Welcome to Acorn Class
Here are the plans for Acorn Class for the Summer Term 2020 .......
Our Topics are:
For our topic on 'Animals' we will be learning:
For our topic on 'Around the World' we will be learning:
The children in Acorn Class might like to read:
Information books about animals and the world. This will help with our topic work. They may also like to read shorter stories and rhymes about animals or other countries.
Your might like to discuss with your children:
To help with our Mathematics work it would be great if you could:
To help with our Literacy work it would be great if you could:
You might like to look at these websites to help your child with their learning:
www.oxfordowl.co.uk
www.jellyandbean.co.uk/
www.ictgames.com/
www.sounds-write.co.uk/
PE Days:
In Acorn Class our PE days this term are on Monday and Tuesday each week. Your child will need to come to school in their PE Kit on these days. School PE kit is: plain black jogging bottoms/leggings (no logo please), a white T-shirt or school PE top and plimsolls/trainers. The children may also wear their school jumper/cardigan on PE days in the colder weather.
Reading Books:
Your child will read to an adult in school most days. Please ensure that your child has their book in school each day. Please support your child with their reading and sounds at home by sharing your child’s book with them and making a note in their reading diary.
Library Day:
Our library day is on a Thursday. Please ensure that your child has their library book in school on this day each week.
Notes from Home:
House notes from home were introduced to the children in September. You can use these to tell us about anything special that your child has achieved at home. If you would like any more house notes from home you can download these below or please ask any member of the team. We really value your comments.
Useful Documents:
Our Topics are:
- Animals (1st half term)
- Around the World (2nd half term)
For our topic on 'Animals' we will be learning:
- About different kinds of animals i.e. farm animals, zoo animals, jungle animals, animals which live in water, insects, reptiles, dinosaurs and pets.
- How to care for animals.
- About animal lifecycles.
- How to look after our pets.
For our topic on 'Around the World' we will be learning:
- About different forms of transport.
- About Silsoe and where we live.
- About culture, clothing and the weather in China.
- What it’s like to live in the Arctic.
- About rainforests and the animals that live there.
- What it’s like to live in Africa.
- About Egypt and the pyramids that you might see there.
The children in Acorn Class might like to read:
Information books about animals and the world. This will help with our topic work. They may also like to read shorter stories and rhymes about animals or other countries.
Your might like to discuss with your children:
- How you can care for and look after animals.
- The different places that animals live.
- The different forms of transport that people use i.e. cars, trains, aeroplanes, buses.
- What it might be like to live in another country.
To help with our Mathematics work it would be great if you could:
- Play number games or sing number rhymes for the numbers from 1-30.
- Order and write the numbers from 1-20.
- Look at different 3D shapes and discuss the shape names.
- Make repeating patterns using beads or toys and discuss the pattern.
- Discuss simple addition and subtraction facts.
- Talk about doubling, halving and sharing.
To help with our Literacy work it would be great if you could:
- Share alphabet games or jigsaws for the letter sounds.
- Share your child’s reading book at home and discuss the pictures and words.
- Practice writing the lower case letters correctly in a cursive style.
- Help your child to write a simple sentence or story.
- Help your child to learn the Reception key words.
You might like to look at these websites to help your child with their learning:
www.oxfordowl.co.uk
www.jellyandbean.co.uk/
www.ictgames.com/
www.sounds-write.co.uk/
PE Days:
In Acorn Class our PE days this term are on Monday and Tuesday each week. Your child will need to come to school in their PE Kit on these days. School PE kit is: plain black jogging bottoms/leggings (no logo please), a white T-shirt or school PE top and plimsolls/trainers. The children may also wear their school jumper/cardigan on PE days in the colder weather.
Reading Books:
Your child will read to an adult in school most days. Please ensure that your child has their book in school each day. Please support your child with their reading and sounds at home by sharing your child’s book with them and making a note in their reading diary.
Library Day:
Our library day is on a Thursday. Please ensure that your child has their library book in school on this day each week.
Notes from Home:
House notes from home were introduced to the children in September. You can use these to tell us about anything special that your child has achieved at home. If you would like any more house notes from home you can download these below or please ask any member of the team. We really value your comments.
Useful Documents:
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Here are some photographs of our classroom:
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Concerns or Worries:
Please do not hesitate to contact me or any member of the Early Years Foundation Stage Team via the school office or in person at the beginning or end of the school day if you have any worries or concerns.
Thank you
Miss Bill (Early Years Foundation Stage Leader and Acorn Class Teacher)
Please do not hesitate to contact me or any member of the Early Years Foundation Stage Team via the school office or in person at the beginning or end of the school day if you have any worries or concerns.
Thank you
Miss Bill (Early Years Foundation Stage Leader and Acorn Class Teacher)