Oak ClassOak ClassWelcome MeetingWelcome Meeting

Supporting Children on their Supporting Children on their individual ‘Learning Journey’individual ‘Learning Journey’

AgendaAgenda WelcomeWelcome Classroom Daily RoutineClassroom Daily Routine PE / SwimmingPE / Swimming Key Stage 2 SATsKey Stage 2 SATs Holidays & AbsencesHolidays & Absences Curriculum in Oak ClassCurriculum in Oak Class HomeworkHomework Celebrating AchievementCelebrating Achievement Over to you…Over to you…

WelcomeWelcome

Miss Taylor – Oak Class teacherMiss Taylor – Oak Class teacher Miss Stone- Teaching assistantMiss Stone- Teaching assistant Mrs Gibson– Teaching assistantMrs Gibson– Teaching assistant Miss Eshelby – Teaching assistantMiss Eshelby – Teaching assistant

General InformationGeneral Information

P.E.P.E. SwimmingSwimming Water bottlesWater bottles Healthy snacksHealthy snacks JewelleryJewellery UniformUniform

Key Stage 2 SATsKey Stage 2 SATs

Dates:Dates:– The week commencing the 9The week commencing the 9thth of May of May

PapersPapers– ReadingReading– Grammar, Punctuation and SpellingGrammar, Punctuation and Spelling– MathematicsMathematics– Science – if the school is selectedScience – if the school is selected

Attendance this week is essentialAttendance this week is essential No holidays!No holidays!

Holidays and AbsencesHolidays and Absences

Holidays during term timeHolidays during term time AbsencesAbsences Attendance is importantAttendance is important Belinda will be working with families and Belinda will be working with families and

Attendance is one of the areas she will be Attendance is one of the areas she will be working onworking on

CurriculumCurriculum

LiteracyLiteracy– Lessons will include: Our text is ‘The Journey to Lessons will include: Our text is ‘The Journey to

the River Sea’ as the children should have read the River Sea’ as the children should have read it over the summer period and is a fiction book it over the summer period and is a fiction book to develop the children’s understanding of to develop the children’s understanding of fiction writing structures.fiction writing structures.

– The children will be writing stories, lots of The children will be writing stories, lots of speaking and listening through drama and speaking and listening through drama and making presentations, autobiographies and making presentations, autobiographies and biographies. biographies.

CurriculumCurriculum

MathematicsMathematics– We shall cover: We shall cover:

Counting, partitioning and calculating using +, -, x and ÷Counting, partitioning and calculating using +, -, x and ÷ Problem solvingProblem solving Explaining reasoning and conclusionsExplaining reasoning and conclusions Number factsNumber facts GeometryGeometry MeasuresMeasures StatisticsStatistics Recording solutions in a variety of waysRecording solutions in a variety of ways Children must know their times tables to 12 x 12 please help.Children must know their times tables to 12 x 12 please help.

CurriculumCurriculum Foundation / Core SubjectsFoundation / Core Subjects

– Science: Light and animals and their habitats. Science: Light and animals and their habitats. – Computing: Starz email, e-safety, word Computing: Starz email, e-safety, word

processing and using websites for researchprocessing and using websites for research– PE: Swimming, Dance and HockeyPE: Swimming, Dance and Hockey– RE: Peoples values and how they affect the RE: Peoples values and how they affect the

world.world.– P.H.S.E.: Bodily changes and how to take care P.H.S.E.: Bodily changes and how to take care

of yourself. of yourself.

CurriculumCurriculum– History: World War IIHistory: World War II– Geography: Map work- physcial and human Geography: Map work- physcial and human

geography geography – French: Restaurant orders and introducing family French: Restaurant orders and introducing family

members members – Music: Exploring sounds and sound sourcesMusic: Exploring sounds and sound sources– Art: Drawing inspired by war artistsArt: Drawing inspired by war artists– D&T: Sewing with fabricsD&T: Sewing with fabrics– Subjects may be taught in ‘blocks’Subjects may be taught in ‘blocks’– Specific curriculum days/afternoonsSpecific curriculum days/afternoons

CurriculumCurriculum

ReadingReadingHome:Home:

– Essential that children read regularly at home – aloud Essential that children read regularly at home – aloud and on their ownand on their own

– Ask questions about the textAsk questions about the text Literal: child locates answer in the textLiteral: child locates answer in the text Inference/deduction: child has to look for clues in the text and Inference/deduction: child has to look for clues in the text and

interpret theminterpret them Evaluative: child has to use text and add knowledge/experience Evaluative: child has to use text and add knowledge/experience

to answerto answer

– Read a range of materialsRead a range of materials

CurriculumCurriculum

ReadingReadingSchool:School:

– Guided reading sessionsGuided reading sessions– Some 1:1 readingSome 1:1 reading– Accelerated readerAccelerated reader– Books:Books:

Guided choiceGuided choice Free choiceFree choice

What we would like parents and carers to What we would like parents and carers to dodo

Communicate with us – We are outside on the Communicate with us – We are outside on the playground everyday except Wednesday when it is playground everyday except Wednesday when it is stay and read.stay and read.celebrations, celebrations, changes to routines, changes to routines, concerns, concerns, homework, homework, reading, reading, what you and your child think about the school, what you and your child think about the school, stay and read sessionsstay and read sessionsIt is vital for the communication between school and home to be strong for your It is vital for the communication between school and home to be strong for your children to get the best out of the experience. We want all children to be happy children to get the best out of the experience. We want all children to be happy and enjoy their school experience so please help us by communicating with us. and enjoy their school experience so please help us by communicating with us. Go on the school website!Go on the school website!

HomeworkHomework Literacy, Mathematics and ReadingLiteracy, Mathematics and Reading Set on Fridays, return by WednesdaySet on Fridays, return by Wednesday Spellings given out on a Monday tested the following MondaySpellings given out on a Monday tested the following Monday No homework given No homework given

– on week before/returning from a holiday on week before/returning from a holiday – during a parent’s consultation week during a parent’s consultation week – if your child is absent. if your child is absent.

Inform teacher if support has been given with homeworkInform teacher if support has been given with homework Reading books changed on Thursday and Friday- they need to Reading books changed on Thursday and Friday- they need to

be changed every week. Make sure you record the books that be changed every week. Make sure you record the books that they read at home. they read at home.

How to help your child with How to help your child with Literacy and MathematicsLiteracy and Mathematics

Talk to your child about what they have been learningTalk to your child about what they have been learning Encourage children to find things out for themselvesEncourage children to find things out for themselves Create a ‘reading friendly’ houseCreate a ‘reading friendly’ house Listen to your child. It is really important for the children to speak Listen to your child. It is really important for the children to speak

correctly to become confident writers and spellers. Please try to correctly to become confident writers and spellers. Please try to practise this with your children at home and correct them practise this with your children at home and correct them

Encourage children to ask questions. Work together to find the answerEncourage children to ask questions. Work together to find the answer Encourage your child to complete their homeworkEncourage your child to complete their homework Learn spelling and times tablesLearn spelling and times tables Use the computer programmes they can access at home to support Use the computer programmes they can access at home to support

their learning – mathletics, BBC skillswise, their learning – mathletics, BBC skillswise,

Celebrating AchievementCelebrating Achievement

PraisePraise House pointsHouse points Merit awardsMerit awards CertificatesCertificates

SanctionsSanctions

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