Mrs Horwell
Teacher (Mon-Weds)/ Assistant Headteacher
I absolutely LOVE 'The Famous five - 5 go to smugglers top'. It gives me such wonderful memories of when I used to have sleepovers with my best friend, and we would listen to 'The famous five' books on audio. I have particularly fond memories of listening to this one in the dark whilst eating a midnight feast and loving the feeling of being scared but needing to continue listening so that I could complete the adventure with the famous five. I love how Enid Blyton almost makes you feel as though you're an extra member of the gang whilst you read the books. I particularly liked George's character too, I felt that I could relate to her growing up, as I was a fairly headstrong girl myself! It's important to have characters in books that you can relate to.
Mrs Lowe
Teacher (Thurs-Fri)/ SENDCo
I have so many favourite books and I read at least one new book a week! I love going to the library and discovering a new world each time I start a story. My absolute favourites are the Harry Potter books and I re-read them every year. I have such fond memories of each book coming out and getting excited to see what was going to happen next. I loved the idea of receiving a letter when you turned 11 to find out you had magical powers! My favourite book in the series is Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban because I love the part where Harry and Hermione travel back in time to save Sirius. I wouldn't be able to pick a favourite character because there are so many I love but my favourite professor is Professor McGonagall!
Mrs Slade
Support Staff
There is something so special about getting lost in the pages of a good book. I love reading. My favourite thing to do is to curl up under a blanket with a good book and a hot chocolate. When I was young, I used to love reading 'The Secret Seven' and 'The Famous Five' books by Enid Blyton. Now I'm older I still enjoy reading mystery novels. My favourite grown up book is 'The Night Circus' by Erin Morgenstern.
Welcome to a brand-new academic year! Our topic this half term is ‘All about me’.
In History, we will be looking at changes within living memory; children will be looking at how they have changed since birth and at how their lives are different to those of their parents and grandparents, by comparing things like toys.
In Art we will be looking at the different features of our faces and will effectively use shape and line to create our own self-portraits.
In Science, we will be thinking about ‘animals – including humans’, the children will identify, name and draw different body parts, will be focusing on our senses, and will also look at the stages of the human lifecycle. We will also focus on the importance of exercise, a balanced diet and hygiene.
In DT, we will be thinking about healthy and unhealthy foods, and we will then use this information to design, create and evaluate a healthy fruit salad.
Phonics and spelling will be taught daily alongside our English lessons. We will be focusing on the story ‘Look up’ written by Nathan Bryon. We will be focusing on using capital letters and full stops accurately, writing expanded noun phrases. We will then look at ‘Whatever next’ written by Jill Murphy and will write our own version of this story using the skills that we have learned during the half-term.
In maths, we will follow the White Rose scheme of work. Our focus will be number and place value to start off with, and then we will move on to addition and subtraction. We will be continually reviewing our arithmetic methods throughout the half term through our ‘fluency in five’ sessions.
In P.E, we will be completing our gymnastics unit. We will be thinking about different balances, rolls and jumps. We will then combine these movements to create a gymnastics sequence. We will also have a week of swimming.
In R.E. we will be exploring the question: “What does it mean to belong?” to do this, we will think about the groups/organisations that we belong to and how this makes us feel. We will think about how Christians, Muslims and Jews show that they belong. We will think about how Muslims welcome a new baby and will also think about what matters about being in a community.
In Music, we will be using Charanga to complete the ‘Pulse, rhythm and pitch’ unit. In this unit, we will share our views about different pieces of music, find a beat to a piece of music, improvise and compose and then perform a piece of music with the class.
In computing we will focus on online safety; thinking about logging in safely and searching safely on the internet. We will think about our digital footprint and the impact that this has.
In PSHE, our unit is called ‘Being me in my world’. In this unit, the children will think about their hopes and goals for the year, how to be part of the school community and how to care for one another.