Welcome Back Dandelion Class! 

We hope you had a great summer break and your children are excited to come back to school as new (or returning!) members of Dandelion Class. 

Maths this half term: 

English this half term: 

• Strong Start skills lessons 

• Place Value (within 20) 

• Addition and Subtraction (within 20) 

Reading: 

• Structured Storytimes:  

1. “Family and Me” by Michaela Dias-Hayes 

1. “This Is Our House” by Michael Rosen and Bob Graham 

1. “Super Me” by Charissa Coulthard and Sam Usher 

• “Beegu” by Alexis Deacon 

• “Where The Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak 

Writing: 

• Sentence Composition 

• Setting Descriptions 

• Instructional Writing 

Science this half term: 

RE this half term: 

• Seasonal Changes and Weather 

• Plants 

• Why is light an important symbol for Christians, Jews and Hindus? 

Wider Curriculum this half term: 

Forest School: 

• Continents, Oceans, UK Countries, Capital Cities and Seas (Geography) 

• Changes Within Living Memory – My Community (History) 

• Everyone Can Create: Light and Shadows in Photography (Computing) 

• Drawing (Art) 

• Mechanisms (DT) 

• Being Together in Music – Traditional Nursery Rhymes (Music) 

• PATHS (RSHE) 

• Online Safety (RSHE) 

• Different Types of Families (RSHE) 

• Outdoor Adventurous Activities (PE) 

Dandelion Class will take part in Forest School once a week on a Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Shreeve. For all Forest School sessions, children should come to school wearing their uniform and bring a complete change of clothes for the afternoon. Children must wear long trousers for these sessions to protect their legs against insects, long grasses, nettles and brambles in the meadow. If your child borrows any Forest School clothing from us in a session, please ensure this is returned to us for other children to use. 

Reading: 

Spellings: 

Please encourage your child to read daily at home and write a comment in their Reading Record each time you hear them read aloud. Children who read every day at home for the first eight days of term will be rewarded with a park visit on Friday 12th September. We encourage the children to select books that are appropriately challenging for them in our weekly library sessions, which are on a Friday afternoon. Please support your children to return their books each week. 

Your child’s spellings will be sent home on a Friday ready to be tested the following Friday. This practice is designed to help your child remember words that don’t fit the usual spelling patterns – the children know these as ‘red words’ that they can’t Fred Talk (sound out). Please ensure your child brings their spelling book in each Friday for their new spellings to be stuck in. 

Show and Tell: 

Connection Box: 

Show and Tell is a fantastic way to enhance children’s speaking and listening skills in a supportive environment. To give all children the opportunity to share something, we have created a rota. Suitable options could be something from a special trip, a piece of exciting news or something they made/did outside of school that links to our learning. Please do not send items of significant personal and/or financial value into school as the safety of these cannot be guaranteed. You may refer to the noticeboard in the Dandelion outdoor area for when your child has been given a slot. 

This year, each class will have a Connection Box which will be introduced to them at the start of this term. The children are encouraged to use this box to share any important news or worries with the class teacher. Where appropriate, your child may be given the opportunity to share their news with the class, if they wish to do so. Please remind your child(ren) to use this box if there is something they want to tell us. 

Communication: 

Important Dates: 

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to get in touch. If you would like to arrange a meeting, please do so via the school office. Alternatively, I will be available for a quick chat at most morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up times. Please support your child to speak to Miss Ashworth or I if they have any worries or problems so we can address these promptly. 

• Wednesday 3rd September: Galaxy slime party 

• Thursday 4th September: Karaoke 

• Friday 5th September: Sensory afternoon 

• Monday 8th September: Nature walk 

• Tuesday 9th September: Bingo 

• Wednesday 10th September: Miss Lockwood’s birthday disco 

• Thursday 11th September: Ice lollies 

• Friday 12th September: Park visit 

We look forward to welcoming your children to our brand-new Dandelion Class! 

Miss Lockwood and Miss Ashworth 😊