Miss Kendal (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday AM)
Mrs Frodsham (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
Mrs Brennan
Mrs Spiers
Important Class Information
Whole class PE is on a Wednesday afternoon with Tom, the sports coach. The children will benefit from a shorter session with less children in to give the opportunity for more 1:1 focused teaching of the skills. Some of the children will also integrate for PE sessions with Year 1 on a Wednesday afternoon where they will be working outside and learning skills associated with Games, such as racquet skills for tennis. Please ensure your child has appropriate kit in school, labelled. Trainers are the only footwear permitted for PE. Please also ensure that your child has a suitable bag for storing their PE kit when not in use.
Whole class PE is on a Wednesday afternoon with Tom, the sports coach. The children will benefit from a shorter session with less children in to give the opportunity for more 1:1 focused teaching of the skills. Some of the children will also integrate for PE sessions with Year 1 on a Wednesday afternoon where they will be working outside and learning skills associated with Games, such as racquet skills for tennis. Please ensure your child has appropriate kit in school, labelled. Trainers are the only footwear permitted for PE. Please also ensure that your child has a suitable bag for storing their PE kit when not in use.- Snack money is £1 per week for toast. It must be paid by the Friday morning for the next week. Monies can be paid by direct bank transfer (speak to the office for details) or by sending cash into school in an envelope with your child’s name, class and amount on the outside. If you prefer your child to have an alternative, please provide suitable snacks daily. Please note that foods containing nuts must not be sent into school for your child’s snack and lunch. Please ensure that you have checked the ingredients list on the items which you are sending into school.
Snack money is £1 per week for toast. It must be paid by the Friday morning for the next week. Monies can be paid by direct bank transfer (speak to the office for details) or by sending cash into school in an envelope with your child’s name, class and amount on the outside. If you prefer your child to have an alternative, please provide suitable snacks daily. Please note that foods containing nuts must not be sent into school for your child’s snack and lunch. Please ensure that you have checked the ingredients list on the items which you are sending into school. - Please ensure that your child has an appropriate, labelled sun hat and bottle of suncream in school for the year, so that they can wear it when we go outside on hot days. You can also ensure that your child has a water bottle in school for use throughout the day – these can be purchased from the school office. Please ensure that each item sent into school is clearly labelled with your child’s name
Reading Champions
Reading books will be sent home weekly. Please ensure that you spend some time each week, sharing these books with your child.You can ask your child some questions about their book;
- Where does the story take place?
- Who are the characters?
- Which part of the story do you like best?
- What is happening in the pictures?
- What happens first in the story?
- What happens in the middle of the story?
- What happens at the end of the story?
You can write in the record book to let us know how you are getting on;
- Did your child like the book?
- What was their favourite part?
- Who was their favourite character?
Maths
We have a maths lesson every day and our topics change regularly.
In Holly Class we have a practical approach to our learning and will often have a number of practical lessons each week, where we will practise the skills that we are learning.
We have a strong focus on our number formation. Please use the rhyme cards which have been sent home, to help your child to form their numbers correctly.
Read Write Inc.
We follow the scheme called Read Write Inc for all of our phonics work.
In Holly Class we spend a week learning all about one sound, including how to form and write it. We have lots of sensory activities and lots of opportunities for gross and fine motor skills activities, preparing us for our writing.
Some of the children will integrate into a small mainstream group for their phonics work – this allows them to work at a faster pace and with peers also working at a similar level.
We will engage in Funky Fingers activities each day to develop our fine motor skills.
Our Project - Autumn 2025
Our autumn term project is:
“All About Me”
In science, we will explore the seasonal changes which are happening around us – looking out for all signs of autumn, and then winter. We will also sing the weather song and identify the weather each day! We will also learn about similarities and differences of animals including humans.
In computing, the children will be learning about how to use a computer, including developing their mouse skills.
In RE, we will find out how and why we celebrate, as well as learning about the Nativity Story at the end of term. We will be focussing on the religions Christianity and Hinduism.
In art we will be making our mark – using a range of different media. We will use paint and a range of media to add lots of colour to our work, whilst looking at the work of Kandinsky. We will also create work inspired by him.
In DT we will be doing lots of junk modelling to build all sorts of structures. We will also think about the Harvest Festival and will use some of the crops which are grown locally to make and try soup.
Our focus stories for this term will be Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell and The Ugly Duckling.
We will be continuing to use the Read, Write, Inc. scheme to improve our literacy skills and will engage in Funky Fingers activities to develop our fine motor skills. We will also participate in daily maths lessons each afternoon.
We will be learning nursery rhymes regularly with a focus on animals, including
- One Big Hippo Balancing
- The Animal Fair
- 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed
- Down in the Jungle
- Sing a Song of Sixpence
- Old McDonald
- 5 Little Ducks
You can download our learning letter here: Holly Class Autumn Leaflet 25
How to help my child
You can help your child by:
- Sharing books regularly
- Playing counting games
- Singing songs
- Practicing recognising and writing names
- Practicing healthy routines at home such as; washing hands, tidying away toys when they are finished with, sitting for dinner etc.
