Your term

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Your teaching team

Updated by Miss Gilbert, Monday 14 September

  • Miss Gilbert Class Teacher
  • Mrs Watson Teaching Assistant

Your term

Week –

– weeks to go

Term ends

Your teaching team

Updated by Miss Gilbert, Monday 14 September

  • Miss Gilbert Class Teacher
  • Mrs Watson Teaching Assistant

Today

Normal uniform. Book bag every day.

Nothing extra needed today.

Tomorrow

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PE kit worn to school

Sturdy trainers, no jewellery please.

Updated by Miss Gilbert, Monday 14 September

Celebrating this week

Stars and stories

Star of the week

Reggie

For reading with real expression this week, and for helping Reception find their coats every single morning.

Your term ahead

Dates for your diary

  1. Phonics Meeting at School

This week

What your child needs

Print this week

PE days

Tuesday and Wednesday

Kit worn to school both days

Reading

Tuesdays and Fridays

Books checked and changed

SPELLINGS AND PHONICS

Tested Friday

Words with ff, ll, ss, ck and tch, plus two tricky words

      Set on Monday. Try three a night.

      Multiplication

      5 mins a day

      This week we are on 2x and 10x

        Shanghai

        What we are learning

        Autumn learning map Autumn learning map Tap to open full size
        As Mathematicians we are...

        Year 1 and 2 are focusing on place value, addition, subtraction and shape, using concrete resources and materials to support our understanding.

        As Readers and Writers we are...

        Over the Autumn term we will be reading 'The Girl At The Front Of The Class', a story about friendship, patience and kindness, and 'King Lion', about a lonely king who needs a new friend but struggles to make one.

        As Investigators we are...

        Science: Living things and their habitats, and Animals including humans. Identifying characteristics of living things and learning about lifecycles, exercise, hygiene and a balanced diet.

        As Enquirers we are...

        Geography: What is it like to live in Shanghai? Exploring our local area, then locating continents and identifying features of China. History: How was school different in the past? RE: Why do Christians say thank you to God at harvest time?

        As Creators we are...

        Art: Drawing, exploring line and shape and creating colour portraits inspired by Paul Klee. Music: Finding the pulse through body percussion, song and instruments. PE: Fundamental movement skills and gymnastics.

        As Communicators we are...

        Computing: Online Safety. Looking at the importance of being safe online and what this means.

        As Young People we are...

        Learning about ourselves and our relationships with others, and the importance of valuing and understanding difference.

        What we have been up to

        Class diary

        • Sep 15 2026 00:00

          Our pop up museum

          We built the Shanghai skyline out of junk modelling. It took up most of the classroom and we are not sorry.

        • Sep 04 2026 00:00

          School in the past

          We looked at photographs of school a hundred years ago and decided we would rather have our chairs than their benches.