Elm

Timetable 2012 - 20138:50 – 9:15 9:20 – 10:25 10:25 – 10:40 10:40 – 11 11 – 12 12:00 –

1:001:15 – 1:45 1:45 – 3:15

Monday RegisterChild initiated learning Handwriting every day

Read Write Inc Literacy With child initiated learning

Whole school Assembly

Play AO duty

Mathsand child initiated learning

Lunch tim

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Guided reading Child initiated learning

Theme Child initiated learning

Tuesday Whole school Assembly

Play Mathsand child initiated learning

Guided reading Child initiated learning

ICT Child initiated learning

Wednesday KS1 Assembly Play Mathsand child initiated learning

ELM1:15 – 1:30 show and tell1.30 – 2 Dance2- 2.30 Music2.30 – 3 Guided reading / Child initiated learning

OAk1.15 – 1:45 Music1:45 – 2 – show and tell2- 2.30 Dance2.30 – 3 guided reading/ Child initiated learning

Thursday Music Assembly

Play Maths and child initiated learning

Guided reading Child initiated learning

ELM Child initiated learning 1 – 2PE 2 – 3

Oak PE – 1 – 2 Child initiated learning 2-3

Friday Sharing Assembly

PlayRD on duty

11 – 11:30 Singing 11.30 – 12 PSHE

Guided reading Child initiated learning

Theme Child initiated learning

Curriculum OverviewOutlineYear Plan

Autumn Spring Summer

Theme Ourselves Celebrations Water(walk to canal or church)

Seasides Animals Machines

Science The Body/Senses

Light & DarkSound

Growing plantsFloating/sinkingProperties of waterWater in the body

Materials Needs of animals/ animals in the local environment

Forces

Technology Moving picture booksWater wheels

Making an animal home(whipsnade zoo)

Making machines

Art ClayObservational drawing

Investigating coloursChristmas decorations

Water colour painting

Observational drawingPrinting

Animals in artsketchingClay animals

ICT Pictograms/ graphs

Modelling The information around us

Labelling and classifying

Instructions and making things happen

Using a word bank

Curriculum OverviewGeography Christmas

around the world

Weather Seasons inAfrica and our local area. Rainfall around the worldLocal water ways

History OurselvesSequencing

History of celebration and Christmas traditions

Victorian times

Inventors

P.E. Games – throwing and catching Games – controlling a ball with feet

Dance Games – Hockey skills Games – tennis

Games – aiming and defending

Gym – travelling, jumping, rolling

Gym – Balancing

Gym – Curling and stretching Multiskills Athletics

Dance: Boogaloo

Music Exploring sounds Exploring duration

Exploring Pulse and Rhythm

Exploring Pitch Exploring instruments(Carnival of the Animals)

Exploring timbre, tempo and dynamics

R.E. Special peopleSpecial books

Different celebrations

Christianity Noah’s ark (linked to literacy)

Easter

Class routinesStart time 8:55 – 3:15pm. The door will close at 9:00 and if

you are late please take your child to reception.If you are unable to collect your child contact the school by

3:00. All school uniform needs to be named (including PE kit). A coat is needed at all times as we will go outside in all

weathers. Indoors footwear must be black plimsolls or shoes (no crocs

or slippers). PE kits need to include:T-shirt in the house colour of your childJogging trousersTrainers for outdoor PE

Key information

Please close the school gates if you see them open.There are three entrances to the school. Please do not use scooters on the school grounds.Be mindful of the local residents when parking. Please be responsible for your children before and after

school. In particular by the roads and on the apparatus.

Key informationContributions – please supply a box of tissues each term.

Items for the office.All admin that needs to go to the office, please give to the class

teacher in a named envelope.All hard copies of letters are kept in the entrance foyer and on

the notice boards outside Willow and Nursery.If your child has any medical/physical condition that we are not

aware of please let us know. Please name water bottles and bring them in daily.

Communication Please write a note for:• Please inform the school in writing of any appointments.•Please speak to the class teacher or write a note to arrange a meeting about your child.•It is very important that you let us know of anything that may affect your child in school. If you should have any situations that arise that could affect the emotion of your child please also inform us. E.g. moving house, illness of close relatives, parent travelling and being away from home.

Home learningReading books will be changed every Thursday. Spellings will be given out every Friday after October half

term and the test will be the following Friday. Your child will have a spelling book with the spellings stuck in to take home. They will return their spelling book to be tested the following Friday. The test will take place in the same book so that you can see the results.

Literacy, Maths and theme home learning will be alternated each week. It will be given out on a Friday and given in on a Wednesday. There will be one home learning book. This will start in January.

Reading Your child will have a reading record for us to communicate in about

their reading.Your child will be part of a guided reading session once a week and

we will communicate how your child has read and offer ideas on what to focus on next. This will be indicated in the reading record with this sign

Your child will need to practice reading at home every day. Please write how they have read and sign the reading record. We will reward your child with house points for reading every day at home.

Your child will be listened to individually when they are assessed to move colour bands. We also listen to your child reading during literacy and through our themes.

For further information please see our reading letter which is on our website and in our information pack for parents.

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Literacy Your child has been assessed by Miss Orr and the groups

have been set through ability.Within the Literacy hour all children will continue with

their daily phonics. All children will receive the full Read Write Inc program.

To help your child with Literacy you can practice handwriting, encourage your child to write about trips that they have been on, read to your child to help them to develop their vocabulary.

For further information about Literacy and Read Write Inc, please visit our website.

Maths Your child will now be in an ability set group for Maths. You can help your child at home by viewing our calculation

policy which is on our website. You can also play games with your child involving Maths, such

as snakes and ladders. You can use money when visiting the shop, weigh items when

making cakes and find many practical ways of involving Maths in daily life.

Marking Your child’s work will be marked using green pen. It will be

marked with a smiley face with cheeks, a smiley face or an open mouthed face.

They will also be marked on their presentation. A P with wiggly lines means that they need to improve their presentation. A P with one tick is good presentation and a P with two ticks means excellent presentation.

The children will be given the opportunity to read and reflect on their marked work. Please spend time with them reflecting on their homework.

They will be rewarded for excellent work through house points and stars.

Greenway guinea pigs A note has been sent home about taking the guinea pigs

home for the weekend. We really appreciate the wonderful response! We will be placing a timetable in the classroom window.

If you are unable to take the guinea pigs home on your allocated weekend please let your class teacher know and they will try their best to reschedule it for you.

Class representativeClass representative – Each class has a representative to help

the teacher organise parent help during the year and to sort the social side of your class.

If you change your mobile phone number or e-mail address then please let the office know (if you have not given either of these to the office please do so asap).

Thank you

Thank you for listening.This power point along with the hand outs will be uploaded

onto our Greenway website.Please ask if you have any further questions.