The academy day

Our day starts at 8.55am. Our gates are open at 8.50am ready to welcome you all. Children can come straight into school and get started with their learning; children who are late miss out on valuable learning time. All staff are available on the playground at the end of the day so that you may ask questions or make an appointment to come into school.

Looking forward to the term…

Staff working in Year 1 and 2 Teachers • Miss Wilkinson – Year 1 • Mrs Gillett – Year 1 • Miss Lomas – Year 2 • Mr Davies– Year 2

Teaching Assistants • Mrs Fitz-Gibbons • Mrs Ellis • Miss Thomas • Mrs Millington

Things to remember: • Your child should have a labelled water bottle

with them every day, especially as the weather gets warmer.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU SEND YOUR CHILD WITH A BOTTLE. • Our PE days are: Miss Wilkinson (Tuesday and Wednesday), Mrs Gillett (Monday and Wednesday), Miss Lomas (Monday, Thursday and Friday) and Mr Davies (Monday, Tuesday and Friday).

Children should bring a PE kit so that it is in school for when needed. It can then be returned home on a Friday. • Home work is given out every Friday. Please return by

Wednesday. Maths or Writing activities will be included for you to complete with your child. • We put a high emphasis on reading in school with daily

reading activities. It’s our expectation that all children read at least 3 times per week at home. We ask that parents read with children and sign reading diaries at least 3 times a week (ideally every night).

• All payments to school should be made via School

Gateway. Our attendance target is 97% - Please help your child to be in

school at every opportunity.

Things to look out for this Summer: • Our lovely new teacher Mrs

Gillett! • A focus on British Values • A tea party for the Queen’s 90th

birthday • Little Princess Theatre Production • Year 1 assembly • Trip to the seaside • Sports day • Year 1 Phonics screening Week

beginning13th June • Year 2 SATs tests in May

Our Summer Learning Challenges History/Geography learning challenge

Why do we love to be beside the seaside?

Science Learning Challenge: Why does a shark not make a good pet?

Maths:

• Addition and subtraction • Time • Using money • Multiplication and division • Fractions • Position and direction • Problem solving

We will talk about where we have been on holiday and compare a seaside town to Rudheath.

…and find out about the important role of lighthouses.

We will find out about which jobs there are at the seaside…

We will be reading The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch by Ronda and David Armitage.

We will also talk about what we like to do at the seaside…

…and compare seaside holidays today to seaside holidays in the past.

We will be studying different types of habitats and seeing how animals are suited to where they live...

We will look at the lifecycles of different types of animals..

…and decide what animals need to survive

We will scientifically sort different sea creatures…

…and discover where the shark is in the food chain

We will be reading Could a shark do gymnastics? by Aleksei Bitscoff and Camilla de la Bedoyere