Welcome Back Dandelion Class!

We hope you had a wonderful Easter break and your children are ready for another busy half term of learning.

Maths this half term:

English this half term:

• Length and Height

• Statistics

• Money

• Fractions

Reading:

• “Chocolate Cake” by Michael Rosen

• “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth” by Oliver Jeffers

Writing:

• Instructional Writing

• Setting Descriptions

Science this half term:

RE this half term:

• Animals, including Humans (Revisit)

• Plants

How do Christians belong to their faith family?

Wider Curriculum this half term:

Forest School:

Geography – Mapping and Fieldwork

Forest School sessions will continue this half term on Wednesday afternoons 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.

History – Events Beyond Living Memory: How has living in a Victorian house changed?

More Lives of Significant Individuals: Neil Armstrong and Mae Jemison

Computing – Scratch Jr: Creating a Quiz

Art – 3D (Sculptures)

DT – Materials

Music – Exploring Emotions through Music

RSHE – Healthy Minds

PE – Attack, Defend, Shoot (Tuesday afternoons)

Reading:

Spellings:

Please encourage your child(ren) to read daily at home and write a comment in their Reading Record each time you hear them read aloud. Please continue to support your child in our whole-school reading challenge so they can attend our next park visit in July.

We encourage the children to select books that are appropriately challenging for them in our weekly library sessions, which are on a Monday afternoon. Please support your child(ren) 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:

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.

Please continue to remind your child(ren) of our Connection Box for them to share any important news or worries with the class teacher. Messages will be read and followed up as needed.

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 (or another member of staff) will be available for a quick chat at most morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up times.

Please support your child to speak to Mrs Stone, Miss Ashworth or I if they have any worries or problems so we can address these promptly.

• 17^th April 2026: Park Visit (rearranged)

• 21^st April 2026: Shared Reading

• 11^th – 15^th May 2026: Mental Health Awareness Week

• 13^th May 2026: SEND Parent Consultations

• 15^th May 2026: Dandelion Class trip to Ranworth Broad

• 20^th May 2026: Shared Reading

• 22^nd May 2026: Poetry Slam

• 25^th – 29^th May 2026: School closed for half term

• 1^st June 2026: Children return to school

We look forward to welcoming your children back to Dandelion Class!

Miss Lockwood, Mrs Stone and Miss Ashworth 😊