Willow (KS2 DP)

Welcome to Willow Class (Designated Provision 2)

Teachers:

Mrs. Welsby – Monday, Tuesday, Wed morning

Mrs. Bonser – Wed afternoon, Thursday, Friday

Teaching Assistants:

Miss. Lacey

Mr. Boulter

English

We will reading: The Lion Inside

We will be exploring the story that focusses on a shy mouse who learns to find his voice and confidence by emulating a bold lion.

The children will participate in activities based on:

sentence structure
using connectives
plurals

Maths

Fractions

We will learn that a fraction is part of a whole. The whole can be a shape, a length, a number or a set of objects. Fractions are always divided into equal parts. We will find halves and quarters. We will look at the equivalence between a half and two quarters.

Time

We will learning to tell the time using the terms o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to.

Money

We will learning to count money using pounds and pence.

Number Facts

Children have access to Numbots / TT rockstars to help with quicker recall of number facts. Usernames and passwords for this will be sent out via Seesaw so that you can practise at home.

Science

Electricity

We will look at where electricity comes from and what it is used for. We will explore using a simple, series electrical circuit to light a bulb. From this, we will investigate how switches work.

History

Our learning question is:

Who was victorious in the struggle for the Kingdom of England?

We will be building on our history learning from the Autumn and Spring terms and continuing our journey through time.

Children will learn about:

the Battle of Edington
the Battle of Hastings.
the Kings from the 800s to 1066

Geography

Our learning question is:

What are the key features of rivers?

We will be learning about:

the features of rivers
rivers in Europe – the River Danube
rivers in England – the River Thames and River Severn
rivers near Warrington – the River Mersey

Other Subjects

Other curriculum areas:

RE	Hinduism – What do Hindu’s believe about God? Judaism – Why might some people put their trust in God?
PSHE	Relationships Changes
Computing	Data Handling / Online Safety (alternate weeks)
Art	Drawing – Understanding tone and texture
DT	Structure – Constructing a windmill
Music	Summer 1 – Musical Symbols Summer 2 – Sound Patterns
PE	Striking and Fielding Games / Athletics Swimming x 10 weeks from 23/4 to 9/7

Class Notices

Snack

Children can bring in a healthy snack each day or they can buy toast for £1 a week. Please send £1 into school in an envelope with your child by 9.30am each Friday morning to pay for toast for the following week.

Alternatively you can pay for the term by bank transfer direct to school. Please use your child’s name and ‘TUCK’ as the reference.

Account Number: 43836550

Sort Code: 01 – 09 – 17

Each child also needs a named water bottle that can remain in school. If you would like your child to have squash, please send in a named bottle.

PE is on Wednesdays.

Swimming is on Thursday.

Your child needs a full named PE kit including: