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Branston Church of England Infant Academy
'The Best We Can Be'
Squirrel Class Year One & Two
Welcome to Squirrel Class!
Teacher: Mrs Sharpe
Support Staff: Mrs Andrew, Miss Small and Mrs Hutton
Key Information
Reading
Reading is a core aspect of the school curriculum. We ask that our children read to an adult at home regularly each week. Please record your child’s daily reading in their reading diary so that we can see how they are getting on. When they have read their book twice, then please encourage them to put it in the basket so that it can be changed.
It is important for the children to bring in their reading folder each day so that they are able to read to an adult in school.
PE
Tuesday with Mrs Sharpe
Thursday with our PE Coach
Children are welcome to come to school on these days wearing their school PE kit. Please make sure that jumpers have been labelled with their names.
Homework
Each term there will be 9 activities (3 Maths, 3 English and 3 Topic based activities) to choose from. We would like your child to complete one activity each week. By providing a range of tasks, we hope that you will be able to pick something each week which your child will find engaging as well as at the same time supporting their learning. Homework books are to be handed in on a Monday each week and will be returned to your child on a Wednesday. Please could all homework be completed in pencil. We really do look forward to looking at the children's homework each week.
Our Church School Value
This term our core value is
Term Three
A Castle fit for a King
The Big Question - Why did William the Conqueror choose Lincoln to build a castle?
Key Vocabulary: castle, battle, dungeon, battlements, bailey, fortification, portcullis, monarch, Magna Carta and Nicola de la Haye.
In History we will be learning about the different parts of a castle, William the Conqueror and learning about the history of Lincoln castle. In Science, they will be exploring everyday materials and take part in a wide range of investigations. The children will work scientifically to see which materials are best for certain purposes. We will be continuing our castle theme in Design and Technology. The children will learn how to make sliders and levers to make a moving parts castle. Through our Music lessons, the children will learn to how to invent their very own musical story. The children will explore how certain sounds can capture the emotions that we are feeling. This term, in our PE lessons, we will be focusing on movement and dance. The children will be developing their fluency of movement with their friends in small groups. In RE, we will be exploring Islam. Through this topic children will learn about the Muslim world view as well as the key beliefs in the Muslim faith.
The ‘A castle for a King topic’ is reflected in our English lessons. We will be delving into books which have themes centred around dragons and castles. These books will fuel the children's imagination to write beautiful, detailed descriptions about dragons and mythical creatures. Later in the term, the children will learn how to write non-chronological reports.
In Maths we will be extending our knowledge of place value of two or three digit numbers before working on different ways to multiply and divided.
So much to look forward to this term. I can’t wait to get started!