Welcome to Hawks Class
General Information
Hawks Staff:
Miss Ringrose and Mrs Gillard are the class teachers.
Mrs Hayden is the class TA.
PE Days:
We will be doing PE on a Wednesday and Thursday. However there could be additional slots or changes to the timetable so the children will need their PE kit in school everyday. PE kits are kept on their pegs. If your child has their ears pierced they will need to take their earrings out themselves or not wear them on PE days.
Reading Records:
Reading is a key focus in Hawks and we love to hear all about the books your children are reading. Reading records are checked every Wednesday by Mrs Hayden, please ensure child comes to school with their record in their bag. Every day of reading counts towards an end of term reward so the more read the more points!.
Autumn Term Quest
Our Autumn Quest is ... POLE TO POLE!!
Spring Term Quest
Our spring term quest is 'choccywoccydoodah'.
If you were unable to join us for 'Meet the teacher'. Please see the PowerPoint below that we shared.
Home learning expectations:
Reading
- The children should be reading at home everyday to practice their decoding skills and comprehension.
- All children will bring home 2, Read Write Inc books weekly depending on the group they are in. One will be in the form of an e-book and one will be a book bag book. These are the most important books to practise as they rehearse the skills they have been taught in school. Experience shows that children make good progress if these books are practised at home. The e-books are on their Oxford Owl accounts. (see passwords and usernames inside your child's reading record.)
- They can also pick any book from the class book box to take home to encourage reading for pleasure. These books can be read by them or shared together with family.
- Once the children have finished RWI their reading will be assessed and they will take home a 'free reading' book.
- We will also be visiting the school library on a Wednesday, where the children can choose a book as long as they remember to return their previous book.
Writing
- It's always handy to practise handwriting when you get a chance. Maybe encourage them to practise the formation of letters or their joins depending on what level of handwriting they are at.
- The children will have weekly spellings that they are learning in school. Spellings will be sent home and tested each monday.
Maths
- Children should regularly be practicing to count in 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s forwards and backwards. They should also practise to count on and count back from any number. For example to count on in 10s from 34... 34, 44, 54, 64.
- Children should regularly practise quickfire addition to develop their mental calculation and knowledge of number facts. For example, doubling, halving, number bond.
- Home learning may be set on MyMaths to consolidate learning from the classroom.
- To see the methods we use please see the calculation policy below.