Acorns
Hello and welcome to the wonderful Acorns!. In Acorns we now have 2 members of staff, Mrs Brandreth is the class teachers and Mrs Mosayebi is our teaching assistant. Acorns are the youngest children in the school, ranging from Years 2 to 3
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Our Topic for this term is, The Great Fire of London.
In English, we will be continuing to practice our letter formation and our sentence writing skills.
Over this term we will be focusing on the following 6 areas, linking our learning to our topic where possible. Letter Writing: a formal letter with a focus on using the correct structure. Fiction: Writing a simple narrative which includes a beginning, middle and end which develops the characters and setting. Non-Fiction: Forming simple opinions to promote active listening, understand pros and cons and link emotion to reason. Poetry: Writing a simple rhyming poem which includes rhyming couplets and multiple stanzas. Fiction: Writing a basic fiction play script which includes multiple characters, simple dialogue and basic stage directions. Non-Fiction: Writing a simple newspaper report which is a factual recount of an event and uses the 5 W’s (What, What, Where, When, Why).
Phonics.
We have daily phonics following the ‘Letters and Sound’ programme to help us recognise, recall and use phonemes. You will find useful free games and resources at the following website: https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk
Reading. There is an expectation that all of our children read or share books with you at home. If your child reads at home 4 times in a week, they will receive a Reading Raffle ticket which enters them into a draw held every term. Everyone loves the Reading Raffle, as participants can win games, books and other exciting prizes.
In Maths we follow the White Rose scheme of work. During the Autumn term we will be learning about place value and addition and subtraction. Please explore the website as parents/carers can access free resources for your children: https://whiteroseeducation.com/parent-pupil-resources/maths/free-downloads All of our children have log access to Mathletics and Times Tables Rock Stars, which they can access from home. You will find the sign in information inside the cover of your child’s home-school diary: https://login.mathletics.com/ https://play.ttrockstars.com/
Maths
In Maths we follow the White Rose scheme of work. During the Summer Term we will be learning about mutliplication, money, fractions, time and statistics.. Please explore the website as parents/carers and access free resources for your children: https://whiteroseeducation.com/parent-pupil-resources/maths/free-downloads
All of our children have log in access to Mathletics and Times Tables Rock Stars, which they can access from home. You will find the sign in information inside the cover of your home-school diary.
https://play.ttrockstars.com/
History, we will be learning about: ‘Significant events in history- The Great Fire of London’. Declarative Knowledge: Know the fire started in Thomas Farriner’s bakery on 2nd September 1666. Know that houses were made of wood, built close together, and the summer had been very dry. Identify Samuel Pepys and his diary as a famous eyewitness account. Know they used leather buckets, fire hooks, and created “firebreaks” by blowing up houses. Know that Sir Christopher Wren redesigned the city and St. Paul’s Cathedral. Know that The Monument was built to remember the fire and its height marks the distance to the bakery. Procedural Knowledge: Sequence the initial events on a simple timeline. Conduct a “materials” comparison (wood vs. brick). “Extract” information from a simplified version of Pepys’ diary entry. Sort firefighting equipment into “1666” and “Today” categories. Draw a plan for a “Fire Safe” house using new rules (wider streets, brick instead of wood). Create a “Retelling” of the Great Fire using the 5 W’s (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
Art and DT will continue with the Great Fire of London theme, with lots of fire inspired arts and crafts and in DT we will be designing and making a healthy sandwich for Thomas Farriner.
Geography, we will be learning about: ‘My Weather and Seasons’. Declarative Knowledge: To know the four seasons and the weather linked to it. To understand the difference between weather and climate. Procedural: To record weather conditions and select appropriate clothing for condition outside.
Science, we will be learning about: Plants and Growth. Declarative Knowledge: Names of parts, the five needs of a plant, the names of the four seasons. Procedural Knowledge: Planting a seed, using a magnifying glass, recording cress growth in a table.
In PE, we will be learning about: Net and wall games and athletics. During Summer 2, We will also be learning more football skills from our Stockport County coaches. We will be having swimming lesson each week for the whole of the Summer term. As the weather is warming up, we will require an outdoor kit with an option of black shorts or jogging bottoms and a t-shirt and black jumper. We will send PE kits home every half term. We like to have a lot of movement breaks in Acorns so regularly complete a ‘dino-dash’ or head outside for a ‘Daily Mile’ to help us to keep really healthy and be ready to learn.
We are really looking forward to making new friends and working as a team to earn the prestigious ‘Class of the Week’ Oakgrove Owl!
If you have any questions please ring the school, email us or write in your child’s home / school diary and we will get back you as soon as we can.
‘Acorns rule- we’re the best in the school
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