Welcome! We are Roe Class
Dear Roe Class Children, Parents and Carers,
Welcome to the Autumn Term in Roe Class. The children are settling in well and we have noticed how polite and sensible they have been in class and when playing outside.
During the first week of school, we’ve been working on routines and our rules for positive behaviour, which are based around ‘Ready, Respectful, Safe’. The children have already been practising their listening and sitting skills to show that they are ready to learn.
The Christian value we are all sharing this term is Thankfulness and around the school we are encouraging all our children to show and put into practice this important value. For every value, we ask a Big Question and for this term it is “What am I thankful for in the world that we live?”
Our curriculum theme for the Autumn Term is ‘Marvellous Me’, which focusses on how we are all different and unique. As part of our theme, we’ll be exploring the books ‘What I like About Me’, ‘The Colour Monster Goes to School’ and ‘Owl Babies’. We’ll also be having some fun using our senses to explore the world around us.
As we move through the term, we’ll be thinking about our homes and our families through the traditional tale ~ The Three Little Pigs. Once we’ve learnt this tale really well, we’ll be creating our own versions, including thinking about different materials for building a house. There will be time to explore the season of autumn in our environment, supported by texts, such as, The Leaf Thief, The Very Helpful Hedgehog and Tidy.
These stories also offer many opportunities for small world and role play and will be enriched by resources from Wiltshire Learning Library. Take a look at our curriculum map for more information on themed activities.
Pupils will begin our phonics programme (Unlocking Letters and Sounds) with phase 2 and I will write a separate letter outlining the order in which sounds will be introduced for terms 1 and 2. I will also provide information on reading books and a potential parent workshop, but in the meantime, please take a look at our website for our ethos and approach to reading. It is our expectation that parents will spend a small amount of time every day learning the letter tiles (coming soon) or listening to their child reading the school reading book.
With thankfulness, courage and love, we strive to improve heart and mind
In maths, we’ll be sorting, comparing, counting, and exploring what happens when we have one more or one less. We’ll also be working with 2D shapes and patterns.
In term 1, RE will focus on ‘God’s Creation’ and in term 2 on ‘Incarnation’ (God coming to Earth in human form as Jesus). Our school Christian value is ‘thankfulness’ which provides a strong link with our work in RE and our work on autumn and harvest ~ ‘God wants us to learn to be thankful for all the gifts He has given us.‘ James 1:17.
PE will be on a Friday, and all children should come to school dressed in their PE kit on this day (from Friday 13th September). Please remember to name and regularly check all clothing, as we often have a number of missing items! Thank you to everyone who also brought in wellies, as this means that we can take full advantage of the water and sand pit areas during those days of warm weather!
I will update you as often as I can, but please do come and ask a member of the team if you need any further information or just want to chat about how your child is getting along.
Happy learning everyone,
With thankfulness, courage and love,
Team Roe
Mrs Gibson and Miss Ingham, Mrs Stubbs and Ms Hocking
Roe Class Teachers and Teaching Assistants
Re Class Marvellous Me Curriculum Web 2024.