, numbers, graphics, film and sound.
Notes For The Week
Monday
Water Bottles due in
Mrs Humphreys in class AM
Tuesday
Book bags to go out
Reading Morning begins 24th September
Wednesday
Homework and Comprehension Books to go out
Thursday
Book Bags are due in
Friday
Book Bags and Water Bottles to go home
Week 2
9th- 13th September
This week we will be starting curriculum lessons. We had a great few days working of our Social and emotional well being. I am sure there will be a few sleepy Sparrows this weekend! In Year 1 there is a more formal structure to learning as you can see from our timetable. Over the next few weeks we will continue to develop our learning. As a class this term we will work on developing our growth mindset and resilience, learning that it is 'OK' to make mistakes and that it actually helps us to learn!
Our Curriculum Learning This Week
English: We will be starting our learning all about the book 'Willy The Wimp'. We will be writing letters to him and helping out the main character.
Maths: We will be counting, sorting and showing numbers/objects.
Phonics: Graphemes nk,ck,ss,ll,ff, zz
Common Exception Words : be he me she no go so to do today I by my
Science: We will be using our local environment and naming and drawing plants
DT: Finding out where our fruit and vegetables come from
RE: Our Big Question this week is
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WHICH ASPECTS OF THE NATURAL WORLD DO SOME PEOPLE FIND WONDERFUL? |
Jigsaw: What makes us safe and special
Geography: Naming and locating oceans and continents
Notes For The Week
Monday
Water Bottles due in
Mrs Humphreys in class AM
Tuesday
Book bags to go out
Reading Morning begins 24th September
Wednesday
Homework and Comprehension Books to go out
Thursday
Book Bags are due in
Friday
Book Bags and Water Bottles to go home
3:30-4:00 the classroom will be open, come and have a look.
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Week 1
4-6 September
I am looking forward to seeing everyone on our first day back. We will come and collect you from the playground 
This week will be spent getting to know each other and focusing on our well being and how important it is to look after ourselves and others. One of the stories we will be learning about is:
We Are All Different
There are lots of different people in the world and all of them are different. "We are all different. We are all friends!" There's no one quite like you. What makes you special?
Notes for the Week
- Please make sure the children bring in water bottles and sun hats on their first day.
- We will be starting PE on 9th September.
- Reading Books and Homework will go out next week.
Welcome to Sparrow Class 2018-2019
Our Classroom
THANK YOU
I want to say a big thank you to everyone for lovely gifts. I have had a wonderful year in sparrow class and will miss having these wonderful children in my class. Have a lovely summer!
Mr Libberton
Sparrow Curriculum Objectives
Summer Theme 2019
Thursday: Games morning. Children can bring in games that they enjoy playing like 'Top Trumps' monopoly. We will also be making fruit salad/ fruit kebabs as part of our end of year celebrations.
Friday: We have our celebration assembly and will be using the chrome books, which the class is very excited about!
Thank you for your support over the past year.
Mr Libberton
Well done to George for coming 1st Place in the Year 1 competition!
Week beginning 8th July
English: Writing our own version of a journey back home. The children will choose 4 animals to go on their journey.
Maths: Capacity
Topic: Continuing our 'under the sea' topic.
Jigsaw: We are focusing on ‘Looking forward to change’
Monday
Book Bags, Homework, outstanding Library Books, Comprehension Books and Water Bottles due in
Tuesday
Reading Morning until 9:10
Book Bags to go out
Thursday
Book Bags are due in
Friday
Children meet their new teacher AM
Mrs Humphreys in class PM
Book Bags and water bottles to go home
Film Night after school
Week beginning 1st July
English: continuing our adventure on the discovery of the Dodo!
Maths: focusing months of the year and time eg November, December, afer, past, hour, half, minute, month, second
Topic: we are continuing our unit on Under the Sea
Jigsaw: ‘Caring about other people’s feelings’
Monday
Book Bags, Homework, Library Books, Comprehension Books and Water Bottles due in
School Trip- Please bring lunches in a plastic bag that can be disposed of. There is not an area for packed lunches at the Aquarium.
Tuesday
Reading Morning until 9:10
Book Bags to go out
Wednesday
Homework and Comprehension Books to go out
Thursday
Book Bags are due in
Friday
Book Bags and water bottles to go home
Mrs Humphreys in class Friday PM
Week beginning 24th June
English- Introduction to our new story book ' The journey home'. We will be describing animal s and using noun phrase for description.
Maths- Money- Identifying coins and notes. Adding money together.
Topic- Animal habitats linked with the ocean.
Monday
Book Bags, Homework, Library Books, Comprehension Books and Water Bottles due in
Tuesday
Reading Morning until 9:10
Book Bags to go out
Wednesday
Homework and Comprehension Books to go out
Thursday
Book Bags are due in
Mrs Chandoo Teaching PM
Friday
Book Bags and water bottles to go home
Week beginning 17th June
English: To being to rewrite our story we have been reading and exploring over the past two week 'lost and found'.
Maths: Comparing numbers, Ordering numbers, One more, one less
Topic: It is creative week this week so every afternoon the class will be taking part in different activities with a creative theme. Teachers will be going to the different classes in the afternoons to teach the different activities.
Wednesday we have Maths Morning for KS1 until 9:10
Thursday the School Council will be judging the Recycled Crafts from KS1
Friday is Well Being Day with a fun run in the afternoon. Come along and join the children from 2:30.
Week beginning 10th June
Writing- Writing in present tense. Writing their own instructions based on the story thinking about how to help someone who is lost. Writing non-chronological reports about penguins, seals or albatross.
Maths- Numbers to 100. counting numbers, building numbers and partitioning numbers.
Science- Electricity- What we know.
Topic-
- Leaflet- The oceans
- Reviewing our Matisse Artwork
Jigsaw- Changing me- Me as a baby compared to me now
Notes for next week
A-Life Healthy Workshop On Monday
Father’s Day Sale Friday
Phonics Screening Week
If you have not returned the trip letter to the office please can you do so as soon as possible as we are unable to confirm to those parents who have offered to help. As soon as we have a reply from all children we will then let parents know if you will be helping us on the trip.
Week beginning 3rd June
Writing: The start of our new book 'Lost and Found' Creating lost tags using noun phrases. Re writing the first part of the story
Maths: Positions and directions- Left, right, up, down.
Science: Sound, the ear
Topic:
- know the differences between the oceans
- Artist study- Matisse- Abstract art the ocean
Jigsaw- Lifecycles- Baby, toddler, child, teenager, adult, elderly
RE: Special books- Hinduism
Week 5
20th May
Writing- writing a letter to the council, either saying the pirates must stay (for the pirates) and must go (against the pirates)
Maths- Find a quarter
Science- Sound investigations
Topic- Coral Reef/ Great barrier reef
RE- Special books
Mini Olympics on Tuesday.
- Children will need to wear school PE kit and suitable footwear.
- Children will need to take their water bottles.
Sports Afternoon on Friday
- House Colours non uniform
Week 4
13th May
Maths: Finding half
Writing: The pirates next door is the basis of our learning this week
RE: special books- The Torah
Science: Light investigation
Topic: Uses of the Sea
No reading morning this week because of Year 6 SATs taking place in the Hall.
Week 3 6th May
English: Writing descriptions using adjectives and similes. Wanted Posters, Letters and newspaper reports.
Maths: Sharing equally and making groups between 2,5 and 10
Topic: Learning about the different oceans and naming them.
Week 2: 29th April
In maths this wee we are continuing our work on arrays and sharing with groups of 2,5,10.
Our writing will involve writing our own instructions as to how to was a woolly Mammoth.
In Science we continue to learn about Light and are learning about a famous Scientist. We will be listening and drawing how music makes us feel in our topic work. Our topic this week involves learning about the lost city of Atlantis. We will be writing and drawing using the myth as a starting point.
Reading Morning and Maths Morning are this week
Week 1
Please note there will be no reading morning this week.
English- We start out learning about the book 'How to wash a woolly Mammoth'. We will be making a poster to explain what are the most important things to know how to was a woolly Mammoth.
Maths- Multiplication and division facts
Science- With Miss Divall- Light sources
Topic- Paper Plate Fish
Summer Sparrow 2019
This term our learning is all about the Oceans and our learning will be based around this theme. Our learning is skill based so the skills will be taught through the theme of under the sea.
Geography: Looking at the words oceans and seas and identify the continents and countries they are close to. Investigate the 5 oceans. See how seas and oceans are used including food, fuel, tourism and how pollution can harm the ocean
Art: We will be making exploring different ways to make fish. Draw Pictures to portray the myth of Antlantis. Sea Scenes
DT: We will make model aquariums, create a soft sea toy
Music: Listen to Music associated with the sea. Compose and perform and musical sea poem
Computing: Start to use presentation resources to create a presentation about a particular sea creature
Science: We will learn about fish and their habitats. Electrical Circuits- I hope to make Lighthouse with this learning. We will also be learning about sound.
PE: Gymnastics- under the sea
Trips: We have got a Sports Trip planned and a trip to The Sea Life Centre in London planned as part of our learning
1st April 2019
English
Poems about animals
Maths
Measuring length and height
Topic
Antarctica lesson focus: Penguin Fact Files
Sewing Easter Chicks
25.3.2019
Anna is our star
English: Writing our own version of Dogs don't do ballet. Choosing an activity for the dog to take part in
Maths: Ordering numbers to 50. counting in 2s and 5s
Topic: Learning about the Arctic and Antarctica. Making a fact file about Penguins who live there. DT- Pop up cards- Sunshine and Rainbows
RE: Easter Sunday: How we would feel as a Jesus's friend
PE: Ball Skills- Catching
Cultural afternoon on Wednesday
Up to date news here on our Twitter page: including maths morning and Mother's day sale
18.3.2019
Aahna is our star of the week.
English: This week we have a visitor from the Dogs trust that links with out current learning in English. We will be reading the book 'Dogs don't do ballet' and describing the characters.
Maths: Numbers to 50 one more and one less. We will then look at more or less for larger numbers
RE: Good Friday
Topic: Cold Cold Cold- we will be searching for clues about where we are learning about. Using maps throughout the school to search for hidden clues.
11th March
Miss Divall returns this week and will be with us until May. Everyone looked fantastic on world book Day and we had such a busy week of writing and learning about floods. This week we start our learning about Dogs in our English lessons. In maths we will be working on numbers to 50. There is a recycling workshop on Monday as part of our Jigsaw learning.
4th March
We would like to create a display in the library of photos of parents/carers/grandparents reading with their children/grandchildren. If you have any, please send them in. Thank you and Happy Reading!
English- Writing a story based on a 'Flood' by Alvaro F. Villa. On Friday we will be writing as an advert to sell the house in the book.
Maths- Number and Place value within 50
25th February
William H is our star this week.
English: This week we will be writing a non fiction information text about frogs
Maths: Equal, less or more. We will be using <=>. Using number related facts e.g 14+2 is the same as 2+14
Science: Seasonal Changes (Spring and Summer): Winter to Spring
Topic/Geography: Hot and Cold Weather
Art: The cloud spotter. Create pictures or paintings of different cloud formations.
Reminders:
Next week is Book week- dress up as your favourite book character on the Thursday
Week 5
George is our Star of the Week
Writing- This week we are planting magic trees and rewriting the story The Last Noo-Noo. This time it will be 'The last Star'.
Maths- Subtraction using different methods, using a tens frame First, Now, Then.
Tuesday- E-Safety afternoon
We will be getting ready for our class assembly which is on Friday at 9am.
We also have our class talent show on Friday afternoon. If it is a talent that cannot necessarily be completed in the classroom (for example, one child from a different class has recorded her and her dog doing tricks) we can share videos or photos on the Friday afternoon.
Show and Tell this week is a special object from home.
FRIDAY 1ST FEBRUARY
Good morning. If you want some time away from the snow here are some ideas of what learning you could do.
Don't forget you can go on ttrockstars. Once the difficult first 10 tests (these are used a speed baseline to get on the leader board) are out the way you can then access the times tables we have been learning. You could write a weather report: find out the temperature and write what the weather will be like this weekend. If you do any reading over the weekend make a note in the comprehension book.
Next week is our class assembly so we will be learning our lines from Monday. I will be in class Monday, Mrs Humphreys will be in on Thursday morning.
We also have a special week of show and tell. Please bring in something that is special eacil to you. You could bring a picture of the item to show us.
Our class talent show is next Friday in the afternoon. Sparrow class will vote and the top 2 will perform in front of the other classes the week after.
Enjoy the snow and see you all on Monday.
Mr Libberton
Spring Week 4
Our star of the week is Hibah
Literacy- We will be designing a game to find the lost noo-noo. I also hope to be able to make some noo-noo catchers on Thursday, ready for our learning next week. If you have any boxes, plastic bottles we can use to make these please can we have them
Maths: Last week we are thinking about adding 10 to help us this week is consolodiation of addition and starting to look at efficient methods for subtractions.
Number day: We will be taking part in an investigation to discover who has taken the fidget spinner
RE- The good Samaritan
Geography : making weather forecasts
Art- Pop Art Flowers
Spring Week 3
Bader is our Star of the Week
English: Continuing with our spotlight author we are completing our learning based on a familiar text- The Last Noo-Noo.
Maths: Adding using Think 5 and Think 10
Science: Describe poperties of materials
RE: The Festival of Raksha Bandhan
PE: To develop balance and co-ordination and to perform using simple movement patterns
Spring Week 2
Fredric is our star of the week
English- Rewriting 5 minutes peace with our own story ideas.
Maths- Measures, the language of comparing length, height, mass and speed.
Geography-Wonderful Weather: How Does the Weather Affect Us?
RE- Friendship: Who Are My Friends?
Computing- Logging on to Chromebooks. E-safety.
Dates:
Class Assembly- 8th February
Spring Term
Week 1
I would like to thank everyone for their wonderful gifts and lovely cards we received before the Christmas break. I hope everyone had a wonderful time and I am looking forward to Spring term in Sparrow Class
English- We will be focusing on stories by the Author Jill Murphy. This week we will be taking part in role play and drama activities to retell the story of Peace at Last
Maths- We will be exploring different 2-D and 3-D shapes and using key vocab to describe them.
Science- Every day materials. We will be naming different materials.
Topic/ Geography- Weather is our topic this term. We will be making weather diaries.
Week begginging 17th December
Aahna is our Star of the Week
Monday: Dress rehearsal for KS2.
Tuesday: Performances AM and PM.
Wednesday: Breakfast with Santa, Christmas jumper day and School Christmas lunch.
Thursday: Pantomime and Class Party.
Friday: End of term awards assembly.
Our Christmas Class Party will be on Thursday. If possible bring in a snack (fruit, vegetable sticks etc.) for all the children to share (suitable for vegetarians). Please NO NUTS due to allergies.
There will be no book bags sent home during the week. We will be sending book bags home again in January. Reading morning will start again on the 15th January.
Collection for New Hope Trust (cup a soup and porridge).
Week 6
Our star of the week is Anna
This week we continue to rehearse for the Christmas play, we will be singing in the Kingfisher and Robin performances on Friday.
English: Writing our own version of Harry and the Bucketful of dinosaurs.
Maths: odd and even numbers with a Christmas twist
Topic: The home front- writing job applications for our favourite job.
We are also making Christmas cards, finishing our calendars and have other festive activities over the next few weeks.
Friday will be the last day the book bags go home this term.
We will be having our class Christmas party on the 20th December.
Week 5
This week we start our rehearsals for the Christmas play. Please make sure costumes are in a named bag. Any problems let us know
English: Writing to describe dinosaurs. adding speech to pictures and retelling a well known dinosaur story
Maths: Odd and even numbers
Topic: The role of Women in the First World War
PE: Final Session with Watford FC- games and recap of our learning
We will also be making our Christmas Tree decorations for the Assembly on Friday.
Week 4
Sienna is our star of the week
Maths: More, less and equal using <=>
English: Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaur- Book review
RE: Places of Worship- Consolidate year 1 children's learning about places of worship with this final lesson in the RE unit about places of worship. Children will use their learning from previous lessons about a Jewish synagogue, Christian church and Hindu mandir to design their own places of worship.
Topic: Writing our letters to home on our paper we made on Friday (23rd November).
Animals in the First World War- Sergeant Stubby
Phonics: Alternative spellings: /igh/ /f/.
Autumn week 3
Walter is our star of the week.
Maths: Equivalent ways to make the same total, Solve one step problems, add and subtract numbers to 20.
English/Writing: Rainbow Bear by Morpurgo and non-fiction books about polar bears (The Ice Bear by Davies) children write using the features of non-fiction texts.
Topic: The First World War - photographs of soldiers living in the trenches. They are asked to use the photos to consider what they can find out, what opinions they could form, and questions they have about the photographs.
RE: Reflect on the importance of places of worship to religious believers. Children use what they have learnt in previous lessons about a Jewish synagogue, Hindu mandir and Christian church to explore the way a place of worship can make a person feel, then work in pairs to create poetry and artwork.
Phonics: Alternative spellings: /ee/ /ch/
PE: Football skills on Monday
Autumn 2 Week 2
Friendship week
Well done Olivia our star of the week
English-
Using and comparing fiction (Great white man-eating shark by Mayo and Rainbow Bear by Morpurgo) and non-fiction books about sharks and polar bears (The Ice Bear by Davies) children discover the features of non-fiction texts.
Maths-
Addition and subtraction using the part whole method. Identifying the missing number. Number stories.
Topic-
This lesson introduces the children to Walter Tull, a significant individual in history who was the first black officer in the British Army, as well as one of the first black professional football players. The children are asked to compare the experiences of Walter, who lived 100 years ago, to their own in the present day.
RE-
Explore a Hindu mandir. Children will recap key Hindu beliefs before exploring some of the things they might find in a mandir, including murtis and yantra, and creating their own artwork.
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Bookbags go home Reading Morning |
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| Thursday |
Outdoor learning- please make sure the children have a change of shoes Bookbags into school Ms Divall in Class
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| Friday |
Bookbags |
Autumn 2- week 1
This week Mrs Humphreys will be in class on Friday. On Friday it is also our class reward of non uniform day for the top attendance in the school. I will update the page later today on what we are learning this week
English/Writing: Writing our own fantasy story based on The magic bed
Phonics: Alternative pronunciations : i, o, c, g, u Tricky words for spelling: little, one, do, when, what, out
Topic: Remembrance day and making Poppies
Maths: Days of the week, Months of the year, seasons and time intervals
PE: Football- Defending
RE- Diwali
Autumn 1 Half Term
Thank you for a lovely half term. The Home Learning has been sent home is optional:
- Year 2 comprehension
- All children- Kindness Diary
Have a lovely week and I look forward to seeing everyone back on the 5th November.
Week 8
Finley is our star of the week. Our table of the week was the orange table.
Parents evening Wednesday and Thursday. Books will available to look at in the classroom. I am proud of the progress the children have already made in our class.
Maths: Add and subtract 1 and 2 digit numbers to 20, including zero,
Writing: We are reading Oi! Get off our Train. Practise using capital letters and full stops and write a new scene for the story.
Topic: We are lucky enough to have a visit by Nick Butterworth this week. Our afternoon sessions will be based on his stories Percy the Park Keeper.
| Monday | PE kit needed in school |
| Tuesday |
Reading Morning Book bags home |
| Wednesday |
Home Work Author Nick Butterworth visiting the school.There will be an opportunity to buy signed copies of his books from 3pm in the Hall Parents Evening |
| Thursday |
Outdoor learning- please bring change of clothes- These can be left at school before Thursday Non-school uniform £1 donation for Homestart. Parents Evening |
| Friday |
Book bags home Individual Photos |
Week 7
Holly is our star of the week.
Well done for Sparrow class who won the attendance club this week.
English- Writing our postcard to Auntie Goose to tell her all about what has been happening on our farm.
Maths- regrouping numbers and showing the number sentences in different ways.
Science- Food chains
Topic- Making small models of park equipment
RE- Children will recap key Hindu beliefs before exploring some of the things they might find in a mandir, including murtis and yantra, and creating their own artwork.
| Monday | PE kit needed in school |
| Tuesday |
Reading Morning Book bags home |
| Wednesday | Home Work |
| Thursday |
Outdoor learning- please bring change of clothes- These can be left at school before Thursday |
| Friday | Book bags home |
Week 6
Ethan is our Star of the week
English- continuing our story farmer duck children are to start to write instructions to order the farmer
Maths- Order consecutive values- count to 100 from any given number
Science- Carnivores, Herbivores and Omnivores and complete a group sorting activity based on animal diets.
Topic- Designing our new play equipment
RE- Learning about places of worship- Jewish Synagogue
| Monday | PE kit needed in school |
| Tuesday |
Reading Morning Book bags home |
| Wednesday | Maths Games until 9.15 |
| Thursday |
Outdoor learning- please bring change of clothes- These can be left at school before Thursday |
| Friday | Book bags home |
Week 5
Thank you for all your donations for the Harvest Assembly
Masooma is our star of the week.
English- Farmer Duck- We are focusing on Narrative
Maths- more/less of numbers
Science- grouping and classifying animals
Topic-designing new equipment for Oxhey Park
RE- Places of worship
| Monday |
Book bags in Mrs Humphreys AM Watford Football club PM |
| Tuesday | Book bags home |
| Wednesday | Home Learning home |
| Thursday |
Outdoor learning Book bags in |
| Friday | Book bags home |
Week 4
William is our Star of the Week
English: Writing a recount using language and techniques we have been learning
Maths: Numbers, grouping numbers
Phonics: aw wh ph ew
Practise recognition and recall of Phase 2, 3 and 4 graphemes
Practise reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Teach reading the words Mr, Mrs, don’t, by
each spelling the words some and come
Science: Sense Detectives
PE: Football skills
Computing: Digital safety
Topic: Improving our local area
| Monday |
Book bags and Homework to school Mrs Humphreys in class PE- Watford football club Harvest Assembly Donations collected w/ c 24th for Red Trust Bushey Food Bank |
| Tuesday |
Book bags home Reading Morning |
| Wednesday | |
| Thursday |
Outdoor learning PM Book bags in Homework out |
| Friday |
Book bags Home Harvest Assembly |
Don't forget to check twitter for latest news.
Mathletics logins will be sent home as soon as they have been allocated to our new class.
UPDATE- These have been placed in homework books at the front, or there were given to the children who did not have their books in school.
Mrs Bastable will be delivering our Harvest assembly 28th September This year we will collecting for the food bank at The Red Trust Bushey. Find out more information here: www.redtrustbushey.org/
Week 3
English: We will be walking around the school, there maybe some different things we find along the way. This will help us to write a recount of what we saw.
Maths: Describe position, direction and movement, including whole, half, quarter and three-quarter turns.
Science: We learn which body part is associated with each of the five senses through drawing an activity associated with each sensory organ.
Phonics: Teach new graphemes for reading p134 aw wh ph ew
| Monday |
PE Mr Humphreys in AM Book Bags and Homelearning |
| Tuesday | Book Bags home |
| Wednesday | Homework books to go home |
| Thursday | Book Bags in |
| Friday | Book Bags home |
Week 2
| Monday |
Mrs Humphreys AM PE PM- This will start from next week Book Bags back to school |
| Tuesday |
Mrs Humphreys in class all day Book Bags sent home |
| Wednesday |
Meet the Teacher- Sparrow Class (Powerpoint will be available on class page for those unable to attend) Homework sent home |
| Thursday | Book Bags back to school |
| Friday |
Book Bags sent home |
Where possible there will be two reading books sent home on a Tuesday and Friday.
English: Recounts. The story we are focusing on is 'Voices in the Park' by Anthony Browne.
Maths: Positional language, directional language
Phonics: Phase 5
- Teach new graphemes for reading: ay ou ie ea
- Teach reading the words oh, old and their
- Teach spelling the words said and so
- Practise reading and spelling high frequency words
- Practise reading and spelling polysyllabic words
- Practise reading sentences
- Practise writing sentences
Computing: E-safety and important rule.
Topic: Our local area, focusing on Oxhey Park.
Our School Council members are William R and Masooma.
Week 1
Welcome back I hope you all had a lovely holiday.
Wednesday
Please bring PE Kits (our PE day is a Monday) water bottles and sun hats.
We will be talking about our class rules, and why rules are important. We will be making our Hand Network and where we can feel safe, both in school and at home. As a class we will make a crest showing our skills.
Thursday
Our focus on the day will be British Values and Teamwork. We will read 'Only One You' discussing our feelings and develop emotion descriptions. Mrs Henderson will be joining us after break today to get to know the children as she will be working with the class in phonic lessons.
Friday
Mindfulness, art tasks and team work games we will complete today.
We will also be listening to the children read and book bags and water bottles will go home today.
August 2018
Sparrow Classroom- I thought I would share some photos of our classroom so far. It isn't quite finished yet but I am looking forward to seeing all of you on Wednesday 5th September.