Willow Class 2025 - 2026
Miss Jackson
Welcome to Willow Class!
Miss Jackson welcomes you to Willow Class.
We are a mixed class of Year 1 and 2 children. We are fun, curious and love our learning. In Willow class we are supported by Mrs Gardener and Julia.
Welcome back to a new school year.
Our new big question for this term is ‘Why was Amy Johnson such an incredible women?’ In English we will use the Talk4Writing approach to learn actions and map the text ‘Meerkat Mail' by Emily Gravett. We will be creating our own version of the story by changing the characters and the places they visit when trying to find a new home. We will also be creating our own information fact files all about meerkats. In History, we will be looking at the significant individual Amy Johnson, looking at her flight to Australia, the impact this had on her life and her disappearance. During Term 2 we will be going to the Bristol Aerospace Museum to find out more about Amy. In Art, we will be taking inspiration from Andy Goldsworthy and creating our own nature inspired pieces of art. In Science, we will be learning all about our body parts and how our senses work. As part of Explore and Learn we will be looking at different play projects. This consists of four main areas; create, construct, draw and write and the children can work in any of these areas depending on what they decide to do. Year 1 children will have the opportunity this term to earn their DT licenses. All children will also be able to earn their sewing licenses.
Reading books and spellings
Reading books will be changed each Friday. Each child has been given a book linked to the phonics scheme and the sounds we are learning. Year 1 children are beginning to learn Level 5 sounds and Year 2 are consolidating their phonics knowledge by looking closely at different spelling patterns and Level 6 sounds. Reading is to be recorded in the children’s reading record. This can be a note of the book read but also include any comments or questions you may have. The book and reading record should be in school every day as the children will be asked to read to an adult throughout the week.
Children will be sent spellings home on a Friday to practise throughout the week. These are examples of words containing the spelling rule we are learning. This will also include two common exception words from the week. The spellings will be tested the following Friday. Spelling books need to be in school each Friday to receive new spellings and check.
Year 1 reading fluency sessions will begin during week 2 with a selection of picture books. Year 2 will begin an early chapter book ‘The snake who came to stay’ by Julia Donaldson.
P.E.
PE will be on a Tuesday and Wednesday. Please can children wear their full P.E. kit to school every Tuesday and Wednesday. Please note that no jewellery is to be worn during P.E. and earrings should be removed before the lesson or will have to be covered with medical tape. Also, long hair will need to be tied back on PE days, so it might be worthwhile having a couple of spare hairbands in their bag just in case. All children will also be taking part in Forest school on a Wednesday so please provide waterproof clothing and wellies that can be worn over their PE kit. Wellies can remain in school for the term.
Maths
This term, Year 1 will begin by exploring place value and numbers to 20. Year 2 will begin by looking at two-digit numbers and how they can be partitioned.
Reminders:
PE takes place on a Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon with Mr Wood from Atlas Sports and this term we are having cricket sessions on a Wednesday.
My PPA time takes place on Tuesday afternoons, when the class will be covered by Mr Batchelor and Mrs Gardener.
Please ensure your child has clothes for all weathers in school (including a coat), we try to get outside as much as we can!
